King Zero – Sonic EP (Self)
You know those records that become secret, and in some cases not so secret, indulgences and guilty pleasures? The ones that you crank at maximum volume that make you put your foot down a little…
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My Life in Music… Curtis Don Vito (Snew)
You’ve Got Some Nerve is out now. Find out more about Snew here
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Supersuckers – Suck It (Acetate Records / Reptilian Records)
I once saw Eddie Spaghetti eat spaghetti. True story, that. I had the privilege of supporting the Supersuckers at TJ’s in Newport in 1990-something. Fast forward to what is now their 30th year and the…
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The DC Spectres
Rat Scabies? Dave Tregunna? Brian James? Sonny Vincent? Just a few names linked to The DC Spectres. Head honcho David Checkley explains all. Read on, garage rock fans! Interview by Ginge Knievil. MM: Hey, tell…
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From the Vault – Ev Gold (Cinema Cinema)
Cinema Cinema is a difficult band to classify. I think the closest I can get would be noisy rock and roll. Ev Gold and his cousin Paul Claro pound their audiences with harsh, destructive sound….
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The Troubled Bones – Pyschosis (Self Released)
When people band the term garage rock around these days, it can more often than not refer to distorted, full-tilt, four to the floor, all-out speed driven rock ‘n’ roll. On the flip side, and…
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Scumbag Millionaire – Burn Baby Burn (Suburban Records)
I’ve been saying it for 20 odd years, but I’d love to live in Sweden. Like, REALLY love to live in Sweden. It’s the bands, man. Maybe Swedes will tell me it’s an urban myth…
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The Hip Priests
Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, there’s no way of ignoring ‘em! The Hip Priests are Nottingham’s deep down and dirtiest delinquents. With a new album on the way, it only seemed right that Mass Movment’s…
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X-Rays
If there’s one band that’s a law unto themselves, it’s the X-Rays. Legends is a term used too regularly, but where garage punk is concerned in the UK, then the cap more than fits. Mass…
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Suede Razors
Hailing from San Francisco’s Bay Area, and featuring luminaries from the Harrington Saints, Ultra Sect and Subway Thugs; Bootboy heroes Suede Razors have taken the catchiness of 70s glam and pub rock & added an…
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Backyard Babies – Shovin’ Rocks (Century Media Records)
Along the M4 corridor, from Swansea to Newport, and up into the Valleys, it’s fair to say there’s a small, dedicated bunch of us South Walians who have followed Backyard Babies closely. And here’s the…
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The Cheap Cassettes – Kiss the Arse of My Heart (Rum Bar Records)
Someone told me that the C60 is gonna make a comeback. It was probably some hipster, but with nostalgia included, I cannot think of a more satisfying task from yesteryear than to make a mixtape….
