punk this week
punk this week: w-9, itchy & the nits, ritual cross + 17 more
Bandcamp Friday heralds the return of the Nits, a new obsession from Liverpool, BUIO OMEGA covering Black Flag, Jaguar 777’s lust rock, and much more.
Evan Minsker
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.
podcast
punk this week podcast: indirekt grell + en kernaghan band
That’s right, we read books. Well...one of us reads books plural. The other one reads book singular.
playlist
playlist: the 52 best punk songs of january 2026
A terrible month to be alive. Thanks to the punks for being an inspiration.
punk this week
punk this week: en kernaghan band, life expectancy + 15 more
Iron Lung drops a harsh crusty classic, Power Pants gets gnarly on “Fuck ICE,” Yuasa-Exide and Waylon Thornton deliver the split equivalent of the epic handshake meme.
see/saw tv
theee retail simps spent $13 on markers for this new song’s video
Joe spent a bunch of hours on a stop-motion and hand-drawn video. The “Quality at Your Feet” 7" is coming to Goodbye Boozy.
jukebox
see/saw jukebox 08: the marked men’s jeff burke + mark ryan
The Denton garage punk greats behind Radioactivity, o-d-ex, and more discuss their old records, their new records, and some favorite records.
see/saw presents
get your tickets to see/saw year 2 in minneapolis
The Sleaze, Bermuda Squares, Kilynn Lunsford, Cruelster, BUIO OMEGA, TY, and T.A.C.K. March 28 at Eagles.
podcast
punk this week: plant + smetti subito
Your hosts would like to encourage you to do two things: donate to a Minneapolis mutual aid fund & watch the Kelsey Grammer fall video.
punk this week
punk this week: ben and the blackwell babies, smetti subito + 14 more
A free punk column for whoever wants it. Donate to a mutual aid fund instead. Fuck ICE.
podcast
punk this week podcast: gylt + dbr
A check-in from our new podcast father, Joe Plummer from Ruinous Media. Plus: Turbo crust, popcorn tofu, and two friends’ 7" find coinky-dink.
punk this week
punk this week: institute, station model violence, rifle, gylt + more
Several albums were announced this week as the punks seem to speak to the nightmare we’re living through.
podcast
punk this week podcast: winged wheel + bungee jumpers
On the allure of brightly colored frosting and the elusive nature of backyard mint. And punk records.