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Album Review : Dogshite drop brand new album on Grow Your Own Records

By Sonny Tyler
Dogshite are based in the big smoke and have been peddling their own form of Anarcho-punk rock for quite some time now. They are also known to inject a little Ska into their tunes, which gives their gigs a danceable and party-like atmosphere. New album 'Violation' is out on Grow Your Own Records and is an enjoyable release for all those punk rockers, ska fans and festy Continue Reading
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EP review: Plastic Meat show off their Punk energy in ‘Losing It’

By Phil Withall
Madrid's Plastic Meat describe their style as "frenetic Punk loaded with high doses of Rock’n’roll in a formula which includes 1977’s vibes revisited with the high-energy sound of the current Aussie scene." They are indeed fine exponents of the short, fast, loud form of music, and their latest release, a six-song E.P called ‘Losing It’ conveys what they are about and Continue Reading
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Book Review: ‘Born of Struggle, Living in Hope: The Anarcho-Punk Lives of the Centro Iberico, 1971-1983’

By Herman de Tollenaere
In ‘Born of Struggle, Living in Hope: The Anarcho-Punk Lives of the Centro Iberico, 1971-1983’, author Nicky Soulsby explains the links between the anarcho-syndicalist trade union federation CNT in Spain in the 1930s, and bands such as Crass, Poison Girls, Zounds and The Mob playing in London in the 1980s. Nick deserves praise for his meticulous research into the many Continue Reading
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Album review: Taxi Girls drop dynamite debut ‘Static’

By Ruth Rae
Montreal's Taxi Girls herald their arrival with 'Static', their debut full-length album, out on 26th June via Stomp Records. Pulling together giant hooks, sharp songwriting, dual-vocal chemistry, and a deep appreciation for the women who made rock and roll dangerous, stylish, and impossible to ignore, Taxi Girls are The Go-Go's for the 21st Century! This is a confident Continue Reading
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Album review: If This Is What Essex Sounds Like, Turn It Up! Rat Boy’s new release ‘CRASH!’

By Richie Viral
There are records that arrive politely. This is not one of them. 'CRASH!', the new album by Essex genre-bending indie Punks Rat Boy, does as the title suggests - crashes through the door and launches into full attack from the first buzzsaw chord. If The Clash had grown up on Essex housing estates, swapped reggae singles for skate videos, and discovered hip-hop before they Continue Reading
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Album review: The Dead Krazukies release 4th LP – ‘CIPHER’

By Phil Withall
Hailing from the southwestern French town of Hossegor, The Dead Krazukies are a band often described as being a skate punk outfit - a lazy catch-all that doesn’t really cover the variety in their music - and with the release of their fourth album, ‘CIPHER’, prove this perfectly. This is an album of contrast, of reflection and heritage. Of both the music that influenced The Continue Reading
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Album Review: Dead Strong release ‘147 Days’ musical diary

By Sonny Tyler
Straight out of Austin, Texas, this one man project Dead Strong commentates on the current US political climate... It is indeed melodic punk with a metal edge, and the production values have created an impressive, beefy sound. The musicianship is top-notch but at the end of the day, the lyrics are the star of the show for me. The words very effectively document a difficult Continue Reading