punk/post-punk
Soundtrack of our lives: Stephen Jones / Babybird
If you think it all began and ended with You’re Gorgeous, a song which catapulted Stephen Jones into the mainstream 22 years ago (number 3 in the UK charts) , then you’d be mistaken. He’d already recorded a handful of records by that point, and since then, with the help of bandcamp he’s released nigh …
Track: Hot Snakes – Death Camp Fantasy
Swami John Reis and Rick Froberg have made music together since high school, under the guise of many band names. In 1999 it was the lean, mean swagger of Hot Snakes that caught the ears of the people of San Diego. Consequently, Reis and Froberg are responsible for some of the most turbulent rock and …
Album Review: Screaming Females – All At Once
Screaming Females are back. For those unaware of the band, they are a three-piece independent rock/punk band from New Jersey. Made up of Marissa Paternoster (vocals + guitar), Mike Abbate (bass) and Jarrett Dougherty (drums), their new album All At Once is out February 23rd on Don Giovanni Records. Their previous album Rose Mountain was …
Playlist: Basque Post-Punks Belako choose us a Punk Top Ten
Ahead of tomorrow (23rd February) album launch, we spoke to Basque country post-punks Belako about their ten favourite punk records. The album,‘Render Me Numb, Trivial Violence’, was led by the singles Render Me Numb, Over the Edge and ‘Maskenfreiheit’, and is being jointly released Belako Records, El Segell del Primavera and [PIAS] (for the international …
See: The Lovely Eggs release video for Wiggy Giggy
The Lovely Eggs have revealed a new video for the track Wiggy Giggy ahead of the release of the album “This Is Eggland“. This song’s message that you can travel to outer space, and not realise what you have at home, is told through the medium of claymation space creatures and psychedelic collage. Dinosaurs! Kings! …
News: Spear of Destiny – New album and 35th Anniversary Tour
Kirk Brandon’s Spear of Destiny release their 14th album – ‘Tontine’, to commerorate the band’s 35-year existence. It coincides with a U.K. tour, kicking off with two nights in Crewe on the 11th & 12th of May, and visiting, North, South, East and West, as well as Scotland and Wales. Fans can expect to hear …
Album Review: The Rezillos – Flying Saucer Attack
A timely reissue of Edinburgh`s finest New Wave Beat Group`s classic Cant Stand The Rezillos and Mission Accomplished albums, packaged togeher under the title Flying Saucer Attack. Removed from other punk bands of the day The Rezillos leaned on 1950`s and 60`s rock and roll, garage and Sci Fi themed subjects to propel themselves literally into …
News: Rebellion Festival 2018 – PiL added
REBELLION FESTIVAL CONFIRMS POST-PUNK LEGENDS PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED (PiL) TO THE LINE-UP FOR THE 2018 FESTIVAL, COMING 2nd – 5th AUGUST AT THE WINTER GARDENS IN BLACKPOOL US PUNKS THE MENZINGERS AND THE VANDALS ALSO CONFIRMED THIS WEEK www.rebellionfestivals.com John Lydon’s post-Pistols group Public Image Limited (PiL), have been confirmed to perform at Rebellion Festival in …
Track: Ash – Buzzkill
Out on May 10th is the new album, Islands, from the mighty Ash via Infectious Music (a return to the label which released their 1977 and Free all Angels albums) From it, they’ve released a new track – Buzzkill, which features The Undertones’ Damien O’Neill and Mickey Bradley on backing vocals. Speaking about the track, …
See: Belako reveal new video for Lungs
Basque country post-punk/synth-rock band Belako are on the cusp of releasing their new album ‘Render Me Numb, Trivial Violence’ via Primavera Sound’s in-house label El Segell on 23rd February. They’ve already released a couple of singles from it Render me Numb and Over the Edge, and they can add a third to that with their …