Punk

Die Toten Hosen are performing in Argentina, and the German punk band is drawing remarkable attention there. A report by Süddeutsche Zeitung examines why the band has so many fans in the South American country, exploring the cultural roots of their popularity far from home.

Evo France 2026 is underway, with early results and tournament streams now circulating among fighting game fans. The event features a strong international lineup, including Craime, Xiaohai, SonicFox, Mulgold, Leffen and Punk, drawing attention across the competitive fighting game community as brackets progress.

According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures is working on a live-action film adaptation of the video game Cyberpunk 2077. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, known for the Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises, is attached as producer. No director, plot details or release date have been announced yet. The game, set in the dystopian Night City, previously gained attention through the Netflix anime Edgerunners and CD Projekt Red's redemption arc after its rocky 2020 launch.

A blog item titled 'Crypto anarchists and the cypherpunk movement' is being shared under tags covering digital investigations, OSINT, cybersecurity, AI and cybercrime. It frames crypto anarchism and cypherpunk ideology as topics relevant to online investigation and security work. Beyond the headline, no specific claims, events or named individuals are available, so the substance of the discussion is not yet verifiable.

A new Forsa poll dated 12 October puts Germany's CDU/CSU Union at 19%, seven points behind the AfD at 26% and only two points ahead of the Greens at 17%. The Left gains a point to 12% despite a right-wing conservative campaign against it. Commenters are debating what this means for a possible governing coalition in Germany.

A mutual aid appeal is circulating on decentralized social networks, with one user asking for $82.17 to keep a payment from falling two days past due. The post links to a support page and tags mutual aid groups, disability and LGBTQ communities, using hashtags like #MutualAid and #HelpFolksLive2026. Similar crowdfunded requests for help covering urgent bills remain a common sight across these networks.

WWE SmackDown went off the air in chaos involving CM Punk, setting the stage for the upcoming Money in the Bank premium live event. The closing segment left storylines unresolved heading into the show, and fans are debating what went down and what it means for Punk's role at the event.

The latest WWE SmackDown episode delivered a title change, with Cody Rhodes issuing a challenge and CM Punk clashing with Kevin Owens in the build-up to Money in the Bank. German-language wrestling sites are posting full results, and fans are searching for outcomes after a chaotic show that shook up storylines ahead of the premium live event.

A widely discussed cyberpunk video game, described by Inverse as the most controversial of the decade, is being adapted into a movie. The announcement has drawn attention given the game's troubled history and divided reputation among players. Details about casting, directors, and release timing have not yet been made public, leaving fans speculating about how the adaptation will handle the source material.

Atmospheric black metal band Black Birch will perform in Ulm, Germany, on October 16, 2026, at the DIY venue Anarres, with garage punk act Chunks supporting. Doors open at 20:00, and admission is by donation, with the show presented by local promoter Affenkrach. The announcement is circulating among German punk and hardcore audiences interested in the local underground scene.

Times of San Diego has published its weekly roundup of live music in the San Diego area, highlighting shows by local legends, punk icons and pop mainstays over the coming days. The listing gives concertgoers a guide to the week's gigs across venues in the region, covering a range of genres and generations of acts.

A film viewer admitted that after watching the harrowing Red Rooms, they planned to pick something lighter, but instead chose Green Room, Jeremy Saulnier's 2015 survival thriller about a punk band trapped in an Oregon neo-Nazi bar's back room. The ironic choice is drawing amused reactions from film fans online.

The fourth edition of the 'Nie ma Boga jest Załoga Fest' memorial is set for Saturday, 16 January at 18:00 CET at the VooDoo Club in Warsaw. The event, held in memory of Kraszan, will use both stages of the venue and brings together the local punk community for a tribute concert. It is being shared across Warsaw's alternative event networks.

The Scottish punk band Rat Cage has released a new album titled 'Not Asking For Much', which is now being reviewed by music outlets. Early coverage highlights the band's fast, raw punk sound. Reviews of the record are starting to circulate among listeners following its release.

Chaos UK is an English punk rock band formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol. Emerging from the anarcho-punk scene, they developed a fast, aggressive hardcore punk style and recorded influential material through the 1980s. The band is currently being discussed among punk fans, with attention turning to their history and role in shaping the UK's anarcho-punk movement.

Paramount is developing a film adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077, the dystopian role-playing game by Polish studio CD Projekt Red. The news, reported by Deadline, marks a major step for a franchise that already spans the game and the Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. No director, cast or release details have been announced yet, and fans are already speculating about how the adaptation will handle the game's Night City setting.

WWE star Kevin Owens says he wants to end CM Punk's career, calling him a 'scumbag' ahead of a potential Money in the Bank match. The war of words between the two wrestlers is drawing attention from fans in the US and Mexico, where both Punk and WWE have large followings.

WWE's Money in the Bank 2026 is drawing attention worldwide, with the event trending in Germany, the US, Mexico, Great Britain and Canada. Recent SmackDown results are fueling the hype: a title change on the October 9 episode, Cody Rhodes issuing a challenge, and CM Punk facing Kevin Owens in the build-up to the pay-per-view.

A seventh edition of the DIY hardcore and punk show Zróbmy Disorder has been announced for Saturday, 21 November at 19:00 CET at the Przychodnia venue in Warsaw. The bill features Eye for an Eye from Bielsko-Biała, Regres from Częstochowa, Terror Swift from Kraków, plus Warsaw hardcore band EASY and garage punk act Moron's Morons. The event is framed as a DIY benefit show.

A new episode of the Cyberpunk Cinema podcast is out, with host Anthony La Pira examining Hardware, the 1990 science fiction film. The episode is available on Cyberstopia. The discussion revisits the dystopian cyberpunk movie, which has a small but dedicated following among genre fans.