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Jimmy Eat World, London Crystal Palace Bowl, 16th August 2026

By Alex Goose August 17, 2026

Damn, we feel old. A visit to the UK from Jimmy Eat World is always a cause for celebration, but this time it comes with the sobering realisation that their breakthrough album ‘Bleed American’ is a whopping 25 years old. This evening, they’re going to play it in its entirety,.Continue Reading

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Album review: The Barbarians Of California – ‘MEGATONS’

By Alex Goose August 17, 2026

Damn. No sooner had we said that the best hardcore is usually born from struggle, than we came across this great sophomore album from The Barbarians Of California, with its somewhat…unorthodox take on the genre.Continue Reading

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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