With giant puppets, garage rock, flying beavers, and Iggy Pop proving that 79 is no obstacle to stealing the entire weekend. Dee Ratchet gives us the scoop on Mosswood Meltdown with photos by John Greenwood and Dick Slaughter, taking you inside an unforgettable Day One.

Mosswood Meltdown: Oakland's Weirdest Family Reunion

Mosswood Meltdown transforms a city park into a punk playground where nostalgia collides with discovery, cult film brilliance crashes headfirst into garage rock chaos, and everyone is invited to embrace their wonderfully filthy inner monster. And it all starts with a killer preshow, proving the weekend's glorious weirdness begins long before the festival gates officially open.

Muelas’ debut showcases a mournful present while pushing for empathy and humanity.

Total Chaos, Noogy, The Debasers and Fail To Follow at Salt Lake City’s legendary Aces High Saloon.

Hot Laundry proves that a good time and a broke bank account aren't mutually exclusive, fusing Motown harmony with garage-rock grit into a full-production dance revue that's already made converts across two continents.

Nearly four decades after last witnessing Suicide in the flesh, we return to experience Martin Rev at The Chapel in San Francisco and discover that the fire never went out. Reflecting on Suicide's legendary confrontational performances, the enduring legacy of Alan Vega, and Rev's unwavering commitment to the uncompromising sound that made the duo one of punk's most fearless pioneers. With support from Dagger Polyester and immersive visuals by VJ Divine Enfant, the evening proved that while one Dangerous Brother is gone, the sonic assault lives on.

Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2026, Part Nine w/Belvedere, U.S. Bastards, Ratboy, Haggus, Dead Krazukies, Sludgeworth, GRPPLNG, and more.

Teenage Bottlerocket, Sludgeworth and GRPPLNG at The Sanctuary.

Peter Hook & The Light are taking the Get Ready 25th anniversary tour to Australia and New Zealand, beginning July 8 in Christchurch before wrapping the global run with a North American leg later this summer. Along with performing New Order's Get Ready in full, fans can expect a rotating set of favorites from both New Order and Joy Division. John Greenwood argues that Hook's shows remain far more than nostalgia, capturing the atmosphere, emotion, and intensity that made those songs timeless in the first place.

Punk, Hardcore, and Metal at Rodriguez Skate Park w/EKG, Stacked Deck and Honeyfoot.

Some families give you roots. Others give you reasons to run. This chapter follows a path from a fractured childhood into the welcoming chaos of punk, where skateboards, spray paint, loud music, and the right group of misfits become a lifeline. Beneath a graffiti-covered bridge, war stories are traded like cigarettes, proving that sometimes the closest thing to therapy is finding people just as beautifully fucked up as you are.

Bad Nerves release new single, announce U.S. and Canadian Tour followed by shows with Sex Pistols.

In Spite of everything the modern music industry has become, Mosswood Meltdown remains a fiercely independent celebration of punk, art, and outsider culture. With performances from Pavement, Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill, Otoboke Beaver, The Dead Milkmen, and more, plus John Waters, Peaches Christ's Punk Pride, and a weekend built on community instead of corporate sponsorship. Mosswood consistently proves that the underground is where the real magic happens. Featuring photos by Dick Slaughter with new previously un-released photos of Iggy Pop and Bikini Kill,

Human Issue offers listeners an examination of our complacency in vice and the cycle we craft as we try to give it meaning.

Pop Punk, Ska, and OI! Boss BBQ with The Bad-Ups, Bad Assets, and The Old Breed.

In Spite Magazine Proudly Presents CAT by Lob, Installment Seven.

Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2026, Part Eight with The Dwarves, Worthington’s Law, Manic Hispanic, Iron Reagan, and more.

Luicidal, “The OG’s of Suicidal Tendencies” at Smalls Bar with Detroit 442, The Lowcocks, and Sushi.

Tied Down Detroit 2026 Day #2 w/Carry On, Angel Du$t, Bad Beat, Skinhead, Pig Pen, Warthog, D-BLOC, The Sissy Boys and more.

Tied Down Detroit 2026 Pre-Show #2 with 100 Demons, Rotting Out, Death Before Dishonor, Division of Mind, The Killer and more.