The Murderburgers - Apathy & Exhaustion

Roach Squad – Roach Squad LP (2025, Little Rocket Records / Rad Girlfriend Records)

November 19, 2024 Tony Maher Record Review, Release announcement

Like doubling over around a punch to the gut that you well and truly deserve. Accepting the punishment with humility and gratitude. Being violently thrust

City Mouse – ‘So Far Out’ LP (Brassneck Records / It’s Alive Records, 2024)

October 11, 2024 Tony Maher Record Review

I love City Mouse, me. They are, if you are unfamiliar, a 4 piece from Tampa, Florida. On this outing, ‘So Far Out’, their second

The Phase Problem – The Power of Positive Thinking (Brassneck Records / Lava Socks Records 2024)

April 5, 2024 Tony Maher Record Review

The Phase Problem are something of a collaboration or meeting of minds between various luminaries of the pop punk scene, both in the UK and

Rebellion Punk Festival 2019 recommendation: Spoilers

August 2, 2019 Tony Maher Real talk and opinion, Tour announcement

Seemingly I’m either too uncool or too non-adventurous to go to the Rebellion Punk Festival. But from the comfortable position of sitting on my arse

Honest Thieves – Defeated (exclusive track premiere)

June 21, 2019 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream

Honest Thieves are an indie / punk / pop punk / power pop (delete as appropriate) three piece from the Welsh capital of Cardiff that

The Murderburgers – What a Mess (Brassneck Records / Asian Man Records / Umlaut Records / Waterslide Records, 2019)

March 1, 2019 Tony Maher Record Review

Because I’m a total loser, I only came across the Murderburgers for the first time when they played at that place I can’t ever remember

Horror Section – s/t LP (Eccentric Pop Records, 2018)

January 9, 2019 Tony Maher Record Review

OK, this is the first of a bunch articles in which I will attempt to catch up on some stragglers from 2018. Wish me luck

October 2018 7in & EP round-up (part 2)

October 17, 2018 Tony Maher Record Review

Mean Caesar – s/t 12in (Little Rocket Records, 2018) Mean Caesar hail from South East London and feature members of a ton of bands (46

Dark Thoughts – At Work (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)

July 4, 2018 Tony Maher Record Review

It seems like so long ago now that I reviewed the first Dark Thoughts LP (also released through Drunken Sailor – you can read the

Danny Cleaver – Trapped Nerve (Grievous Angles, 2017)

July 11, 2017 Tony Maher Record Review

I’ve only really been aware of Danny Cleaver in his capacity as the artist/cartoonist Wolf Mask! To be honest I had no idea his name