Doll Fest is back with three days of music, art, and femme-powered energy. Featuring Vial, Bad Cop Bad Cop, 18 fevers, and so much more, the festival celebrates the past, present, and future of grrrl power.

Blag Dahlia of the always a mess, always entertaining pop punk band The Dwarves took time to talk to Dick Slaughter about Punk in the Park, politics, and, of course, cocaine. This interview took place before the cancellation of the Punk in the Park tour. For the record, Blag and The Dwarves were never booked on the PITP Pittsburgh date.

Dick talks with Shawn Stern and gets Jello Biafra’s thoughts on the Dead Kennedys in their current incarnation playing Punk in the Park, while attempts to get a response from the band go unanswered. Featuring newly released photos of Jello, his former bandmates, and Skip, plus Paul Rotzler's spot-on flyer that feels especially relevant right now.

Our favorite punk rock grandpa Dick Slaughter gives us his picks of photos from 2025 that didn’t get picked, featuring outtakes from Cruel World, PRB, and Rebellion Festivals, with artists including Hayley Williams of Paramore, St. Vincent, Rebecca Black, the Knuckleheadz Band, Nick Cave, Bootsy Collins, the Rifleman String Band, Keith Morris, Iggy Pop, Dick Lucas of the Subhumans, and Perry Boris, plus trips to the Cadillac Ranch in Texas and the “Army” Trump birthday War on America festival in Washington, DC.

Slow Death delivers a cold and compelling debut on Fast Life, blending post-punk atmosphere with gritty punk energy from upstate New York.

John Greenwood gives us his 25 favorite photos of 2025, featuring a heavy dose of snaps from Rebellion Festival and Doll Fest, with appearances from The Damned, Fishbone, Steve Ignorant, MDC, and plenty more.

Phil Thorns shares 25 of his favorite concert shots, featuring snaps from around the UK, including Rebellion Festival, Scarborough Punk Festival, O2 Academy Leeds, O2 Ritz Manchester, Rock and Roll Circus Sheffield, and Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield.

Fat Mike’s birthday takeover at the Punk Rock Museum is a superfan’s dream. Dick Slaughter Photo brings the details, some loving ISM family ball-busting, seven newly released NOFX photos, and a handful of fresh fan shots.

Portland’s Old Cross strips things back with an acoustic EP that finds new weight in familiar songs.

You can’t turn off TV Smith; he’s been on tour since ’77 and isn’t slowing down. Catch the 2025 UK dates, starting Oct 24 in Ramsgate.

The 100 Greatest Punk Rock CDs of all time.

Aggro or Die!, Cult of The Space Skull, The Meteors, EKG and Detroit 442 on a Saturday night.

Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025 Part One.

Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2024, Part Fourteen. Including Dirtnap, AG3, Bad Nerves, Assistert Sjolmord, Vice Squad, and more.

We asked the In Spite Magazine family to share their top ten performances of 2024, and these are the ones that made it in by the deadline. Featuring iconic acts like NOFX, Iggy Pop, Subhumans, Devo, and so many more, this list highlights an incredible year of live music. But it begs the question: who didn’t make the cut? Let us know who we missed!

Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2024, Part Ten. Doll Riot, The Effigies, Suck Brick Kid, Good Riddance, Middle-Out, The Brains, The Hearts of Stone, Amyl & The Sniffers, and more.

Escape From The Zoo, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Danny Rebel and the KGB and Killer Diller at Smalls Bar in Hamtramck, MI. On a dark and rainy Thursday night.

Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2024, Part Nine. Authority Zero, Doc Rotten, Bayside, Dopamines, Heartwells, Pack Rat, Pest Control, MxPx, The Briefs and more.

Hardcore: CMI, Big Deal, Off The Wall, Vigilante, No Leash live at The Sanctuary, Hamtramck, MI.

2024 Record Reviews, Part Eight: The Offspring, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Haywire, The Boy Detective, The Sissy Boys, The Hip Priests, Mob 47, Teen Mortgage, King Theif, and more!