I love the Kimberly Steaks, me. This LP, Big Noise, is their third full length, and the second on Cardiff’s Brassneck Records. Brassneck continues to
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The Queers – Reverberation (Cleopatra Records / Sexy Baby Records / Tapehead City, 2021)
OK. It’s no secret I’m a fan of all things Lookout! Records and very much a fan of The Queers. This album is all covers.
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7in and EP round-up: June 2021 (part 1)
The Dumpies – Drunk Dial Records 7in Series vol. 8 (Drunk Dial Records) It’s always an exciting and / or interesting time whenever a new
Read moreKimberly Steaks – Confessions of a Justified Cynic (Brassneck Records, 2020)
I like The Kimberly Steaks, they are fully on my hit list to get on at my pub (The Salty Dog, Northwich) once the plague
Read moreThe Queers – Save The World (All Star Records / Striped Records, 2020)
A very brief history of The Queers for anyone who doesn’t know. The band started in the 1980s in New Hampshire putting out some really
Read moreFleshies – Introducing The Fleshies (Dirt Cult Records, 2019)
Fleshies have been around since 1999 (20 fuckin’ years, yo) and are from Oakland, California. They are described a “loud punk band” with “abrasive-yet-catchy songs
Read moreThe Briefs – Platinum Rats (Damaged Goods, 2019)
It’s been a long time since I’d thought about The Briefs. I think probably since Steal Yer Heart dropped in 2005. I played that bastard
Read moreManiac – Dead Dance Club (Dirt Cult / Hovercraft, 2018)
LA’s Maniac (i.e. the four piece band, not LA’s premier individual maniac, whoever that may be, although I’m sure many vie for such a lauded
Read moreThe Raging Nathans – Cheap Fame (Plasterer / Rad Girlfriend Records, 2018)
Thee plague yeare of 2018 seems to go from strength to strength in terms of two things: 1. global events that signal our (potentially) imminent
Read moreFirst Base – Not That Bad (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
This is well nifty. I’m totally buzzing of this record, and I shall tell you why. As someone with a generally negative outlook (no surprises
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