Punk: Last News

Iggy Pop has footage of his explosive live performance of ‘Modern Day Ripoff’ at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Watch it first on NME below.Shared today (January 13), the new single marks the latest to be shared from the punk icon’s upcoming ‘Live At Montreux Jazz Festival’ album. Comprising his entire set from the 2023 edition of the festival, the 18-track record is set for release on Blu-ray, CD, 2LP gatefold vinyl, digital download and streaming on January 24 via earMUSIC.

Anti-Flag from a sexual assault lawsuit involving the band’s frontman, Justin Sane.Accusations against the singer – real name Justin Geever – came to light in 2023, when Kristina Sarhadi, a New York holistic therapist and health coach, filed a lawsuit against him.Per MetalInjection, Sarhadi then filed a lawsuit against Anti-Flag’s business, Hardwork Distribution Inc., accusing the band of negligence as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress. The business is owned by band members Pat Thetic (Patrick Bollinger), Chris Head, and Chris No.

Bob Vylan have a shared a new version of ‘Dream Big’ with Amyl & The Sniffers‘ Amy Taylor.The track, which has been renamed ‘Dream Bigger’, is similar to the original but instead it opens with Taylor’s spiky vocals before Bobby Vylan comes in. You can listen to it below.The single originally appeared on Bob Vylan’s 2024 album ‘Humble As The Sun’.In a press release, the punk duo said: “‘Dream Bigger’ is an even bolder version of the original and it’s made so by having the incredible Amy Taylor from Amyl and The Sniffers join us.“Amy has become an incredible friend over the last couple of years and along with the rest of the band, has been a true champion of Bob Vylan and what we’re doing.

PUP have shared their new single ‘Paranoid’ and have announced the details of their 2025 UK and European tour.Produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, Wallows), the raging track ‘Paranoid’ features trashing drums, fiery guitars and frontman Stefan Babcock’s strong vocals.

Liam Gallagher has shared his love of Sex Pistols on social media, despite Glen Matlock calling Oasis “boring”.The Britpop icon took to his X/Twitter page yesterday (January 8) to share a handful of tracks from the British punk pioneers and express what it felt like to discover their music.Initially, he posted a YouTube link to the full version of the band’s iconic 1977 album, ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’. This was soon followed by a separate update, in which he wrote: “Unless your guitars and your fucking attitude resemble these nuggets of days gone by then you can kiss my tubler bells”.From there, Gallagher went on to share various other tracks from across the band’s discography.

WARNING: This article contains discussion of child loss and traumatic birthSoft Play’s Isaac Holman has announced that he will be running an ultramarathon for charity following the loss of his and his wife’s baby.The drummer and singer recalled the tragic news with a post on Instagram today (January 9) sharing that he and his wife lost their unborn baby at the end of last year due to a “major heart defect”.Sharing a series of photographs, Holman told fans that he will be running a 57-mile ultramarathon from Glasgow to Edinburgh later this year for the charity Abigail’s Footsteps, and explained what he and his partner have been through in recent months.“At the end of last year, my wife and I said goodbye to our little girl at 21-weeks into our pregnancy,” he began. “We found out after a routine 20-week scan that she had a major heart defect.

Iggy Pop has hailed Tyler, The Creator as a “genuine, old-school talent” in his latest BBC 6 Music radio show episode.On his show Iggy Confidential, the punk legend reminisced about the time he did a “day’s work” with the rapper – where they both featured in a Gucci campaign with A$AP Rocky.In the Harmony Korine-directed video, the suited-and-booted rock and hip-hop stars mess around at a West Coast home where they eat spaghetti and dance in bathrooms.Tyler seemed to have made a lasting impression on Iggy Pop, as he said on the airwaves: “I’ve always liked Tyler. I did a day’s work with him once, and he would do what it takes to get attention.

Evan Dando has revealed that he is now sober aside from LSD, while confirming the release date for his upcoming memoir and teasing new music from The Lemonheads.The soloist and Lemonheads frontman is due to publish his delayed book Rumours Of My Demise on May 1, having first announced the project in 2020. Pre-order it here via Blackwell’s.A new interview with Dando in The Independent noted the release date, with the musician also speaking about being clean of street drugs for the past two years.

Benefits have shared ‘Missiles’, a powerful new anti-war single. Check it out below.The track is taken from the Teesside duo’s upcoming second album ‘Constant Noise’, which will arrive on March 21 via Invada Records and serves as the follow-up to 2023’s ‘NAILS’.So far, they’ve shared lead single ‘Land Of The Tyrants’, as well as ‘Relentless’, which features Pete Doherty of The Libertines.Now, on Christmas Eve, they’ve shared their ominous, “wildly angry” and “anti-war” single ‘Missiles’.

Amen frontman Casey Chaos, who has passed away at the age of 59.The singer’s death was announced in a statement from Brian Perera, founder of his record label, Cleopatra Records on December 21. No cause of death has been mentioned.“With heartfelt sadness, I extend my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Casey Chaos,” Perera wrote.

Amen, has died aged 59.The singer’s death was announced in a statement from Brian Perera, founder of his record label, Cleopatra Records yesterday (December 21).“With heartfelt sadness, I extend my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Casey Chaos,” Perera wrote. “I had the privilege of working with Casey during his unforgettable live performance with Christian Death at the American Legion Hall back in 1993.

Trophy Eyes are being sued by the fan left partially paralysed by a stage diving incident at one of their shows.Earlier this year, a 24-year-old fan of the Australian punk band was left partially paralysed after frontman John Floreani stage-dived on top of her during a gig in New York. During a gig at Mohawk Place in Buffalo on April 30, he had jumped into the crowd and left fan Bird Piché with serious injuries which required emergency surgery.Footage from the event then circulated on social media, seemingly showing the precise moment Floreani leapt into the crowd and seemingly landed directly on top of Piché.

English Teacher and Lambrini Girls making the Top Five. Check it out below.The new findings have been shared by European Talent Exchange, previously ESNS Exchange, and show the rising popularity of bands across the UK and European live scene.

Charlie Simpson has spoken to NME about his upcoming role in Jeff Wayne’s musical adaption of The War Of The Worlds, and shared how the future looks for Fightstar and Busted.The latest version of the production will head to UK arenas in spring 2025 and tell the story of H.G. Wells’ iconic 1898 sci-fi novel, in which an extraterrestrial race threatens humanity.

Fugazi reunion, revealing that there is “always a lingering chance” of the band reuniting.The drummer of the legendary D.C. DIY hardcore band – comprised of Canty, Ian Mackaye, Guy Picciotto and Joe Lally – appeared as a guest in a new video interview with White Lake Productions and opened up about Fugazi and the possibility of a reunion.“There’s always a lingering chance that we’re going to get back together, and I mean it becomes less and less likely, but there were times throughout the last 22 years that we have gotten together and played for sometimes a week at a time, and we always see each other in town, and we’re always working on other reissue projects,” Canty shared.He continued: “I mean, we’re just in each other’s lives a lot so, you know, it’s not up to me whether we get the band back together.

IDLES have shared a new remix of ‘POP POP POP’ featuring Danny Brown – you can listen to it below.The original version of the song features on the Bristol band’s fifth studio album ‘Tangk’ – which reached Number One in the UK upon its release in February.Today (December 17), IDLES have dropped the studio version of the fan and live favourite ‘POP POP POP’ remix – a team-up with US rapper/singer-songwriter Danny Brown.The group brought out Brown to assist with a live airing of the track during their headline set on the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2024 in June.The dark reimagining of ‘POP POP POP’ begins with a verse from Brown over a stuttering drum beat, synth bassline and eerie keys before IDLES frontman Joe Talbot comes in.Tune in here:IDLES revealed that they would be performing with Brown at Glasto ’24 during an interview with NME at the festival.NME described the original version of ‘POP POP POP’ as an “album highlight” in a four-star review of ‘Tangk’: “[It is] an arresting trip-hop fever dream, leaving the past well behind: ‘Hold the clutch, hold the phone, watch me fly – hold the mirror to my mother’s cries‘.”The record recently went in at Number 46 on NME‘s 50 best albums of 2024 list. “IDLES may have packed their expansive fifth album ‘TANGK’ with love songs and the odd restrained ode, but sonically and vocally, the Bristolians still sounded as visceral as ever,” the entry read.

Yungblud has spoken to NME about the second edition of BLUDFEST for 2025, and ambitious plans for his incoming “fucking bonkers” double album. Check out our full interview below.Returning to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes on Saturday June 21, the genre-defying festival – which is curated and headlined by Yungblud (real name Dominic Harrison) – announced its line-up last week and features the likes of Chase Atlantic, Denzel Curry and Blackbear alongside recent NME Cover stars Rachel Chinouriri and Peach PRC.This comes after the hugely successful debut edition of BLUDFEST, which took place this summer (August 11), where the Doncaster punk star was joined by the likes of Lil Yachty, Soft Play and Nessa Barrett.

Public Image Ltd (PiL) have added more dates for 2025.Fronted by former Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, the post-punk band last performed in the UK in September 2023 before embarking on a run of European dates in support of their 11th and most recent studio album, last year’s ‘End Of World’.Lydon later said that he thought the group may not tour together again, comments which came after his lifelong friend and manager, John Rambo Stevens, died suddenly following the last PiL tour, in December 2023. Lydon’s wife, Nora, also passed away that April.However, the outpouring of support he received from fans when he undertook a spoken word tour of the UK earlier this year inspired him to hit the road with PiL once again.In November, they announced what was initially a 23-date run, with the ‘This Is Not The Last Tour’ kicking off in May 2025, making stops in Bristol, Newcastle, Dublin, Cardiff, Oxford, Sheffield, Northampton, Holmfirth, Coventry, Cork and more.We are pleased to announce 4 more UK shows for 2025.

Big Special and Master Peace are among the most eye-catching of the 160 new names added in the second round of Showcasing Artists joining the SXSW 2025 line-up.SXSW will be celebrating its 39th year next year, and is set to take place in Austin, Texas from March 10 to 15.Punk duo Big Special and London indie sleaze revivalist Master Peace will be making the journey from the UK alongside Manchester-based jasmine.4.t, who became the first Brit signee to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory record label earlier this year, and singer and multi-instrumentalist Freak Slug.Sam Ryder, who gave the UK its best Eurovision result since 1998, is another notable new inclusion, as are Liverpool indie-punks Gen and the Degenerates.Big Freedia, a pioneer of the New Orleans rap genre bounce who’s been sampled by Beyonce, is set to appear, as are the Tokyo futurepop sister duo Tamanaramen, Barcelona indie rockers HEAL, and Czechia’s Eurovision 2024 entrant Aiko. With over 160 artists, countries from Brazil to Indonesia to Nigeria to Ukraine are represented.

Slam Dunk Festival is expanding into even more countries across Europe next summer with a stacked line-up.The rock festival will be returning to France and Italy for 2025, after the UK edition has taken place, and will also make its debut in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.Slam Dunk will take place in Antwerp on May 27, Utrecht on May 29, Lyon on May 31, Zurich on June 1 and Milan on June 2.The artists playing in Europe across the week on select dates include Neck Deep, The Used, Zebrahead, The Ataris, A Day To Remember, New Found Glory and Lvndmarks. More acts will be announced in due course.Check out a full breakdown of the artists at each date below:We are pleased to share with you Slam Dunk Europe 2025!We are excited to bring some of the amazing bands playing this year’s UK festival into Europe.Tickets on sale 1pm GMT / 2pm CET Friday 13th Decemberhttps://t.co/hb34060DHG pic.twitter.com/jVJ52YJhB8— Slam Dunk Festival (@SlamDunkMusic) December 11, 2024All of the acts will appear at the UK edition of Slam Dunk.

Netflix spy thriller Black Doves sees an unlikely guest star from the world of music: The Damned’s drummer Rat Scabies.The show sees Keira Knightley play the wife of the UK Defence Secretary who learns that her secret identity as a spy is in danger when her lover is killed in an incident involving London’s criminal underworld, and Ben Whishaw’s character is sent to protect her.Sarah Lancashire also stars in the six-episode show, which is streaming on the platform now, but music fans can rejoice in the presence of the legendary punk figure Scabies too.From the first episode, the drummer plays Bingo, the owner of a music shop who may have clandestine connections to a crime syndicate.Black Doves has been getting strong reviews from across the board, currently sitting on a 98 per cent critics score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.Rat Scabies is having a big year, after recently rejoining The Damned, one of the most influential bands of the UK’s original punk scene. Alongside David Vanian, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray, the band are currently in the middle of their first tour together with that line-up for over 35 years.The band play Wolverhampton on Tuesday (December 10), with remaining dates in Bristol, Southampton, Eastbourne, Cambridge and winding up at London’s Roundhouse on December 18.