The other week, I sat down and talked with Frankie Stubbs at Wharf Chambers in Leeds. Frankie is/was the singer and guitarist of legendary Sunderland
Read moreEat Dirt – Death Is Death (Bearded Punk Records, 2019)
London punk crew Eat Dirt will punch the crust out of your ears, and no mistake. Don’t expect any apologies for that, because it’s all
Read morePkew Pkew Pkew – Optimal Lifestyles (Big Scary Monsters, 2019)
Pkew Pkew Pkew are from Toronto, Canada, and formed in 2013. After a couple of EPs they released their first album ‘Pkew Pkew Pkew’ on
Read moreAmerican Football – LP3 Review (Polyvinyl/Big Scary Monsters, 2019)
Aside from their first release in 1999, I’ve not really listened to American Football that much as they always felt like the ‘much softer side’
Read moreDead Already – On A Hook LP – exclusive stream & EU tour announcement
Dead Already play 80s hardcore influenced anxious punk rock. They are from Melbourne, Australia. If you are on the ball, you’ll have picked up on
Read moreThe Get Up Kids – Problems (Polyvinyl, 2019)
OK. I have to own up that I’m slightly biased as I love The Get Up Kids. Like, really love them. ‘Something to Write Home
Read morePizzatramp – Grand Relapse (TNS Records, 2019)
I’d never heard of Welsh crossover boys, Pizzatramp, before hearing this. I suppose moving out away from the DIY touring circuit and having a commute
Read moreBrowbeat – Remove The Control (Indelirium Records, 2019)
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
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