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Dead Dates formed in 2022 in Düsseldorf, led by Marcus “Opa” Haefs, who has been in numerous bands. New EP consists of just three tracks – title‘Rebellion in Blackpool’, plus ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Clark Kent’. Another interesting step is that all three songs are performed entirely in English. Every song has its own identity and message, yet together they feel like chapters of Continue Reading
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Now this is an interesting release – a collection of songs based on snatches of ideas the late Folk Devils singer Ian Lowery had recorded over forty years ago and which had remained hidden from the world for the majority of that time. The band’s old friend and former Parting Shots’ frontman, Dave Hodgson stripped the songs back, re-recorded the vocals and rebuilt each Continue Reading
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Active Slaughter have never been a band to mince their words, and this mini album 'You Bastards!' is no exception. If you think punk rock shouldn't include politics, then think again - punk is protest music after all. This band is coming from an anarcho-punk direction, where a righteous anger fights through their music. Eight angry tracks come at you on ten inches of Continue Reading
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On paper, Hannah Hays (14, guitar and vocals) and Lydia Stubbs (15, drums) are impossibly young to be turning out a record this assured. In practice, Trivia's debut EP ‘Home’ quickly makes their age irrelevant. Trivia already have tunes, confidence and something of their own beginning to emerge. Now perhaps they need to sharpen it, rough it up and see where the noise takes them.Continue Reading