Philanthropic record label The Giving Groove is pleased to announce the signing of Philly punk icons The Dead Milkmen to its roster. For more nearly 35 years, the Milkmen have been happily skewering pop culture and confounding critics with their quirky brand of smart, satirical punk, and amassing a huge cult following with the hit singles ‘Bitchin’ Camaro’ and ‘Punk Rock Girl’. 

The band will release their new EP, Welcome to the End of the World, this fall on The Giving Groove. "You're either going to buy it or not,” says frontman Rodney Anonymous, adding an ominous warning: “If you don't buy it, don't blame us when you get eaten by wolves, because this EP will be the only thing standing between you and the wolves."

Advance single ‘Only the Dead Get Off at Kymlinge’, a spooky tale based on the urban legend surrounding the Stockholm Metro’s Kymlinge ghost station and the haunted Silverpilen “Silver Arrow” train that is said to usher passengers to mysterious and terrible fates there.

Following The Giving Groove’s “artist-friendly, socially conscious” model of donating one half of all profits to music charities, the Dead Milkmen will donate 50 percent of album proceeds to Girls Rock Philly, an organization dedicated to empowering girls and women from the greater Philadelphia region through music education and activities that foster self-respect, leadership skills, creativity, self-expression, critical thinking, and collaboration.

"We were excited about The Giving Groove’s ‘artist friendly, socially conscious’ concept and liked the idea of channeling part of our album profits to a local music organization,” says Dead Milkmen drummer Dean Sabatino, a.k.a. Dean Clean. “Girls Rock Philly has great programs for girls and women, such as summer camps, youth bands, and music-writing classes."

The Dead Milkmen join The Giving Groove’s growing family of artists, including Hoots & Hellmouth, Oolala, and Decontrol, who are committed to giving back to the music community. "To have such an iconic Philly band as the Dead Milkmen choose to release a new EP with The Giving Groove and align themselves with our model is truly thrilling,” says Giving Groove co-founder Matt Teacher. “We grew up listening to the Milkmen, and to be able to work with them is a dream come true.” 

Cabbage have today aired the new video for ‘Celebration Of A Disease’, lifted from the forthcoming EP The Extended Play Of Cruelty, to be released on August 25 on CD, Cassette and 10 inch vinyl, and available to stream now. The Manchester band recently premiered EP track ‘A Network Betrayal’, described as “a tongue firmly in cheek depiction of train travel in Northern England,” by Cabbage co-vocalist Joe Martin. “When my brother (who actually works for Network Rail) heard it he told me to 'buy a fucking ticket'. The more kind hearted rail staff I bump into, the guiltier I feel about writing it, but studying the varying behavioural traits of different conductors has always been fascinating. All quotes are genuine, having been frantically scribbled down during journeys.”

The Extended Play Of Cruelty EP was produced by James Skelly and Richard Turvey at Liverpool’s Parr Street Studios, and is Cabbage’s first release since signing to new label Infectious Music (Alt-J, Drenge, DMA’s). Cabbage’s busy summer of festival appearances, which kicked off with two shows at Glastonbury (watch their performance on the John Peel Stage here) and a raucous set at Latitude Festival (where they headlined The Lake Stage), continues this weekend with sets at Kendal & Standon Calling.

Having sold out every headline date they have played this year, Cabbage have announced details of a headline tour for September & October 2017. They will be supported by Doncaster’s The Blinders, Liverpool’s Queen Zee and The Sasstones, and Proletariat, from Cabbage’s hometown of Mossley, Greater Manchester.

The Extended Play Of Cruelty EP:

1. Celebration Of A Disease

2. Fraudulent Artist

3. A Network Betrayal

4. Ertrinken

5. Asa Morley