The year is 2023. The musical state of play seems to suggest that hardcore punk, let alone the broader punk scene is suffering from a
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7in & EP round-up – July 2019 (part 2)
What the hell is happening? Two installments of the 7in and demo round-up on the trot and not a single turkey in sight. This seems
Read moreSleaford Mods – Eton Alive (Extreme Eating Records, 2019)
I’m pretty sure thousands of old punks have had the same conversation for 10 years over crusty pints of overpriced artisan organic craft ale: “is
Read moreAffected Youth – Formative Years (self-released, 2019)
Affected Youth are a punk rock band from Galway, in Ireland. In the band’s own words: We play a lot of different styles and fuck
Read moreYouth Killed It – What’s So Great, Britain? (Rude Records, 2018)
Now then. I was kind of intrigued by these guys based upon something about the press material for this Norfolk based crew (for whom What’s
Read moreLiving For Logan: Jolly Fuckers / Laser Mouth / Broken Things / Low Season
Living For Logan: Jolly Fuckers/Laser Mouth/Broken Things/Low Season Friday, August 17th, 2018 Fubar, St. Petersburg FL Another Friday and Fubar is continuing to fix all
Read moreISS – s/t (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
As far as I can make out, ISS are a duo (Eddy and Rich) from North Carolina. This is their second full length joint, following
Read moreFreak Genes – Qwak Qwak LP (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
As far as I can tell, Freak Genes are a duo from Manchester; a collaboration between Charlie Murphy and Andrew Anderson. The two have played
Read moreFrauds – With Morning Toast & Jam & Juice (Till Deaf Do Us Party, 2017)
I live in Croydon (God help me, it’s the literal toilet bowl of England, and I didn’t do a fucking thing as far as I
Read moreGirls in Synthesis – Suburban Hell EP (Blank Editions, 2017)
I got approached out of the blue over this one, and asked to review it by John from the band. I obviously agreed to it,
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