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Punk This Week
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Punk This Week is a weekly podcast from Evan Minsker (see/saw, Pitchfork) and Nina Corcoran (Pitchfork, Rolling Stone), breaking down the latest releases in the world of punk rock. Each episode highlights two records with brief discussions of an additional four. It’s a wide survey of the world of punk, with international releases both from the deep underground of heavy music as well as discussions of rising stars reaching bigger audiences and venues.
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87: Eddy Current Suppression Ring + Hillsboro
3d ago01:11:50Tap to summarizeEvan and Nina celebrated some dear friends over the weekend. This happened mere days after getting shouted at by one of their heroes during a taping of see/saw jukebox. (Everybody’s cool, it’s an amazing conversation.) We tell the story of that imminent episode and talk about some records that remind us of Zorak and Breakout. It’s episode 87 featuring new ones from Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Hillsboro, Concrete Lawn, Emergeense, WWW, and DALAÏDRAMA.If you like this podcast, please leave us a review + share it + subscribe!Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork.Find Punk This Week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, and on any podcatcher via this RSS link. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus the weekly Punk This Week column and the see/saw radio archive!Mentioned in this episode:DistrokidPunk This Week is sponsored by Distrokid.Distrokid
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86: Marbled Eye + FILM
1w ago01:07:38Tap to summarizeNina asks a burning question about public bathroom hand dryer technique and road trips for a grail television and some free VHS tapes. This episode’s unofficial title is “Dysons, Drive-Ins, and DBZ.” We chop it up about new records from Marbled Eye, FILM, Jacket Burner, Piper Maru, Obamacare, and Gremlin.If you like this podcast, please leave us a review + share it + subscribe!Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus the weekly Punk This Week column and the see/saw radio archive!Mentioned in this episode:DistrokidPunk This Week is sponsored by Distrokid.Distrokid
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85: PINKLIDS + Prisonnier du Temps
2w ago01:11:55Tap to summarizeOne host enjoys a weekend with Robber Robber and a very fast wooden rollercoaster. The other spills coffee all over their office floor in the middle of recording. Which band shirt is used to mop up the coffee spill? Find out and hear us talk about new stuff from PINKLIDS, Prisonnier Du Temps, Edna Mode, G2K, God Entered My Body Like a Body My Same Size (check out Drew B. Hall’s comics work), and Jake King.Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork.Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus the weekly Punk This Week column and the see/saw radio archive!Mentioned in this episode:DistrokidPunk This Week is sponsored by Distrokid.Distrokid
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84: Cola + T-Models
3w ago01:01:32Tap to summarizeEvan tries root beer float cereal, Nina orders an alcoholic root beer, and we both go see Reno’s Rotary Club on their conquering tour of the Midwest. We both admit that we wish we had fancy globe bar carts in our respective offices, and we pay our respects to Greedo’s dying word (2019). This week we’re getting into new records from Cola, T-Models, Fiona Slide, Automatic Lovers, open carry state, and King Automatic. Remember to grab a copy of teeter/totter: a see/saw benefit.Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork.Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records!Mentioned in this episode:DistrokidPunk This Week is sponsored by Distrokid.Distrokid
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83: No Peeling + Heathen Axe
May 601:28:58Tap to summarizeHow does Max Rebo get into that circular keyboard? What’s he wearing under there? One thing’s for certain: He’d smoke Dr. Teeth in a battle set. We discuss these possibilities, shout at George Lucas, eat some cookies, and discuss a stacked week’s bevy of riches by No Peeling, Heathen Axe (John Dwyer’s new band), Puzzlehead (check out Big Sniff too), World Peace, Mock Execution, and the split from Maxshh and Crimson Blue. Also: There’s another new HARD PIVOT!Be sure to pick up a copy of teeter/totter: a see/saw benefit. More physical copies are being made.Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork.Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky. Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records!Mentioned in this episode:DistrokidPunk This Week is sponsored by Distrokid.Distrokid
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82: Assembly + Subtle Turnhips
Apr 2901:24:28Tap to summarizeEvan develops a burgeoning Vampire Crawlers addiction. Nina remembers some classic letters penned to her neighbors in Animal Crossing (2002). Which M&M is a union buster? Is Nina terrified of J.K. Simmons’ veiny guns? All this and a discussion of records by Assembly, Subtle Turnhips, Urq, GÖTRI, Cronies, and Fül Coverage during a wildly stacked week for punk music.Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records!Mentioned in this episode:ptw distrokid take 2Distrokid
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81: Media Puzzle + Choncy
Apr 2101:26:47Tap to summarizeWith WrestleMania fever in the air, Nina and Evan announce their respective finishing maneuvers. Evan tastes his own blood in the Reek Minds pit. Nina basks in a hometown Ratboys gig (after writing a feature on them earlier this year) and interviews American Football in front of a live audience. It’s six genuinely unbelievable punk records on the pod this week, with new ones from Media Puzzle, Choncy, Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Tonya, the Arrivals, and Winston Hightower.Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork.Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records!Mentioned in this episode:ptw distrokid take 2Distrokid
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80: Clubhouse + Tórax y las Extremidades
Apr 1401:15:51Tap to summarizeNo Terry Cashman, but we’re talkin’ baseball to start the episode. Evan pledges allegiance to the Detroit Tigers. We go see shows headlined by the two most recent guests on the bonus podcast see/saw jukebox, Eraser and Touché Amoré. Bands around the world drop some serious heat: Clubhouse (Indonesia), Tórax y Las Extremidades (Mexico), Basic Income (Sweden), Esperanza (Japan), TOMB (Indonesia), and Flaws (Germany).Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records!Mentioned in this episode:DistrokidPunk This Week is sponsored by Distrokid.Distrokid
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79: Brainwash Victims + Pretty Baby
Apr 701:20:49Tap to summarizeWe celebrate Easter with a visit from the Dr. Pepper-flavored Peep we’ve named Dr. Peeper. Nina meets Rocco for a summit about the state of the Reese’s Easter egg (and a Mclusky/Pile show). Evan browses a reasonably priced vintage Charlotte Hornets jacket on eBay. We discuss new records from Brainwash Victims, Pretty Baby, Yambag, Robber Robber (read Nina’s review in Pitchfork), Triple Ente, and the split from Mail. & Sects. If you directly support Punk This Week with a subscription to see/saw for $4/month or $40/year, you can hear the new episode of see/saw jukebox with Touché Amoré’s Jeremy Bolm. If you’re in Minneapolis, consider coming to see Eraser, Winston Hightower, Yuasa-Exide, and Tommy on Saturday night (4/11).Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork.Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records!Mentioned in this episode:ptw distrokid take 2Distrokid
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78: Hedge + Censer + Stuck
Mar 3101:30:50Tap to summarizeFresh off the see/saw year 2 party, Evan breaks down an unbelievable night in Minneapolis. Nina balks at Evan’s MLB agnosticism; our hosts decide that he must choose between two teams. Nina’s dryer introduces itself as a third co-host. A wild hardcore record brings to mind a Frog and Toad story. We discuss new ones from Hedge, Censer, Stuck, Mother Nature, Rubble, and Physicalist. Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork.Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun.Punk This Week is made possible first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records!Mentioned in this episode:ptw distrokid take 2Distrokid
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