punk
Track: The Room in the Wood – Fun of the Fair
With a cool laconic delivery and some good old fashioned thundering guitars, Liverpool’s The Room in the Wood have delivered a ripe and satisfying single in the form of ‘Fun of the Fair’: a pleasant whiff of nostalgia with an assured poise and a slightly threatening demeanor. You’ll appreciate the vocals – a delicious recipe …
News: The Undertones Release Best Of.
This week sees the release of The Undertones ‘West Bank Songs 1978-1983 – A Best Of’, featuring 30 tracks from their original recording period, 1978-1983. Compiled by the band. Available as a double LP with 2x140g coloured vinyl discs with gatefold sleeve, the release features 7 top 40 hits (including 4 top 20s): ‘Teenage Kicks’, …
TRACK: FLAT WORMS – MARKET FORCES
Flat Worms, the Los Angeles-based trio announce their new album, Antarctica, out April 10th on God? Records. The first single “Market Forces” is a fuzzy warm call to arms with buzzing guitars and brilliantly delivered vocals. It’s post punk done right and just what was needed to blow the cobwebs away on a dreary Monday. They sound like a …
Video: Fontaines DC – Liberty Belle
Fontaines DC released their universally praised debut album ‘Dogrel’ last year – for me one of the best releases of 2019 – and have sold out at increasingly larger venues across the world, culminating at a sold-out headline gig at London’s O2 Brixton Academy in February 2020. It’s no exaggeration there is a buzz about …
Album Review: Press Club – Wasted Energy
Australian Garage Rock/Punk band Press club are set to release there 2nd studio album via Hassle Records on August 16th. Originating in Melbourne they have built up a reputation for heavy touring which involves no less than 200 live shows in Australia alone and then they have also made a name for themselves with sell …
Album Review: Various Artists – 1977 The year that punk broke
New 3 CD Punk Box Set from Cherry Red the perfect introduction if you ever needed one. There has been some very good Punk box sets in recent years, and although Cherry Red have produced a few of them, this one far exceed the others in terms of quality and quantity of the better releases …
News: Subhumans announce new album and September US tour dates
Finally! How long has it been? Well lets just say too long. The Subhumans originally formed in 1980 around the Wiltshire area, quickly finding there niche firmly in the Anarcho hardcore punk scene, fitting perfectly around the same spectrum as Crass and Conflict to name a few. Using there own label Bluurg to release demos …
Live Review: The Delta Bombers – Westgarth Club, Middlesbrough 7.6.2019
Hailing from the bright lights of Las Vegas, the Delta Bombers consist of Chris Moinichen (Guitar, Lead Vocal), Andrew Himmler (Guitar), Gregorio Garcia (Double Bass & Standard Bass) and Micah Malcolm on Drums. Playing live in every corner of the U.S.A and around the world has given them a huge depth of sound and passion …
Album Review: Bad Breeding – Exiled
Following the critical acclaim heaped upon the band for their first two albums and their support spots with such luminaries as Fucked Up and METZ, Stevenage anarcho-punk quartet Bad Breeding now unleash upon society ‘Exiled’, a blistering third album comprised of 12 tracks about the band’s anger at the austerity-ridden state of the UK today. …
Album Review: The Yalla Yallas – Outsider
The Yalla Yallas Album – Outsider Self Released June 21st The Yalla Yallas, having very recently supported the likes of Penetration and the still great TV Smith in what can only be describedas nothing short of fire storming live performances have just released their new album Ousider. Not that audiences we’re in any doubt of what was to come from the …