When are radicals not radicals? Well, according to Italia 90, it’s sometimes when they’re in polemical bands. The nicely pseudonymized … More
Tag: Punk
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #94 Death From Above 1979 – Romantic Rights
Released: 2004 In the words of the late, great Bill Hicks, to which many are still prone to quoting so … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #3 The Clash – London Calling
Released: 1979 The release of The Clash’s third studio London Calling was accompanied by a simple tagline, lauding them as … More
Idles Brutalism – Por cinco años
Being honest, nobody had ever really heard of them, although Idles had been fermenting in Bristol one way or another … More
White Lung – Premonition review
Most times where a period of five years has elapsed between albums there’s a some kind of back story that … More
Iceage – Shake The Feeling Outtakes & Rarities 2015-2021 review
The collected members of Iceage – Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, Johan Suurballe Wieth, Jakob Tvilling Pless and Dan Kjær Nielsen – … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #26 The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet
Released: 1978 The quiz category related to one hit wonders is a whole sub-genre of it’s own, but how about … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s #34 Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
Released: 1978 By now the Free Trade Hall was way back in the rear view mirror for everyone and the … More
August 2022’s Best Albums
Album of the Month Osees – A Foul Form Read about it here. Also great.. LIFE – North East Coastal … More
LIFE – North East Coastal Town review
There are countless hard luck stories about artists who lost momentum due to the pandemic – although no-one is making … More