Episode #695.5 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em plays some songs that were released in March 2025 including tracks by Shiv and The Carvers, Nova Twins, The Dreaded Laramie, NOBRO, Evan Greer and Ryan Cassata, Punk Crush, Catbite ft. Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Half Past Two, Among Legends, Julez and the Rollers, Chase Petra, Shunk, Chinese Medicine, Witch Fever, G String, Roach, Ultra Deluxe, Dusk Before Dawn, Panic Shack, Tea Eater, Penny and The Pits, Arenas, Star 99, Real Sickies, Mean Bikini, Rebelmatic, NERiMA, Pacing, The Last Mile, Pyre, and houseguest. Listen to the episode below!

<p>This is the stretch where spring flings turn to summer crushes, and Alien Boy are back to provide a buoyant guitar-pop soundtrack to this exciting annual transition. The Portland band unveiled infectious new single “Pictures of You” this past Thursday (April 10) via Get Better Records, and the upbeat and magnetic track is the latest from the quartet’s forthcoming new album You Wanna Fade?, set for May release. Vocalist and guitarist Sonia Weber says “Pictures of You” is “a song about […]</p>
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Stay Inside have released a new song. It is called “Monsieur Hawkweed” and is available digitally now via Tiny Engines. The band will be releasing a new album in the fall. Stay Inside released their album Ferried Away in 2024. Check out the song below.

<p>West Hollywood isn’t the only place celebrating Pride month “out loud” this year. The California-based OUTLOUD Music Festival is expanding to include a Boston edition, which is scheduled for June 21 at The Stage at Suffolk Downs. In alignment with the mission of the West Hollywood version, the Boston festival will aims to create a safe gathering place for the LGBTQIA+ community, while also giving a platform to a variety of queer artists. Bawdy pop star Kim Petras leads the […]</p>
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Calgary-based music and arts festival Sled Island has added more bands to its lineup for this year. Zola Jesus, Baths, PYPY, Bibi Club, Liiek, DMBQ, Truck Violence, Shy Friend, Sea of Lettuce, Family Man, Shiv and The Carvers, Chinese Medicine, Nicey Blues, Barbara, KT Laine, Lowkita, Oranje, SMUTHER, No More Moments, and Emma Goldman are among the bands announced. These bands join the previously announced lineup which includes Otoboke Beaver, The Mummies, Peelander-Z, Black Ends, Lemon Boy, Muneca, BB Bomb, Glockabelle, Yaya Bey, TOPS, Tropical Fuck Storm, Oddisee, Horse Jumper of Love, Xiu Xiu, Snooper, Mary Lattimore, Mizmor, Kimmortal, Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback, jo passed, Rae Spoon, K-Riz and the Family, Brass Lip, CHXMERAS, Arlo Maverick, NATLAK, Babe Corner, PERRA, SANAM, Victrix, and Motherhood. Sled Island will take place June 18-22 across multiple venues in Calgary, Alberta.

Chicago-based Smut have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Tomorrow Comes Crashing and will be out on June 27 via Bayonet Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Syd Sweeney”. The video was shot and directed by Jo Shaffer and Spencer Peppet and edited by drummer Aidan O’Connor. Smut released their album How the Light Felt in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Dead Kennedys have announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand for this fall. The shows will kick off in Auckland, New Zealand on September 16 and will wrap up in Sydney, Australia on September 27. The lineup for this tour is East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride, Ron “Skip” Greer, and Steve Wilson. Check out the dates below.

Frankie and the Witch Fingers have released a lyric video for their new song “Total Reset”. The video was animated by Nespy 5Euro. The song is off their upcoming album Trash Classic which will be out on June 6 via The Reverberation Appreciation Society and Greenway Records. Frankie and the Witch Fingers released their live album Live at LEVITATION in 2024 and released their album Data Doom in 2023. Check out the video below.

<p>It’s a tale as old as time (well, at least since 2014): All Things Go announces its festival lineup, and we here at Vanyaland HQ agree that it’s pretty much the best thing ever. This year’s fest, going down September 26 to 28 at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, packs in an absolute motherfucker of a lineup headlined by Noah Kahan, Lucy Dacus, and Doechii. But it’s the undercard here that really shines, as the 11th edition of the festival welcomes […]</p>
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Sunrot and The Body have announced US tour dates for this spring. The shows kick off on May 28 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and wrap up on June 7 in Lexington, Kentucky. Check out the dates below.