
Reviews

Hard touring punks Grade 2 celebrate their most successful year yet with a stratospheric show in London! Putting many older bands to shame, these guys are tight, seamless and almost telepathic in their moves and music. Jack and Sid frequently criss-cross the stage, their vocal and musical interchanges as slick as a whistle. It's mesmerising and mind-blowing! Jacob on Continue Reading

Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore talks of punk, grunge, art and underground credibility in his new memoir 'Sonic Life'.Continue Reading

The iconic band are on the road celebrating their classic album 'Where You Been' which is 30 years old this year. Continue Reading

NY punks Dead On A Friday are back with their third full length release 'Limited Time Offer'.Continue Reading

'Strangler In The Light' a biography of The Stranglers extraordinary bass player Jean-Jacques Burnel has recently been published in English. Compiled from a series of online interviews conducted by writer Anthony Boile, this biography is an easy one to pick up and put down, as the chapters don't have to be read in strict order to obtain fascinating insights into JJ's life Continue Reading

Flying Raccoon Suit swoop in this month with what many may say is ska album of the year. Continue Reading

Ruts DC return with the wonderful 'ElectrAcoustiC Volume Two' (Sosumi, 2023), another stunning collection of their best music, re-worked acoustically in the way they do so well. This admirable follow-up to 2021's ElectrAcoustiC Volume One (there was always going to be another album, given The Ruts / Ruts DC's rich back catalogue!) is an absolutely essential addition to any Continue Reading

Don't let the debut by this French pop punk 4-piece fall under your radar. Continue Reading

Punk rock photographer Marla Watson releases her collection of incredible pictures from the frontline of the punk scene in the 1980s. Continue Reading

'Hello Rockview' by Less Than Jake was a seminal album in the ska punk/skate rock genre. And 25 years after its release, let's give it a revisit....Continue Reading