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EP review: Dead Dates ‘Rebellion in Blackpool’ – Three Songs, Three Stories, One Honest Punk Rock Statement
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

Album review: Hank Deadwood: Ian Lowery – Unreleased and Re-imagined Vol 1 and 2
Now this is an interesting release – a collection of songs based on snatches of ideas the late Folk Devils singer Ian Lowery had recorded

Album Review: Active Slaughter have their say on new 10-inch release on Grow Your Own Records
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

Album review: Lueur remind us about ‘Half of Humanity’
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

Sex Pistols, The Undertones & Panic Shack at Piece Hall – this is what 50 years of punk looks like!
Three generations of Punk, one perfect Yorkshire evening – Sex Pistols, The Undertones and Panic Shack prove the movement is still evolving rather than simply

Album review: Radkey – ‘Bedroom Sand’
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


