Some Kind of Nightmare – Transplant Pulse (Asteroid M)
It\’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of San Diego punk band Some Kind of Nightmare. From their first show to the most recent (a couple of months before the massive expansion of COVID-19)…
It\’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of San Diego punk band Some Kind of Nightmare. From their first show to the most recent (a couple of months before the massive expansion of COVID-19)…
It’s been two decades and some change since I last crossed paths with The Suicide Machines, which was, if memory serves, sometime around the release of Battle Hymns a record that, coincidentally, I reviewed for…
Can it really be almost a decade since Johnny Wolga\’s debut album dropped? Apparently so, but somehow it only feels like it was five minutes ago, especially as it still sounds fresh whenever I dig…
Fat Mike, Fat Wreck Chord\’s benevolent leader has decided to combat the coronavirus in song. While we\’re all doing our best at home, treat yourself to a brand new NOFX video. We\’ll be rolling out a few…
Let’s get one thing clear from the start. This isn’t a memoir. This isn’t the life story of one of the most beloved writers, of a certain alterative demographic. Punk Snot Dead is a story…
Picture the scene… It’s the Summer of 1987 and in back pages of Maximum Rock’n’Roll, there’s an advert sitting innocuously in the classifieds section that says “Punk band wanted for scene based time travel shenanigans…
Some bright, and doubtless long forgotten, spark once said that times of political upheaval and uncertainty ultimately create the most intense and memorable music as it manifests itself as a form of protest and dissent….
A pear is a tricky one – if you eat it too early, its rock hard and tastes of wood. But leave it too long and you\’re left with a sweet sticky mess. The trick…
Well the gods were smiling on me the day I first came across Airstream Futures. A little late-night YouTube session helped me discover this incredible Chicago band a while back and well, wouldn\’t you know,…
Once again the French oi! scene shows why it\’s been at the top of the game for a few years now, and with releases such as this debut EP from Paris band Cran, and the…
Wow, these Dresden punk rockers have been treading the boards for many a year now, but this is only their third album in almost 15 years, and they celebrated their 20th anniversary back in 2018….
Don’t know too much about these guys other than that they’re a four piece RASH band from Ontario, Canada. Kicking off <ahem> with Boot Boys it’s on the catchy side of the Oi sound with…