This is the latest album from Californian four piece The Bombpops which is out on Fat Wreck. The band has had ups and down over
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Swan Prince – Hell on Earth (Brassneck Records / Swamp Cabbage Records / Waterslide Records, 2020)
Swan Prince are from somewhere in the general Birmingham area, and describe themselves thusly: “Brummy mates with a lame band name making skate punk songs”.
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The Raging Nathans – Oppositional Defiance (Rad Girlfriend Records / Brassneck Records, 2020)
There’s few bands out there that I seemingly truly can’t get enough of. The Raging Nathans would be one of them. The band (assuming you
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Tommy and June – s/t (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
What an incredible and unexpected breath of fresh air this is! About a gazillion miles away from both the skate punk heydays of the 1990s,
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7in & EP round-up December 2018 (part 1): Christmas Special
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes – Santa Baby (Fat Wreck Chords, 2018) I really used to enjoy Me First rather a lot. Nowadays, not
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Mad Caddies – Punk Rocksteady (Fat Wreck Chords, 2018)
The Mad Caddies have never done anything that made me think they were any more interesting than the sport of golf. I’ve spent more time
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7in & EP Round-up, June 2018 (part 2)
Our lives in Cinema – All Talk EP (Umlaut Records, 2018) This crew are from London, and All Talk is (as far as I can
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Gods of Mount Olympus – s/t (Bird Attack Records, 2018)
Gods of Mount Olympus features members of Unwritten Law and No Use For A Name, who make up a backing band for keyboard player, Brian
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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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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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