What up, my punky little peanuts? This is the last installment of our three-part intro to Dead Broke Rekerds. So we have a whole other
Read moreJoyce Manor – Cody (Epitaph, 2016)
I’ve been weirdly fascinated with Joyce Manor since I was passed their album (the self titled one) to review for A Short Fanzine About Rocking
Read moreMono – Requiem For Hell (Temporary Residence Ltd./ Pelagic Records/ Magniph / Hostess Entertainment, 2016)
Just to cut through the crap I will make a disclaimer here: I LOVE MONO. Yep, Mono are in my top three bands of all
Read moreDead Broke Rekerds, New York – an introduction (part 2)
For serious. You spend a few years away from listening to much music, and a load of good stuff mysteriously passes you by. After years
Read moreCheap Girls – God’s Ex-Wife Collection (Asian Man Records, 2016)
Cheap Girls are heavily respected in the inner sanctum of the melodic emo/punk world. By some people I know, they’re held in as great esteem
Read morePizza Tramp – Blowing Chunks (TNS Records, 2016)
OK. Let’s cut to the chase: this Pizza Tramp record, was, against my expectations, actually pretty good… “Why against your expectations, Tony?” I hear you
Read moreDead Broke Rekerds, New York – an introduction (part 1)
So, crazily enough I decided I would do a feature on Dead Broke Rekerds, an awesome label from Long Island, New York. And when I
Read moreAmerican Football – American Football (LP2) (Polyvinyl, 2016)
My introduction to American Football was in, of all places, Satan’s Hollow in Manchester. I was late to the party with the mid-to-late 90s emergence
Read moreThe Exquisites – Home (Asian Man Records, 2016)
Mike Park at Asian Man Records is continuing to come up with the goods. This is yet another quality release. I’ve got so much respect
Read moreJulia Jacklin – Don’t Let the Kids Win (Polyvinyl, 2016)
Don’t let the kids win is Julia Jacklin’s debut album and boy, is it a cracker. I have talked before about how I used to
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