I’ve known James “Gutter Star” Lamont since the days of the Manc Punk Scene forum (R.I.P) in the early/mid-2000s – I was probably mercilessly ripping
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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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Woah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 9)
What can I tell you about Nathan Mallon? I’ve known this guy since around ’99 – 2000, when we worked in a call centre together,
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Grand Collapse – Along The Dew (TNS Records, 2017)
There is a suggestion in the world of punk rock that trying times make the best bands. I don’t know if this is true since
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Woah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 7)
I’ve known Mozza for a good number of years now (probably since around 1998/99? He’ll have to confirm that for sure, though), knocking on for
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Black Volvo – Bad Driving (TNS Records / Make That A Take Records, 2017)
Nobody on the team seemed particularly keen to take this one on for some reason. Maybe the band name is a bit off-putting. It’s certainly
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Jared Grabb – Masters (So Say We All Records / Thinker Thought Records, 2017)
When I got this in my inbox, I was thinking “Who?”, and the likelihood is most of you reading this will be too. Jared, prior
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John K. Samson – Winter Wheat (ANTI-, 2016)
Winter Wheat is John K. Samson’s follow up to his 2012 album Provincial. Named after a strain of wheat planted in the autumn, dormant in
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Pizza Tramp – Blowing Chunks (TNS Records, 2016)
OK. Let’s cut to the chase: this Pizza Tramp record, was, against my expectations, actually pretty good… “Why against your expectations, Tony?” I hear you
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NOFX – First Ditch Effort (Fat Wreck Chords, 2016)
This is the first collaborative review on Apathy & Exhaustion. Clara and Tony tackle the long-awaited NOFX album, First Ditch Effort. Read on to find
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