Coholic #5: Fragile Walls
In Episode 5, GHOSTS of emergency calls follow long after the sirens fade. From a young woman slipping deeper into addiction to children trapped in a home no one should have to grow up in, each call leaves another mark. But the horrors aren’t staying at the scene anymore. Guilt and helplessness pile up, nightmares begin to blur the line between what is witnessed on the job and what’s happening inside one’s own head.
CorMae: Delightful Maniacs
Riot grrrl, egg punk, tossing carrots, and a very large suitcase. Meet CorMae, the Austin crew making music for weirdos, calling out useless advice through bubbly sarcasm, and deeply valued sincerity. A conversation at the Hardcore For Pitbulls West event at 924 Gilman St.
Sink or Swim: Hyper Minds on Punk, Brotherhood, and Getting Loud
Frontman Roland talks influences, the making of debut album The Dog You Feed, the everyday moments that turn into songs, and why being friends first and bandmates second might be the secret to keeping it loud.
With an Astroman and a Rocket, NYC Got a Little Spacey!
Rocket From The Crypt took over Irving Plaza with old friends, Man Or Astroman, to celebrate the release of Scream, Frankenstein, Scream, a 16 song collection of previously lost songs that fans recently found in Orange County California. This show is the second of a five stop tour for the album.
Plastic Nancy steps into the ‘Perpetual Now’
Psychedelic rock band Plastic Nancy released their latest record, “Perpetual Now” in August.
PRB’S Fight To Unite
The crew at Punk Rock Bowling decided they could no longer sit by and watch this administration destroying our immigrant brothers and sisters, so they put together a massive lineup of like-minding bands to play in LA, to raise money for Siempre Unidos. Fight To Unite was a brain-smashing weekend of unforgettable music for the most worthy of causes.
AN INTERCEPTED TRANSMISSION FROM PSYCHAL
In Spite intercepts a lost transmission from egg punk enthusiast Psychal.
Bitch, Please: How to Accessorize
Every modern woman deserves a well-stocked handbag. Discover this season’s must-have accessories for navigating a world where a man’s manners are totally optional and a lady’s safety is her own responsibility. From personal alarms to other fashionable items that fit in your bag, these are a gal’s best friends in a world that keeps forgetting she’s a human being. Society won’t teach men to behave, darling; coordinate accordingly.
Power To The People was the Festival We needed this Election Year
Tom Morello’s Power To The People Festival brought together an iconic lineup of performers including Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Public Enemy, Foo Fighters, Dropkick Murphys, and so many more, for a very special day of protest through music.
Helping Save Pitbulls’ Lives Through Hardcore Music in the East Bay
Hardcore music meets animal rescue! Angel Graves brings Hardcore for Pits West to Berkeley’s legendary 924 Gilman and Gilman Brewing, October 24 and 25, for two days of punk, art, dog adoptions and fundraising. Featuring BL’AST, Sissyfit, Kevin Seconds, Russ Rankin and more, all to help give some deserving dogs a second chance.
Sex Pistols w/ Bad Nerves finally make it to Detroit.
The Sex Pistols finally made it to Detroit, a year after this show was originally scheduled, 30 years after their last Detroit show at Cobo Areana, and 50 years after they formed. It was worth the wait.
Punk on Film: Ladies, Enough is Enough
If you’re tired of watching women get threatened, objectified, assaulted, or told to be polite, you might appreciate a different kind of film. Revenge, Becky, Teeth, Born in Flames, and the others in this list offer ten very different answers to the same question: what happens when women decide enough is enough? From bloody revenge and vigilante justice to body horror and outright resistance, these movies aren’t Hallmark rom-coms.
Loud Women at Rebellion and Beyond
The LOUD WOMEN stage has become a Rebellion Festival highlight over the last three years, but it turns out the stage is only part of the story. Our lovely and talented Dick Slaughter wisely convinces LOUD WOMEN founder Cassie Fox to write his article for him, saving us from him trying to mansplain how LOUD WOMEN is putting women, femme-fronted, and feminist artists on stages around the world, and giving Dick a chance to add photos and be quiet for a change.
Supersuckers, The Rumours and Against The Grain in Detroit.
Supersuckers, self-proclaimed greatest rock-and-roll band in the world (and they are not wrong), with The Rumours and Against The Grain in Detroit on a Sunday night.
Coholic #4: I Wanted To Go Back
The Coholics become the one thing holding everything together as home life deteriorates and teenage rage spills into music, fights, theft, drinking, and drugs. A night of stolen pills and Mad Dog 20/20 nearly kills him, sending him somewhere strangely peaceful before he’s violently pulled back into the world. He wakes in a hospital, handcuffed to a bed and furious to be alive, haunted by the place he almost didn’t leave.
Public Image, Ltd and Plague Vendor “This Is Not The Last Tour”.
Public Image, Ltd. and Plague Vendor, “This Is Not The Last Tour” comes to Detroit 09/25/2026.
HBD Ottobar, and Thanks for the Amazing Show!
The iconic venue, Ottobar, in Baltimore, turned 29 and invited two of my favorite 90’s post-hardcore bands, Sleepytime Trio and Rye Coalition, to join the incredible Ted Leo and local rockstars, War On Women, for one helluva birthday bash!
Pennywise, Angel Du$t, H2O & Murphy’s Law in Detroit.
Pennywise, Angel Du$t, H2O & Murphy’s Law in Detroit.
Punk and Disorderly 2025
A weekend of sweaty rooms, old friends, new bands, good tunes, hangovers, merch, and enough punk energy to keep Skegness moving. From The Puncturists kicking things off to Criminal Damage, Tear Up, Critical Candy, Zero Tolerance, and Broken Three Ways, Punk and Disorderly 2025 proves that the smaller punk weekender is still very much alive. Best part: discovering bands you’ve never heard before, dancing with people you’ve known for years, making new friends, and keeping the scene going. Use them or lose them.
Antagonizörs Fight To Recapture Metal
Antagonizörs push to reclaim metal turns Baltimore into a battlefield of thrashing speed metal.