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Dick Slaughter says, Haul yourself to the Teregram Ballroom on May 18. Youth Brigade is making a rare L.A. appearance, with Pistol Grip, Knuckleheadz Band, and Bad Ass. Don’t miss it.
Singapore’s Wormrot played at the Locker Room in Garden Grove, California. Words and photos by Goody James.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Seven. The Strikeouts, Rumkicks, Slaughterhouse, Suicidal Tendencies, Bridge The Gap, Scowl, Tower of One, Spikepit, Primal Brain, Speedway and more.
Paul Rotzler spends the day sunning himself at Punk in the Park, Arizona — featuring Bad Religion, Face to Face, Pennywise, The Adolescents, Manic Hispanic, Catbite, and so much more.
Fishbone teams up with Funkadelic’s George Clinton on their new album. Our John Greenwood gives us the scoop on the record and their upcoming tour.
Dick Slaughter gives us a Punk Rock Bowling Band Spotlight of a band that’s not even playing—The Mummies. Find out how Trent screwed up their chance at a gig at this year’s festival.
Phill Thorns takes in Headsticks, Nick Parker, and Shanghai Treason in Sheffield, UK—a night that quickly turned into full-blown BANJO-DRIVEN CHAOS.
Gang of Four are saying a “Long Goodbye” with a North American tour spanning 25 cities. I was lucky enough to catch them in a smaller club in North Carolina, the iconic Cat’s Cradle.
Goody James and Dick Slaughter caught the Subhumans at Orange County’s only independent open-air venue, Garden Amp.
Remember when Coachella was just for hipsters? And how nowadays only influencers go just to be seen? Or that every year the lineup is worse than the year before—and definitely not ever as good as it was in the decades before?
Let me ask: Does Beethoven suck? Are the Circle Jerks jack-offs? At what other festival can you even listen to Beethoven performed by a world class symphony orchestra and mosh in a Circle Jerks pit in the same weekend?
This is the magic of Coachella.
Dick Slaughter runs through the updated Punk Rock Bowling main fest lineup — last-minute changes and all — and takes a few shots at Vegas resort fees while he's at it.
Hardcore: En Love, Suffer No Fools, King’s Command, Strange Magic.
The Venomous Pinks, The Anti-Queens, Seahag at Small’s Bar, “Flock Around and Find Out” tour 2025.
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.
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.
Bad Nerves with Norcos Y Horchata and Spiritual Cramp at The Loving Touch.