A fun and successful benefit gig at Brighton's newly community-owned venue The Pipeline, to benefit charities Refuge and Mermaids, starring Emily Flea, Spit Sisters, Not The Face! and Yur Mum!Continue Reading
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Dead Dates formed in 2022 in Düsseldorf, led by Marcus “Opa” Haefs, who has been in numerous bands. New EP consists of just three tracks – title‘Rebellion in Blackpool’, plus ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Clark Kent’. Another interesting step is that all three songs are performed entirely in English. Every song has its own identity and message, yet together they feel like chapters of Continue Reading
Now this is an interesting release – a collection of songs based on snatches of ideas the late Folk Devils singer Ian Lowery had recorded over forty years ago and which had remained hidden from the world for the majority of that time. The band’s old friend and former Parting Shots’ frontman, Dave Hodgson stripped the songs back, re-recorded the vocals and rebuilt each Continue Reading
Active Slaughter have never been a band to mince their words, and this mini album 'You Bastards!' is no exception. If you think punk rock shouldn't include politics, then think again - punk is protest music after all. This band is coming from an anarcho-punk direction, where a righteous anger fights through their music. Eight angry tracks come at you on ten inches of Continue Reading
Sélestat punk quintet Lueur released their album ‘Half of Humanity’ on 18th June 2026 with 15 tracks of fun (essential to the spirit of the 90s) melodic punk rock. The hardcore energy hits hard with the raw and melodic vocals bringing it together to make the perfect combination.Continue Reading
Radkey are a band that have had to do things differently, battling adversity and setbacks again and again. They have spent years kicking back at everything that has come their way, and kept on pushing, kept on believing. 'Bedroom Sand' is testimony to that belief, a solid collection of songs played well, with attention to the small details.Continue Reading
On paper, Hannah Hays (14, guitar and vocals) and Lydia Stubbs (15, drums) are impossibly young to be turning out a record this assured. In practice, Trivia's debut EP ‘Home’ quickly makes their age irrelevant. Trivia already have tunes, confidence and something of their own beginning to emerge. Now perhaps they need to sharpen it, rough it up and see where the noise takes them.Continue Reading
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than in the company of live punk rock, a pint in hand and three bands determined to send the weekend out with ringing ears rather than a whimper? That's exactly what the Half Moon in Putney served up as Wipes, Red Anger and Voodoo Radio delivered a bill that never put a foot wrong.Continue Reading
For sure, Madball are a band on whom you can rely. At this stage, the New York hardcore veterans are highly unlikely to deviate much from the musical blueprint that they themselves have helped to forge, but few other bands have their knack for writing prime quality street-core anthems.Continue Reading
Headliners Thorns, however, ultimately triumph by going for speed as their weapon of choice, and my goodness do they use it well. Vocalist/guitarist Luke sports a Metallica shirt, and there are plenty of parallels to draw between his band and the early days of James Hetfield’s crew.Continue Reading
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