Cliffdiver have released a cover of “Oh Bondage, Up Yours!” by X-Ray Spex. The cover features Stephen Egerton of Descendents and is available digitally now. Cliffdiver will be touring the US in early July both as headliners and as part of Sad Summer Fest before opening for Hot Mulligan on their US tour later that month. The band released their album Exercise Your Demons in 2022. Check out the song below.

<p>New York-based Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist and musician Rahill Jamalifard, perhaps best known as lead singer of Habibi and now simply as Rahill, dropped her debut full-length solo indie-pop record, Flowers At Your Feet, via Big Dada on May 12. The 14-track album, with its shimmering synth and floating vocals, features intricate lyricism exploring memories from childhood through adult life. In one poignant example, the sparsely instrumented “Ode to Dad,” Rahill talks about how “Outside the world’s gone mad / Dad’s […]</p>
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<p>There’s nothing better than a good punk rock cover that helps wake up the neighbors, and CLIFFDIVER have returned with a fiery reboot of an already fiery classic, stirring up X-Ray Spex’s meteoric ripper “Oh Bondage, Up Yours!” with an assist from Stephen Egerton of Descendents and All on lead guitar. It’s an especially inspired effort from CLIFFDIVER co-lead singer Briana Wright, who channels her inner Poly Styrene to bring the the fury of 1977 right into 2023. “I’ve had the […]</p>
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Multi-talented multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hunter is known for many things including their Skatune Network YouTube channel, being the trombonist in We Are The Union, and releasing excellent solo music under the name JER. On top of all of this, they are also an incredible composer who wrote the soundtrack for the upcoming video game Sunshine Shuffle. The game centers around a group of cartoon animals involved in a high-stakes poker game and it’s your job to uncover the part each one played in a bank robbery. JER’s instrumental traditional-ska-infused soundtrack complements the game perfectly, evoking a laid-back yet upbeat vibe that is ideal for sleuthing on the S.S. Sunshine. Sunshine Shuffle will be available on Nintendo Switch and Steam on May 24 via Strange Scaffold. Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with JER over Zoom to talk about what goes into composing a soundtrack, what drew them to music composition, the connection between video games and ska, and so much more. Read the interview below!

On May 18, City of Caterpillar played the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto, Ontario. Basque opened the show. City of Caterpillar released their album Mystic Sisters in 2022. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture all the action. Check out his photos below.

On May 18, Single Mothers played the Garrison in Toronto, Ontario. They opened for Off With Their Heads. Single Mothers released their album Roy earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture the show. Check out his photos below.

Cop/Out have released a new album. It's called All together Now and is self-released. You can check it out below.

Sadly, Algy Ward, who was in The Damned from 1979-1980 has passed away. Ward played bass on the seminal Machine Gun Etiquette album. After the Damned, he formed tank, who were part of the NWOBH movement. Before the Damned, Ward played in the Saints and appeared on their second and third albums. He was 63. You can hear some of his recordings below.