Listen to a new track by Personality Cult!

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!

Riverboat Gamblers announce Midwest shows

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.

Wife Patrol announce new album, share “We Who Are About To”

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.

On The Might of Princes, Rolo Tomassi, Home Is Where, more to play New Friends Fest 2025

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.

Tess and The Details: “Maniac” (Michael Sembello cover)

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 releases video for “my fears have become fetishes”

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.

Listen to BUG MOMENT's new EP and read a track-by-track breakdown!

Today we are stoked to bring you the track-by-track breakdown of the new EP by Milwaukee-based emo band BUG MOMENT! The EP is called The Lazer Collection and is available everywhere now. It features five tracks that find the band pushing their sound to new heights with exciting arrangements, lyrics that are both hard-hitting and introspective, and plenty of video game references. We caught up with the band to hear the stories behind each of the tracks. Listen to The Lazer Collection and read the track-by-track breakdown below!

Star 99 break down every track on their new album, 'Gaman'!

Today we are thrilled to bring you a track-by-track breakdown for San Jose-based indie punks Star 99’s sophomore album Gaman! The album is out today via Lauren Records and it is their first release as a quintet with multi-instrumentalist Aidan Delaney joining Saoirse Alesandro, Chris Gough, Jeremy Romero, and Thomas Calvo.

The album contains 10 extremely dynamic tracks that find the band expanding their sound and diving into a multitude of emotional complexities as they explore familial, platonic, and romantic relationships as well as what it truly means to persist through hardships.

We caught up with guitarists and vocalists Saoirse Alesandro and Thomas Calvo to hear the stories behind each of the tracks. Listen to Gaman and read the track-by-track below!

Brian James of the Damned has passed away

Sadly, Brian James, founding member of The Damned has passed away. He was 70. He died at his home with his family present.

James' family issued a statement:

"GOODBYE TO A PIONEER & TRUE GENTLEMAN It is with great sadness that we announce the death of one of the true pioneers of music, guitarist, songwriter, and true gentleman, Brian James.

Founding member of The Damned, writer of the first ever UK punk single, New Rose, Brian was the principal songwriter of the band’s debut album, Damned Damned Damned, which was released in February 1977. Parting ways with the Damned following the release of their second album, the Nick Mason-produced Music for Pleasure, Brian created the short-lived Tanz Der Youth, before he formed The Lords of the New Church with his friend and fellow rocker Stiv Bators.

In a wave of excitement, headed by the twin powers of Brian James and Stiv Bators, three successful studio albums followed for The Lord of the New Church, spawning singles such as Open Your Eyes, Dance with Me, and Method to My Madness. Always looking for new challenges and keen to work with different musicians, over the years that followed, Brian formed The Dripping Lips and guested on different records, while creating the Brian James Gang and working on his solo albums.

Incessantly creative and a musical tour de force, over a career which spanned more than six decades, with his music also gracing film and television soundtracks, in addition to The Damned and The Lords of the New Church, Brian worked with a plethora of punk and rock ‘n’ roll’s finest, from Iggy Pop to Wayne Kramer, Stewart Copeland to Cheetah Chrome. Most recently, more than four decades after the release of the epoch-making New Rose, the original members of The Damned reformed for a series of very special and emotional UK shows in 2022.

With his wife Minna, son Charlie, and daughter-in-law Alicia by his side, Brian passed peacefully on Thursday 6 th March 2025.

Alien Boy to release new album, share “Changes” video

Alien Boy have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called You Wanna Fade? and will be out on May 9 via Get Better Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Changes” which was directed, shot, and edited by Sjur Hjeltness of Long Drive Films. Alien Boy will be touring the US in May with Phony and released their album Don’t Know What I Am in 2021. Check out the video and tracklist below.

L.A. Witch: “The Lines”

L.A. Witch have released a video for their new song “The Lines”. The video was directed by Sydney Mills. The song is off their upcoming album DOGGOD which will be out on April 4 via Suicide Squeeze Records. L.A. Witch will be touring North America starting in June and released their split with The Coathangers in 2021. Check out the video below.

Ecca Vandal releases video for “Cruising to Self Soothe”

Australia-based punk artist Ecca Vandal has released a video for her new song “Cruising to Self Soothe”. The video was directed by Ecca Vandal and Richie Buxton and was filmed at Knox Skate Park in Knox, Australia. The song was released last month as a standalone single. Ecca Vandal released a handful of singles in 2024 and released her self-titled album in 2017. Check out the video below.