punk/post-punk
Premiere: The Sly Persuaders – TFD + Interview
Full of surf tinged psychosis, and the cock sure swagger of a 50’s knife gang, London ‘billy-punks, The Sly Persuaders follow up what seems like an endless stream of live dates with their long awaited debut album. Drawing comparisons to the likes of The Gun Club, The Cramps, and The Birthday Party, they bring their …
See: Green Day release video for Troubled Times, plus UK tour dates
Green Day have unleashed a powerful new video for their track Troubled Times. The lyrical content of the song reflects current political and social issues around the world but in particular the situation happening regarding a certain Mr Trump in America. “What good is love and peace on Earth if it’s exclusive?” states front man …
Playlist: John Peel Show 26.6.88 tracks
Whatever John Peel show you use, compiling a complete playlist, or even an accurate one, given the breadth of the music chosen, much of it remaining in obscurity, is nigh on impossible. One of the enjoyable things though, it’s – apart from the cross genre breadth that Peel utilised meaning the music jumps from one …
Album Review: WSTR – Red, Green or Inbetween
After a thankfully brief period where it seems like the pop punk genre has been populated by lesser bands hitting the charts with a more pop focused version of the genre, it’s bands like WSTR (from Liverpool, UK) that can get things back on track to what it actually means to be successfully classed as …
Track: Pissed Jeans – Ignorecam
Ignorecam is the new track from Allentown, Pa. post-hardcore quartet Pissed Jeans, and is taken from their forthcoming fifth album Why Love Now, out on February 24th via Sub Pop. According to frontman Matt Korvette, the track is a twist on the idea of fetish cam shows ”where the woman just ignores you and watches …
News: Buzzcocks to reissue Spiral Scratch EP & Times Up
On 27 January will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of Buzzcocks’ legendary ‘Spiral Scratch’ EP by reissuing it. Then on 10 March they’ll be releasing Time’s Up, the 1976 demos recorded with founding member Howard Devoto and originally released as a bootleg, alongside the Buzzcocks (mk.1) Box, which will contain both vinyl …
Track: Lumer – Futile
Well if you’re from Hull, now’s the time to push yourself. Lumer’s particular knoll on the cultural landscape is an abrasive and energetic slice of hardcore punk whose slithering guitars wouldn’t sound out of place on a late 80s compilation LP. And in case you’re wondering, that’s a good thing.
Album Review: Various Artists: Action Time Vision: A Story of UK Independent Punk 1976-1979
A cracker of a new 4CD Box Set released for the 40th anniversary of Punk. Not that the anniversary should swing you into buying this, if it had come out in the last 20 years it should still be in your CD collection. There have been a few Punk Compilations over the years, some poor …
News: Laura Jane Grace Releases Memoir – Out Now
Laura Jane Grace of Against Me has penned her memoir titled ‘TRANNY: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout’. In Billboard’s list of 100 greatest music books of all time, Grace describes in great detail the personal turmoil she has faced as a transgender woman in the punk rock scene. Co-written by music journalist, …
See: Homebound reveal new video for Distrait
Farnham pop punks released a new video for recent single Distrait, taken from the bands forthcoming third EP, ‘The Mould You Build Yourself Around’, out via Rude Records (Set It Off, Blood Youth, Less Than Jake) on 10th February 2017. Distrait, distracted or absent-minded for those that don’t know, is a pulsating, muscular slice of …