ToN: I’d like to welcome Lukas on board for collaborating on this article (his words are in normal typeface, mine are in italic), and thank
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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
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Read moreDave Smalley & The Bandeleros – 2019 tour announcement
OK. Now listen up people. The legend / punk rock lifer that is Dave Smalley is heading up a tour of Europe and the UK
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Read moreHummer – Budweiser & Butter EP (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
Hummer are a fantastic melodic punk trio from Warrington. Yes, Warrington, the celebrated North Western hotbed of concrete and roundabouts. Location of Gulliver’s World and
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