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Voodoo Radio, London Water Rats, 15th August 2026

By Alex Goose August 16, 2026

“Dad tells people to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Tinder!” So declares Voodoo Radio vocalist/drummer Paige with an eye roll, and it’s not the first or last time the Cumbrian daughter/father duo make us burst out laughing. They clearly love to wind each other up, but they clearly also share some kind of musical telepathy.Continue Reading

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Live review: The Wildhearts rock Reading’s Sub89 on 10th August 2026

By Ian Ladlow August 14, 2026

It’s been nearly five years since The Wildhearts played Reading, and a lot has changed. By 8pm, the venue is already gearing up for a big crowd. As a result, local lads Small Town Saviours get a respectable reception from the eager audience. Opening with ‘Failure is the Mother of Success’, it’s clear that this is going to be a set concentrating on the heavier elements of Continue Reading

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Bad Cop Bad Cop, London New Cross Inn, 4th August 2026

By Alex Goose August 5, 2026

A tough act to follow, for sure, but Bad Cop Bad Cop still manage to (narrowly) snatch the gold. There must be something in our collective eye when lead singer/guitarist Stacey Dee dedicates ‘Victoria’ to those whom we’ve lost to suicide...Continue Reading

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Album Review: Colorado punks the Sleights dig deeper on new LP

By Harriet Static August 5, 2026

To say the past eighteen months have been flat-out for the Sleights is something of an understatement. Hailing from Colorado Springs, a place they affectionately describe as “8 hours from anywhere”, the band have quickly become used to nine-hour drives and long shifts out on the road.Continue Reading

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Album review: Professor And The Madman – ‘Dreamworld’

By Phil Withall August 4, 2026

After a six year break, Professor And The Madman return with a new album. The quartet are comprised of Sean Elliott and Alfie Agnew - both formerly with D.I. - plus Rat Scabies and Paul Gray - the rhythmic soul of The Damned.Continue Reading

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EP review: Amongst Strangers tell it like it is on debut EP ‘Strength Of A Few’

By Harriet Static August 3, 2026

It’s about time the world caught up with Norfolk’s own: Amongst Strangers. These East Anglian street punks dished up their banging five-track EP ‘Strength of a Few’, at the tail end of last year. It’s everything you’d want from a modern punk debut: punchy, high-velocity and anti-establishment.Continue Reading

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Shake Some Acton gig #167, Harrow Trinity Bar, 31st July 2026

By Alex Goose August 1, 2026

Resistance is futile, folks, because tonight’s headliners Deaf Devils are coming for you, whether you like it or not. We’ve already witnessed the Spanish quartet dazzle at venues all over central London, and now it’s the turn of the sleepy suburb of Harrow-on-the-Hill to be Deafened.Continue Reading

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The Dickies: Still the fastest show in town – Düsseldorf Pitcher, 28 Jul 2026

By Florian Reith July 31, 2026

From an intimate club in Düsseldorf to the Rebellion Festival stage in Blackpool, the Californian Fun Punk pioneers The Dickies continue to prove why they've lost none of their energy after almost five decades!Continue Reading

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Album review: Making Friends second release ‘Home Is Where The Heart Was’

By Hannah Calver July 29, 2026

From the UK’s sunny south coast, Making Friends are a Skate-punk band who formed back in 2020. Returning with a banger of a second album, ‘Home Is Where The Heart Was’ is reviewer Hannah's new favourite of the year with its insane and powerful guitar riffs, killer basslines, impressively fast hard-hitting drum beats, melodic and raw vocals, what more could you ask for?Continue Reading

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Album Review: Icons Of Filth release brand new album to give us a ‘Time Of The Signs’

By Sonny Tyler July 29, 2026

Welsh Anarcho-punk legends Icons Of Filth are back with a vengeance with new album 'Time Of The Signs'! A great album, giving us that distinctive Icons Of Filth sound, but with a modern twist. A band that has not lost any of their ferocious bite!Continue Reading