A jam party brought Vanessa Tignanelli, Holly Cunningham, and Linds Sullivan together to form Peach Pact in 2018 and the North Bay, Ontario-based trio has been kicking out excellent grunge-infused punk rock ever since. The band's incredible energy is captured perfectly on their debut album Die Hydrated which was recorded live off the floor at Sudbury’s Deadpan Studios. The nine tracks fly by in a flurry of driving rhythms, dynamic riffs, superb melodies, and powerful vocals. The band’s songwriting prowess is on full display as they explore what it means to stay hydrated in a society that only seeks to drain, tear into societal expectations, discuss the ongoing fight for bodily autonomy, and highlight the importance of community with cathartic lyrics that are impossible not to sing along to. Die Hydrated will be out everywhere on June 13. You can pre-order the album here and here or you can pre-save the album right here. Peach Pact will be playing their album release show in September. Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with bassist and lead vocalist Vanessa, drummer Holly, and guitarist and backing vocalist Linds to talk about the album, taking inspiration from the desert, what it means to be truly hydrated, creating community, and so much more. Read the interview below! This interview between Em Moore, Vanessa Tignanelli, Holly Cunningham, and Linds Sullivan took place in May 2025 via Zoom. What follows is a transcription of their conversation that has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

<p>As PINKLIDS continue to write their first chapter — which we might title “launching one of the best damn new rock bands” — the Wareham group is looking back to frontwoman Amber Lawson’s teenage years. Specifically, a portion of Raymond Carver’s 1981 book What We Talk About When We Talk About Love called “Sacks.” The slice of Carver’s short story collection is the basis of PINKLIDS’ new tune “SAX,” a frenetic but more stylistically straightforward addition to their petite catalog. […]</p>
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Episode #699.93 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Heath Miller stops by to talk about his history of booking shows, organizing the current iteration of Fyre Fest – the Fyre Coral View Pop Up in Honduras, and his opinion of Fyre founder Billy McFarland. Listen to the episode below!

Motorhead have released a video for "Leaving Here." This particular cut of the song is taken from The Manticore Tapes, which is an hereto unreleased session where the band was working on what would be their first album in 1976. In 1979, On Parole was released. On Parole was comprised of recordings taken from the band's aborted first sessions for the first album, which occurred in 1975, before the Manticore sessions. The band's "true" first album, Motorhead was recorded in 1977 after the Manticore sessions. All three Lps have most of the same songs. The mian difference between On Parole and subsequent attempts at the band's first album is that On Parole has Larry Wallis of Pink Fairies on guitar, while the other releases have classic Motorhead member Fast Eddie Clarke. The lineup on the Manticore recordings are Lemmy (bass/vocals), Fast Eddie Clarke (guitar) and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor (drums). The album is out June 27 and you can check out the video below.

<p>If you’re looking for a perspective to help you feel better about the chaos you’re seeing every day, chances are Jordan Klepper isn’t your guy. However, he’s coming to town to at least let us know that we’re not alone in how we’re feeling. As announced earlier this week, the Daily Show vet will be making his way to The Wilbur on November 2 for the first time to unleash his new show, Suffering Fools, on a Boston audience. Klepper’s […]</p>
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Castle Rat have released a video for "Wizard." The band's new album The Bestiary will be released on September 19 via King Volume Records. You can see the video below.

<p>Look, there’s honestly not too much we can do with this one — trying to riff off of a Mel Brooks joke is like making a bad impression of Matthew McConaughy when he’s a passenger in your Lyft — so we’ll just hit the highlights. Yes, Spaceballs 2 is happening. Yes, Mel Brooks is returning as Yogurt, and Bill Pullman’s coming back to play Lone Star. Even wilder, Rick Moranis is set to return as Dark Helmet, which few would […]</p>
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<p>Well, we certainly didn’t have this on our 2025 bingo card. According to Deadline, horror maestro Robert Eggers has his next project after Werwulf (shooting later this year) lined up: An adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, with his longtime collaborator Willem Dafoe set to play Scrooge (this casting is unimpeachable). Like adding a shot of espresso to a glass of orange juice, this pairing of story and filmmaker seems unusual at first. However, it’s a surprisingly good combination […]</p>
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Albie's Elevator is a show on WHYY wherein Albie, "an elevator operator with PIZAZZ, explores the ups and downs of preschool problem solving." Season 2 debuts this summer and none other than Joe Jack Talcum of Dead Milkmen is in the new season. He plays "Pepperoni Sam." You can see a trailer below.