punk/post-punk
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 …
See: Green Day release new video for Still Breathing
American three piece Green Day have recently released the album Revolution Radio, which has been receiving about the best reactions since their most famous album American Idiot. Their second single from Revolution Radio is “Still Breathing”, a song which brings the powerful and energetic sounds of the band but also with it small details, electronica …
News: White Lies Announce UK Headline Tour
White Lies have today released tickets for their UK headline tour next year, including a homecoming show at London Troxy. This run of dates, in addition to their European shows scheduled in November and December, is in response to overwhelming demand following the release of their fourth album ‘Friends’ (released on 7 October). ‘Friends’ was …
Album Review: Touché Amoré – Stage Four
Touché Amoré have been one of the shining lights of modern hardcore ever since they announced themselves to the scene with 2011’s “Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me”. This record showcased a perfect balance of unrelenting punk aggression and serene melancholic melody. The follow up “Is Survived By” possibly slowed the groups momentum, the …
Album Review: Axis: Sova : Motor Earth
Before hearing Axis: Sova’s newest album called Motor Earth I had no idea who he was. Yes, Axis: Sova is a he. That’s the name Chicago guitarist Brett Sova goes by when creating grainy garage rock albums. If you’re at all familiar with DIY, scuzzy rock gods like Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Kelley Stoltz, …
Album Review: Preoccupations – Preoccupations
Preoccupations is the band formerly known as Viet Cong. Viet Cong was a band that put out one of my favorite albums of 2015. Preoccupations is a band that may have put out one of my favorite albums of 2016. Not only for the fact that their self-titled album is a beautifully dark concoction of …