Well, well, well. It’s safe to say I wasn’t expecting this. I’ve talked before on this blog / webzine about how one of the first
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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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No Fun At All – Grit (Bird Attack Records, 2018)
This has to be the comeback album nobody was expecting to drop in 2018, but I for one am sure as hell glad it has.
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Trophy Jump – Depression Club (self-released, 2017)
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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Top 5 of 2017: Mark Lind – Ducky Boys/Warning Shots/State Line Records
So today we have a guest top 5 albums of 2017, courtesy of my internet buddy, Mark Lind. Some of you may know him from
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Converge – The Dusk In Us (Deathwish Inc. / Epitaph, 2017)
First off, this has been a very challenging review to write. I have binned and restarted it at least 3 times, after a significant number
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The Phosphorous Bombs – Cancers (self-released, 2017)
First off, mad props The Phosphorous Bombs for writing this total ripper of a record. Secondly, mega apologies to Rodney from The Phosphorous Bombs, who
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Propagandhi – Victory Lap (Epitaph, 2017)
Tony: This one (Victory Lap) surely has been a long time coming, and it was clear that more than one of our merry band of
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Hot Water Music – Light It Up (Rise Records, 2017)
Hot Water Music (along with bands such as Avail – R.I.P) are notorious for being hardworking, constantly on tour, and immune to anything approaching mainstream
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Pkew Pkew Pkew –+One re-issue (Side One Dummy, 2017)
This is a bizarrely rapid turnaround for a re-issue. This was originally released in 2016 as ‘s/t’. What we got here is the s/t album
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