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Meet: We chat with the legendary Ed Kuepper (The Saints, Laughing Clowns, The Aints) about his long and distinguished career, setting parameters as an artist and continually learning.
To celebrate a stunning 45 years in the industry, the legendary songwriter and guitarist Ed Kuepper has announced the release of three LPs that celebrate his post The Saints years as a solo artist and with the Laughing Clowns and The Aints, as well as news of an Australia wide tour in June and July. …
Track: Belvedere – ‘Camera Obscura’
Alberta punks Belvedere have released another new track from their upcoming LP ‘Hindsight Is The Sixth Sense’ out May 14 via Thousand Islands Records in North America and Lockjaw Records in Europe and the UK. Another slice of frantic guitars and solid drumming with a glorious melodic chorus, and these guys have a great claim for ‘Hindsight Is The Sixth Sense’ being …
Track: Birmingham’s The Novus serves out a vituperative challenge to orthodoxy with the brilliant ‘I Serve Not’ and announce new EP ‘Thaleia Standing’
‘I Serve Not’ is The Novus waving two fingers at the establishment in a visceral, thundering explosion of a track that draws in the anger and violence of Nine Inch Nails with a punk rock sneer and lyrical acidity. It is an utterly cathartic attack on today’s selfish society – on those in power that …
News: Late seventies Sydney punk legends Lipstick Killers to get definitive anthology release through Grown Up Wrong! Records
The Lipstick Killers have a special place in the late seventies music scene – a brash attitude laden band that inspired many, but had a chequered career of their own. They were an integral part of the late ‘70s post-Radio Birdman Sydney indie scene before gigging with the likes of the Gun Club and the …
News: Demon Records will release three Frank Black albums which have never been available on vinyl before. ‘Francis Black Francis’, ‘Honeycomb’ and ‘Fast Man Raider Man’
On 14th May Demon Records will release three Frank Black albums which have never been available on vinyl before. ‘Francis Black Francis’, ‘Honeycomb’ and ‘Fast Man Raider Man’ Each is lovingly issued on 140g coloured vinyl: ‘Frank Black Francis’ will be available as 2LPs on white vinyl, ‘Honeycomb’ on translucent-honey vinyl and ‘Fast Man Raider Man’ as 2LPs on …
Track: Crash & The Crapenters blast out a cathartic dose of reality in their track ‘We’re All In This Alone’
Crash & the Crapenters don’t like you very much. Not you personally but the general world out there. The world of sheep and platitudes. And they don’t like the world of cheesy optimism, blank-eyed obedience and pre-digested mass consumption. The cynical title of their new song says it all really – ‘We’re All In This …
Track: Bad Waitress – Too Many Bad Habits
Four-piece punk rock band from Toronto, ‘Bad Waitress’ have shared the video for their new single ‘Too Many Bad Habits’ via Royal Mountain Records. Speaking about the track, the band said “Bad Habits. We all have them and the guilt surrounding them eats us up. This song is a cathartic expression of the frustration that emerges from constantly …
Track: Harker – Adulthood
Brighton, UK punk rock powerhouse Harker continues to roll out singles in advance of the upcoming album ‘Axiom,’ out April 23rd on Wiretap Records, Disconnect Disconnect Records, Shield Recordings, Fixing A Whole Records. Guitarist/vocalist Mark Boniface talks about the track: “‘Adulthood’ is based on the feeling of security and identity we develop as we mature into adult life. …
Track: Talk Show Release Their Version Of Trouble In Collaboration With Eli Brown
London punks Talk Show have been working on a collaborative two-part project with Polydor Records-signed producer Eli Brown (known to many as part of Calvin Harris’ Love Regenerator project) and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard. Last month, Part 1 of the project was launched, which saw Talk Show’s Harrison Swan lend his distinctive vocal to the …
Track: Play Dead – Hide
South London punk newcomers Play Dead released their debut EP Skint last month via Blitzcat Records. Following the release of eagerly-received lead single ‘Shaun’ earlier this year, the band are today sharing latest single ‘Hide’ Commenting on the track, guitarist Joe Blair says: “’Hide’ was written on a very hungover morning in late 2019. I was being asked by a few mates to …