Humboldt County California’s Potluck has posted the video for the track “Hot Box Anthem” featuring Garth Vader and Absolute online by clicking here.


Potluck has been igniting the airwaves with their recently released new album “Pipe Dreams”. The Source Magazine championed the group’s sound saying, “There are strong reggae and good vibe undercurrents throughout this 21-cut ode to the high life”, while Synthesis Magazine commented “Potluck’s members are at the top of their game, so newcomers welcome to the movement.” Potluck’s critical acclaim, combined with a relentless tour schedule that has seen them opening for Tech N9ne, Kottonmouth Kings and hip-hop super group La Coka Nostra, has allowed them to become rising stars in the world of underground hip-hop.


Potluck is currently on tour alongside Twiztid until the end of May.


POTLUCK ON TOUR WITH TWIZTID:


May 25 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
May 26 Dallas, TX @ Lakewood Theater
May 27 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live - Studio
May 28 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
May 30 Louisville, KY @ Club Oasis
May 31 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargos
Jun 06 Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
Jun 20 San Bernardino, CA @ National Orange Show Pavilion *** SRH Anniversary Show

Really KROQ? You always do so much better. Maybe I’m just out of the loop of popular music, but am I really supposed to believe that TRV$DJ-AM and Rancid are really supposed to headline a seated festival in an Amphitheater. On top of that tickets are priced at $65 a piece for seats and $55 for lawn (by the way that’s not including taxes and service fee’s).


Sure there is talent on the bill, but where is the drawing power? Where is your mega band? What happend to the days of bombshell’s being droped every year like “Metallica to Headline” or “Gun’s N’ Roses Reunite“.


Could KROQ have something big up their sleeve for the last minute? They are known to throw in act’s at the last second. But under 24 hours is cutting it really close especially with no announcement or even any hints. In my humble opinion, I think the biggest possibility if the possibility of Blink 182 headlining. Travis Barker is already on the bill, and so is Weezer who are going to be there support act for Blink’s summer tour. And if that isn’t enough Blink recently had their first show in 5 year performing at a secret show after Weezer at a T-Mobile Sidekick release party.


How the shows going to turn out remains to be seen. The only sure thing is that Stardum will be there to give you the up to date news. Stay Tuned.



1:30pm Big B
2:00pm Anberlin
2:30pm Asher Roth
3:00pm Hollywood Undead
3:30pm White Lies
4:00pm Cage the Elephant
4:30pm The Airborne Toxic Event
5:00pm Silversun Pickups
5:40pm Weezer
6:30pm Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7:10pm Jimmy Eat World
8:00pm Kings of Leon
8:50pm Rancid
9:30pm TRV$DJ-AM

Australian Tour With Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog
Starts April 29th, 2009


Southern Cali rap-rock hybrids, the Kottonmouth Kings are still riding high from their annual 4/20 celebration with the release a new video for the track “Pack Your Bowls” online at www.KottonmouthKings.com. The track appears on the group’s tenth studio effort “The Green Album”, which was released through Suburban Noize Records.


Kottonmouth Kings have also released the conclusion to their new video feature “America’s Most Busted!” online at http://www.kottonmouthkings.com/happy-4-2-0-from-the-kottonmouth-kings/. The clip spoofs the Kings being busted by police and shows how this group of outlaw misfits get themselves out of a sticky situation.


“We shot ‘America’s Most Busted’ as a comedy sketch,” says Kottonmouth Kings’ Daddy X. “The video is part of a DVD called ‘Lost Adventures’ that will appear in our upcoming ‘Hidden Stash 4′ CD/DVD that is coming out this summer. We also shot a green screen video for the stoner anthem ‘Pack Your Bowls’ and now we’re packing our bags to head to Australia. The most important thing for us is that after 13 years of doing this we’re still having fun. We’re probably having more fun now than we’ve ever had.”


Kottonmouth Kings recently wrapped up their annual 4/20 Freedom Fest tour and will now head down under to Australia for a headlining tour alongside Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog.


KOTTONMOUTH KINGS TOUR DATES:



Apr 29 - Bunbury, AUS @ Prince of Wales Hotel
Apr 30 - Northbridge, AUS @ Metro City Perth
May 01 - Adelaide, AUS @ HQ Complex
May 02 - Acton, AUS @ Union Bar
May 03 - Melbourne, AUS @ Hi-Fi Bar Melbourne
May 06 - Frankston, AUS @ Pier Live
May 07 - Surry Hills, AUS @ The Gaelic
May 08 - Callaghan, AUS @ The Bar on the Hill
May 09 - Towradgi, AUS @ Towradgi Beach Hotel
May 10 - Mona Vale, AUS @ Mona Vale Hotel
May 14 - Coolangatta, AUS @ The Coolangatta Hotel
May 15 - Brisbane, AUS @ Hi-Fi Bar Brisbane
May 16 - Maroochydore, AUS @ Sands Tavern

San Diego, CA’s Mower are currently tearing up the US and shredding audiences alongside Hedpe on the “New World Orphans” Tour with Dirtball and DGAF. The band has checked in with the following update from the road:


“We’re happy to be back out on the road with our friends in (Hed)pe, they are totally destroying it these days. Every night Mower whips the crowd into pits, they’re screaming, chanting, having a great time and we leave the stage thinking we just saw the place go crazy,” says Mower’s Brian Sheerin. “Then (Hed)pe takes the stage with this catalog of songs everyone loves, great covers and they flip the whole crowd on its head. It’s amazing to see them in action and it ups our game every night. You add DGAF and The Dirtball to the mix and you get a really great value for your ticket money. We’re really happy to be a part of this one as the underground is where it’s at right now.”


Mower have titled their upcoming new album “Make It A Double” and set a July 28th, 2009 release date through Suburban Noize Records. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, CA with producer Eddie Wohl (Anthrax, 36 Crazyfists) and will include nine new Mower songs along with six songs by Mower’s jazz lounge alter-ego, Slower. Weaving together numerous musical styles from hard rock to jazz, Mower’s “Make It A Double” dives farther into the group’s hardcore roots to unleash their heaviest songs to date while experimenting with slower tempos, creepy riffs and hazy mellow tones on the Slower side of the album.


“With ‘Not For You‘ our mindset was to write good songs in any style we felt like. Amongst all the punk, metal, industrial and whiskey tracks we did was this trippy jazz/lounge number called ‘L.A. Riot’, which was the genesis of our new alter-ego, Slower,” says Sheerin. “As ‘Make It A Double’ developed we created Slower songs by completely remanufacturing tracks from the first two albums and we were able to experiment with a new vibe. That allowed us to focus on making the new Mower material heavy across the board. ”



MOWER ON TOUR WITH HEDPE:


Apr 15 Poplar Grove IL @ Chubby Rain House of Tunes
Apr 16 Madison WI @ The Annex
Apr 17 Milwaukee WI @ The Eagles Club (The Rave)
Apr 18 Neenah WI @ Revolutions Ballroom
Apr 19 Detroit, MI @ Harpos Concert Theatre
Apr 20 Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy’s
Apr 23 Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live
Apr 24 St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
Apr 25 Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field - WJRR’s Earthday Birthday
Apr 26 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Apr 28 Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy’s
Apr 29 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Apr 30 Little Rock, AR @ The Village
May 01 Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
May 02 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
May 04 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
May 05 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
May 06 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre

With anticipation at feverish levels for La Coka Nostra’s upcoming debut “A Brand You Can Trust”, the group has announced they will appear at this year’s Rock The Bells hip-hop festival performing alongside a reunited House of Pain. The tour is expected to hit 10 North American cities from June 27- Aug. 9 and will feature Nas, Damian Marley, the Roots, Big Boi and Common, among others.


The group recently completed their sold-out Bring Tha Noize Tour with Kottonmouth Kings and has offered the following tour recap:


“The Bring Tha Noize Tour was dope. Every night the venues were packed and the fans matched the energy that we brought to the stage. With La Coka Nostra and Kottonmouth Kings on the same bill, you had to know that it was going to be a wild party when you bought the ticket, and that’s exactly what it was,” says La Coka Nostra’s Slaine. “Kids were moshing and going crazy in just about every city in the country. Now that the tour is over, I am short a few more brain cells, and I am looking forward to doing it all over again soon.”


La Coka Nostra’s “A Brand You Can Trust” will surface through Suburban Noize Records on July 14th, 2009. The group’s debut features an all-star roster of collaborations between La Coka Nostra and Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Bun B, Psycho Realm, Q-Unique, Immortal Technique and the Alchemist. The group’s video for the track “I’m An American” can be viewed online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3qU821mlqM.


“When we first started recording tracks for La Coka, we knocked a lot of joints out at once, and there was a lot of hype and buzz around the project and the group. We started leaking those tracks to feed the hunger that was out there, but in the meantime I think we raised the bar and created an expectation level within the group to really make a dope record,” says Slaine. “While we were on the Bring Tha Noize tour, I had the headphones on and listened to the final version of the album sequenced, mixed and mastered, and bugged out at how good it is. We set out to make a boom bap hip-hop record and we did that, but to stop there would be selling it short, because lyrically, musically, and sonically this album doesn’t fit in a box. This summer the world will finally hear what the is really going on with La Coka Nostra.”

We just recently were informed of some saddening news, and had it confirmed to us by the Myspace update below that was released by Pennywise recently.


Sadly, the Pennywise family has suffered another loss. On Sunday, April 5, 2009, Kristian Dragge, little brother of Pennywise lead guitarist Fletcher Dragge, tragically passed away at the young age of 39. He left behind his fiancée, Cindy Linn Groeneweg, and their 1-month old baby girl, Avery Nycole Dragge, as well as his mother Karen Dragge.


The following is from older brother Fletcher Dragge:


My brother Kristian has been a member of the South Bay punk rock scene since 1980 and was at one time the guitar player in the infamous Smut Peddlers. He was a legend in the punk rock community and was well know for his hell-raising antics, along with his fierce loyalty to friends and family. He will be greatly missed by everyone. He has been a huge part of the Pennywise family since Day One.


I remember him helping me hang the carpet to soundproof the garage that we formed Pennywise in. I also remember him lugging our equipment from gig to gig, starting mosh pits, as well as the fight he got into the very first time Pennywise ever played live. It was a backyard party in Redondo Beach.


It was about four songs into the set when he was jumped by three guys. We all stopped playing, dropped our guitars and jumped in to help him, just like he would have done for any of us. That’s what Pennywise has always been about, taking care of family. That’s why we are setting up a trust fund for his month old baby girl Avery Nycole, in order to assure that she has everything she’ll ever need growing up.


Any donations at this time would be greatly appreciated. There is no amount too small, anything will help. Thanks to everyone for the outpouring of love and support in this time of need, it has been overwhelming.


KRISTIAN YOU WILL BE FOREVER MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN R.I.P.


Love your brother Fletcher…..Jim, Byron, and Randy.


The charity on behalf of Avery Nycole Dragge will be set up shortly in her name. More details to come.

Humboldt County, California’s Potluck has been added as support on Twiztid’s upcoming “The End of Days” tour. The trek will also feature Boondox as well as Strange Music’s Prozak and runs from April 13th through the end of May 2009.


Potluck is currently riding high off back-to-back sold out tours with both
(Hed)pe and the first annual Bring Tha Noize Tour featuring Kottonmouth Kings, La Coka Nostra, Big B and Blaze Ya’ Dead Homie.


Potluck’s new album “Pipe Dreams” is packed tight with head bopping grooves and a lyrical depth that lights the airwaves like only Potluck could. The group’s love for hip-hop as a genre shines through on some sticky musical collaborations with Strange Music’s Krizz Kaliko, Cool Nutz and counter-culture icons Kottonmouth. The group’s video for the track “Stoner Bitch” can be viewed online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZb5YoCCKA


Label Potluck whatever you want; backpack rap, stoner-rap, or simply straight-up hip-hop. Any way you evaluate it, Potluck’s “Pipe Dreams” re-ignites an otherwise extinguished hip-hop game. Packed with tight guest appearances by Equipped with a grassroots campaign, unwavering perseverance, and the development of a solid fan base, Potluck is poised to make a pipe dream become reality.


CATCH POTLUCK ON TOUR WITH TWIZTID:


Apr 13 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
Apr 14 Covington, KY @Madison Theater
Apr 15 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Apr 16 Orlando, FL @ The Social
Apr 18 Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
Apr 20 Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
Apr 21 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
Apr 22 Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
Apr 23 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts
Apr 24 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
Apr 25 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Apr 27 New York, NY @ B.B. King’s Blues Club
Apr 28 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
Apr 30 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
May 01 Columbus, OH@ Newport Music Hall
May 02 Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
May 03 Traverse City, MI @ The Terminal
May 06 Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
May 07 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 08 Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
May 09 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
May 10 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
May 12 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
May 13 Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue
May 14 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
May 15 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
May 16 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
May 17 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
May 19 Reno, NV @ New Oasis (Formerly the Oasis)
May 20 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
May 21 Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Concert Theater
May 25 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
May 26 Dallas, TX @ Lakewood Theater
May 27 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live - Studio
May 28 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
May 30 Louisville, KY @ Club Oasis

….but very well scheduled.


I gotta give it up to the guys from Bamboozle they do know how to a book a show with something for everyone. Granted the majority of the bands had comb over hair do’s with neon colored clothing, but there was at least 1 good thing to see for every half hour to 45 min set block.


The day started off for us with a bang at the State Farm stage for the first ever live performance of Nations Afire. Even though there were probably a total of 30-40 people at the stage it was still a hell of a performance and they are definitely a band to keep an eye on in the upcoming months.


Then we made out way over to the two main stages to see The Vandals on the Wonka stage. Which is where we had the horrible miss fortune of sitting through a 30 min set by Shwayze. The only good part about it was watching the faces of all the 50 year old dads that brought their daughters to show light up when Shwayze started screaming for some weed and their love of fornication.


The Vandals finally came on and as soon as Quackenbush said he wanted some candy the Wonka Kazoole’s that they were giving away the whole night came flying to the stage one that hit Warren Fitzgerald right square in the baby maker. My only regret for The Vandals was that the set was only 30 min, but whatever it was better than nothing.


We had 2 hours to walk around and grab some food before it came time to cap the night off with the tri-fecta. So we explored a little bit, hit the batting cages, snuk some of our boys into the show with our passes and finally went to grab some pizza.


Now it’s 8pm Ignite is about to hit the stage and were all starting to feel a little saucy in anticipation for The Adolescents to take the stage. Ignite again drew a really small crowd maybe about 80 or so people were at the stage. It wasn’t nearly as disappointing as the crowd that The Adolescents drew. There couldn’t have been more than 30 or 40 people at the MLB stage when The Adolescents began, and you know what it couldn’t have been any better. It seemed like over half the crowd wasn’t even old enough to know who The Adolescents were.


It’s 9pm were all getting a little tired of the crowd the good act’s have all come and gone. All there is left to do is go see the freak show. Yeah that’s right 50 Cent. We walked up the hill into what seemed like a completly different show on the Wonka stage. I’m not going to really get into his performance cause that deserved a whole ‘nother article of it’s own so check that one out in the music section right after this.


Between the multiple genres of music from Hardcore, Emo, punk, Hip Hop and even the DJ Tent the show had a little bit for everyone, and maybe a bit too much for some people. Would I have paid to go to it if we didn’t get in free? Hell No. It’s a great place for the younger crowd and the ones who love the new Hardcore and Emo scene some would say even better than warped tour. But Enjoying the music that I do and looking for more of the old school bands there would be no way I would pay anything over $15 flat for that show. There was some cool stuff just simply not enough. At least for our taste.





Best Performance of the night: The Adolescents
Worst Performance of the night: 50 Cent
Biggest crowd of the night: 50 Cent
Smallest crowd of the night: Nations Afire
Best Sound of the Night: The Vandals
Worst sound of the night: Thrice
Underdog band: I am Ghost
Funniest Moment: Warren Fitzgerald getting nailed in the sack with a Wonka Bar
Bitter Musician Moment of the night: Bert of The Used saying “We have to end a song early guy’s you can all thank 50 Cent”