The Slackers – Windowland/ I Almost Lost You 12” (Pirates Press)
Today we are treated to a fresh brace of tasty slices of ska served hot and fresh by New Yorkers, The Slackers. This time, they tell a couple of stories with more of a personal…
Today we are treated to a fresh brace of tasty slices of ska served hot and fresh by New Yorkers, The Slackers. This time, they tell a couple of stories with more of a personal…
Whenever The Slackers offer something new, an additional ray of sunshine comes into your life. This track Love I Bring is no different, a laid-back reggae song with additional vocals from Paba B. One to chill…
Plizzken is the latest band put together by workaholic Sebi Walkenhorst, also known as Sebi Stomper, lead singer of Stomper 98, and also vocalist in Hardcore / Crossover band Ubergang. Lockdown has affected people in different ways…
On the last occasions I visited Austria I have recollections of beautiful mountains, chocolate-box architecture, and an unforgettable moment when a band-mate of mine fell off the back of the stage at the Arena, ahh…
Come Closer is the name of a new project delivered straight from the home of one J.Wang (AKA Jimmy Elmore). If you remember a band called Tiltwheel, J was an integral component. I think lockdown/…
Calling this record a mere 12” is something of an understatement. As usual Pirates Press Records have pulled out all the stops to give these New Yorkers something as good as it sounds. Teamwork at…
After throwing out a teaser track towards the end of last year, here’s the much-anticipated new album from street punkers Antagonizers ATL. Somehow, with Harrington Saints exiting stage left recently, there is a gap to…
Forty years since Gary Bushell first coined the phrase to describe the music made by a rabble of punks, skins and herberts. Many would have thought that Oi! was just a passing fashion that would…
If this compilation is anything to go by, the international street punk scene is currently in a very healthy position. Pirates Press have collected 20 tracks from 20 bands and piled them onto the grooves…
You might have thought a compilation made in 2020 would be hard to put together – you might get material for a one-sided single at most. But as always Pirates Press sails on through stormy…
Based around the father-son duo Pops and Korey Horn, Shuffle and Bang is Pirates Press Records’ first foray into the weird and wonderful world of ska-jazz. That’s right punk rockers, but before you spit your…
As a teaser for the forthcoming album, Antagonizers ATL have dropped this track as a little preview and it is a great little appetizer. Oi! or streetpunk is something of a universal language these days, and…