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The influence of 60s mod bands like The Kinks and The Who can’t be overstated in shaping the musical landscape of the UK in the mid to late 70’s. Fledgling punk bands adopted, adapted and bastardised versions of Daltry & Co, honing their musical chops before eventually venturing on to penning their own songs. The …

Every so often a band resurfaces, and people proclaim them as some sort of ironic “guilty pleasure”, as if good music should be embarrassing! We’ve seen it loads in recent times with the likes of ABBA and Sparks. Now, I’m not about to join the trend but I did bloody love this band back in …

Of all the iterations of “punk rock”, it’s “Oi” that probably divides the fans more than any other genre. Whilst the biggest hitters from the scene, the likes of Cockney Rejects, Cock Sparrer and Angelic Upstarts have always been crowd pullers and led from the front, there has always been a darker underbelly on the …

With the ever-increasing number of Gen Zs, discovering new music through Social Media platforms like Tik Tok, the timing perhaps could not be better for a definitive box set on shoegaze legends, Chapterhouse. Spotify has already seen an increase inthe interest in luminaries such as My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive and Swervedriver on the platform, …

“The Melvins Complete Atlantic Recordings” is a comprehensive compilation album, which has now been reissued by Cherry Red Records in 2023. Originally released in 1996 that encompasses the band’s output during their major-label tenure with Atlantic Records. The Melvins, known for their influential contributions to the sludge and alternative metal genres, embarked on a brief …

IF YOU’RE a fan of Hüsker Dü man Bob Mould and you fancy spending some big, definitive bucks, then lookee here: Demon Music have announced that on October 2nd, they’ll be releasing Distortion: 1989-2019, a chronicle of both his solo career and that of his band Sugar.  This massive anthology will, for the first time, …

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) continue their 40th anniversary celebrations with the announcement of a career box set, ‘Souvenir’ and brand new greatest hits collection – out October 4th. The special box set will comprise of 5 CDs and 2 DVDs housed in a 10” box set, together with a hardback book, poster and a …

Cherry Red June 2019 By Leggy Mountbatten Spear Of Destiny The Albums 1983-85 After the successful reissues of the Theatre Of Hate albums, front man Kirk Brandon`s Spear Of Destiny get the box set works from Cherry Red. After the demise of TOH in 1983 Brandon and Stammers the two main parties formed Spear Of …