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Brighton-based band Dunce are not the same as your typical punk band. They have some similarities to Primus and Warmduscher, so the punk element is there for sure, but they also have a techno spin to their music! Their latest EP, ‘Penis Fly Trap’ consists of four tracks; all are unique and very different..Continue Reading

Great tunes played with passion and no end of roguish charm; that’s The Long Tall Texans way, and it’s a recipe that still draws crowds after all these years. Oh, and a sense of humour - how else to explain the chuckle-worthy closer ‘What Part Of Fuck Off Don’t You Understand’?Continue Reading

From Long Island, New York, Bad Mary are an edgy glam punk band, formed in 2011. They are a family unit, consisting of a daughter, her father, her husband, and her professor. Bad Mary's latest live album ‘Live on Long Island’ was released on 15th July 2025 and features 16 live cuts from previous gigs of tracks from previous albums and EPs. This band are incredibly Continue Reading

Headliners Equals What? are - to their eternal credit - an inclusive and gloriously riotous band. Inclusive, in the sense that their vocalist isn’t shy to confront bigotry and say the things that (alas) still need to be said.Continue Reading

Every so often, we see a band that makes us wish we’d been born a good decade or so earlier. Last year, it was Midway Still; this year, Instigators play the kind of urgent, passionate set that has us envious towards those who saw the anarcho-punk quartet back in their 80s/early 90s heyday.Continue Reading

A while back, I resolved to try to stop constantly comparing bands to my beloved Motörhead, but it has to be said that Lemmy and co would surely approve of Fantazmaz; tonight, everything really is louder (and rawer, and more intense) than everyone else.Continue Reading

You may know Marie Austin-Harwood from punk band Lost Cherrees, and as the other half of Rage DC’s Simon ‘Loric’ Harwood. She has recently created a new podcast called Punk Rock Creatives Podcast, and today she shares how it came about, plus her rebellious history as a PunkContinue Reading

Nick Standing AKA Jabun created a DIY ska punk/pop punk music project calling it Better Than The Book. His third full-length album ‘Side Character In My Own Life’ was released on 13th June 2025. This whole album is absolutely brilliant! So much passion and hard work has been put into the songs, and it definitely shows in every track. There are times I’ve wanted to skank, Continue Reading

Our final day at Rebellion Festival 2025, where we caught great sets from Grade 2, Bar Stool Preachers, The Bolokos, Bite Me Bambi and The Headlines!Continue Reading

Saturday at Rebellion Festival 2025, and somehow we're still going, possibly on adrenaline and coffee by now! We caught some amazing shows today, including Los Fastidios, Split Dogs, TV Smith, Girlschool, Conflict, PIL and a moving tribute to Colin Jerwood.Continue Reading