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EP Review: ‘Prehistoric Hijinks’ by Grapefruit

By Lawerence Linton February 23, 2026

I was recently given an EP to review from Hawaiian punk/ska band Grapefruit - a long-standing group from Kailua, Oahu – titled ‘Prehistoric Hijinks’. Formed in 1992, the trio of Brandon (guitar/vocals), Justin (bass/vocals), and Tom (drums) have shared the stage with major acts in the punk scene, including the legendary Green Day. A blend of raw energy, memorable Continue Reading

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Album review: Not The Face! release ‘How Vulgar’

By Hannah Calver February 22, 2026

Brighton-based punk band Not The Face! formed back in 2019, releasing their self-titled EP in 2020, and have now released their 12 track debut album ‘How Vulgar’. The whole album is sick as fuck, and I highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t already. Go skank and dance ‘til your hearts give out!Continue Reading

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Album review: Active Bastard – ‘The Golem’

By Alex Goose February 22, 2026

In two words; beautifully bleak. Much of this album is steeped in gothic atmospherics and none-more-black humour - just scroll down and look at those song titles, for goodness sake. Continue Reading

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Album review: Aurevoir Sòfia – ‘Scuola Sòfia’

By Alex Goose February 20, 2026

Overall ‘Scuola Sòfia’ is far too good to be pigeonholed as some kind of musical curiosity; it’s as good a hardcore record as you’re likely to hear all year.Continue Reading

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Album review: Greek punks The Overjoyed release ‘Overjoyed’

By Herman de Tollenaere February 20, 2026

Athens, Greece punk rock quartet The Overjoyed have just released their third self-titled studio album. The songs are about subjects like personal struggles, mental health, addiction and identity.  Of the opening track 'Can’t Write Music', Leonidas writes: “I was in a really dark place… struggling with self-identity, drugs, a break-up… while living in a world recovering Continue Reading

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Album review: New Found Glory release ‘Listen Up!’

By Hannah Calver February 19, 2026

This whole album just screamed at me! So honest and relatable in so many different ways. You can easily sing along and dance to these tracks, and also do some air guitar and air drumming, which of course I did all of this throughout! So much emotion within the lyrics, you can feel it.Continue Reading

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EP review: LoGOz killer new 4-track, ‘Method is Madness’

By Ruth Rae February 18, 2026

Northumbrian melodic punk rock band LoGOz are looking forward to unleashing their brand-new EP ‘Method is Madness’ on 19th February 2026 – and it’s their most diverse release yet!Continue Reading

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Album review: Heart Attack – ‘The Future Is(n’t) Yours’

By Alex Goose February 18, 2026

The band originally formed in 2021, and they deal in hard-edged yet anthemic punk rock with the occasional muscular hardcore twist here and there. Rise Against wrestling Good Riddance with Sick Of It All as the referee? Yeah, something like that.Continue Reading

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Album review: Gogol Bordello boldly state; ‘We Mean It, Man!’

By Hannah Calver February 18, 2026

From the lower east side of Manhattan, American punk rock band Gogol Bordello  originally formed back in 1999 and have just released their 10th album ‘We Mean It, Man!’ on 13th February 2026 via frontman Eugene Hütz’s label Casa Gogol Records. The album has 12 tracks and three of them include guests - ‘Boiling Point’ features Grace Bergere, ‘From Boyarka to Boyaca’ Continue Reading

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Album review: a posthumous release from Brian James – ‘Kicks And Diabolik Licks’

By Nic Howden February 17, 2026

Despite battling illness in recent years, Brian James stayed busy. He managed a final reunion tour with The Damned in 2022 and a couple of shows with a reconstituted Lords of the New Church, as well as writing and recording his final album 'Kicks And Diabolik Licks'.As he would say, “You want some action, then… yeah?”Continue Reading