31 Dec
The Zero Point Hooligans With Cheap Guitar Grand Theft Audio I’ve heard a lot of different bands, but I can’t be expected to have heard absolutely everyone. While many foreign bands have hit my ears, somehow this Danish band slipped by me until GTA made thier earlier material available in one handy, 36 song package. [...]
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23 Dec
Suburban Hostage A Sorry State Suburban Hostage has been around for several years but haven’t had a full record out until now. A Sorry State is 13 tracks of melodic punk which comes in two flavors, some tracks being fairly poppish and some being a bit harder. The pop tracks didn’t do much for me, [...]
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20 Dec
Splinter Sick to the Stomach EP Spitting Teeth Records Not the most prolific of bands, Glascow’s Splinter finally releases their second EP since forming in 2004 and it’s a mash of oi! and streetpunk like I haven’t heard in a while. Gruff vocals, some nice guitar work and singalong choruses, these guys would’ve done well [...]
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19 Dec
Theatre Of Hate Retribution Over Thee Castle Records The original run for the moody Theatre Of Hate only lasted for a few years. This double-disc live import features one show in London from their height, 1981, and one show in France from a reunion they did in 1996. There have been a few live releases [...]
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17 Dec
Holly Golightly Christmas Tree On Fire Damaged Goods I loved Thee Headcoatees and I really like Holly Golightly’s solo work, although the only reason I’m reviewing her latest single, Christmas Tree On Fire, is so someone else can get the title track stuck in their head like it is in mine. This is one of [...]
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