I’ll just get this out there now. What a total mosh of an album! My first reaction to hearing Browbeat was that they weren’t really
Read moreClimate of Fear – The Onset of Eternal Darkness (Demons Run Amok, 2019)
There’s something that I discovered when listening to this album, and that is that it’s pretty damn satisfying proving yourself wrong with new music. I
Read moreDave Smalley & The Bandeleros – 2019 tour announcement
OK. Now listen up people. The legend / punk rock lifer that is Dave Smalley is heading up a tour of Europe and the UK
Read moreMartha – Love Keeps Kicking (Big Scary Monsters / Dirtnap, 2019)
If I was full of shit, I’d probably be telling you that I’d been down with Martha from day one. But, as I consider myself
Read moreGreensleep – Cheap Headphones (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017)
I owe my dude Mike Bruno at Dead Broke an apology on this one. It’s WAY overdue. In fairness, Mike sent me this one in
Read moreAffected Youth – Formative Years (self-released, 2019)
Affected Youth are a punk rock band from Galway, in Ireland. In the band’s own words: We play a lot of different styles and fuck
Read more7in & EP round-up: April 2019 (part 3)
Trophy Jump – Haphazard EP CD (Horn & Hoof / JeboTon / Punk & Disorderly Records) Regular readers may recall that Trophy Jump made these
Read more7in & EP round-up: April 2019 (part 2)
Teresa Banks – Bridges We Build/ Bridges We Burn EP (Fast Decade Records / Melodic Punk Style / Punk & Disorderly Records / Milestone Sounds)
Read more7in & EP round-up: April 2019 (part 1)
Custody / The Phoenix Foundation – split 7in (Little Rocket Records) When Graeme Philliskirk hit me up about this one, he said he wasn’t going
Read moreThe Briefs – Platinum Rats (Damaged Goods, 2019)
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
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