If there is one thing we can be almost certain of, 2016 was the precursor to the impending apocalypse. It also seems likely that 2017
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If you are no stranger to these pages, then you’ll know that we’ve not really done much thus far on the reissues front. However, when
Read moreMedictation – Warm Places (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
Ho. Lee. Shit. This record fucking rules. This is pretty much the top and bottom line on all you need to know. Take that as
Read moreFrozen Teens – Hey, Good Job! (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
Frozen Teens are a garage punk band and have been around on and off since 2009, are based out of Minneapolis, which is, as we
Read moreDropkick Murphys – 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory (Born and Bred, 2017)
For a lot of people on this side of the pond, I can see the Dropkick Murphys being something of a secret guilty pleasure. Myself,
Read moreIntroduction to Drunken Sailor Records (part 4)
OK, here we are, it’s now 2017. I’m 40 this year. How the fuck did this even happen? In an effort to snap myself out
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Howdy doody. It’s the last day of work before Christmas, and I’ve just finished a massive bowl of Coco Pops. This hog right here has
Read moreThe Cut Ups – The Nerves (Banquet Records, 2016)
This one I’ll admit happened quite by chance. I was put in touch with Jon Curtis. I’d heard of The Cut Ups before, (which is
Read moreDrunken Sailor Records (Stoke) – an introduction, part 2
Alrighty, welcome to part two of the introduction to Drunken Sailor Records feature. They are a label based in Stoke, run by Julian ‘Juice’ Stevenson.
Read moreInterview with Mark Lind on Sinners & Saints and The Warning Shots (part 2 of 3)
Alrighty, it’s been a short while coming, but this is the second installment (of three) of my interview with Mark Lind of the Warnming Shots,
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