London Alt Punks Healthy Junkies have just dropped their highly enticing new album, 'Listen To The Mad' on their own label, Banana Castle Records. A complex, captivating kaleidoscope of catchy, creative songs, this album is a very fine example of their work indeed - Healthy Junkies can deftly turn their skilled hands to any genre of music, yet still sound uniquely themselves.Continue Reading
From the West Midlands, UK, Year Zero are the punk band for the 21st century, playing electrifying Rock n Roll. They released their latest EP ‘The Louder You Scream’ at the end of April 2024. Overall, ‘The Louder You Scream’ is fun, catchy, and very true. It’s inspiring to make people think about things more and to be who they are. Very enjoyable and definitely a great EP Continue Reading
For the first time since the 40th anniversary reunion shows of the original ‘Bite Back’ line up back in 2021, Eddie Garrity's Slaughter are set to return!
Performing tracks from the critically acclaimed Slaughter & The Dogs album ‘Bite Back' (Produced by Mott the Hoople drummer Dale Griffin), the band will play across the UK, with more dates to be announced.
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Reading, Berkshire, UK has a very lively Punk scene - it may be known for the annual Music Festival, but during the rest of the year, there are numerous Punk bands playing at our great venues. One of these, Launch Control, puts on gigs to showcase local talent at east-of-town-centre bar The Outlook. Local Reading pop punk band Almost Aliens. They wowed the crowd with their Continue Reading
On a chilly night in the steel city of Sheffield, The Leadmill, renowned for its vibrant atmosphere and rich musical heritage going back to 1980, played host to two punk bands of legendary status: The Undertones and Ruts DC. An explosive performance from Ruts DC, a fusion of raw aggressive Punk interwoven with laid back bass heavy Reggae. A nostalgic trip with The Continue Reading
Formed from the post-lockdown remnants of St Albans' cult vaudeville rockers The Tuesday Club, Post-Punks Narcotic Hearts unleash their new album 'Open Up Your Mind's Eye' tomorrow! They describe their music thus: "We play trashy, ‘outsider’ pop, sonically stomping between glam, power pop & new wave, but who can say? One person's meat is another person's plant based Continue Reading
Intrepid photographer Phil Thorns headed to Leicester to capture the action across both days of HRH Punk 4 Festival! This friendly, well run event had a great atmosphere. Here are a selection of Phil's snaps from Day 1Continue Reading
On 4th September 2024, the 'Uitholling Bovenlangs' sampler LP, a collaboration between young punk bands was launched at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. Seven Dutch bands and Belgians Maria Iskariot proved once again that punk is not dead, especially young punk!Continue Reading
Hailing from Brighton on the south coast of England, Daffodildos have released three singles in just a few weeks! The lyrics of all three deal with important social issues, emphasizing a tendency present within punk since it began.Continue Reading
To make music iike RVG do, you have to have lived a life like that of frontwoman Romy Vager. We won’t dwell on the specifics right now; suffice to say that she’s faced much more than her fair share of adversity. What is evident, though, is that she’s channelled all her frustration into her songs to truly amazing effect. Last year’s ‘Brain Worms’ LP is her band’s best work Continue Reading


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