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

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. In the lead-up to the album, the band opted for a creative twist on the traditional music video format. Instead of scripted concepts or narrative visuals, Teenage Bottlerocket recorded a series of “live in the studio” videos inside their own Mission To Shred Studios. These sessions captured…
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Death Lens Releases Powerful New Single

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 band’s signature melodic punk sound—fast, hook-driven guitars paired with anthemic, optimistic lyrics. According to frontman Bryan Torres, the song represents perseverance during uncertain times. “I know the world feels out of balance, nothing seems certain, and waiting isn’t an option anymore. We can’t let time…
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The $hape of Art to Come…

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 by streaming royalties, and now a gutted public media system left reeling from congressional cuts, the question punk fans, musicians, journalists, and citizens must now ask isn’t if we’ve been complicit, but how long we’ve ignored it — and what we do next. I’ll begin with a discovery. Brandon Alan…
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Cameron Collins of ‘Punk in the Park’ Responds

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 spirit and political affiliation. Following the disclosure of Collins’s donations, two Denver-based acts, Destiny Bond—featuring LGBTQ+ members—and straight-edge hardcore group Time X Heist, announced that they would be withdrawing from the Denver leg of the festival. Destiny Bond’s Instagram post read: “After learning and reflecting on the…
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