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
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7in and EP round-up July 2020 (part 1)
Big Sad – Send Help (Rad Girlfriend Records) Big Sad are from Tampa, Florida and feature members of other bands that feature members of other
Read moreActionmen / Dead Neck – Defections Split (Mud Cake Records, 2019)
UK skate punk act, Dead Neck, have teamed up to release a split called Defections with Italy’s Actionmen. Both bands are new to me, so
Read moreThe Spears – Ghosts (Rad Girlfriend Records, 2018)
The Spears hail from St Pete, Florida, which coincidentally, is the current home of one of our writers, James Lamont. The Spears have something of
Read moreSharp/Shock – Youth Club (Heart & Skull, 2018)
Admittedly, I put this on before I read up on Sharp/Shock’s background, and I was thinking “jeezerz, these Americans are pure Anglophiles, mate – this
Read moreAFI – AFI (The Blood) (Concord Records, 2017)
There was a time when A Fire Inside, or AFI as they are more commonly known, actually had a fire inside, and were a band
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