Episode #637 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John regales Em with stories from Punknews Summer Soiree 6. Songs by The Dwarves and Chumbawamba are played. Listen to the episode below!
Bonus episode #636.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em Moore plays some of her favourite new tracks from May. Tunes spun include ones by The Hives, Death Goals, Harsh, Mistake Not!, Cluttered, Cliffdiver, Julez and the Rollerz, The Dirty Nil, Sincere Engineer, The Long Run, Earl Wyvern, Sweet Gloom, Eevie Echoes and the Locations, Shroud, Taxi Girls, Baby Got Back Talk, Buggin, PRIORS, Queen of Swords, Fishbone, and many more. Listen to the episode below!
On June 4, Thrice played the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Holy Fawn opened the show. Thrice are currently on their The Artist In The Ambulance 20th-anniversary tour and they released their revisited version of that album earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture all the action. Check out his photos below.
On May 8, Grade 2 played the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, California. Crazy and The Brains and Slaughterhouse opened the show. Grade 2 released their self-titled album earlier this year. Photographer Sarah Creamer was there to capture the show. Check out Sarah’s photos below.
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Hawthorne Heights have announced the lineups for their upcoming ’Is For Lovers’ music festivals in Utah, California, and Massachusetts. Alkaline Trio, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Hawthorne Heights will be playing on all three dates. Four Year Strong, 3OH!3, Plain White Ts, Secondhand Serenade, AJJ, Open Mike Eagle, and House Parties will be joining them in Utah on July 21. Sleeping with Sirens, Bayside, Thursday, Atreyu, Touché Amoré, Emery, Diva Bleach, and Winterhaven will be joining them in California on August 26. Rise Against, Bayside, Silverstein, Emery, Further Seems Forever, Proper., Slow Joy, and Mallcops will be joining them in Massachusetts on September 17. The 'Is For Lovers' festivals will take place around the US this summer and fall. Check out the updated dates below.
Today, we are pleased to debut the new video by Brian Krumm.
In the vein of John Doe, Johnny Cash and Tom Waits. Krumm tells slow burning stories that swing towards the dark. "Steve and the Miracle 3" is bolted to a Western clickity clack while Krumm speaks of the chaos that is the life of a traveling musician. You may hear a little later day strummer somewhere in there too…
Speaking to Punknews, Krumm said, "The song Steve & the Miracle 3 was inspired by the Orange Blossom Special fest in Beverungen, Germany, that my band The Great Crusades played at many times. I actually wrote the lyrics from all the names of the artists that played the festival in June 2001. They are all listed on a poster hanging in my basement studio, including such artists as Hazeldine, Neal Casal, Reto Burrell and Steve Wynn. The festival has always been one of the favorite places that I've played over the years, so this song was a tribute to it. All of the archival footage in the video is taken from the OBS and general European tours that we've done over the years. The opening shot where I'm reading a book was a nod to Peter Buck, who hates making videos and can sometimes been seen in the background reading while REM videos are being shot. The very last shot is kind of a dream sequence reference. Maybe it all was a dream!"
You can check out the video below right now!
Foo Fighters are playing Australia in November and December. On half of the dates, The Chats are slated as openers. Other dates feature Dick Move and a few other one off acts. You can see the dates below.
Lagwagon had to cancel their Canadian tour due to surgery that Joey Cape is getting. Cape released a statement on Instagram that essentially says that while his recovery will take a good amount of time, the band plans to keep touring, albeit in shorter treks. You can see the statement below.
Melvins and Boris are going on tour. Melvins play all of Bullhead plus more tracks, while Boris paly all of Heavy Rocks. Mr.Phylzzz open. You can check out the dates below.
Skinny Lister is going on tour. Bandaid Brigade, Pet Needs, and Beans on Toast open. The jaunt kicks off in October. You can see the dates below.
Rancid have released a new video. It's for the track "New America," which is off of Tomorrow Never Comes. You can check out the video below.
Welcome to Navel Gazing, the Punknews.org commenter community's weekly symposium, therapy session, and back-alley knife-fight. Chime in below with your latest playlists, record store finds, online time wasters, and site feedback.
This week's installment includes a recap of our annual Summer blow out, Summer Soiree 6, which took place on May 26 and included performances by Dwarves, Zorn, Danbert Nobacon of Cumbawamba, vixen 77, and the Mikey Erg band. It also included between the bands, a showing of the short films of Jesse Michaels. You can check it out below.
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Southern Ontario-based punks and avid birders Avem have just released their excellent new EP Nerdin About Birdin that sees them tackling the negative effects climate change is having on birds (and humans!), talking about addiction, and discussing the mating rituals of bowerbirds over kick-ass Ramonescore riffs. The band are getting ready to spread their wings and take their bird-conscious punk to the international stage. Along with recently signing with Belgium's Bearded Punk Records, the band will be playing Punk Rock Raduno in Italy and Festivalkult in Germany in July. They will also be crossing the border and playing Fest in Gainesville this October. And if you live in Ontario or Montreal, fear not! Avem will be coming your way later this month. Nerdin About Birdin is out now on Mom's Basement Records.
Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with bassist and vocalist Julian Warmland over Zoom to talk about playing festivals, their new EP, what we can do to help birds, and so much more. Read the interview below!
Weird Nightmare, the solo project of Alex Adkins of METZ, has released a cover of “She’s the One” by the Ramones. The song originally appeared on the Ramones’ album 1978 album Road to Ruin. Aaron Goldstein plays pedal steel and Hammond organ and Loel Campbell plays drums on the cover which is out now digitally via Sub Pop Records. The cover comes with a video that was created by Ladyhead Design. Weird Nightmare released a split with Ancient Shapes and a self-titled album in 2022. Check out the video below.
The Chats and Cosmic Psychos have announced Australian tour dates together for this summer. The Chats are currentlytouring the UK and Europe and released their album Get Fucked in 2022. Cosmic Psychos released Mountain of Piss in 2021. Check out the dates below.