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Album review: ‘cash rich’, the debut from snake eyes

By Lawerence Linton
snake eyes is a duo composed of Jim Heffy (vocals/guitar) and Thomas Coe-Brooker (drums/vocals), and they have just released their debut album, ‘cash rich’. If there is one word to describe ‘cash rich’ as a whole, it would be… ‘unpredictable’! The album is composed of different songs with different paces and tones for as many different vibes you could want to create. It’s Continue Reading
Drunktank - Tape It Shut - Reason To Leave - Launch Control Mar 2026 - photo by Ruth Rae
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Live review: Drunktank, Tape It Shut, Reason To Leave and Launch Control at The Butler, Reading 8/3/2026

By Ruth Rae
How about a quiet Sunday afternoon in the English town of Reading? Nah!! Top local promoters Shadow Promotions DIY are putting on four punk bands for our entertainment at The Butler - and it's gonna be LOUD. Headliners Drunktank are over from The Netherlands on their 'Devastatour', and on their final date today they're joined by local punks Launch Control and Tape It Shut, Continue Reading
Baz Warne book - photo by Ruth Rae
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Baz Warne’s autobiography – ‘No Grass Grows On A Busy Street: 25 Years On The Road With The Stranglers’

By Ruth Rae
An intriguing, in-depth portal into Baz's experience as guitarist and singer of one of the world's best known bands, we become absorbed by tales of travel chaos, much comradeship between the band and the crew, high jinks on and off stage, and sometimes, dealing with less than pleasant people in or managing other bands.. Baz has compiled a fascinating book written in his Continue Reading
Less Than Jake - Brixton Mar 2026 - photo by Gavin Smith
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Live review: Less Than Jake bring their Winter Circus to London town!

By Ruth Rae
It's time for the biennial headline tour visit of Gainesville, Florida's superstar ska-punks Less Than Jake to the shores of the UK. This year they've adopted a circus theme, which fits in perfectly with their flamboyant and humour-filled stage show! Bringing The Bouncing Souls from New Jersey and The Aquabats from California across the pond with them, this tour's lineup Continue Reading