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.
1996 week hits the Punknews Podcast! Adam White, John Gentile and Greg Simpson play some of our favourite mid 90s tunes and chat about recent news. In particular we look at the new Masked Intruder song, the legacy of Surfer Blood's Thomas Fekete, the new Descendents video, the Kurt Cobain touring exhibit, and the confusion over the Run The Jewels movie which isn't about Run The Jewels. Adam also learns that Kevin Hart and Kevin Nealon are different people.
On this episode, Greg and Scott review new albums by Mock Orange (Evansville, IN), Tiny Moving Parts (Benson, MN), and Doberman (Lafayette, IN). Scott goes on and on about the Cleveland Cavaliers. Then they argue Sox vs. Cubs and reminisce about in 2006 when A.J. Pierzynski plowed over Michael Barrett at the plate and got punched right in the goddamn face for it.
The 303rd episode of the Punknews Podcast finds Adam White, Tom Trauma and Ricky Frankel covering the Polaris Music Prize long list announcement, the upcoming Descendents tour dates, a cool new EP from G.L.O.S.S., the pending studio work of Prophets of Rage, the new Tim Armstrong solo record and more. We also expose how old and cranky we are by subjecting ourselves to the new song from Good Charlotte and the lineup of this year's Warped Tour compilation.
On Episode 302 of the Punknews Podcast, John Gentile, Adam White and Ricky Frankel kick things off with an extended record store haul show'n'tell before tackling the news. This week we discuss that great new Descendents song, the latest Direct Hit video, the major Good English controversy and the upcoming Ramones 40th anniversary happenings.
It's episode 301 of the Punknews Podcast, the show that wouldn't die! John Gentile, Adam White and Ricky Frankel tackle some of the stories we missed over the past few weeks, including the shutdown of the Andrew W.K. affiliated Santos Party House following a contentious Oi! festival. We also talk Daniel Romano's surprise new punk record, Morrissey's inability to confirm Riot Fest without drama, a reunion show of the influential Sticks and Stones, the Candy Hearts controversy, that insane Vitamin-X video, and the political outrage supergroup Prophets of Rage.
It's here! To celebrate 300 episodes of the Punknews Podcast we brought in a bunch of friends to chat about punk rock, play song cool songs, and join in our ongoing experiment in rambling insanity. This episode features live performances from Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves, new Fat Wreck darlings PEARS, Hallie Bulleit's new trio Hiccup and Albany, NY's After The Fall. We also catch up with Asian Man Records' Mike Park to celebrate his label's own big anniversary.
On this episode of the Best Midwestern podcast, Greg flies solo as Scott takes care of some family business. It's Battle of the Midwest Bowie Heads at a May 22nd show, as Greg's David Bowie tribute, The Band Who Fell to Earth, takes on fellow Lafayette, IN band Popular Ego who perform The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars in it's entirety. Many live clips in 20-some minutes, so enjoy a quick trip to outer space via Indiana.
On this episode of the Punknews Podcast, Adam White, Ricky Frankel and John Gentile tread water as we wait for the big 300 by chatting about recent shows, some great listener mail, John's weird childhood, and for some reason M*A*S*H. We also chat about the death of Government Issue's John Stabb, The Red Aunts reunion show, Direct Hit’s new video, Motorhead’s upcoming live album, The Ergs reuniting, Weezer’s Rivers writing for The Monkees, and the next Bouncing Souls album.