podcast
punk this week podcast: dog date + mesh
Nina sees one billion shows. Evan’s child slams into a zydeco musician. We lose it for construction workers losing it for Emeril. “Falcon CRUST!”
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.
punk this week
punk this week: cel ray, mesh, cuticles, dog date + 13 more
Plus new records from Constant Insult, Odor Eater, BADZY, Topper, Cujo, and more.
podcast
punk this week podcast: cry cyclops + cold comfort
Your assignment? Watch (or rewatch) Face/Off.
punk this week
punk this week: oust, kinetic orbital strike + 18 more
Richmond peace punks Dream World, Cry Cyclops (mem. Bits of Shit), Celebrators (the Tomothy Records crew), and a pile of stellar work from new bands across the globe.
podcast
punk this week podcast: twisted teens + the carp
An episode about Twisted Teens’ continued hot streak and the advent of Drumba.
punk this week
punk this week: twisted teens, the carp + 16 more
NightFreak, Billy Gardner & Friends, Ultra Lights, Sharp Pins, Yankee Bastard, Youth in Asia, Vital Stress, and more. A stacked week.
podcast
punk this week podcast: overlooked favorites + the ritornello form + hot load
A discussion of our favorite overlooked punk records from 2026 so far (aka records we haven’t brought to the podcast until now).
punk this week
punk this week: smirk, chrome cell torture + 16 more
Gone fishin’. Here’s a free column with plenty of recommendations (and minimal writing).
jukebox
see/saw jukebox: downtown boys
On the back of their new album Public Luxury, the long-running punk rock firebrands and organizers discuss perfect punk records.
playlist
playlist: the 53 best punk songs of june 2026
Some songs of the summer and a blog about one of the busiest months in see/saw’s young history. (Please subscribe.)
podcast
punk this week podcast: fiddlehead + alien nosejob
We stan “Weird Al” and Altoids Sours. The jury is out on violet Choward’s.
punk this week
punk this week: alien nosejob, downtown boys, debt rag + 12 more
On new records from CS Cleaners, Taxi Girls, Consensus Madness, Baby Jane, and more.