what's it like when America’s premier clown punk outfit hits the road? @jortyspice.bsky.social takes us through the sights, sounds, and misguided road food decisions of BIG CLOWN's January 2026 weekender.

Let'a bang out a quick thread of recent Garage-Punk youtube live vids of note: THE ETTERS (NETHERLANDS) live from today! They put out my favorite LP of the year last year. Rip Off Records rides again. youtu.be/FYvgu5rz-rs?...

NEW RELEASE Mental Block (INDONESIA) - promo 2026 West Java Oi-Core. mentalblock.bandcamp.com/album/promo-...

NEW RELEASE Syfon (POLAND) - "Sremo Jeden" (2026) And this one mixes it up by straddling the line between Weird-Punk & Egg-Punk. The speedy-ness & short-ness of these songs are what put them over the top for me. syfonjumper.bandcamp.com/album/sremo-...

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO Xray Xeroxx (CALIFORNIA) - "Art Rock!" (2026) And here's a music video promotoling their new EP. Straddles the line between Garage-Punk & Egg-Punk. Dig dudes guitar. youtu.be/_mTU6NGd8FA?...

NEW RELEASE 2/3rds of Black Time Sexaphone (ENGLAND) - "Lost Connections 2004-2025" A collection of two decades of recordings from this offshoot band of Black Time. Lady-Vocal Budget-Rock, what more do you need? girlsville.bandcamp.com/album/sexaph...

NEW RELEASE Nervous, The (ENGLAND) 4 songs 2026 First song sounds like a sped up, fuzzed up version of "Raw Power". That's really all you should need to hear to be interested. Also, can't resist: "From Liverpool but they don't sound like the walrus!" brainrotterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/4-songs

NEW RELEASE Isotope Soap (SWEDEN) - "Suiciety" (2026) IS is back! In the pre/early-Covid era these guys really dominated the Weird-Punk/Egg-Punk/Garage-Punk/GOOD-Punk scene. Nice to see them still plugging away. isotopesoap.bandcamp.com/track/suiciety

NEW RELEASE Sux (WASHINGTON) - "Sux Sells" (2026) Taunting, attitudinal Feminist Garage-Punk. Official Music Video in comments. suxmusic.bandcamp.com/album/sux-se...

NEW RELEASE Soap Eater (CANADA) - 'I Want To Be A Woman" (2026) They're serious about everything they sing about, but there's still a jokong manner to this band. Sounds like DOA. districtsixrecs.bandcamp.com/track/i-wann...

NEW RELEASE Badger Hunt (NEW YORK) - "Like A Ladybug" (2026) Two piece ramshackle Lady-Vocal Budget-Rock. badger-hunt.bandcamp.com/track/like-a...

NEW RELEASE AG-3 (NORWAY) - "Covert Strike" (2026) Lady-Vocal Political Hardcore. brainrotterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/covert...

NEW RELEASE City Slang (TEXAS) - cs 1 demo 2026 Oi! that gallops at Hardcore speed. raggie.bandcamp.com/album/city-s...

NEW RELEASE S.M.I.L.E. (OHIO) - "Shut Up & SM.I.L.E." (2026) I looked it up, & for their last release I said something like "1984-style Hardcore from Akron" and that defintely still applies here. Maybe hints of Poison Idea slipping in? smile330.bandcamp.com/album/shut-u...

NEW RELEASE Vipers (NEW YORK) - "Vipers" (2026) Dirty, Scuzzball Garage-Punk that almost hits Hardcore speeds. Some of Science Man's backing band are also this guy's backing band. swimmingfaithrecords.bandcamp.com/album/vipers

NEW RELEASE Public Error (FLORIDA) - "Internet Blues" (2026) Aw yeah, this is the stuff: short, speedy & snotty Garage-Punk. Every time I worry I might be losing enthusiasm for the aforementioned, a band like this comes along & refills my tank nicely. publicerror.bandcamp.com/album/intern...

NEW RELEASE Crystal Ball (ENGLAND) - demo tape 2026. Eeeeh, kinda '77-style Punk-Rock, but in a good way. Like, I don't think any of their hairstyles are too high maintenence or anything. crystalballsalop.bandcamp.com/album/demo-t...

NEW RELEASE Strängt Förjudet (SWEDEN) - "Stãngt Förjudet" (2026) Johnny Thunders-core from Umeå. A slight awkwardness in the lead work that adds some charm. In case you were wondering about the progression of my own lead playing, I'm at about this level. pushmybuttons.bandcamp.com/album/str-ng...

NEW RELEASE Skins (INDIANA) - "Smokes" (2026) And some more Egg-Punk demos. It's been a decade & I'm still not tired of this sound yet. Hell, I guess that applies to Punk-Rock in general: it's been half a century & I'm still not tired of this sound yet. skinsss317.bandcamp.com/track/smokes...

NEW RELEASE Drinkers, The (HAWAII) - "Your Wife Tried To Kiss Me" (2026) Defiantly stupid in a way that only Punk-Rock can accomplish. The official, court appointed song of Valentine's Day 2026! kanakattackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/your-w...

NEW RELEASE Class Act (MISSOURI) - "iii" (2026) The third and final LP from this Kansas City band. Kinda mid-tempo Hardcore that's evolved into Weird-Punk? My favorite thing I've posted today so far. classactz.bandcamp.com/album/iii

NEW RELEASE Birth Rejects (INDIANA) - demo 2026 And some lo-fi 1983-ish Hardcore from these guys. The vocalist lists himself as "Ritchie Dagger". How adorkable. ragdollrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-3

NEW RELEASE Giallo (MINNESOTA) - "Tenebrarum" (2026) I haven't posted any Giallo yet? I gotta correct that. Gravel Throat Hardcore from Minneapolis. convulserecords.bandcamp.com/album/tenebr...

NEW RELEASE Powerband (WASHINGTON DC) - "Life On The Death Machine" (2026) This sounds like a band Dee Dee Ramone would've been in after he quit the Ramones. And no, I'm NOT talking about Dee Dee's Rap record. powerband.bandcamp.com/album/life-o...

NEW RELEASE Private Lives (CANADA) - "I Think I'm Coming Around" (2026) Long song, mid-tempo, Lady-Vocal Garage-Punk that's leaning into Power-Pop land. privatelivesmtl.bandcamp.com/album/think-...

NEW RELEASE Raya (SPAIN) - "Raya 2" (2026) And some more Eggs, this time from Madrid with dude vocals. rayapunk.bandcamp.com/album/raya-2

NEW RELEASE Shanty Sleaze (WISCONSIN) - "I Need Yew" (2026) One man banding from Green Bay by an actual teen. shantysleaze.bandcamp.com/track/i-need...

NEW RELEASE Caspa (TEXAS) - "Want More" (2026) Speedy Lady-Vocal Egg-Punk from San Antonio. dirtcultrecords.bandcamp.com/track/want-m...

The Buio Omega guitar player ICE arrest gets Rolling Stone coverage.

NEW RELEASE Hot Pennies (ARIZONA) - "You Suck" (2026) Continuing on in the grand lyrical tradition of Loli & The Chones. I myself even wrote a song called "You Suck". hotpennies.bandcamp.com/track/you-suck

NEW RELEASE Problem Addict (PENNSYLVANIA) - "Frog Guy" (2026) Sleazy, Eggy Punk with, yet again, a bit of a 50's tang. problemaddict610.bandcamp.com/track/frog-guy

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO Ace Of Spit (MISSOURI) - "Road To Reno" (2026) And rounding out our music video offerings tonight, we got AoS from St. Louis. Kind of a 50's tang to things. Sound like they would've been on Get Hip Records back in the day. youtu.be/fbF2dkZKOxU?...

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO Mini Skirt (AUSTRALIA) - "Mud" (2025) And here's the OMV for the single off the new MS LP from two months ago. Kinda that sunstroke, desert vista noise-rock thing that the Aussies do so well. youtu.be/nYY3OOzrbZU?...

Did I post the new RETAIL SIMPS (CANADA) music video yet? youtu.be/t17dEon8ym8?...

NEW RELEASE Dru The Drifter (TENNESSEE) - "The Thinker" (2026) LP #52 for DtD. At this point, dude is probably too reliable to be actual drifter. Ya know, 1st Blood Rambo didn't put out an LP every month for five plus years. druthedrifter.bandcamp.com/album/the-th...

NEW RELEASE Slutbomb (OHIO) - "Slutbomb" (2025) Lady-Vocal Garage-Hardcore that alternates between fast and very-fast. slutbomb.bandcamp.com/album/slutbomb

NEW RELEASE Top Secret Nicho (ARGENTINA) - "List Of Damaged People" (2026) Understated dude-vocal Garage-Punk from Rosario. The noisy guitar is what pushes this on over the top. fakesextape.bandcamp.com/track/list-o...

NEW RELEASE Cunte (GERMANY) - "Bullenschwein" (2026) And more profane Feminist Punk, this time from Dusseldorf. And yes, that bandname translates to what you think it does. cunte.bandcamp.com/track/bullen...

NEW RELEASE Pussydestroyer (BELGIUM) - "Pussydestroyer" (2026) Sarcastic & profane Riot-Grrrl from Antwerp. I'm gonna have to get creative to get this past the auto-censors on Reddit. pussydestroyersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/pussyd...

NEW RELEASE Unregistered Falcon (AUSTRALIA) - "Import Cigarettes" (2026) Speedy, nasal-vocal Egg-Punk recorded by Billiam(he's not in the band). unregisteredfalcon.bandcamp.com/album/import...

NEW RELEASE No Potential (CALIFORNIA) - "Buzzed" (2026) Scuzzball, but thankfully, trebly, hardcore(dude-vocal). twatsonville.bandcamp.com/track/buzzed

NEW RELEASE W-9 (LOUSIANA) - "W-9" (2026) New Orleans Lady-Vocal Art-Punk. My prediction: they're gonna be big at a Gonerfest afterparty this year. w-9music.bandcamp.com/album/w-9-demo

NEW RELEASE Xray Xeroxx (CALIFORNIA) - "Art Rock!" (2026) New 4 song seven inch from this LA Egg-Adjacent Garage-Punker. I guess I'm gonna have to manually upload all the album arts today. What an inconvience. xrayxeroxx.bandcamp.com/album/art-rock

NEW RELEASE PSD] (DENMARK) - "Taking Pills For Fun" (2026) An Oi! band that gets to the point & doesn't take themselves too seriously. This is what I want. Not a fan of the whole street-punk thing of a 45 second intro, with guitar solo, before vocals start psdtheband.bandcamp.com/track/eating...

NEW RELEASE Itchy & The Nits (AUSTRALIA) - "Greetings From" (2026) LP2 from this all Lady Garage-Punk outfit is finally uploaded in full on BC. Under-saturated & hints of shambolism, but it all just adds to the charm. totalpunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/greeti...

Alright, thread of recent YOUTUBE GARAGE-PUNK UPLOADS OF NOTE: Ty from Detroit youtu.be/K0NwL2i1OvM?...

If you've enjoyed some Nuggets, some Sharp Pins records, any DIY guitar music that makes you feel warm and alive, you should 100% try this En Kernaghan Band record. (And the last one too!) A bunch of sick new records on the latest PUNK THIS WEEK column.

LIVE VIDEO Speaking of "Fuck ICE", here's the guitar player of Buio Omega talking about how he got detained for 8 hours, & his phone stolen, by ICE. He is a citizen & comitted no crimes. Minneapolis Lady-Vocal Hardcore youtu.be/yU_-3Rt24zM?...

NEW RELEASE Crying Form (GEORGIA) - "L.I.F.E." (2026) Speedy Peace-Punk from Athens 2. If you are confused: THEE Athens: Greece Athens 2: Georgia The Other Other Athens: Ohio drunkenbutterflyrecords.bandcamp.com/track/crying...

NEW RELEASE Old (CANADA) - "Disappear" (2026) Toronto Dude-Vocal Garage-Hardcore also about how ICE is evil. tohc83.bandcamp.com/track/disapp...