For The Punks

thank you again for everything and for the kind words on us ending. a few months ago we asked a bunch of people to contribute to a five year anniversary video but we never shared it. we thought we would share it this week so it doesn’t get forgotten and lost in our hard drives. thank you again. we will never forget about this. 🩷 edited by janet eckles. @janet.eckles

After 5 years of covering music and art from around the world, For The Punks is coming to an end. We would like to extend thanks to every person who has followed us and supported us, every person who has been part of the team, every band and publicist who reached out to us with new music and then another thank you to those who took the time to be involved in coverage when we requested it. We’ve had the absolute best time covering music these past five years in whatever way we could. This magazine was started in 2019 during my first semester of college and there is no easy way to make a post like this and it was not an easy decision to end the magazine. I am lucky and honored to have been part of creating something so special with the help of so many amazing people throughout the years. It is something I will never forget. Once again, thank you so much to everyone involved. For The Punks 2019 - 2025 🩷

FOR THE PUNKS 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PRINT EDITION FEATURING KNOX!!! 🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷 It’s finally here! Our first ever print edition featuring Knox, Bendigo Fletcher, KJ Ward, Al Olender, Babe Club and more!!! Thank you so much to everyone that has been involved in this process over the last seven months, we couldn’t have done it without all of you. Pre-orders coming soon for both digital and print copies, but for now we’ll just be highlighting some of our amazing designers, writers, and photographers in the coming days. Stay tuned!! Cover shot by: Mae Saunders (@zyleemaephoto ) Cover design by: Emma Obei (@emmaobei ) Cover story and interview by: Kirsten Newbrough (@knewbro ), Bethany Ivan (@bethany_grace_creates ), Emma Rosenstein, Haley May (@haleyontour ), and Mae Saunders Photo Assist: Aaron Ray (@grainmann ) 🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷 Other Anniversary Edition Featured Writers: Jesse Hudgins (@jessewheneverforever ), Challen Carter (@challencarter ), Hannah Daniel (@hannahs.sdcard ), Emily Fletcher (@_emily.fletcher ), and Nicole Frunza (@nicolefrunza ) Other Anniversary Edition Featured Designers: Luna Cayuela (@whatsurdesign ), Mae Saunders, Connor Hryhorysak (@chryhorysak ), Nicole Frunza, Haley May, Karalyn Hope (@karalyn.hope ), and Hannah Daniel Other Anniversary Edition Featured Photographers: Janet Eckles (@janet.eckles ), Haley May, Nicole Frunza, Kirsten Newbrough, and Karalyn Hope

maybe shake the tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies | @thefrontbottoms at @stubbsaustin on 11.26 more photos (without the crop) on @ftpunks

@ponderers for @ftpunks last week at @revolutionhall 🐸🌼

I drove all the way to Bradenton two summers ago to see Camp Trash play an album release show for ‘The Long Way, The Slow Way’ and since then, I don’t think I’ve missed a chance to catch them when they’ve come home. A lot of people have asked me if a Florida Band is still a Florida Band if they relocate. Obviously. Our state is forever entwined in the music it inspires, after all. FBE9 featuring @camptrashfl is now streaming on @ftpunks . 🔗 in bio!

We are back again for the third year in a row with a zine for Flyover Fest. Thanks for having us Aaron & James. If you are at the fest this weekend, consider picking up a copy of this zine. This zine features interviews with bands playing the fest along with a convo with Aaron Johnson & James Carroll. Combust, Fury, Velocity, Torena, Prevention, and more are included in this issue. Can’t be there in person but still want to check out the zine? Digital copies will be available on our website after the fest. Any leftovers will be posted about after the fest, too. - Zine design by Karalyn Hope. Interviews in the zine by Karalyn Hope, Jeremy Duke, Alexia Abarca, Elena Fitzgerald, and Kyra Navarrete.

🚨 NEW PLAYLIST UPDATE! 🚨 Our For The Punks Biweekly Playlist update is here! This playlist is 35 songs from various genres that either have been recently released or have been recent discoveries from the For The Punks team! /playlist/31T9BCCBRg6kB07e4kr7g1?si=eZyMe6Y1Rbmq6zHCMVA1Qw 📸 Our cover artist this week is PeelingFlesh. PeelingFlesh is a death metal group embodied by members of Strangled, Aberrant Construct, and Loathing Existence. The lineup includes Mychal Soto on guitar, Jason Parrish on guitar, Joe Pelletier on drums, Austin Hirom on bass, and Damonteal Harris on vocals. Last month, the group released their album “The G Code” via Unique Leader Records. 🎶 This week we are featuring artists like The Martyr, Prevention, Mansplainers, Pinkshift, HotWax, Telescreens, The Vices, Saint Blonde, Pacific Avenue, Less Than Jake, HYPERDOG, Arcy Drive, KILLBOY, jack love x, Pom Pom Squad, Tatiana Hazel, Nectarine Girl, The Lazy Susans, THUS LOVE, and more! 🎶 If you missed out on our other updates, be sure to check out the archives playlist!

🚨 NEW PLAYLIST UPDATE! 🚨 Our For The Punks Biweekly Playlist update is here! This playlist is 35 songs from various genres that either have been recently released or have been recent discoveries from the For The Punks team! /playlist/31T9BCCBRg6kB07e4kr7g1?si=eZyMe6Y1Rbmq6zHCMVA1Qw 📸 Our cover artist this week is lolitslea. Hailing from New Jersey, lolitslea is a product of the rich musical tapestry woven by the diverse sounds of the Asbury Park alternative scene. Having launched their career as L E A, they rebranded as the band lolitslea in 2024 after discovering their niche in pop punk. On October 11, the band released their debut album “Nothing Lasts Forever!” 🎶 This week we are featuring artists like Lady Pills, Mutual Stoke, Bike Routes, LOVELETTER, S.C.A.B. Chloe Slater, unpeople, Marta Vega, BRKN LOVE, Taipei Houston, chokecherry, Haywire 617, High., Venus, nate sib, see through person, Lauren Mayberry, Celebrity Sighting, Kate Peytavin, more! 🎶 If you missed out on our other updates, be sure to check out the archives playlist!

live outside, live outside of all of this | @entershikari for @ftpunks 🔻🔻🔻

I’ve met so many new friends through Florida Band, but the @likefatherband episode is extra special because it took me back to my roots. Eddie and I survived high school marching band together and I used to watch Frank play at hardcore church basement shows back then, which was my first exposure to local music. Now here we all are, more than a decade later, celebrating our neat little scene, memes, and getting power back after a hurricane. Check out Like Father’s new single, “Harvest,” and catch them opening for Foxing in Orlando on Tuesday, then at @thefestfl next weekend! Florida Band Episode 8 is streaming now on @ftpunks . 🔗 in bio! 🐊

Another day, another highlight from our 5th Anniversary Edition! Today we are spotlighting Mae Saunders’s interview with Kentucky-based indie folk band, Bendigo Fletcher. The group has been releasing music for the better part of a decade and recently dropped their 4th studio album, Two Things at Once, back in March. Mae had the chance to talk with lead singer, Ryan Anderson, back in May following the band’s spring tour where they discussed Bendigo Fletcher’s release history, inspirations, and life on the road. Bendigo Fletcher is currently preparing for their second lap around the country this year and are most definitely coming to a city near you! Order a digital or print copy of our Anniversary Edition at the link in our bio to read the interview with @bendigofletcher !!! Photos/Words/Design by @zyleemaephoto