There are few bands as life affirming for me as The Slackers. Despite having more of a laid back trad ska / soul / reggae
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The Drowns – Lunatics (Pirates Press Records, 2022)
Lunatics is the new EP from Seattle’s The Drowns. It’s a 6 track EP too, which is cool. Y’know, like a proper EP used to
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Snuff – Crepuscolo Dorato Della Bruschetta Borsetta Calzetta Cacchetta Trombetta Lambretta Giallo Ossido, Ooooooh Cosi Magnifico! (SBÄM Records / 10 Past 12 Records / Melodic Punk Style, 2022)
Crepuscolo Dorato Della Bruschetta Borsetta Calzetta Cacchetta Trombetta Lambretta Giallo Ossido, Ooooooh Cosi Magnifico! That’s the album title, rolls right off the tongue. People (gatekeeper
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Junkbreed – Music for Cool Kids (Raging Planet Records, 2021)
I’m not too familiar with Portuguese music. I’ve played live in that there Portugal a few times, though. To my shame, I’ve never really paid
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The Copyrights – Alone in a Dome (Fat Wreck Chords, 2021)
The Copyrights have passed me by a little. They probably shouldn’t have as they are a Ramones-y Pop Punk combo from Illinois. That’s something that
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The Queers – Reverberation (Cleopatra Records / Sexy Baby Records / Tapehead City, 2021)
OK. It’s no secret I’m a fan of all things Lookout! Records and very much a fan of The Queers. This album is all covers.
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Divided Heaven – Oblivion (Gunner Records, 2021)
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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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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