On the eve of their latest single - 'Oh L La' - launch, Ruth caught up with London Alt-punks Healthy Junkies to discuss the single, and their plans for this year.Continue Reading
A fascinating, thought-provoking and sometimes shocking insights into the 1976-7 Punk explosion, Mark Sloper's documentary film '50 Years of Punk' hits a screen near you in September. Including interviews from famous names who lived through it, you’ll be entertained by their exploits, surprised by some of their opinions, laughing at the funny moments, and shocked by some Continue Reading
Montreal's Taxi Girls herald their arrival with 'Static', their debut full-length album, out on 26th June via Stomp Records. Pulling together giant hooks, sharp songwriting, dual-vocal chemistry, and a deep appreciation for the women who made rock and roll dangerous, stylish, and impossible to ignore, Taxi Girls are The Go-Go's for the 21st Century! This is a confident Continue Reading
Hooray! Dumb music for smart people living in horrific times! Remember kids, just say "no" to fascism. IDEOMOTOR, a three-piece band with a rotating crew of bass players and a local cult following release their second album 'Don't Need It' today. Defiant, political, and absurd at times, this release features a distinctive flavour of punk rock!Continue Reading
To celebrate this momentous anniversary, the new '50 Years of Punk' documentary traces the explosion of punk on London’s Kings Road, and is the most authentic insider account of punk’s evolution and legacy by the artists and people who lived it. Directed by Mark Sloper, the film features interviews and footage with Hugh Cornwell, Dave Vanian, Vivienne Westwood, Rat Continue Reading
Powered by The National Lottery and Music Venue Trust, Everywhere At Once is the UK’s biggest music festival…happening right on your doorstep. From June 26-28th 2026, grassroots music venues across the nation will be coming together for one epic weekend. Taking place on what would have been the Glastonbury Festival weekend, more than 400 grassroots music venues will stage Continue Reading
Ska-Punk Alternative Fusion band News for Parrots hail from Sleaford, UK. This fun and funky sextet bring their own blend of musical influences together to create a unique sound. Their second EP 'Happy Songs for Sad People' dropped on 31st May this year, with 5 epic tracks of intelligently written and dynamically composed songs.Continue Reading
Menace-in-Chief Noel Martin put together a superb selection of bands to support Menace at their 50th Anniversary celebrations at the Dublin Castle in London. We had a range of styles and ages across the two evenings, including Daddy Those Men Scare Me, The London Sewage Company, Johnny Moses & the Electric Motherfuckers, Wipes, Debts, Anabollic Steroids and Paranoid Continue Reading
Brewing chaos in the underground LA punk scene since 2022, Mermaid Island are all about total emotional honesty, based on building and protecting the DIY community. Debut self-titled album 'Mermaid Island' explodes with justifiable rage across 11 searing songs from this incendiary live band!Continue Reading
Ruth sits down to chat with author Molly Tie about her new publication 'Rebel Grrrls: The Real Story of Women and Punk’, a genuinely fascinating book that HAD to be written, this is the insightful and hitherto untold story of female Punk fans...Continue Reading
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