Episode #707 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Sam, John, and Em talk about Danzig’s upcoming Elvis cover show, the new Home Front record, Morrissey’s touring schedule, the new track by The Flatliners, the mysterious new oi band Local Offenders, and so much more. John also regales Sam and Em with stories from the recent Patti Smith Horses show he went to. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #706 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Mike Haliechuk of Fucked Up, Jade Hairpins, and Boy Commandos stops by to talk about the new Fucked Up record Year of the Goat, the origin story of Zodiac series, songwriting, the balance between cosmic and grounded, and so much more.
John and Em also cover the news and talk about stories including the passing of the legendary Jimmy Cliff, Record Store Day, and the uptick in pickpocketing at punk and metal shows. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #705 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Howard Wuelfing of The Slickee Boys, Half Japanese, The Nurses, and Underheaven stops by to talk about the upcoming archival zine book Descenes and Discords: An Anthology, music writing, the punk scene in DC, and so much more.
John and Em also talk about some of the news of the weeks including Danzig re-releases, No Doubt playing the Sphere in Las Vegas, and Creeper’s ‘80s-inspired video for “Prey For the Night”. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #704 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Roddy Bottum of Faith No More, Imperial Teen, and Man On Man, stops by to talk about his recently released memoir The Royal We (out now via Akashic Books), re-writing the book in Paris, the magic of San Francisco in the '80s, being one of the first rock stars to come out, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #703 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Jay of Jayniac Jr. stops by to talk about the origin story of the band, recently released EPs Flower Mouth (which we spoke to Jay about earlier this year) and GirlFoe, revisiting old songs, the stories behind the "GirlFoe" music video, and so much more.
Jay also sticks around to talk about the news with John and Em and they cover Spike and the Gimme Gimmes’ upcoming calendar and Christmas cover, Surfbort’s upcoming album, Nova Twins’ Tiny Desk Concert, and Sixteen Scandals’ recent Incorrect Thoughts Sessions. They also talk about video games and werewolf Sonic the Hedgehog. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #702 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! Em and John talk with Connor, Nick, and Scott of Welland, Ontario-based punk rockers Dealbreaker (who we interviewed earlier this year and you can check that out right here) to talk about their recently released collection album King Size, working on their new album, the magic of short songs, their upcoming tour dates, Scott's new project Fear Elements, and so much more!
They stick around to cover some of the week’s news, including Nardwuar’s new Nike shoes, Our Sins’ debut album, Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye’s recording update, and many more stories. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #701 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em and John talk about episode 700 and all of the awesome interviews on that episode including with Penny Rimbaud of Crass, Blag of The Dwarves, The Melvins, Greg of Husker Du, Allison and Molly of Bratmobile, Jayniac Jr., Spike of Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, CJ Ramone, Danbert Nobacon, Julia of The Coathangers, and so many more. They also talk about the surprise guest who stopped by and a very exciting upcoming interview episode that is part of the celebration. If you haven’t listened to episode 700 yet, you can do so right here.
They also talk about the news of the week including Punk Rock Bowling being cancelled for 2026, the upcoming covers album by The Damned, Vial’s new song, Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye recording at Inner Eat Studios, and more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.99999 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em and John talk about recent shows they went to, including Pogues (read the review here), The Dirty Nil (read the review here), Slayer, and Morrissey. They also hit some news stories including Descendents upcoming reissue of I Don’t Want To Grow Up, Jayniac Jr.’s new song and video, Crazy and the Brains new single on Hellcat Records, the FTC suing Ticketmaster, and Morrissey cancelling shows following a death threat. Oh yeah, and John speaks in a British accent. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.9992 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode John and Em talk about Refused playing their final shows and forming a new band, X and Los Lobos cancelling their upcoming tour (aside from 2 shows), the debut single from The Mock-Ups, and Circle Jerks’ upcoming reissue of Golden Shower of Hits. They also discuss the Coachella lineup and play some weird Pamela Anderson trivia game. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.9991 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! Em and John recorded this one at 10am so Em could go see Pogues. They talk about Home Front’s upcoming album, Fred Armisen performing with The Go’s, the trailer for Green Day’s new movie, El Hefe of NOFX joining the Aquabats for some shows, and the Dayglo Abortions heading back on tour after their arrest. They also pay tribute to the late Bruce Loose. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.999 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, punk rock artist Dagger Polyester stops by the podcast to talk about their new album Perversion for Profit, the uniqueness of living and creating in Los Angeles, and so much more. Em also gets deep into the My Chemical Romance lore while trying to explain their Toronto show to John. Listen to the episode below!