Burnt Tapes – Never Better (Lockjaw)
This London-based outfit is a new name to me, but when I saw that Lockjaw records were involved, it certainly made me sit up and pay some attention. I remember the label mainly from the…
This London-based outfit is a new name to me, but when I saw that Lockjaw records were involved, it certainly made me sit up and pay some attention. I remember the label mainly from the…
I wasn’t cool enough to get into Adrenalin O.D. when they blazed their way through the Hardcore scene for a decade or so in the eighties. Too busy listening to crossover and collecting a series…
I\’ve seen this band name crop up a few times recently, more than enough to engage my interest, so thanks to the good fellas at Contra for following up Brutal Bravo\’s 2017 debut release with…
Souther California punk legends TSOL are debuting the music for their surprising cover of Amerie\’s 2005 hit single \”1 Thing.\” Frontman Jack Grisham says, “I like go-go music and soul and anything that really moves. I first heard Amerie’s…
Leeds 6\’s purveyors of uneasy listening have been playing for well over two decades but \”We Love You\” is just their third album, following 2002\’s \”Let Me Breath\” and 2008\’s \”Rupert The Sky\”. I love…
Label mates to Negative Vibes, but with less of a Hardcore vibe – more of a smorgasbord of Punk influences with a dash of Oi, and maybe even a hint of melodic USHC (at times…
Don’t know too much about this lot other than they’re very well named. Comprising their 12 song ‘Broken Mind’ album from 2018 with a bonus 6 track Self-Titled EP from 2017; NV specialise in fast…
Lille, France-based oi! punk band Traitre have banging out releases consistently since 2014, and now Une Vie Pour Rien has seen fit – together with a couple of other labels – to make our lives…
Millencolin and me, we go way back. It’s nearly twenty five years since I first found their debut album, Tiny Tunes, tucked away in Probe Records in my home city. Heck, I don’t know if…
Get your rose-tinted festival specs on, sit back and picture the scene. You\’re sat in a damp field, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by your dreadlocked, army surplus-clad mates. Passing around giant bottles of…
You may not have heard of Alexandros Anesiadis, or Alex as he’s known to his friends, but I guarantee you that by the time Summer is over, he’s going to be one of your favourite…
The troubadour of Boston is back with his second album and it\’s another piece of life-affirming work from Lenny Lashley. Better known for his work with Darkbuster and more recently Street Dogs, Lenny isn\’t one…