I’m not too familiar with Portuguese music. I’ve played live in that there Portugal a few times, though. To my shame, I’ve never really paid
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The Copyrights – Alone in a Dome (Fat Wreck Chords, 2021)
The Copyrights have passed me by a little. They probably shouldn’t have as they are a Ramones-y Pop Punk combo from Illinois. That’s something that
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Screaming at Traffic – ‘Bitter’ UK video premiere and album announcement
The internet had suspicions that it had seen the last of the Apathy & Exhaustion blog, but some motherfuckers (like my good self) exist purely
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Kicked In The Teeth – Salt Rocket to Nowhere (Rare Vitamin Records, 2022)
Northwich. Once an unassuming town in the wilds of Cheshire is now seemingly becoming something of a pit-stop on the UK punk rock circuit. This
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The Queers – Reverberation (Cleopatra Records / Sexy Baby Records / Tapehead City, 2021)
OK. It’s no secret I’m a fan of all things Lookout! Records and very much a fan of The Queers. This album is all covers.
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Divided Heaven – Oblivion (Gunner Records, 2021)
The opening line sees our man bitching about not getting paid properly to be a singer. This is a pet peeve of mine. I come
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7in and EP round-up: January 2022 (part 1)
The Drowns – Know Who You Are 7in (Pirates Press Records) There’s an odd affinity between Oi! And Glam Rock, I didn’t connect the dots
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Tuskar – Matriarch (Church Road Records, 2022)
I’m a fan of most things slow, sludgy and fuzz laden, but even I will put my hands up and admit that it is an
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The legacy of Steve Bronski: culture change through pop
Music can be a movement; one of the recurring themes at the heart of punk rock is fighting for political and/or societal change. And so,
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The Silver – Ward of Roses (Gilead Media, 2021)
New post-black metallers on the block, The Silver, have just released their debut record Ward of Roses. Featuring members of old school death metallers, Horrendous,
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