Dropkick Murphys - Apathy & Exhaustion

The Interrupters – Fight The Good Fight (Hellcat Records, 2018)

July 10, 2018 Tony Maher Record Review

For some reason I’ve always looked on Hellcat Records as massively hit and miss, not to mention the first port of call for the super

Sharp/Shock – Youth Club (Heart & Skull, 2018)

May 29, 2018 Tony Maher Record Review

Admittedly, I put this on before I read up on Sharp/Shock’s background, and I was thinking “jeezerz, these Americans are pure Anglophiles, mate – this

Glue Ear – Curl One Out (Horn & Hoof, 2018)

February 2, 2018 Tony Maher Record Review

Glue Ear were a three-piece band from Manchester, formed in 2007. This is a posthumous digital only release, comprising 7 songs that didn’t feature on

Matilda’s Scoundrels – As the Tide Turns (TNSrecords, 2017)

November 7, 2017 Moz Record Review

So, whilst being the best boat-themed-folk-punk band in Hastings may not sound that special, Matilda’s Scoundrels have, in three short years, built themselves quite a

Pinkerton Thugs – End of an Era (re-mastered re-issue) (State Line Records, 2017)

July 3, 2017 Tony Maher Record Review

Although this record was originally released way back in 2000 via Go Kart (remember them? And those sampler CDs of variable quality that they used

The Warning Shots – Tonight! (State Line Records, 2017)

June 20, 2017 Tony Maher Record Review

This 8 song mini album right here is the third release from one of Boston’s newest hot punk rock prospects, The Warning Shots. Tonight! follows

Rancid – Trouble Maker (Epitaph, 2017)

June 15, 2017 Tony Maher Record Review

Bloody hell. These guys have been around for a long ass time now, considering they were formed in 1991. That’s 26 years innit. Obviously, they’ve

Woah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 7)

May 25, 2017 Tony Maher Interview, Real talk and opinion

I’ve known Mozza for a good number of years now (probably since around 1998/99? He’ll have to confirm that for sure, though), knocking on for

Dropkick Murphys – 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory (Born and Bred, 2017)

January 11, 2017 Tony Maher Record Review

For a lot of people on this side of the pond, I can see the Dropkick Murphys being something of a secret guilty pleasure. Myself,

Interview with Mark Lind on Sinners & Saints and The Warning Shots (part 2 of 3)

December 7, 2016 Tony Maher Interview

Alrighty, it’s been a short while coming, but this is the second installment (of three) of my interview with Mark Lind of the Warnming Shots,