Punk This Week

This week, a perfect slice of homemade triple berry pie turns around an arduous moving day, we pay tribute to Ichiro Suzuki’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction and perfect rapport with his dog, and the term “Cocteau Twins cash” is officially coined. We brought the latest from  Golomb ,  Guyscrapers ,  G.I. Bill ,  Lash ,  Light Beams , and  Los Retumbes . Thanks to Baby...

Our hosts ponder if Chester Cheetah has too many snack subsidiaries going at the same time, and then snack talk extends into punk talk with a revelation about Fiddle Faddle product placement. We brought records by  Panic Shack ,  Scud ,  Catchin’ Yetis ,  Visual Learner ,  Jug & the Bugs , and  FRENZY . Also discussed: Michael Stipe (bye!), what’s on the rider for...

What does it mean to build community through a punk rock podcast? It means unintentionally encouraging listeners to show up to see/saw events bearing Frostie. We discussed new records by  Eddy Current Suppression Ring ,  Tunnel Vision ,  Powerplant ,  DÄÄCHT ,  AYUCABA , and  Sluta Ljug . Also discussed: Eddy Current’s non-EP single “ Swimming Hole ,” new albums by&nb...

An innocent conversation about  iced fluffy  and  Frostie Root Beer  leads to a feverish research session about the  Dog N Suds  chain of restaurants, its mascot’s center of gravity, and whether or not our hosts will record a live episode at one of the remaining Dog N Suds locations. This episode—featuring conversations about new records by  Inch ,  Boo/Hiss...

Summer rolls on as the co-hosts of Punk This Week share some thoughts about M3GAN 2.0 and some secondhand family gossip about Michael Stipe allegedly (allegedly!) being rude one time. Otherwise we’re digging into the exceptional new KISSLAND record, the completely stacked still no P.E.A.C.E. still WAR compilation, plus new ones from Xanny Stars , the Wulongs , Electric Chair, Physique , and Xerost...

Our Midwestern punk pod duo are trying to beat the heat wave, which of course means they’re jumping in the pool, eating ice cream, and sweating it out at punk shows. This time they’re chatting about new records from  Media Puzzle ,  Nuclear Fear ,  Mary Jam ,  Billiam ,  Skinhead , and  Olive Seeds: An International Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza . We’d strongly encou...

In this episode of the pod, Evan and Nina gush about art punks, their parents’ No Kings protest signs, and beautiful music about dead pets. Discussed are the new ones by  Self Improvement ,  Panel ,  Spirit Desire ,  DANA ,  Violet Bloom , and  Shrinkwrap Killers . Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “ Needs ” off their  self-titled album . Thanks...

On a very special birthday episode of  Punk This Week , we’re talking adults vs. teens laser tag, ice cream cake,  Valley Girl , That Dog, the  Luigi’s Mansion  arcade edition,  System of a Down playing Brazil , and of course, six unstoppable new punk records. Discussed this time are  Lifeguard ,  K U T E ,  Tommy ,  Frankie and the Witch Fingers ,&nbsp...

In this episode of  Punk This Week , Evan and Nina celebrate America’s downfall with an episode featuring zero U.S. artists. Stick around to the end to hear the world premiere of the “No Americans” bumper. In addition to new records from  EYE BALL ,  悶煮悶MENGZHUMENG ,  Autobahns, Elvis 2 ,  dogwhistle ,  Good Ramen , and  Great Deal , topics discussed include o...

We spend a good chunk of time talking about some now-removed seafood mousse artwork (which you can  see here  and  here  for reference) and have to stop ourselves from going long on  Ink Master . We discuss the new ones from  MSPAINT ,  SEXFACES ,  Loretta ,  Science Man ,  Sister Agnes , and  Saps . Shout out  Martin Douglas  and&nb...

Nina found herself at an All-American Rejects house show in Chicago this past weekend, a tale that absolutely includes some snack chat. Then our duo ponders a wild week that included the stellar new EP from Chicago’s  Stress Positions  and an impressive level-up from Cincinnati’s  Artificial Go . We also discussed the new ones from Minneapolis’  Meditation , Dublin’s  M(h)...

At the end of this episode, Nina throws down the gauntlet, challenging listeners for a new bumper. Before that, we discussed a new tape from the now-defunct Indianapolis band  Frizbee  and a full-length from Portugal’s  Cortada . We also go around the world with new records from  Laxisme  (Germany),  Sword Breaker  (Netherlands),  Ubili su Batlera  (Ser...

On the other side of some technical difficulties, Evan and Nina ponder a possible new path for punk. What is Quiznos-core? Join us for a chat about  Um, Jennifer? ’s fantastic debut album and the decades-belated return of Australian first wave punks  the Vacant Lot . We also discuss new ones by  Class Tourists ,  Clenchers ,  Happy Death Men , and  Shibuya . Thanks to...

Do you know about  Life ? We do! This week, Evan and Nina bring a highlight from the Chicago screamo project’s unceasing recent output and a stellar, intense, radical new high watermark for New York City’s  Kaleidoscope . We also discussed new ones from  Sex Germs ,  Gype ,  Johnny Skin , and  Kaput . Read Leor Galil’s  Chicago Reader  feature  about Li...

see/saw jukebox  is a new monthly bonus podcast from  Punk This Week  hosts Nina Corcoran and Evan Minsker, available exclusively to  paid see/saw subscribers ! In each episode, Nina and Evan are joined by a guest, and all three pick a perfect punk record to add to the idyllic punk jukebox of their mind. In the first episode of  see/saw jukebox , we welcome punk author, jo...

Following an intense session of whittling down which records from this stacked release week would get discussed, Evan and Nina plugged in microphones to ponder the essentials: cartoon killer tomatoes, movie concessions, soft pretzel sticks, and a toddler’s first favorite movie. After interviewing John Dwyer and David Barbarossa for Stereogum , Nina brought the excellent debut album from Chime Obli...

After two weeks off, Evan and Nina get back to snack talk, read a snacks manifesto from Science Man, discuss the recent see/saw year 1 parties (skip to the 20-minute mark if you wanna get into record talk), and discuss new records from  Fugitive Bubble ,  Teo Wise ,  STERÖID ,  ANIKA ,  Primal Brain , and  Kills Birds . Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme s...

Did Evan and Nina record during snack time again? Tune in to find out. It’s an episode from an unbelievable week in punk music, so we dig out our six absolute favorites—record by  Water Margin ,  Dorothy Fuzz ,  Placid ,  NYLON ,  Alpha Hopper , and  Phobophlyptix . Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “ Needs ” off their  self-titled album . Thank...

On this episode of our podcast that’s about new punk records but secretly also about snack foods, Nina talks about witnessing the return of Krill before we break down new releases by  Eraser ,  Nurse Joy ,  the Hell ,  Olivia’s World ,  Nisemono , and  Kae Pe . Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “ Needs ” off their  self-titled album . Thanks to&...

An adjustment in the recording schedule means an episode light on snack talk, so instead, Evan and Nina focus on the feast of new punk records: the latest by New York City total punks  Pyrex , Minneapolis’ prolific Kentuckian  Yuasa-Exide , Winnipeg’s  Polyglots , UK hardcore antihero  Total Con , New Orleans ramshackle garage punks  T.A.C.K. , and the Madison duo  Bo...

It’s a bit of a strange one this week, as one of the two main picks is a new 40-song benefit compilation put together by Evan. We also bring some fantastic new records by very new bands Shirthole , Piggy Bank , and Juicin . We also catch up with Punter and celebrate Strawberry Moon . Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “ Needs ” off their  self-titled album . Thanks to  W...

Pittsburgh hardcore wreckers EKGs and Montreal multihyphenates Truck Violence headline a week of multitudes— Anxious ’ shiny pop punk and Wesley & the Boys ’ dive bar scuzz, Rough Francis keeping the Death family legacy bubbling and Public Toys knocking shit over. -- Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “ Needs ” off their  self-titled album . Thanks to  Waylon Thornto...

Do  the None  still have the goods on their second EP? Is Total Punk supergroup  Heavy Möther II  greater than the sum of its parts? Can you dip popcorn into a dense tub of hummus? What’s the deal with the big  see/saw party ? Evan and Nina explore these questions + new releases from  Smear Campaign ,  OUST ,  Vale Vale Vale Vale Vale , and  sexykitten6...

We’re talkin’ about savory ice creams, the late Steve Albini, how much we love beans , and the way music makes us feel . It’s a very sentimental episode of Punk This Week , where Evan and Nina discuss their deep admiration for new records from New Zealand’s Palo Alto ; Spain’s Amor, Muerte Y Leonora ; Salt Lake City’s PORQ ; Chicago’s FACS ; Memphis’ Snörkler ; and Indonesia’s Merowise . Thanks to...

The pod is drinking age, so we don’t have time for full-length records!! OK actually, without meaning to, we only brought EPs this week. It’s a zippy new ep discussing new ones from Isabella Strange , Wetnap , Birch Beer , Fast Johnny & the Slow Burners , GRUNTWORK , and Sick Fucks . Notorious Chicago yard bunny Jeff makes a cameo to offer his blessing. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our...