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Tag Archives: punk
Gig review: SOiL – The Garage, Glasgow, 23 October 2014
Some things are sent to try you! Take tonight, I was going along to this gig mostly on the strength of opening act Wolfborne’s latest album, ‘In The Beginning’, which I reviewed recently and found to be excellent. Knowing that … Continue reading
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Tagged (HED) P.E, American Head Charge, Cameron Heacock, gig, Glasgow, Karma Singh Cheema, live, metal, punk, reggae, review, rock, Ryan McCombs, Soil, The Garage, Tim King, Whole, Wolfborne
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Single & EP reviews: THE DEAD DAISIES, DIAMOND DAYS
THE DEAD DAISIES – Face I Love EP Spinefarm Records [Release date – Out Now] The Dead Daisies are a musical collective with a rotating line-up of well-known musicians. In 2014 the line-up consists of founders Jon Stevens (vocals) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Star Riders, Brian Tichy, David Lowy, Diamond Days, Dizzy Reed, EP, Eurovision, Face I Love, Fall Out Boy, glam rock, Grand Slam, Guns 'N' Roses, Helter Skelter, Jon Stevens, Marco Mendoza, punk, review, Richard Fortus, rock, sleaze rock, The Dead Daisies, We've Come A Long Way, Young Guns
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Album review: THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG – The Defiant
www.tmtch.net [Released 22.09.14] The Men They Couldn’t Hang (TMTCH) return with their first new album since 2009 and one that marks the band’s 30th anniversary (they were on hiatus between 1991 and 1996 though!). Amazing to think that thirty years have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, folk rock, punk, review, The Defiant, The Men They Couldn't Hang
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Quick plays – MANUMIT, COLT 45, SUSAN AQUILA
Album review: MANUMIT – Digital and Hostile Lost Generation Records [Release date - 01.09.14] Manumit is a solo artist from Bridgend in Wales. Influenced by the likes of Pendulum and Paramore he attempts to ‘bond genres’. A DVD will also … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lewis, album, Bandit, Bridgend, CD, Colt 45, Cumbria, Digital and Hostile, Download Festival, electro, Gareth Jenkins, Larusso, Manumit, Neil Harper, Paramore, Pendulum, pop, punk, review, rock, Skullfunk, Susan Aquila, Tanyth, The Tide Is Turning, Young Guns
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DVD review: LIVE AT WACKEN 2013 – 24 Years Louder Than Hell
UDR [Release date 04.08.14] For the last 24 years a small village in Northern Germany has become the centre of the heavy metal universe for one weekend of drunken antics, sloppy mud and loud music. Welcome to Wacken Open Air! … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Alestorm, Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Black Messiah, Chrome Molly, Corvus Corax, Deep Purple, Die Kassierer, DVD, Hardcore, Heavens Basement, heavy metal, Lingua Mortis Orchestra featuring Rage, live, Motorhead, Nightwish, Northern Germany, punk, review, rock, Sabaton, Sonata Arctica, Thunder, UGLY KID JOE, Wacken, Wacken Open Air
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Album review: THE IDOL DEAD – Dark Little Hearts
Raaa! Records [Release date – out now] The Idol Dead were formed in Leeds back in 2008 with the five members having eclectic musical tastes which were tapped to produce the band’s sound. They bill themselves as ‘five men hell … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Claire Cameron, Dark Little Hearts, Leeds, Pledge campaign, Polly Phluid, punk, review, rock, The Blackout, The Idol Dead
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Album review: THE TRIPDOWN PROJECT – Post Modern Delay
Holier Than Thou Records (Release date – Out Now) The TripDown Project are a trio from the north of England. Richie Chappell and Jojo Blythe, both ex ‘Colorpool’, formed The TripDown Project in 2009. After the release … Continue reading
EP review: GENERATION GRAVEYARD – Lonewolves
Self Release [Release date – 21st July 2014] Generation Graveyard are a five-some from London who play hard hitting, punk/black metal. This six track EP, ‘Lonewolves’, is their official debut and it is a very good introduction to the band. … Continue reading
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Tagged Breed 77, EP, Generation Graveyard, London, Lonewolves, metal, Poison City, punk, review, rock, The Misfits
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Album review: DRAG – Neurotica, A Compendium Of Tales Regarding Body And Mind
Self Release (Release date- 28th July 2014) Drag are a four piece from Birmingham who bill themselves as sleazy punk. They formed over three years ago and have supported the likes of Toyah Wilcox and Fuzzbox. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Birmingham, Drag, Dresden Dolls, L7, Neurotica, punk, review, rock, The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs
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Album review: MY FAVOURITE RUNNER UP – Crossroads
Self-release [Release date – 17.02.14] South Wales for some reason is a bit of a hot bed for young pop punk bands and My Favourite Runner Up are another name to add to the list. The band, I suspect, have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Crossroads, Jimmy Eat World, My Favourite Runner Up, pop, punk, review, rock, Wales
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Album review: EDDIE & THE HOT RODS – 2 Sides
Wienerworld [Release date 27.01.14] These are good times for Eddie & The Rods. So good in fact that it’s a startling 10 years since their 30th anniversary reformation, taking in 4 tours of the USA and a successful domestic tour … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Sides, album, Barrie Masters, Dipster Dean, Eddie & The Hot Rods, pub rock, punk, R&B, review, Richard Hogarth, Simon Bowley, Status Quo, The Ramones
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Gig Review: THE WILDHEARTS – ABC, Glasgow, 14 April 2014
Monday nights should be quiet, sober affairs. First day back at work after the weekend, one should spend Monday evenings resting after a long day and looking to the week ahead and to the next weekend in which you can … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 April 2014, ABC, CJ, gig, Ginger Wildheart, Glasgow, Hey! Hello, Jonne Von Hertzen, Kie Von Hertzen, live, Mikko Von Hertzen, pop, prog, punk, review, rock, Scott Sorry, the Wildhearts, Victoria Liedtke, Von Hertzen Brothers
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Gig review: THE STRANGLERS – Hammersmith Apollo, London, 8 March 2014
Something very strange must have happened. Having managed to sadly miss most of Nine Below Zero’s set for reasons best undisclosed, I’m secreted daahn the front at good old ‘Ammasmiff, waiting for the Stranglers to celebrate their 40th anniversary, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 March 2014, gig, Hammersmith Apollo, Jet Black, JJ Burnel, London, punk, review, rock, The Stranglers
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Album review: THE DAMNED – Tiki Nightmare: Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire July 2002
Salvo/Union Square (2CD/DVD) [Release date 10.02.14] Widely recognised as the first UK punk band, releasing a punk album and single (and I’m near the front of the queue to stick that up the nose of the Sex Pistols), The Damned … Continue reading
Gig review: THE BLACKOUT – King Tut’s, Glasgow, 23 January 2014
This tour was billed as ‘The Final Party Tour – Take 2’ due to the fact that the first leg at the tail end of last year had to be cut short as frontman Gavin Butler had been taken ill. … Continue reading
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Tagged 23rd January 2014, Gavin Butler, gig, Glasgow, King Tut's, live, LostAlone, Mike Hodges, punk, Rat Attack, review, rock, Sean Smith, Steve Battelle, The Blackout, Wales
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Gig review: THE BOOMTOWN RATS – Roundhouse, London, 26 October 2013
The amount of shows I’ve seen this year that I thought I never would is truly amazing: for every idol that dies, another seemingly resurrects themselves with unerring timing, as if suddenly aware that there may not be many such … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 October 2013, Bob Geldof, gig, London, punk, review, rock, Roundhouse, The Boomtown Rats
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Quick plays: GINGERFEET, ANDI DERIS & THE BAD BANKERS, NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ
GINGERFEET – High And Above: The First Wave https://www.facebook.com/gingerfeetindia You don’t get many new funk rock/metal bands come along nowadays so it’s a bit of a treat to have this new band from India Gingerfeet come along. They have a … Continue reading
Book review: If You Like The Ramones… by Peter Aaron
Backbeat Books www.backbeatbooks.com The latest in this excellent series of ‘If You Like…’ books and this time it is US punk meets rock ‘n’ roll legends the Ramones. This one is slightly different as the author Peter Aaron not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Backbeat Books, book, book review, If You Like The Ramones…, Motorhead, Peter Aaron, punk, review, rock 'n' roll, US punk
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Album Review: LEVELLERS – Green Blade Rising / Truth And Lies
Eagle Records – Release Date: 7 October 2013 Following the full-blown remastered / repackaged / bonus material / multi-disc re-issues of the Levellers’ China Records back catalogue in 2012, here we have Eagle Records measly attempt … Continue reading
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Tagged folk, Green Blade Rising/Truth And Lies, Levellers, punk, re-issue, review
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Album review: EAST TOWN PIRATES – Seven Seas Of Sin
The look of this band, and the album cover, may not initially excite. Skulls and cross bones. Piratical tales. What’s new? Well nothing really but there is a certain infectious charm to this second album from East Anglia’s bunch of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Art, album, East Town Pirates, folk, punk, review, rock, Seven Seas Of Sin, Tenpole Tudor, The Pogues
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Album review: THE HYPER ACTIVES – Rock n’ Roll Lives Again
Self Release (Release date – out now) This is an aptly named band as the rocking punk they produce is indeed hyperactive. These crazy Swedes have been together for 5 years and this is their debut album, it has actually … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, punk, review, rock, Rock n Roll Lives Again, Sweden, The Hyper Actives
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EP Review: JET PACK – Chasing Sunsets
Self Release ( Release date – 06.05.13) Jet Pack hail from the Midlands and this is their latest EP. Mastering in alt rock the band reminded me of Jimmy Eat World at their best. They provide quality melodic rock with a … Continue reading
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Tagged alt rock, Chasing Sunsets, EP, Jet Pack, Jimmy Eat World, pop, punk, review
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NANCY JOHNSON – funF
Rocketboy Recordings www.nancyjohnson.co.uk Punk has always been about the ethos of doing it yourself and not worrying about over producing or even the musicianship (as the early Damned recordings show!). So when reviewing this UK based punk band’s debut album … Continue reading
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Tagged funF, Nancy Johnson, punk, punk pop
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