Continuing my shameless self-promotion on Musos’ Guide, the band I formed with my teenage daughter has a new release out on Friday. Pixie and I have recorded a light heart number about flatulence while we drafted in Reverend JM of Lugosi to spin a nightmarish tale of an anxiety dream filled with existential dread. Yes, this is the true meaning of Halloween. We may not get to celebrate it this year but at least we can provide a soundtrack.

‘Handy Aday’ was recorded with Darren Flynn (Mongrel State). ‘Handy Aday’ is one of Pixie’s common catchphrases. It’s a warning that she has just farted. But you don’t need to worry about nasty odours because this track doesn’t stink. Our synthesizer, Dot, was put to work on ululating sounds like Daft Punk directing a SETI programme. Why choose between creating something original and making a pop song when you can do both simultaneously?

‘Random Chains’ was written and recorded with Reverend JM Burr of Lugosi and Reverend JM’s Panic Worship. It’s the perfect Halloween tune with raw. Gritty instruments, relentless beats, and a fever dream vignette of paranoia, anxiety, and horror from Dublin’s resident master of scary tales.

Be brave and bold and delve into the darkened depths of Pixie Dot & Dash’s Halloween Special. Download the double A-side from Bandcamp from Friday October 23, 2020.

New York City hardcore legends Sick Of It All release their new video for ‘Paper Tiger’ from their quarantine sessions series. ‘Paper Tiger’ is the third video released in the band's quarantine series, following ‘Alone’ and ‘The Bland Within’. Make sure to subscribe to the band's YouTube channel for notifications on new video releases.

"Going back to a much overlooked 2003 album which has a type of cult appeal to a lot of our fans, we resurrect ‘Paper Tiger’ for the third release in our series of Quarantine Jams. We're convinced it'll remind you that it's a caustic punk anthem about all the phonies who only flirt with this music just for fashion. We're not letting this go - we're calling ‘em out," states Sick Of It All drummer Armand Majidi.

For the release of Sick Of It All 's latest album, Wake The Sleeping Dragon!, Century Media Records teamed up with Fat Wreck Chords, who put out the CD and vinyl version in the US.