The Hives announce new album, share “Enough Is Enough” video, to go on world tour

The Hives have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called The Hives Forever Forever The Hives and will be out on August 29 via PIAS. The album was co-produced by Mike D of Beastie Boys and Pelle Gunnerfeldt (who also produced their albums Tyrannosaurus Hives, Your New Favourite Band, Veni Vidi Vicious, A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T, and Barely Legal). The band has released a video for their first single “Enough Is Enough” which was directed by Stephen Ellis.

The Hives have also announced dates for a world tour which will see them playing the US, Australia, Japan, BC, Europe, and the UK. The tour will begin on July 17 in Fremantle, Washington, and wrap up on December 6 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Hives released their album The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons in 2023. Check out the video, tracklist, and dates below.

houseguest: “divine creation”

houseguest, a rock band from the unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories, has released a new song. It is called “divine creation” and is available digitally now. All proceeds from the sale of this song will be donated to local trans mutual aid benefits. The song also features guest vocals from Blue Chu of Hot Dyke Party, Izzy Marcus and Theodore Amelia of Sixth Grade Softball, Izzy Cendese, Iva Jankovic of Stickykeys Music and Doom Loops, Natalia Beltran of Doom Loops, and Grace Mural of ?numb?dame?. houseguest released their EP cry about it earlier this year. Check out the track below.

Turnstile appear to tease new music with billboard in LA

Turnstile appears to be teasing something. The band has put up a billboard in Los Angeles that reads “NEVER ENOUGH TURNSTILE” along with the date June 6. It is unsure if this announcement is about an album, EP, or single. The photo of the billboard was first posted by Basement and Fiddlehead member (and sometimes photographer for Turnstile) Alex Henerey on an Instagram story.

The photo that is used of the band for the billboard also indicates that touring guitarist Meg Mills (who has also played in Big Cheese and Chubby and the Gang) is now an official member. Meg Mills has been playing live with the band since 2022 after guitarist Brady Ebert left the band. Turnstile released their album Glow On in 2021. We will keep you updated.

Guttermouth, Pulley, DFL, CH3 more to play Gutterfest 4

Guttermouth have announced their fourth installment of the annual Gutterfest. This year, Guttermouth headlines, and they'll also be playing with Pulley, DFL, CH3, The clowns, Das klown, and more. That's July 12 in Garden Gove California. You can see the dates below.

Punknews to launch premium destination festival

We are excited to announce that Punknews will be launching a premium destination festival. Cool, Smart People Fest will take place on beautiful, tropical Goian Island, which as you know, is the largest island of the Republic of Moldova. The festival is very exclusive, so you have to be very cool, very smart, and very rich to attend. At the all-inclusive festival, you will enjoy fantastic luxuries such as a double wide plastic tent, two meals a day including a Broc-n-cheese hot pocket and some Arbys we found, as well as non-stop premium entertainment. We haven't booked any bands yet, but we assure you the music will be the best music you have ever heard. A guy that plays banjo outside Starbucks expressed some interest in playing. We also e-mailed Paul McCartney. (He hasn't responded yet). We are also trying to get Black Flag to play, if Greg Ginn will agree to use our suggested singer, the Angry Bagel guy who was a meme in like 2019.

Tickets start at $5,999.95 (plus fees) for the basic entry. However, there is a range of tiers to choose from, with the diamond VIP u-r-better-than-other-people package that runs for a reasonable $3 million. That package includes a festival pass, ins-and-outs, a commemorative margarita cup, and a signed 8x10 glossy of Bob Denver. (Bob will not be at the festival).

We're hoping that the festival will take place this summer, we think, but we are accepting payment now. We are kind of maybe thinking about planning to fill out permit applications kind of soon-ish. To purchase a pass, put the appropriate amount of money in a box and light it on fire. In the meantime, can we sell you tickets to a private dinner with Michael Jordan, Jimi Hendrix, Fabio, Spiro Agnew, and Cher?

Smoking Popes announce new album ‘Lovely Stuff’

The Smoking Popes have a new album coming out. Lovely Stuff is out Late April. You can hear the single "fox river dream" below.

Chubby And The Gang break up

Chubby and the Gang have broken up. They stated, briefly, "Every dog has his day, ours came and went away. Thank you for the good times sorry for the bad ones and for a great six years. Who fuckin loves ya? Chubby does." If anything else develops, we will let you know.

Danzig sells shirt that appears to have SS “Sun wheel” / “black sun” on it

Danzig just wrapped up a run of shows. At one (or more) of the shows, fans spotted a merch t-shirt that appeared to have an SS "sun wheel" on it, with a cartoon Danzig in the foreground. Notably, the sun wheel itself dates back to pre-history. However, the specific sun wheel used on the merch is the German "black sun" wheel, which is a link of Schutzstaffel "S's" which then form a circle. That specific design originated in the early 20th century, with the first depiction being the Wewelsburg mosaic, and was used by the Schutzstaffel. We have reached out to Danzig's representatives and the "7th house," which is the official Danzig fan group which often acts as his forum for announcing news to fans. Danzig has not issued a statement. If anything develops, we'll let you know.

Update: 6:02pm 3/31/25 - The 7th house sent us a brief reply: "No sorry have no idea on that. Thanks for checking"

Youth Brigade announce SoCal shows

Youth Brigade have three so-call shows planned. Two are in April and one is in May. Pistol Grip, and Neighborhood Brats p[en select shows. You can see the details below.

Jeff Rosenstock band to play all of 'We Cool' live in Brooklyn

Jeff Rosenstock have added a special show to their previously announced co-headlining tour with Pup. On September 14, at the Brooklyn, Paramount, the band will play all of We Cool? front to back, plus other hits. You can see the other tour dates here.

Dogs On Acid announce 10th anniversary 'Dogs on Acid' US tour

Dogs On Acid have announced that they will be heading out on a US tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their 2015 self-titled album. The shows will start on April 26 in Brooklyn, New York, and will wrap up on June 15 in Troy, New York. The band will also be reissuing the record on Lauren Records. Dogs On Acid will be playing GROWING UP IS DUMB Festival in Los Angeles, California on April 5. Check out the dates below.

Evan Greer and Ryan Cassata: "Protect Trans Kids (WTFIWWY)”

Evan Greer and Ryan Cassata have teamed up to release a new song. It is called “Protect Trans Kids (WTFIWWY)” and is out today, Trans Day of Visibility, via Get Better Records. The song also comes with a lyric video. The description for the video contains links to the Trans Youth Emergency Project, Marsha P. Johnson Institute, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, and Black and Pink. Evan Greer released her album Spotify is Surveillance in 2021. Ryan Cassata released his EP This Machine Kills Transphobia in 2024. Check out the video below.