What a year. In many regards. It’s been a real emotional rollercoaster. I’m properly in my 40s now. I’ve seen my kid turn 1 year
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7in & EP round-up December 2018 (part 2): Von Krampus special
Question The Mark – Nightmare on Misery Street 7in (Little Rocket Records, 2018) Wowsers. Are these guys Wales’ best kept secret or what? Graeme was
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New Junk City – Same Places (Real Ghost Records / Night Animal Records / Secret Pennies Records, 2018)
New Junk City hail from Atlanta, Georgia. Same Places is their second full length. You can check out their available back catalogue on their bandcamp
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Canadian Rifle – Peaceful Death (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2018)
Canadian Rifle are from Chicago, and Peaceful Death is their third full length joint. These grizzled dogs have been around since 2006, and have an
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7in & EP Round-up August 2018 part 1
Goodbye Blue Monday – Misery Punk Ruined My Life EP (Make-That-A-Take Records, 2018) Goodbye Blue Monday hail from bonny Scotland, and this 3 song EP
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The Raging Nathans – Cheap Fame (Plasterer / Rad Girlfriend Records, 2018)
Thee plague yeare of 2018 seems to go from strength to strength in terms of two things: 1. global events that signal our (potentially) imminent
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Hummer – Budweiser & Butter EP (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
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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Only Strangers – s/t (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
For my money, this self titled record from Stoke on Trent’s Only Strangers is hands down the best release Manchester based label Horn & Hoof
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The Dopamines – Tales of Interest (Plasterer Records / Rad Girlfriend Records)
First off, The Dopamines are incredible. I will accept no arguments. Word. I tell thee. Yo. However, given they’ve been around for over 10 years,
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Shotwell / Miami split LP (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017 re-issue)
To say this record was originally recorded in 1998, well you really can’t tell. This is one of Mike DBR’s favourite releases of all time,
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