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BLISTERHEAD – Border Control

May 30, 2017

Cramada 2017 Swedish punks pack their angst in sweet attack on era-relevant EP. Formed in 1999, this quartet could’ve gone a false fury way like many pseudo perpetrators did, but the period of hypocritical unity we endure now is the … Continue reading →

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SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS – Vicious

March 14, 2017

Cleopatra 2016 Four decades since their onset, Mancunians’ onslaught comes full, vicious circle to shake, rattle and roll. You don’t need to be a shrink to feel the bite in a Rorschach inkblot on the cover of this record, the … Continue reading →

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PINK FAIRIES – Naked Radio

March 6, 2017

Gonzo 2016 Worth the wait: proto-punks make a long-overdue studio comeback after a 30-year recording limbo. “Silence is the quality of this apartment”: what could be Mick Farren’s last words, which open the title track of the Ladbroke Grove lads’ … Continue reading →

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DEAD BHUTTOS – Democracy Is The Best Revenge

February 2, 2017

Dead Bhuttos 2017 Aggro ‘n’ roll with it: hardcore punks from Pakistan let it all hang out. With their name an obvious allusion to Jello Biafra’s band, there’s less surprise in this trio political currency than in their place of … Continue reading →

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RAY VAUGHN – Wounded Bird

December 9, 2016

Rayoso 2016 Scaling down his SF sorrow to strive and soar, sinewy songwriter searches for the sun – and finds it. Ray Vaughn may have measured the boundaries of art-rock with HOSTAGES and of avant-garde with DIE BOSA NOVA more … Continue reading →

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