Punkboot compilation shows the Spirit of D.I.Y. punk and oi! is alive and well in the UK
ALBUM REVIEW: Spirit Of D.I.Y. Vol 3 (Punkboot Promotions)
Why The Ruts’ debut album The Crack is such an enduring punk rock masterpiece
It’s 41 years this week since The Ruts released The Crack, the only album the band completed during their time together. It was
NYC reggae legends The Slackers nail their colours to the US presidential election mast with new single Blue
SINGLE REVIEW: The Slackers – Blue (Pirates Press Records)
Celebrating the women who showed independent spirit after punk kicked open the doors
BOXSET REVIEW: Make More Noise – Women In Independent Music UK 1977-1987 (Cherry Red Records)
Record Store Day 2020: Here’s 10 indie, punk and alternative gems to look out for on drop day two
Saturday 26 September is drop day two of this year’s Covid-fragmented Record Store Day.
IDLES wipe the floor with all contenders by releasing the best album of 2020
ALBUM REVIEW: IDLES – Ultra Mono (Partisan Records)
The Menzingers nail lockdown by re-imagining their latest album as a melancholy masterpiece
ALBUM REVIEW: The Menzingers – From Exile (Epitaph Records)
Big Country were back to their best with guitar-heavy album The Buffalo Skinners
ALBUM REVIEW: Big Country – Out Beyond the River – The Compulsion Years Anthology (Cherry Red Records)
Hands Off Gretel’s Lauren Tate unveils her angry brat-punk hip-hop alter ego Delilah Bon
If there were any prizes in the music industry for sheer hard work and creativity, Yorkshire lass Lauren Tate would be on the
Oi! albums were a great showcase for punk’s new breed – but should have quit while they still mattered
BOXSET REVIEW: Oi! The Albums (Captain Oi!/ Cherry Red Records)