Category Archives: Interviews
Grand Collapse: …It’s Fast
Thrash-punks Grand Collapse are busy. Described by the Venerable Bede of UK Punk Ian Glasper as “the single best punk band in the UK right now”, they are a pokey and intense prospect on all counts. With a shitnails fast … Continue reading
Direct Effect: Testy, Febrile, Monumental Fuck-ups
Direct Effect are a fractious bunch of new-wave-of-noisecore youngbloods from the greater Eastern Seaboard of the US of A. They also happen to be signed to the impossibly boutique US post-hardcore label Tiny Engines (home of Dikembe, Signals Midwest and … Continue reading
Crazy Arm: Still Here and Making a Difference
Some people claim politics and music shouldn’t mix, but those people are, quite frankly, stupid. From The Clash to Propagandhi, some of the best music has been written with politically-minded lyrics, and have influenced many people along the way. Undeniably … Continue reading
Still Bust get Literate and Technical
Gloucester-ites Still Bust are one of the most established ‘core bands on the Greater Midlands roster – and, like Worcester’s Fights and Fires, have blazed a trail across the mainland Euro Punk scene for some years now. Not short of … Continue reading
Trading Blows with Bear Trade
Bear Trade‘s merry band of beer swilling, fun loving, gruff and ready lads from the North West having been winning hearts and minds across the UK and beyond for a few years now. With their superb new release ‘Blood and … Continue reading
Lipstick Homicide: Like an Aural Caffeine Rush
Pop punk has undergone a bit of a resurgence over the last few years – it’s hard not to ignore the exposure that bands like Masked Intruder and Teenage Bottlerocket are getting, as well as the amount of smaller bands … Continue reading
Gnarwolves: Learning to Love
Gnarwolves are not afraid to speak their mind. Their fast, furious and forthright punk rock anthems have taken the UK by storm, and this year will be their biggest yet with a debut album and a main stage appearance at … Continue reading
Death And The Penguin: No Prisoners to Conformity
Death and The Penguin are Best Before Records’ latest signing. The Brixton-based four piece have recently released their debut EP Accidents Happen, and will be hosting a free release party in June. They’ve previously featured on the latest Big Scary … Continue reading
Mike Park: Music to make you smile
It’s a popular opinion that Mike Park is one of the nicest people in punk music. The softly-spoken musician and label owner has been active for over 25 years, putting out countless releases through Asian Man Records and playing solo … Continue reading
Timeshares: On new music, being tourists and Paul Simon
Every once in a while, a band comes along – seemingly from out of nowhere – and releases an album that obnoxiously barges its way into your holy sect of favourite records. When I first heard Bearable by Timeshares, that … Continue reading
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