punk
Meet: Yur Mum interview, plus their new single Sweatshop
Yur Mum are back with their new single SWEATSHOP, so we caught up with them to have a chat and see what’s going down. So what’s going on with Yur Mum?My mum’s fine. How’s yours? (Laughs) – Well, not much… We’ve been gigging nonstop for quite a while, as well as writing and recording new …
Track: Bad Breeding – Theatre of Work
Ahead of their new album Exiled, out on June 21st via One Little Indian Records, Bad Breeding have shared a new track ‘Theatre of Work. Its a dark and edgy punk record, angry in both its musical content and the lyrics behind it. Frontman Christopher Dodd explains “This song explores the theatre of being tied …
See: Dad Brains release new video for Fathers Day
California punks Dad Brains have returned with a new coloured 7″ EP, Dadditde, out on June 14th via Pirates Press Records, and from it the band have released a new video for lead track ‘Fathers Day’. Of the track, frontman Pat Pedraza says “I’ve never heard of a Fathers Day song in my life, so …
See: Gauche reveal new video for “Running”
They say that the green-screen music video is becoming an outdated concept. Gauche would beg to disagree, however. The DC supergroup’s video for “Running” plays up a kitsch production value that made Messrs Tim and Eric such cult figures in both the music and anti-comedy scene alike. The single, taken from the band’s forthcoming release A People’s …
Track: Heavy Rapids – “Paisley Pattern” plus tour dates.
Bratty punk rock is the call of the day when it comes to Glaswegians Heavy Rapids. Don’t let the term “bratty” allude to negative connotations though – punk is meant to be bratty at times. Isn’t that when it’s at its best? See Descendents, Angry Samoans and even IDLES for a modern comparison. It’s that frantic …
News: Chrysalis to release deluxe edition of Generation X’s self titled album
The Generation X expanded deluxe edition CD set has been newly re mastered from the original production tapes and includes 11 previously unreleased recordings. CD1 contains the original UK 11 track album with CD2 including all the A and B-sides of their singles from the period, 11 previously unreleased outtakes, a single mix and a …
See: Slimboy release new video for Hey Brother
Basel punks Slimboy have a released an accompanying video for the killer pop-punk of Hey Brother. Veterans of five albums and tours alongside the likes of MXPX, The Ataris, Mest, Zebrahead and the like, the Swiss three piece are preparing for the release of their latest EP at the end of the Summer on Ambulance …
New Track: Fontaines D.C. – Big, Plus Album and tour news
The stupendous Fontaines D.C. are back with a blistering new single, “Big”. It may clock in at a warp speed of 1 minute and forty-five seconds yet it is, no exaggeration, safeguarding the future of intelligent, dirty rock’n’roll. “Big” is swaggering punk poetry at its best, continuing a line of brilliant singles released by the …
Track: Hexmaze ‘Hex Hex Hex’
London five-piece Hexmaze are shimmering under a veil of lurching guitarwork and witchy incantations on their debut single ‘Hex Hex Hex’. They are the musical mergence of Aneta, Alex, Emma, Mel and Sophie – five women brought together from the UK, Sweden, Poland and Mexico, drawing together a mosaic of influences and creative minds. While …
Album Review: Various Artists – Burning Britain: Independent Punk 1980-83
A natural follow up to the Action Time Vision box set Cherry Red delve into the independent punk scene, labels and bands that fuelled the second wave of punk. For many the initial punk movement was over by 1979, but as its predecessor the second phase of anyone can form and band/ label and do …