Philly area punks Five Hundred Bucks have released their debut full-length titled $500. Featuring members of The Holy Mess, The Bella Vista Social Club, Brackish and Captain, We’re Sinking, Five Hundred Bucks‘ debut is the follow up to their well-received 2020 singles, Shit Shape Heart and Spinal. The band has also released the album’s first single, Follicles, and an impressive special effects-laden music video that belies its DIY budget. Film fans may recall that frontman Jeff Riddle co-produced, acted in, and wrote the music for the 2020 cult horror-comedy Uncle Peckerhead (which, for what it’s worth, currently has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes). “Matthew John Lawrence (writer/director of Uncle Peckerhead) and I wrote the concept together and got a lot of ...