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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Days and Days – Chris MacDonald (ECW Press, 2024)
‘Days and Days: A story about Sunderland’s Leatherface and the Ties That Bind’, to give this volume it’s full title, is the second book by
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Back Teeth – ‘Guillotine’ Video Premier & 7in release announcement (Little Rocket Records / Sell The Heart Records / Sounds of Subterrania, 2024)
Apathy and Exhaustion is proud to present to you Guillotine, the debut video from Back Teeth. The track is taken from their self-titled 7in EP,
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Tearjerker (ft. Frankie Stubbs) – Love Being Alone (Little Rocket Records, 2022)
Here we are. A good number of months since (in old money) I last put pen to paper (or in the current state of the
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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
Read moreHummer – How Did I Get Here (Horn and Hoof Records, 2020)
Some of you may recall the EP that Hummer put out a bit ago. It was called Budweiser and Butter, and it was pretty good.
Read moreRelease announcement and Video Premiere: DL Burdon – Countdown Sessions (Little Rocket Records, 2020)
At the end of 2019, DL Burdon (Leatherface, Former Cell Mates, Anchor Bends) returned to his home town Sunderland to play a sold-out Christmas gig
Read more7in and EP round-up: June 2020 (part 1)
Frankie Stubbs – Blood Orange Moon (Little Rocket Records / Rad Girlfriend Records) The owner of one of the most distinctive voices in punk rock,
Read moreDL Burdon – gig announcement and ‘Atlanta Might Be the Death of Me’ video premiere
UK born but US based singer/songwriter, DL Burdon (or Davey to his mates), is a veteran of the punk and indie scene of his native
Read more7in & EP round-up: April 2019 (part 1)
Custody / The Phoenix Foundation – split 7in (Little Rocket Records) When Graeme Philliskirk hit me up about this one, he said he wasn’t going
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