Ska Punk… *insert wibbly-wobbly dream effect here*… I was in a Ska Punk band what seems like a lifetime ago. I loved it: The Mighty
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Four Fists – 6666 (Doomtree, 2018)
During the 2000s, Apathy & Exhaustion’s tireless editor Tony was the co-owner of Roadkill Records, a punk shop haven located in a part of Manchester
Read moreAJJ – Ugly Spiral: Lost Works 2012 – 16 (sideonedummy, 2018)
AJJ, or Andrew Jackson Jihad (as they were once known) is a name I’ve been aware of for some long number of years now (they’ve
Read moreBest LPs of 2017: Tony
A bit of a strange emotional rollercoaster of a year. My father in law passed away (R.I.P Phil) and I became a father for the
Read moreTop 5 of 2017: Mark Lind – Ducky Boys/Warning Shots/State Line Records
So today we have a guest top 5 albums of 2017, courtesy of my internet buddy, Mark Lind. Some of you may know him from
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 moreThe Smith Street Band – More Scared of You Than You Are of Me (Specialist Subject Records / Sideonedummy / Uncle M / Pool House Records, 2017)
I’ve always thought that the way in which people form opinions about stuff or events or people without actually having any knowledge about them is
Read moreMeat Wave – The Incessant (Sideonedummy Records, 2017)
Now then. We’ve had this one in for review for a short while now, but… it’s only just come out. Wow. This record really is
Read moreTimeshares – Bearable (re-issue) (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
If you are no stranger to these pages, then you’ll know that we’ve not really done much thus far on the reissues front. However, when
Read moreWhy I haven’t reviewed Jeff Rosenstock’s ‘Worry’
When my friend Tony asked me to write for Apathy & Exhaustion I was at pains to say that I might not be reliable or
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