There can’t be as many musicians out there as prolific as Billy Childish! Since his early records with punk outcasts, The Pop Rivets, Billy has released well over a hundred albums with a plethora of collaborators. For brand new album ‘House on Fire’, Billy is reunited with his wife, Nurse Julie, and Wolf Howard as CTMF. This is a highly enjoyable album, that whilst not Continue Reading
In need of some short, sharp bursts of in-yer-face punk'n'blues, with some added scares? Then Belgium’s Boneshakers have the perfect recipe for you with their debut self-titled EP! With four songs coming in at just under eleven minutes, this a tightly packed bundle of adrenaline-fueled decadence.Continue Reading
Neal X is accompanied by the legendary Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom and Phil from The Polecats as STARCAT, for a night of old school rock n roll at Reading Facebar. Covering almost 80 years worth of rock n roll history, this could be an early contender for gig of the year. Opening are the ever-reliable local gothabilly punks The Go Go Cult.Continue Reading
It’s the annual Resolution Festival at the iconic 100 Club on London's Oxford Street. A special Sunday matinee show billed as ‘A Day for Raye’ is a fundraiser for the Club’s long standing head sound engineer, who is sadly terminally ill with cancer. Headlining the gig are the Steve Ignorant Band supported by Mork n Mindy. Through the haze, two figures emerge to reveal the Continue Reading
Rage DC and The DeRellas set The Butler in Reading, UK alight, with support from Hell Toupee!. You can’t help but bounce around to the infectious sound!Continue Reading
Disorder, Healthy Junkies, and local punks Tape It Shut and Skinhawk brought the generations together at Reading Facebar. Disorder are still angry and all the better for it.Continue Reading
With Subhumans iconic logo, rapid-fire, hard-hitting lyrics and breakneck speed, crunching guitars, the band still stands out as one of the best anarcho-punk bands to come out of the early 80s. Supported by BarrelHaus, an alt-rock duo from Oxford. The dual guitars and vocal sharing duties work well here, producing a solid wall of sound that makes them sound like a far Continue Reading
It’s forty years since Guana Batz released their debut ‘Held Down to Vinyl…At Last’ and there has been a seismic change in the music scene since then, but their appeal has remained steadfast. Opening tonight are Red Hot Riot who continue to fly the flag for the scene that refuses to go away.Continue Reading
One of punk’s great pioneers, John McKay has returned after 35 years in the musical wilderness. Promoting his long-lost and excellent ‘Sixes and Sevens’ album with a new band - John McKay's Reactor - fronted by Jen Brown from The Priscillas, with drummer Jola and Billy King on bass.Continue Reading


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