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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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
Read moreGarry Bushell presents: Oi! 40 Years Untamed (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
Garry Bushell, for those who are unaware is the guy that christened ‘Oi!’, he was a music journalist at Sounds and went on to be
Read more7in and EP round-up (January 2020)
Legend has it that this blog / webzine was regularly updated back in the day. I want this piece to serve as a return to
Read moreTommy and June – s/t (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
What an incredible and unexpected breath of fresh air this is! About a gazillion miles away from both the skate punk heydays of the 1990s,
Read moreLenny Lashley’s Gang of One – All Are Welcome (Pirate’s Press Records, 2019)
Lenny Lashley is (was?) frontman of Boston scene stalwarts (The New) Darkbuster. This I guess is his new solo project. Anyway, I saw my dude
Read moreNew Junk City – Same Places (Real Ghost Records / Night Animal Records / Secret Pennies Records, 2018)
New Junk City hail from Atlanta, Georgia. Same Places is their second full length. You can check out their available back catalogue on their bandcamp
Read moreSwingin’ Utters – Peace and Love (Fat Wreck Chords, 2018)
This may very well be the best album the Swingin’ Utters have ever made. They come out swinging (sorry) with Undertaker, Undertake and immediately bounce
Read more7in & EP Round-up, July 2018 (part 2)
Chain Whip – s/t 7in (Dirt Cult Records /Neon Taste Records, 2018) Oh-ho-ho yeah!!! Holy shit. This rips, mate. Dirt Cult Records do it again,
Read moreCold Years – Northern Blue EP (Homebound Records, 2018)
Somebody remind me what year it is again? Honestly, I could’ve sworn that the last 10-odd years were a figment of my imagination. Listening to
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