People talk a lot these days about identity, about standing for something and wearing it, as if by defining yourself … More
Tag: Punk
Potty Mouth – SNAFU review
It’s hard to imagine Malcolm McLaren believing that punk rock, a movement he created originally as a way to sell … More
Don Letts Interview : “You can’t silence the artist”
The generation that brought us punk rock always had a lot to say, but despite most of them being pension … More
Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours 20th Anniversary Edition Review
Mostly forgotten though it is now, the chief controversy that surrounded the original release of the Manic Street Preachers fifth … More
Idles – Live In Manchester
“Joe Talbot is openly moved by the audience’s fierce commitment, but by what lies beyond it, a bond which welds the quintet and their fans together existing at a level buried far beneath the guts of their visceral punk”
Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance review
Does music really matter any more? It may be consumed more than ever, but in the streaming world of now, … More
Shame – Live In Leeds Review
“Live, they’re still in the intimacy phase; rolling his shoulders like a piston, singer Charlie Steen beckons the audience closer to the front every time his cohorts almost imperceptibly turn things up a notch”
Idles – Exclusive Interview
Bristolian five piece Idles had a tumultuous 2017, releasing the widely acclaimed album Brutalism and with their hilarious and visceral live … More
The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
“At times, it’s breathless and brilliant, from the screeching, larynx grating Men’s Needs to the Strokes-with-a-purpose of Major’s Tilting Victory”
The Gun Club – Fire of Love
Originally released 31st August 1981. Review originally published April 1st, 2007. Author’s note: The first drafts of this piece were … More
