The Upfux

plus Death from Above 1979, yeule, Bad Time Records fifth anniversary shows, and more tour and show news.

”When we were doing Link 80, other ska punk albums 9 times out of 10 sounded like absolute garbage. Bands only cared about the live show. Now, albums are king again. So, we put a ton of work into making this the best record we could make.”

The September roundup of our punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

This week's stacked Notable Releases include reggae trailblazer Protoje, alt-country great Nikki Lane's Josh Homme-produced LP, The Wonder Years' stunning new album, jazz innovator Makaya McCraven, and more...

Two ska-punk/ska-core bands, California's Noise Complaint and NJ's The UpFux, have come together for a split LP due later this month via Bad Time Records, and here's the video for Noise Complaint's police brutality protest anthem “Suburban Warfare.”

Listen to new songs by Yeat, Cam'ron & A-Trak, Dying Fetus, A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, Kali Uchis, Merlyn Wood, The Upfux, Cold Cave (Psychic TV cover), Pure Bathing Culture (R.E.M. cover), and more...

Other new additions include Scowl, TWIABP, Home Is Where, Stay Inside, The Pietasters, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, and tons more...

The always-awesome Gainesville punk festival The Fest returns for its 20th year, and the lineup is stacked...

”The importance of protest music is to combat that burnout and reinvigorate people to have the energy to actually take to the streets,” says Chris Ruckus of Dissidente in our new interview about the band's long-awaited debut album...

Ska and ska-punk are thriving right now, thanks to a community of great bands with fierce DIY ethics and equally fierce politics. Here's a look into the scene, including interviews with the musicians and labels who are shaping it...