<p>Editor’s Note: Welcome to V3 Weekend, Vanyaland‘s guide to help you sort out your weekend entertainment with curated selections and recommendations across our three pillars of Music, Comedy, and Film/TV. It’s what you should know about, where you need to be, and where you’ll be going, with us riding shotgun along the way. Music: ACTORS at Sonia We often hype festivals in this space so here’s one masquerading as a show. Or is it a show masquerading as a festival? Either way, ACTORS‘ arrival in Cambridge […]</p>
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Episode #607 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Em talks about seeing My Chemical Romance live (read her review right here!), John talks about going to see The Spits at a skatepark and Eric Flea of Zorn swinging around a flaming sword (read his review of that show here!). Other summer vacation stories are told before the dynamic duo dive into the news stories of the week.They discuss the new business venture from Lee Spielman and Garrett Stevenson of Trash Talk, NFTs, NOFX coming to an end, the Nirvana lawsuit finally ending, Blag Dahlia's upcoming Ralph Champagne LP, Bauhaus cancelling the rest of their North American tour, and Fucked Up reissuing Hidden World. Listen to the episode below!

On September 14, Momma played The Garrison in Toronto, Ontario. Momma are currently touring the US and released their album Household Name earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture the show. Check out his photos below.

Arm's Length have announced they will be releasing a new album. It is called Never Before Seen, Never Again Found and will be out October 28 via Wax Bodega. The band have also released a video for their new song "Object Permanence". Arm's Length released their EP Everything Nice in 2021. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Sad Park have announced that they have signed to Pure Noise Records. The band have released a lyric video for their first single with the label, "OMW". The video features animation by Ethan Tran and photos by Robert Nunez. Sad Park released their album It's All Over in 2021. Check out the video below.

<p>Editor’s Note: After a few years working remotely, Nick Johnston is back in Canada all week covering the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. We’re all very excited! Read through our continuing coverage of TIFF 2022, check out our official preview, and revisit our complete archives of this year and past festivals.  There’s a potentially interesting film that emerges in the final third of Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider, a dramatization of a series of murders in Iran at the turn of the century committed by a man […]</p>
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Punk in Drublic Music and Craft Beer Festival has announced the cancellation of its upcoming October 1 Baltimore date. Refunds are being issued. The festival announced this in a statement on Instagram that reads in part, "Due to circumstances beyond our control, Punk in Drublic in Baltimore is being canceled. The costs of operating the event at this time proved to be impossible. We are terribly disappointed as we know you are. The decision was not made lightly and we explored every possible option we could to make it happen, unfortunately it was to no avail. Ticket holders will receive a full refund and that refund process has already begun." The festival's Worcester (Sep 24) and Asbury Park (Oct 2) shows will be going ahead as planned.

<p>Editor’s Note: After a few years working remotely, Nick Johnston is back in Canada all week covering the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. We’re all very excited! Read through our continuing coverage of TIFF 2022, check out our official preview, and revisit our complete archives of this year and past festivals.  The question that has remained on my mind since I saw Ti West’s Pearl is why does this exist? Sure, there are plenty of obvious financial reasons: X is a perfectly amusing genre tribute picture, […]</p>
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Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves has released his new solo record Introducing Ralph Champagne. He described the record as "retro Americana music with a healthy dash of outlaw country, old school crooner and modern miscreant in the mix!" It's out via Greedy/MVD and you can hear the entire release below.

Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady and World/Inferno Friendship Society, has announced that he will be releasing a new solo album called New River. Ara Babajian (The Slackers) plays drums and Frank Piegaro (Worriers) plays bass on the record. The album will be out November 11 via Don Giovanni Records. A video for the first single, "New River, Spring For Me" that features horns by Peter Hess and tasters by Steve Selvidge has been released. The video was created by Diana Morales. Franz Nicolay released his book Someone Should Pay for Your Pain in 2021 and released Peopssongs in 2017. Check out the video and tracklist below.