In July, Sudbury-based garage rock trio The Ape-Ettes blessed the world with their first new music together in almost 6 years with the release of their EP Simply. The EP sees the band exploring motherhood, talking about breakups, and discussing the importance of wearing hearing protection over the course of 4 songs that are chock full of melody, humour, and spirit. From the grungey, garagey opener "Trampoline" to the sweet punk rock of "Ré​mi" to the introspective psych-rock of "Inner Child", The Ape-Ettes are bound to get you moving. Simply is available now via Reta Records and Snappy Little Numbers.Through the power of the internet, Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with the band to talk about their new EP, writing in both French and English, maintaining "cool mom" vibes, and so much more. Read the interview below!

This November, The Dwarves and Direct Hit! will play four shows in the Mid-west. The crew play Pittsburg, Columbus, Indianaoplis, and chi-town. You can see the dates below.

Brooklyn-based punk band Frida Kill have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Kill! Kill! and will be out on December 1 via Insecurity Hits and Get Better Records. A video for their new song “Last Ditch Effort” has also been released. Frida Kill released EP 1 in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Rancid have released a video for "Live Forever." That's off Tomorrow Never Comes from this year. You can see the video below.

<p>The leaves are turning, pumpkin spice is once again spilling from the Dunkin’ taps, and all of the arteries on Storrow Drive are clogged up with the rotting corpses of U-Haul trucks. Yep, it’s time for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 7 to 17, and our boots are on the ground, ready to report back on what you should check out this fall. Every TIFF line-up is great in its own way, full of plenty […]</p>
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Justin Sane of Anti-Flag was recently accused of sexual assault by a number of young women. Following that, Anti-Flag essentially stopped all operations. In an in-depth report by Rolling Stone, writer Cheyenne Roundtree did more investigation and found that at least 12 more women that allege that Jusitn Sane assaulted them. You can read the report here.

The rolling Stones have announced their new album Hackney Diamonds. It's their first studio lp since Blue & Lonesome from 2016, and their first LP of original compositions since 2005's A Bigger Bang. The album was produced by Andrew Watt and features two tracks recorded with Charlie Watts. Guest stars include Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, and former stone Bill Wyman. It's out October 20 and you can hear the lead single, "Angry," below.

JER and Vial have announced tour dates together for this winter. Boy Jr. and Penny Bored will be joining them on select dates. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 8. JER released their album Bothered / Unbothered in 2022 and Vial released their album Loudmouth in 2021. Check out the dates below.

<p>Just over the past few years, Hasan Minhaj has emerged as a comedic force with his challenging of countless aspects found within our culture and political climate. As he fires up the machine to unleash his third full hour, there will undoubtedly be haters calling for him to quiet down, but Minhaj is coming back better than ever. As announced earlier this week, Minhaj will be bringing a brand new hour of his heavy-hitting comedy and social commentary, dubbed Off […]</p>
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<p>It’s wild to think that it’s been four years since Marika Hackman’s previous studio album, the playful and engaging Any Human Friend, which gave us a 2019 SOTY contender in “I’m Not Where You Are”. But hey, a lot has happened between then and now, and not all of it great (actually very little of it has been even good). We mention that because the English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter returns today (September 6) with an immaculate new tune called […]</p>
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