Saturday night was the first chance for me to get a live gig review under my belt (so go easy). The opportunity to review (and
Read moreTeenage Bottlerocket – Stay Rad (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
To say I’d been looking forward to this one for a while would be an understatement, especially after the thoroughly underwhelming Stealing the Covers record
Read moreThe Murderburgers – What a Mess (Brassneck Records / Asian Man Records / Umlaut Records / Waterslide Records, 2019)
Because I’m a total loser, I only came across the Murderburgers for the first time when they played at that place I can’t ever remember
Read moreLenny Lashley’s Gang of One – All Are Welcome (Pirate’s Press Records, 2019)
Lenny Lashley is (was?) frontman of Boston scene stalwarts (The New) Darkbuster. This I guess is his new solo project. Anyway, I saw my dude
Read moreMinors – Abject Bodies (Holy Roar / Deathwish Inc., 2019)
Abject Bodies, the new LP release from Minors, of Ontario, Canada, was my first taste of this four-piece band, although Tony reviewed their previous effort,
Read moreThe Burnt Tapes – Never Better (Lockjaw Records / Wiretap Records, 2019)
OK then. I’ve not thus far got a fabulous track record with Lockjaw Records releases, having been somewhat critical of recent releases by Fair Do’s
Read moreHeavy Heart – Love Against Capture (Brassneck Records / Guerilla Asso / La Agonia De Vivir / Monster Zero / Inhumano, 2019)
Heavy Heart are from Nantes, France. Partially because I’m a prick, but also because I’m fairly clueless, I thought there were barely any bands from
Read more7in & EP round-up February 2019: part 2
Vintage Crop – Company Man (Drunken Sailor Records, 2019) Alright then. The first (to my knowledge) release on Drunken Sailor of 2019. Vintage Crop are
Read more7in & EP round-up February 2019 (part 1)
Various Artists – Hardkore Dokument UK 7in (Kibou Records, TNS Records, 2019) Areet? First round up of 2019, and opening up proceedings with have this
Read moreRadar State – Strays (Disconnect Disconnect / Wiretap Records, 2019)
Tony’s known me long enough to know that I am a massive fan of The Get Up Kids, so I wasn’t at all surprised when
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