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Pennywise, Circle Jerks, H2O & Murphy’s Law Rock Toronto’s HISTORY – Photo Review

Four punk and hardcore heavyweights deliver a relentless night of high-energy performances at Toronto’s HISTORY. A packed History hosted an uncompromising night of hardcore and pun...

The Restarts Map Out First Canadian Tour in 15 Years

Hackney punk vets the Restarts have announced their first tour of Canada in 15 years. The Kanata tour will bring the three-piece to 15

Rawls Royce Share Politically Charged New Single “Woe, Toronto”

Toronto punk rock band Rawls Royce explore the city’s history of class conflict and political resistance on their new single, “Woe, Toronto,” released via Steady Riot Records. Toro...

Vancouver's D.O.A. to join Western Canadian Music Awards Hall of Fame 

Vancouver punk pioneers headline BreakOut West’s 2026 specialty awards at annual festival and music conference

19 Big-Name Punk Bands With Only One Original Member Left

These 19 punk bands have stuck it out, albeit with only one original member still going today. And they deserve some credit for their perseverance, too. Continue reading…

Punk Supergroup Fake Names Announce New Album 'Punk Ruins'

Real punks Fake Names have announced their third full-length. 'Punk Ruins' is out October 23 on Epitaph Records, and the single "Until It's

Northern Ontario Punks Dead II Society Release Debut Single, “Dead and Buried”

Dead II Society Turn Grief and Anger Into Outlaw Punk on “Dead and Buried” Dead II Society was born during the pandemic, when vocalist and guitarist Buzz found himself isolated at...

Fifty Years of Punk with Bandcamp

The Offspring, Pennywise And Circle Jerks Lead Mike Roche Benefit Concert

Southern California’s punk community is coming together for T.S.O.L. founding bassist Mike Roche with a major benefit concert featuring The Offspring, Pennywise, Circle Jerks, Adol...

3 Punk Rock “Bangers” That Will Uplift Any Shindig or Get-Together

Joe Strummer (1952 - 2002, left) and Paul Simonon performing with British punk group The Clash at the Coliseum, Harlesden, London, 11th March 1977. (Photo by Julian Yewdall/Getty I...

SPILL LIVE REVIEW: SEX PISTOLS FEATURING FRANK CARTER w/ PANIC SHACK @ HISTORY, TORONTO

SEX PISTOLS FEATURING FRANK CARTER w/ PANIC SHACK @ HISTORY, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 While an actual Sex Pistols reunion continues to remain impossible, the band, consisting of...

CityFolk brought the folk, country and punk to Ottawa

Five nights, countless genres and one unforgettable CityFolk debut at Ottawa’s RA Centre grounds. A diverse weekend of folk, country and the most legendary punk rock welcomed Ottaw...

The Stooges and MC5 birthed punk almost 60 years ago, now Prostitute are making it subversive and dangerous once more

Michigan iconoclasts Prostitute deliver in-your-face punk masterclass in London

City Folk 2026, Day 5 at the TD Stage: Bad Nerves, Sex Pistols, and Alice Cooper

[A final report from Zachary Resnick and Ross MacDonald. – AC] The final night of 2026’s City Folk Festival in Ottawa saw legends of punk and rock take to the main stage for

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 075: The punk rock terrorist bombing

October 14, 1982. It had been a cool autumn Thursday in Toronto, with light showers that had lingered for hours. In the Rexdale neighbourhood near Pearson International Airport, al...

Ongoing History Daily: The two punk bands who played a psychiatric hospital

The early days of punk were anything-goes times. The idea was to do virtually everything differently, especially you could be extra strange and provocative. Enter The Cramps, a New...

Fake Names Explore “Punk Ruins” On New Album

Punk mainstays Fake Names are back with their third studio album, Punk Ruins, that is now available via Epitaph Records. Punk Ruins finds guitarists Brian Baker (Minor Threat / Dag...

The Offspring, Pennywise, Circle Jerks & Adolescents Announce Benefit Show For TSOL’s Mike Roche

The Southern California punk community is rallying behind TSOL’s Mike Roche as his health continues to decline following dual Parkinson’s disease and dementia diagnoses. The Offspr...

Cult Crime Announce New Album Fully Automatic: Hear Two Tracks

When the Toronto punk band Cult Crime got started and released their 2023 demo, they weren't really a band; they were a solo project for Psychic Void's Matthew Menard. Since then,...

Birds That Definitely Listen To Punk Music

Punk has never been primarily about musical ability. Neither has being a bird. Some species, however, are more qualified than others. Hoatzin: I was thinking of leaving this one ou...

Cartridge Heart Release Fourth Annual “Go Kick-Ass” Compilation

It’s September which means it’s time for the latest instalment of Cartridge Heart‘s annual Go Kick-Ass! compilation. Go Kick-Ass! 4 features 32 previously unreleased tracks by 30 a...

Brew Ha Ha Details First Punk Festival Since Cancellations Over Owner’s Trump Support

Last year, multi-city punk-rock festival series Punk In The Park caught heat after it was discovered that Cameron Collins, the owner of Brew Ha Ha Productions, had donated to Donal...

Fake Names – Punk Ruins

Right I’m gong to say this only once, the line up for Fake Names on this their new album is epic, this is a band that have never scrimped on talent or been worried about how being...

3 Punk Songs From 1978 That Made Classic Rock Sound Suddenly Ancient

English musician, record producer and record label owner Colin Newman of rock band Wire, UK, circa 1978. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty Images) These early punk songs from 19...