podcast
punk this week podcast 42: eddy current suppression ring + tunnel vision
A new one from Powerplant, a return to the early ’00s rock'n'roll revival, and a near-miss with caffeinated root beer.
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: eddy current suppression ring, cruelster, tvo + 14 more
A huge week for new punk records that also includes new Powerplant and the Wind Ups, plus some hardcore blasts from 11PM Records.
podcast
punk this week podcast 41: inch + yuasa-exide + boo/hiss
An episode where we discover and build a new life worshiping the Dog N Suds mascot.
punk this week
punk this week: useless eaters, lava, yuasa-exide, boo/hiss + 7 more
Feeling patriotic? Me neither. Let’s listen to a raw punk d-beat band from Rhode Island.
podcast
punk this week podcast 40: kissland + still no p.e.a.c.e.
Were we planning to go this hard on Michael Stipe? No comment.
playlist
playlist: the best punk songs of 2025 so far
A pile of favorite songs from the first half of the year + a blog about how it’s been going.
punk this week
punk this week: xanny stars, elle barbara, electric chair, the gobs + 16 more
I wrote about the new Lame, Black Dog, Power Pants, Fungas, and Histamine in a moving car and now I’m car sick, whoopsies ;)
podcast
see/saw jukebox 03: pigeon pit’s lomes oleander
Evan and Nina sit down with Lomes to discuss airplane sandwiches, great punk records, and the ultimate punk house floor plan.
podcast
punk this week podcast 39: media puzzle + nuclear fear
It's hot and humid in the Midwest, so we’re beating the heat with six killer new punk records
punk this week
punk this week: water machine, alienator, billiam, dávila 666 + 21 more
Featuring an all-star international benefit compilation for mutual aid in Gaza + much more.
podcast
punk this week podcast 38: self improvement + panel
A discussion about new art punk, parents’ protest signs, and beautiful songs about dead pets.
playlist
playlist: punk is for the children
A post-Father’s Day collection of punk songs that my child seems to like.