Chubby and The Gang have announced the cancellation of all of their summer shows. This includes their US tour that was set to begin in July. The band announced this in an Instagram post that reads, "t is with a heavy heart that due to unforeseen circumstances we have no choice but to cancel all Chubby & The Gang performances scheduled for this summer. Thank you for all the support & we will see you all again soon. Again. Sorry." Chubby and The Gang released The Mutt's Nuts in 2021 and their EP Labour of Love earlier this year.

Move and Chaos Cross have announced a handful of shows together for this August. Move released Freedom Dreams in 2021. Chaos Cross released 4 Hits From Hell in 2021. Check out the dates below.

On June 15 2022, Newy punk band Local Resident Failure celebrated the tenth anniversary of their much loved, and highly acclaimed debut album ‘A Breath Of Stale Air’. The album was originally pressed on CD only, with a 12″ LP coming to life a few years later that has been out of print for quite a few years now… We’re stoked today to have the LP available once again on our webstore, for pre-order here today! Thanks to all those who’ve told us they want it repressed by adding the release to their Waitlist on our webstore, we’re doing a […]

On June 15 2022, Newy punk band Local Resident Failure celebrated the tenth anniversary of their much loved, and highly acclaimed debut album ‘A Breath Of Stale Air’. The album was originally pressed on CD only, with a 12″ LP coming to life a few years later that has been out of print for quite a few years now… We’re stoked today to have the LP available once again on our webstore, for purchase here today! Thanks to all those who’ve told us they want it repressed by adding the release to their Waitlist on our webstore, we’re doing a […]

Angel Du$t has announced a West Coast tour for this summer. Soul Blind, Spiritual Cramp, and Webbed Wing will be joining them on all dates. Angel Du$t released YAK: A Collection of Truck Songs in 2021. Check out the dates below.

Ottawa based music festival Side By Side Weekend has announced their lineup for 2022. Wine Lips, Pretty Matty, Barnacle, Mr. Power, Deliverables, Sea of Troubles, Sleep Late, Bitch Stick, Precious Failures, Candy, Boyhood, Rivalled Envy, Burner, Pith, Hug Mosh, Autosleeper, Kicksie, Jazz Dads, Jasmine Trails, Expanda Fuzz, Backseat Dragon, Botfly, Dad Sports, No Man, The Flying Hellfish, Ultra Love, Weekend Goodbye, Sonagi, Stoby, Guest Room Status, Dogspear, Dart Trees, and Crisis Party will be playing the festival. Side By Side Weekend will take place July 29, 30, and 31 at Club Saw in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Episode #598 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Em, Hallie, and John talk about Punknews' Cool New Bands 2022 feature (check that out right here!), the new Cro-Mags lawsuit, Try The Pie's new song, Blondie's upcoming box set, the upcoming Eddie and The Subtitles reissue, and Cigar's new video. The use of the word "baby", Dead Boys touring with The Briefs and Suzi Moon, Surfbort's "Cheap Glue" video, and much more are also discussed. Listen to the episode below!

What a lot of people don't know is that after 1993's Sugarfix and before 1997's Young and Good Looking, the Dwarves were in self-destruct mode. The band was without a label, everyone hated them because they (falsely) claimed that their guitarist HeWhoCannotBeNamed was knifed to death in Philly, they were broke, and frankly, the gang just wasn't getting along. But then, like the plot of an overblown blockbuster movie, when things were at their worst, the band regrouped and cut a record that not only revived their entire careers, but set them in the pantheon of punk rock legends – The Dwarves are Young and Good Looking. The record found the band embracing a pop aestetic, all while keeping their hardcore raw power, which resulted in an album that was super jacked up and nasty, but also fun to listen to.And now it's been 25 years. To celebrate, the band is on tour playing

London, Ontario's Mvll Crimes have released a new song. It is called "Bootlicker's Delight Reprisal" and is off their upcoming record You Embvrvss Me out this summer via Cursed Blessings Records. Mvll Crimes released their EP Bootlicker's Delight in 2020. Check out the song below.