interview
billiam has a hard time believing in billiam
The Aussie garage punk wunderkind makes excellent records at a clip. Presented with this evidence, he calls himself “pretty fuckin’ lazy.”
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: gel, total hell, chris burns + 9 more
Plus the latest from Rixe and Human Trophy, a Palestine benefit featuring Memphis musicians, and much more
interview
hank wood and the hammerheads’ stay home!! at 10: an oral history
The members of the NYC punk band look back on their complicated relationship with their second album and the conditions that led to its creation.
punk this week
punk this week: billiam, osees, fucked up + 10 more
Plus great new ones from Baby Tyler Band, Big Baby, General Baxter, Booji Boys, Straight Arrows, Booji Boys, H8 Mile, and more
playlist
playlist: the best punk songs of july 2024
Check out the greatest heavy rock'n'roll music from the past month.
punk this week
punk this week: x, poison ruïn, exo + 7 more
Plus new ones from Cammy Cautious and the Wrestlers, La Llama, Jacket Burner, Electric Prawns 2, and more.
record exchange
wand’s cory hanson on this heat, martin rev, and never doing the same thing twice
In this installment of “Record Exchange,” Hanson discusses This Heat’s influence on his life as a creator, plus the often-imitated but never-replicated style of Alan Vega.
punk this week
punk this week: peace de résistance, white collar, the sleeveens + 6 more
Plus a crash course in the Piss Wizard trilogy, a feature-filled Cool Sorcery record, and some excellent hardcore from Ireland’s Bedsores
punk this week
punk this week: mexican coke, lasso, rolex + 6 more
Plus the latest from CLAMM, the second album from Miami’s Wetflix, the buzzing UK band Irked, a great new band out of Columbus, and much more.
interview
artist john f. malta on the punk aesthetics of a 7" collection
The illustrator and comics artist sits down for the first installment of “Art Punk,” an interview series where visual artists discuss the punk record covers
punk this week
punk this week: assistert sjølmord, doubt, abi ooze + 7 more
Plus new EPs from Chicago’s Tension Pets and Buffalo’s Ismatic Guru, two rippers out of Philadelphia, and way more.
record exchange
dan licata on high vis, mexican coke, and funeral doom as sleep meditation
The comedian on Mika Miko, the influence of Jackass, and his excellent new special For the Boys.