I first came across this Bristolian four piece supporting ‘70s Bovver Rock Bad Boys Giuda on their recent tour and promptly pre-ordered this 7”, such was the impression they made as opening band. Four tracks…
When handed the latest EP from a band called Cheerbleederz, I was half expecting leather and double, even triple denim, and a hark back to the heavy metal golden days of MTV’s Headbangers Ball. How…
It’s the late ‘70s and CBGB’s is bouncing. Outside, a punk rock street urchin oozes effortless cool as he leans against a lamp post; alternating an exhale of cigarette smoke between the chewing of bubblegum….
https://soundcloud.com/punkrecords-se/jordan-jones-wrote-you-a-song-for-me There seems to be a strong power pop resurgence of late. Whether it’s New Hampshire’s Brad Marino or The Speedways from these UK shores, great records are landing at a rapid rate in the…
Power pop is one of those genres that can be hard to pin down. Its spectrum is broad and other genres join a melting pot in sussing out which bands are deemed power pop. Punks…
Three new spoonfuls of sugar from my fave San Francisco pop punkers. Treading the boards somewhere between the Beach Boys, Elvis Costello and The Dickies, Re-Volts take utter pop perfection and jam pack it into…
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2018 1. The Speedways – Just Another Regular Summer (Gods Candy Records) “Restart the Cortina engine, keep the windows down, rewind the cassette back to the start and drive off into…
With presales opening this Thursday (1st November 2018), the tracklisting has been released for the charity CD compilation that goes by the name of Ginge Knievil’s Top of the Pops 2018. Based on Ginge’s reviews…
I’ll be damned, if this isn’t the catchiest shit I’ve heard in ages. With previous form in bands including the sorely missed The Sick Livers, this four piece from Bridgend in South Wales, deliver a…
The Speedways’ bio reads “one album, one gig, the end.” That’s the vision of Nottingham’s Matt Julian, former guitarist with The Breakdowns. Well, it’s a tick in box number one as Just Another Regular Summer…
Having cut his chops with those alternative chartbusters The Boys in the late 70s and early 80s, you’ll now find Duncan Reid producing punky power pop gems with the Big Heads. Mass Movement’s Ginge Knievil…
Mass Movement is pleased to announce that our resident sleaze scribe Ginge Knievil will be releasing a charity “Top of the Pops” CD this December based on his 2018 reviews and interviews. The limited physical…
