Forget the arguments over who invented punk, what counts as punk, and which bands get to wear the label. Punk has never needed permission, and it certainly isn't interested in retirement. From Variants to SNM to Healthy Junkies, three generations of bands prove that the scene is still loud, restless, collaborative, and very much alive.

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.

Exclusive coverage of Adam Ant at Rebellion Festival…sort of. The cameras apparently did not make it. Instead, In Spite received six felt-tip marker drawings on lined notebook paper from the mysterious "artist" named Ricardo Jeffrey’. Our correspondents remain somewhere between a Blackpool pub, a chip shop, and 1979. This is the official report.