2025 - Hot Off The Press with Ace Hartmann

Teenage Bottlerocket Release “Mission To Shred” Session on New 7-Inch

byAce HartmannDecember 8, 2025February 26, 2026

Following the release of their tenth studio album Ready To Roll, Wyoming pop-punk veterans Teenage Bottlerocket are celebrating one of the strongest eras of their 25-year career. Both the album and its advance singles have been widely praised, with many longtime listeners calling this new batch of songs some of the band’s sharpest writing and tightest performances yet. […]

Death Lens Releases Powerful New Single

byAce HartmannDecember 8, 2025February 26, 2026

Los Angeles alt-punk band Death Lens have released their new single “Power,” marking their first new music since their 2024 album Cold World. The track arrives on the heels of the band’s recent tour with Militarie Gun and is set to appear in the upcoming edition of EA’s Skate video game series. “Power” showcases the […]

The $hape of Art to Come…

byAce HartmannAugust 8, 2025March 26, 2026

In a year where noise is currency and silence is complicity, the punk rock community finds itself at a crossroads. A flame long smoldering beneath the stage lights has burst into something much harder to ignore — and the timing couldn’t be more crucial. From Punk in the Park’s political fallout to billion-dollar war drones funded […]

Cameron Collins of ‘Punk in the Park’ Responds

byAce HartmannJuly 23, 2025March 26, 2026

A growing wave of dissent has rippled through the punk community after it emerged that Cameron Collins, owner of Brew Ha Ha Productions and organizer of the multi-city festival Punk in the Park, made financial contributions to former President Donald Trump’s campaign. The revelation prompting bands, fans, and petitioners to end the festival, alike to question the alignment between punk’s rebellious […]