Nina Corcoran
@ninacorcoran.bsky.social
just play the song, schneebly
📓 associate staff writer Pitchfork
🎙️ co-host Punk This Week
✏️ words at stereogum, npr, rolling stone, vulture, wired, etc. [email protected]
📓 associate staff writer Pitchfork
🎙️ co-host Punk This Week
✏️ words at stereogum, npr, rolling stone, vulture, wired, etc. [email protected]
@jtkantor.bsky.social Josh, hi! I didn't know you were on bsky, hope you've been good! I'm back in town for a wedding and sneaking in tonight's Sox game. Any chance of hearing a Krill song ("Infinite Power"? Their theme?) or more timeless "Moving Right Along"?
September 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
@jtkantor.bsky.social Josh, hi! I didn't know you were on bsky, hope you've been good! I'm back in town for a wedding and sneaking in tonight's Sox game. Any chance of hearing a Krill song ("Infinite Power"? Their theme?) or more timeless "Moving Right Along"?
Wrote about M(h)aol's new song, inescapable botox & glp-1 ads, and why noise rock mirrors the disgust of self-loathing so well
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pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...
M(h)aol: “Scam Manifesto”
Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the track.
pitchfork.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Wrote about M(h)aol's new song, inescapable botox & glp-1 ads, and why noise rock mirrors the disgust of self-loathing so well
pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...
pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...
Can't believe we've done 100 episodes, it's been 2 years, and I get to hang with Evan every week to joke around & discover underground music
Thank you to everyone who listens to Punk This Week, bands refusing to stop letting their creativity run wild, and Evan for being my coworker-turned-true pal
Thank you to everyone who listens to Punk This Week, bands refusing to stop letting their creativity run wild, and Evan for being my coworker-turned-true pal
it's the 100th episode of the Punk This Week podcast, which means I've spent two years giggling with my friend @ninacorcoran.bsky.social while gushing about great punk records. I'm so grateful people listen to this thing, but I'm more grateful for the excuse to hang with Nina every week.
punk this week podcast 100: tense + 1-800-mikey
We celebrate the Punk This Week centennial with a gourmet delicacy rarely seen on our shores: Bizza Shapes.
see-saw.fun
September 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Can't believe we've done 100 episodes, it's been 2 years, and I get to hang with Evan every week to joke around & discover underground music
Thank you to everyone who listens to Punk This Week, bands refusing to stop letting their creativity run wild, and Evan for being my coworker-turned-true pal
Thank you to everyone who listens to Punk This Week, bands refusing to stop letting their creativity run wild, and Evan for being my coworker-turned-true pal
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the Punk This Week bonus podcast see/saw jukebox returns with Christina from Gouge Away! a great chat about excellent records, taking care of your voice when your job is screaming, being shy in punk world, and the Florida scene. subscribe + listen!! cc: @ninacorcoran.bsky.social
see/saw jukebox: gouge away’s christina michelle
The Portland-via-Florida screamer on perfect punk records, the self-conscious nature of vocal warm-ups, and her cat Noodle.
see-saw.fun
September 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
the Punk This Week bonus podcast see/saw jukebox returns with Christina from Gouge Away! a great chat about excellent records, taking care of your voice when your job is screaming, being shy in punk world, and the Florida scene. subscribe + listen!! cc: @ninacorcoran.bsky.social
Reviewed Guiding Light's debut album, which opens with a true "where has this been all my life" song that feels like an old classic
RIYL: German vocals, jangle pop guitars played loud, post-punk that sounds like it was recorded in a hot dusty garage
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
RIYL: German vocals, jangle pop guitars played loud, post-punk that sounds like it was recorded in a hot dusty garage
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Guiding Light: Fear on My Own Time
Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
September 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Reviewed Guiding Light's debut album, which opens with a true "where has this been all my life" song that feels like an old classic
RIYL: German vocals, jangle pop guitars played loud, post-punk that sounds like it was recorded in a hot dusty garage
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
RIYL: German vocals, jangle pop guitars played loud, post-punk that sounds like it was recorded in a hot dusty garage
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Bag check at security but my purse is full of candy bars: a memoir
September 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Bag check at security but my purse is full of candy bars: a memoir
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new episode of the podcast features the revelation that Tony the Tiger's rendering in Brazil is weirdly menacing and very possibly sleazy.
we also talk about sick records from TY SEGALL, TOTALITÄR, NEKRA, KURRALTA PARK, and more. classic ep of Punk This Week.
we also talk about sick records from TY SEGALL, TOTALITÄR, NEKRA, KURRALTA PARK, and more. classic ep of Punk This Week.
punk this week podcast: ty segall + totalitär
We learn that Tony the Tiger is nasty like that outside the U.S.
see-saw.fun
September 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
new episode of the podcast features the revelation that Tony the Tiger's rendering in Brazil is weirdly menacing and very possibly sleazy.
we also talk about sick records from TY SEGALL, TOTALITÄR, NEKRA, KURRALTA PARK, and more. classic ep of Punk This Week.
we also talk about sick records from TY SEGALL, TOTALITÄR, NEKRA, KURRALTA PARK, and more. classic ep of Punk This Week.
Did you know you can buy good manners in Australia
September 1, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Did you know you can buy good manners in Australia
"We're so grateful to be in Chicago again. I didn't mean for it to take 23 years, but traffic was really bad." - Karen with possibly the greatest excuse?
August 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"We're so grateful to be in Chicago again. I didn't mean for it to take 23 years, but traffic was really bad." - Karen with possibly the greatest excuse?
I can't believe I'm seeing the Innocence Mission tonight
August 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I can't believe I'm seeing the Innocence Mission tonight
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Had never heard of this band until this morning, haven’t turned them off all day.
There’s Stop Making Sense energy all over this
There’s Stop Making Sense energy all over this
No album this year makes me want to dance in inexplicable, limbs-flailing, deeply awkward and fun ways like this Plum album does
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
Plum: Bodies in Motion
Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Had never heard of this band until this morning, haven’t turned them off all day.
There’s Stop Making Sense energy all over this
There’s Stop Making Sense energy all over this
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Super fun album.
No album this year makes me want to dance in inexplicable, limbs-flailing, deeply awkward and fun ways like this Plum album does
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
Plum: Bodies in Motion
Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Super fun album.
No album this year makes me want to dance in inexplicable, limbs-flailing, deeply awkward and fun ways like this Plum album does
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
Plum: Bodies in Motion
Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM
No album this year makes me want to dance in inexplicable, limbs-flailing, deeply awkward and fun ways like this Plum album does
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
RIYL: The B-52's, Talking Heads, Devo, Sweeping Promises, Ava Luna, Elvis Costello, post-punk with new wave style
Biked to the cutest library branch name (Chicago Bee!) for their free learn-to-play chess class and I ended up being the only one there so it became a private tutoring session with the sweet Ms. Morgan. It was so fun! Libraries rule!!! Don't forget to explore other branches and their events!!
August 25, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Biked to the cutest library branch name (Chicago Bee!) for their free learn-to-play chess class and I ended up being the only one there so it became a private tutoring session with the sweet Ms. Morgan. It was so fun! Libraries rule!!! Don't forget to explore other branches and their events!!
Standing in the sunlight on a 73 degree day sets everything straight
August 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Standing in the sunlight on a 73 degree day sets everything straight
One time somebody left a review saying Evan and I have "really pleasant voices" and I've never forgotten it
You too can leave kind lies in your review of the podcast and get us to try the weird novelty snacks you enjoy!!!
You too can leave kind lies in your review of the podcast and get us to try the weird novelty snacks you enjoy!!!
on the new episode of Punk This Week, @ninacorcoran.bsky.social and I discuss fantastic new ones by Sweeping Promises, xray xeroxx, Navaja, the Shooters, and more.
if you leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, we will talk about a snack of your choosing 😮💨
if you leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, we will talk about a snack of your choosing 😮💨
punk this week podcast: sweeping promises + xray xeroxx
The green apple Jolly Rancher as a soda? To quote “Stone Cold” Steve Austin: “That is indeed a tasty beverage.”
see-saw.fun
August 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
One time somebody left a review saying Evan and I have "really pleasant voices" and I've never forgotten it
You too can leave kind lies in your review of the podcast and get us to try the weird novelty snacks you enjoy!!!
You too can leave kind lies in your review of the podcast and get us to try the weird novelty snacks you enjoy!!!
Thank you, celebrated music journalist Dan Ozzi, for shouting out Punk This Week and @see-saw.fun
August 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Thank you, celebrated music journalist Dan Ozzi, for shouting out Punk This Week and @see-saw.fun
Reposted by Nina Corcoran
Reposted by Nina Corcoran
Back on the beat writing about music and watching your hometown get destroyed via Instagram stories.
However you figure it
Some thoughts on Northwest Indiana, water, and a bunch of new music.
www.formerclarity.com
August 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Back on the beat writing about music and watching your hometown get destroyed via Instagram stories.
Reposted by Nina Corcoran
it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout
August 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout
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There are SO MANY good bands in Chicago right now, it’s so great. Not just post punky stuff; name a genre and this city will serve you bangers.
August 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
There are SO MANY good bands in Chicago right now, it’s so great. Not just post punky stuff; name a genre and this city will serve you bangers.
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Put Cel Ray on a bill with No Men and Stuck, and the world will weep at what Chicago can do.
At last, a post-punk album where the frontperson's humor actually makes me laugh: Cel Ray's debut album
Cel Ray: Cel Rayzer
Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Put Cel Ray on a bill with No Men and Stuck, and the world will weep at what Chicago can do.
At last, a post-punk album where the frontperson's humor actually makes me laugh: Cel Ray's debut album
Cel Ray: Cel Rayzer
Read Nina Corcoran’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
At last, a post-punk album where the frontperson's humor actually makes me laugh: Cel Ray's debut album
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Aside from the knock to the ever-dwindling music journalism ecosystem, I just think about what this all means for smaller and mid-tier bands. If you're not already huge, who is going to cover your album? Who is going to post about your tour? Who is going to…
“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
pitchfork.com
August 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Aside from the knock to the ever-dwindling music journalism ecosystem, I just think about what this all means for smaller and mid-tier bands. If you're not already huge, who is going to cover your album? Who is going to post about your tour? Who is going to…
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see/saw jukebox is a bonus podcast where @ninacorcoran.bsky.social, myself, and punk luminaries talk perfect punk records. we're joined by Sweeping Promises.
this episode is free for all listeners! the other 12 episodes of jukebox are behind the paywall.
Punk This Week will return next week!
this episode is free for all listeners! the other 12 episodes of jukebox are behind the paywall.
Punk This Week will return next week!
see/saw jukebox: sweeping promises
Caufield Schnug and Lira Mondal on their new album, their Boston days, and some perfect punk records.
see-saw.fun
August 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
see/saw jukebox is a bonus podcast where @ninacorcoran.bsky.social, myself, and punk luminaries talk perfect punk records. we're joined by Sweeping Promises.
this episode is free for all listeners! the other 12 episodes of jukebox are behind the paywall.
Punk This Week will return next week!
this episode is free for all listeners! the other 12 episodes of jukebox are behind the paywall.
Punk This Week will return next week!