punk/post-punk
Live Review: The Maine / The Happy Fits / Charlotte Sands – House Of Blues, San Diego 21.04.2022
I have a special place in my heart for The Maine; they are one of the first bands that started my never-ending emo phase plus we are both from Phoenix, Arizona so I always felt just a little closer to them. The Maine, one of the most influential and well known pop-punk bands of the …
See: J. Zunz releases new video for Ráfaga alongside new album and live dates news
J. Zunz, the solo moniker of Lorena Quintanilla from Lorelle meets The Obsolete, has announced the release of her third album, Del Aire, is due out on June 24th via the ever brilliant Rocket Recordings label. Alongside the news she’s revealed a new video, directed by Mexican artist Víctor Garay, for the track Ráfaga, and news of …
Track: Bad Breeding – Human Capital
Three years on from their best album to date, ‘Exiled’, Stevenage’s Bad Breeding have announced their return with ‘Human Capital’, the blistering title track from their forthcoming fourth full-length album. The song is mostly slower and more contemplative than much of Bad Breeding’s previous material. While frontman Chris Dodd intones the vituperative lyrics as angrily …
Live Review: The Lovely Eggs – Heaven, London 08.04.2022
From Lancaster, The Lovely Eggs are a Husband and Wife duo Holly Ross and David Blackwell deliver a noisy and sublime punk style set at their biggest headline show to date at Heaven in London. The show coincides with the bands last album released two years ago in lockdown which also the reason for tonight’s …
Tracks: TV Priest – Bury Me In My Shoes
TV Priest have announced their new album ‘My Other People’ due 17th June via Sub Pop Records. The news also comes with the video for the new single ‘Bury Me In My Shoes’. The band also confirm a UK Tour as well as record in-store performances. Frontman Charlie Drinkwater says of the album, “My Other …
Meet: The Brighton Collective And Your New Favourite Band – Opus Kink
Brighton collective Opus Kink are taking the country by storm with their frantic groove-filled madcap mash up of punk, jazz and rock. We managed to catch them to answer some of our questions. Give us a potted history of the band The band formed in 1999 as a support group for genius problem-toddlers. After a brief 20 …
Live Review: Against The Current – O2 Academy, Birmingham 01.04.2022 Plus Gallery
Anyone arriving slightly late to this jam packed academy is serenaded by the sound of a relaxed cover of ‘The Black Parade’ courtesy of HalfLives. The sold out second room sets the room aglow with the lights from their phones and we all know we’re in for a hell of a night. This is a …
Meet: Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup
BM I am a little bit disappointed we don’t have flat hair Jaret today. I spent a lot of time watching your TikToks yesterday, I can’t lie. Do you enjoy how much connectivity and connection you can get with your fans on that platform? JR Yeah, for sure. It’s kind of not unlike Instagram or …
Meet: Millie from Millie Manders And The Shutup
Millie and the band have been busy preparing for the Less Than Jake tour, and their own headline tour in June. The band have created a GoFundMe campaign to help get a new van for the tour (after their previous one gave up the ghost) Give us a potted history of you and your band …
News: Bowling For Soup Are Heading Back On Tour!
Everyone’s favourite dads of pop punk Bowling for Soup are heading on tour this April! Due to a little thing called COVID the tour had to be rescheduled and we’re thrilled that the band will be back on British shores in April for their Crowdsurf The UK Tour. Supported by legends LIT, The Dollyrots and …