Swingin’ Utters – Boots and Booze graphic novel & 7in (Pirates Press Records) This is a bit of an odd one. Pirates Press are releasing
Read moreGarry Bushell presents: Oi! 40 Years Untamed (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
Garry Bushell, for those who are unaware is the guy that christened ‘Oi!’, he was a music journalist at Sounds and went on to be
Read morev/a – For Family and Flag Volume 1 Sampler (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
I don’t know how old you are, but when I was getting into music the internet was in it’s infancy and we couldn’t just listen
Read more7in and EP round-up: November 2020 (part 1)
Elder Abuse – Take it Easy [digital only] (Little Rocket Records) Elder Abuse are a 5 piece from Winnipeg. Seemingly if you type Elder Abuse
Read moreLenny Lashley’s Gang of One – Live (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
Lenny Lashley was the frontman of Darkbuster and had a stint playing with the Street Dogs, more recently he’s been concentrating on playing solo with
Read more7in and EP round-up: October 2020 (part 2)
Moral Mazes – s/t 7in (Little Rocket Records UK / Rad Girlfriend Records US) Ooh. Another “supergroup”. But fear not, it’s a good ‘un. And
Read more7in and EP round-up: September 2020 (part 1)
Seemingly the world is still struggling to stay alive like a beached fish flopping about on the river bank. But, not to worry… after a
Read moreSeized Up – Brace Yourself (Pirate’s Press Records, 2020)
“In a dismal time period characterized by increasing lawlessness amongst corrupt politicians and an out of control power elite….” The first line of the bio
Read moreThe Drowns – Under Tension (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
Now then. After an inauspicious return to reviewing “relatively current” releases, and the first one of 2020 with Beach Slang’s disappointing (on many levels) recent
Read moreThe Vicious Cycles – Motorcycho (Pirates Press Records, 2019)
The Vicious Cycles are from Vancouver, British Columbia. They already have two 7in records and a previous full length under their belts. I suppose a
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