I AM THE FLY – I AM THE FLY 7” EP (not on label 2020)
In a world of independent oddities, this is exactly how the humble 7” deserves to be delivered – high-concept, low-frill, electronic punk from the wonderfully named German duo I AM …
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From the archives – Interview with Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of THE VANDALS (originally appeared in NOSEBLEED issue 18 – Feb 1999)
1998 was a good year in the long history of the Vandals with the release of HITLER BAD, VANDALS GOOD on Nitro Records – Although this was a very different …
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VULPYNES – DYE ME RED – limited edition 10″ (FOAD Records 2019)
Finally, Vulpynes returns with a second EP of primal snarl and noisy passion. Apparently these tracks have been sitting on the hotplate since late 2018 – meanwhile the band busied …
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RADIATORS – GHOSTOWN 40th Anniversary Reissue – Double CD (Chiswick Records 2019)
There are few albums as ingrained in my head as GHOSTOWN, and while I thought it would be an easy one to rattle off a few words about, the act …
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PETE JOHNSON – Screwball – CD (self released/not on label 2019)
Albums embodying, expressing or otherwise loosely interpreting fluctuations in mental health are certainly not unusual – Channeling brain turbulence through any form of art is a timeworn tradition, no doubt …
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THE LEE HARVEYS – Resistance is not Terrorism – coloured vinyl LP Special Edition Pack (FOAD Records 2019)
This record is an interesting proposition, a 12” EP of new material paired with a flipside of peer favourites as voted, suggested and harassed for inclusion via a kind of …
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VARIOUS – LAMPAIGN – IRELAND – Irish Punk Compilation LP (Deadlamb Records 2019)
Deadlamb Records seems to have been lurking in the background for some time, with a steady output of Irish and international punk product including Nomatrix, Jobseekers, Disturbance, Greenland Whalefishers, Plan …
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RAMONES – Road to Ruin – 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Rhino 2018)
When ROAD TO RUIN was released in September 1978, it was the first of many watershed moments for the Ramones. Where the first 3 albums were a natural progression of …
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POŻOGA – Pożoga 7” EP (Distroy Records/multi-label release 2018)
Pożoga describes itself as an “international punk consortium” – With lyrics provided in Spanish, Polish and English, I’m guessing that’s the international make-up of the band… Whatever the configuration, Pożoga’s …
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VARIOUS ARTISTS – KARATE KLUB Dublin HC/Punk Compilation (Distroy Records 2018)
Although few and far between at this point, local compilations are always an education of sorts. From the band you’re sick of seeing to that band name you’ve seen on …
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