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WitchDoktors Sep 2025 by Ruth Rae
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Album review: WitchDoktors conjure up riveting Rock’n’Roll magic with IZZATSO?

By Ruth Rae
Yes, you CAN improve on perfection! Join the Doks and friends on a magnetizing mission into musical agility.. WitchDoktors' sixth studio LP ‘IZZATSO?’ drops on Halloween 2025 via Bomber Music. "Well worth the wait" doesn't even begin to portray how terrific this album is - or how each and every collaboration with guest musicians has added so much to its tracks. The title Continue Reading
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Live Review: The Stranglers ‘51’ Tour, Leeds o2 Academy, 17th Oct 2025

By Ruth Rae
Now into their 51st touring year, The Stranglers have survived many of the very worst things that can happen to a band. Their immense and impressive back catalogue stretches through the decades, yet it’s been a point of consternation for many fans that despite a wealth of material, they were hearing the same songs over and over again when the band played live. Fortunately, Continue Reading
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Book review: ‘Early Days, a conversation about art, punk & otherness’ by Penelope Houston with Maria Elena Buszek

By Herman de Tollenaere
‘Early Days, a conversation about art, punk & otherness’ by Penelope Houston of The Avengers with Maria Elena Buszek was recently published in the USA as a 44-page booklet.The chapbook contains ten portrait drawings by Penelope Houston, and conversations about opening for the Pistols, women in punk, hardcore, queercore, riot grrrl, record labels, art schools, and Continue Reading
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Album Review: The Menstrual Cramps say ‘We’re Not Ovaryacting’

By Sonny Tyler
Formed and based in Bristol, UK, The Menstrual Cramps have applaudingly never held back with their righteous manifesto. They are proudly, self described as a "DIY, loud, queer, anti-fascist, pro-choice, intersectional and feminist" band. 'We're Not Ovaryacting' is actually the band's first online album, recorded at home in true DIY fashion back in 2017, and this vinyl and Continue Reading