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podcast: friends of punk this week on the best of 2025
Musicians, writers, and homies gather round the podcast to share their favorite punk things of the year.
Evan Minsker is a critic and journalist who used to run Pitchfork’s news section. Now he freelances and runs this newsletter about punk records.
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Musicians, writers, and homies gather round the podcast to share their favorite punk things of the year.
punk this week
A free brief column recommending the Christmas week punk records.
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Evan and Nina break down their top three punk records of the year.
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The good stuff, unranked but playlisted.
punk this week
Ring in the holidays with a massive 65-song benefit compilation that begins with a new Eddy Current Suppression Ring track.
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We discuss sniffin’, pissin’, the Nazgûl, and Muppets.
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Order your copy of this physical newsprint broadsheet with art from David Alvarado and writing from the best.
punk this week
Records that pummel, records that rip, records that pummel AND rip. Press play.
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Which Muppet are you? Is Gumby for dogs? Wait, is that a chunk of tooth? These questions and more.
punk this week
Mujeres Podridas, Shrudd, TY, the Dissidents’ latest stellar Gaza mutual aid compilation, and much more on this Bandcamp Friday.
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Post-Thanksgiving, we demand to hear about your pie traditions.
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Some thoughts on big year-end lists, plus a punk and rock'n'roll playlist of garage punk, power pop, hardcore, and more.