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Punk and disorderly: The enduring impact of punk rock on design and culture

By Stewart Hodgson July 1, 2020

Way back in the mid-70s, an exciting new trend crawled its way off the streets and into our living rooms. It was grimy, intense, raw, and loud. Unfiltered and unaffected by all of the usual restrictions of the music industry – it was punk, the start of something completely new.  Like many cultural movements, the […]Continue Reading

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I Am What I Am And I Like What I Like: The Story of Queer Punk

By Welton B Marsland July 1, 2020

Queerness doesn’t just have fingerprints all over rock music – queerness is embedded into the very DNA of it. From pioneers such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Little Richard, to game-changer influencers like Janis Joplin, Fanny and David Bowie, queer creatives have helped drive popular music into bolder, more adventurous directions. Punk is no exception. […]Continue Reading

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Album review: Darkwave crew Fotocrime release ‘Security’

By Per-Åke Wärn March 9, 2026

Harnessing the fury of Killing Joke and the man-vs-machine churn of Ministry for a new era, Fotocrime release their fifth album 'Security' on Friday 13th MarchContinue Reading

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Baz Warne’s autobiography – ‘No Grass Grows On A Busy Street: 25 Years On The Road With The Stranglers’

By Ruth Rae March 7, 2026

An intriguing, in-depth portal into Baz's experience as guitarist and singer of one of the world's best known bands, we become absorbed by tales of travel chaos, much comradeship between the band and the crew, high jinks on and off stage, and sometimes, dealing with less than pleasant people in or managing other bands.. Baz has compiled a fascinating book written in his Continue Reading

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Album review: Gogol Bordello boldly state; ‘We Mean It, Man!’

By Hannah Calver February 18, 2026

From the lower east side of Manhattan, American punk rock band Gogol Bordello  originally formed back in 1999 and have just released their 10th album ‘We Mean It, Man!’ on 13th February 2026 via frontman Eugene Hütz’s label Casa Gogol Records. The album has 12 tracks and three of them include guests - ‘Boiling Point’ features Grace Bergere, ‘From Boyarka to Boyaca’ Continue Reading

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Continental Lovers, London Fiddler’s Elbow, 12th Feb 2026

By Alex Goose February 13, 2026

As much as we enjoyed headliners Continental Lovers at last year’s Rebellion Festival, we’ve long been looking forward to catching them in a smaller venue, and it has to be said that the likes of ‘Really Doesn’t Matter’ and ‘Screwing Your Life Up’ hit that much harder when they’re right up in your face.Continue Reading

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Album review: SkyTigers – ‘…Injustice For All’

By Alex Goose February 10, 2026

Boy, did SkyTigers see me coming from a mile away. Hardcore punk, rock n’ roll and thrash metal all rule my world, and on ‘…Injustice For All’, this Lowell, Massachusetts quartet mix all three to utterly devastating effect.Continue Reading

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Album review: Mean Ellees debut ‘All You Can Eat’

By Ruth Rae February 6, 2026

Mean Ellees released their first album 'All You Can Eat' on 1st September 2025 - a triumphant collection of tunes and earworms about their favorite clubs, heartache, the joy of drinking, unwelcome mackers, and everything else that keeps them so busy.. This band's energetic and joyful playing is contagious - the fun that the four have on stage is quickly transferred to Continue Reading

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Amsterdam punk pioneer of Panic, Peter ten Seldam (1943-2025), passes away

By Herman de Tollenaere December 30, 2025

On 14 December 2025, Peter ten Seldam, singer of Panic, one of the first Dutch punk bands, passed away as a consequence of a fall.Continue Reading

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Spunge, London Signature Brew Haggerston, 28th Nov 2025

By Alex Goose November 30, 2025

Spunge, bless them, have long had a fine sense of the ridiculous, and the bizarre antics continue to this day. After all, why make a grand entrance when you could just get on stage and offer the crowd some Doritos? Why not pause mid-set whilst the crowd attempts to construct a human pyramid?Continue Reading