Why would a punk use AI for a flyer if they can do it by themselves? They don’t have time, some may argue. Others will say they just don’t have the skills to make one. When was punk about having any skill or making “good-looking” (honestly, they look horrible) things? I don’t have answers for these questions. The point of punk, in my opinion, was always to create something personal, something yours: it doesn’t matter how “good” or “bad” it was. I want to see your personality, your interests, I ...

Interview first featured in La Chaîne #41. When and how did EULOGY start? DAVE: Maybe October or November of 2024? PASK: Eulogy started as a studio project for fun just to record some of Sticker’s songs he wrote during the pandemic but never recorded. Sticker asked Dave and me to join as drummer and bass/lead guitar to record his songs, then it became more steady. So Sticker and Dave asked Matt to join as bass so I fully can focus on leads. Then when time came to find a singer I suggested and...

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Vaca from Vida Subterranea recently contacted us to do an interview for their e-mail newsletter, which is packed with interviews, reviews, playlists, and more. They recently compiled articles from past newsletters into the first issue of Ultrasonidos, a new print zine (which we look forward to seeing more issues of!). We answered Vaca's questions, but also asked him to answer a few questions in return so we could learn more about the newsletter/zine project, and the surrounding context in Mexico...

More photo dispatches from NYC this summer, courtesy of Ben Trogdon ...

Contributed by Felix L.G. In August, my chromatic hardcore band TORPOR and my d-beat band BASTARD IDOL went on a small tour of Canada’s east coast on our way to the second edition of PEI’s only punk fest, Secret Trash. When I was playing in DUREX, we played with CELL DETH a number of times, including our very first show, and during our first summer as a band we trekked out to PEI to play with them. We were shown amazing hospitality, saw beautiful sights, and had a wonderful time. DUREX were al...

K-Town Hardcore Fest 2026 After doing a small tour with TOTAL NADA in Spain/Portugal/Basque country early this summer, I traveled up to Copenhagen to attend K-Town Hardcore Fest, my first time going not associated with a band, but of course we were there to table for The Counterforce with a selection of issues and related zines. Thanks for having us K-Town! Many people grabbed zines - if you are reading this and you saw us there, please send an e-mail and say hi! But, I did manage to watch some...

Contributed by Hobbes A.I. punk artists have become increasingly prevalent in our spaces. If you are online or on social media, you are likely following them without realizing. The amount of A.I. art that has already been printed on tape and record releases is truly heartbreaking.  Now that government spending on Artificial Intelligence has increased by approximately 900% in the last three years, even good old artistic suffering has become automated. 
 In a perfect world we’d take punk off of...