Having played the midwestern music circuit for the last decade or so, Nowhere Fast has been out an about playing shows all over the region with singer/songwriter/guitarist Seth Robinson at the helm of the duration. The band made up of friends, blend together rock and roll and punk to create their own blend of music. Contributing Editor Samantha Barrett sat down with Seth Robinson to speak about their latest album.
Dani Miller of Surfbort has released a new digital single. It's called "Fuck You I'm Hot." It appears to be a stand alone release. You can watch the video below.
Fest 23 has announced its first wave. The event runs October 24-26 in Gainesville. Bands playing this year include Propagandhi, Dilling 4, Jeff Rosenstock (doing two sets), Laura Jane grace, Rx Bandits, Banner Pilot, AJJ, Shelter, Dopamines, 7 Seconds, Dead to Me, Toys that Kill, FYP, The Spits, Brendan Kelly, and a bunch more. More bands will be announced June 6.
Punk Rock Bowling is right around the corner! The shindig goes down May 24-26 in Las Vegas and this year has some really, really cracking bands!
Check this out: Frikkin FLAG is BACK- Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez cadena, Bill Stevenson, and Stephen Egerton doing all Black Flag music! (You might like to note that the band has kind of, sort of said, here and there, that there aren't going to be many other FLAG shows this year… or even next year, fyi…) Also, punk icons The Damned are playing with the classic '80s Vanian-Sensible-Gray-Scabies lineup. Peter Hook is doing an all Joy Division set! Cocksparrer are playing their final PRB show ever! Gang of Four are doing all of That's Entertainment! Laura Jane Grace has Mikey Erg behind the kit! Maid of Ace is coming from the UK to rip it up…
There are also hella rad club shows: Lynval Golding is doing an all Specials set with The Aggrolites! The frikkin Adverts are playing! Lee Fields is delivering a rare classic soul set! Ceremony is merging hardcore and post-punk… oh… also… FRIKKIN BOOTSIE COLLINS of the James Brown band and P-Funk is doing a special, one time only set, with Angelo Moore of Fishbone… Plus DJ Evil E, Ice-t's DJ, is spinning wax between sets! Holy moly!!!
Well, here is your chance to get in for free. You can enter to win two free General admission passes thanks to PRB and Punknews. To enter, all you have to do is e-mail Podcast@punknews.org and tell us why YOU should win. Be sure to put "Why I want to go to Punk Rock Bowling" as the subject line. Also, in the body of the e-mail, include your name, address, and phone number. Entries that don't have these items will not be considered. YOU HAVE UNTIL MAY 2, 2025 AT 11:59 PM PST TO ENTER. The contest closes then. good luck!
But, if you don't win, you can buy tickets right here!
Today, The Melvins release their new album Thunderball. This one is in their Melvins 1983 incarnation, which for this record, is original, original, original Melvins guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Mike Dillard. They are joined by electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maitres.
Interestingly, Thunderball finds Melvs '83 moving away from the punky humor of the first two releases under that moniker and into something darker and sinister.
Punknews' John Gentile spoke to Osborne and Dillard about the new release, the early day of the Melvins, and how the pair have remained pals for over 40 years.
We are thrilled to bring to you a Punknews Exclusive Premiere for Staten Island, NY-based punk/hardcore band Engine Hymns. Born out many friendships out of the Staten Island scene the four-piece's signature sound is for followers of Jawbox or Strikeforce Diablo.
The band is set to release their upcoming LP on April 30th, 2025 via Dark Helmet Syndicate with the new LP's proceeds going to benefit and help raise money for their friend Sean McCann (Most Precious Blood/Herjaza/Omega Glory/Cattlepress/Celebrity Murders/Murdock) who is suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
The band contains members of Quantice Never Crashed, Mute Diaries, Dead Wrestlers, and The Cable Car Theory. See below to check out the first single, "Concubine" along with a quote from singer John Farag on the track.
Teenage Bottlerocket are releasing a new album. Ready to Roll is out September 12. the record was recorded at The Blasting Room with our good friend Andrew Berlin, and had it mastered by Jason Livermore. Singer Ray had this to say about the new track: "“My wife Rachel loves to give me a hard time—she rolls her eyes when I rock out in front of the mirror, makes fun of the music I love, and calls me an old man when I bring up movies she’s never seen. And I totally love her for it. We talk shit while we drive, crank rad music, and laugh our asses off. This song is about all of that—it’s loud, fun, and full of personality. We chose it as the first single from Ready to Roll because it kicks the door open. It sets the tone for the whole record—fast, catchy, and not taking itself too seriously. Just the way we like it.” You can check out the new tune below.
Bad Egg have released a collection of news songs called Cluster of Eggs Volume 1: Plastimet Burning. The collection includes their previously released single “Brain Rot Stomp” as well as two new tracks “Gout” and “D.G.A.F.A.Y.”. The EP is available now via ESAD REKZ. Bad Egg released their record CENTURY EGG in 2024. Check out the EP below.
Leftover Crack have released a new song. It's called "White Guilt Atrocity Quilt" and it's a stand alone, digital only single. The track finds the band taking a Slayer style riff and then discussing the bloody history of imperialism.
Singer Sturgeon had this to say about the track: "The new song by Leftöver Crack is about the history of the white self-proclaimed Americans and the injustice, displacement, genocide, rape, disease, enslavement, human commodification and trafficking, cruelty, brutality, exploitation, broken promises and vilification of the native indigenous population and the populations of African countries for the benefit of the privileged class and rich “elite” whites that behave no differently than the Europeans that forced them to seek a new world where they could live in peace and with the freedom to practice their religions and where they refused to pay financial tribute to British royalty only to demand that the subjugated peoples of this county fatten their own oligarchal coffers and bow down to their own demented dynasty’s while presenting a facade of caring about those that have been destroyed in their scorched wake."
The band also released a digital b-side, which is called "Brad Sabbath." Sturgeon briefly commented on that tune: "'Brad Sabbath' is about the mistakes inherent in following gods and their minced words used to justify so much grisly atrocity.”
You can hear both tunes below.
It's been a rad few years for NOBRO- they got shortlisted for a Polaris music prize, won a Juno… oh, and they also put out some rad music. Set Your Pussy Free, the band's debut LP, finds the band mixing punk with garage rock with politics with humour witrh ripping riffs. Oh, also… they are playing Punk Rock Bowling! PRB is memorial day weekend in Vegas and the NoBro crew play the street party stage on Sunday. So, they've got a lot going on.
Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with NOBRO to talk about winning a JUNO, dealing with censorship, welcoming new members into the band, playing PRB, and so much more. Read the interview below!
Social Distortion is going on a June and July USA tour. They'll be joined by Plague Vendor. The tour starts on the west coast, heads east and makes it to the mid-west. you can see the dates below.
Generacion suicida have a short little West coast jaunt starting tomorrow. The trup runs from Nor-Cal up to Vancouver, and you can see the dates below.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are headed out to Europe this summer. On this run, the band includes Spike Slawson, CJ Ramone, Pinch (formerly of The Damned), John Reis of Rocket from the Crypt, and Jake Kiley of Strung Our. You can see the dates below.
The Dirty Nil have a new album coming out. The Lash is out July 25. It was recorded and Mixed and Produced in Hamilton, Ontario by Vince Oliveri. it's out via Dine Alone. you can see the cover art below.
Touché Amoré is heading to play some shows this July with Militarie Gun in Australia. General on sale for this run of dates begins Wednesday 23 April at 11am local time. See below for the full announcement.
Long Island based rock band Somerset Thrower recently announced their upcoming new album titled Take Only What You Need To Survive. The release will be out on July 11th via Smartpunk Records. They have also released the first single off the new album, "Never Going To Therapy", see below.
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