Punk rock
Meet: Mattie of Brave The Sea as their new album ”Lady Death” just set sail last week
Words Abigael Paquet – Photos press images: Brave the Sea is described as a band with similarities to Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. However, for those who aren’t familiar with those artists, Matt has a way of describing the band’s music genre which seems to get people’s attention. He presents it as “punk rock with an …
Rollins Completes Rebellion Line-Up For 2023
In 112 days the 2023 Rebellion Festival kicks off at Blackpool Winter Gardens. The annual gathering runs from Thursday Aug 3rd to Sunday Aug 6th, attracting visitors from all over the globe and is an anticipated highlight of Blackpool’s summer, by the local community, who embrace it with both hands. “Better than when those bloody …
News: Trophy Eyes announce new album ‘Suicide and Sunshine’
Australian punk rockers Trophy Eyes have announced their new album, ‘Suicide and Sunshine’, will be released on June 23rd on Hopeless Records. To mark the announcement, the band have released a new single, ‘What Hurts The Most’, a haunting song about pain, loss, and learning to say goodbye to relationships you’ve outgrown. Just like the title Suicide and Sunshine, Trophy Eyes’ fourth album is …
News: Voiid Announce New Album & Tour
Voiid are embracing a new confessional bend and a sound that straddles the faultline between alt-rock and post-punk, on their debut LP, ‘Watering Dead Flowers’
News: The Maggie Pills Announce Upcoming Album & Drop New Track
The Maggie Pills drop ‘Hope Is A Risk’ – title track of album out in June.
News: Trophy Eyes return with reflective new single ‘Blue Eyed Boy’
Australian punk rockers Trophy Eyes are back with new single, ‘Blue Eyed Boy’, a track particularly close to home. Trophy Eyes’ John Floreani says the song “was written about a trip I took back to my hometown. One friend in particular, maybe my best friend, had recently moved back and regressed into their old ways. I’d mourned the …
News: Bad//Dreems announce date for fourth long-player, along with new ‘stream-of-consciousness’ video clip for single, See You Tomorrow
Adelaide indie rock & rollers, Bad//Dreems have unleashed their latest single onto the internet and airwaves, and it sees the band doing what they know best…..belting out at full throttle. The song is largely built around frontman and lead vocalist, Ben Marwe letting fly with a chain of thought that is underpinned by the slashing …
News & Album Review: Civic release blistering sophomore album, Taken By Force
The really, really good news is that guitar-based, garage-punk rock is not dead, and Melbourne band, Civic are at the forefront of a movement which is showing that it is well-and-truly alive and kicking. ‘Taken By Force’, their follow up long-player to debut, ‘Future Forecast’, sees the band (Jim McCullough [vocals], Lewis Hodgson [guitar], Roland …
Live Review + Gallery: A Swayze & The Ghosts bring the roof down as they rock Altar in nipaluna/Hobart 16.12.2022
It felt like an eternity since A Swayze & The Ghosts had played (or at least, it did for me). Covid-19 has delayed the inevitable rise of one of Tasmania’s finest alternative exports, with the band having had to take the same extended break from touring, writing and recording that most other artists have. However, …
Album Review: Newcastle punk quartet, These New South Whales explode on self-titled third release
Three years on from sophomore release, I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do, the third full-length release from These New South Whales delivers in spades. The multi-faceted chameleons of Australian punk/post-punk have grown their signature sound, with the schedule of pre-release singles from the album giving a tasty sampler of the album’s full …