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An intriguing, in-depth portal into Baz's experience as guitarist and singer of one of the world's best known bands, we become absorbed by tales of travel chaos, much comradeship between the band and the crew, high jinks on and off stage, and sometimes, dealing with less than pleasant people in or managing other bands.. Baz has compiled a fascinating book written in his Continue Reading
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It's time for the biennial headline tour visit of Gainesville, Florida's superstar ska-punks Less Than Jake to the shores of the UK. This year they've adopted a circus theme, which fits in perfectly with their flamboyant and humour-filled stage show! Bringing The Bouncing Souls from New Jersey and The Aquabats from California across the pond with them, this tour's lineup Continue Reading
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After much touring throughout Europe, Grippers found time to record their third album, ‘Disobedient Mental Attitude’, which dropped on February 6th 2026. The tricky third album? Not for this band! Grippers are loud and proud, and so they should be of this epic effort! Punk power and raw, relatable lyrics combine to make ‘Disobedient Mental Attitude’ a record you really Continue Reading
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Feral, feminist theatre-punks Twat Union released their debut EP, 'Don't Look It In The Eye', last year. The London-based sextet have now partnered it with a second, 'Don’t Blame The Peach'. Covering topics such as wanking, periods, tiny teeny sexy shorts (and the cat calling that may follow), pay gaps and witchy truths, Twat Union aren't out to offend, but to encourage Continue Reading
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Following several quarters of disappointing employee morale and unprofitable emotional expression, Northampton-based mega-enterprise Utopia Development Corporation is releasing its debut EP, 'Industrial Area Swimming Centre' - a title inspired by one of the most misleading pieces of public signage in the United Kingdom. Killing Joke meets The Fall in this now-deserted Continue Reading
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It’s Friday the Thirteenth, and The Godfathers are hosting their annual St. Valentine’s Day Massacre gig at The 100 Club tonight.. as frontman Peter Coyne quipped “What could possibly go wrong?” From the huge crowd’s point of view, it all went very, very right! We already knew this was going to be a special night - tickets had completely sold out for this show at the Continue Reading
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Punk, Gibson Guitars have put together an exciting new exhibition at their London shop The Gibson Garage, which includes guitars and suits from Captain Sensible of The Damned, Leigh Heggarty of Ruts DC / The Price, Mick Jones of The Clash, Matt West of Neck Deep, CJ Wildheart of The Wildhearts and Laurent Bernard from Gallows. The Continue Reading
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Roadkill Drive-Thru describe themselves "Like a car crash into a moose, a band you just can't pigeonhole. A musical fusion brought to you by roadkill-eating hillbilly banger racers from the dystopian future." Coming into being just before the Covid pandemic (timing is everything!), they decided to tear up the rule book and play anything and everything they wanted to play.. Continue Reading