Josh โGaijinjaโ just kicked the door open with his first self-titled, fully DIY solo album, and yeahโthis thing doesnโt ask for permission. Ten tracks, no rulebook, made by an American punk living in Japan and sounding exactly like that clash should sound: loud, messy, smart, and kinda unclassifiable in the best way. Sonically, itโs pure... Continue Reading →
Hey folks, so I finally got my hands on a copy of "Earn Your Wings" by W.Witosky and The Dirty Dog Dick Eaters - D3E, (who da fuck are they?) this country-punk outfit from San Antonio, Texas, dropped under the Robot Monster Rechords label. These guys are kinda that band you hear about through word-of-mouthโslowly... Continue Reading →
Just when you thought pop punk had already said everything it needed to say this year, The Neighbors come crashing through with a crooked little holiday gift. Fresh off their new album released on November 21, the Hungarian pop-punk crew are already back with a two-track Christmas EP titled โSzennybลl az angyalโ โ or _โAngel... Continue Reading →
CALACAS vuelve a la carga y esta vez lo hace bien acompaรฑado. La banda tica de punk acaba de soltar su nuevo EP โColaboracionesโ, un material corto pero bien directo al mentรณn, con 5 tracks que mantienen intacta la esencia cruda y contestataria que ya es marca registrada del grupo. Esto no es un disco... Continue Reading →
Fairy Tale in a Modern Age is the new 6โtrack EP from Calgary, Canada skatepunk band Upside Down Man, released through Sketchy Records and produced by Casey Lewis (Belvedereโs drummer) and recorded at Echobase Studios. Right from the start, you can tell this is a well-crafted release made by people who know the genre inside... Continue Reading →
The Custard Screamsโ new three-track ST/EP feels like a solid snapshot of where the band is right now. Rooted in punk rock, the songs donโt rely on speed aloneโthey breathe, groove, and give space for the message to land. Itโs straightforward music, but itโs tight, well-executed, and honest, which makes it stick. Lyrically, the EP... Continue Reading →
After five years , London punks The Scuts are finally back with No Profit, their third release since they kicked things off in 2014. Following Gross Profit (2014) and Net Profit (2020), this new EP feels like the band waking up, cracking their knuckles, and saying, โAlright, letโs get back to it.โ Itโs a tight... Continue Reading →
Beta Voids is a punk rock band from Astoria, Oregon; they come out swinging on Scrape It Off, a seven-track EP that taps straight into the raw pulse of early L.A. punk. You can hear shades of bands like Redd Kross and Black Flag in the way everything feels fast, loose, and a little unhinged.... Continue Reading →
(EN)Supernalโs new single โWhy Wonโt You Eat?โ hits like a busted amp in a sweaty garageโloud, raw, and way too real to ignore. Coming from that tiny surf-n-fish town called Puerto Viejo on Costa Ricaโs Caribbean coast, these three kidsโBryn, Tor, and Jaydaโshow up with a sound thatโs somehow melodic and jagged at the same... Continue Reading →
Eastern Hungary isnโt exactly the first place you imagine when someone says โsun-drenched pop-punkโ ... but The Neighbors clearly donโt give a damn about your expectations. With their third album, Van idลd? (Do you have enough time?), the trio delivers a record that feels like flipping through an old skate-sticker-covered diary while a storm brews... Continue Reading →
Tres generaciones del punk se unen: Codefendants llega a Costa Rica junto a Solocarne y Bufonic El prรณximo 15 de noviembre, el mรญtico escenario de Amรณn Solar en San Josรฉ serรก testigo de una noche histรณrica para la mรบsica punk rock costarricense. Por primera vez en el paรญs, se presentarรก Codefendants, el explosivo proyecto liderado... Continue Reading →
Torontoโs own pop-punk troublemakers THE MENDOZAZ are back, and their new EP The Completely Fictional History of This Great Nation of Canada is eight tracks reminds you why you fell in love with this band in the first place. Right out of the gate, โAn American Werewolf in London, Ontarioโ sets the tone โ itโs... Continue Reading →
Straight out of the dark crypts of Gothenburg, Sweden, Left Hand Black are back with their third full-length album, Death Canโt Keep Us Apart, and manโฆ itโs an absolute horrorpunk feast for the undead. Clocking in at 14 tracks, this record drips with everything we love about the genre โ the undead romance, the campy... Continue Reading →
LAGWAGON en Costa Rica โ Punk rock californiano que no envejece Han pasado mรกs de 12 aรฑos desde que LAGWAGON pisรณ suelo costarricense por primera vez, en aquella histรณrica noche del 31 de mayo de 2013. Ayer 21 de octubre, 2025, por fin volvieron, gracias a la Producciรณn: Destiny Recordings, Death Beat Productions y Deadly... Continue Reading →
PENNYWISE EN COSTA RICA - LA TERCERA FUE LA VENCIDA Y FUE UNA LOCURA ยก QUร NOCHE!Despuรฉs de dos intentos fallidos, la maldita tercera fue la vencida y PENNYWISE por fin tocรณ suelo tico este 11 de octubre del 2025 en el mรญtico Club Pepper en San Josรฉ. ยก38 aรฑos de historia, de puro punk... Continue Reading →
Thereโs something instantly exciting about 8 From 4, the upcoming four-way split from Ten Cent Tiger (AUS), Oort Patrol (USA), Father Fury (USA), and Record Highs (USA). Out October 10 via Boared to Death Records and Wreckoning Cru Records, it feels less like a compilation โ four bands, two tracks each, throwing everything theyโve got... Continue Reading →
The Grimly Pleased are back at it in 2025 with not one, but two fresh EPs โ Iโd Be Delighted and Iโll Choose It โ both cut at The Record Company in Boston. True to form, the band hasnโt skimped on visuals either: the covers are a split design, one half for each EP, like... Continue Reading →
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