Amyl and the Sniffers have been nominated for a Grammy. They are nominated in the "Best Rock Performance" category for the album U Should Not Be Doing That in the 2026 awards. The award ceremony is Feb 1, 2026.
Universal Girlfriend is the new band that includes Marissa Paternoster of Noun / Screaming Females, Augusta pf Gladie / Cayetana, Nasrene of Taxpayers, and Ashley of Pinkwash.
The band has played three shows and just issued a new update. They are recording material, though it is unknown if it is a single, EP, or LP. We'll keep you updated.
Henry rollins recently announced that he was at Inner Ear studios with Ian MacKaye working on a project. That set the internet on fire with people guessing what the project was. Late last week, Rollins issued clarification: "Before anything else, I think I need to clear something up. Last week I told you that I went up to DC and mixed some tracks with Ian MacKaye at Inner Ear Studios in beautiful Arlington, VA. The tracks we mixed were not a collaborative effort, besides the mixing itself. I am not on the tape. Ian is not on the tape. Neither of us are on the tape. What we were working on was a demo, recorded in 1979, by a legendary Punk band that recently came into my possession. I had the tape baked and transferred by the very capable Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Sound in Nashville and had him send the tracks to Ian so he could take them to Inner Ear and get them loaded in. The mix came together quite quickly because it was only eight tracks on one inch tape and the quality of the sounds were so good out of the gate, very little had to be done. The performances are fantastic. Ian and I played the mixes over and over days later and kept in touch to see if either one of us had any notes as to anything that needed to be changed and neither of us could find anything wrong with the work. I contacted a member of the band and asked if I could release the tracks. I got permission and started preparing the tracks for release. We sent the final mixes to Pete, who mastered them and they’re really good. I’m going to be working in collaboration with Larry Hardy at In The Red Records and we’ll be releasing the demo as soon as possible, as a four song 12”. You might already know that Larry and I have been putting out very cool and often extremely rare tracks on 7” and 12” records over the last few years. In fact, we have a great one at the pressing plant right now. Once it’s back, I’ll tell you all about it. It’s super cool."
Meanwhile, Rollins has at least one other secret project that has been gestating for a while. Rollins has dropped hints here and there, stating that the project involves some sort of warehouse physical location, a substantial part of his assets, and a greta deal of research. We'll keep you updated.
Hayley Williams has announced solo tour dates for North America, Europe, the UK, and Ireland. The dates will begin on March 28 in Atlanta, Georgia, and will wrap up on June 29 in Dublin, Ireland. Water From Your Eyes and Sunggle will be joining her on select dates. The tour will benefit the Ally Coalition. These dates mark the second time she’s announced a solo tour, the first being in 2020 which was subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hayley Williams released her album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party earlier this year and has been nominated for 4 Grammy awards for the album. Check out the dates below.
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Codefendants and Zeta are releasing a collaborative live in studio EP. It's called Live From Red Lion Studios and it has six tracks. As per the band, "Six classic songs recorded live with our good friends @joinzeta as our backing band." The release is out December 12 and appears to be self-released.
Perhaps interestingly, somewhat following the "tier priced ticket sales" of festivals, the band is pricing the individual variants of the LPS based off their rarity. The most common version, black vinyl, is priced at $40. The second most mare version sells for $80 and the rarest variant runs $100.
You can check out the video below.
Viagra Boys have recorded a KEXP live session. They performed “Man Made of Meat”, “Waterboy”, “Pyramid of Health”, “The Bog Body”, and “Uno II” off their recently released album viagr aboys along with “Troglodyte” from their 2022 album Cave World and “Slow Learner” and “Sports” from their 2018 album Street Worms. Check out the session below.
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Surely you know that Billy McFarland is the convicted fraudster behind Fyre festival, the "premium" destination festival that failed so spectacularly that people had to be helicoptered off the island of the festival. After that, he tried and failed to re-launched the festival a couple of times. This summer, he sold the name and related assets to Limewire for just under $250,000. McFarland was ordered to pay $26 million in restitution related to his convictions.
Well, he has got a new festival in the works. It is really soon- december 4 to 8. It's called PHNX and it's another premium destination festival in Diamond Cay in the Caribbean. French Montana is the headliner. a second headliner is supposed to be announced soon. Ticket prices range $200 to $500,000. The $500k option gets you: Private, 10-seat Challenger 601 round trip from Miami; The best villa on Utila; Private chef in your villa 24/7; Golf cart with 24/7 driver and local guide, plus 4 ATVs; The best boat on Utila with 24/7 captain; Bottle service to your boat during the Saturday and Sunday Festival; Stage access during the festival. Be with the artists as they perform; Artist only dinner; Private dinner and drinks with Billy McFarland on Utila before or after the festival.
The ticketing service has a very classy statement from McFarland, too: "To everyone saying play it safe, we got the islands. To all the internet NPCs claiming they live life, we are out here really doing this. To the people saying get a job, we are paying people back and supporting every f***ing island we touch. To the ones saying this is a normal vacation, you haven’t done a trip with me. To the ones saying this is delusional, wait until we drop the lineup. Let me show you Island Billy. Come live."
Apparently, there are only 400 tickets for sale. This will definitely go totally as planned.
Alexisonfire have released a video for their cover of “Neighbourhood Villain” by Doughboys. The video was directed by Mathieu Gosselin and features Montreal skate collective Pagaille, which was founded in 2020 by Mathieu along with Matil Brouillard. The cover is off Alexisonfire’s recently released covers EP, Copies of Old Masters Volume 1. Check out the video below.
In 2023 Mike Huguenor (Shinobu, Hard Girls, Jeff Rosenstock) announced that he was writing a book about Asian Man Records called Elvis Is Dead, I’m Still Alive: The Story of Asian Man Records. Now, he has announced the release date for the book. It will be out on May 19 via Clash Books. The official description for the book reads in part,
”Sourced from over a hundred hours of interviews with musicians, producers, booking agents, label owners, writers, fans, employees, volunteers, friends and family, Elvis is Dead, I’m Still Alive tells the singular story of Asian Man Records.
In its first thirty years, Asian Man Records released over 400 albums, all from the garage at Mike Park’s parents’ house. Founded when Park was in his early twenties, the label has started and supported the careers of musicians across many generations, all free from the pressures of the larger music industry. It seemed things could even stay that way forever, until an unexpected email arrived…
Spanning early releases by breakout artists like Less Than Jake and Alkaline Trio, to albums that went viral on TikTok, every record has its own story. All of them connect back to Mike Park, the record label founder, who went from struggling with racism as a Korean American in an overwhelmingly white town, to his current status as international underground inspiration.
Written by Mike Huguenor, a musician who has seen the label from inside and out, this music biography documents thirty years in the life of a record label unlike any other—the one and only Asian Man Records.”
Check out the announcement post below.
Maid of Ace have announced European tour dates for this December. The shows begin on December 23 in Rouen, France and wrap up on December 21 in Berlin, Germany. Maid of Ace released their single “These R The Days” in June and released their album Live Fast or Die in 2020. Check out the dates below.
Toronto-based power pop band Cootie Catcher has announced that they’ve signed to Carpark Records and have released their first single with the label. The song is called “Gingham Dress” and comes with a video which was directed by Khalil Haddad. Cootie Catcher released their album Shy at first earlier this year. Check out the video below.
Los Angeles-based rockers Honey Revenge have released a video for their new song “Poison Apple Baby”. The video was directed by Sam Link. The song is available digitally now via Thriller Records and appears to be a standalone single. This is the second song they’ve released this year, following “Risk”. Honey Revenge released the extended edition of their 2023 album Retrovision in 2024. Check out the video below.
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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!
Comedian and writer Jeremy Dobski loves to make people laugh. He has brought his well-crafted jokes and kinetic delivery to stages across Canada and the US, spreading the joy of human connection with him everywhere he goes. That joy of connection is also captured in his 2024 special Love Language. Jeremy will be playing his last shows of the year across Ontario and Michigan starting later this month.
Last month, Jeremy joined forces once again with longtime friend and collaborator comedian (and founder of Punx Can't Laugh) Gabe Koury to co-produce the second Punx Can’t Laugh Fest in Toronto. This year’s festival saw them expand to four days, which featured five shows jam-packed with hilarious comedians and rocking punk bands. Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with Jeremy to talk about this year’s Punx Can’t Laugh Fest, throwing shows on a pirate ship, incorporating storytelling into stand-up thanks to his animated show Para-Legal, and so much more. Read the interview below!
This interview between Em Moore and Jeremy Dobski took place over Zoom on November 5, 2025. What follows is a transcription of their conversation that has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Nova Twins have recorded an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. The band played “Cleopatra” and “Choose Your Fighter” from their 2022 album Supernova along with “Monsters” and “Hummingbird” from their recently released album Parasites and Butterflies. The video was directed and edited by Kara Frame. Check out the video below.