Book Reviews

Miles Per Gallon – Mike Magrann (DiWulf Publishing)

You know those pull quotes that always litter the covers of half-baked airport thrillers and self-help guides that purport to have been written by double-digit IQ Instagram gurus of the week that always claim that…


The Daily Doctor

The Daily Doctor – Whoniversal Meditations On Life And How To Live It

Written by: Simon Guerrier and Peter Anghelides Published by: BBC Books Fact 1 – Doctor Who, as a program with 60 years of dialogue, heroism, villainy, folly and wisdom, can, if you let it, make…


Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story – Daniel Rachel (White Rabbit Books)

Andrew Marvell perfectly encapsulated the bane of the human condition when he wrote “But at my back I always hear, times winged chariot drawing near”, reminding all and sundry that life is fleeting, and #that…


How Much Art Can You Take? – Nancy Barile & Philin Phlash (Radio Raheem)

I’m guessing the majority of people reading this review haven’t had the honour of seeing Boston Hardcore legends SSD play live, due to the fact that they never toured outside of the USA and played…



Wild Spaces – S.L Coney (Titan Books)

All the best horror stories are the ones that lull you into a false sense of security with vivid descriptions of idyllic dreamlike surroundings, that quickly disperse into some sort of nightmare scenario. It’s an…





Directions to the Outskirts of Town (Paperback) – Welly Artcore – Earth Island Books

Despite being featured on the Mass Movement Presents podcast, it’s high time that we had a full review as DTTOOT came out in 2021 but c’est la vie. DTTOOT is a North American tour diary…


If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Walla Walla: The Wacky History Of Adrenalin O.D. (Paperback) – Dave Scott Schwartzman (DiWulf Publishing)

The ‘Kings of New Jersey Thrash’, Adrenalin OD were one of the few bands to inject a large dose of humour into their lyrics at a time when Hardcore often veered between po-faced seriousness and…


A Hardcore Heart: Adventures In A DIY Scene – David Gamage (Earth Island Books)

We all love this thing called punk rock. We’ve all made the pilgrimage up and down the various motorways that connect our great cities, to watch or even play alongside our favourite bands. The prospect…