After this year’s exhilarating-as-ever Dean Lane Hardcore Day, I headed to the Chelsea Inn for the after show. It was there, while sat in the beer garden basking in the punk-Christmas-ness of it al…

Skimming through the names on a promotional compilation, Mistress stopped me in my tracks; a lot can be taken from a band name, and something so precise, not to mention ‘dominating’, makes quite a …

An absolutely incredible show as usual from Hawkwind, only this one was

The following is a reworking of a poem and post that originally appeared in 2018:

Ameretat’s self titled debut album, released 2025, opens with ‘Ghazal-e-ātish / Posht-e-pardeh’ (‘Ode to the Fire / Behind the Veil’). The track starts with a medium paced but purposeful drum beat …

When reviewing There’s Always Time’s EP ‘Breathe’ in 2024, I described the sound as dark, moody, Bauhaus-esque in tone and stalking like a cold shadow carrying a jagged-edged knife with vocals that…

He’d always dreamed Of teaching grandchildren Invaluable life skills Like never

Thanks to Luucy With the two Us in her name Dylan was deeply disturbed To discover over lunch That iceberg lettuces Do not

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The NaNaz—from Newport, Wales—formed as a result of Nana Punk; a punk music workshop held in 2024 and aimed at over 50s that sought to get participants actively involved in music for all the benefi…

People often call me a feminist. It’s not a label I’d give myself even if never disagreeing with anything in the small amount of feminist literature read. I do, though, consider myself relatively w…

Devil’s Dandruff bursts into life with taught ball of high octane audio ‘In the Pit’. Bozos’ ability to revel in the straightforward then add neat breakdowns and slick solos without taking any of t…

Scarebears debut single ‘Scapegoat’ opens with stern spoken word that acts as launch pad for an audio OOF! factor ten take-off, each note from there unleashing like a tightly coiled spr…

My sock drawer Isn’t so important As I think Soon won’t matter What will happen— emptied forever or refilled in the name of another— I don’t know Except to be certain The day will come When my sock…

I first caught Rites of Hadda at the Easton Punk Festival, 2024. During the set singer Wasperella jumped into the crowd to embrace members of the audience; in the process, I was lucky enough to be …

vengacats’ bosscat makes for compelling listening across its six tracks. Always punk, the album can be Strawberry Switchblade poppy to having a dark sinister, yet playful, edge similar to that of t…

The 20th February, 2026, will see the release of BELZEBONG’s The End Is High EP; in the meantime track ‘420 Horseman’ is available for a listen and to download for pre-orders.

Let us go Hand in hand Around halls Warm in winter Sheltered in summer While calling the things

It’s possible that: there’s a lovely day behind those grey clouds; a shy snout is stifled by the bravado of snarling;

157 track album

‘Hider’ entices the listener along a path leading towards an enchanted forest; the opening vocals and guitar the deep green vines that intertwine all across the way. The trees can be seen, but are …

Bozos are a booze-fuelled rocket of behemoth rock n roll; an unstoppable juggernaut of brain-shaking sonic bliss. It doesn’t matter if you want to bang your head, bounce in the mosh pit, punch a fi…

On Friday 2nd May GNOD and White Hills brought the utterly incredible Drop Out collaboration to Bristol’s Strange Brew for a sold out show.I first caught White Hills live in the early 2010s at the …

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Does the purple rain Put out the purple flame Or do two meld to one Opposite yet One giver of life The other protector Harmony Synchronisation Swans with bonds Beyond comprehension With much love a…

if you want the truth speak a lie With much thanks, love and gratitude to JKS for use of the header image; get well soon x

The seagull glides across the sky. Wings barely move. Only when jostled by the wind do they slightly shift. Clouds above hang heavy and grey; what might predictably be called ominous. Except the fe…

Monday 30th June; ¡Tomar Control! (Perú); The Exchange, Bristol: The night opened when Jed and the Microwave travelled from the future to manifest on stage Terminator-esque, the main difference bei…

There’s a thing about people from Croydon Not that I’m from there No I just happened to live nearby For a fair while Now this thing about people from Croydon

Collapsed Vein’s Pain Communion opens with layers of slow methodical soul crushing dives, the sound—rich and full— immediately immerses the listener in the world that Kevin George has sought to son…

Soda die!

A Morbid Parody of Justice opens with ‘Pornocratia’; a slow methodical melodic track that carries itself like a warm wind drifting across Spanish plateaus. A sombre trombone adds an element of West…

You got me when high Which is to strike low Thought I was rid of Turned out

BE N!CE’s debut EP WHERE AM I? opens with ‘GET A JOB’ a track reminiscent of Jack of Jill’s ‘When I Am Queen’. Though musically this is a little faster while carrying a greater weight; the latter i…

The agency asked laid-off workers to return after gutting the office that penalizes stores for selling tobacco to minors.

Some major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the US, marking a greater erosion in the country’s longsta...

The child screaming in the block of public toilets Echoes just like the children loaded into APCs At the village where Willard meets Kilgore The toilets much like the Americans careSeeming to offer…