meltchester vol 2 – get your skates on and don’t miss it
As we slide into the festival season, if you’re looking for something to ease you in gently this weekend then, there’s probably no finer place to be than under the Mancunian Way this Saturday! The coolest venue in town (and not just because their first gig of the year was the coldest I’ve ever been …
riskee & the ridicule – tour dates and new album news
The UK music scene is renowned the world over for devising, nurturing, and developing new music styles. Where the Brits begin, the rest of the world follow. Riskee & The Ridicule fuse hardcore punk, metal and grime, coating it with a sweet emo/street punk glaze. Live they are an absolute powerhouse. Formed in 2011, with …
introducing: cherry red records
I bought my very first Cherry Red Records release in 1980, when San Francisco punk legends, Dead Kennedys, released their second single, the seminal “Holidays In Cambodia”, their first of four 7” records for the label. Celebrating their 45th year with a slew of anniversary releases, formed in 1978, Cherry Red Records is a British independent record …
keeping control : independent manchester music scene 1977-81 remembered
Keeping Control: Independent Music from Manchester 1977-1981 Various Artists on Cherry Red Records (76 track 3xCD set) This a great collection of Manchester music from a 4-year period in its history, perhaps the most important era in the overall scheme of things. Manchester entrepreneurial legend Anthony Davidson, the owner of TJM Rehearsal studios, probably the …
special delivery from oz – melbourne band’s debut lp gets uk release
Described by Rolling Stone magazine as the best Australian album of 2022, Forever Giving Handshakes by Melbourne’s upcoming garage-punks, Delivery, gets its well deserved UK release on May 19th, on Anti-Fade/ Spoilsport / Feel It Records. Ahead of the release the band have a single out, Poor To Middling Moneymaking, which mixes fast-paced, spiky, angular …
rancid drop surprise new single ahead of album release announcement – tomorrow never comes
Photo: Atiba Jefferson This week Rancid dropped a surprise new single, Tomorrow Never Comes, in advance of their 10th studio album with the same title, which is released on June 2nd on Hellcat/Epitaph Records. The new album is a 100mph journey punctuated by 16 tracks, mostly clocking in at under 2 minutes! In keeping with …
rollins completes rebellion line-up for 2023
In 112 days the 2023 Rebellion Festival kicks off at Blackpool Winter Gardens. The annual gathering runs from Thursday Aug 3rd to Sunday Aug 6th, attracting visitors from all over the globe and is an anticipated highlight of Blackpool’s summer, by the local community, who embrace it with both hands. “Better than when those bloody …
Outbreak festival 2023 – day splits announced
It’s 12 years since the Outbreak Festival began in Sheffield and the festival has new home in Manchester for 2023, in the shape of the Mayfield Depot, a stones throw from Piccadilly Station, having been at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in 2022. Day splits and day tickets have just been announced, which sees some of the …
News: debut release from new skapunk supergroup, featuring 2 ex-members of operation ivy
Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels unveil their new project BAD OPTIX with the release of debut single “Raid” today via Hellcat Records. Their first venture together since the short-but-sweet run of Operation Ivy (1987-1989), they are also joined by drummer Joey Castillo (Circle Jerks, The Bronx) and bassist Spencer Pollard (Trash Talk). The new track …
Live Review: Grade 2 give star & garter a short back and sides
Since my first listen of the new Grade 2 LP, I’ve been champing at the bit to hear these songs live, and tonight finally delivers exactly what I’d hoped for. Another early Sunday night at The Star & Garter, courtesy of STP Records (thanks Stu) as the tour shunts into the sidings in the shadow …