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EP review: RAD – ‘Rad To The Bone’

By Alex Goose August 27, 2026

Like so many of the best bands, RAD may not take themselves too seriously as people, but ‘Rad To The Bone’ sees them take a huge step towards becoming genuine crossover thrash contenders. The songs within are more musically developed and intricate than anything the Brighton crew have done before...Continue Reading

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Album review: MC16 reckon ‘We’re Gonna Need A Milkman’

By Richie Viral August 26, 2026

When everything is going wrong, forget the police or politicians, what society really needs according to MC16, is the reassuring presence of the milkman. 'We’re Gonna Need A Milkman' is a twelve song follow up to the midlands-based trio’s 2025 debut 'Machine Code’ and is supposed to be their happier album. The punk foundations remain wonderfully obvious throughout - Continue Reading

Hard-Ons & Jerry A main - photo by Tibone

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Album review: The Hard-Ons and Jerry A release long-promised self-titled joint LP

By Phil Withall August 26, 2026

Australian punk royalty (if that’s not too much of a contradiction) Hard-Ons have known Jerry A. Lang, the American lead singer of Portland legends Poison Idea, since they first toured together back in the late Eighties. Studio collaboration - ‘Hard-Ons/Jerry A’, releaesd 14th August 2026, brings together the feeling of the music that inspired them both with their own Continue Reading

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Outbreak Festival @ All Points East, London Victoria Park, 23rd August 2026

By Alex Goose August 25, 2026

Following its London debut last year, Outbreak Festival has returned; this time with its most diverse bill to date, and a hell of a lot of dust! Oh well, such are the joys of a post-heatwave festival, and ultimately today’s musical treats are well worth getting a bit grubby.Continue Reading

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Album review: State Power – ‘Hyperstition’

By Alex Goose August 24, 2026

As state of the world addresses go, this debut album from Dutch hardcore crew State Power is up there with the best of them. Much of ‘Hyperstition’ sees them quite rightly railing against modern malaises such as our over-reliance on technology, the disintegration of traditional communities...Continue Reading

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EP review: Thorns – ‘Ready To Strike’

By Alex Goose August 24, 2026

Well, after witnessing their ripper of a gig at London’s Black Heart last month, how could we not check out this new EP from youthful thrash crew Thorns? The Ohio natives’ CV is already pretty damn impressive...Continue Reading

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Interview: The Damned head down under; we caught up with Rat Scabies & Paul Gray before next month’s shows!

By Phil Withall August 23, 2026

Ahead of The Damned’s final, final tour of Australia I managed to catch up with drummer Rat Scabies on 31st July to talk creativity, pushing yourself and never stopping learning… I also caught up with bassist Paul Gray, a few days later on 3rd August, to talk about house moving, cats, tinnitus, sound, “over playing” and touring…Continue Reading

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Instigators, London 100 Club, 21st August 2026

By Alex Goose August 23, 2026

As ever, headliners Instigators are an unfussy bunch, announcing their arrival onstage with little more than a loud power chord, before tearing into the first of a whopping twenty-one songs. Compared with their set at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road earlier this year, vocalist Andy moves about more on the larger stage,...Continue Reading

Family Of Strangers - Lou in the crowd - photo by Ruth Rae

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Hot Flushes/High Voltage: Older women in punk & Menopause awareness gig in a week’s time!

By Ruth Rae August 22, 2026

Moon Punx are to put on an All Day Punk Music Event for The Menopause Charity to raise awareness and funds! Hot Flushes/High Voltage - featuring five top artists and bands - is happening on 30th August at The Fiddler's Elbow in London.Continue Reading

The Cramps - Bowery Basement 1977 - photo by David Godlis

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Album review: The Cramps ‘Gravest Gravy’

By Ian Ladlow August 20, 2026

The never-before-released, Alex Chilton-produced 1977 album by The Cramps, 'Gravest Gravy', mixed & mastered by Henry Rollins & Ian MacKaye is the first release on newly restarted Vengeance Records. Not one of the songs feels like a demo – each is already fully formed. Whether you are a lifelong Cramps fan or somebody who discovered the band through the appearance of ‘Goo Continue Reading

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EP review: RAD – ‘Rad To The Bone’

Album review: MC16 reckon ‘We’re Gonna Need A Milkman’

Album review: The Hard-Ons and Jerry A release long-promised self-titled joint LP

Outbreak Festival @ All Points East, London Victoria Park, 23rd August 2026

Album review: State Power – ‘Hyperstition’

EP review: Thorns – ‘Ready To Strike’

Interview: The Damned head down under; we caught up with Rat Scabies & Paul Gray before next month’s shows!

Instigators, London 100 Club, 21st August 2026

Hot Flushes/High Voltage: Older women in punk & Menopause awareness gig in a week’s time!

Album review: The Cramps ‘Gravest Gravy’

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