Episode #699.994 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode John regales Em with tales from Summer Soiree 8 which took place on July 31 at Pilamoca in Philly and featured Henry Thugsworth and the Severinator, Pink Soap, Lips of Kohl, No Idea Records, Schoolly D, and Dwarves. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.993 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Sam and Em talk about End It’s new Celebrity Deathmatch-referencing video, Hot Water Music and Bane’s upcoming tour, My Chemical Romance playing an unreleased song live, and the new track by Her Head’s On Fire. They also talk about PUP’s NPR Tiny Desk concert, the future of arts funding in the US, festival survival tips, and Sam seeing Yeah Yeah Yeahs live. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.992 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Andy of Sell The Heart Records stops by to talk about what goes into running a label, records, Sell The Heart Records Fest, Tsunami Bomb, and so much more with John and Em. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.991 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Chris, John, and Em talk about the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, the passing of Bill Chamberlain, Scowl and Sunami’s upcoming tour, Descendents working on new material, and Chris’ upcoming album, We Are, with his new band Not Gorgeous. Em regales everyone with tales of seeing PUP in Toronto and the crew also discusses gatekeeping, bands dropping off Punk In The Park and the festival’s recent statement, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.99 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John and Em talk about Descendents getting Milo Goes To College back, the end of Jane’s Addiction, Fyre Fest selling on eBay, John’s history with the Jonas Brothers, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.98 is now up! In this episode, Em plays some great tracks from June 2025 including songs by G String, Mvll Crimes, Problem Patterns, Sprints, Pinkshift, Latter, Upchuck, Peach Pact, Puffer, Fishbone, ShyGodwin, Vial, Wet For Days, Evan Greer, Madison Turner, Dusk Before Dawn, Blind Equation, Witch Fever, Skunk Motel, Atsuko Chiba, Ganser, The Beaches, Jobber, Taleen Kali, Panic Shack, Bitch Stick, Scene Queen, The Dirty Nil, Pool Kids, and so many more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.97 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John and Sam talk about the Fat Wreck Chords selling their catalog to Hopeless Records, John’s interview with Erin of Fat and Louis of Hopeless, Fat paying off artist debt, and lots more about the sale. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.95 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John regales Em and Sam with stories of seeing Psywarfare where an argument broke out on stage after the band started using a metal grinder and of going to another show that featured a sock auction. They also discuss the week’s news. Listen to the episode below!
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!
Episode #699.92 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Harley Flanagan stops by to talk to John about the release of his new documentary Wired for Chaos, his upcoming movie tour, the story behind “I’ll Fuck You Up” (off the 2016 Cro-Mags record), putting his anger down, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Episode #699.91 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, John returns from Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas with plenty of stories to regale Sam and Em with. Seeing awesome bands, visiting record stores, playing a mechanical horse racing game, grabbing an early morning (or late night) hotdog, watching a Nazi get thrown out of the festival, and much more are discussed. Listen to the episode below!