Bit later than I wanted it to be, this. Sporadically ill child (plus associated doctor’s appointments, blood tests), new role at work and half term
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Low Standards, High Fives – Everything Ends (Engineer Records / Dead End Street Records, 2025)
Low Standards, High Fives hail from Turin, Italy. On their bandcamp page, they describe themselves simply as: “We are a 5 piece band from Turin
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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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7in and EP round-up: September 2021 (part 3)
Bone Idl – s/t 7in (Brassneck Records) The ever reliable Brassneck Records bring yet another release to the eager masses. This time around we have
Read moreApathy & Exhaustion Music Exchange
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
Read moreYoung Mountain – Lost Tree (Through Love Records / Zegema Beach Records / Miss The Stars Records / Hardcore For The Losers / Dasein Records / Pundonor Records, 2018)
So this is another of those occasions when a band has approached me out of the blue for a review of their new joint. This
Read moreFreak Genes – Qwak Qwak LP (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
As far as I can tell, Freak Genes are a duo from Manchester; a collaboration between Charlie Murphy and Andrew Anderson. The two have played
Read moreMichael Kane & The Morning Afters – Laughing At The Shape I’m In (State Line Records, 2017)
Mark at State Line gave me a sneak preview of this one a few months back, and I’ve been pretty hungry to get hold of
Read moreDave Hause – Bury Me in Philly (Rise Records, 2017)
I’ve got a great deal affection for a large proportion music Dave Hause has been putting out or involved in over the last 15 years
Read moreMike’s Top Ten Beers of 2016
I’m conscious that this is a music site, but unfortunately 2016 wasn’t a year where I found lots of good records. If I was to
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