The Lawrence Arms are laying down demos for their next album. As part of an AMA on reddit, Brendan Kelly of TLA dropped a hint. He said: "I just did the bass demos for the new TLA album. It’s shaping up to be a pretty spectacular album somehow. I’m as surprised as anyone but as it turns out we are still the best band of all time." As to when the LP will be released, Kelly added: "recorded probably next year." We'll keep you updated.
It's the end of another era. Trenton City Gardens is going to be torn down. New Jersey's Carroll Demolition LLC, the company hired with tearing the building down, put something of a eulogy on their facebook account: "New contract for a very good repeat client, my third project for him and not that this building isn’t big this building is a local landmark City Gardens , world famous bands played here back in the day , Nirvana , The Romones , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Soundgarden , many famous Raggae bands also , I remember when I was 21 this was the place to be on Thursday nights it would be jammed packed , good times and memories. There is no hope for the building is crumbling apart , I’m honored to take it down." As you may know, Trenton City Gardens was a lauded punk and metal club that ran from 1979 until 2001 (though they stopped rocked shows in 1994 and continued to host dance nights). Since 2001, the building has been vacant. A Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins and Sinéad O’Connor all made their American debuts at City Gardens. Danzig performed their first show ever at the venue. You can see a photo of the demolition below.
There will be no Bonnaroo festival in 2027. The festival stated, in part, "As you know, we spent a great deal of effort and money working to improve the campgrounds and Centeroo in the months leading into the 2026 festival. That included improved drainage, 4.5 miles of new roadways and 135 acres of new grass, all which strengthened The Farm’s resiliency to Mother Nature. With limited time to recuperate from back to back years of storms, including the heavy rainstorm on Sunday this year, The Farm, particularly the main venue, needs a break to rest and recover. So, here’s what we’ve decided: Bonnaroo will be taking a much-needed year off in 2027." The post follows a few bumpy years for the fesitval. The event was canceled midway through in 2025 due to extreme weather. 2021 was canceled in full due to covid. The pause for a year follows what may be a trend of festivals scaling back or facing troubles. Punk Rock Bowling did not have a 2026 installment, this is hardcore fest scaled back in 2025, Sick new World was canceled in 2025, Bamboozle was canceled in 2023, and a number of other events were canceled as well. You can see the festival statement below.
Static Abyss have a fierce new album out this Friday. The Dying Hunt is out via Peaceville and features the Autopsy/Necrot supergroup cranking out nasty, grinding, metal. So naturally, Punknews' Sam Houlden had to talk to the crew. You can read the interview below.
<p>Pepper Keenan is having a difficult time keeping things straight these days. Earlier this year, he saw his main band, Corrosion of Conformity – where he sings and plays guitar – release a double album. April’s Good God / Baad Man received some of their best reviews in years, as did the ensuing tour, which kicked off in mid-spring and wrapped up earlier this month. “The C.O.C. record came out a few months ago,” he tells Vanyaland. “It’s just such […]</p>
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Sadly, Dolly Parton has passed away. She was 80. A cause of death was not announced, but her family did state that Dolly passed away peacefully in Nashville. You can see the family's announcement below.
The Camden County, Missouri police have struck a blow to Juggalos. Gathering of the Juggalos 26 was last weekend. The police department set up a sting operation and arrested numerous people for offenses related to drug distribution. Dennis Pradham was arrested and charged him with drug trafficking and delivering a controlled substance. Police allege that they seized 93 pounds of marijuana, 124 pounds of mushrooms, 135 grams of ketamine, 33 grams of ketamine/fentanyl, and 66 grams of MDMA from Pradham in a traffic stop. Pradham was arrested, charged, and denied bail. The police also arrested Robyn Weiford and Jesse Williams. They were charged with delivery of a controlled substance- Police allege that they seized 40 pounds of edibles from the two. Also, Kevin “Bluntman” Jones was arrested and hcarged with drug trafficking and delivery of a controlled substance. Police allege that they seized 128 pounds of marijuana and a pound or two of mushrooms. Jones is being held without bond. We remind you that all defendants are innocent until proven guilty.
The Shizophonics have released a new video. It's for the song "Black Pleather" and that's off Burning Floor. The new LP will be out later this year via Alternative Tentacles. You can check out the video below.
Stinking Lizaveta and Deathbord Earth are hitting the road in November. The crew will hit the East coast, drop down to the south, cruise over to texas, and then kick it back to the East coast. Stinking Lizaveta also released a new single. "Stinkface" is off Cassandra, Prophet of Doom is out September 18 via SRA records. You can hear the tuneage below.
The estate of Naomi Petersen is going to release a book of some of her most iconic photos (and some rare ones, too). Shot at the Speed of Sound includes a bunch of photos from 1982 to 1994. Bands in the book include Black Flag, Descendents, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets and Sonic Youth, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Misfits, Circle Jerks, Fear, NOFX, Screaming Trees, Dinosaur Jr., Corrosion of Conformity, D.R.I., D.O.A., Pantera, Fugazi, Scream, GWAR, and early Guns N’ Roses, Flea, Dave Grohl and Nirvana. Sadly, Naomi died from liver failure on June 13, 2003, at only 38 years old. The book is 12-inches x 12-inches and has over 150 pages. It's out via Sumerian Publishing on October 31, 2026.