Gig Review: Undertones, Oxford O2 Academy. With support by ex-Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell, The Undertones performed a comprehensive setlist to members of an appreciative crowd.Continue Reading
At long last, The Stranglers made it back to the Emerald Isle, beginning their 2022/23 European tour with a trio of dates in Limerick, Dublin and Belfast. Ruth Rae attended all three evenings, and this review is of the band’s Dublin show. The Dublin Olympia theatre is a grand old Victorian venue whose stage has […]Continue Reading
'Counterculture?' will be released on 11th November 2022, on their own label Sosumi, just before their headline UK tour.Continue Reading
These four musicians, with an unquestionable punk pedigree, are almost ready to bring us some new music WINGMEN, a new self-titled album from a group formed in lockdown by drummer Marty Love (Johnny Moped), also featuring bassist Paul Gray (The Damned), singer and guitarist Baz Warne (The Stranglers) and guitarist Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC), will […]Continue Reading
America’s ska punk favourites, The Interrupters, have wrapped up their UK tour, bringing their latest album ‘Into The Wild’ out to the fans. Punktuation Mag’s Ruth Rae was there to capture the night. Undeterred by Tube line closures and a massive event at Wembley (more of that later!), I made my way from West London […]Continue Reading