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Propagandhi release new video


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Propagandhi have released a new video. "Cat Guy" is off the band's upcoming album At peace. That's out May 2 via Epitaph. The band's Chris Hannah issued a statement in a press release: "From my songwriting perspective, the two things I was thinking of was capturing a little bit of Judas Priest’s Firepower LP as if SNFU’s Chi-Pig was writing the lyrics." You can see the video below.

Videos: The Callous Daoboys: "Distracted by The Mona Lisa"


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The Callous Daoboys have released a video for their new song “Distracted by The Mona Lisa”. The video was directed, produced, and edited by Grant Butler. The song is off their upcoming album I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven which will be out on May 16 via MNRK Heavy. The Callous Daoboys released their EP God Smiles Upon The Callous Daoboys in 2023 and released their album Celebrity Therapist in 2022. Check out the video below.

Tours: The Sound of Animals Fighting to tour US


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The Sound of Animals Fighting have announced that they will be heading out on a tour of the US. The tour begins on September 25 in Seattle, Washington, and wraps up on October 12 in Houston, Texas. This Will Destroy You and The Casket Lottery will be joining them on all dates with Soft Blue Shimmer and Hard Chiller joining them on select dates. The Sound of Animals Fighting released their EP Apeshit in 2022. Check out the dates below.

Bernie Sanders addresses Clairo fans ahead of Coachella set


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<p>Clairo might have arranged the most surprising guest appearance of Coachella 2025. When the Carlisle-born artist and her band were scheduled to perform at the Indio, California festival this past Saturday (April 12), a different public figure emerged from backstage: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. The congressman delivered a four-minute speech ahead of Clairo’s set, encouraging fans to stand up for issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and an economy that “works well for everybody, not just the one percent.” “I […]</p>
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Midnight Crawl: "Monkey Pump"


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Montreal-based hard rockers Midnight Crawl have released a new song. It is called “Monkey Pump” and is available digitally now. Midnight Crawl released their EP Goodbye to the White Rose in 2024. Check out the song below.

DS Record Radar: This Week in Punk Vinyl (Green Day, Refused, My Chemical Romance, Rabies & More!)

Greetings, and welcome to the Dying Scene Record Radar. If it’s your first time here, thank you for joining us! This is the weekly* column where we cover all things punk rock vinyl; new releases, reissues… you name it, we’ve probably got it. Kick off your shoes, pull up a chair, crack open a cold […]

Greetings, and welcome to the Dying Scene Record Radar. If it’s your first time here, thank you for joining us! This is the weekly* column where we cover all things punk rock vinyl; new releases, reissues… you name it, we’ve probably got it. Kick off your shoes, pull up a chair, crack open a cold one, and break out those wallets, because it’s go time. Let’s get into it!

Check out the video edition of this week’s Record Radar, presented by Punk Rock Radar:

Up first we’ve got Czech skate punks Rabies with their brand new record High on Sugar, due out May 15th. Check out the new single “MTV” down there 👇 and pre-order the record on black wax from Punk Rock Radar (US) and the band’s webstore in Europe.

Also coming out next month on Punk Rock Radar, it’s the new LP from Madrid, Spain’s WEAK! Strangers At Home is the band’s third full-length album and it’s available to pre-order now on orange and/or black vinyl from Punk Rock Radar here in the states, as well as La Agonia De Vivir in Spain, Morning Wood Records in the Netherlands, and Exabrupto Records in Mexico.

Refused is currently rolling off into the sunset on their final tour and they’re also releasing a “Final Version” of 1994’s This Just Might Be… the Truth. This reissue comes with bonus LP featuring a full album’s worth of previously unreleased demos from 1993. They’re also repressing Everlasting on “red gold” colored vinyl and Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent on a beautiful “sparkle/starlight” variant. And finally, they’re re-releasing all three records on cassette! Send your money here.

Laura Jane Grace has a new record called Adventure Club due out July 18th and there are a bunch of beautiful color variants for you to choose from – or you can do the smart thing and just buy all of them! Why choose? You can find links to where you can pre-order all of the variants right here.

The good people at Revelation Records are releasing deluxe editions of all three Nerve Agents records. 1998’s self-titled LP and 2000’s Days of the White Owl have been out of print for over a decade, and this is the first time 2001’s The Butterfly Collection has ever been reissued. In other words, this is fuckin YUGE! Get all three records here.

Gainesville Rock City’s You Vandal have signed on with Euclid Place Records for the release of their brand new record This is Where People Come to Die, due out May 23rd and limited to 100 copies on beautiful transparent blue splatter colored vinyl. Check out the lead single “Feeling Zen -or- Covered in Shit” down below and pre-order the record here.

The Smoking Popes’ just released a brand new record called Lovely Stuff and you can get it on three two(!) color variants right here. I’m late to the draw on this one and the cool-ass Sweet Tart variant is already sold out. Oops!

Here’s a must have for the discerning pop-punk appreciator. Mike Erg! Grath Madden! A bunch of the other usual suspects! It’s Whimysland! with their new 7″ Bounty Bay, out now on Bloated Kat and Worst Idea Records here in the states, Stardbumb Records in Europe, and Waterslide Records in Japan. Available on “Bounty Bay Blue” colored vinyl and black wax. This shit is bad ass!

New Found Glory’s From the Screen to Your Stereo covers album is getting a 25th Anniversary reissue from Drive-Thru Records, with new cover art and three color variants to choose from. Get it here.

Just shy of its 40th anniversary (and out of print for as long), 7Seconds’ New Wind is getting a big time reissue thanks to Trust Records. The record has been remastered and comes with a 24-page book and – more notably – a bonus LP with a totally reimagined version of the album called Change In My Head, featuring two previously unreleased tracks. There are two variants up for pre-order on the Trust Records store, along with 7Seconds store exclusive, Revelation Records exclusive, and what looks like the retail variant on purple colored vinyl you can get on good ol Amazon.com.

Useless ID’s No Vacation from the World is being released on vinyl for the first time ever, 22 years after its original release on the beloved CD format (CD means “compact disc” btw for those not in the trade 😉). Get it now on yellow colored vinyl!

Green Day is stealing a page from Blink 182’s playbook double dipping with a deluxe edition of a record that only came out a year ago. Saviors (édition de luxe) is a 2xLP set featuring 5 brand new bonus tracks and acoustic versions of 2 of the worst songs on the record! There are two variants – clear w/ pink splatter & pink w/ white splatter – each of which is supposedly limited to 2,500 copies. Either Green Day’s sales are down yuge or that’s bullshit because I find it hard to believe these haven’t sold out in a full-ass week. ANYWHO! You can get it here.

I told you about this big time reissue a few weeks ago, but it’s time to pay the piper now because it’s finally up for pre-order. The Gamits! Endorsed By You! 25th Anniversary! Featuring a resequenced tracklis and a handful of bonus live recordings, this is due out May 9th and you can pre-order it on yellow and/or green colored vinyl right here.

A year after its digital release, Quebec melodic punks XXsmile’s self-titled debut album makes its way to vinyl with an ultra-limited pressing of 100 copies on Lemonade Yellow colored wax. Head over to People of Punk Rock Records and snap this one up.

Speaking of old albums being released on vinyl for the first time, Bowling For Soup’s 2016 album Drunk Dynasty is being released on vinyl for the first time! 2022’s Pop Drunk Snot Bread is back in print, too, but that’s been released on vinyl before 😉 Double Helix Records has US exclusive variants up for pre-order on their store, while SBAM Records and Lockjaw Records have you covered in Europe and the UK. SBAM has some fancy uber limited “liquid filled” variants as well.

The almighty Hives have a new record on the way! The Hives Forever Forever The Hives is due out August 29th and you can get it on black & white splatter colored vinyl (signed by the band!), black wax and/or gold vinyl from the band’s webstore. There’s also a silver variant and signed version of the gold variant available exclusively from Rough Trade. Very cool! Check out the fuckin bad ass lead single “Enough is Enough” 👇

UK power pop band The Speedways have a new 7″ singled Visiting Hours coming soon and you can pre-order it now on red, white, blue, and black vinyl right here. Co-released by Stardumb Records FOLC Records, and Beluga Records! Check out the wonderful title track below 👇

We’re putting a bow on this week’s Record Radar with a big time DELUXE! reissue of My Chemical Romance’s 2004 breakout album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. There are an absolute fuckload of variants for this thing. It’s got new cover art. It’s remixed! It’s got 4 bonus live tracks. And I don’t care what anyone says this record kicks ass! Find links to pre-order all 5 billion variants rite here.

Well, that’s all, folks. Another Record Radar in the books. As always, thank you for tuning in. If there’s anything we missed (highly likely), or if you want to let everyone know about a new/upcoming vinyl release you’re excited about, leave us a comment below, or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram, and we’ll look into it. Enjoy your weekend, and don’t blow too much money on spinny discs (or do, I’m not your father). See ya next time!

Wanna catch up on all of our Record Radar posts? Click here and you’ll be taken to a page with all the past entries in the column. Magic!

by Staff Writer Screeching Bottlerocket

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DS Show Review: Punk OC: From the Streets to Suburbia at the Fullerton Museum Center Opening 4/5/2025

As punk rock bands in the 1990s were making waves, they would praise the names of the bands that had influenced them or in some cases had been peers. A lot of these bands had either broken up or had a fraction of their original members that were still carrying the torch. The anthems they […]

As punk rock bands in the 1990s were making waves, they would praise the names of the bands that had influenced them or in some cases had been peers. A lot of these bands had either broken up or had a fraction of their original members that were still carrying the torch. The anthems they created became the anthem for the next couple of generations. After years and years of flag-waving, Orange County’s punk rock scene is getting its due at The Fullerton Museum Center with its exhibit, Punk OC: From the Street to Suburbia. On Saturday April 5th, the museum celebrated the opening of the exhibit with a concert featuring two of the scene’s most enduring acts, T.S.O.L. and D.I.

Doors for the sold-out event opened at about 5 p.m. A stage was set up in the plaza to the left of the museum. Each band had a booth set up for merch, along with a few others including one from the Orange County Record Show that had records on hand for people to buy. Vandals bass player, Joe Escalante, DJed a set that was a wide variety of OC punk bands and old punk rock favorites. The night was hosted by comedian Chris Estrada, who quipped that he was who you hired for your punk rock events when Fred Armisen is too expensive. 

The crowd was a grab bag of punk rockers from all walks of life. While it was mostly an older group of people, there were some kids walking around. It’s endearing to see these songs live on in the next generation. It was also cool to see some of my punk rock heroes walking around in the crowd. I’m pretty sure I spotted Mike Patton from Middle Class in the crowd. I was also able to buy T.S.O.L. lead singer Jack Grisham’s newest book, Transmission, from the man himself with a signature and a warning at how insane it is. For those not lucky enough to get a ticket, some people watched from the parking structure adjacent to the Fullerton Museum Plaza. The one complaint I had was that the stage was too short. It was a bit hard to see the bands at some points.

D.I. was the first band to play that night. You won’t find anyone who loves Orange County more than Casey Royer and his crew.  The forty-five-minute set was heavy with songs from their first few albums. Opening with their cover of “Rock and Roll, Part 2,” Royer led the band through a forty-five-minute set that included favorites like “Johnny’s Got a Problem,” “Hang Ten in East Berlin,” and “Amoeba.” While Rikk Agnew did not play, there was definitely love shown for him as D.I. played two of his songs, “Falling Out” and “OC Life,” the latter with a dedication to Fullerton added to its introduction. If it’s been some time since you’ve seen D.I., definitely check out a show.

I have never seen a bad TSOL set. The four remaining members, Jack Grisham, Ron Emory, Mike Roche, and Greg Kuehn always play hard. In the last year or so, Mike Roche has not been able to tour with the band due to his Parkinson’s diagnosis, but does come up for “Code Blue.” Drummer Antonio Hernandez and touring bass player Brandon Reza hold their own with the punk rock veterans. TSOL played a wide variety of songs, but like D.I. mostly stuck with stuff from their older albums. They were able to sneak a song from their anthologized, but anomalous album, A-Side Graffiti. Grisham reminisced about some memories he had of living in Orange County, such as buying some equipment from the pawn shops that once occupied some of the storefronts in downtown Fullerton to being sentenced to county jail at a courthouse down the street for sneaking into Disneyland with machetes to vandalize the park. When one kid told him he could play the drum part for “Dance With Me,” Jack allowed him to come up onstage and play with the band. Despite being a little fiery on the kit, the kid did well. It was a cool moment. 

The line for the exhibit stretched around the building and only died down when the bands started playing. I was able to get in between sets. The exhibit itself is amazing. I haven’t had a chance to visit the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, so I cannot compare it, but the care and love shown for the Orange County scene is evident. Walls are dedicated to classic bands like Middle Class, The Vandals, and Agent Orange, but also bands like the Cadillac Tramps, who are as important but don’t get the credit they deserve. The two biggest Orange County bands, Social Distortion and the Offspring, have spots, too. The exhibit also highlights L.A. bands X and the Circle Jerks, as well as the Agnostic Front and the New York Hardcore scene. The defunct, but still legendary venues of the scene like the Cuckoo’s Nest and Safari Sam’s are mentioned, and there is a section dedicated to Anaheim’s Doll Hut, where most, if not all, of these bands played. The Fullerton Museum Center has really put together a great event, giving these bands their due.

While the Fullerton Museum Center celebrates the genre that caused the city so much trouble in the 1980s, there was a weird vibe. Of course, this event was cool. It’s great that this music is getting recognized for its contribution to the world, but at times it felt like the city officials were treating it as this cute baby being kept at arm’s length after massively shitting itself. City Council member Nick Dunlap said some nice things about the genre and referenced some of the locations listed in Social Distortion’s “Story of My Life,” but it’s not like this was billed as a family event. D.I. played “Chiva,” a song about heroin. T.S.O.L. closed with “Code Blue.” Despite the content of the songs alone, the show was relatively mild. Don’t get me wrong it was amazing to see both of these bands in a space reserved for cover bands playing at the city’s weekly farmer’s market, but punk rock still feels like the red-headed stepchild.

by Staff Writer Forrest Gaddis
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Navel Gazing for April 13, 2025


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Welcome to Navel Gazing, the Punknews.org commenter community's weekly symposium, therapy session, and back-alley knife-fight. Chime in below with your latest playlists, record store finds, online time wasters, and site feedback

In Memoriam: Reggae icon Max Romeo has passed away


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Sadly, reggae legend Max Romeo has passed away. Romeo was 80 and passed away due to heart complications in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, on Friday. As you know, Romeo is an incredibly important figure in Jamaican music, having recorded a number of hits in the '60s, before moving on to Roots reggae in the '70s. One of his most seminal works is War inna Babylon recorded with Lee Scratch Perry, which includes the song "Chase the devil." You can hear just some of Romeo's tunes below.