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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 02/10/2026
Bandcamp Friday new music recommendations: a psychedelic devotional by P.P. Rebel, garage punk heater 7" drops from Baby Tyler and the Etters, the Yuasa-Exide comp, and a pile of unhinged new hardcore records. read all about it, this week and every week, on the see/saw column PUNK THIS WEEK:
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punk this week: p.p. rebel, bad sports, tv buddha + 19 more
The Etters, Yuasa-Exide, Stef Chura, Baby Tyler. It’s a great big pile of good rock'n'roll records this Bandcamp Friday.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 02/10/2026
living with a toddler is a miracle because one second they're screaming about play-doh, the next second they're effusively thanking you for finding a lost tub of play-doh, and then a minute later they’re screaming because you can't materialize a color of play-doh you never had to begin with
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 30/09/2026
Protomartyr's Joe Casey and Rocco Tenaglia III in conversation about Hotel Usona and the state of contemporary Detroit punk at Jumbo's.
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protomartyr’s joe casey still comes to jumbo’s. (just not every night.)
Sitting at the bar that looms large in his band’s legend, Casey discusses Detroit’s contemporary punk scene and the new album Hotel Usona.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 30/09/2026
a bunch of people lost livelihoods while dude's foot was halfway out the door, holding a spot for himself as mattel's next ceo. some of the world's best journalists and media workers fucked over by a dude who jumped from pandora to conde to mattel. very fun when the rich get a new playset.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 29/09/2026
we talk about GILLA BAND, GURRIERS, BRAIN TOURNIQUET, CRV, and the very rational fear of exiting a waterslide as a corpse on the latest episode of the PUNK THIS WEEK podcast @ninacorcoran.bsky.social
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punk this week podcast: gilla band + crv
Gurriers, Brain Tourniquet, and the deeply relatable fear of exiting the waterslide as a corpse.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 28/09/2026
nobody ever did it like Pac. his world title run was always frustratingly around the corner. unreal on the mic, perfect in the ring. how is this real.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 26/09/2026
scene: grocery store, waiting for someone to stop blocking a spot. finally said “excuse me” and slid tight between their cart + grabbed oat milk + slipped back out. side-eye response: “uhh I would’ve moved.” me: “oh don’t worry about it” they walk away, annoyed me, yelling: “I’M LITHE”
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 26/09/2026
you ever have a three year old demo a popsicle, climb up behind you on the couch, wipe their mouth off with the top of your bald head and then give you a wet top-of-bald-head raspberry? humbling act of disrespect. how’s everyone doing tonight gooood goooood
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 25/09/2026
new week, some great and weird punk music, had to write about what should be gash's breakout moment. with love, evan!
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punk this week: weird 1000, protomartyr, gash + 9 more
You like weird music? Come read about these weird punk records.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 23/09/2026
Martin Douglas drove to the home of Toody Cole and sat at her dining room table to discuss her childhood, the Rats, Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows, Pinky Tex, how the Pacific Northwest has changed over the years, and touring at 77.
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toody cole could not be less interested in retirement
Sitting in the home she built with the late Fred Cole in Oregon, the Dead Moon hero sat down for a chat ranging from her childhood to the Rats to her latest EP.
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austin HELL ray @austinlouisray.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Y'all ready to do some good this week? How I'd Fix Atlanta has once again partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help out a bunch of our neighbors. As always, we need your help. Please give what you can and tell everyone you know. unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...
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When Good Georgians Get Together, Great Things Happen
How I’d Fix Atlanta was a free monthly essay series for four years. It’s been a couple of print zines and a performance on a stage a few times. Quite often, it’s stickers. HIFA is large, it contains multitudes. Every September, we do a big fundraiser to abolish medical debt. From 2023-2025, we raised more than […]
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 22/09/2026
On this new episode of Punk This Week, @ninacorcoran.bsky.social + I discuss some wildly good new records by Eraser, Perennial, Fugitive Bubble, Name Names, Dabda, and Meadow. We also get Nina's highlights from Riot Fest 2026 + my recap of a night with Uranium Club, Citric Dummies, and Jim E. Brown.
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punk this week podcast: perennial + eraser
On a big week for punk shows and perhaps an even bigger week for new punk records.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 18/09/2026
Fugitive Bubble, Early Grave, Eraser, the Drin, C.O.F.F.I.N., Perennial, EVINSPRAGG, Wesley and the Boys, Name Names, a German egg punk band where the vocalist sounds like those Quizno's ads??? Unstoppable week for new punk + rock'n'roll records. Read all about it, subscribe 2 see/saw.
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punk this week: fugitive bubble, early grave, the drin, c.o.f.f.i.n. + 14 more
Perennial, EVINSPRAGG, Wesley and the Boys, and Name Names are among the bands rounding out a massive week for new music.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 15/09/2026
episode 101 means we're talking about dogs and I immediately put my foot in my mouth when I'm like "killing dogs for fashion is the worst thing an animated villain has tried to do" and @ninacorcoran.bsky.social replied "what about genocide." anyway: some great new records this week
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punk this week podcast: lack + unity
We celebrate trail mix nut variety, salty crunchies, and the late Domino. It’s episode 101. This one’s for the dogs.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 15/09/2026
@colettearrand.bsky.social has long been my favorite writer about wrestling, and this piece about Young Steven Borden got me good. Subscribe to Big Egg + The Patron Saints of Sick Sons of Bitches
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The First Steven Borden - VGBees
On March 28, 1998, my dad took me to my first live professional wrestling event, a WCW house show at the Palace of Auburn Hills...
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 15/09/2026
a contract gig where for one hour you can burn incense, drink coffee, and blast a record while you do what you have to do, long may it run ☕️
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 14/09/2026
Mesh's No Fun at All is one of the best albums of the year. Cody Triplett caught up with the band for a conversation about the record and the state of Philly DIY. Great pics by Chris Carreon.
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mesh’s boots on the pavement view of philadelphia
Following the release of their new album No Fun at All, the band discussed coming together pre-COVID, their slurry of influences, and the state of Philly’s DIY scene.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 14/09/2026
I found some old sticker and temporary tat books and gave them to my 3-year-old child. He now pretends to read elaborate stories in this horse tattoo book featuring only two remaining temporary tattoos. Yesterday he picked it up and began: "HORSES DEEP. By GEO TODD. Pictures by ROCK'N'ROLL."
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 14/09/2026
tonight I ripped some wires out of an old sconce, used them to rewire a fancy-looking piece of shit fixture I spent too much money on, and finally got it working. my confidence got a nice boost but as a bald with facial hair, this is the actual energy:
Dr. Robotnik in SonicDr. Wily in Mega Man
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 11/09/2026
The Tubs have jangled their way into the punk column. An outstanding new 7" from Dischord. Soul Glo and Twisted Teens' killer lead singles. New sprgrs and Day Residue! It's PUNK THIS WEEK.
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punk this week: the tubs, soul glo, bed maker, twisted teens + 13 more
A monster of jangle, a powerhouse Amanda MacKaye performance, two big album announcements, new sprgrs, and more.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 09/09/2026
to celebrate the release of his extremely good new album IN YUN, here's a chat I had with 1-800-MIKEY around Digital Pet and more pressingly, the perfect song "Japan"
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1-800-mikey manifested a life goal with his perfect song “japan”
Two months after releasing 2024’s Digital Pet into the world, Mikey Barker fulfilled a life goal with a trip to Japan. Around that time, he sat down to discuss his vacation and his art.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 08/09/2026
I always miss Scott Walker RIP
subject: He'll make you miss Scott Walker
it's a WisDems email comparing Tom Tiffany to former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker who sucks shit
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 08/09/2026
it's the 100th episode of the Punk This Week podcast, which means I've spent two years giggling with my friend @ninacorcoran.bsky.social while gushing about great punk records. I'm so grateful people listen to this thing, but I'm more grateful for the excuse to hang with Nina every week.
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punk this week podcast 100: tense + 1-800-mikey
We celebrate the Punk This Week centennial with a gourmet delicacy rarely seen on our shores: Bizza Shapes.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 08/09/2026
new Eraser was only out for like 5 minutes but get ready by listening to 1-800-MIKEY and SPREAD JOY and FREE ELECTRICITY
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
Unions aren’t just important because of the work that gets done at the bargaining table; they’re a space for fellowship. So happy Labor Day. Boycott at least one shitty billionaire if you’ve got it in you. Give the boss hell. And remember: all labor journalism is punk journalism.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
When morale was low, those phone calls were important. We’d say out loud “can you believe this shit” and then consider how to approach our managers as a collective. Then we’d gossip and laugh about silly shit.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
I was a steward in Pitchfork Union. I’d spend about an hour on the phone with the homies so they (and by extension I) could vent about some fucked up new way work was testing our boundaries.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
Workers are more than just a line on a spreadsheet. We’re the skilled artists, communicators, and hustlers making everything run. It sucks that we’re all surviving at the fickle will of the ultra-rich.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
In June, employees at Kings Road Merch in Minneapolis were told on the very first day of bargaining that their jobs would be eliminated before the end of the year. It’s a familiar story.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
Company man all you want, but it’s only a matter of time before a computer takes your job, daddy—that's hard times.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
The c-suite class will applaud your work out one side of their mouth before lauding AI out the other. Collective labor is why the machine runs, but most workers make 300x less than a suit who doesn’t understand the culture of the business he’s running.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
If you’re lucky, you’ll get a couple years on a strong union contract before mass layoffs overwhelmingly target shop positions. Maybe you get your feet cut out from under you; maybe your workplace gets shuttered entirely alongside an on-record statement about “budget cuts.”
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
Every new story about widespread layoffs, in journalism and the music industry and beyond, is the latest big flashing red light that “job security” and “retirement” are practically myths.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
Is their line of logic supposed to just sit there unchecked? “You’re not worth it,” and you know they’ve got the money? Bullshit.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
If you’ve ever sat in a bargaining session over Zoom with a corporate lawyer, you know that unions are critical. Highly paid people will stare confidently into their computer and tell you that what you’re asking for—better pay, improved working conditions, and fair treatment—is unrealistic.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 07/09/2026
It’s Labor Day, so I wanted to write a little bit about punk + labor as someone who was part of a union and lost a job in music media in a round of layoffs that overwhelmingly targeted union workers. (I'm also running a see/saw Labor Day sale. 25% off annual subscriptions + gift subs, link 👇)
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see/saw catalogs the best new punk and rock'n'roll. A publication and newsletter from Evan Minsker with features, reviews, and podcasts.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 05/09/2026
his name is Kyokei now, put some respect on his name (which is Kyokei)
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 05/09/2026
yoooo yes it’s so good, it gets a real brief mention
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 04/09/2026
oh my god. look every week I'm like "it's a great new week for punk records" but on this bandcamp friday, there are records topping this column that I'm obsessed with. been quietly devouring eraser, mikey, spread joy like a starving dog for weeks. the lost go album! generacion suicida! holy shit!
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punk this week: eraser, 1-800-mikey, the go, spread joy + 27 more
It’s Labor Day weekend, which means a see/saw sale AND sick records from Generacion Suicida, Anytime Cowboy, Loose Lips, Retail Simps, and so many more.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 03/09/2026
the Punk This Week bonus podcast see/saw jukebox returns with Christina from Gouge Away! a great chat about excellent records, taking care of your voice when your job is screaming, being shy in punk world, and the Florida scene. subscribe + listen!! cc: @ninacorcoran.bsky.social
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see/saw jukebox: gouge away’s christina michelle
The Portland-via-Florida screamer on perfect punk records, the self-conscious nature of vocal warm-ups, and her cat Noodle.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 03/09/2026
Unreal album!!
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 02/09/2026
Now on see/saw: Martin Douglas sat down with the great Vancouver artist Katayoon Yousefbigloo, aka Puzzlehead, for a chat about her excellent and underrated new shoegaze EP + the fraught circumstances around the brilliant 2019 album Big Sniff. A great piece of punk journalism. Proud to run it.
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puzzlehead’s new shoegaze jams beyond big sniff’s shadow
Katayoon Yousefbigloo talks writing with a band, her adversarial relationship with solo performance, and the new EP’s “no guitar solos” rule. “I’m really maturing.”
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 01/09/2026
new episode of the podcast features the revelation that Tony the Tiger's rendering in Brazil is weirdly menacing and very possibly sleazy. we also talk about sick records from TY SEGALL, TOTALITÄR, NEKRA, KURRALTA PARK, and more. classic ep of Punk This Week.
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punk this week podcast: ty segall + totalitär
We learn that Tony the Tiger is nasty like that outside the U.S.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 31/08/2026
a playlist documenting a great month for punk rock music
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playlist: the 58 best punk songs of august 2026
Find a new band that shakes you out of your doldrums. And support independent music writers.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 30/08/2026
me and my pal Jordy are throwing a really good show tonight (8/30) in Eau Claire: Adam Faucett, Miracle Debt, and Pleasure Cube. (Diaphane had to drop.) it’s gonna be super fun, come hang on a Sunday and celebrate the end of summer
see/saw + farewell transmission radio present adam faucett, miracle debt, pleasure cube

Live at the VENUE in EAU CLAIRE 8/30x doors 7, show 7:30x Al ages, $20
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 29/08/2026
that is indeed a punk beverage
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 28/08/2026
a new installment of the column PUNK THIS WEEK features the most I have written about a new Ty Segall album in years. the new Nekra 7" and the return of Totalitär are both outstanding. the boom period for punk + rock'n'roll continues. read all about it every week via see hyphen saw dot fun:
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punk this week: nekra, ty segall, totalitär + 14 more
Rat Cage, Billiam, the Easy Eight, Ismatic Guru, Traps PS, and as always, brand new bands whose records completely rule.
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 27/08/2026
the shameful hubris of any man who has ever ascribed a name to water, bringer and destroyer of life. “I have decided that water is named Pete” do you even hear yourself
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For those who might have forgotten, Dolly was always punk as fuck
"I made jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't know who she was, just this woman who was blonde and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and, boy, she was the prettiest thing I've ever seen. Mama used to say, 'Aw, she's just trash,' and I thought, That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash."
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Evan Minsker @see-saw.fun · 22/08/2026
I have missed the work of Jim Blaha (Blind Shake, Green/Blue), and his new solo project really hits. Guiding Light and Xanny Stars with all-timers, the best Lothario song yet, that Que Lindo album smokes…it’s the latest installment of the column PUNK THIS WEEK.
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punk this week: i will die in this jean jacket, guiding light, lothario + 14 more
Jim Blaha’s return, an outstanding new Xanny Stars 7", a couple killer records from Oslo’s punk scene, and so much more. And now I’ll mention the band Foot Fetish here for SEO purposes.
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