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By Henry Groves After releasing their latest album, ‘Heavy Jelly, ’ back in July and having a hectic festival summer, Soft Play (fka Slaves) were back headlining packed-out venues. Their 13-date tour had them travelling around the country before finishing in London on Halloween. We were lucky to see them on their first night of …

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By Henry Groves It isn’t very often that I get instantly excited by a new band, but when I saw Lambrini Girls back at Great Escape 2023, I was immediately hooked. For those who know me, since that day, I’m not sure I have stopped talking about Lambrini Girls. Since then, I have seen them …

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So I was venturing out to territory unknown for an evening of punk courtesy of the Cloverhearts and the awesome Ferocious Dog at the infamous Nightrain in Bradford, and after my journey had been thwarted by a colossal amount of road closures and road works, I eventually made my way into the venue to be …

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By Phil Wright Thursday 21st March took me to Leeds for a total ‘Punk Fest’ at the O2. Opening the night was a true Punk legend, Glen Matlock, the original bass player and songwriter for the ‘Sex Pistols’. He was joined on stage by Neal Whitmore from ‘Sigue Sigue Sputnick’. The combination of Matlock and …

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The rage remains real. It’s shameful that a band like Lambrini Girls could have featured in the cultural zeitgeist any time from 1965 to now. How is it that a couple of women still need to kick back against prejudice and the patriarchy? Why has so little changed in society? Over at Tate Britain, there’s …

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Words: Jim F / Pictures: Huw WilliamsIt’s been a while. Last time I saw A Certain Ratio -Manchester indie-punk/funk royalty was at a hometown gig at the G-Mex on a Factory Records night, with New Order and fresh faced Happy Mondays. 15,000 tickets sold in 45 minutes, at least according to the greatest pop impresario …

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We caught up with the mighty Fall Out Boy on their world tour – So Much (For) Stardust – recently, on their Paris date. First to come on stage was Nothing, Nowhere. Followed by PVRIS, and Fall Out Boy. Feast your eyes on the band as they delighted the substantial crowd here.

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Dream Wife returned to Dublin as part of their “Social Lubrication” Tour. Here is a photo gallery from that night, taken from the triumphant show at Dublin´s Grand Social a couple of weeks ago. The set featured Belfasts own Problem Patterns supporting the ever fantastic Dream Wife in what proved to be a brilliant gig. …

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First up, apologies to local band Skint Knees – also on the bill on an October Sunday at Sheffields Sidney and Matilda, who I missed due to a combination of middle age problems, yknow children and work and those sort of things. Next time. Luckily I didn’t miss the other two bands on show tonight, …

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At a packed Academy 2 in Dublin this week, Delilah Bon worked the crowd into a frenzy from the get-go with her brand of bratty riot grrrl punk. All three members of the band seemed to give it everything, not once letting up the pace. Well, almost. For a brief moment in the set Lauren …

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