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PREMIERE: RECKLINGS Shares 'Spitter' Ahead of Releasing New EP Human Nature
PREMIERE: RECKLINGS Shares 'Spitter' Ahead of Releasing New EP Human Nature

Tomorrow is the official release date for Human Nature, the second record by our favorite punk-rock four-piece RECKLING. Today we’re stoked to be premiering ‘Spitter’ - the last early look at the EP before D-Day. Cementing itself as a live favorite, ‘Spitter’ details the emotional labor of moving through life’s hard times and more literally, moving past a bitch that spit on you.

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Records, Premiere, InterviewJames Duranreckling, kelsey reckling, spitter, human nature reckling, beinabandordie, be in a band or die, james duran, james alan duran
Experiencing Different Shades of Hue with Surfbort’s “Never Gonna Be What You Want Me to Be”
Experiencing Different Shades of Hue with Surfbort’s “Never Gonna Be What You Want Me to Be”

Feeding their growing fanbase less than a year after their sophomore album, Keep on Truckin’, the American-punk-core of Surfbort has released a new single. The next installment of their world domination, “Never Gonna Be What You Want Me to Be,” is a focused performance with a head-down directive opposite to the loud, deliberately messy, and wild record of last year.

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Feature, RecordsJames Duranjustin cervantes, surfbort, james duran, beinabandordie, be in a band or die, never gonna be what you want me to be
BE IN A BAND OR DIE Does DAY 2 of MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN
BE IN A BAND OR DIE Does DAY 2 of MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN

Two years after the unceremonious fall of Burger Records, the Oakland-based punk festival formerly known as Burger Boogaloo returned to Mosswood Park under a new team as Mosswood Meltdown.

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Live, Feature, EventsJames Duranbikini kill, brontez purnell, crowd shots, fatty cakes and the puff pastries, hunx and his punx, john waters, pansy divison, podium, the fevers, the linda lindas, mosswood meltdown, sophie prettyman beauchamp, james duran, be in a band or die, beinabandordie
Reckling’s “In My Hair” Video Is Stuck In Our Heads
Reckling’s “In My Hair” Video Is Stuck In Our Heads

With a sound that makes it easy to imagine if a Whip-Smart era Liz Phair was a snarling punk in 1970s Los Angeles, “In My Hair” is an anthem for every obsessive overthinker and indecisive decision-maker. An earworm of an offering from Reckling’s upcoming EP Human Nature, out August 12th, we’re already obsessed and hungry for more.

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Feature, RecordsJames Duranjames duran, sophie prettyman beauchamp, be in a band or die, beinabandordie, reckling, reckling in my hair, kelsey reckling, kelsey reck
BASS DRUM OF DEATH Hits Alexs Bar with RECKLING, DEATH LENS, and FLOATS
BASS DRUM OF DEATH Hits Alexs Bar with RECKLING, DEATH LENS, and FLOATS

Last night Mississippi garage-rockers Bass Drum Of Death sold out Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, California with support from a couple of legends including Reckling, Death Lens, and Floats. We made it out, got sweaty, and took some photos.

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Live, Events, FeatureJames Duranbass drum of death, alexs bar, reckling, death lens, floats, james duran, james alan duran, james duran photographer, beinabandordie, be in a band or die