Episode #662 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John “Jughead” Pierson stops by to talk about his new band Semi-Famous, the re-release of the book that spawned the band, the creative process, and so much more with John and Em! They also hit some news stories including the No Values Fest traffic jam and Barclays suspending sponsorship of LiveNation events. Listen to the episode below!
Punknews Podcast #661.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John is joined by Ricky Frankel to talk about all things Record Store Day 2024! They talk about collecting records, which records they’re excited about for this year, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #660 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John and Em debate Morrissey and John Lydon along with talking about Fucked Up’s 24-hour live stream, Ween cancelling their upcoming shows, OFF!’s Free LSD set and new song, Rubellan Remasters shutting down, The Fugees cancelling their tour, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #658.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em plays some great new songs from July including tracks by Death Goals, Chat Pile, Bacchae, Cell Deth, boxcutter, Treehouse of Horror, Respire, Kid, Feral, Mechanical Canine, Devon Kay and the Solutions, NIIVI, The OBGMs, Gulfer, Scrunchies, Oak and Ivy, Omnigone, The Dreaded Laramie, Doubt, Latter, Squint, Touché Amoré, Skullpresser, and so many more. Listen to the episode and check out the tracklist below.
Episode #659 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John regales Em with stories from this year’s Summer Soiree - RAMONESMANIA. They also discuss some news including Fucked Up’s upcoming 24 hour livestream, the new song by Vicious Dreams, Matty Grace’s new solo track, Bad Brains re-release of I Against I, and if releasing a bunch of feedback from the Flux of Pink Indians' Strive to Survive album is historically significant. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #658 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! The freestyle era is back for at least one more episode as John and Em talk about the upcoming Summer Soiree RAMONESMANIA show with DanJoMar, The Mikey Erg Band, Ramoms, and Pink Soap (July 27 at Philamoca in Philly ), spiritual places, hunting for records, Em's interview with Adam of Omnigone (read right here), and so much more. They also hit some news including Gulfer’s final EP, Green Day’s video for “Corvette Summer”, Kepi Ghoulie calling out fascism, Kid, Feral’s new video, Desert Mambas’ upcoming EP, Touché Amoré’s upcoming album, Iron Maiden releasing a line of coolers, and the RSD re-release of Earth A.D. by Misfits. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #657.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this very special bonus episode, Em gets you hyped for this year's New Friends Fest by playing one song by each band on the bill! Songs by Jeromes Dream, Joliette, Kid, Feral, Vs Self, Terry Green, boxcutter, Treehouse of Horror, Heavenly Blue, New Forms, Basque, Raein, Saetia, NO MAN, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Short Fictions, Awakebutstillinbed, Blind Girls, Emma Goldman, Quiet Feat, and so many more are played. New Friends Fest takes place on August 2-4 at the Lithuanian House in Toronto, Ontario. Listen to the episode and check out the full tracklist below!
Episode #657 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em is missing on a secret mission (doing donuts in parking lots, selling timeshares, and hanging out with Cher and Billy Idol) so John plays some of the danciest punk tunes including Scowl, L.O.T.I.O.N., The Clash, and so many more. Listen to the episode below and get ready to groove!
Episode #656 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Spike of Me First and The Gimme Gimmes stops by to talk to John and Em about the band’s new album, quinceañeras, how they choose which songs to cover, and so much more. He also sticks around to talk about the news including the trailer for the upcoming docuseries How Music Got Free, the US DOJ Ticketmaster Antitrust lawsuit, and Morrissey re-releasing albums. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #655 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John caught up with Josh of The Raging Nathans and Rad Girlfriend Records to talk about the band, the label, The Dopamines, John Hinkley, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #654.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this bonus episode, Em plays some of her favourite songs from June 2024 including tracks by Indian Giver, Cross Dog, Terry Green, State Faults, Scene Queen, Anthony Green, Problem Patterns, Bad Movies, Scrunchies, The Readys, Survival Club, Sonagi, Trash Diva, Uniform, Blind Girls, Virginity, Lesibu Grand, Thotcrime, Avem, Future Teens, Combat, Ekko Astral, and more. Listen to the episode below!