New releases from: The Mary Tyler Whores - 'Savage World', Spleen - 'Making Plans For Nigel', Less Than Jake - ' Uncharted', Sean And The Dead - 'Rude And Obnoxious', Frenzee - 'What's Wrong With Me' and The Damned Few - 'Karabasan'.Continue Reading
Chaotic. That’s the word that comes to mind when reading about - and listening to - Thee Headshrinkers, and trust us, it’s a good thing. Based around the East Sussex/Kent area, the trio all originally met online and got straight to work on trying to emulate The Jesus And Mary Chain. 'Head Cheese' their debut album has turned out far more interesting and compelling than Continue Reading
London Alt Punks Healthy Junkies have just dropped their highly enticing new album, 'Listen To The Mad' on their own label, Banana Castle Records. A complex, captivating kaleidoscope of catchy, creative songs, this album is a very fine example of their work indeed - Healthy Junkies can deftly turn their skilled hands to any genre of music, yet still sound uniquely themselves.Continue Reading
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Sister 9 Recordings — and as part of their celebrations, the label are releasing a special Limited Edition 4 CD Set 'The Products Of Our Own Demands And Commands', which tells the story of Rhys Bloodjoy (aka Reece Adamo)'s first band, lo-fi/post-punk/scuzz-rock label-founders, Dolium.Continue Reading
From the West Midlands, UK, Year Zero are the punk band for the 21st century, playing electrifying Rock n Roll. They released their latest EP ‘The Louder You Scream’ at the end of April 2024. Overall, ‘The Louder You Scream’ is fun, catchy, and very true. It’s inspiring to make people think about things more and to be who they are. Very enjoyable and definitely a great EP Continue Reading
The Hip Priests are a band who have got better with time - and they weren’t exactly sub-par when they started out all those years ago. Granted, they were never going to fail tonight, but we weren’t expecting to get quite as blown away as we are, with an absolute belter of a set. New Saints were first support - imagine two punk rockers trying their hand at industrial music; Continue Reading
Since reforming in 2007, Department S have continually pushed forward with new material, and this latest studio album ‘Burn Down Tomorrow’ showcases them at their very best. It may have taken time to come to fruition, but this album is well worth waiting for. It’s complex but not overblown, and delicately produced to bring out the sounds the band were aiming for. The Continue Reading
A new venue for me tonight; London’s Scala, which is a stone’s throw from Kings Cross station and not far from Euston Square, where Laurie Wright says he used to “beg for crack”. Today, he’s celebrating being almost 5 years sober, and the launch of his excellent second album ‘We're Only Warming Up’. First support Super Swamp Jellyfish's fun, funky, guitar-driven indie rock Continue Reading
With 35k+ followers on TikTok and Instagram, Eville are turning the new generation of fans onto the 90s nu-metal scene and standing at the vanguard of the revival. Industrial Brat Metal sound meets the grit of grime punk in their latest colossal impact of a hit, 'Ballistic'. The unhinged, off-the-rails anthem captures the band’s feral energy within a gritty
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Tonight’s bill features three bands, none of whom outstay their welcome, and there are only 15-minute breaks between their sets. Of course, such antics wouldn’t be half as entertaining without decent tunes to back them up, but luckily, Dead Fun have plenty; mixing punk rock with plenty of rock n’ roll swagger on the likes of ‘Fuel To Burn’ and ‘Run Run Run’. Split Dogs Continue Reading
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