Punk rock
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 …
Live Review + Galleries: Grinspoon, Private Function and Cupid & The Stupids at City Hall, Hobart 03.11.2023
Iconic Aussie rock band Grinspoon‘s ‘Easy Detention Tour’ rolled into Hobart last night with an electric show from go to whoa, as each band in the lineup successively ramped up the excitement before culminating with the headliners playing a mash-up of songs from their two albums, Easy and New Detention. First up were Byron Bay’s …
News: Green Day announce 2024 EU/UK Tour
Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have officially shared details on their massive 2024 global stadium tour with support from with the illustrious rock luminaries The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas in North America and Nothing But Thieves, The Hives, Donots, The Interrupters and Maid of Ace in the UK/EU. The …
Live Review: Blink-182 – AO Arena, Manchester 15/10/23
When the news first dropped that Tom DeLonge was re-joining Blink-182 along with a new album in the works and the band embarking on a world tour, such was demand that tickets were sold out in minutes with the addition of several dates in the UK alone. New single ‘EDGING’ stormed to the top of …
News: London Records release live LP by The Redskins – These Furious Flames 1985/1986
In the mid-1980’s the UK was pretty much where it is now. Strikes, a widely unpopular government in power and a country struggling to heal itself, but being divided at every turn. Billy Bragg set up Red Wedge, along with Paul Weller and Jimmy Somerville, ostensibly to encourage the younger generation to register to vote …
News: Dubliner Shaun Finn is back with his new single ‘Times Are Changing’
Dublin singer-songwriter Shaun Finn is back with his brand new single ‘Times Are Changing’. Shaun’s new single ‘Times Are Changing’ picks up where his previous single ‘Rise’ left off. The singer, who’s now gone down a pop-punk sound journey, released his new single today, September 29th. The lyrics of ‘Times Are Changing’ tell a story …
News: MPF 2024 – First line-up announcement released
TNS Records have just announced the first acts confirmed for Manchester Punk Festival 2024. Held over the Easter weekend, at various venues off Oxford Road, bands from all over the world descend for 3 days of punk mayhem. Pretty much every sub-genre from Hardcore to Skacore are represented. Already announced, Hot Water Music, Pissed Jeans, …
Live Review: Rebellion Punk Festival 2023 – Day 1
(All words/Pictures by Andi Callen. All Rights Reserved) So, Rebellion is over for another year and the bands, crew and punters are dispersing to all corners of the globe. We’ve had bands from all over including Canada, China, Mexico, France, Germany, Sweden, USA, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Indonesia, Australia, South Korea and the UK. We’ve had …