Scream – DC Special (Dischord Records)
Having borne witness to the live fury of Scream at a formative part of my teenage punk rock journey, the band left an inedible stamp on my life, and rapidly became, and remain, my favourite…
Having borne witness to the live fury of Scream at a formative part of my teenage punk rock journey, the band left an inedible stamp on my life, and rapidly became, and remain, my favourite…
Every once in a while a band comes along that redefines the style and sound of a genre; Conservative Military Image are one of those bands. Taking their cue from the Victory bands of the…
Four tracks from this Northern Californian trio featuring Darrel Wojick (Harrington Saints/Suede Razors). It’s a bit of a departure from either of those bands though, with far less Oi/Boot Boy Glam influences and more of…
Pink Vinyl 7” featuring Mike Watt and colleagues taking on the Big Boys classic (mainly) instrumental We Got Soul and Tim Kerr and friends returning the favour on Minutemen’ celebration of friendship and punk rock…
If you were thinking about checking out The Amity Affliction on their UK tour this December, but wondering why there are teeth and blood all over the venue floor, upon your arrival, then that’s because…
Highly influential hardcore and Straight Edge band SSD has revealed a new music video and the remastered audio for “Boiling Point”. The classic anthem is the album opener for their long out-of-print classic, The Kids Will Have Their…
I’m guessing the majority of people reading this review haven’t had the honour of seeing Boston Hardcore legends SSD play live, due to the fact that they never toured outside of the USA and played…
Full length debut from the Cardiff band featuring former Holding Absence bass player James Joseph who switches to vocals/guitar, a role shared with the ‘other’ James – James Biss. When I first heard J&TCG (pre…
In which Tim chats to Earth Island authors E.D. Evans and Marla Watson about their new books Time For My Generation To Die and My Punk Rock Life and everything in between and Ella Wright,…
Blink and you’ll miss it… these fellas crank the tunes out fast! This release packs two EPs from Japanese hardcore band Guiding nicely into the grooves of a 10″ record. This is a real discovery…
Have you been looking for a track to get stuck in your head for days on end? Look no further than the new single from THE DROWNS called “1979 Trans Am!” Frontman Rev sings “Do…
Dark Horse Comics presents a fantasy detective thriller where each secret leads to more thrills, in an action-adventure comic filled with anthropomorphic characters. Writer El Torres (The Ghost of Gaudi, The Veil) is joined by…