
Reviews

Musically, they could loosely be described as SoCal style pop-punk, but there’s a slightly gritty edge to their sound, as well as a certain world-weary humour - again, what you might expect from folks who’ve not just played but lived punk rock for most of their lives.Continue Reading

I was recently given an EP to review from Hawaiian punk/ska band Grapefruit - a long-standing group from Kailua, Oahu – titled ‘Prehistoric Hijinks’. Formed in 1992, the trio of Brandon (guitar/vocals), Justin (bass/vocals), and Tom (drums) have shared the stage with major acts in the punk scene, including the legendary Green Day. A blend of raw energy, memorable Continue Reading

Brighton-based punk band Not The Face! formed back in 2019, releasing their self-titled EP in 2020, and have now released their 12 track debut album ‘How Vulgar’. The whole album is sick as fuck, and I highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t already. Go skank and dance ‘til your hearts give out!Continue Reading

In two words; beautifully bleak. Much of this album is steeped in gothic atmospherics and none-more-black humour - just scroll down and look at those song titles, for goodness sake. Continue Reading

Thank you, Bratakus, for saying so much of what - unfortunately - still needs to be said, and it’s heartening that the crowd (well, most of us, anyway) listen closely to Scottish sibling duo Brèagha and Onnagh Cuinn when they take on topics like toxic masculinity (‘Real Men Eat Meat’) and poor gig etiquette.Continue Reading

Neal X is accompanied by the legendary Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom and Phil from The Polecats as STARCAT, for a night of old school rock n roll at Reading Facebar. Covering almost 80 years worth of rock n roll history, this could be an early contender for gig of the year. Opening are the ever-reliable local gothabilly punks The Go Go Cult.Continue Reading

Overall ‘Scuola Sòfia’ is far too good to be pigeonholed as some kind of musical curiosity; it’s as good a hardcore record as you’re likely to hear all year.Continue Reading

On 4 & 6 February 2026, the UK legends joined by Dutch punk veterans Wick Bambix in Arnhem and Emilie Blom in Leiden put on memorable shows!Continue Reading

Athens, Greece punk rock quartet The Overjoyed have just released their third self-titled studio album. The songs are about subjects like personal struggles, mental health, addiction and identity. Of the opening track 'Can’t Write Music', Leonidas writes: “I was in a really dark place… struggling with self-identity, drugs, a break-up… while living in a world recovering Continue Reading

This whole album just screamed at me! So honest and relatable in so many different ways. You can easily sing along and dance to these tracks, and also do some air guitar and air drumming, which of course I did all of this throughout! So much emotion within the lyrics, you can feel it.Continue Reading


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