Hayseed Dixie – Ed Tudor Pole – UK Tour 2010

Hayseed Dixie formed in 2001 with the release of their first album, titled "A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC”. Hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of the South Eastern United States the band consists of:

Barley Scotch – vocals, guitar and fiddle
Reverend Don Wayne Reno – banjo and vocals
Deacon Dale Reno – mandolin, guitar and vocals
Jake "Bakesnake" Byers – bass and vocals

Having sold over 500,000 records worldwide the band has successfully Read more

British Punk Pioneers – GBH release new album in April 2010 on Hellcat Records

New GBH album coming in April 2010

February 24, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – After years of speculation, groundbreaking English hardcore band GBH has announced plans to release their eleventh studio album, Perfume and Piss, via Hellcat Records on April 6.  Fans can check out a new song, "Kids Get Down," on the band’s MySpace page: www.myspace.com/gbh

There isn’t a self-respecting gutter Punk, hardcore kid or subcultural miscreant alive who hasn’t seen the GBH logo emblazoned on the back of a leather jacket, a denim vest, or a torn-up t-shirt. And now the world will be slapped upside the head with another reminder as to exactly why GBH is so important, in the form of Perfume and Piss, the legendary and iconic Punk band’s first album for Hellcat Records. Read more

AFI – Black Sails on the Sunset

Black Sails on the Sunset is AFI’s fourth full-length release, and their first obvious step toward the dark rock we’re all used to. Although their hardcore influences are still at the heart of nearly every song (“Exsanguination,” “The Prayer Position” and “At a Glance”), the lyrics take a decidedly more poetic focus. The stand out examples include “God Called in Sick Today,” “Midnight Sun” and “Clove Smoke Catharsis”. Read more

Jawbreaker – Unfun

I think that a band’s overall sound can represent something larger than the band itself. Take Jawbreaker, for instance. Although their sound can be described, in a genre- specific sense, as a mix of early pop-punk (in the vein of Alkaline Trio) and alt-noise (in the vein of Sonic Youth) there’s a deeper Read more

Devo and the focus-grouped comeback album

Monday night, Devo will publicly launch the marketing campaign for its forthcoming album — its first in 20 years — when the Los Angeles-via-Ohio band performs at the Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. With the release of the album not due until the spring, the Olympics appearance won’t be the grand unveiling of new material, which principal Gerald Casale promises will occur at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. But if all goes according to plan, the path leading up to the final product may make for a better story, anyway. NOTE: Also go to the DEVO website at take the color test. Read more here >>>

MUSINK Tattoo Convention & Music Festival – 3 day event coverage – at The Orange County Fairgrounds – Costa Mesa, CA

If you were at the 2010 MUSINK Tattoo Convention & Music Festival you know how much of a blast this event was. There is no reason to wait to see coverage of this in a printed magazine as a blip, Big Wheel once again brings the rest of the world that was not there a look at the entire event with over 300 photos and full reviews of each of the 3 days from of our staff that as there to document Read more

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