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Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Six. The Dwarves, Dutch Nuggets, Ming City Rockers, Undisassembled, Necron 9, The Ravagers, Bombardament, Faster Forward and more.
Hampton Roads put on a show with 4 local bands (well technically two were from RVA) and Atlanta natives New Junk City on the bill.
Dead Boys, Burn Kit, Detroit 442 & Duk Butter at The Sanctuary, Hamtramck, MI. Legendary guitarist Cheetah Chrome was in the house.
Lorraine Cater takes in the Scarborough Punk Festival, with photos by Phil Thorns—the guy who literally did the photo book on it. Featuring Grade 2, The Bar Stool Preachers, The Skids, The Steve Ignorant Band, The Cockney Rejects, The Exploited, and more.
Dick Slaughter and Dick Lucas sit down to talk about what it really costs for UK bands to tour the U.S. in the age of the internet.
In Spite Magazine Proudly Presents CAT by Lob, Installment Three.
Goody James caught Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Los Angeles stop of their 20th-anniversary tour.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Five. The Templars, Heathcliff, Kicked In The Teeth, Zero Again, xWeaponx, Cemetery Girl, MDOP, Sistema Obsoleto, Commitment, Phane, Visions of War and more!
Niyaz Pirani gives us his Coachella must-sees, and we give you the link to watch it all for free from the comfort of your couch—minus the hipsters, blistering sun, dust storms, and $30 drinks.
Featuring: Amyl and the Sniffers, the Circle Jerks, the Viagra Boys, Bob Vylan, and Lady Gaga.
Refused joined forces with Quicksand for a US/UK tour as they prepare to say goodbye after nearly 35 years.
John Greenwood strongly suggests taking public transport to Punk in the Park San Francisco—just get there for Pennywise, Screeching Weasel, Lagwagon, Comeback Kid, Good Riddance, Leftover Crack, Dead to Me, Manic Hispanic, Rich Kids on LSD, The Queers, Channel 3, The Side Eyes, and Knocked Down. Beer, food, and fun for the whole family.
Jordan Ranft takes in Family Not a Group (FNG), a 17-person collective of rappers, singers, DJs, and artists, at The Independent in San Francisco, CA.
Slutbomb live at Metropolis Cycles in the Corktown district of Detroit 03/29/2025. 7-band bill that included Lava, Gut Gash, Porcupine, M.D.O.P., Cemetary Girl, and Body Farm.
The Queers, The 66ers, Middle-Out, B-Plot and The Black List.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Four. Bad Beat, D-Bloc, Reagan Youth, The Raging Nathans, The Manicdotes, Battering Ham, Soldiers of Destruction, The Strikeouts, Lion’s Law and more.
Dick Slaughter takes in Punk in the Park’s Lucky Punks in the OC—featuring Bad Religion, the Dead Kennedys, the Aquabats, Lagwagon, Street Dogs, and maybe you.
Punk Rock Bowling Weekend: More than just a festival. Pool parties, late night club shows, The Punk Rock Museum, Evel Pie, Punk Rock Bowling Poker Tournament, and more!
John Greenwood covers Doll Fest—an all-ages, all-femme-fronted music and arts festival—at Cornerstone, Berkeley, CA, on March 1 & 2, featuring acts such as Bite Me Bambi, Slaughterhouse, Trap Girl, Dollheads, Katie Cash, Tess & The Details, Tsunami Bomb, and many more.
Agnostic Front / Murphy’s Law/ Violent Way. New York Blood U.S.A. Tour 2025, at The Sanctuary Hamtramck, MI 3/15/2025.
Finally, a chance to vote for something that matters!
Thirteen Punk Hunks are battling it out for the coveted title of In Spite Magazine’s Celebrity Punk Hunk of the Year. Candidates include: Dave Dictor, Jack Grisham, Paul Hostage, Peter Jones, Jim Pursey, Carol Hodge, Penny Rimbaud, Stan Lee, Gee Vaucher, Russell Mummy, Steve Ignorant, Blag Dahlia, and Lewis Peck.
Polls close on April 20th—vote wisely!
Pick It Up Media Presents: Punkerton Records’ Half Dizzy, The Boy Detective, and more.
Dropkick Murphys played 4 St. Patrick’s Day shows in Boston over the weekend, with a bevy of opening acts: The Kilograms, Cody Nilsen, Rebuilder, The Menzingers, Teenage Bottlerocket, Hot Water Music, and Bouncing Souls.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Three. Riptides, Let Me Downs, Grassy Knoll, Sex Pistols, Punter, Sunami, Pain of Truth, Bombardement, Tower of One, Armored Flu Unit and more!
Hardcore: D-BLOC, Bad Beat, Escalation of Force, Resolute, Killing Field at Edgemen Printing.
John Greenwood takes in The Exploited and Total Chaos at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, California.
Small Void speaks on grief, touring, and more.
Still a few tickets left for Orange County’s Lucky Punks! festival!
Dick Slaughter gives us a preview of the lineup featuring Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, The Aquabats, Lagwagon, Street Dogs, The Defiant, The Briggs, Pulley, and Hoist the Colors.
Expect food trucks, beer, and an all-day celebration of chaos and questionable life choices. Get your tickets while you still can!
Punk rock record reviews, 2025 part two. The Sissy Boys, Fight Back Mountain, Oh The Humanity!, Fucked Up, RBNX/The Car Bomb Parade, Grand Scheme, Sloppy Seconds, The Slime, R-NOT and more.
John Greenwood caught Patti Smith at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco
YS Kim steps into the bizarre world of Harry’s Harbour Bazaar, the legendary oddities museum in Hamburg, Germany, immortalized in Tom Waits’ The Black Rider. Home to shrunken heads, taxidermy, and exotic artifacts, this hidden gem offers a surreal experience like no other.