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Legendary Japanese Punk Band Shonen Knife Announce U.S. Tour And Album Re-Releases
In advance of Shonen Knife’s EVERYBODY HAPPY U.S. Tour (their first North American dates since 2019!) which is sponsored by Momokawa Sake, […]
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Watch “Truth In Fiction” By The Offspring
The Offspring have been delivering unfiltered energy, catchy hooks, and punk attitude for over three decades. From their breakout album Smash to […]
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Riot Grrrl Punk Returns With Sour Tongue’s New Video For “I Thought You Like Me”
The Los Angeles-based punk band Sour Tongue was formed in the early days of the 2020 pandemic by Satori Marill and John […]
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UK Punk Legends Vice Squad Release New Video For “Punk Police”
Vice Squad has released a new video for their song “Punk Police,” explaining, I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Secret Police, […]
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Rise Against Return With “Ricochet” Watch The Video Here
Rise Against releases their latest album “Ricochet” on August 15th and you can hear the title track from the album below: Ricochet […]
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Punk Rock Singer Dies In Freak Swimming Accident
Jock McDonald, singer for the punk band The Bollock Brothers, has died from what has been described as a freak swimming accident. […]
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Laura Jane Grace Cancels Tour After Spousal Abuse Allegations
After an Instagram and Threads post by Paris Campbell Grace that alleged abusive behavior by Laura Jane Grace, which has since been […]
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Oxymorrons Mix Punk, Rock and Rap To Create A Cohesive Sound In New “BLK SHEEP” Video
Today, New York’s genre-defying punks Oxymorrons have officially announced their upcoming EP Create. Destroy. Rebuild. Repeat. will release on September 12, 2025. […]
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The Best American Punk Bands
While the birthplace of Punk music is often thought to be England, the U.S. was launching its own punk scene around the […]
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Legendary Punk Band Vice Squad Release 20 Track “The Best Of Vice Squad” Album
Legendary punk band Vice Squad has released “The Best Of Vice Squad,” which features fully remixed and remastered audio. Vice Squad are […]
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Punk Rock & Paintbrushes Partners With The Offspring To Present Art & Photo Exhibits
Punk Rock & Paintbrushes is teaming up with punk rock legends The Offspring to present curated art and photography exhibits at each North American stop on […]
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Punk Legends Fugazi Make More Recorded Concerts Available For Download
Fugazi has been very busy lately adding even more concerts to their live series site. The band has been adding live show […]
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Watch New Video For “Who’ll Stand With Us?” By Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys’new album For The People shows courage and confidence, speaking up against the injustices happening in the United States, doing so […]
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Legendary UK Punk Band Conflict’s Original Singer Colin Jerwood Dies
Conflict has posted the following regarding the death of original singer Colin Jerwood: Message from the band: As you can imagine we […]
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Amazon Music To Exclusively Livestream Vans Warped Tour 30th Anniversary
The livestream of the iconic rock festival will broadcast on June 14 and 15 from Washington, D.C. with performances from artists like […]
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Green Day Now Has Their Own Slurpee Flavor “Kerplunk Kandy Grape”
Now available in select 7-Eleven and Speedway stores nationwide, Green Day’s “Kerplunk Kandy Grape Slurpee”! Green Day already has its brand of […]
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Award-Winning Punk Film “American Hardcore” Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Author/Filmmaker Steven Blush Celebrates the 15th Anniversaryof the Award-Winning American Hardcore Film AMERICAN HARDCORE Film Screening Monday, June 23, 7pm “Sonic Wave” Series […]
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Legendary UK Punk Band Vice Squad Re-Release “Defiant” Album And Give Overview Of Recording
Vice Squad has announced the following regarding the re-release of their “Defiant” album: ‘Defiant‘ was a bit of a milestone for us […]
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U.K. Subs Singer Charlie Harper Releasing Tell-All Book Called “An Anarchy Of Demons”
The long-awaited autobiography “An Anarchy Of Demons” by U.K. Subs’ legendary leader, Charlie Harper is being released. Charlie’s fascinating story is told […]
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CBGB Festival To Feature Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White And More
CBGB & OMFUG – Home of Underground Rock lives on with the announcement of the CBGB Festival, presented in partnership with The […]
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Documentary About Punk Activist Turned Politician, Joe Keithley (D.O.A.) Announced
New Rose/SBC Films has announced the release of Something Better Change, A documentary film that tells the story of punk activist turned […]
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Dropkick Murphys to Headline D-Day Rally in Support of Veterans
Organizers of the upcoming Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally are proud to announce that acclaimed Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys […]
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Classic Punk Band Black Flag Announces New Lineup
Greg Ginn has announced the following info regarding the new singer and other new members in Black Flag. The band parted ways […]
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Former Misfits Singer Michale Graves Says He Is Being Canceled By His Affilitation With The Proud Boys And Jan 6th
Former Misfits Singer Michale Graves has posted the following on his official website: I am no stranger to being cancelled. Since 2004 […]
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Brian James Original Guitarist For The Damned Dead At 70
Brian James Facebook Page has posted the following info regarding his death: GOODBYE TO A PIONEER & TRUE GENTLEMAN It is with […]
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BUTTHOLE SURFERS TO RELEASE LIVE AT THE LEATHER FLY ALBUM
Arguably one of the most notoriously named bands in rock history, Butthole Surfers made a career out of upending the establishment and […]
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CONFLICT ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER TWO DECADES
CONFLICT ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER TWO DECADES ‘THIS MUCH REMAINS’ TO BE RELEASED ON MORTARHATE/CADIZ MUSIC ON APRIL 25th PRE-ORDER […]
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David Johansen, New York Dolls Singer Dead At 75
Sad news to report, less than two weeks after we reported that David Johansen had stage 4 cancer, the singer has passed […]
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Incredible Lineup Announced For 25th Annual Punk Rock Bowling And Music Festival
Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival in Las Vegas is the place where generations of punk fans come together to raise hell. Picture […]
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Dropkick Murphys & Bad Religion Announce First Ever Co-Headlining U.S. Tour
Dropkick Murphys & Bad Religion Announce Summer Of Discontent Tour, First Ever Co-Headlining U.S. Tour Tickets On Sale February 20 At www.DropkickMurphys.com […]
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New York Dolls Singer David Johansen Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer
Breaking news on New York Dolls’ Vocalist David Johansen direct from his daughter and with a link to help out if you […]
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Punk Is Back In Your Face Courtesy Of The Lambrini Girls!
Punk upstarts the Lambini Girls consisting of the British duo of Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira have released their debut album “Who […]
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Legendary Punk Rockers ANTISECT Reissue Their Iconic Album’In Darkness, There Is No Choice’
The term ‘legendary’ is often overused, but in the case of ANTISECT, it’s entirely fitting. This band stands shoulder to shoulder with […]
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Alkaline Trio, The Vandals, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, T.S.O.L. & More To Rock Punk In The Park Florida!
Punk In The Park American Road Trip – Orlando Saturday, September 14 At Central Florida Fairgrounds In Orlando, Florida Punk Rock & […]
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Horror Punk Lives On With Mourning Noise, Watch New Video For “Misery Loves Me”
Horror punk warriors Mourning Noise, featuring Samhain/Danzig member Steve Zing, bassist Chris Morance, guitarist Tommy Koprowski, and vocalist Robby Bloodshed has released […]
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Watch Punk Legend Steve ‘Cast Iron’ Smith (R.I.P. 2022) with Red Alert In Concert 1995
Recently Steve “Cast Iron” Smith, vocalist for the legendary punk band Red Alert, passed away. His legend lives on if you can […]
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Vocalist For Punk band Red Alert, Steve “Cast Iron” Smith Dies
The Official Red Alert band page has posted the following regarding Steve’s untimely passing: It is with the heaviest of hearts that […]
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The 60 Best Classic Punk Bands From The U.K.
Some of the greatest punk bands of all time have come from The United Kingdom. While you would practically have to be living under a rock to not be aware of bands like The Sex Pistols and The Clash, there are many, many other great punk bands from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland that…
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From the early days of Punk with the Clash, The Damned, Sex Pistols, The Exploited, Dead Kennedys, U.K. Subs and The Adicts to Fugazi, Bad Religion, Black Flag, Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, Alkaline Trio, Lag Wagon, Green Day.