RICH RAGS (ROLE MODELS)
Mass Movement’s very own Michael Parkinson of punk rock recently caught up with the musical maverick that is Rich Rags. In a passionate interview from the heart, here’s what the Role Models’ mainman had to…
Rock’n’Roll
Faz Waltz – Julie / I’m Bleedin’ (Spaghetty Town / Tongue Records /Contra Records)
I have absolutely no idea what’s in the Italian water these days, but a bludgeoning underground scene dedicated to the 1970s British glam rock movement seems to be thriving. Along with their native peers Giuda,…
Share this:
Razorbats
Before the clock stuck 12 and 2017 was put to rest, Mass Movement’s roving reporter Ginge Knievil put his carrier pigeon to good use and managed to catch-up with Kjetil – principal songwriter and guitarist…
Share this:
The Black Bullets – Welcome to Hellsville EP (Self Released)
Coming straight outta Basingstoke, The Black Bullets are back with a brand spanking new physical release in the shape of the Welcome to Hellsville EP. Initially intended as an exclusive to soundtrack an accompanying art book by…
Share this:
Michael Monroe – Planet Rockstock, Trecco Bay, Wales, 03/12/17.
If someone had told me prior to this evening that I would get to witness Michael Monroe a mere 5 miles from my house in the, ahem, glamorous location of Porthcawl in Wales, I would’ve laughed…
Share this:
Sulo – Full English (Livewire / Cargo Records)
I’m too young to have witnessed the Faces in their prime but when Sweden’s Diamond Dogs were announced as the tour support to The Damned in 2004 I was all over it like John Peel…
Share this:
Franks & Deans – The Best You’re Gonna Feel All Day (Squidhat)
Well hey there Daddy-O, if you thought the fifties were long gone and rock’n’roll was dead then you’ve been hanging around cloud nine too long and spending far too much time with the Sandman. It…
Share this:
Flamin’ Groovies – Fantastic Plastic (Sonic Kicks Records)
Bands with a career as extensive as the Flamin\’ Groovies can often find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Do you continue being a reformed nostalgic live act playing the fan favourites or…
Share this:
FLAMIN\’ GROOVIES – THE FLEECE, BRISTOL, 20/09/17.
The Flamin\’ Groovies – the biggest band you\’ve never heard of. That\’s how the story goes anyway. Well, accept for those in the know. As The Fleece in Bristol fills up, it seems those in…
Share this:
Deathtraps – Justice for the Risca One (Self)
Can you hear that? That’s the sound of full throttle, turbocharged, foot to the floor rock’n’roll destruction played with wild abandon and nicotine stained middle fingers flipped at “the man”* attitude. That’s the sound of…
Share this:
White Trash – Reverse Engineering (Self Released)
Okay, we have a contender for rock \’n\’ roll song of 2017 thus far. Creeps, weirdos and uncool kids, I present to you Bristol\’s White Trash with their onslaught on the world; the most excellent Reverse…
Share this:
Booze & Glory – Chapter IV (Burning Heart)
I guess that I’ve been out of the rock’n’roll loop for way too long or there must have been some wide-spread covert, street punk conspiracy to keep their existence hidden from middle-age, nearly over the…
