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Album review: Heart Attack – ‘The Future Is(n’t) Yours’

By Alex Goose February 18, 2026

The band originally formed in 2021, and they deal in hard-edged yet anthemic punk rock with the occasional muscular hardcore twist here and there. Rise Against wrestling Good Riddance with Sick Of It All as the referee? Yeah, something like that.Continue Reading

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Slam Dunk Europe announces 2026 dates with Knocked Loose topping the bill

By Alex Goose February 16, 2026

With two decades at the forefront of the alt scene, Slam Dunk continues to evolve, building a reputation as one of Europe’s must-attend series of summer shows. The 2026 European leg will follow the two UK festival dates, heading over to Europe at the end of May. Continue Reading

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Shake Some Acton gig #134, London Hope & Anchor, 13th Feb 2026

By Alex Goose February 15, 2026

Some folks are just born to play punk rock, and in German quartet The Gee Strings, we have a whole band of them. Ingi Pop and her band barely pause for breath as they rip through a 20-odd song setlist that recalls the confrontational attitude of the Pistols, the melody of the Ramones and the swagger of the Heartbreakers.Continue Reading

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EP review: Emergency Broadcast – ‘Make Them Pay’

By Alex Goose February 14, 2026

Subtlety be damned. Sometimes you want music to hit you with all the force of a jet-fuelled runaway freight train (well, something like that), so it’s pretty handy that London-based quartet Emergency Broadcast have shown up on our radar with this short but brutally effective EP of metallic hardcore.Continue Reading

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Continental Lovers, London Fiddler’s Elbow, 12th Feb 2026

By Alex Goose February 13, 2026

As much as we enjoyed headliners Continental Lovers at last year’s Rebellion Festival, we’ve long been looking forward to catching them in a smaller venue, and it has to be said that the likes of ‘Really Doesn’t Matter’ and ‘Screwing Your Life Up’ hit that much harder when they’re right up in your face.Continue Reading

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Album review: Ronker – ‘Respect The Hustle, I Won’t Be Your Dog Forever’

By Alex Goose February 11, 2026

There’s a whole lotta Refused to much of this record, and that’s no bad thing at all. Equal parts hardcore rage and abrasive noise rock, the likes of opener ‘Tall Stories’ and previous single ‘No Sweat’ sound like they could level all that lies before them.Continue Reading

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Album review: SkyTigers – ‘…Injustice For All’

By Alex Goose February 10, 2026

Boy, did SkyTigers see me coming from a mile away. Hardcore punk, rock n’ roll and thrash metal all rule my world, and on ‘…Injustice For All’, this Lowell, Massachusetts quartet mix all three to utterly devastating effect.Continue Reading

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Album review: Hello Cosmos – ‘Come Out Tonight’

By Alex Goose January 7, 2026

Like many of the best punk records, ‘Come Out Tonight’ is fuelled by a strong sense of discontent. You can be assured that lead single ‘Gig Buddies’ with its squalling, spidery riff and impassioned vocals, is not an ode to getting lagered up and jumping around with your mates. No, this is the work of a band on a mission to raise the alarm before it’s too late.Continue Reading

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DVD review: ‘P-Rock: The Doc’

By Alex Goose December 30, 2025

One word: love. Much of this documentary feels like a love letter to the scene that spawned it; be it the fans’ enthusiasm, the bands reminiscing about touring and promoting their music in a pre-YouTube world, or the founders of P-Rock itself talking about their formative punk experiences.Continue Reading

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Slam Dunk Festival to celebrate 20th anniversary next year!

By Alex Goose December 21, 2025

Slam Dunk, the UK’s biggest independent rock festival, has dropped its second and final wave of artists, completing the stacked line-up for 2026. Joining Good Charlotte, Sublime and others, are Knocked Loose and 20+ other massive names set to take Slam Dunk by storm.Continue Reading