Punknews Podcast: The week of September 14, 2010
It's a busy time of year, and that that chaos is reflected in this week's Punknews Podcast. News editors Bryne Yancey and Adam White, interviews editor Rich Verducci and copy editor Jesse Raub do their best at failing to stay on topic and keep things concise. Punk rock! Among the stories discussed are…
September 16, 2010

Streams: The Varsity Weirdos: "High School Teen Party"
Our stream today comes from Moncton, New Brunswick's Varsity Weirdos. The band recently released their second 7" for It's Alive…
February 19, 2009

Streams: Varsity Weirdos set to release new full length
Moncton, New Brunswick's Varsity Weirdos have announced that they'll have a new full length out this August. No set release date has been announced but there's a good chance that It's Alive Records will be involved. The label previously released the Ramones-core act's Fly Me Up To The Moon EP in 2006. The band is promising "big news" to come on the bands playing the planned…
June 15, 2008

Media: The Steinways: "Attaching Transmittals To Erection Drawings"
Astoria, New York's The Steinways has posted the new song "Attaching Transmittals To Erection Drawings." You can stream the track at MySpace. It will appear on the band's upcoming full length, set for release in April on Cold Feet Records. The band previously released the full length Missed the Boat in 2006. They also released participated…
February 14, 2008

Media: The Varsity Weirdos and the Steinways release limited split
Moncton, New Brunswick's Varsity Weirdos and Astoria, New York's the Steinways have put out a limited edition split 7". Each band has 50 copies and that's all that will be made available. The project was created as a wedding gift for the folks behind It's Alive Records. The purpose of this record was to be a gift for Adam and Jenna on…
January 06, 2008

Tours: The Riptides / Varsity Weirdos / The Guts
Ottawa's Riptides are headed to the Canadian east coast this November for a series of dates with Moncton's Varsity Weirdos and the Guts. They'll be joined on select dates by Statues and the Hemingways as well. Click below for the dates. The Riptides recently released Hang Out via Red…
September 22, 2007

Editors' Picks: The Varsity Weirdos / Lily Allen
Adam: I was at a charity bowling tournament last night raising money for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters. Since so many good friends of the site generously contributed to my fundraising effort I made a point of sporting the good ol' Punknews bowling shirt. Now this lead to a few interesting conversations, namely one with a kindly middle aged gentleman who plainly asked me "do people still play punk rock?" After pondering for a second on the type of asinine…
February 18, 2007