We’re at about the mid-point of 2025, which has been something of a mixed bag. Some great records, but the world continues to be some
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Wonk Unit – Good Good Glad to Hear It LP (Pirates Press Records, 2024)
First of all, this is a slightly overdue review… These days, I only write when I’m in the mood to. Now that’s out of the
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Reduced – Reduced 7in (Brassneck Records, 2024)
Reduced are based out of Nottingham and describe themselves as playing melodic punk and garage rock. Their line-up features members of TV Crime, Scene Killers
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Video premiere: Tearjerker – Done & Dusted (Little Rocket Records, 2022)
Now then. Here’s another exclusive for you. Tearjerker are a band of mysterious provenance, the constituent members having no previous musical claims to fame as
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Snuff – Crepuscolo Dorato Della Bruschetta Borsetta Calzetta Cacchetta Trombetta Lambretta Giallo Ossido, Ooooooh Cosi Magnifico! (SBÄM Records / 10 Past 12 Records / Melodic Punk Style, 2022)
Crepuscolo Dorato Della Bruschetta Borsetta Calzetta Cacchetta Trombetta Lambretta Giallo Ossido, Ooooooh Cosi Magnifico! That’s the album title, rolls right off the tongue. People (gatekeeper
Read moreBilly No Mates – S.F. Sourdough (Unless You Try Records / 10 Past 12 Records, 2020)
I saw Billy No Mates years ago on a tour with Frankie Stubbs of Leatherface. In the changeover, The Piss Mops performed which was a
Read more7in and EP round-up: April 2020 (part 3)
The reality of life in lockdown is seemingly bedding in. I know longer feel like sawing my own head off with a bread knife in
Read moreRebellion Punk Festival 2019 recommendation: Spoilers
Seemingly I’m either too uncool or too non-adventurous to go to the Rebellion Punk Festival. But from the comfortable position of sitting on my arse
Read moreVideo premiere: Misfortune Cookie – All Dogs are Nina
The kind folks in Misfortune Cookie and at Everything Sucks have asked us to run a premiere of the new Misfortune Cookie video, ‘All Dogs
Read moreSpoilers – Recently Re-Released (Brassneck Records / Little Rocket Records / Boss Tuneage / SBAM, 2019)
Spoilers are a band that I totally slept on until last year, despite my mate Martin constantly (well, frequently) saying how great they are. More
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