One of the Dub Pistols’ most popular tracks is called Mucky Weekend – and the crowd at this show were definitely eager for one, despite it only being a Thursday night. Fair play. Read more…
According to Mike TV, Sausage Hospital is “full of sick bangers”. As wrist-slicingly bad as that pun is, I actually agree with it. Read more…
Here in the UK, we’re all making the most of a late summer – and with Home, the Jellycats have the perfect soundtrack for anyone intent on staying out past their bedtime and celebrating our nation’s weather-based good fortunes. Upbeat ska grooves, snotty and tongue-in-cheek vocals, and a bit of additional pisstaking bookending a fun song that’s as infectious as chlamydia; everything you need to chuck your worldly cares away for three and a half minutes is in here. Head downscreen to hear Home while I go delete all the chlamydia-related Google searches I just did from my internet history. Read more…
Flatline Stereo
Really cool pop punk delivered in a straight-ahead, no frills manner. Think Green Day but British, and you’re most of the way there. Read more…
About as raw as a Dirty Sanchez and Jackass marathon, Darko don’t let up for a second on Sea Of Trees. Even the cleaner sections are full of darkness, anxiety, and foreboding, while elsewhere mathy rhythms underpin vocals on the verge of falling apart and fuck-you guitars. To put it bluntly, Sea Of Trees is as sick as that puddle on the pavement you saw in town last Saturday night. Read more…
When a Saturday night bill is only two bands long, that’s a lot of pressure for the musicians involved. Many acts would crumble like month-old birthday cake at the thought of it. These guys were more than up for the challenge: Read more…
Old-school vibes with extra nostalgia and a contemporary twist? Sounds like the perfect end-of-summer soundtrack to me. Uni was a long time ago, but Peace Of Mind takes me straight back to all the best bits. Read more…
In an age of imagination-free and creatively void copycats, bands like Heel stand head and shoulders above the rest. Read more…
Writing with ears full of hardcore this…well…hardcore isn’t exactly conducive to lucid, flowing prose. There’s so much going on that it’s a miracle I managed to even breathe while listening to this split release – so here are the words that made it through the soundwaves and best summed up the experience: Read more…
From the opening building blocks of Single Use to the gritty, harsh tones of Emotion In The Way, Burden Calls is a brilliant mix of the familiar and original. Yes, it’s punk – but there are plenty of imaginative touches that set ASTPAI apart from the rest. Whether it be a dose of mathy complexity, a moment of melancholy vibes, or a surge of cliff-jumping explosiveness, ASTPAI aren’t afraid to push the boat out beyond the traditional, often militantly enforced boundaries that separate classic punk from contemporary rock. Read more…