Category: Music News


  • Full throttle from Vancouver, BC to wherever the open road takes them, The Vicious Cycles have released their new full length, Get Wrecked, via Pirates Press Records. Before you even get the shrink wrap off the gatefold jacket, you can guess what kind of party you’re in for. The promise of debauchery carries over into song titles and as far…

  • Manchester Punk Festival 2025 – Day 2 

    Once I’ve drunk my body weight in coffee,  woken up, dealt with the cats demands, got the site up to date, as there’s never a quiet day in the punk world, and added a few songs to my playlist from bands we caught yesterday, it’s time head back into town for day two of Manchester…

  • Interview: Rabies 

    We recently caught up with Czech melodic punk rock force known as Rabies to dive deep into the chaos, charm, and creativity behind their upcoming album, High On Sugar. In this candid conversation, the band opens up about the meaning and story behind the album’s title, their songwriting and composing process, life on the road,…

  • FISHBONE Share New Song And Video “Last Call In America” 

    Iconic punk-ska-funk pioneers Fishbone are set to release their latest single and music video, “Last Call in America,” which was co-written by original members Christopher Dowd and Walter “Dirty Walt” Kibby and features the godfather of funk, George Clinton, out on April 25. The track serves as the second single from their forthcoming album Stockholm Syndrome, due out…

  • Swans Announce European / UK Tour; “Birthing” Out May 30 

    Swans, who recently announced their seventeenth studio album, Birthing, arriving May 30 via Young God Records/Mute, have confirmed a European trek in support of the highly-anticipated release, launching on Oct. 23 in Leipzig. The tour, with the previously announced North American dates, will be the last “big sound” Swans tour, with a line-up of: Michael Gira,…

  • Belgium’s FERVENTS Announce UK Tour Dates 

    Belgian punk trio FERVENTS have announced that they will hit UK shores for a run of tour dates alongside Birmingham’s Passive Fix, with tickets on sale now. The band released their latest EP, Plastic Snake Factory, in October last year via well-respected Belgian indie co-op label Capitane Records with the singles Plastic Snake Factory, Faith and Let Go leading the charge. “We’re really…

  • Manchester Punk Festival 2025 – Day 1 

    It’s that time of year again, well it’s the Easter double bank holiday weekend, which seems to wander around the calendar at random, which for some means an overdose of chocolate, for others it’s of religious significance, for The Punk Site, and many others across the UK, Europe and beyond, it means that Manchester Punk…

  • Wargasm Released Video For New Single “Vigilantes” 

    Riotous and incendiary UK duo WARGASM, who make angry music for sad people, are back and they’ve upped the f**king ante. Today, they drop the video for their new single “Vigilantes,” the first taste of music as an independent entity once again. Get ready for this one to register on the Richter scale. It’s all fists, all…

  • CF98 Released New Single And Video “1993” 

    CF98 pays tribute to the ’90s—skate punk, VHS tapes, and carefree youth.“1993” is a blast of energy and nostalgia, blending classic punk rock vibes with a modern edge.   Having played hundreds of shows all over Europe plus Japan, CF98 from Poland are extremely busy in their still young career. The skate-punk band is known…

  • HAAL Released New Track “Plate 43 (…Or Standing on the Toes of Giants)” 

    Today, borderless four-piece HAAL return with a new single titled “Plate 43 (…Or Standing on the Toes of Giants)”. The single comes on the heels of an incendiary year for the band which saw them release their Thurston Moore-approved EP “Back To Shilmarine” to widespread plaudits, leading to remixes by JUICE (Ollie Judge of Squid)…