Punk rock
live review: stiff little fingers, ricky warwick and the fighting hearts. the barbican, york. 18/03/2025
The Barbican was full of legends tonight and the crowd didn’t disappoint either. When Ricky Warwick and the Fighting Hearts hit the stage the gathered ensemble was modest to say the least, but as the rock flowed energetically from the stage to the floor, and lofty seating above, all empty space soon filled up. From …
Live Review & Gallery: Shame Revel In Punk Devotion, Giving Australia Stage Dive Sermons – Metro Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 04.03.25
I’d heard along the grapevine that Shame’s set at Yours and Owls Festival was the one to catch, best of the weekend, unfiltered punk energy carrying the day forward ahead of headliners Fontaines D.C. Naturally, expectations were sky-high as I navigated the winding corridors of Metro Theatre and slipped into the cavern that is Metro …
Live Review & Gallery: Mannequin Pussy Debut Tour Down Under – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney 6.12.2024
Mannequin Pussy Takes No Prisoners on Their Australian Debut Tour
Live Review & Gallery: Rising to the Occasion – Viagra Boys at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 5.11.2024
No Prescription Needed for This Viagra
Live Review + Gallery: The Hard-Ons triumphant return to Hobart at Altar Bar 31.10.2024
Riding on the back of their latest (and 15th) album, I Like You A Lot Getting Older, The Hard-Ons bounded into Hobart’s Altar Bar (previously known as just ‘Altar’) to deliver some old-fashioned, sweaty and melodic punk rock in the style that has kept them revered in the eyes of their faithful following for decades. …
Live Gallery: The Menzingers at the Crow Bar, Sydney 17.08.2024
The Menzingers: An Anthem for Every Misfit and Dreamer
News: Aussie hardcore punk legends, The Hard-Ons, set pulses buzzing with news of 40th anniversary tour on back of new release single
The icons that are The Hard-Ons will undertake a 13 date Australian tour with a European tour to follow to celebrate 40 years as Australian punk rock’s quintessential great survivors. Alongside this great news is the announcement of a new single, Buzz Buzz Buzz, co-written between Peter ‘Blackie’ Black and Tim Rogers, the band’s ‘new’ …
EP review: After release of Kaputt, Sydney punk trio, ARSE, are far from.
The Sydney threesome of Dan Cunningham, Tim Watkins, and Party Dozen’s Jonathan Boulet have squeezed out their latest offering in the form of 6 track EP, Kaputt. The EP sees the band continue its’ frenetic forays into the world of punk rock, and follows on from the band’s previous two EP’s, Safe Word (2019) and Primitive …
News: Rat Scabies rejoins The Damned for UK tour in 2024
Captain Sensible – The Damned [Pic Credit Andi Callen Photography – All Rights Reserved] The worst kept secret in punk sees original Damned drummer Rat Scabies reunite with bandmates, Vanian, Sensible and Gray, to perform a series of UK shows, 11 in total in December 2024. This will be the first time since 1989. that …