2025 Splish Splash Bash. 17 Bands w/Middle-Out, The Boy Detective, B-Plot and more.
2025 Splish Splash Bash. 17 Bands w/Middle-Out, The Boy Detective, B-Plot and more.
From Berkeley to Blackpool: Rebellion Starts Here
John Greenwood took the long road from California to Blackpool—but first, he made a crucial pit stop at Berkeley’s UC Theatre, where punk legends TV Smith and The Damned turned back the clock (and blew out the amps). With Rebellion Festival 2025 looming large on the horizon, John shares a preview soaked in nostalgia, noise, and the kind of performances that prove the old guard’s still got more bite than a crate of feral rats.
Bad Beat “L.P. 2025” Record Release Party, 11 bands for 11 bucks.
Bad Beat “L.P. 2025” record release party at Edgemen Printing, 11 bands for 11 bucks. Featuring Vigilante, Concuss, Who Laughs Last, Walk Alone, Velocity, BFD, Anhedonia, King’s Command, Pluto’s Kiss, The Sissy Boys and Bad Beat.
10th Annual 4th Of July Party in Detroit With EKG, Dr. Haj, Tell All Your Friends, and more.
10th Annual 4th Of July Party in Detroit With EKG, Dr. Haj, Tell All Your Friends, and more.
Strung Out and Death By Stereo kick off 4th of July weekend.
Strung Out and Death By Stereo kick off 4th of July weekend at Sanctuary Detroit.
Wasted World at Rebellion
In Spite Magazine is proud to present the debut of Wasted World
A punk/rock/slacker comic born and bred in Blackpool, UK—the home of Rebellion.
Iggy Pop Comes Home to Berlin
Dick Slaughter takes in Iggy Pop at the Zitadelle in Berlin. At 78, Iggy is still tearing through stages like a force of nature—shirtless, unstoppable, and backed by a band of musical virtuosos.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Ten.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Ten.
The Interrupters, Fidlar, Laura Jane Grace and more on the Main Stage Sunday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
The Interrupters, Fidlar, Laura Jane Grace, The Last Gang, Billy Batts and the Made Men on the Main Stage Sunday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
Devo Meet & Greet in Birmingham, Michigan.
Devo meet and greet at New York Paris Art Gallery in Birmingham, Michigan in advance of their show the next night in Detroit at The Fillmore.
Youth Brigade, Maid Of Ace, Shitfire on the second Stage Saturday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
Youth Brigade, Maid Of Ace, Lambrini Girlz, and Shitfire on the Monster Street Party Stage, plus Dr. Strange Records autograph sessions, at Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival 2025.
Billy Idol’s Nice Day to Tour Again With Joan Jett
John Greenwood gears up for Billy Idol’s Nice Day to Tour Again with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and fills us in on Idol’s new album, Dream Into It, and the documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Punk Rock Bowling Saturday Club Shows: Good Riddance & The Adolescents.
Punk Rock Bowling Saturday Club Shows: Good Riddance & The Adolescents.
Hardcore Punk from Baltimore With Sick Move
Dick Slaughter sits down with Baltimore’s Sick Move to talk about being named In Spite Magazine’s Band of the Year by Paul Holstein, the Baltimore hardcore scene, the loss of a family member, and—of course—what’s in their pockets.
Lynval Golding and a Ska Lineup for the Ages at Punk Rock Bowling
It was a “Special” night at Punk Rock Bowling as Lynval Golding performed with The Aggrolites, accompanied by a lineup of ska royalty including The Toasters, Mephiskapheles, Calmatix, and The Kilograms.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Nine.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Nine. Bad Beat, Ick, Jodie Faster, MDC, The Accused A.D., The Briefs, Street Power, Punchcard, Death Before Dishonor, Forklift Assassins, and more.
Against The Grain, The Amino Acids, U.S. Bastards and Busby Death Chair bring down the house at Smalls Bar.
Against The Grain, The Amino Acids, U.S. Bastards and Busby Death Chair bring down the house at Smalls Bar 06/07/2025.
Make Sluts Not Bombs: Slutbomb Concert Report
Jordan Ranft catches Slutbomb and Starsdontmeananything in his hometown of Santa Rosa, California.
Punk Rock Bowling Friday: 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, The Effigies, Stalag 13, and Poker with Fat Mike.
Punk Rock Bowling Friday: 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, The Effigies, Stalag 13, and Poker with Fat Mike.
From Batcave to Botanica: The Eternal Return of March Violets
John Greenwood revisits his decades-long love for The March Violets, tracing their evolution from 1980s post-punk outliers to their triumphant return with Crocodile Promises. A personal history meets a passionate call to catch the band on their upcoming UK tour.