The Lawrence Arms – PTA (Epitaph) “Thank the facking maker” as C3 P0 might have said had the droid been moonlighting as the singer from
Read moreAirstream Futures – Le Feu et Le Sable (Little Rocket Records, 2020)
Life is weird innit? You spend ages with tons of time on your hands, yet your impetus and drive to be productive are beset upon
Read moreDealing With Damage – Making Plans for Misery video premiere and gig announcement
Dealing With Damage describe themselves simply as a “punk band from London”. Given that their line-up features former members of Stupids, Jerrybuilt, Done Lying Down,
Read moreAdult Magic – s/t LP (Specialist Subject Records / Dead Broke Rekerds, 2019)
Adult Magic are an indie punk 3-piece outfit from Long Island, featuring members of Iron Chic, Broadcaster, Crow Bait, Sister Kisser, Get Bent & more.
Read moreHeavy Heart – Love Against Capture (Brassneck Records / Guerilla Asso / La Agonia De Vivir / Monster Zero / Inhumano, 2019)
Heavy Heart are from Nantes, France. Partially because I’m a prick, but also because I’m fairly clueless, I thought there were barely any bands from
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
Read moreThe Smoking Popes – Into The Agony (Asian Man Records, 2018)
I first heard Smoking Popes back in the early nineties, when “I Need You Around” was featured in the movie Clueless. It wasn’t until I
Read moreAntarctigo Vespucci – Love in the Time of E-Mail (Polyvinyl / Big Scary Monsters, 2018)
Slackaholic Jeff Rosenstock is back with yet another album, inspiringly justifying his generally dishevelled look. This time it’s Love in the Time of E-Mail, a
Read moreJon Creeden & The Flying Hellfish – Stall (Dead Broke Rekerds / My Fingers My Brain! Records / Maps & Continents, 2018)
According to the Deadbroke bandcamp page, Jon Creeden, of Ottawa, Ontario has been operating as a solo act since 2007, traveling & performing across North
Read moreJeff Rosenstock – POST- (Quote Unquote / Polyvinyl, 2018)
In her non-review this time last year of Jeff Rosenstock’s WORRY, my friend and Ibiza-Bombing associate Em wrote of her concerns as she found herself
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