Episode #712 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em, Sam, and John talk about the upcoming album and new video by Gladie, Morrissey’s comeback, Bottom of the Hill closing, Narduwar receiving the Order of Canada, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
SPEED have announced a spring tour for the UK. The tour begins on April 15 in Brighton and wraps up on April 22 in London. Whispers and Bodyweb will be joining them on all dates. SPEED released their EP ALL MY ANGELS in 2025. Check out the dates below.
The Boojums have released a video for their song “Garden of the Sons”. The song is off their self-titled debut album which was released in 2025. The Boojums will be touring Europe and the UK this spring. Check out the video below.
Toronto-based techno punks Slash Need and Missouri-based synth punks The Mall have announced tour dates for Europe and the UK. The tour will begin on February 4 in Leipzig, Germany and will wrap up on February 21 in Geneva, Switzerland. Slash Need released their album SIT & GRIN in 2025. The Mall released their album Zone in 2020 and reissued the album in 2024. Check out the dates below.
cootie catcher have released a video for their new song “Puzzle Pop”. The video was created by Corrinne James of Naomi Alligator. The song is off their upcoming album Something We All Got which will be out on February 27 via Carpark Records. cootie catcher will be touring Canada and the US in March and released their album Shy at first in 2025. Check out the video and dates below.
Dropkick Murphys have released a video for their song “The Big Man”. The video features animation by Brad Strickman and illustrations by Adam Murphy. The song is about Fletcher of Pennywise and is off the expanded edition of their most recent album For the People. Dropkick Murphys will be touring the US starting in February. Check out the video below.
New York City-based punk rockers Bad Static have released a new song. It is called “Final Grrrl” and is off their upcoming album Miss Dirty Fingers later this year. Bad Static released their self-titled EP in 2023. Check out the song below.
My Chemical Romance have postponed their upcoming show in Bogota, Colombia. The show was set to take place on January 22 and will now take place on February 10. The band announced this in an Instagram post which reads in part, ”Due to reasons beyond the control of ourselves, the promoter, or the venue, we have made the difficult decision to postpone our show in Bogotá, Colombia”The Hives will still open the show and all previously purchased tickets will be honoured at the new date. The other shows they have scheduled for South America and Mexico City will continue as planned. That leg of their tour will begin on Jan 25 in Lima, Peru. My Chemical Romance will be touring South East Asia in April, the UK and Europe starting in late June, and the US starting in August. Check out the post in full below.
Hayley Elizabeth has announced that she will be releasing a new solo album. The album is called The World Takes What I Make and will be out on February 24 via Blorpus Editions. She has also released the lead single called "Jealous Witch". Hayley Elizabeth released her live album LIVE AT QUEER RITUAL 10/25/2025 in 2025. Check out the song and tracklist below.
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