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Apathy & Exhaustion

Category: Real talk and opinion

Where have I been?

July 13, 2023 Tony Maher Real talk and opinion

Nowhere. It’s been a damnable amount of time since I wrote my last review. And yet here we are, some 6 months since the last

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The legacy of Steve Bronski: culture change through pop

January 4, 2022 Clara Barker My Trans-Agenda, Real talk and opinion

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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Why I want bands to stand against misogyny in 2021

September 29, 2021 Antonia Ronayne Live Review, Real talk and opinion

February 8th 2020. The last time I saw a live show. I didn’t know it at the time but it would be 19 months until

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Scene rant #3567: Sick(ening) Sesh

September 3, 2021 Tony Maher Real talk and opinion

Ever sit back, think about how far we’ve come as a global punk scene? And then you remember that some of the people we look

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Ian Glasper – The Scene That Would Not Die (Earth Island Books, 2021)

April 24, 2021 Tony Maher Book Review, Real talk and opinion

The chances are that if you’ve had at least a passing interest in the history of punk rock upon these benighted shores, that you’ll have

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No Beer on a Dead Planet – Jono Coote (Red Fez Books, 2021)

January 26, 2021 Tony Maher Book Review, Real talk and opinion

Is skateboarding as an activity weird? Depends who you ask. As a skateboarder, you are typically either going to be a poser, or committed to

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Apathy & Exhaustion Music Exchange

June 10, 2020 Fiona Wolstenholme Real talk and opinion, Uncategorized

If you’re as old as me, lived in Manchester circa 2004-08 and were into punk then you’ll have likely frequented Roadkill Records (co-run by our

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Interview with Surya

March 4, 2020 Nathan Bean Interview, Real talk and opinion

Experimental doom/punk band Surya caught my attention last year when my band shared a stage with them at Dreadfest in Leeds last year. I had

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Interview with Will Hirst of Maniac

January 30, 2020 Nathan Bean Interview, Real talk and opinion

Maniac are without a doubt my favourite current hardcore band. They are legitimately ill as all hell and my habit of wearing a Maniac T-shirt

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Compression – Tim Cundle (Earth Island Books)

January 17, 2020 Tony Maher Book Review, Real talk and opinion

In recent(ish) times (or realistically, slightly longer ago than I’m comfortable with), I was sent a book by my ‘internet friend’, Tim Cundle. I have

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