For my money, this self titled record from Stoke on Trent’s Only Strangers is hands down the best release Manchester based label Horn & Hoof
Read moreThe Dopamines – Tales of Interest (Plasterer Records / Rad Girlfriend Records)
First off, The Dopamines are incredible. I will accept no arguments. Word. I tell thee. Yo. However, given they’ve been around for over 10 years,
Read moreIron Chic – You Can’t Stay Here (Sideonedummy, 2017)
Oh, Iron Chic, how I love thee. Welcome back, my much loved audio friends. Truly it is a rare thing these days for a band
Read moreShotwell / Miami split LP (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017 re-issue)
To say this record was originally recorded in 1998, well you really can’t tell. This is one of Mike DBR’s favourite releases of all time,
Read moreSeven inch record & EP round-up March 2017
Liquids – More Thana Friend (Drunken Sailor Records) If somehow you missed my review of the Liquids full length Hot Liqs, you can find it
Read moreDrunken Sailor Records (Stoke) – an introduction, part 2
Alrighty, welcome to part two of the introduction to Drunken Sailor Records feature. They are a label based in Stoke, run by Julian ‘Juice’ Stevenson.
Read moreDead Broke Rekerds, New York – an introduction part 3
What up, my punky little peanuts? This is the last installment of our three-part intro to Dead Broke Rekerds. So we have a whole other
Read moreDead Broke Rekerds, New York – an introduction (part 2)
For serious. You spend a few years away from listening to much music, and a load of good stuff mysteriously passes you by. After years
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Beach Slang – A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings (Polyvinyl / Big Scary Monsters, 2016)
I’ve heard the name Beach Slang doing the rounds for around a year or so now, and after hearing a couple of tracks online, I
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Woah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers: part 3
So this is the third installment of this series. So I thought that I would lay bare my soul and/or inner depths of my rotten
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