July, 2019 - Apathy & Exhaustion

Good Riddance – Thoughts and Prayers (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)

July 17, 2019 Tony Maher Record Review

I have a lot of affection for Good Riddance, me. I’m sure in the wider circle of the punk scene this probably makes me even

Actionmen / Dead Neck – Defections Split (Mud Cake Records, 2019)

July 17, 2019 Tony Maher Record Review

UK skate punk act, Dead Neck, have teamed up to release a split called Defections with Italy’s Actionmen. Both bands are new to me, so

Bracket – Too Old to Die Young (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)

July 15, 2019 Tony Maher Record Review

Fuck, man. I hadn’t thought about Bracket in a long, long time. I mean, the last things I actually remember owning were CDs of their

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

July 12, 2019 Tony Maher 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

Zegema Beach Records – New Release Roundup

July 10, 2019 Andy Carr Record label feature, Record Review

Screamo, Skramz, Emo-Violence, whatever you call it, it’s a rather niche sub-genre that’s been around since the 90s. Back in the mid-00s, I was all

7in & EP round-up – July 2019 (part 1)

July 9, 2019 Tony Maher Record Review

Fuck man. This is so weird. None of this stuff is bad. I’m proper weirded out. There’s usually at least one duffer in the set.

F. Emasculata – Take Me Home (Kibou Records / Rip Roaring Shit Storm Records / Pumpkin Records / Autonomonster Records/Charlie’s Big Ray Gun Records/Hell Hath No Fury Records/Back From The Dead Records, 2019)

July 8, 2019 Andy Carr Record Review

Let’s be honest here, the X-Files were fucking rad. The crazy stories, the effects, global conspiracies and the interplay between Mulder and Scully all made

Thousand Oaks – Bound for Destruction (Disconnect Disconnect Records, 2019)

July 7, 2019 Tony Maher Record Review

These guys are described as the masters of Italian melodic hardcore in the press release. I was kind of expecting some kind of 90’s EpiFat

CJ Ramone – The Holy Spell… (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)

July 6, 2019 Mark Lind Record Review

Hey, how many albums can you think of that changed your perspective on something? The Holy Spell… was one of those albums for me. I

Exclusive stream: Punch Drunk – Sassy (Disillusioned Records / Just Say No To Government Music Records / Engineer Records, 2019)

July 5, 2019 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream, Interview

Apathy and Exhaustion is proud to bring you yet another exclusive premiere, in association with Disillusioned Records, Just Say No to Government Music Records and