Punknews Podcast #687 is now up! In this episode Em and John talk about Scowl’s new song and upcoming album, Billy Idol and Joan Jett touring together, Fucked Up going back to their hardcore roots on “Disabuse”, and Adverts playing a Punk Rock Bowling club show. They also play some tunes by Scowl, Rotary Club, and VVomb. Listen to the episode below!
Craig Finn of The Hold Steady has announced that he will be releasing a new solo album. It is called Always Been and will be out on April 4 via Tarmac Recordings / Thirty Tigers. A video for his new song “People of Substance” which was created by David Kelling has also been released. Craig Finn released A Legacy of Rentals in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.
London, Ontario-based punk band Polluted has released a video for their song “Lemongrabber”. The video was produced, shot, and edited by @alex_telfer_av and @carolinerjunqu. The song is off their EP Chocolate Nickels and Dimes which was released earlier this month. Check out the video below.
Californian music festival GROWING UP IS DUMB is back after nearly 10 years and has announced its first wave lineup. Algernon Cadwallader, Ariella, Babebee, Dogs on Acid, F.Y.P., Frown Line, Ging Nang Boyz, Good Luck, Merry Christmas, Sad Park, Shinobu, Short Fictions, Star 99, Sunday Cruise, Superworld, The Taxpayers, Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, and Whatever, Dad will be playing the festival. GROWING UP IS DUMB is presented by Lauren Records and it will take place at The Echo and Echoplex in Los Angeles, California on April 5.
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Knuckle Puck have released a new song. It is called “Nice To Know Ya” and is available digitally now via Pure Noise Records. Knuckle Puck released their album Losing What We Love in 2023. Check out the song below.
Punk Rock Bowling has announced details for two more club shows. Street Dogs (playing their album Back to the World), The Briefs, Beton Arme, and Mystery Actions will be playing the Fremont Country Club on May 25. New Bomb Turks, The Baboon Show, Civic, and Cromm Fallon and the P200 will be playing at The Usual Place on May 25. Lee Fields, Shannon and the Clams, and The Luxuries will be playing at the Citrus Grand Pool Deck on May 25. That show will also feature a DJ set from Jessie Wagner of The Aggrolites. Check out the posters for the shows below.
The HIRS Collective have announced European tour dates for the spring. These dates join their previously announced dates supporting Chat Pile in the UK. The HIRS Collective released their album We’re Still Here in 2023. Check out the dates below.
Sunrot have released a video for their song “The First Wound”. The video features footage shot on tour and was edited by Ross Bradley. The song is off their EP Passages which is out now via Prosthetic Records. Check out the video below.
Tokyo-based punk band Ging Nang Boyz have announced that they will be going on their first-ever US tour. Shinobu will be joining them on all dates. Ging Nang Boyz will also be releasing a new comp album called Blew Blue on March 14 via Lauren Records. The artwork for the album was created by Jesse Micheals. They’ve released a song from the comp called “Nikaisen”. Check out the song, tracklist, and dates below.
Bad Egg have released a new song. It is called “Brain Rot Stomp” and is off their upcoming record. Bad Egg released their EP CENTURY EGG in 2024. Check out the song below.
Germany's Suck will release a new EP. The release is four tracks and it's called Gimme Gabba Gabba. That's out March 14 via La Pochette Surprise. The band released Copkiller [7-inch] in 2021.
Today, we are pleased to debut the new video by Karen Haglof!
Haglof hails from the Minneapolis alt-rock/indie scene and cuts rock tracks that veer between Replacements style jangle and avant-striking. (There's also a fair amount Joe Strummer solo influence- check out the cover of her first album).
Her brand new album, One Hand Up, merges all of her different styles into one unified focus. Check out "Day 34." At once, it's a shimmering indie reflection, a noise rock stomper, and a Pink Floydian space cruise. Oh, also, by day, Haglof is an oncologist, so there's a bit of hard science woven into some of the songs. See if you can spot that.
Check out the new tune below.
Bobby Steele, who was in The Misfits during their classic eras, is re-recording The Undead's debut LP. It's called Act your Rage… Again and celebrates the 35th anniversary of the original LP. The new version includes contributions from Greg Hetson, Alex Story, Steve Garvey, Argyle Goolsby, Tim Capello, Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, Bryce Bernius, Dirk VerBueren, Tim Capello, Dez Cadena, Ace Von Johnson, Rick Rivets, Andreas Holma, Paul LaScola, Matt Witte, Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Kids. That's out later this year via Bobby Steele himself.
Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new album by Massachusetts-based melodic punks Oh The Humanity! The album is called Ground To Dust and was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Trevor Reilly of A Wilhelm Scream at Anchor End Studio in New Bedford, MA. We caught up with the band to hear the stories behind each of the eleven tracks. Ground To Dust will be out everywhere on January 24 via Thousand Island Records, Sell The Heart Records, and Engineer Records. Listen to the album in full and read Oh The Humanity’s track-by-track breakdown below!
Sing Us Home, the festival curated by Dave Hause, has announced its lineup for this year. The Bouncing Souls, Frank Turner, Dave Hause and the Mermaid, Dan Andriano, AJJ (solo), Buzz Zeemer, Tim Hause, Speedy Ortiz, John Gallagher Jr, Mobley, Black Guy Fawkes, Quarry, Lullanas, Mary’s Morning Deathbed, and Ocean Avenue Stompers will be playing. Sing Us Home Festival will take place on May 2-4 on Venice Island in Philadelphia.
Bowling For Soup has announced that their guitarist Chris Burney will be retiring from the band. Chris recently took a seven-month hiatus to focus on his health and has made that decision permanent. The band announced his retirement in an Instagram post which reads,
”To All Our Amazing Bowling For Soup Fans…
It is with a heavy heart we announce that Chris Burney has made the decision to retire from his stage-right post in the band he co-founded in 1994. Some recent medical developments, 30 years of rocking balls and touring non-stop have made it difficult to continue. We are bummed to not have Chris by our sides, but absolutely support his decision.
The three of us will carry on, with Chris’ Blessing, and continue to build the legacy of this band we all love so much. We will not be replacing Chris or touring with a touring guitarist. You cannot replace a legend. We were brothers when we started this journey…and brothers we remain. See you at the shows and in your ears.”
Bowling For Soup released their album Don’t Mind If We Do in 2023. Check out the post in full below.