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
Read moreActionmen / Dead Neck – Defections Split (Mud Cake Records, 2019)
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
Read moreBracket – Too Old to Die Young (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
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
Read moreFleshies – Introducing The Fleshies (Dirt Cult Records, 2019)
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
Read moreZegema Beach Records – New Release Roundup
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
Read more7in & EP round-up – July 2019 (part 1)
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.
Read moreF. 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)
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
Read moreThousand Oaks – Bound for Destruction (Disconnect Disconnect Records, 2019)
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
Read moreCJ Ramone – The Holy Spell… (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
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
Read moreA Time To Stand – Light Years (Disconnect Disconnect Records / Fond of Life / 59SRS / Keep It A Secret, 2019)
Light Years, the debut album from A Time To Stand, apparently bridges the gap between pop punk, skatepunk and hardcore. The resultant sound is said
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