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Album review: The Zipheads revel in a Rock’n’Roll Renaissance!

By Ruth Rae
Our favourite St Albans Rock 'n' Rollers The Zipheads release their third studio album 'Rock'n'Roll Renaissance' today! Twelve terrific tracks chart the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll upon almost every type of modern music, from Hard Rock to Rhythm & Blues, Pop to Punk, and Swing to Ska. The Zipheads are taking the new album on the road - join them at The Underworld Camden Continue Reading
Rat Hole Jun 5 2025 main
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Album review: Rat Hole are not scared of calling you a C*nt!

By Ruth Rae
Essex boys Rat Hole are here to take you back to a time when punk was unpretentious, underrated, and unequivocally unspeakable! Debut album 'Proper Cunt Music' dropped on 5th June, along with a riotous album release party at London's legendary Hope & Anchor. Tongue-in-cheek tales of 21st century lads trying to make sense of their frequently tortured lives, their only Continue Reading
Bar Stool Preachers at 100 Club London
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Live review: Bar Stool Preachers fill the 100 Club with music, joy & punk passion, ably supported by Voodoo Radio

By Ruth Rae
There are very few bands who would commit to playing their entire back catalogue over two nights in London, particularly when they’ve literally just flown home from LA, straight off the back of recording their fourth album.. However, Bar Stool Preachers are not like most bands – as their growing legions of fans will tell you! Opening proceedings on each evening were the Continue Reading
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Album review: Diaz Brothers – ‘The World Is Yours’ 

By Alex Goose
Well, after witnessing Diaz Brothers’ storming gig at London’s Hope & Anchor back in early January, how could we not check out their new record? ‘The World Is Yours’ (yep, that’s a ‘Scarface’ reference!) is the band’s second, after 2020’s self-titled debut, but the members are all old hands at this punk rock lark, having been active in other bands since the 80s.Continue Reading
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Album review: Iron Lung – ‘Adapting // Crawling’

By Alex Goose
None more bleak. Perhaps Iron Lung should have chosen to release ‘Adapting // Crawling’ in the depths of winter, rather than in the springtime, because this is a seriously dark record - both sonically and lyrically. Occupying a space somewhere between hardcore and noise rock, it’s the American duo’s first release since 2013’s ‘White Glove Test’, and their fourth overall.Continue Reading
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Voodoo Radio and Shonen Knife at Facebar, Reading 29th May 2025 

By Will Sewell
For this evening's gig we had the pleasure of Voodoo Radio followed by Shonen Knife at The Facebar in Reading. Many thanks to Steven Siddle and Nigel Poole from Club Velocity for what turned out to be a brilliant evening of Punk. It was great to see a packed room full of people, all there to see these two great bands. I would highly recommend Shonen Knife - if you get the Continue Reading