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News: Veteran punks Anti-Pasti to release first new album in 35 years
Eighties punks anti-pasti are set to release their first new material in 35 years with an album – Rise Up, out via Westworld Recordings on Friday 5th August. Set to coincide with the bands now bi-annual appearance at the Rebellion Festival, drummer Kevin Nixon commented “Drummer and spokesman Kevin Nixon commented, `we are thrilled to …
Track: VHS – Wheelchair
“The idea behind ‘Wheelchair’” says Josh Hagerman of Seattle/Reno punks VHS of their newly released track “is kind of uncomfortable territory for me, but it’s my very uninformed take on living in a sick culture, brought on by my fears of sickness, old age, and hospitals. ‘Wheelchair’ is a ‘what’s worse: the drugs or the …
Track: Brawlers – Day Job
Leeds punks Brawlers make a return with a new release, The Black EP out on July 1st, a follow up to last years much admired debut album Romantic Errors of our Youth. Decamped into a studio for a few weeks with producer Thomas Mitchener, the band have poured out their thoughts and ideas into five …
Track: Batteries – The Fall-In-Love Club
If you remember the day-glow dork punk (I just thought of that, and I quite likes it) of Bis, Steven Clark will be a vaguely familiar figure in his guise as Sci-Fi Steven. Fast forward to the now, and he’s back in his Batteries guise with a new single, The Fall-in-love club, a warning sign …
Tour News: Refused – UK and European Tour
Following the success of last year’s critically acclaimed album, Freedom, the Swedish punk rock visionaries Refused return to our shores as they continue their all conquering tour across Europe and the UK. Over the next few months the band will be performing multiple headline shows along with three festival appearances consisting of Dutch Paaspop Festival in …
Meet: Miss Vincent interview
Miss Vincent are going places- having released their second EP Reasons Not To Sleep earlier last year, they’re writing music once again, as well as being out on tour at the moment with FVK! We caught up with the whole band, which consists of Alex who provides vocals and guitar, Owain on bass, Jack on …
See: Life reveal video for Popular Music
Nothing like a straight up cup of fully caffineated punk-rock to kick start the week. “Popular Music” by Life is a fully charged double shot of the strong stuff, that’ll get you striding wide and fast, as you strut yourself down the high street towards whatever mundane tasks lay ahead for the next few days. …
Track: Dream Wife – Hey Heartbreaker
London based three-piece Dream Wife prove they’re a riot grrl fantasy with the lead single from their debut EP.‘Hey Heartbreaker’ opens with a tantalizingly long riff before Rakel Mjöll’s sugar-frosted vocals kick in, reminding me of Liela Moss from The Duke Spirit at her most sultry. Then the snarling chorus, “hey hey hey” shouted backing …
Say Psych: Album Review How’s Your Favourite Dream by Wooden Indian Burial Ground
Wooden Indian Burial Ground first came to my attention earlier this year when I came across a video of the lead track from this album, ‘Burnout Beach‘. At the time I thought that if the track was in anyway representative of the album then it would be very good indeed and now I’ve heard it …
Not Forgotten: Black & White by The Stranglers
Its early 1978 and I’m standing in the horrible brutalist Ryemarket Shopping Centre in Stourbridge, a copy of ‘Sounds’ in my hands (well all over my hands such was the nature of ink in those days) and the proceeds of my paper round in my pocket. I was thirteen and was deep in the thrall …