David Anthony

I think about her a lot because of this

CHICAGO THIS SUMMER WE ARE COMING BACK TO PLAY POTENTIALLY INFINITE SHOWS AT THE METRO, STARTING 7/16. TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW AT 10 AM CST, IF A SHOW SELLS OUT WE DO ANOTHER ONE, DIFFERENT SETS & OPENERS EACH NIGHT CAN'T WAIT GONNA BE FUCKIN SICK AS HELL 🤪

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Twisted Teens: Blame the Clown Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.

Remember the last time you couldn't stop recommending an album to everyone you know?

Twisted Teens are that band, and they sound like a dusty pedal steel player and a 70-year-old chain-smoking auto mechanic playing country punk songs on a front porch

Gotta give it up to Josh for making this happen while I was 190,000 people deep in a queue that I was never going to exit

Confirmed first show. Confirmed sweetheart. The benefit part of this came up from him wanting to sell baked goods and donate the money, so we all agreed to make it a benefit. Still think there might be baked goods, though.

worth noting that leadburner features noted sweetheart around town jim gies of hip kid records and a bunch of bands and i think it’s their first show?

punk this week podcast: twisted teens + jacques grêle A podcast that begins with a Grimace surprise and ends with some generational talent.

@ninacorcoran.bsky.social and I achieve stolen valor by talking about Grimace lore one episode after @dbanthony.bsky.social's guest spot on the pod. we also talk about the exceptional TWISTED TEENS album and some other heaters on the PUNK THIS WEEK podcast 🍇

That I, specifically, can use!

Thanks to Leor for writing about the show this weekend, a benefit for The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Also for finding this photo I didn't even know existed.

So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.

punk this week podcast: ritual cross + zero sum (with david anthony) We welcome our first ever guest co-host and force David to hear us talk about how great he and his band Ritual Cross are.

PUNK THIS WEEK's first ep with a full-on guest host! @ninacorcoran.bsky.social and I force @dbanthony.bsky.social to talk about his band RITUAL CROSS.

we also did our first-ever AD READ and talked about the new MUPPET SHOW and SAVORY ICE CREAM FLAVORS and GETTING YOUR LONG HAIR CAUGHT IN STUFF.

As Alma notes, it was only months ago that four employees were illegally fired, Teen Vogue was shuttered, and employees, many who had done their work remotely for years, were forced to choose between moving to NYC with no assistance and no raise, to continue doing their work in office. I HATE CONDE!

Music's Biggest Night Podcast Episode · No Disrespect · 02/06/2026 · 52m

me and @dbanthony.bsky.social had some thoughts on turnstile's grammy wins. as far as i know we are the only people to have done so.

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II, by Ritual Cross 8 track album

If you're looking for something to pick up this Bandcamp Friday, I humbly submit for your consideration:

Happy Ratboys album release day 🐭

If you've never heard this band, are feeling down (who isn't?), or miss that sensation of a spark burning inside of you, give this album a spin. It's one of those records that keeps on giving the more you play it

And if you just want the Bandcamp link, here you go

Here's the new Ritual Cross tape plus a whole bunch more We're back with a new tape and I'm also here to ramble about music a bit.

We dropped the new Ritual Cross tape today so I wrote about it and some other cool new music

Ratboys Are Playing the Long Game The nicest indie rock band in Chicago has finally uncorked its true sound—it only took 16 years. We catch up with the humble, hard-working Ratboys and talk about swinging for the fences with their new...

Ate hotdogs, got tiki drinks, and holed up in a snowstorm with Ratboys, who've never sounded more like their truest selves than on this album

paying condé nast $10 a month so i don’t have to read user-submitted album reviews in the comments

We Are Dilbert Podcast Episode · No Disrespect · 01/16/2026 · 1h 3m

me and @dbanthony.bsky.social made a new episode of No Disrespect.

also, if you have punk problems, leave us a voicemail and we'll solve em in a future ep. 347-696-6679

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Slut Intent: Slutworld Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.

Wrote about the best soundtrack for your fury, courtesy of Minneapolis' own Slut Intent

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Say it louder!

The Former Clarity 2025 Year-End Extravaganza A collection of things I enjoyed in the calendar year 2025.

Closing out the year with a list of things I enjoyed and some other general nonsense.

Evan Minsker holding the see/saw best of 2025 newsprint broadsheet, photo by Morgan Barrie

see/saw's top 54 punk + rock'n'roll records of 2025 Editor: Evan Minsker Cover Artwork: David Alvarado Art Director: Tyler Nickell Words: Tim Abbondelo, Nina Corcoran, Martin Douglas, Jim Fair, Chris Favata, Luke Henley, Chris Landry, Evan Minsker, Zach Mitchell, Jenn Pelly, Lauren Rearick, Sydney Salk, Maria Sherman, Rocco Tenaglia III, Cody Triplett

see/saw’s top 54 punk + rock'n'roll records of 2025: a zine Order your copy of this physical newsprint broadsheet with art from David Alvarado and writing from the best.

thrilled to announce see/saw's top 54 punk + rock'n'roll records of 2025: a physical newsprint broadsheet.

not publishing online! just got these on the doorstep today and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out. order a copy! happy holidays!

It's good to know I'm not alone in this. Thanks for reading!

The Former Clarity 2025 Year-End Extravaganza A collection of things I enjoyed in the calendar year 2025.

One of my favorite year-end lists has long been my good friend @dbanthony.bsky.social's. While there's usually little overlap, his taste in metal, hardcore, and punk is awesome. Plus, his knowledge and passion for these genres are unmatched www.formerclarity.com/the-former-c...

I've always felt that No Expectations and Former Clarity were strange complementary pieces; differing in focus but united in approach. If you don't subscribe to Josh's newsletter—and I am sure you already do—get after it.

NEW MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE IN 2025?? YEAH, KINDA!

We recorded a few songs we wrote in 2011 + 2016 including one we used to play all the time. Listen anywhere:
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COME TO OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW THIS SATURDAY AT @songbyrddc.bsky.social:
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