Episode #693 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John, Sam, and Em pay tribute to the late, great David Johansen of the New York Dolls. They also discuss the week’s news including Scowl’s new video, Billy Idol’s upcoming album, the lineups for Pouzza Fest and Best Friends Forever Fest, Integrity working on new music, and Peter Murphy’s new shirt. Sam also regales John and Em will stories about her recent trip to Paris. Listen to the episode below!

Integrity and Earth Crisis just released a new split 12-inch wherein they cover each other's songs. That's out via Holy Mountain and you can check it out below.

The Coathangers have released the demos for their album Nosebleed Weekend. They have also released a very limited CD-R version of the recordings. You can check it out below.

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new track by Durham, North Carolina-based punks Personality Cult! The song is called “Careful” and is off their upcoming album Dilated. Speaking to Punknews about the song, Ben Carr said, ”'Careful' was the first track written for the new record. I demoed it out a couple years back and we've been playing it live ever since, and I think it's a good introduction to the new record. Dilated as a whole is kind of a review of Citalopram and capitalism, both of which I'm not a big fan of. We recorded it at The Daisy Chain in NYC with our longtime collaborator Ian Rose engineering and Jeff Burke producing.” Dilated will be out on May 2 via Dirtnap Records and you can pre-order it right here. Listen to “Careful” below!

<p>Time to learn what GMAK stands for, before the FOMO kicks in. Luke Bar$ has dropped his first song of 2025, the bouncy n’ brisk “GMAK” (short for “gotta make a killing”). It’s almost an uncanny fusion of titles from the Brockton emcee’s prior two releases: “Good Girls That Get Money,” released in collaboration with WillGell. and Ben Reilly, and the solo track “Killa Mode.” But whereas both of those tracks boast brasher, heavier beats, “GMAK” is an easygoing glide, […]</p>
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Riverboat Gamblers have announced a handful of shows for the Midwestern US. The shows will start on April 23 at Draft City Music Fest in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and wrap up on April 27 at Reggie’s in Chicago, Illinois. The Evictions will be joining them on their Wisconsin and Chicago shows. Check out the dates below.

Indianapolis-based Wife Patrol have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called NOPLACE and will be out on May 2. The band has also released a new song called “We Who Are About To”. Wife Patrol released their album Too Prickly For This World in 2020. Check out the song and tracklist below.

Toronto-based DIY punk festival New Friends Fest has announced its lineup for this year. On The Might of Princes, Snowing, Beau Navire (reunion), The Saddest Landscape, Rolo Tomassi (playing their first show in Canada), Home Is Where, State Faults, Gillian Carter, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Animal Faces (reunion), Senza, Respire, Tenue, Sadness (playing their first show in Canada), Piri Reis, Saton, Capacities, Slow Fire Pistol, Nuvolascura, Lori, Life, Bulletsbetweentongues, Edhochuli, Botfly, Mt. Oriander, Swimming, Drought, Bloom Dream, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Pyre, Piper Maru, Gingerbee, Ideailedyournumber, Ceasae, Kaiba, Keening, and The Disaster will be playing the festival. New Friends Fest will take place on August 1-3 at the Lithuanian House in Toronto, Ontario with a pre-fest show happening on July 31. Full weekend passes are now available.

San Francisco-based punk band Tess and The Details have released a video for their cover of “Maniac” by Michael Sembello which was written for the 1983 movie Flashdance. The video was directed, shot, and edited by Devin Zamora and was filmed at the Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa, California. The cover is available digitally via Wiretap Records now. Tess and the Details released their album Runaway in 2023. Check out the video below.

ameokama, the solo project of Aki McCullough of A Constant Knowledge of Death, Nu House Studios, and formerly of Dreamwell, has released a video for her song “my fears have become fetishes”. The video was filmed by Katharine Lane of Audsounds and features additional footage by Mara Knoecklein.The song is off ameokama’s debut album i will be clouds in the morning and rain in the evening which was released last month. Half of the proceeds from the album will be donated directly to the transition and safety funds of trans people. We spoke with Aki about the album last month and you can read that interview right here. Check out the video below.