Original The Damned drummer Rat Scabies re-joins the band! In a surprise announcement made today, it was confirmed that original The Damned drummer Rat Scabies will be back behind the kit for tours, festivals and more in 2024!Continue Reading
Hard touring punks Grade 2 celebrate their most successful year yet with a stratospheric show in London! Putting many older bands to shame, these guys are tight, seamless and almost telepathic in their moves and music. Jack and Sid frequently criss-cross the stage, their vocal and musical interchanges as slick as a whistle. It's mesmerising and mind-blowing! Jacob on Continue Reading
'Strangler In The Light' a biography of The Stranglers extraordinary bass player Jean-Jacques Burnel has recently been published in English. Compiled from a series of online interviews conducted by writer Anthony Boile, this biography is an easy one to pick up and put down, as the chapters don't have to be read in strict order to obtain fascinating insights into JJ's life Continue Reading
Ruts DC return with the wonderful 'ElectrAcoustiC Volume Two' (Sosumi, 2023), another stunning collection of their best music, re-worked acoustically in the way they do so well. This admirable follow-up to 2021's ElectrAcoustiC Volume One (there was always going to be another album, given The Ruts / Ruts DC's rich back catalogue!) is an absolutely essential addition to any Continue Reading
'Hello Rockview' by Less Than Jake was a seminal album in the ska punk/skate rock genre. And 25 years after its release, let's give it a revisit....Continue Reading
The Floridian band's latest single is a "anthem of hope, determination and strength."Continue Reading
The punk rock firebrand looks back on ‘War On 45’, forging new paths alongside Black Flag and gate-crashing the Dead Kennedys in LondonContinue Reading
The Linda Lindas have delivered a rendition of The Music Explosion's timeless 1967 hit, 'Little Bit O' Soul.' The cover is set to grace the screens of Amazon Prime Video and Blumhouse Television's latest horror-comedy 'Totally Killer.'Continue Reading
The pop punk trio from Omaha are back with a new album 'Dear Departed'.Continue Reading
Release on September 30 1977 "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" was groundbreaking and its message still resonates today, 46 years on.Continue Reading


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