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Album review: The Cramps ‘Gravest Gravy’

By Ian Ladlow August 20, 2026

The never-before-released, Alex Chilton-produced 1977 album by The Cramps, 'Gravest Gravy', mixed & mastered by Henry Rollins & Ian MacKaye is the first release on newly restarted Vengeance Records. Not one of the songs feels like a demo – each is already fully formed.  Whether you are a lifelong Cramps fan or somebody who discovered the band through the appearance of ‘Goo Continue Reading

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Album review: Daily Thompson bond over release of a brand-new record ‘Glue’

By Sonny Tyler August 20, 2026

This band is a new one to me, but they've obviously been around for a while, as 'Glue' is Daily Thompson's 7th album release. Musically inspired by late 80"s/early 90's grunge music, 'Glue' was recorded at the aforementioned HQ of grunge in Port Orchard, Seattle. The tone of the album, right down to the cover art, feels autumnal, and these often unpredictable songs have a Continue Reading

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Real Rebellion Starts Here: Highlights from the Rebellion 2026 Introducing Stage!

By Richie Viral August 18, 2026

Don't let the name fool you. Rebellion Introducing Stage doesn't just mean young, it means new to Rebellion and the Rebellion crowd, and as usual, that means bands from here there and everywhere - of all shapes and sizes! These are only a few of our highlights. The RIS and Pavillion featured dozens of bands over the weekend - No hype. No algorithms. No nostalgia. Just Continue Reading

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EP review: Barriers – ‘Time Crisis’

By Alex Goose August 18, 2026

It was just over eight months ago that we last saw Brighton quartet Barriers, at a superb gig at London's Deptford Endeavour, and so we’re thankful that - in roughly the gestation period for a human being - they’ve created and birthed this belter of a new EP.Continue Reading

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Jimmy Eat World, London Crystal Palace Bowl, 16th August 2026

By Alex Goose August 17, 2026

Damn, we feel old. A visit to the UK from Jimmy Eat World is always a cause for celebration, but this time it comes with the sobering realisation that their breakthrough album ‘Bleed American’ is a whopping 25 years old. This evening, they’re going to play it in its entirety,.Continue Reading

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Album review: The Barbarians Of California – ‘MEGATONS’

By Alex Goose August 17, 2026

Damn. No sooner had we said that the best hardcore is usually born from struggle, than we came across this great sophomore album from The Barbarians Of California, with its somewhat…unorthodox take on the genre.Continue Reading

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Voodoo Radio, London Water Rats, 15th August 2026

By Alex Goose August 16, 2026

“Dad tells people to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Tinder!” So declares Voodoo Radio vocalist/drummer Paige with an eye roll, and it’s not the first or last time the Cumbrian daughter/father duo make us burst out laughing. They clearly love to wind each other up, but they clearly also share some kind of musical telepathy.Continue Reading

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Live review: The Wildhearts rock Reading’s Sub89 on 10th August 2026

By Ian Ladlow August 14, 2026

It’s been nearly five years since The Wildhearts played Reading, and a lot has changed. By 8pm, the venue is already gearing up for a big crowd. As a result, local lads Small Town Saviours get a respectable reception from the eager audience. Opening with ‘Failure is the Mother of Success’, it’s clear that this is going to be a set concentrating on the heavier elements of Continue Reading

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Bad Cop Bad Cop, London New Cross Inn, 4th August 2026

By Alex Goose August 5, 2026

A tough act to follow, for sure, but Bad Cop Bad Cop still manage to (narrowly) snatch the gold. There must be something in our collective eye when lead singer/guitarist Stacey Dee dedicates ‘Victoria’ to those whom we’ve lost to suicide...Continue Reading

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Album Review: Colorado punks the Sleights dig deeper on new LP

By Harriet Static August 5, 2026

To say the past eighteen months have been flat-out for the Sleights is something of an understatement. Hailing from Colorado Springs, a place they affectionately describe as “8 hours from anywhere”, the band have quickly become used to nine-hour drives and long shifts out on the road.Continue Reading