Last week on episode 312 of the Punknews Podcast, Ricky Frankel, Adam White, and John Gentile looked at new songs from bands young and old, from perennial favorites The Menzingers and John K. Samson, to old farts like Green Day, to even older farts like Psychic TV. We also get into a fight over new album from AJJ.
A few weeks ago on episode 311 of the Punknews Podcast, Adam White, John Gentile, Ricky Frankel and Chris Barrett discussed the Gorilla Biscuits / "All Lives Matter" controversy, those $265 Black Flag t-shirts, new songs from Kicker and Against Me!, and the rise of holographic Dio.
On this episode, Greg and Scott discuss the touchstone emo album Something to Write Home About by Kansas City, MO’s The Get Up Kids. We also review the new record by Lydia Loveless (Columbus, OH) and Scott talks about his hatred for the phrase "seminal album".
On episode 310 of the Punknews Podcast the hosts threw out the normal routine and spent an hour talking about ska for no particular reason. John Gentile, Adam White and Ricky Frankel chat about how and when they found the genre and what about it resonated. They tackle the quandary that is the modern ska scene and the mythical 4th wave, plus play a number of songs well-loved and rare, spanning decades. Pick it up!
Recently on episode 309 of the Punknews Podcast, Adam White, John Gentile and Chris Barrett celebrated the announcement that the The Briefs are putting together a new record. We also chatted about the new Descendents record, Viv from the Slits correcting punk history, the massive archive of Dischord music that arrived on BandCamp, how great the Screaming Females are, and more.
Last week on episode 308 of the Punknews Podcast we bid farewell to Erik Petersen of Mischief Brew and Alan Vega of the legendary Suicide. John Gentile, Ricky Frankel and Adam White also discuss the new Against Me! and NOFX singles, some Apple tech nonsense, and the first studio recording from Prophets of Rage among other recent stories.
On this episode, Greg and Scott chat about the classic Stephen Frears directed, John Cusack starring film High Fidelity, playing tons of clips and songs from the movie.
Double shot Sunday! Is that a thing? It is now! On Episode 307 of the Punknews Podcast, Ricky Frakel, Adam White and John Gentile discuss the Warped Tour backing down and rescheduling in the face of Weezer, and some crazy upcoming tours featuring the likes of Bad Religion, Against Me!, PUP and Propagandhi. We also discuss new songs from Descendents and the Bouncing Souls, and analyze Adam's embarrassing Constantines fanboy moment.
On Episode 306 of the Punknews Podcast, Adam White and John Gentile are regaled with a classic Madball tale from Tom Trauma. We also discuss the next Hot Water Music album, Henry Rollins' part in a Calvin Klein campaign, Chixdiggit's surprise new album and anniversary tour, Apple's concert recording patent, AJJ's new record and much more.
A few weeks ago on Episode 305 of the Punknews Podcast, Ricky Frankel, John Gentile and Adam White chatted about a number of stories and happenings. These include show reports from the ongoing FLAG tour, the Ghostbusters song that Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliot released, that Led Zeppelin copyright verdict, the new Bouncing Souls song, and more. You can find 305 and the new episode 306 in iTunes now, check back for the 306 show notes early next week.
On this episode, Greg and Scott review new albums by Direct Hit (Milwaukee, WI), Twins (Waterloo, IA) and Mike Adams at His Honest Weight (Bloomington, IN). Also, Greg allows Scott to rant about the new Blink 182 album since they have a Midwest guy in the band now.