Ian Ladlow

Sixteen bands - two stages - no clashes! Shadow Promotions put on a memorable and mighty varied Punk Festival in the form of Shadow Shuffle 3 at Reading Facebar, where we celebrated and eclectic mix of styles falling under the punk umbrella!Continue Reading

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Album review: Midnight Feature – ‘Hex Rentals’

By Ian Ladlow April 17, 2026

Opening track ‘Final Girl’ wouldn’t sound out of place on the seminal soundtrack to ‘The Return of the Living Dead’. ‘Vampires and Other Creatures’ is full of fast fuzz drenched guitars augmented by Joshua’s melodramatic vocal.Continue Reading

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Album review: Jim Jones All Stars are back in the groove with ‘Cat Fight’!

By Ian Ladlow April 1, 2026

Jim Jones All Stars deliver the goods with a new and exhilarating collection in second studio album 'Cat Fight'! A man with an impeccable track record of producing albums that celebrate the golden age of rock’n’roll, drenched with the molten fervour of Detroit’s finest garage bands, the one and only Mr. Jim Jones returns with his latest offering. His relentless pilgrimage Continue Reading

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Album review: Wild Billy Childish and CTMF – ‘House on Fire’

By Ian Ladlow March 24, 2026

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

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EP review: Boneshakers self-titled debut release

By Ian Ladlow March 5, 2026

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

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Live review: STARCAT with The Go Go Cult at Reading Facebar, 12th Feb 2026

By Ian Ladlow February 20, 2026

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

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Resolution Festival: Steve Ignorant Band / Sleaford Mods 11th Jan at London’s 100 Club

By Ian Ladlow January 17, 2026

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

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Live review: The DeRellas / Rage DC at The Butler, Reading, 14th November 2025

By Ian Ladlow November 18, 2025

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

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Live review: Disorder at Reading Facebar – 11th Oct 2025

By Ian Ladlow October 14, 2025

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

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Live Review: Subhumans at Reading Facebar, 25th Sept 2025

By Ian Ladlow September 28, 2025

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

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Shadow Shuffle 3 – Reading Facebar, 3rd May 2026

Album review: Midnight Feature – ‘Hex Rentals’

Album review: Jim Jones All Stars are back in the groove with ‘Cat Fight’!

Album review: Wild Billy Childish and CTMF – ‘House on Fire’

EP review: Boneshakers self-titled debut release

Live review: STARCAT with The Go Go Cult at Reading Facebar, 12th Feb 2026

Resolution Festival: Steve Ignorant Band / Sleaford Mods 11th Jan at London’s 100 Club

Live review: The DeRellas / Rage DC at The Butler, Reading, 14th November 2025

Live review: Disorder at Reading Facebar – 11th Oct 2025

Live Review: Subhumans at Reading Facebar, 25th Sept 2025

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