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Weird Al is the Hero We Need but Not the One We Deserve

Posted in Music News on September 3, 2026

"Weird Al" Yankovic and DC Comics are teaming up or a special one-shot comic. Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World's Weirdest #1 is a special 40-page comic written by Mark Waid and art by Dan Schoening is available NOW. Schoening did the initial cover as well as a variant, with 3 other variant covers available with art from Jerry Gaylord, Riley Rossmo, and Mark Spears. Synopsis below:

 The fifth dimension is being hit with an affliction that turns everything dull and ordinary, but as Mr. Mxyzptlk reaches out to Superman and Batman for help, it turns out the same plague has struck Planet Earth! Instead of dialing H for a hero, there’s only one person to call: Weird Al! Get ready for a wild ride where the legendary “Weird Al” Yankovic joins the World’s Finest team!

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Weird Al has been on a massive 165-city "Bigger and Weirder" Tour that has our favorite parody comedian donning classic outfits through a set of fan-favorites. You can find the remaining dates are below:

Weird Al's Bigger and Weirder Tour Dates:

Sept 3 Vancouver, BC  PNE Fair Summer Nights Concerts – Freedom Mobil Arch
Sept 5 Puyallup (Seattle), WA Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Washington State Fair
Sept 6 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Sept 7 Salem (Portland), OR Columbia Bank Concert Series at the Oregon State Fair
Sept 9 Central Point (Medford), OR Bi-Mart Amphitheater
Sept 11 Lincoln (Sacramento), CA The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Sept 12 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
Sept 13 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena
Sept 15 Paso Robles, CA Viña Robles Amphitheatre
Sept 16 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Sept 18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept 19 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Sept 20 Tucson, AZ Tucson Arena
Sept 22 Austin, TX Moody Center
Sept 23 Baton Rouge, LA Raising Cane’s River Center Arena
Sept 25 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Sept 26 Southaven (Memphis, TN), MS Landers Center
Sept 27 Knoxville, TN Food City Center 
Sept 29 Auburn, AL The Gogue Center
Sept 30 Tallahassee, FL Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Oct 2 Birmingham, AL Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Oct 3 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Amphitheater
Oct 4 Brandon (Jackson), MS Brandon Amphitheater
Oct 6 Chattanooga, TN Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium
Oct 7 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center
Oct 8 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
Oct 10 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
Oct 11 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 13 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Arena
Oct 15 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Oct 16 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
Oct 17 Milwaukee, WI

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Weird Al will also be doing a special one night event at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles on October 31st celebrating the 37-anniversary of UHF with a screening and live orchestra conducted by John Du Prez and a Q&A with Weird Al and special guests.

 

PISS on Paper Bag and Sub Pop

Posted in Records on September 2, 2026

PISS will release you made me / skin on linen, out Oct. 30 on Sup Pop and Paper Bag Records (Canada), sharing “time loop at hot slit” from the new LP today. From Vancouver, BC, the four-letter, anti-capitalization band play merge styles in a punk motiv that culls from sociopolitical … Read more

Bad Waitress advance track

Posted in Records on September 2, 2026

Bad Waitress will release a new album, In The Hollow, just before Halloween on Oct. 31 on Stomp Records. Listen to "Lovin' Kind" from the upcoming LP below. Read more Read more

Fake Names present Punk Ruins

Posted in Records on September 2, 2026

October 23 is the due date for Punk Ruins, the latest from Fake Names, the third album from the band that includes members of Bad Religion, Refused, Rocket From The Crypt, Girls Against Boys, and The Faith. Specifically, the lineup is Brian Baker, Michael Hampton, Dennis Lyxzén, Johnny Temple, and … Read more

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Oso Oso album album

Posted in Records on September 2, 2026

Oso Oso, who just announced a North American tour, has announced a sixth full-length album called an exchange of information, out on Feral Twin Records, operated by Hop Along drummer Mark Quinlan. The album origin begins with a phone call from Quinlan, who was initially iinterested in repressing older Oso … Read more

Squirm with Tear Dungeon

Posted in Records on September 1, 2026

Scuzz punks Tear Dungeon return, releasing new album Squirm on Oct. 2 via TODO Records. It's the follow-up to Carl, released in 2022. Read more tracklisting: Burn Your Money Charley Kirk's Neckhole Fleshlight Red Flag I'm Not Dead Yet Suislide 40 and 40 Shame God Is Winning Kill For Health … Read more

The Hellflowers are Haunted; The Hellflowers are "Wild Ones"

Posted in Bands on September 1, 2026

LA, CA punk 'n' roll band The Hellflowers is prepping to release their third full-length album, expected to release next February under the title Haunted. Still many months awway,t he band shared the new single "Wild Ones" today Formed in 2015, the band last released Vámonos in 2024. Read more … Read more

Spike and the Gimme Gimmes Givyou Givyous New Album

Posted in Records on September 1, 2026

Spike and the Gimme Gimmes will release their new album, Shit the Bed on October 23rd via Fat Wreck Chords. They have just released their lead cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun:" Read more Spike comments: Take it from me, Spike… GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN. Allow me to … Read more

SALVATION Haunt with 'Already Dead'

Posted in Records on September 1, 2026

Chicago's SALVATION have announced their fifth studio album, The Haunted -- available October 16th via Reptilian Records. You can stream their new track, "Already Dead" below: Read more Vocalist/Guitarist Jason Sipe comments: I wrote this song about a dream where I kept waking up over and over through a constant … Read more

Rebelmatic Live at Main Drag

Posted in Records on September 1, 2026

Coming soon on 12" vinyl, DCxPC Live is releasing DCxPC Live Vol. 50: Rebelmatic Live at Main Drag, recorded in Brooklyn, NY The genre-defiant punk band previously released DCxPC Live & Shiny Dome Records Vol. 18: Rebelmatic Live at Fuzzfest WV, also in collaboration with the live recording themed label. … Read more

TA-80 2001-2007

Posted in Records on August 31, 2026

As the co-owner of Allegedly Records, I’m excited to share the latest EP by TA-80! These veteran punkers are celebrating their 25th anniversary with an EP of freshly re-recorded versions of tracks from their 2001 - 2007 era. There will be 4 songs on streaming platforms, 6 songs on the … Read more

Longer Massive Nightmares

Posted in Records on August 30, 2026

Indie-punk band Massive Nightmares have set a release date of Oct. 30 for their debut full-length, Get Bent, two years after releasing a self-titled EP. The new album was produced by Trevor Reilly (A Wilhelm Scream), and the title track is streaming now (below). Read more Tour Dates: September 26th … Read more

Punk pics Shot at the Speed of Sound

Posted in Music News on August 30, 2026

Sumerian Publishing / Punk Life Naomi will pubish a new photographer collection, a 12" x 12" hardcover book, featuring the work of Naomi Peterson. Titled Shot at the Speed of Sound, the book collections photography from punk, alternative, and metal and is 152 pages in total, available Oct. 31. The … Read more

Satanic Planet and Dead Deities

Posted in Records on August 29, 2026

Provaceur punks Satanic Planet return with Dead Deities,t he band's second album, out Oct. 30 on Relapse Records. With a lineup of Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple co-founder and spokesperson), Luke Henshaw (Planet B), Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Dead Cross), and Justin Pearson (The Locust, Deaf Club), the album is, per … Read more

New Shudder To Think

Posted in Records on August 29, 2026

Shudder To Think will release Who Sent You?, a new 3-song EP on Sept. 11. on Dischord Records. It's the first new music from the post-hardcore art rock band in close to 30 years. The band started playing live lasat year, following that with the new EP. The currently lineup … Read more

Brain Tourniquet is Sinking Deeper Into Madness (and you can too)

Posted in Records on August 29, 2026

Iron Lung Records just announced a new Brain Toruniquet album, titled Sinking Deeper Into Madness, out in one month on Sept. 25. Think powerviolence meets hardcore meets punk with twists and turns along the way. Read more Preorders are available now. Tracklist: 1. Sinking Deeper Into Madness (1:10) 2. Concentrate … Read more

New Monsters in October

Posted in Records on August 29, 2026

The Monsters debuted "You Got Me Going," the first single from the Swiss band's 10th album. Off the Road We Go is set to release on Oct. 16 on Voodoo Rhythm Records. Read more Read more

Put on a new Black Mask

Posted in Records on August 29, 2026

October 16 is the release date for new album Vestige of Mercy, out on Static Era Records, from heavy hardcore band Black Mask. The first single is the 55-second behemoth "Monarch Detraction," shared below. Despite forming in 2012, the new record is the band's first full-length record with 12 songs … Read more

Comeback Kid's Chosen Hell

Posted in Records on August 29, 2026

Comeback Kid has a new album out on Nov. 6, Chosen Hell, coming out on SharpTone Records / Dine Alone Records. The band also shared the title track from the new record, which is the band's eighth studio album. "The theme of the title track 'Chosen Hell' on our new … Read more

Inter Arma XX

Posted in Tours on August 29, 2026

Formed 20 years ago, Inter Arma are celebrating their longevity with a 20th anniversary tour, joined by Antichrist Siege Machine, and Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean on select dates as they cross North America. The band last released New Heaven in 2024. Here's an interview with SPB at … Read more