Just a reminder that there is still time to enter our contest with producer Kyle “Slick” Johnson (Wavves, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Creepoid) of Fancy Time Studio. Details are below. You can also check out our recent interview with Slick HERE.

Don’t forget to RSVP HERE for tomorrow’s WXPN Free at Noon with The War on Drugs! They’ll also be performing on Thursday, August 18 at Johnny Brenda’s for their Record Release Party with Caveman and Tin Horses, but that one will cost you. Take s listen to their sweet upcoming release Slave Ambient which is streaming HERE and will be available for purchase on August 16 via Secretly Canadian.

A decade ago, Philly’s hardcore scene was on the rise. This week, This Is Hardcore’s SOLD OUT events prove that it still is. Starting today, this year’s edition of TIH runs until Sunday, showcasing quintessential favorites like Bane and Terror alongside local heroes like Agitator, Wrong Answer, and Blacklisted. Bridging the gap between suburban and Philly-based acts and outfits abroad, This Is Hardcore captures the heart of a scene that has shaped endless musicians and listeners and will continue to do so. Second to none, “Philadelphia has the best hardcore scene on the planet,” as Wrong Answer’s lead vocalist Justin Ogden states in a recent interview currently up on the festival’s site. So come out, lace up your kicks, and get ready to bring the mosh. First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) & Starlight Ballroom (460 N. 9th St.), $15 – $125, All Ages – Dianca Potts

Congrats to Music for Headphones who just signed to XD Records! The label is owned by producer/musician Slade Templeton and Dean Garcia, formerly of Curve and the Eurythmics. Music for Headphones will release their debut album on XD in early 2012. They’ll be performing next in Philly this Monday, August 15 at Teri’s Diner with Portland,Oregon’s The Prids and Jay Laughlin (Like a Fox/Lenola). Cheers!

When Conversations with Enemies set out to film their first music video for the song Night of the Living Dead from their debut album OK, Nowhere, they were aiming big. And the end result is a cavalcade of zombies, blood, gore, and The Extraordinaires’ Jay Purdy making his film debut as “Professor Samuel Fondsworth”. The band will be unveiling the fruits of their labor at World Café Live tonight, and they’ll also be playing their last local show before stepping into the studio to record their second full-length album. Below is a trailer for what you’ll be treated to this evening. Conversations with Enemies will be joined on the bill by electronic dance duo City Rain (who have recently launched a new promo LP, music video, and tunes of their own), the blazing rock & roll of Big Terrible, and the reggae-tinged pop stylings of The New Connection. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 8pm, $13 – $18, All Ages – Bill McThrill

Below is a new track from one of our local faves Univox entitled “Tonight” from their upcoming 7” single which will be self-released this September along with a cassette version with bonus material. They’ll also be having a FREE record release show/party on Wednesday, September 7 at Kung Fu Necktie with Everyone Everywhere and The Bad Doctors. The after-party will be ragin’ with the Crystal Visions DJs spinning throughout the evening. Enjoy!

Tonight by univoxmusic

Tonight at Kung Fu Necktie is the “Sadgiqacea Benefit Show: because they got their gear stolen and it fucking sucks.” It’s just devastating to a band having something like that happen to you (which seems to be occurring a lot lately to artists). The metal community has been kindly banning together to help recoup the estimated $8,500 lost in the robbery. If you want to help out and do your part, come this evening to KFN and join KRIEG, Bubonic Bear, Ominous Black, and Gholas in opening up a can of whip-ass for a good cause. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $8, 21+ – Alexis V.

When we first saw the name Psychic Teens on a calendar of one of our local venues, for some reason, we just automatically assumed that they were an up-and-coming national touring band making a stop in town for the evening. The band name just seemed so rad and familiar we assumed that we had already come across them somewhere in the blogosphere. Well, it was a nice surprise to discover that the trio was homegrown, and an even nicer surprise to learn that we had another impressive and delightfully dark, noisy (post) post punk outfit in our midst. Psychic Teens recently won our Featured Artist(s) Poll so we had a chance to interview and find out from guitarist/vocalist Larry Ragone, bassist Joe Decarolis, and drummer Dave Cherasaro about what the pitfalls of being a psychic teen would be, what makes them nerdy, what we should expect from them in the near future, and more HERE.

Orbit to Leslie have been performing with one less guitarist lately, and you’d think that would affect their sound. Well, it has. What you’ll find is an edgier indie rock version of the band that you once knew – less pretty guitar lines that kind of masked the grittiest that lie within some of their compositions. Yes, you’ll still get the earnest vocals of lead man Chris Wood and the infectious upbeat melodies often found in their tunes, but they just seem a bit looser and darker these days. Orbit to Leslie will be taking the stage this evening at Kung Fu Necktie along with Dressed Like Stolen Cars, In Grenada, and The Jantiques. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $8, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman

Man Man recently performed a hot and sweaty hometown show this past weekend at The Troc in support of their latest album Life Fantastic. Well, they also just announced tour dates for October that includes a tour ender in Honolulu, HI at Hallowbaloo Street Festival, which sounds like an absolutely amazing way to wrap things up. You can check out the rest of the schedule below. (Photo by David Turcotte)

We’ve been doom-wopping to Mister Heavenly’s debut full-length Out of Love for awhile now (check out the review of it HERE for our August Album of the Month). Well, you can feel good to it too right now because it is currently streaming HERE via Paste Magazine. Out of Love will be released August 16 via Sub Pop. Enjoy!