Podcast
Jayniac Jr

Listen to Punknews Podcast #703 - Jayniac Jr.!

Episode #703 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Jay of Jayniac Jr. stops by to talk about the origin story of the band, recently released EPs Flower Mouth (which we spoke to Jay about earlier this year) and GirlFoe, revisiting old songs, the stories behind the "GirlFoe" music video, and so much more.

Jay also sticks around to talk about the news with John and Em and they cover Spike and the Gimme Gimmes’ upcoming calendar and Christmas cover, Surfbort’s upcoming album, Nova Twins’ Tiny Desk Concert, and Sixteen Scandals’ recent Incorrect Thoughts Sessions. They also talk about video games and werewolf Sonic the Hedgehog. Listen to the episode below!

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Tours
The OBGMs

The OBGMs announce Western Canada tour

The OBGMs have announced Western Canadian tour dates for January. The trek will begin with their performance at Winterruption YXE in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on January 21 and will wrap up on January 25 in Calgary, Alberta. The OBGMs released their album SORRY, IT’S OVER in 2024. Check out the dates below.

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Suzie True

Suzie True record A Fistful of Vinyl live session

Suzie True have recorded a live session for A Fistful of Vinyl. The band played “Sentimental Scum” off their 2023 album of the same name. The video was recorded live at Pirate Studios in Los Angeles. Suzie True released their album How I Learned To Love What’s Gone earlier this year. Check out the video below.

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Videos
Silhouette

Silhouette: “dreadful game”

Silhouette, the new band made up of Azeka and Gil of AURAT and Nev Ver, have released a video for their new song “dreadful game”. The video was shot, edited, and directed by aceadelic. The song is off their recently released self-titled debut album which came out last week via Get Better Records. Check out the video below.

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Sixteen Scandals

Sixteen Scandals release two more Incorrect Thoughts Live Sessions

Sixteen Scandals have released two more Incorrect Thoughts Live Sessions. The band played “A Mate Worse Than Death” and “H.I.L.O.”. Both songs were recorded at Sugar Shack Studios in London, Ontario with the music being recorded and mixed by Kyle Ashbourne. The videos were filmed by Chris Forrest, Tyler O'Brien, and Courtney Forrest. These sessions join their previously released sessions for “Diffriends”, “We’re Off and Need The Wizard” and “C No Evil, Hear No Evil, Talk A Lot of Shit” which were released earlier this month.

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Cheekface

Cheekface record No Fun Club Live session

Cheekface have recorded a live session for No Fun Club Live. The band played “Flies”, “Growth Sux”, and “Hard Mode” from their album Middle Spoon which came out earlier this year via New Professor Music. The video was filmed at BNB Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was shot by Julio Assis and Patrick Jordan and was recorded by Rob Hill with Tiley Hill doing the mixing and mastering. Check out the session in full below.

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Tours
My Chemical Romance

Echo and the Bunnymen, Sunny Day Real Estate, Joan Jett, more added to MCR's EU and UK tour

My Chemical Romance have announced the support acts for their upcoming shows in Europe and the UK. Echo and the Bunnymen, Sunny Day Real Estate, Interpol, Mogwai, Idlewild, Skunk Anansie, and Joan Jett will be joining them on select dates. This leg of the tour runs from June 30 to July 18. My Chemical Romance will be touring South America starting in January, South East Asia in April, and the US starting in August. Check out the updated dates below.

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Blanket

Blanket to release new album, share “True Blue” video

UK-based rockers Blanket have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called True Blue and will be out on January 16 via Adventure Cat Records. The album features 8 tracks, including their previously released singles “Bind” (which features Wayside), “Levitate”, and “Hole In My Head”. The band has also released a video for the title track. Blanket released their album Ceremonia in 2024. Check out the video and tracklist below.

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Buckets

Buckets release video for “Naked”

Los Angeles-based indie punk band Buckets have released a video for their song “Naked”. The video was directed by Brandon Tasker and, along with the band, stars Isa Moon, Griffin Scanlan, and Alex Radanof. The song was released in August (we premiered it!) and is a standalone single. Buckets released their album Good Luck Bad Dog in 2023. Check out the video below.

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