Weekly digest #19
Featuring Sex Pistols, LA fires fundraisers, Frank Black, David Lynch, Brittany Howard, and more
📷 Richard E Aaron (Sex Pistols soundcheck US tour, January 1978)
Welcome to Fire Red Sky’s latest weekly digest of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.
It’s a light read, a quick catch up on the week that lands with you every weekend.
The links are mainly taken from my social media feeds, so if you want more of this sort of thing than you can follow me on Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon (I’m also on Instagram).
Headlines
Sex Pistols announce two more 'Live In The USA 1978' albums (Punk News)
The Cure, Frank Turner and more to appear on Warchild's Secret 7″ 2025 (NME)
Bernard Butler unveils new single with supergroup Butler, Blake & Grant (NME)
Edwyn Collins announces new album Knowledge (Stereogum)
Lollapalooza’s “uncensored story” to be told in new book of interviews (Consequence of Sound)
LA fires
Laura Jane Grace and Catbite release live Operation Ivy cover set in support of L.A, fire relief (The Punk Site)
Discogs to donate sales revenue to those hit by LA wildfires, while Fender commits $100,000 to replacing instruments (NME)
Wiretap Records drop “ATTENTION!” compilation in support of sweet relief musicians fund (The Punk Site)
California wildfire relief fundraiser and Bandcamp Fridays in 2025 (Bandcamp)
Sell The Heart Records issue I Heart LA compilation in support of fire relief (The Punk Site)
New releases
Miki Berenyi Trio (Lush, Moose) announce debut album, share ‘8th Deadly Sin’ (Brooklyn Vegan)
The Lottery Winners team up with Frank Turner once again for “heartfelt and anthemic” single ‘Dirt & Gold’ (NME)
Fucked Up go old-school hardcore on new Sub Pop single ‘Disabuse’ (Brooklyn Vegan)
Seattle's heavy/dreamy Museum of Light shine on in early taste of their second album (Scene Point Blank)
Colorado’s Flesh Tape release new song ‘Petey’ (Stereogum)
Listen/watch
10 weird, wonderful music videos directed by David Lynch (Brooklyn Vegan)
Listen to Bdrmm’s synth-driven new single ‘Infinity Peaking’ (NME)
Swervedriver announce first record in five years (hear 'Volume Control') (Brooklyn Vegan)
Watch Brittany Howard’s new hardcore Band Kumite play their first show (Stereogram)
Listen to Skunk Anansie’s “surprising” new single ‘An Artist Is An Artist’ (NME)
Long reads
Frank Black, live review at The Fillmore (San Francisco, CA) on January 15th, 2025 (The Big Takeover)
Acclaimed Glasgow indie record label Creeping Bent to close after 30 years (Glasgow Times)
Rialto: “I wanted to be out there in the city again…” (Say It With Garage Flowers)
Gilbert Cisneros Photo Column - Pennywise supporting NOFX on their final tour (Razorcake)
Elsewhere on Substack
And finally…
Halsey reveals she used to book hardcore and metal gigs before fame: “I super fuck with hardcore” (NME)
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Thanks for the shout out!