Chance brought experimental sound artist Meredith Haines (MAIR) and Jon Alvarado of Beach Bunny together in Chicago in 2022 and not long afterward Latter came into being. Last month the duo unleashed their excellent debut album My Body Is My Sickness and introduced the world to their wonderfully heavy, gloriously noisy, extremely cathartic sound. The lyrics are viscerally poetic as Meredith confronts a past relationship, talks about living with chronic illness, and moves toward healing with restorative rage. There is a deep level of connection present in each of the seven tracks which makes My Body Is My Sickness sound even bigger and hit even harder. My Body Is My Sickness is available everywhere now via Damien Records. Latter will be playing at the Archer Ballroom in Chicago on November 16. Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with Meredith to talk about how Latter came about, the power of sharing stories, chronic illness, the magic of the DIY music scene, and so much more. Read the interview below!This interview between Em Moore and Meredith Haines took place over Zoom on October 3, 2024. What follows is a transcription of their conversation and has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

On October 7, 2024 Yard Act took the stage at The Concert Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Omni opened the show. Yard Act are currently touring North America and will be touring the UK, Australia, China, South Korea, and Japan in November. The band released their album Where’s My Utopia? earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to catch all of the action. Check out his photos below!

Early today, rumors began to spread that Hopeless Records purchased Fat Wreck Chords. We reached out to Fat Wreck Chords for confirmation. Fat responded that Hopeless and Fat were in discussions regarding the purchase of Fat, but did not state that Fat had in fact been purchased. As you know, Fat is owned by Fat Mike of Nofx and Erin Burkett. This past weekend was Nofx's final show, which may be a coincidence. We'll keep you updated if there is confirmation of a sale of the label.

<p>Pop Quiz: What gives you anxiety? Trick Question: The answer is everything. The world is a fucked up place that comes up with elaborate new ways to raise our anxiety higher than a Dutch stoner, but Miranda and the Beat are flipping the script. The Brooklyn-to-New Orleans garage rock band today (October 8) serve up “Anxiety,” a riff-roaring groove bomb of cool that suddenly has us street walkin’ like a cheetah. This raucous rabble-rousing joint-shaker is featured on the crew’s […]</p>
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<p>We have to admit, we were expecting James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown to be showing at the New York Film Festival right about now — if ever there was a slam-dunk screening opportunity for a movie about Greenwich Village’s one-true-blue-icon, it would be at that festival (and it’s also fitting, given that the people who would have been in the crowd for those coffeehouse open mics back in the day are now regulars at Lincoln Center). But it seems that […]</p>
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Peter Murphy of Bauhaus has released two new live albums, both out via Silver Shade/Cadiz Music. The first album is simply called Peter Live Volume One Covers and highlights songs he has covered live. among the choices are covers of Iggy Pop, Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails, Magazine, Prince, Elvis, and David Bowie. Ther second is called Peter Live Volume Two: Blender Theatre NYC 2008. That release is mostly Murphy's solo cuts with a few Bauhaus and cover tunes thrown in. Both are out now.

Grade 2 will be kicking it around England and Scotland in December. Theor tour starts December 1 and runs through December 10. You can see the dates below.

AJJ is going to tour the pacific northwest and Canada. For this trek, the band will return to its original duo lineup. The jaunt is in two segments- one in late November and one in late December. You can see the dates below.

Less Than Jake have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called Uncharted and will be out on November 15 via Pure Noise Records. The EP features their previously released singles “Brand New Day”, “Not My Problem”, “Walking Pipebomb”, and “Broken Words” along with 3 new tracks. The band has also released a video for their new song “Sunny Side” which was directed and animated by Scott Gordon and Sherise Seven. Less Than Jake will be touring the US later this month and released Silver Linings in 2020. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Planes Mistaken For Stars have released a new song called “Arrow”. The song is off their upcoming album Do You Still Love Me? which will be out on November 1 via Deathwish Inc. This album marks the final recorded output from lead vocalist and guitarist Gared O’Donnell who passed away in 2021. Planes Mistaken for Stars released their album Prey in 2016. Check out the song below.