punk/post-punk
Live Review: As December Falls – O2 Institute, Birmingham 14.10.2022 Plus Gallery
The Tyne & Lit By Lanterns help warm up this Birmingham crowd and set the tone for the evening. The Tyne even grab their own considerable crowd, teaching us all how to join in with ‘DEMONS‘ before going straight into it and grabbing one of the loudest choruses of the whole evening. The night is …
Track: Middleman – Entropy
London punk trio Middleman, have shared their debut single, ‘Entropy’ via Brainrotter Records. Recorded at the renowned Fuzzbrain Studios and mixed by Jonah Falco (Fucked Up, Career Suicide, Game etc), it is a taste of what to expect from their upcoming debut EP, ‘Cut Out the Middleman’, due out later this year. Singer Noah Alves elaborates: “I …
Meet: Jon H. Genier Of Punk Rock Band Twenty2
With the band’s new album out we caught up with band leaded Jon H. Genier to find out a little bit about the band and how the music comes together. Give us a potted history of the band My name is Jon H, I am the singer in the band TWENTY2. The band started in …
Live Review: Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls / Snuff / Pet Needs / Truckstop Honeymoon – 02 Academy Brixton, London 25.09.2022
The Folk Punk star Frank Turner finally heads out on tour again with a mammoth lineup with his provocative and joyous singalong set to a mass gathered audience with big hearted anthems! Known for his provocative views on right wing sediments which have sparked debates in the past and have led to doughs to which …
Live Photos: THICK – Seattle, Washington 23.09.2022
THICK is currently on tour supporting their new album ‘Happy Now’, the follow-up to their 2020 album “5 Years Behind”.
Track: Rex Simonson – Shimmer
Made up of Simon Topping of A Certain Ratio fame and his son Rex (hence the name) Rex Simonson are a brand new post punk project who have shared their new single ‘Shimmer’. Edgy driving bass joins with mysterious synths dripping with a cool, slick post punk vibe. Bright bursts of guitar break the surface …
Track: The Sweet Kill – Darkness
Pete Mills is the man behind The Sweet Kill, a one-man post-punk project which focuses on the more dark and gothic side of the genre. He is set to release his album Darkness on vinyl next month via Young And Cold Records. Until then Mill’s has shared the title track from the album. Reflecting on …
Live Review: Bauhaus – Brixton Academy, London 19.08.2022
There’s soaring inflation, public sector strikes and a cost of living crisis and somewhere in Northamptonshire the band Bauhaus are taking that angst and discontent and creating a goth classic. Bauhaus – or Bauhaus 1919 (as they were initially called) recorded their classic Bela Lugosi’s Dead amidst the industrial strife and political instability of Britain …
Track: A Vulture Wake – Shadow Of A Common Fear
A Vulture Wake have returned with a new single ‘Shadow Of A Common’, taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Animal’ which is due on the 9th of September via Thousand Island records and Lockjaw Records. A spooky beginning, the track is decorated with big open chords and some powerful drumming from John Hernandez. Singer Chad Price …
Meet: Manchester Punks Supera Morza
Manchester punk/grunge band Supera Morza are making waves after releasing three singles of their unique brand of post grunge punk mix. Backseat Mafia caught up with the band to find out where they come from, where they are going and the importance of music teachers in schools. Give us a potted history of the band …