The Drowns – Lunatics 12” EP
The Drowns Lunatics EP (Pirates Press Records) It would be easy enough to curse The Drowns out for what the band has done with…
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Sweat – Gotta Give It Up LP
Sweat Gotta Give It Up LP (Pirates Press Records) On the surface, the cliche that, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” writes…
Charger – Warhorse LP
Charger Warhorse LP (Pirates Press Records) After releasing a couple of singles to introduce themselves last year, Charger (Rancid bassist Matt Freeman’s side project)…
Leprous and The Ocean – Live Gallery: Charlotte, NC
Jane’s Addiction – “Stop!”/”Three Days” and “Been Caught Stealing” 12” singles
Now thirty years and several significant cultural movements later, it’s difficult to get a sense of how much excitement and promise there was surrounding…
Come Closer – Pretty Garbage LP
Come Closer Pretty Garbage LP (Pirates Press Records) While it’s very easy for me to get excited about a new punk band that I’ve…
Paradise Lost & Moonspell – Glasgow, UK
It seems things are creeping back to… normal *touch wood*. Pioneers of goth metal Paradise Lost and Moonspell take over Glasgow for their Obsidian…
Richard Hell and the Voidoids – Blank Generation [reissue] LP
Richard Hell and the Voidoids Blank Generation (Record Store Day 2017 40th Anniversary reissue) (Sire/Warner Brothers) Not so very long ago, I was muddling…
The Lorrainas – Party ‘Til It’s Dark [Reissue] LP
The Lorrainas Party ‘Til It’s Dark LP (Reissue) (Surfin’ Ki’ Records/Mom’s Basement Records) Sure, this vinyl reissue of Party ‘Til It’s Dark – The…
The Vapids – Charm School Dropouts [Reissue] LP
The Vapids Charm School Dropouts LP (reissue) (Surfin’ Ki’ Records) For almost three decades now, The Vapids have been one of the hardest working…