punk/post-punk
Live Review: Cherym / Period Drama – Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield 15.10.2023
First up, apologies to local band Skint Knees – also on the bill on an October Sunday at Sheffields Sidney and Matilda, who I missed due to a combination of middle age problems, yknow children and work and those sort of things. Next time. Luckily I didn’t miss the other two bands on show tonight, …
News: Women In Revolt! Underground Rebellion In British Music 1977-1985 – 14 Track Compilation Featuring Slits, The Raincoats, Chris & Cosey, Ludus, X-Ray Spex And More
Women in Revolt! (Underground Rebellion in British Music – 1977-1985) is a brand new 14-track compilation, set for release on Music For Nations on 3 November 2023 on neon yellow vinyl and digitally. The album, which compiles tracks from some of the most trailblazing – and often unsung – women working in UK music between 1977-1985, channels a passion and …
News: The Professionals announce extensive UK tour, and double vinyl repress of ’What in the World’ and ‘SNAFU’
The Professionals, the outfit formed by Paul Cook and Steve Jones out of the ashes of the Sex Pistols, have announced a bunch of UK dates as part of their Back and Better Tour 2023. Still led from his drum chair by Cook, he’s joined by Jones’ long term replacement Tom Spencer, alongside Dean Croney …
News: Fucked Up To Release ‘The Chemistry of Life’ 15th Anniversary Vinyl Edition, Watch New Video For ‘Black Albino Bones’
Originally released October 7th, 2008, ‘The Chemistry of Common Life’ is the second album by Toronto punk band Fucked Up. Today, we celebrate the record’s 15th anniversary with the promise of a fresh-looking orange vinyl reissue due out February 23rd. Pre-order it HERE. The band has also completed a new video for the song “Black …
Album Review: JOHN – A Life Diagrammatic sees London punks hone their craft into one of the albums of 2023
Out right now on the Brace Yourself imprint is the fourth album from South London punks JOHN, called A Life Diagrammatic. It’s a follow up to 2021s Nocturnal Manoeuvres, a record which saw the band move from perennial cult touring band to, well if not the mainstream then pretty close to it. A Life Diagrammatic …
Live Review: Delilah Bon / Valerie Rose – The Academy 2, Dublin 23.09.2023, plus gallery and set list
At a packed Academy 2 in Dublin this week, Delilah Bon worked the crowd into a frenzy from the get-go with her brand of bratty riot grrrl punk. All three members of the band seemed to give it everything, not once letting up the pace. Well, almost. For a brief moment in the set Lauren …
News: The Sisters Of Mercy Play 8 UK Headline Shows
The Sisters Of Mercy will perform two dates in London, UK, on September 22nd and 23rd, at the Camden Roundhouse, before embarking on their European tour. After completing the European dates, the band will return to the UK for six additional shows, beginning on November 15th, 2023, in Bristol at the Marble Factory, followed by performances …
Live Review: L.S. Dunes / Pinkshift – The Showbox Seattle, Washington State 02.08.2023
By Nestor Salgado L.S. Dunes takes the stage at The Showbox in the bustling downtown Seattle area, just a stone’s throw away from the famous Pike Place Market. Post-hardcore supergroup L.S. Dunes comprises a stellar lineup of rock musicians, namely Anthony Green from Circa Survive and Saosin as the lead vocalist, Frank Iero from My Chemical …
Live Review: Punk In Drublic Festival – Legend Valley, Ohio 24.06.2023 – 25.06.2023
By Tiffany Detzel The time has come to say goodbye, the end of an era is quickly approaching. Forty years is a long time, and oh so much has happened within them. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve canceled, but now, only the memories will remain. I am of course referring to Nofx’s Final Tour. Forty …
Live Review: Be Your Own Pet – Moth Club, London 07.06.2023
“Back from the dead!” announces Jemina Pearl as she begins the second consecutive night leading Be Your Own Pet in Hackney. Judging by the ragged band of fans before her the previous night was a suitably raucous resurrection of the Nashville punks who first started their love affair with London some 17 years ago. London …