“Body fascism.” maybe an internet buzz term but it’s not new. From toddler panties for women to makeup kits in the toy aisle, men in charge want women to think they have to be smaller, younger, and subservient. It’s so much easier to control things when people feel insecure, and the industry has been perfecting the trick for generations. Don’t buy the products; don’t let yourself disappear.

Peter Hook & The Light are taking Get Ready back on the road in 2026, performing the New Order album in full alongside essential Joy Division and New Order tracks. But if you think this is just another nostalgia tour, think again! The Light has turned this catalog into something far more intense: a full-body, emotional, borderline spiritual experience. Those unmistakable Hooky basslines, the darkness of Joy Division, and the sheer force of the band live have a way of converting even the skeptics.

Brakrock 2026, Day Two, Part One with Total Chaos/Rad The Impaler, Toxic Shock, Scream, Western Addiction, Melonball, and more.

Brakrock 2026, Day Two, Part Two with The Exploited, The Casualties, Agnostic Front, No Fun At All, Haywire, Good Riddance, N0FX and more.

Forget the merch lines, VIP fences, and carefully constructed backstage mystique. Punk Rock Holiday is people. camping, swimming, drinking, floating down the river, discovering bands, all in one ridiculously beautiful corner of Slovenia. The only problem? Nobody knows yet if 2027 will happen—and everyone is already holding their breath.

Come along with Wasted World to the Redbullion Festivals.

A rookie firefighter gets thrown headfirst into a structure fire that goes from “another call” to absolute fucking hell. What follows is brutal, claustrophobic, and pure adrenaline as X fights room by room. They emerge, battered and shaken.

Part 1 of Dick Slaughter’s Rebellion 2026 recap covers Days One and Two.

Featuring air conditioning, Punk Hunks, The Stranglers, Steve Ignorant Band, Sham 69, The Rezillos, Bar Stool Preachers, Citizen Fish, Millie Manders and the Shutup, Lost Wallets, Bow Wow Wow, Bite Me Bambi, and more. Come along as Dick wanders the Rebellion Festivals. Also included are Dick’s picks of 30 or so favorite offstage photos from in and around the Winter Gardens.

Brakrock 2026, Day One, Part Two with The Dickies, The Suicide Machines, A Wilhelm Scream, Terror, Bad Cop/ Bad Cop, and more.

Brakrock 2026, Day One, Part One with Pulley, For I Am, Evergreen Terrace, Tim Vantol, Fatal Move, Deez Nuts, and more.

Exclusive coverage of Adam Ant at Rebellion Festival…sort of. The cameras apparently did not make it. Instead, In Spite received six felt-tip marker drawings on lined notebook paper from the mysterious "artist" named Ricardo Jeffrey’. Our correspondents remain somewhere between a Blackpool pub, a chip shop, and 1979. This is the official report.

Feral!Cat?Red! brings a melting sandpaper-textured EP with an unlikely team-up of math rock and sludge.

Our overlords at In Spite Magazine demanded 50 of the Cutest Couples at Rebellion Festival, so Dick Slaughter reluctantly dug through thousands of photos. The result? Punk couples, best mates, fans, band members, and a whole lot of people who simply looked happiest together.

After three years of persistent whining from the author, Dick Slaughter’s Breakfast with the Dickies is finally here. Join Leonard, Stan, and the gang for fancy cheese, Pokémon hunting, newly released photos, questionable breakfast decisions, and a fart bomb that nearly delayed the entire tour. Plus, discover Stan Lee’s favorite candy bar and the proper way to hang toilet paper.

From Bay Area stages to surf-punk history, Lee's story is one of community, collaboration and a lifelong commitment to loud guitars. With a major hometown showcase on the horizon featuring punk and rock royalty alongside a stacked lineup of local bands, the next chapter is already in motion.

We asked John Greenwood to write a preview of the Rebellion Festival Run-Up shows, the new warm-up gigs Rebellion has added in the week before the festival. Instead, he handed us a wonderfully entertaining account of travel anxiety, a deep-seated distrust of the TSA, and a healthy dose of reminiscing about past Rebellions. In the end, he also remembered to tell us everything you need to know about this year's Run-Up gigs. Along with great photos from Dick Slaughter and John Greenwood himself, it's the perfect way to get ready for another week of punk rock in Blackpool.

From a backyard shed in rural Australia to the stage at Rebellion Festival, Convict Class have built their reputation the old-fashioned way, with relentless touring, uncompromising songs, and an unwavering respect for the people who keep punk alive. Al Wilby and Shane "Sten Gun" Stenhouse in Blackpool, talk about the band's unlikely rise, the stories behind the music, and why, in 2026, there's still plenty worth raging against.

August 7–8, 2026 with The Casualties, Total Chaos, Terror, The Exploited, Bad Cop/ Bad Cop, No Fun At All, Pulley, Good Riddance, Haywire, Agnostic Front, The Suicide Machines and more.

It may only exist for three days, but Mosswood Meltdown leaves a lasting mark, sending festival friends home with new family, throbbing ears, sore feet, unforgettable performances, and the sense that the other best part of an amazing lineup is the community it creates.

With giant puppets, garage rock, flying beavers, and Iggy Pop proving that 79 is no obstacle to stealing the entire weekend. Dee Ratchet gives us the scoop on Mosswood Meltdown with photos by John Greenwood and Dick Slaughter, taking you inside an unforgettable Day One.