punk
Track: Brighton’s Ditz decry the low-paid, daily grind on the howlin’ ‘Ded Würst’
SICK to the back teeth of your arse of a job, bare minimum on the table for you to break your back for? Jesus, ain’t it the way. We’ve all been there, all dug out the hell of that kinda job; and here’s the latest single from ragin’ Sussex quintet Ditz, themselves sick of the …
Say Psych: Live Review: Girls In Synthesis @ Rough Trade, Nottingham 23.10.2021
Tonight at Rough Trade, non profit organisation Rock Against Racism Nottingham are hosting London’s Girls In Synthesis. Formed in 2016, they have acquired somewhat of a cult following, and with good reason. If you’re looking for a sound that’s somewhere between something you know really well, and something you’ve never heard before, you don’t have …
Live Review – The Professionals + Desperate Measures. Newcastle Cluny, 19.10.21.
Two bands with members that, in one combo or another, have been stalwarts of the punk scene for 40+ years pretty much guarantees that tonight’s gig was going to be one of full on rock n roll packed with plenty of well recognised songs. Vocalist Eugene Butcher formed the short-lived Desperate Measures in his native …
See: Foxx Bodies’ excellently fiery punk pounder ‘Room’ ahead of their November album
EMERGING from the scene down in Tucson, Arizona, when singer Bella Vanek, guitarist Bailey Moses, bassist Matt Vanek, and drummer Adam Bucholz got together and began to move in musical lockstep they knew they had something beautifully, caustically special. They named themselves Foxx Bodies, and they brought caustic six-stringed catharsis out to the wider world. …
Track: Deadshowws exude power and riffage in the anthemic punk pop track ‘Baltimore’.
Hailing from the Central Coast in New South Wales, Deadshowws have just unveiled a blistering piece of punky poppy rock artistry in their new single ‘Baltimore’. Displaying an acute sense of melody filtering through a robust and aggressive delivery, this is an outburst that is considered and controlled and manages to avoid cliched quiet/loud patterns. …
Album Review: Australian punk legends The Hard Ons release thunderous new album ‘I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken’ and announce national tour.
The Hard-Ons have remained one of the most influential Australian punk bands for decades on end. Following the recruitment of beloved rock ‘n’ roll singer Tim Rogers the group have just released their thirteenth studio album, ‘I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken’. The record kickstarts with ‘Hold Tight’, an exultant number that seems to …
Track: Lily Konigsberg – Sweat Forever
After announcing her debut solo album, ‘Lily We Need To Talk Now’ which is due 29th October via Wharf Cat. Konigsberg has shared the second track off the album – ‘Sweat Forever’ “‘Sweat Forever’ was the first song successfully recorded for the album,” Konigsberg explains. “It’s mostly about the bad part of going through a huge change in your life and the confusion …
Track: Ferocious Dog – Broken Soldier
Ferocious Dog release the moving single ‘Broken Solider’ the second single from their forthcoming new album ‘The Hope’, which is released on 15th October via Graphite Records. With the release of Broken Solider Ferocious Dog want to raise money and awareness for Combat Stress, the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For over a century, Combat Stress have helped former servicemen and …
Track: Snafu Sign To Nuclear Blast And Share New Track Bring Suffering
Hardcore thrash/punk outfit SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) will release their long-anticipated new full-length record Exile//Banishment on 15th October via their new label home of Housecore Records in North America and Nuclear Blast in Europe. In advance of the release of Exile//Banishment, SNAFU unveils a video for ‘Bring Suffering’. The band comments: “‘Bring Suffering’ puts a paranormal twist on the classic tale of selling your soul to …
Track: Lily Konigsberg – That’s The Way I Like It
Lily Konigsberg, from art rock band Palberta, is announcing her solo debut LP, ‘Lily We Need To Talk Now’ due 29th October via Wharf Cat. The title is taken from a text she received from the album’s producer Nate Amos of the band Water From Your Eyes. Along with the announcement Konigsberg release of the album’s first single ‘That’s The Way I …