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Album review – the hard rocking debut by Monkeys Blood – ‘Anthropoid’

By Ruth Rae
What do you get when three lads from several top Northeast English punk bands get together? A new, even wilder punk group named after a popular ice cream topping from their youth! Monkeys Blood are: Peesh (LoGoZ/Junkster/Cherry & Peesh) - guitar and vocals, Denni (The Undaclass/The Unnamed/All Out Attack) - bass and Iain (Slalom D) - drums. Monkeys Blood have gone down a Continue Reading
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Album Review : Good Riddance scratch that 7-year itch, and release a brand-new record

By Sonny Tyler
Based out of Santa Cruz in California (USA), Good Riddance are no strangers to the melodic punk scene, and over the decades, they have more than left their mark. 'Before The World Caves In' is the band's 10th studio album, and the first one in 7 years. This latest release out on 27th March on Fat Wreck Chords actually coincided with the No Kings marches that went on Continue Reading
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Album review: The Downstrokes – ‘The Furious Hours’

By Phil Withall
Hailing from the Northeast of the U.S, The Downstrokes are a band with a lot of experience in them and that journey is evident in their latest album, ‘The Furious Hours’. The twin guitars of lead vocalist Gerry LaFemina and Robin Summerfield are complemented by the rhythm section of bassist Gred Wood and drummer Clint Higgins. Too often bands try to be/sound like someone Continue Reading
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Album review: Jim Jones All Stars are back in the groove with ‘Cat Fight’!

By Ian Ladlow
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: Devon street-punks Riot City Radio are ‘Spitting Teeth’

By Ruth Rae
Plymouth, UK street-punk crew Riot City Radio released their sophomore album 'Spitting Teeth' on 27th March 2026 through Sunny Bastards Records. Sonically, Riot City Radio occupy that sweet spot between the melodic crunch of 'Wolves'-era Rancid and the defiantly working class camaraderie of Booze And Glory. And with a staunch anti-fascist slant, the band are determined to Continue Reading
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Album review: Pet Needs release ‘Elbows Out! This Is Capitalism’

By Hannah Calver
Colchester four-piece Pet Needs are back with their fourth studio album ‘Elbows Out! This Is Capitalism’. Vocalist Johnny Marriott explains: "We wanted to make an album that people would love to listen to all the way through, so we decided to tell a story. Being a musician right now is an act of defiance. Even with artificial intelligence and late capitalism doing Continue Reading