When I was christened Knight Critic of the Order of Mass Movement by His Illustrious Excellence Lord T, I swore an oath to uphold my integrity as a music critic and always approach every release…
My relationship with English Dogs is an odd one. I first heard them at the tail end of my thrash metal phase, and they were just that bit too punky for me at the time. Then…
This two-disc set compiles the second and third albums from this punk rock institution from South Shields in the North-East of England. Heading way back to 1980 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place opens…
After the class of 77 had done their punk thing, and “serious” journalists wrote the movement off as a temporary stain on the musical landscape, the kids of 82 snatched it out of the…
Has there ever been a more reliable band than Maryland stoner/hardcore/agit rockers Clutch? Since their debut album in 1993 right through to modern day, they have remained consistent in their combined musical attitudes, whilst still…
Now I have to be honest here and admit that Slaughter And The Dogs are a band I’ve never really given a lot of time to. Amidst the thousands of bands I’ve listened to over…
Three CD retrospective of the Cornelly/Bridgend legends featuring the band’s debut Self-Titled album, 1984’s Time Was Right and an album of rarities recorded between ’81 and ’84. Raw and fully of youthful energy – it’s…
Whilst not setting the world alight as much as some of their peers did in 1979, Bristol’s Vice Squad carved out their own little niche in the crazy world of punk, thanks in no small…
Some infinitely wiser than me fellow once said that you should try everything once and never being one to ignore rational advice, and just a mere three decades after they first released their first record,…
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…
By no means as serious as their Two Tone counterparts in The Selector and The Specials, nor as musically diverse as Madness, Bad Manners nevertheless carved themselves a niche in the world of Ska and…
Few bands have garnered as many contrarian viewpoints as London hooligans The 4 Skins; not least among the MM staff; who seem evenly split between love, hate and uncertainty. Having run a rather troubled course…
