Punk This Week

Nina recovers from a weekend at Lollapalooza, where she gazed starstruck at Jonathan Davis’ custom H.R. Giger mic stand while chompin’ corn chips in the Korn pit. Evan mourns the waterfront Burger King—the most romantic spot in town. We also discuss a pile of great new records by the New Eves, the Unknowns, Dark Thoughts, Flowers for the Dead, CLOBBER, and Emmett O’Connor.

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This entire year except for those two weeks off, punk this week hosts Nina Corcoran and Evan Minsker have podcasted about six new punk records each week. Some of those weeks, we walked away with that sinking feeling: Shit, we missed one. Sometimes the best emo record of the year slips by because there were too many good options that week. Maybe it took months for a demo to find its way to YouTube from basement show cassette treasur...

This week, a perfect slice of homemade triple berry pie turns around an arduous moving day, we pay tribute to Ichiro Suzuki’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction and perfect rapport with his dog, and the term “Cocteau Twins cash” is officially coined. We brought the latest from Golomb, Guyscrapers, G.I. Bill, Lash, Light Beams, and Los Retumbes.

Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs...

Our hosts ponder if Chester Cheetah has too many snack subsidiaries going at the same time, and then snack talk extends into punk talk with a revelation about Fiddle Faddle product placement. We brought records by Panic Shack, Scud, Catchin’ Yetis, Visual Learner, Jug & the Bugs, and FRENZY. Also discussed: Michael Stipe (bye!), what’s on the rider for the graveyard prog metal show, and how jug pun...

What does it mean to build community through a punk rock podcast? It means unintentionally encouraging listeners to show up to see/saw events bearing Frostie. We discussed new records by Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Tunnel Vision, Powerplant, DÄÄCHT, AYUCABA, and Sluta Ljug. Also discussed: Eddy Current’s non-EP single “Swimming Hole,” new albums by Cruelster and Dona Casque, the punk ...

An innocent conversation about iced fluffy and Frostie Root Beer leads to a feverish research session about the Dog N Suds chain of restaurants, its mascot’s center of gravity, and whether or not our hosts will record a live episode at one of the remaining Dog N Suds locations. This episode—featuring conversations about new records by Inch, Boo/Hiss + Yuasa-Exide, the Couch, Useless...

Summer rolls on as the co-hosts of Punk This Week share some thoughts about M3GAN 2.0 and some secondhand family gossip about Michael Stipe allegedly (allegedly!) being rude one time. Otherwise we’re digging into the exceptional new KISSLAND record, the completely stacked still no P.E.A.C.E. still WAR compilation, plus new ones from Xanny Stars, the Wulongs, Electric Chair, Physique, and Xerostomia. You wanna hear us celebrate wild...

Our Midwestern punk pod duo are trying to beat the heat wave, which of course means they’re jumping in the pool, eating ice cream, and sweating it out at punk shows. This time they’re chatting about new records from Media Puzzle, Nuclear Fear, Mary Jam, Billiam, Skinhead, and Olive Seeds: An International Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza. We’d strongly encourage you to dive into the bigger pile of G...

In this episode of the pod, Evan and Nina gush about art punks, their parents’ No Kings protest signs, and beautiful music about dead pets. Discussed are the new ones by Self Improvement, Panel, Spirit Desire, DANA, Violet Bloom, and Shrinkwrap Killers.

Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. T...

On a very special birthday episode of Punk This Week, we’re talking adults vs. teens laser tag, ice cream cake, Valley Girl, That Dog, the Luigi’s Mansion arcade edition, System of a Down playing Brazil, and of course, six unstoppable new punk records. Discussed this time are Lifeguard, K U T E, Tommy, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, LÙLÙ, and Sold Short.

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In this episode of Punk This Week, Evan and Nina celebrate America’s downfall with an episode featuring zero U.S. artists. Stick around to the end to hear the world premiere of the “No Americans” bumper.

In addition to new records from EYE BALL, 悶煮悶MENGZHUMENG, Autobahns, Elvis 2, dogwhistle, Good Ramen, and Great Deal, topics discussed include our hosts’ average popcorn intake volume, the Kirb...

We spend a good chunk of time talking about some now-removed seafood mousse artwork (which you can see here and here for reference) and have to stop ourselves from going long on Ink Master. We discuss the new ones from MSPAINT, SEXFACES, Loretta, Science Man, Sister Agnes, and Saps. Shout out Martin Douglas and Nina’s MSPAINT review!

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Nina found herself at an All-American Rejects house show in Chicago this past weekend, a tale that absolutely includes some snack chat. Then our duo ponders a wild week that included the stellar new EP from Chicago’s Stress Positions and an impressive level-up from Cincinnati’s Artificial Go. We also discussed the new ones from Minneapolis’ Meditation, Dublin’s M(h)aol, New York City’s Docents, and Ora...

At the end of this episode, Nina throws down the gauntlet, challenging listeners for a new bumper. Before that, we discussed a new tape from the now-defunct Indianapolis band Frizbee and a full-length from Portugal’s Cortada. We also go around the world with new records from Laxisme (Germany), Sword Breaker (Netherlands), Ubili su Batlera (Serbia), and Empty Bones (Germany).

On the other side of some technical difficulties, Evan and Nina ponder a possible new path for punk. What is Quiznos-core? Join us for a chat about Um, Jennifer?’s fantastic debut album and the decades-belated return of Australian first wave punks the Vacant Lot. We also discuss new ones by Class Tourists, Clenchers, Happy Death Men, and Shibuya.

Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “...

Do you know about Life? We do! This week, Evan and Nina bring a highlight from the Chicago screamo project’s unceasing recent output and a stellar, intense, radical new high watermark for New York City’s Kaleidoscope. We also discussed new ones from Sex Germs, Gype, Johnny Skin, and Kaput.

Read Leor Galil’s Chicago Reader feature about Life’s Damián Antón Ojeda and Gem Fair’s see...

see/saw jukebox is a new monthly bonus podcast from Punk This Week hosts Nina Corcoran and Evan Minsker, available exclusively to paid see/saw subscribers! In each episode, Nina and Evan are joined by a guest, and all three pick a perfect punk record to add to the idyllic punk jukebox of their mind.

In the first episode of see/saw jukebox, we welcome punk author, journalist, zine-maker, and all-around gr...

Following an intense session of whittling down which records from this stacked release week would get discussed, Evan and Nina plugged in microphones to ponder the essentials: cartoon killer tomatoes, movie concessions, soft pretzel sticks, and a toddler’s first favorite movie.

After interviewing John Dwyer and David Barbarossa for Stereogum, Nina brought the excellent debut album from Chime Oblivion. Evan brought the fantastic ...

After two weeks off, Evan and Nina get back to snack talk, read a snacks manifesto from Science Man, discuss the recent see/saw year 1 parties (skip to the 20-minute mark if you wanna get into record talk), and discuss new records from Fugitive Bubble, Teo Wise, STERÖID, ANIKA, Primal Brain, and Kills Birds.

Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album...