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Kimberly Steaks – Confessions of a Justified Cynic (Brassneck Records, 2020)

December 3, 2020 Chris Mundie Record Review

I like The Kimberly Steaks, they are fully on my hit list to get on at my pub (The Salty Dog, Northwich) once the plague

The Queers – Save The World (All Star Records / Striped Records, 2020)

November 16, 2020 Chris Mundie Record Review

A very brief history of The Queers for anyone who doesn’t know. The band started in the 1980s in New Hampshire putting out some really

Fleshies – Introducing The Fleshies (Dirt Cult Records, 2019)

July 12, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Fleshies have been around since 1999 (20 fuckin’ years, yo) and are from Oakland, California. They are described a “loud punk band” with “abrasive-yet-catchy songs

The Briefs – Platinum Rats (Damaged Goods, 2019)

April 5, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

It’s been a long time since I’d thought about The Briefs. I think probably since Steal Yer Heart dropped in 2005. I played that bastard

Maniac – Dead Dance Club (Dirt Cult / Hovercraft, 2018)

June 12, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

LA’s Maniac (i.e. the four piece band, not LA’s premier individual maniac, whoever that may be, although I’m sure many vie for such a lauded

The Raging Nathans – Cheap Fame (Plasterer / Rad Girlfriend Records, 2018)

April 13, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

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

First Base – Not That Bad (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)

December 1, 2017 tonyofnurgle Record Review

This is well nifty. I’m totally buzzing of this record, and I shall tell you why. As someone with a generally negative outlook (no surprises

Marko & The Bruisers – Every Path (self released, 2017)

November 9, 2017 tonyofnurgle Record Review

So t’other week, I got an unsolicited message on the Apathy and Exhaustion Facebook page (yeah – go on there and ‘like’ that shit) from

My War: Anxiety, Depression and Me (part 3)

October 12, 2017 tonyofnurgle anxiety and me, My War, My War: Depression, Real talk and opinion

For this installment, I wanted to talk about my problematic relationship with the punk scene, and how I’ve felt about it / how it’s made

The Murder Burgers – The 12 Habits of Highly Defective People (Asian Man Records / Round Dog Records, 2016)

October 6, 2016 tonyofnurgle Record Review

The Murder Burgers are the undisputed kings of UK pop-punk. Hailing from Glasgow, gritty homeland of Rab C Nesbitt, fish suppers, Tennents Super and Taggart,