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Album review: Charlie Harper, Del Test Tube & the gang, cut the ribbon on new ‘Derik & The Disasters’ project

By Sonny Tyler October 31, 2026

This album is a new release from some very familiar faces on the punk scene, and I'm happy to report that the results are anything but disastrous. It's bloody great, in fact. If your preferred poison is short melodic punk rock songs, with hooks so large you could hang your coat off them, then this could be your tipple.Continue Reading

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EP Review: French punks Missratched drop ‘Miettes’ 

By Harriet Static October 24, 2026

Meet Missratched. Despite not being known to many, the staunchly-DIY Lyon four-piece have actually been going since 2012 under various lineups, with demo and EP releases to their name. The latest EP, ‘Miettes’, landed early last month. Its title translates from French as “crumbs”.Continue Reading

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Album Review: Fake Names unleash ‘Punk Ruins’ upon the masses!

By Sonny Tyler October 23, 2026

U.S. Punk supergroup Fake Names release their third album on Epitaph Records - merging D.C. post-hardcore with modern power-pop. 'Punk Ruins' dissects the political manipulation and social neurosis of modern life, while holding on to punk’s salvation.Continue Reading

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Album review: The Family Business LTD release their self-titled debut!

By Phil Withall October 22, 2026

The Family Business LTD joins Jordan Cardy (RAT BOY), Preston (The Ordinary Boys), and Antonee First Class (The English Beat), with Operation Ivy’s Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels as additional creative collaborators. Bringing together multiple generations of ska, the collective combines Cardy’s genre-blurring energy...Continue Reading

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EP Review: Ancient Lights follow up debut album with ‘Man Of The People’ 10-inch

By Sonny Tyler October 22, 2026

South Coast Anarcho-punks Ancient Lights keep things interesting with new EP release 'Man Of The People' on Grow Your Own Records! It follows on admirably from where their brilliant 'Reclamation' album left off, tackling the political grifters who stoke people's fears for their own gains.Continue Reading

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Album review: Meryl Streek – ‘Stories They Don’t Teach You At School’ 

By Alex Goose October 20, 2026

We’re relative newcomers to the music of Dublin native Meryl Streek, so it was pretty handy that we discovered him just in time for the release of his third album, plus a stormer of a sold-out launch gig at London’s 100 Club. That night, we said of the man that “he speaks truth to power...Continue Reading

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Album review: Reason To Leave – ‘Live Laugh Leave’

By Alex Goose October 20, 2026

Ohhhh yes! If, like us, you fondly remember the late 90s/early 00s skatepunk and melodic hardcore boom, then stuff this debut album from Reason To Leave in your pipe, and smoke it. The Merseyside quartet originally formed back in 2020, and since then have become a hard-gigging machine; no wonder they sound so tight on ‘Live Laugh Leave’.Continue Reading

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Album review: Frenzee – ‘Runnin’ Amok’

By Alex Goose October 19, 2026

o you like your music to send a huge jolt of adrenaline through your system? Then you really should get acquainted with Frenzee. Technically they’re not a new band - ‘Runnin’ Amok’ is the Greek-Australian sibling trio’s third album ...Continue Reading

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Album review: Dutch Punks Mouser release self-titled debut LP

By Herman de Tollenaere October 18, 2026

Old Skool Delft Punks Mouser have just released their first ever 12-inch vinyl platter - a self-titled collection of seven songs on the fascist threat, plastic surgery, greedy billionaires, football, and more.. If you're a fan of original punk, you'll love 'Mouser'!Continue Reading

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Album Review: Poorly Trained Radicals assure us that ‘We’ll Go On To Win’ with brand new dub-heavy release

By Sonny Tyler October 17, 2026

Festival-friendly punk duo Poorly Trained Radicals dish out seven songs of resistance in 'We'll Go On To Win' out on Grow Your Own Records! This album is thoroughly entertaining, and one which doesn't shy away from the politics of today. It really is a breath of fresh air!Continue Reading