ANTI-FLAG disband amid allegations of rape. JUSTIN SANE (née Justin Geever) denies allegations.
Content warning: This episode talks about sexual assault including rape. Discretion is advised. Accusations of rape are not legal convictions. No one discussed in this episode has been convicted of rape, nor criminally charged. Discussion in this episode is based on personal opinion.
enough.podcast.40: Kristina Sarhadi: "People don't hang their lives on a music scene, but we do."
Pittsburgh punk band Anti-Flag breaks up suddenly amid rape allegations
Anti-Flag Singer Justin Sane Denies Sexual Assault Claims
The Industry Ain't Safe
The Bouncing Souls announce Anti-Flag will not be on upcoming tour
Pity Party break ties with A-F Records
Hanalei, Darien Gap, and Celebration Summer part ways with A-F Records
Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves part ways with A-F records
Punk Rock Saves Lives cuts ties with Justin Sane of Anti-Flag
New Releases:
Yellowcard w/ Pierce the Veil - Three Minutes More
cumgirl8 (CG8) - gothgirl1
Monk - Nothing Matters
Episode 36 (00:57:21)
PUNK ROCK BOWLING reviewed - BAD RELIGION, RANCID. New Releases: POLITE SOCIETY movie release, BRING ME THE HORIZON, GOUGE AWAY, LINDA LINDAS.
Episode 35 (00:38:51)
Rancid - Tomorrow Never Comes
OFF! - Keep your mouth shut
Plasma Canvas - Blistered World
The Used - Numb
Sell The Heart Records - "The Rad Part of Waking Up"
Ohio is for Lovers Fest
Episode 34 (00:41:55)
NOFX final tour, THRICE Revisted, WHITE LUNG break up. Plus, new music from BOUNCING SOULS, ATREYU, and BLAQK AUDIO.
Episode 33 (01:08:11)
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG festival reviewed. BLINK 182 reform. NOFX breakup (sort of). DEAD KENNEDYS remix "Fresh Fruit." Plus, new music from ANTI-FLAG, RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS, and HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS.
Episode 32 (00:53:37)
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, STEVE ALBINI, RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS, THRICE, STATIC DRESS, DESTRUCTO DISK, DOLLYROTS
Billie Joe Armstrong says he's renouncing US citizenship after Roe v. Wade reversal
Steve Albini wins second World Series of Poker bracelet
Riverboat Gamblers announce shows, possibly new music
Thrice announce 20th Anniversary show for 'The Illusion of Safety'
'Nightclubbing' doc: Wild sex and drugs at Max's Kansas City
Descendants T-Shirt at Capitol Hill Riots
New Releases:
Static Dress - Unexplainable Titles
Destructo Disk - Breakfast in Space
Dollyrots - Alone Again
Episode 31 (00:33:48)
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER singer dead at 41, RIOT FEST announces lineup, MISFITS reunite again to perform "Walk Among Us," PUNK ROCK GIRL: THE MUSICAL, plus new music from THE INTERRUPTERS, BEACH RATS, BAD WAITRESS, WITCH FEVER, and CAVE IN.
NEWS:
Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad dies
Riot Fest Chicago Lineup Announced
Misfits Reunite
"Punk Rock Girl" The Musical
NEW MUSIC:
The Interrupters "In the Mirror"
Beach Rats "Rat Beat"
Bad Waitress "Spit It Out"
Witch Fever "Blessed Be Thy"
Cave In "New Reality"
Episode 30 (00:42:26)
PLOSIVES, UNDEROATH, HOT WATER MUSIC, DRUG CHURCH, PANIC SHACK, KILL YOUR IDOLS, SUM 41, SPRINTS, WOLFRIK, BLOODS/LAURA JANE GRACE, BORING GIRLS
NEWS:
Why pop-punk and emo bands are having a comeback moment
Why Santa Cruz Punk Bands Have the World's Attention
Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill) Rallies Fans To Find Slain Vocal Coach's Killer - https://nypost.com/2022/03/22/shove-suspect-was-overcharged-in-maier-gustern-death-lawyer/
Punk supergroup Plosivs includes members of Rocket From the Crypt, Pinback, and more
Sum 41 announce pop-punk/metal double album Heaven and Hell
Audible launches "Punk in Translation: Latinx Origins" podcast
Olivia Rodrigo Gives "Jealousy, Jealousy" a Pop-Punk Remix in "Driving Home 2 U"
NEW RELEASES:
Underoath - Numb
Hot Water Music - Habitual
Panic Shack - The Ick
Drug Church - World Impact
Sprints - Little Fix
Kill Your Idols/Rule Them All
Wolfrik - All Tongues
Bloods/Laura Jane Grace - I Like You
Boring Girls - Fuck You So Much
Episode 29 (00:29:45)
SEX PISTOLS TV Show, STOOGES & Olympics, NOBRO, PRETTY SICK, LAZY QUEEN, AVRIL LAVIGNE, WOLF ALICE, AFTERSHOCK FEST, CHINESE ROCKS documentary
News:
Sex Pistols TV Show
Olympic Figure Skating to Iggy & The Stooges
Aftershock Sacramento - Four Day Festival
Chinese Rocks Documentary
New Releases:
NOBRO - Live Your Truth/Shred Some Gnar
Pretty Sick - Bet My Blood
Lazy Queen - Alcohol
Avril Lavigne - Love Sux
Wolf Alice - Play the Greatest Hits
Episode 28 (00:25:58)
PINHEAD GUNPOWDER, FAT MIKE's new podcast, D.R.U.G.S reform, ADOBE PUNK, ANN BERETTA, VERNE
News:
Pinhead Gunpowder - New release
Fat Mike podcast
d.r.u.g.s reform
"Lunachiks" short film - Jess Joy @macfilmfest Oregon
"Adobe Punk" play
New Releases:
Ann Beretta - RISE album - "Real America with Thomas Barnett (Strike Anywhere)
Verne "Manic Depressive"
Episode 27 (00:42:36)
MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES and EVERY TIME I DIE breakup! BRUCE LEE BAND reunites! Is the "WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Festival" really happening? Why are artists dropping from Spotify? New music from TALCO, MOORE FAMILY BAND with DAN ANDRIANO, and IGNITE.
News:
Mighty Mighty Bosstones breakup
When We Were Young Festival adds 3rd date
Some Artists pull out of Spotify
New Releases:
Talco - "Via"
Moore Family Band - "Tired of Being Tired"
Ignite - "On the Ropes"
Episode 26 (00:49:58)
NIRVANA's naked baby album cover lawsuit. PENNYWISE set to play five full-length albums live. WAR ON WOMEN accused of going to war on a woman. Quick takes on JOEY RAMONE's first band SNIPER, pop-punk's resurgence on TikTok, and new music from STAND ATLANTIC, SNAKE EYES, and SURFBORT.
News:
https://www.punknews.org/article/76386/nirvana-baby-files-first-amended-complaint-against-nirvana
https://loudhacker.net/news/video-of-joey-ramones-pre-ramones-band-sniper-surfaces/
https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/01/16/ex-war-on-women-guitarist-nancy-hornburg-alleges-abuse-and-criminal-behavior-by-former-band-members/
https://www.newskudo.com/california/garden-grove/entertainment/7141929-pennywise-to-play-five-full-album-shows-in-california
https://www.slice.ca/why-is-the-history-of-punk-music-so-white/
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/interview-with-tiktoks-tx2-on-pop-punks-resurgence-13685579
https://mashable.com/article/pop-punk-revival-2021
https://www.billboard.com/pro/travis-barker-pop-punk-mainstream-resurgence-2021/#!
New Releases:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6m0vqKogDYkJwwwpvNjyJT?si=PZXnyDAYRp-K3JCIIm3qkQ&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/track/3Uj34QWr9yLs251jeepbC8?si=jQBbJlieQeuGZfj9bZJXLg&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/track/3QWxeZBxUm0Cr6sv9DRDZ1?si=hVL-3tJnTWqd7_fzmRoMDQ&utm_source=copy-link
Episode 25 (00:49:24)
Punk Festivals are back! DANZIG vs. cancel culture and MISFITS reunion. PETE DAVIDSON as JOEY RAMONE. FAT MIKE selling NOFX NFTs. New music from AFI, OFFSPRING, SUZI MOON, BAD WAITRESS, and REST EASY.
News:
https://www.punknews.org/article/74557/punk-rock-bowling-reveals-full-lineup
https://thefestfl.com/bands
NOFX cancel Punk Rock Bowling show
Danzig talks Misfits reunion, cancel culture, his vampire film & more
Fat Mike sells NFTs
Pete Davidson To Star In Netflix Ramones Movie
New Releases:
AFI - Dulceria/Far Too Near
Offspring - “Let the Bad Times Roll” (Album)
Suzi Moon - “Special Place in Hell”
Bad Waitress - “Too Many Bad Habits”
Rest Easy - “Get Busy”
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
Episode 24 (00:44:03)
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG for president? Patreon's impact on punk, starting with NOFX. DROPKICK MURPHYS second St. Patty's Day stream. Plus, new music from RISE AGAINST, THE BRONX, HORROR SECTION, and COPPER MOON.
News:
Billie Joe Armstrong running for president?
Dropkick Murphys still locked down
NOFX Patreon
New Releases:
Rise Against - “Nowhere Generation”
The Bronx - “White Shadow”
Horror Section - “Die Alone”
Copper Moon - “Blind Aggression”
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
Episode 23 (00:38:17)
Trans Women in Punk. Furnace Fest preview. New music from NOFX, BROKEN GOLD, RIOT SPEARS, DISCOVER A FIRE, and NOOGY.
News:
Trans Women in Punk
https://www.altpress.com/features/women-non-binary-pop-punk-groups/
Furnace Fest
New Music:
NOFX - Single Album
Broken Gold - Blindside
Riot Spears - Harvester
Discover a Fire - A Calculated Risk
Noogy - Teen Idol
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
Episode 22 (00:47:06)
NOFX to headline Punk Rock Bowling. OFFSPRING is back... again. WEEZER making a movie musical. Gerard Way from MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and Dan Adriano from ALKALINE TRIO going solo? Plus, new music from DESTROY BOYS, SHANK, CLOUD NOTHINGS, and PLEASURE VENOM.
NEWS:
Weezer Musical
Gerard Way Unwound & Unplugged
L.A. Machina break up
NEW MUSIC:
The Offspring - Let the Bad Times Roll
Destroy Boys - Muzzle
Cloud Nothings - There's Nothing Without You
Shank - Rising Down
Pleasure Venom - Fascist
Episode 21 (00:41:51)
PUNK ROCK BOWLING rescheduled... again! TSUNAMI BOMB is back... again! WEEZER have a new album... again! Plus, more punk podcasts to check out. And new music from USER UNAUTHORIZED and SALEM.
News:
Spotify Patents Emotional State Detection System
Talking Records Podcast - No Use for a Name
Zach and Mike Make 3 - New Podcast
International News Service
New Music:
Weezer - OK Human [Album]
Tsunami Bomb - El Diablo
User Unauthorized - Watch Them Fall [EP]
Salem - Fall Out of Love
Episode 20 (00:43:01)
NOFX kill "Linoleum" with the help of AVENGED SEVENFOLD. Lookout Zoomout streaming on a PC near you. LARS FREDRIKSEN preps another solo album. ICED EARTH's Jon Schaffer arrested. Plus, new music from AFI, Hail the Sun, and Descendants.
News:
NOFX Put Their Classic ‘Linoleum’ Out to Pasture With Self-Aware New Song ‘Linewleum’
Rescheduled 2021 dates
Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer arrested following Capitol raid
Lars Fredriksen working on new solo material
New Releases:
AFI - Twisted Tongues
Hail the Sun - Domino
Descendents - That’s the Breaks
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
Episode 19 (00:43:20)
DEAD KENNEDYS support Mitt Romney? The best punk songs from 2020, including all subgenres - punk rock, hardcore, pop-punk, skatepunk, ska-punk, indie-punk, post-punk, etc. One song per band, unless we weren't paying attention. If we're missing something, listen to Almost Punk Podcast and file a complaint!. New music from TERROR, EVERY TIME I DIE, SONDER BOMBS, VIAGRA BOYS.. New music from TERROR, EVERY TIME I DIE, SONDER BOMBS, and VIAGRA BOYS.
News:
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk Songs of 2020 Playlist
Dead Kennedys Thank Mitt Romney
New Music:
Terror - Sink to the Hell
Every Time I Die - A Colossal Wreck
Chevelle - Self destructor
Sonder Bombs - k.
Viagra Boys - Girls & Boys
Episode 18 (00:53:34)
VICTORY RECORDS auction. JOHNNY ROTTEN's weiner. LIQUID DEATH is water. BAD RELIGION 40th Anniversary. WAR ON WOMEN documentary. Plus, new music from HATEBREED, GOLDFINGER, BABOON SHOW, ABERTOOTH LINCOLN, SPUNGE, WESTERN ADDICTION, CHASER, SCUMBAG MILLIONAIRE, JOURNEY BACK.
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
News:
Victory Records Auction: https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/timed/bscwint/catalogue-id-winter1-10009/search-filter?fbclid=IwAR1oIBDutR-7mIsA7IC9caJrQdWi_fmsu7b-rHVJZ2iWBZH4aucCodGRGpE
Why Johnny Rotten Is Trending Right Now: https://www.thewrap.com/tribecas-johnny-rotten-documentary-delivers-a-shock-hes-really-a-nice-guy/
Liquid Death release second punk album about why people hate the product
Bad Religion 40th anniversary stream
War on Women Documentary: https://shoutsmusic.blog/her-war-is-our-war-new-documentary-about-women-in-the-music-industry-ft-war-on-women-converge-and-rise-against-full-video/
New Music:
Hatebreed - Instinctive
The Baboon Show - I Never Say Goodnight
Abertooth Lincoln - Soup for My Family
[spunge] - Just Sayings
Western Addiction - They Burned Our Paintings
Chaser - Look Alive
Scumbag Millionaire - Desperado
Journey Back - We Are Here
Episode 17 (00:48:54)
ALEC BAILLIE (LEFTOVER CRACK) dead. Plus, Punk Rock Gift Guide, LESS THAN JAKE, REFUSED, RADKEY, PANIC SHACK, ANTI-FLAG, and SNAKE EYES.
We discuss the death of ALEC BAILLIE (LEFTOVER CRACK) and mental health for punks, holiday gifting, and social media hate speech policies. Plus, new music from LESS THAN JAKE, REFUSED, RADKEY, PANIC SHACK, ANTI-FLAG, and SNAKE EYES.
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
NEWS:
ALEC BAILLIE (LEFTOVER CRACK) Dead
Suicide Hotline (call or text): 800-273-8255
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration): 800-622-4357
TRAPT banned from Instagram
Less than Jake Live
New Releases:
Refused - The Malignant Fire EP
Radkey - "Underground"
Panic Shack - "I Don’t Really Like It"
Anti-Flag - "A Nation Sleeps"
Snake Eyes - "Skeletons"
Gift Guide:
Punk Rock & Paintbrushes "The Insides of Artist's Written By Outsiders book
The Hard Times - I Don’t Need To Listen to Punk to Be Punk
HE Creative (prints, books, etc)
Linda & Jonny Ramone Happy Socks
Distillers Jingle Bells Sweater
Oakland Coffee
Anxious and Angry Ornaments
War on Women Cross Stitch Patterns
Aggronautix Throbbleheads
Razorcake Subscription
Episode 16 (00:36:49)
DISTILLERS go acoustic (sorta). METALLICA stream for free (sorta). New music from BOUNCING SOULS, SUPERCHUNK, OBGMs, MAD CADDIES, and BLOODY HAMMERS. Plus, universal hatred for Daylight Davings Time, and how sitting all day is a pain in the butt.
Distillers Halloween Special
Metallica on PBS
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
New Releases:
Bouncing Souls - "Volume 2"
Superchunk - "There’s a Ghost/Alice"
OBGMs - "The Ends"
Mad Caddies - "House on Fire"
Bloody Hammers - "A Night to Dismember"
Episode 15 (00:40:04)
AFI's "Art of Drowning" turns 20. LAURA JANE GRACE goes solo. ANTI-FLAG release documentary. MIKE WEIBE and IAN MACDOUGALL stream variety show. Plus, new music from TOUCHE AMORE, PUP, and REFUSED.
Anti-Flag - Beyond Barricades Documentary
Mike Weibe and Ian Macdougall Present: The Seltzer Bros Variety Half Hour
AFI - Art of Drowning 20th Anniversary
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
New Releases:
Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive
Touche Amore - Lament
Pup - Rot
Refused - Born on the Outs
Epidode 14 (00:58:49)
NOFX "WEEKEND AT FATTY'S" VIP Access review! Plus, GREEN DAY vs. FAT WRECK CHORDS coffee tasting battle. Also, new music from WAR ON WOMEN, THE CHATS, and BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG.
Weekend at Fatty's
Green Day Coffee
Fat Wreck Chords Coffee
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
New Music:
War On Women - "Wonderful Hell"
The Chats - "Identity Theft"
Billie Joe Armstrong - No Fun Mondays
Episode 13 (00:34:43)
This week on Almost Punk Podcast we interview MIKE WIEBE, lead singer of DRAKULAS and the RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS. He's also in HIGH TENSION WIRES and GHOST KNIFE, does comedy, some acting, writing, podcasting... The man does it all. We talk about releasing the Drakulas "Terminal Amusements" and the Riverboat Gamblers "Live With Orchestra" EP in the middle of a global pandemic, an upcoming Drakulas 7" on Drunk Dial Records, playing PUNK ROCK BOWLING in 2021, a possible solo album, the next Riverboat Gamblers tour, getting a cameo from SINBAD, declining mental health, social media exhaustion, livestreaming and the future of concerts, waiting for the rapture, and finding things to do while cooped up at home.
Mike Wiebe on Twitter
Mike Weibe on Instagram
Drakulas "Terminal Amusements"
Riverboat Gamblers "Live with Orchestra"
High Tension Wires "Welcome New Machine"
Ghost Knife "Garrote Guarantee" 7"
Mike Wiebe "I Can't Die"
Almost Punk Podcast - Best Punk of 2020
