The annual festival that Punkifies a college town is back, in its 15th year!

Like its namesake, Electric Frankenstein is an implacable juggernaut, conquering the world one lurching step at a time. Vinnie Apicella takes a look at the mind behind the machine in an interview with Sal Canzonieri.

Siren Song of the Counter-Culture (Geffen). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Reconstruction Site (Epitaph). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Rufio EP (Nitro Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Left And Leaving (Sub City). Review by James Mann.

Who else but Pennywise could get a song called “Fuck Authority” on the radio, and still have the punk rock muscle to back up the message? Kiran Aditham talks about politics – both in the world at large and in the music industry – with guitarist Fletcher Dragge.

Think the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies are all about the swing thing? Not so, says singer Steve Perry. As he tells Jason Feifer, the band is not only more diverse musically than that, they’re also more interested in spreading a message beyond the usual hipster daddy-o-isms.