punk
EP: Hot Nuns – ‘Rude, Dumb and Anxious’
Norwegian power punk rock duo Hot Nuns, featuring members of Blood Command are back with a new EP titled “Rude, Dumb & Anxious”, which was released on May 15th via Loyal Blood Records. Recorded at SpaceKraft, mixed and mastered by Simon Jackman and with artwork done by Robert Høyem, “Rude, Dumb & Anxious” features four …
LIVE: The Clashed at The Georgian Theatre, Stockton (Tribute band)
The Clash tribute band and quite frankly, the only band that matters – The Clashed, managed to pack out the old Theatre in Stockton just prior to the lockdown that disrupted the venues live music plans. The Clashed have been around almost as long as The Clash themselves. They provide all the angst and riot …
Album Review: Crash and the Crapenters – Crash and the Crapenters
Aussie Punk Rock outfit Crash & the Crapenters (Yes I did read it as Carpenters for the first two or three times!) have been together since around 2015, but this self titled sophomore album released through ‘Big Radio Records’ is with the latest line up of Chris Carpenter – Vocals/Guitar, Darb Lewis – Guitar/ Vocals, …
Track: TV Coma – Boomerang
St. Albans rock band TV Coma have released a new song, Boomerang, from their forthcoming debut album Wuss’, out on Wiretrap Records latest on in the year. It’s about the boomerang generation of people back home living with their parents after leaving university. It’s a little gem of a pop punk track, razor sharp lyrics …
Track: Parallel Lights – Better off this way
Parallel Lights are a powerful pop punk outfit who bring their own unique take on to what is essentially a genre that has its biggest routes in the good old U.S of A, a quartet that consist of, Jamie Morrow (Vocals, Guitar) Paul Newling (Vocals, Bass) and Shane Steven (Drums). The trio formed in the Summer …
Album Review: Dope Body – Home Body
It has been 4 years years since Baltimore’s 21st century-style Stooges – ‘Dope Body’ decided to call it quits and head their separate ways. They weren’t apart for long before they got back together and released on to the world an isolation-times mixtape. ‘Home Body’ is the result released May 1st via Drag City. It’s …
SEE: Aborted Tortoise Release Video for “Violent Consumers”
This Perth Australia based five piece Garage Punk band who have featured previously, now release this latest video for a song taken from their recently aired album “Scale Model Subsistence Vendor” The video takes on a phenomena that in these dark times is even more prevalent than before, an eye into the a world of …
Track: Horror In Clay – Burnt Hands
Horror In Clay return with another track from their recording sessions with Aonghas Jones in the form of ‘Burnt Hands’ via Muzai Records. ‘Burnt Hands’ is another testament to the sheer antagonistic nature of Horror In Clay’s music. It’s utterly beautiful in all its piss-and-vinegar, macabre glory.Its crashing drums and sludgy awkward guitars with thick bass …
Track: Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death plus album news
Last year, Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. released what what I considered to be one of the best albums of the year, if not decade, with ‘Dogrel’. All the more incredible considering it was their debut album. 2019 began with them playing small venues around the UK (see my review of their April 2019 Manchester gig) and …
Obituary – Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers 29.3.49 – 3.5.20
Dave Greenfield was keyboard player in The Stranglers, frontrunners in the Punk movement. In a genre where lack of musicality was sometimes seen as a badge of honour, his virtuosity stood out from the very beginning, giving the band a sound that set them apart from their contemporaries. Often compared to Ray Manzarek from The …