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Apathy & Exhaustion

Author: tonyofnurgle

Tony of Nurgle is a true child of the North, recently returned to Yorkshire and residing in Leeds (after close to a decade living in exile in Croydon and South East London). He used to co-run a specialist record store in Manchester (Roadkill Records), and also several years as a promoter, and put on shows for the likes of Leatherface, the Loved Ones, Lucero, Minus The Bear, These Arms Are Snakes, Spy vs Spy, Latterman etc. He also spent several years DJing at shady rock clubs in Manchester, and started the infamous Thursday night "punk room" at Jilly's Rockworld. Also responsible for Middle Finger Response, and collaborated with a couple of friends on a monthly night called Refuse to Lose, which will still occasionally reunite the original DJ line-up - next event at Retro in Manchester on 07/09/2019. Apart from that, it's all bitterness and a jaundiced view of human nature, occasionally skateboarding, always exhausted, often reading books with maps in the front.

Trophy Jump – Depression Club (self-released, 2017)

March 30, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Trophy Jump is a melodic punk rock band formed in Long Beach, California (not 100% sure if that bit is a joke, but I feel

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The Worst Witch – Toil & Trouble (Alerta Antifascista Records , 2018)

March 28, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

I picked up on the Worst Witch via Liam DeVello in the UK Nerd Punx Facebook group, when he asked if anybody enjoyed soundbites from

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Hummer – Budweiser & Butter EP (Horn & Hoof, 2018)

March 24, 2018 tonyofnurgle Exclusive Stream, Record Review

Hummer are a fantastic melodic punk trio from Warrington. Yes, Warrington, the celebrated North Western hotbed of concrete and roundabouts. Location of Gulliver’s World and

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The Fritz – s/t (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)

March 23, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Not that it’ll be news to anyone, but… I really love that typical US hardcore sound from ’79 – ’86. In particular I have a

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Impotentie – Demonstratieve Opnamens (Drunken Sailor Records / Swollen City Records 2018)

March 20, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Impotentie are (as far as I can tell) a post-punk 2 piece from Montreal that sing in… wait for it… Dutch. Fucking Dutch, mate. I

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The Last Gang – Keep Them Counting (Fat Wreck Chords, 2018)

March 19, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

There was a time when I followed Fat Wreck Chords something approaching religious fervour, I guess around the mid-late 90s and very early 2000s. They

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Iron Reagan / Gatecreeper split 12in (Relapse, 2018)

March 17, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

So this here split 12in record is billed as being between two of the most talked about acts in the wider extreme metal scene, Iron

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Turnstile – Time & Space (Roadrunner, 2018)

March 15, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Mentally, I associate Roadrunner with (back in the day) the early Sepultura back catalogue, dodgy Krishna hardcore like Shelter, and some dodgy tough guy hardcore

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Cold Years – Northern Blue EP (Homebound Records, 2018)

March 7, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Somebody remind me what year it is again? Honestly, I could’ve sworn that the last 10-odd years were a figment of my imagination. Listening to

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Erik Nervous – Assorted Anxieties (Drunken Sailor Records / Neck Chop Records, 2018)

February 28, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

The thing that I really love about Drunken Sailor Records is that Juice is introducing me to new bands and artists on a monthly basis

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