Life is weird innit? You spend ages with tons of time on your hands, yet your impetus and drive to be productive are beset upon
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Dealing With Damage – Making Plans for Misery video premiere and gig announcement
Dealing With Damage describe themselves simply as a “punk band from London”. Given that their line-up features former members of Stupids, Jerrybuilt, Done Lying Down,
Read moreSecret Smoker – Dark Clouds (Belladonna Records, 2019)
Secret Smoker are from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dark Clouds is their second LP, which follows their debut, Terminal Architecture, which was released via Protagonist /
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Abolitionist – Ugly Feeling (Different Kitchen Records / No Time Records / Between The Days Records / 1859 Records, 2019)
This follows on the heels of Abolitionist’s recent A New Militance 10in EP which also dropped this year through Different Kitchen Records / 1859 Records.
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Unknown River Driver / Rations Noise – Remains / Dronestruck split LP (Different Kitchen Records / Rad Girlfriend Records / 86’d Records)
Alrighty then. A split LP from two bands I’ve no prior knowledge of whatsoever. Rations Noise is an electronic offshoot of a punk band called
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Staff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
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Staff top tens 2018: Tony Maher – 7in & EPs
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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Red Hare – Little Acts of Destruction (Dischord / Hellfire Records, 2018)
For the unfamiliar, Red Hare are a historied band with deep roots in the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene of the 1980s and 90s. Their
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Die Hoffnung – Elegies and Creation Songs (Belladonna Records, 2017)
Die Hoffnung were from Gainesville, Florida, and this is as far as I can tell something of a posthumous release. The band featured members of
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