I managed to catch Fresh live at this year’s Manchester Punk Festival (after they had to pull out last year) and I’d been listening to
Read moreWarm Needles – Discardography 2011-13 LP (Different Kitchen Records, 2019)
The beauty of writing this blog is that I sometimes end up getting to check out shit I always meant to, but never quite found
Read moreSunn O))) – Life Metal (Southern Lord, 2019)
I’ll be honest right from the start, I fucking love Sunn O))). That heaviness that gets you right down to your bones, the glacial pace,
Read moreSpoilers – Recently Re-Released (Brassneck Records / Little Rocket Records / Boss Tuneage / SBAM, 2019)
Spoilers are a band that I totally slept on until last year, despite my mate Martin constantly (well, frequently) saying how great they are. More
Read moreThe Aggrolites – Reggae Now! (Pirates Press Records, 2019)
Reviewing the new record for a band you’ve ‘never really got into’ is always a risk. Will being a bit more focused and doing your
Read moreUnknown 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
Read moreCokie The Clown – You’re Welcome (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
Probably pretty much everyone knows by now that Cokie the Clown is Fat Mike’s (of NOFX / Fat Wreck Chords) alter-ego. Basically, a solo jaunt
Read moreBlind Man Death Stare – Comin’ In Hot (Disconnect Disconnect Records / Arrest Records, 2019)
Opening track ‘Clock In Clock Out’, from this Melbourne based DIY punk quartet, is fast and promising with an repeating chant about the monotonous cycle
Read moreAbolitionist – A New Militance 10in (Different Kitchen Records / 1859 Records, 2019)
Chances are, like me, you’ve been peripherally aware of Oregon’s Abolitionist for a while, without actually having given any of their shit a spin, mate.
Read moreThe Accused A.D. – The Ghoul In The Mirror (Blackhouse Records, 2019)
If you are even older than my old ass, you may remember a band called The Accused from way back when, who were considered to
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