Reviews

The Scene That Would Not Die – Twenty Years of Post-Millennial Punk in the UK 2xCD (Engineer Records)

Double CD featuring 56 tracks from a tranche of the many bands featured in Ian Glasper’s seemingly never ending ‘trilogy’ of UK Punk. It’s a rather wonderful snapshot of the varied styles and talents on…


Mass Movement: The Digital Years Volume Two – Tim Cundle (Earth Island Books)

I remember well the conversation between Tim and myself over coffee in a local supermarket cafe regarding the future of Mass Movement given the challenges facing a printed zine in the digital age (the instant…


Oi Polloi – 100% Antifascist Streetcrust (Fire & Flames/ Mass Productions)

Still fighting the good fight after over forty years, Oi Polloi have always been consistent in their politics and commitment to the anarcho/streepunk scenes. I’ve lost count of their albums over the years but this…



Zero Again – Out of the Crooked Timber of Humanity 7” (Sanctus Propaganda)

First outing for new(ish) UK band featuring members of Warwound, Social Experiment, Grand Collapse and Regret and it’s a little bit of alright. As you’d expect with the member’s previous outputs there’s a touch of…


Zero Again – Revert to Nothing 7” (Little Jans Hammer/Cimex/Sick Word/Kibou)

The second release from this UK bunch featuring something of a who’s who of the South West/Wales scene. There’s a slightly more tribal/anarcho feel to these tracks than on the first EP – think Rudimentary…