Punk: Last News

Joey Ramone is to be the subject of a new children’s book.The 51-page picture book, Gabba Gabba We Accept You: The Wondrous Tale Of Joey Ramone tells the story of the late Ramones frontman, who passed away in 2001 after battling cancer.According to a synopsis, it tells “the story of a misfit kid who grew up to be a punk rock hero.

Benefits have shared a brand-new single called ‘Blame’ – you can listen to it below.The track serves as the latest preview of the Teesside punk duo’s second studio album ‘Constant Noise’, which is due for release tomorrow (March 21) via Invada (pre-order/pre-save here), and serves as the follow-up to 2023’s ‘NAILS’.With collaboration from James Welsh, the song sees the band expand on their new electronic, dance-driven influences as they lament the “distorted realities” people find themselves in due to media discourse.Speaking about the track, vocalist Kingsley Hall explains: “Robbie sent me an mp3 one Friday night and it was incredible. The demo was chopped, lyrics clad on and was pretty much complete by midnight.

Yungblud has said that his upcoming album has taken inspiration from Led Zeppelin and Elton John, and looks to capture a cinematic feel.It comes as the singer – real name Dominic Harrison – recently shared his first new music of 2025 in the form of a single titled ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’. It marked his first track since 2024’s ‘Breakdown’ and a teaser of what will be his first LP since 2022’s self-titled album.At time of writing, little is known about the upcoming album, although Yungblud has been dropping numerous hints in recent months.

You might know Matty Matheson the chef and you might know Matty Matheson the actor (he plays handyman Neil Fak in The Bear, a show about chefs) but get ready to meet Matty Matheson the rock star. Pig Pen is a hardcore band started by Matheson alongside Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire, guitarist Daniel Romano, drummer Ian Ski Romano, and Tommy Major on bass. Matheson announced his involvement in Pig Pen on Instagram, writing: “A FEW OLD FRIENDS GOT TOGETHER A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND WROTE AND RECORDED 10 SONGS OVER 2 DAYS.

Green Day delivered a spoof speech while at the iHeartRadio Awards 2025. Check out footage of the moment below.The moment took place earlier this week at the ceremony for the iHeartRadio Awards 2025, which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and saw the pop-punk trio win the award for Alternative Artist Of The Year.After beating off competition from Cage The Elephant, Linkin Park, Sum 41 and Twenty One Pilots, the members – comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt – took to the stage and used their speech to make a nod to the 1997 film Boogie Nights.Holding the award, Armstrong paraphrased the whole speech from the film while his bandmates started to laugh behind him.“Wow.

Soft Play and Kate Nash have spoken to NME about their collaborative new single ‘Slushy’, and reflected on how the music industry’s “model is broken”. Listen to the song and read the full interview below.The track is set to appear on an expanded version of the Tunbridge Wells punk duo’s Number Three-charting fourth album ‘Heavy Jelly’ – the original of which arrived last summer.Titled ‘Heavier Jelly’, the project will feature six new tracks taken from the LP sessions that felt “too soft for the record, but too good to scrap”, the band’s guitarist Laurie Vincent told NME.

announced the cancellation of all 2025 performance plans as King was “battling a very serious health condition”. Now, King’s wife and Flogging Molly bandmate Bridget Regan has shared more information regarding his condition.In a lengthy post, Regan began on a light note, suggesting that they are “safely out of the woods” before confirming that he “suffered a brain haemorrhage and underwent two subsequent surgeries to save his life.”As a result of the haemorrhage, Dave King “then spent two weeks in a coma, followed by varying stages of treatment and recovery.

Yungblud has teased a new era by returning to social media with a new look.It comes as the singer – real name Dom Harrison – has taken a step back from social media in recent months, and has now posted his first new update.For the new post, Yungblud has deleted all of his past posts on his Instagram page, and shared a new photo that sees him sporting a new look. It shows him standing topless in front of a wall of Marshall speakers and holding a microphone, while the caption simply reads: “Hello”.His bio on the page now reads the same, and the only other thing listed is a link to his website which gives fans the option to sign up for updates.It isn’t yet clear what Yungblud is hinting at with the post, although it does seem to indicate that a new announcement is on the way – potentially for new music or new tour dates.

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter have seemingly announced an intimate London show for next week – you can find all the details below.The band reformed last year with Carter, of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Gallows, replacing John Lydon as frontman. They played two small gigs at Bush Hall in the capital before embarking on an autumn UK tour.Now, Sex Pistols are gearing up for a performance at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall on March 24 as part of this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust concert series.

Sonic Youth‘s Thurston Moore and Napalm Death are reportedly teaming up for a Ramones cover – find out more below.The collaboration – which has reportedly already been recorded – will be part of Magnetic Eye Records’ upcoming ‘Ramones Redux’ and ‘Best Of Ramones Redux’ compilation tribute albums that are due for release sometime in “early June”.The ‘Ramones Redux’ will see select acts cover the entirely of the band’s iconic 1976 self-titled album, while ‘Best Of Ramones Redux’ will be a tribute compilation of the band’s best career-spanning hits.While exact release dates and tracklists for the tribute albums have yet to be revealed, pre-orders are now available via a Magnetic Eye Records kickstarter campaign – check it out here.One song will see Moore and American grindcore legends Napalm Death unite to cover a Ramones classic, while other acts named to be involved in the albums include Bauhaus‘ David J, Swans‘ Paul Wallfisch, ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and Venamoris, Kayo Dot and Emperor’s Ihsahn, GWAR‘s Blöthar The Berserker and Arthur Brown and more.A post shared by MAGNETIC EYE RECORDS (@magneticeyerecords)The two tribute albums are being produced by Grammy-winning producer Marc Urselli, who said of the project: “The Ramones weren’t just a band, they were a sonic revolution that challenged the established norms of popular music. Decades after their inception, the effect of their work echoes through the chords of new generations.

The Armed have played a raucous cover of The Stooges’ ‘Search And Destroy’ at a Bernie Sanders rally in Michigan – watch below.The left-wing US senator is currently on a tour he has dubbed ‘Fighting Oligarchy’, where he is taking to a series of town halls to address the state of American democracy. He has been inviting musical guests to open the shows and on Saturday (March 8), The Armed were on hand at Lincoln High School in Warren, Michigan.They opened their set with a blistering version of the 1973 track by Michigan’s own Stooges.

John Lydon has angrily dismissed any fans who are still hoping for a sequel to the Sex Pistols’ ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’.The seminal punk band’s sole studio album was released in 1977 and is considered one of the most influential records of all time. The group split up only a few months later, with the original line-up dissolving during a US tour in early 1978.Lydon, who went by the name Johnny Rotten in the band, went on to found Public Image Ltd.

The Great Escape has added over 100 new artists to the 2025 line-up, including Mercury Prize winners English Teacher. Check out the updated bill below.This year’s edition of the festival will take place in Brighton from May 14-17, and has already confirmed details of a spotlight show with Pete Doherty and Warmduscher.

The Damned, has died at the age of 70.James’ death was announced via his official Facebook account on Thursday night (March 6). A cause of death was not revealed, though the post notes that he died “peacefully” with his family by his side.The post also reflects on the punk icon’s legendary career, including his illustrious credit as a writer on “the first ever UK punk single ‘New Rose’.

IDLES have announced the special guests for their homecoming Bristol Block Party, a two-night festival in August.In November, the punk band revealed plans for the event, which will see them take over Queen Square on August 1 and 2, the first mass live music concerts at the site in over two decades. Find any remaining tickets here.Now, the full line-ups have been unveiled for both nights.

Green Day have mocked the United States’ Vice President JD Vance during a recent concert in Australia.At the band’s recent concert in Melbourne, Australia on March 1, Green Day hit out at JD Vance, who is currently serving as President Donald Trump‘s second-in-command. For the concert, the band performed the seminal ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot’ albums in full.During the ‘American Idiot’ portion of the set, Billie Joe Armstrong and co.

Green Day have been forced to cancel the final show of their Australian tour due to the Tropical Cyclone Alfred.The band were coming to the end of the Australian leg of their ‘Saviors’ tour, with the last gig having been scheduled to go down at the Gold Coast’s Robina Stadium on Wednesday (March 5).However, on Tuesday (March 4), they announced that they had no choice but to call the show off due to the projected extreme weather conditions that are set to hit the Queensland area later this week.Writing on their Instagram Stories, they posted: “Hey Australia, unfortunately due to circumstances out of our control, tomorrow’s Gold Coast show has been cancelled.”“With Cyclone Alfred bringing some seriously nasty weather, it’s just not possible to go ahead safely. We know this is a huge disappointment, and we’re just as bummed as you are.

New York Dolls, has died at the age of 75.The news was announced by his daughter Leah Hennessey, who confirmed that he passed away on Friday (February 28) at his home in New York. He had been diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2020.As the singer in the New York Dolls, Johansen was fundamental in the shaping of the aesthetic that would go on to define punk rock, merging elements of glam and hard rock with a distinctively anti-establishment attitude and resonating with an emerging generation of music fans.Born on January 9, 1950, the Staten Island native began his music career with the band The Vagabond Missionaries in the late ‘60s, before forming the Dolls in 1971 with Johnny Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain and Arthur Kane.They released two highly influential studio albums together – ‘New York Dolls’ (1973) and ‘Too Much Too Soon’ (1974) – before splitting in 1976 and not performing together again until 2004.Johansen went on to lead a successful solo career, opening for The Who, before swerving in the late ‘80s into the alter ego Buster Poindexter, a louche lounge singer that performed regularly with the Saturday Night Live band.

Viagra Boys have shared a brand-new single called ‘Uno II’ – you can listen to it below.The song will appear on the Stockholm post-punk band’s fourth studio album ‘Viagr Aboys’, which is due for release on April 25 via their own label, Shrimptech Enterprises. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.“‘Uno II’ redirects vocalist Sebastian Murphy’s take on conspiratorial anxiety – shifting from human meat bags to finding it embodied in his beloved dog,” a description reads.The singer’s pet, an Italian greyhound, had frequently visited the vets over the course of a year due to dental problems.

Kid Kapichi, who were chosen as they are “a natural fit when choosing an artist that embodies the punk rock lifestyle in 2025 and to showcase the capsule collection”.Kid Kapichi, along with Blue Stragglers, were in attendance at the Gibson Garage on Eastcastle Street earlier this week to launch the new range, and each delivered performances at the store.“It’s a pleasure to be working closely with two iconic brands. As time has gone on, we’ve naturally fallen more into the laps of Gibson guitars as I think their sound is unrivalled for the music we create,” said Kid Kapichi.

Iggy Pop has announced the support acts for his forthcoming show in London – find all the details below.The punk icon is due to play a “landmark”, career-spanning set at Alexandra Palace in the capital on May 28, before heading to Glasgow on June 3 to play the city’s O2 Academy.When confirming the pair of gigs last November, Iggy promised that he’d be joined by some “special guests” and a band of “celebrated collaborators”. He later added a Manchester concert on May 31, following “phenomenal demand” for tickets.Now, it’s been confirmed that London punk duo Bob Vylan will be supporting Iggy at Ally Pally along with Joe & The Shitboys.