The opening line sees our man bitching about not getting paid properly to be a singer. This is a pet peeve of mine. I come
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7in and EP round-up: January 2022 (part 1)
The Drowns – Know Who You Are 7in (Pirates Press Records) There’s an odd affinity between Oi! And Glam Rock, I didn’t connect the dots
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Tuskar – Matriarch (Church Road Records, 2022)
I’m a fan of most things slow, sludgy and fuzz laden, but even I will put my hands up and admit that it is an
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The legacy of Steve Bronski: culture change through pop
Music can be a movement; one of the recurring themes at the heart of punk rock is fighting for political and/or societal change. And so,
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The Silver – Ward of Roses (Gilead Media, 2021)
New post-black metallers on the block, The Silver, have just released their debut record Ward of Roses. Featuring members of old school death metallers, Horrendous,
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Joe Tilston – Tightrope (self-released, 2021)
Joe Tilston is a man of many fingers… or is it many pies… or fingers in many pies or something. If he lived in Wigan
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Big D & The Kids Table – Do Your Art (Sideonedummy, 2021)
Ska Punk… *insert wibbly-wobbly dream effect here*… I was in a Ska Punk band what seems like a lifetime ago. I loved it: The Mighty
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Various – Oi! This Is Street Punk 2020 (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
This the second Oi! compilation out on Pirates Press Records this month. This one however is less retrospective and concentrates on what’s happening right now
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James Sullivan – Light Years (Stardumb Records, 2021)
If you thought this was a solo effort by the John Goodman character from Monsters Inc, you may be disappointed. It is in fact, a
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Mark Murphy & The Meds – On The Brink (Brassneck records / Bloated Kat / All In Vinyl / Cat’s Claw Records / Horn & Hoof Records, 2021)
Probably if you follow this shit on Facebook, you’ll have been aware that I came close to calling it quits on the existence of this
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