Raygun Cowboys announce 25th anniversary Canadian tour

Raygun Cowboys have announced Canadian tour dates to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Doghouse Rose will be joining them on select dates, including their date at Pouzza Fest in Montreal on May 16. The tour will begin on May 8 in Regina, Saskatchewan and wrap up on June 6 in Edmonton, Alberta.

An Instagram statement released alongside the dates reads in part,

"I also wanted to let you know that 2025 will be our last tour for quite some time. I’ve spent most of my adult life, pushing the Raygun Cowboys and it has been the focus of my life for more than half my life. Now the time has come time for me to focus on other things. So come out everyone and see us for one more kick at the can. More dates to be announced for Canada and Europe soon, see you on the road friends!"

Raygun Cowboys released their album Fortune and Glory, Pleasure and Pain in 2023. Check out the dates below.

Butthole Surfers release new live single

Butthole Surfers have released a new live single. "Human Cannonball" is off Live at the Leather Fly. That's out May 9 via Sunset Blvd. You can hear the tune below.

The Ophelias: “Cicada”

The Ophelias have released a new song called “Cicada”. The song is off their upcoming album Spring Grove which will be out on April 4 via Get Better Records. The Ophelias will be touring North America starting in April and released their EP Ribbon in 2024. Check out the song below.

Sixteen Scandals: “P.L.S.L.V.E”

Toronto-based punk rockers Sixteen Scandals have released a new song. It is called “P.L.S.L.V.E” and is off their upcoming EP Dorkmantrois: Whackronyms which will be out later this year via Cartridge Heart. Sixteen Scandals released Nothing to C Here in 2019. Check out the song below.

Single Mothers, Mvll Crimes, Pkewx3, Burner, more to play R4A Fest 2025

R4A Fest, the festival put on by Ready4Anything Records, has announced its lineup for this year. Single Mothers, Mvll Crimes (returning after a years long hiatus), The Drew Thomson Foundation, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Donny Crosswell, Sun Junkies, Little Junior, Loviet, Burner, Pro Wrestling The Band, Strawberry Cough, Dumb Crush, Waste Youth, Captain Wildchild, Roach, Accelerant, Cassidy Jane, and Perfect Strangers will be playing the festival. R4A Fest will take place on July 10-12 at the Baby G in Toronto, Ontario.

Best Loop release benefit covers EP, 'Reinventing Laura Jane Grace'

Chicago-based punk rockers Best Loop have released a cover EP called Reinventing Laura Jane Grace. The EP finds the band covering “Cuffing Season” from Laura Jane Grace’s 2024 solo album Hole in My Head, “Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart” from Against Me!’s 2007 album New Wave, and “Because of the Shame” from Against Me!’s 2010 album White Crosses. The EP is available digitally now and all proceeds will be donated to Girls Rock! Chicago which puts on music programs and camps for girls, transgender youth, and gender-nonconforming youth. Check out the EP below.

Listen to hairpin's debut EP and read a track-by-track breakdown!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the debut EP by UK-based power-pop-infused post-hardcore band hairpin! The EP is called Modern Day Living and features five tracks that showcase the band’s songwriting prowess. Modern Day Living will be out everywhere on April 3. We caught up with the band to hear the stories behind each of the songs. Listen to the EP and read the track-by-track breakdown below!

The Pogues announce North American 'Rum, Sodomy, and The Lash' 40th anniversary tour

The Pogues have announced North American tour dates to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rum, Sodomy, and The Lash. This run of shows will take place in September, starting in Washington, DC on September 5 and wrapping up on September 17 at Terminal 5 in New York. For this tour, the lineup of the Pogues is Jem Finer, Spider Stacy, James Fearnley, Holly Mullineaux, Daragh Lynch, Jordan O’Leary, Fiachra Meek, Jim Sclavunos, Iona Zajac, John Francis Flynn, Lisa O’Neill, Nadine Shah, and James Walbourne. Tickets go on sale on April 4. The Pogues will be touring the UK in May. Check out the North American dates below.

Check out the new track by Whatever…!

Like, whatever maaaaaan…. no, seriously, we are talking Whatever…!

Whatever… is a melodic punk band from Cleveland. They've got some pop punk in there, a tinge of hardcore, and a lot of melody… and we are debuting their new single! Plus, it's produced by the icon J. Robbins.

"Watch them fall" is an energetic charger that finds the band contemplating post-capitalism America. The band's Ben Wrecked says, "'Watch Them Fall' is a critique of deception and manipulation, demanding accountability from those who exploit others for personal gain." Who's winning the battle? Listen to find out.

That track is off Into Darker Days, out May 30, 2025 by Dr. Strange records. You can check out the tune below.

The Filthy Radicals and The Write-Ups to tour Ontario and Quebec

Toronto-based skacore band The Filthy Radicals and Flint, Michigan-based ska band The Write-Ups have announced that they will be hitting the road this spring. The bands will be touring around Ontario and Quebec. The trek will kick off on May 29 in Montreal, Quebec, and will wrap up on June 2 in Windsor, Ontario. The Filthy Radicals will be playing Pouzza Fest in Montreal on May 16 and released their record The Fine Line Between Real and Insane in 2021. The Write-Ups released their self-titled album in 2024. Check out the dates below.

Emma Goldman: “I seem to be an adjective”

Emma Goldman has released a new song. It is called “I seem to be an adjective” and is off their upcoming album all you are is we which will be out on April 28 via Zegema Beach Records. Emma Goldman released their split with Clavel in 2019. Check out the song below.

Sum 41 release final music video, inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Sum 41 have released their final music video. It is for “Radio Silence” and was directed and edited by Ravi Dhar. The song is off their final album Heaven :x: Hell which was released in 2024 via Rise Records.

Sum 41 was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte during the 54th JUNO Awards which took place on March 30, 2025 in Vancouver, BC. The band also performed for the final time at the awards show, playing a medley of “Over My Head (Better Off Dead)”, “Still Waiting”, and “In Too Deep”. You can check out all of the videos below.