punk
News: Top Guns – Wingmen Take The Road
We live in an era of lockdown crafted, post-pandemic albums. With live performance taken out of the equation, in that dark period between 2020 and late 2021, musicians had to get creative. And get creative they did. Stripped of the ability to perform with their respective bands, Baz Warne (The Stranglers), Paul Gray (The Damned), …
Track: Straight Arrows hit the target with a rambunctious ‘Fast Product’, ahead of some esteemed support gigs
With their new single ‘Fast Product’, Straight Arrows do just what they promise on the package: pinpoint accurate emissions of hyperactive sonic noise that crackles and pops with vitality and effervescence. Out through Rice Is Nice Records and Agitated (UK/EU), this is a blistering track that has at its genetic core traces of the late …
Gallery & Set List: Fields of the Nephilim / The Membranes – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 17.12.2022
Fields Of The Nephilim done a run of three nights in the UK finishing up at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire and one could say that the weather has been biblical this week so pretty fitting, it was touch and go during the week if I would even make it to London due to flights been …
Interview: Volk Soup
Manchester’s underground has never been short of bands, but recently a new breed is emerging. I had a chat with Volk Soup, a multi-city-based offering who have played a few times in these parts recently and have caused quite a stir; partly for their chaotic performances and partly because of the sheer quality that’s on …
Live Review and Gallery: Johnny Hunter, Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul 24.11.22
The crowd at Anita’s Theatre got more than they anticipated when they arrived to see the Psychadelic Furs at the end of last month when the charismatic Johnny Hunter band took to the stage and the room exploded with their brand of energetic pop/punk music with more than a nod to the 80s. This reviewer …
Premiere: Melbourne’s Luke Seymoup is a purveyor of indelible ‘Pop Songs’ – his effervescent and anthemic new track.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Pop Songs’ from Melbourne pop punk maestro Luke Seymoup – in which he basically achieves what the song sets out to do: writing a memorable pop song fit for the radio. With arching choruses and razor sharp melodies, this is a bright effervescent ride with Seymoup’s …
EP Review: Hobart punk trio, Müttley, release the delectable ‘It’s Not Like Pie’ and announce EP launch gig
Self-confessed “Tangential cowtank punk with chewie” band, Müttley, have released their debut EP, It’s Not Like Pie – five tracks of raucous goodness from the depths of suburban nipaluna/Hobart. Having formed in late 2019 following on from a semi-impromptu jam session at the now-defunct Brisbane Hotel, Müttley survived the extended lock-downs caused by the Covid-19 …
Live Gallery: Nova Twins at the Crow Bar Sydney 30.11.2022
Zeitgeist-capturing polymath pioneers, the Nova Twins blitz Sydney’s Crow Bar.
Gallery & Set List: Bob Vylan / Cherym – Button Factory, Dublin 26.11.2022
Bob Vylan brought their blend of Grime/Punk/Hip Hop to Dublin’s Button Factory and with them in support slot were Derry’s pop punk outfit Cherym.I missed these last time around in Dublin at the beginning of this year and I wasn’t happy, so I made sure I wasn’t missing this one and glad I didn’t as …
