punk/post-punk
Track: Rotten Mind – Die Young
Swedish punks Rotten Mind have shared their new single ‘Die Young’, which is the third and final taste of the their upcoming fifth album ‘Unflavored’, due 18th March via Lovely Records. The band comments: ”Our hometown Uppsala is sometimes called “the city of eternal youth” and that was something I wanted to write about. It’s …
Tracks: Dead Freights – Hey Hatred
A compellingly dark sense of anger wrapped up in rhythmic barrage of searing post-punk. London’s Dead Freights new single “Hey Hatred,” is released today, on the final night of their jaunt across the UK supporting The Libertines on their “Giddy Up A Ding-Dong Tour”. “Hey Hatred” blasts into existence with a jagged intensity reminiscent of …
Live Review: Rare Breed / The Last Resort – Beat Generator, Dundee 16.02.2022
Beat Generator, in Dundee, is a well-known venue for old school punk bands. It has seen many Punk, Oi and Street punk bands throughout the years with Sham 69 and The Cockney Rejects being two of the finest exponents. It was the first time The Last Resort had been to Dundee and the crowd, who …
Track: Fontaines D.C. release new single ‘I Love You’, the second from forthcoming album Skinty Fia due out on 22 April
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘I Love You‘, the second single to be taken from their forthcoming album Skinty Fia which will be released on 22 April via Partisan Records. The band continue to follow their own path. Rather than return to the frantic energy of debut album Dogrel, here we have a track full of …
Live Review: The Chameleons / The Membranes – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 11.02.2022
The resurgence of punk and post punk bands continues with a major UK tour by The Chameleons. Originally formed in 1981, it’s a significant anniversary to tour to celebrate 40 years of being a band but in this case, The Chameleons had chosen to tour their 1985 album “What Does Anything Mean? Basically”. Like many …
News: Millie Manders And The Shutup Announce Toot Sweet Tour And GoFundMe Campaign
Having previously announced they will support Less Than Jake on their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour in March and April alongside Skinny Lister and The Toasters, Millie Manders And The Shutup have now announced their Toot Sweet Tour for June this year as follows: June Wed 01 Newport Le PubThu 02 Weston-Super-Mare Brit BarFri 03 Derbyshire Under The CastleSat 04 Morecambe Nice N …
Live Review: Millie Manders And The Shutup – Islington Academy, London 02.02.2022
Millie Manders And The Shutup played their first full headline UK tour last autumn in celebration ofthe release of their debut album, Telling Truths, Breaking Ties. They returned to treat a London crowd to make of the songs that make up that album for a nights entertainment at Islington Academy. Their brand of broad punk …
Album Review: Silverbacks – Archive Material
Every so often a country, city or a scene throws up a couple of acts, that has the A&R men scrambling for their company credit cards, an A-Z (usually a motoring atlas that features places outside of London) and a glint in their eye. In the past it’s been Wales, Seattle, New York, Glasgow, Bristol, …
Live Review: The Stranglers / Ruts DC – O2 Academy, Glasgow 29.01.2022
The Stranglers have played a venue in Glasgow every time they toured the UK. That means, for the past 45 years, it has been a main stay for the band and there’s a reason for that, if you can make it in Glasgow, you can make it anywhere! It’s a tough nut to crack but …
See: Mute to release SUICIDE career retrospective; see new short film including previously unreleased version of Frankie Teardrop
SUICIDE, the celebrated and increasingly thought of as seminal duo of Alan Vega and Martin Rev, is to have their first collection – Surrender, released via the ever brilliant Mute / BMG label on March 25th. From it is a new short film directed by Douglas Hart (My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, The Jesus & …