Episode #676 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode John regales Em with tales from the recent Party In Jabba’s Palace show which featured sets from Membrains, Blank Chrome, Soji, and Mean Jeans along with lots of disco-themed Star Wars tunes. They also talk about the news including Peter Murphy and Boy George’s new collaborative track, Download Fest’s first wave lineup, Pitchfork Fest not returning to Chicago, My Chemical Romance’s cryptic social media posts and upcoming North American tour, Jello Biafra joining Southern Culture on the Skids on stage, and much more. Listen to the episode below!

<p>Back in the day we’d all travel to different countries to see U2. Now we just gotta cross state lines to see Bono’s kid. Inhaler have announced a North American tour for early next year, and included in the 14-date run is a March 4 show at Portland’s State Theatre. That’s as close as Elijah Hewson and the boys come to Boston, perhaps setting them up for way-too-soon lineup speculation at a certain local music festival. But hey, who knows? […]</p>
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ALL are releasing a vinyl version of their live album Live plus one. It's the first vinyl version of the album it's out via epitaph. That's out now.

Mega Infinity and Bad Mary have announced that they will be releasing a split EP. It is called The Mega Bad Disaster Party and features two tracks by each band. Bad Mary contributed “Disaster(er) Party” (a reworked version of “Disaster Party” from their The Return of Space Girl album) and “What I Want”. Mega Infinity contributed “Eyelids 2024” which features Joystick! and “Let Me Drive My Van Into Your Heart” (a Stephen Universe cover). The split will be out on December 3 via Ska Punk International and features art by Cam Lopez. Mega Infinity released their EP Chaos Magic in 2023. Bad Mary released their EP Better(er) Days earlier this year. Check out the announcement in full below.

<p>Finally, some good news for what’s shaping up to be a miserable 2025: The Murder Capital are set to release new album Blindness on February 21, and the Irish post-punk band marks the record with a gritty, dirge-like single of muck and mire called “Words Lost Meaning.” This deceptively dark new track follows the incendiary “Can’t Pretend To Know,” which landed on September’s V List, and as usual, there’s lots to dissect both musically and lyrically. “’Words Lost Meaning’ is […]</p>
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Spiritbox have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Tsunami Sea and will be out on March 7 via Pale Chord and Rise Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Perfect Soul” which was shot and directed by Dylan Hryciuk. Spiritbox released their EP The Fear of Fear in 2023. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Bad Cop/Bad Cop is going on tour. They'll bee playing with Baboon Show celebrating that band's 20th anniversary. The tour is March in Europe. You can see the dates below.

Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals (Mikey Erg, Paris Campbell Grace, Matt Patton) are hitting the USA this Spring. Alex Lahey and Noun (Marissa of Screaming Females, Phil of Kayo Dot) open. You can see the dates below.

The Damned have announced a summer North America tour. They are current in their Vanian/Sensible/Scabies/Gray lineup and are focusing on their 80s era songs that used that lineup. The trek hits most of USA. The first jaunt finds the Bellrays opening. The seocond leg has Tv Smith of The Adverts doing all Adverts sets. And, before that, The Damned and Bellrays hit South America in the spring. You can see the dates below.

Kim Deal has released a video for “Nobody Loves You More”. It was directed by Alex Da Corte. The song is off her upcoming solo album of the same name which will be out on November 22 via 4AD Records. Kim Deal has also announced spring tour dates for the US and UK. Check out the video and dates below.