

Live report: Dutch riot grrrl band Clitteband win music contest!
The 035 Popprijs competition final took place on 28th February at the Vorstin venue, Hilversum, featuring four bands; Clitteband, Crashing, Lisa Rose, and bloc bloc
Release Date: 23rd June
Record Label: Burning Girl Records
Ethereal punk artist Tizane follows up her debut (2021’s ‘Cherry‘) with new, guitar-driven showcase ‘Forever is Nothing‘. It’s an eclectic display from an artist that can balance delicate vulnerability with the grungy riffs of a darker side of pop. All with a punk edge.
Stream HERE.
Release Date: 21st June
Record Label: Self-Released
Aylmer Ontario punk rock band, Moore Ave, has a vibe reminiscent of Sum 41 and Blink-182, with a modern twist. Their punchy new single ‘Relapse’ is about managing your mental health when your brain just doesn’t want to deal with anything. Some people refer to this as a “bad brain day” This single manages to turn a bad brain day into good music.
Available to stream now!
Release Date: 23rd June
Record Label: Self-Released
Straight outta their graves in Atlanta, GA, The Tomb Tones have a spooky release for any fans of infectious hooks, punk rock sweetness and hokey horror references. Sound like your cup of witches brew? Then check out the band’s new album ‘Ghost of Toast‘- for punks who like a bit of terrifying fun!
Get their music HERE.
Release Date: 22nd June
Record Label: Self-Released
Folk/alt punks Thirsty Curses have had a busy year. ‘I Never Learn‘ is their third single released so far this year and there’s an album on its way soon! This new track is a rollercoaster- starting off firmly in the folk camp but evolving into heavy garage rock. The song explores the complicated and contradictory feelings associated with a short-lived and poorly conceived polyamorous relationship.
Streaming options HERE.
Release Date: 23rd June
Record Label: Specialist Subject Records
Known affectionately to their fans as simply Toodles, Bristol indie/folk-punks Toodles & the Hectic Pity release their debut album ‘Hold Onto Happiness With Both Hands‘. What starts as a break up record soon morphs into one of personal transfiguration. Check out lead single ‘Emotionally Unclean’ to get a flavour of the record.
Streaming options HERE.
Release Date: 16th June
Record Label: Self-Release
Belgian pop punkers Jerk Beefy have been putting out great pop-punk tunes since they formed in 2018, with a shared love of all things Green Day, Blink 182 and Offspring. If you share the band’s love for all things fast, melodic and full of fun energy, then you should check out their new single ‘Overdose‘. It’s a catchy, uptempo number that will make you think it’s 1999 all over again.
Stream HERE.
The 035 Popprijs competition final took place on 28th February at the Vorstin venue, Hilversum, featuring four bands; Clitteband, Crashing, Lisa Rose, and bloc bloc
As the popular Undercover Festival (now in its 13th year) makes its debut at Battlesbridge, South Essex on 26th & 27th September, promoter and organiser
Single, EP and Album releases from The Pighounds – Tutti Frutti’, State Power – ‘Final Hour’, Launch Control – ‘Hedge Fundamentalism’, Killing Daisies – ‘Echoes
Punk legend TV Smith may just be one man with an acoustic guitar, but the founder of The Adverts can still fill a room with
Mouser, four veteran punks, release new songs on the fascist threat, mobile phones, refugees and forced labour in prisons in their debut EP ‘¡No Pasarán!’.
Isn’t rock n’ roll supposed to be a young person’s game? Then how come so many of the old guard are doing such a great
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