Two new episodes of the Punknews Podcast are now up! On episode #601 John, Hallie, and Em are back at the news after recording episode #600 with Jello Biafra (check out episode #600 RIGHT HERE if you haven't yet). The crew catch up and discuss the cancellation of Atlanta festival Music Midtown due to their ban on guns, the new song and video by OFF!, the upcoming Gel and Cold Brats split, the new Joe Strummer box set, L.O.T.I.O.N.'s killer new track, THICK's nostalgic new video, and Surfbort's new digital single. Froggy's new album and upcoming Camp Punksylvania kickoff show, The Damned's Night of a Thousand Vampires live LP, ketchup, weird PSAs from the 80s, maggots, and much more are also talked about. Bonus episode #601.5 is the July edition of Em Moore Tells You What to Listen to! Em spins new tunes from Single Mothers, Egg Drop Soup, Fucked Up, Thotcrime, The Abruptors, Lande Hekt, M(h)oal, Currls, Conditions Apply, Pinkshift, Gel, G.R.O.S.S., Titus Andronicus, Comeback Clit, Teens in Trouble, END, and many more. Listen to both episodes below!

<p>Unlike some other genre-film heads, I’ve never believed it was impossible to make a good sequel to Predator. Arguments against that statement typically hinge on the force of personalities involved– indeed, none of the four films released since John McTiernan’s classic hit screens in 1987 have had a ragtag group of leads as solid as the combo of Schwarzenegger, Weathers, Ventura, Duke, and Black, among all. But the aspects of Predator that make it such a unique and interesting genre/franchise […]</p>
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Baltimore based hardcore band Jivebomb have announced that they've signed to Flatspot Records. In an Instagram post the band stated that "new music [is] coming very soon". Jivebomb released their EP JVBM in 2021.

The Interrupters have released a video for "Raised By Wolves". The video was edited by Josh Kim and features animation by Rachel Headlam. The song is off their album In The Wild that is out now. The Interrupters will be touring Europe and the UK later this month. Check out the video below.

A new compilation has been released by Take This To Heart Records. The comp is called A Monument To Commemorate Our Time and is a tribute to Bright Eyes' fourth album Lifted or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The comp features covers by Kali Masi, Riverby, Sarah and The Safe Word, PONY, Future Teens, Never Better Baby, Barely Civil, Girl K, Palette Knife, Lake Saint Daniel, DanMancing, Marigold, and Snarls. All of the proceeds will go to the National MS Society. A Monument to Commemorate Our Time is available on Bandcamp now and will be available everywhere August 12. Check out the comp below.

Baby Got Back Talk have released a video for their new song "Season Premiere". The song is off their upcoming EP Existential Shred out September 9 via Wiretap Records. Baby Got Back Talk released their album Genre Reveal Party in 2020. Check out the video below.

Ottawa based Crisis Party, the new band made up of Matty Grace (Cluttered, Future Girls, (check out our interview with her right here!)), Anthony Cardozo (Precious Failures, The Flying Hellfish), and "Ska" Jeff (Doxx, Dogma, Zooman), have released their new EP. The EP is called Welcome to The Party and features 5 new tracks. It is available digitally now and will be available on cassette in September via Dirt Cult Records. Check out the EP below.

<p>Mill City is about to provide 100 percent more Taffeta this fall. Perhaps you’ve read an article or two (or three) suggesting that Lowell’s music scene has entered somewhat of a renaissance, and a new music venue at 122 Western Ave. is about to amp up that forward momentum. Taffeta, a mid-size music and entertainment space, will open this October inside Western Avenue Studios. Located on the first floor of the mill-building-turned-artist-workspace, the venue plans to welcome fans of music, […]</p>
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Avem have released a video for their new song "Just Like Me". The song is off their upcoming album Three Birds Stoned that will be out August 26 via Mom's Basement Records (pre-orders begin today). Their cassette of demos, Vapid Basement Sessions is also available for pre-order via Memorable But Not Honorable. Avem released their EP Sing Every Day earlier this year. Check out the video below.

<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: S.C.E.N.E.’s Sunset Hang in Salem We’ve stated this in the past, but we really just need any ol’ excuse to make the trip to Salem in the summer, and S.C.E.N.E.’s 12th Sunset […]</p>
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