Like doubling over around a punch to the gut that you well and truly deserve. Accepting the punishment with humility and gratitude. Being violently thrust
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Clowns – Endless (Fat Wreck Chords, 2023)
Ah, yes. The long awaited (by me at least) 5th album from one of Melbourne, Australia’s premier punk rock acts. While we’re here, why do
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Tim Barry – Spring Hill LP & Carolina’s RV 7in (Chunksaah Records, 2022)
Anyone that knows me knows that I’m a massive advocate of the works of seminal Richmond (Virginia, not on-Thames) hardcore punk combo Avail. Although they
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Yesterday’s Ring – Always A Little Bit Sad (Little Rocket Records, 2022)
Yesterday’s Ring are from Montreal, Canada, and feature members of The Sainte Catherines and Medictation. Yesterday’s Ring allegedly formed on the porch of a punk
Read moreStoj Snack – Life, Death and Everything in Between (TNS Records et al, 2020)
“The songs on this album seem to circle around family and relationships in the modern, societal structures and how we, the inhabitants of these systems,
Read moreLenny Lashley’s Gang of One – Live (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
Lenny Lashley was the frontman of Darkbuster and had a stint playing with the Street Dogs, more recently he’s been concentrating on playing solo with
Read more7in and EP round-up: October 2020 (part 1)
Noi!se – Lost / Price We Pay (Pirates Press Records) NOi!SE are the thinking mans Oi! band, which isn’t as rare as you might think,
Read moreLoose Behaviour – Sad Action (Rad Girlfriend Records, 2020)
Pretty Boy Thorson (The Slow Death + others) and Josh Goldman (The Raging Nathans, The Dopamines + others) in THE SAME band? Whuuuuuttt? That’s two
Read moreWarm Needles – Don’t Tell Me How To Live EP / No Friends, No Enemies EP (Different Kitchen Records / Crapoulet / Tour Van Records, 2019)
I’m counting myself lucky enough to have received a copy of this hoss right here from my dude at Different Kitchen Records. This is a
Read moreGive You Nothing – s/t (Umlaut Records / Snubbed Records, 2019)
It’s kind of cool to be on the receiving end of a pleasant surprise every now and again. I’d class this joint from Santa Cruz
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