TV Smith isn’t slowing down. With a new album taking shape between gigs, a 2026 tour packed with solo shows and Adverts classics, and a stop at London’s legendary 100 Club, the punk poet is still putting in the miles and still giving us plenty to say about.

We asked John Greenwood to write a preview of the Rebellion Festival Run-Up shows, the new warm-up gigs Rebellion has added in the week before the festival. Instead, he handed us a wonderfully entertaining account of travel anxiety, a deep-seated distrust of the TSA, and a healthy dose of reminiscing about past Rebellions. In the end, he also remembered to tell us everything you need to know about this year's Run-Up gigs. Along with great photos from Dick Slaughter and John Greenwood himself, it's the perfect way to get ready for another week of punk rock in Blackpool.

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.

Featuring Interrobang, The Undertones, two competing sets of “bois,” and more…

1MU takes on the Thursday of Rebellion ‘25, featuring Evil Blizzard, Steve Ignorant’s Slice Of Life, TV Smith & The Bored Teenagers, and more…

Our own Dick Slaughter shares his first picks from the Rebellion Festivals—featuring Las Fokin Biches, Peter Hook & The Light, Steve Ignorant, Perrybois, Dollheads, KnuckleHeadz Band, MDC, Subhumans, The Damned, Eve Libertine, Lady Rage, TV Smith… and maybe even you.

We asked Dick Slaughter Photo for 20 band recommendations for Rebellion Festival—he gave us 27.

I took the long road from California to Blackpool, making a crucial pit stop at Berkeley’s UC Theatre, where TV Smith and The Damned turned back the clock (and blew out the amps).

Don’t let a total lack of punk credentials stop you from enjoying Rebellion ‘25 - 1MU guides you through some of the maelstrom with some more offbeat picks…

John Greenwood gives us a Damned + TV Smith tour preview — featuring photos by Dick Slaughter. Catch both acts in and around Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas this weekend, at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA on May 30, and later this summer at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, UK. Full tour dates and links in the article.

Dick Slaughter takes us through a year in review, showcasing his favorite photos and collaborations. Featuring more than 24 striking images, including Glen Matlock, Peter Vukmirovic Stevens, Penny Rimbaud, Bob Vylan, Carol Hodge, Steve Ignorant, Dick Lucas of Subhumans, Arrow de Wilde of Starcrawler, Punk Rock Bowling, Bass Wolf and Guitar Wolf, Snugs of Madness, Showtime and Tom of KnuckleHeadz Band, Sam King of Codefendants, N8NOFACE, Mosswood Meltdown, Cindy Wilson of The B-52s, the Pope of Trash John Waters, Papi Churro and Meat Flap, Rebellion Festivals, SVETLANAS, Sten Gun of Convict Class, Ralph Champagne (AKA Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves), Lily Hopkins of The Meffs, T.V. Smith, Andy Scott of The Sweet, 90WYSE, Duck Meyers, Gee Vaucher, Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill, Fat Mike of NOFX, Adam Gomez of The Dickies, Dirt Box Disco, crowd surfers, trading cards in mouths, and, of course, a bum.

One Man Underground continues his adventures at the Rebellion Festival with day three, featuring Surgery Without Research, Dakka Skanks, The Countess of Fife, Gimp Fist, Interrobang?, TV Smith, Deaf Devils, Lene Lovich, Rubella Ballet, Unrealead, and exclusive band and crowd shots from the riot by Dick Slaughter Photo

One Man Underground gives us day two of his Rebellion Punk Music Festival experience featuring TV Smith, Police Bastard, Smoking Gives You Big Tits, the KnuckleHeadz, The March Violets, Johnny Moped, Anti-Nowhere League, Toyah, and the Steve Ignorant Band, with photos from both 1MU and Dick Slaughter Photo.