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Stream the new Radical Boy and pjaro split

As with most cities, Sheffield celebrates its own vibrant DIY punk scene. Radical Boy and pjaro are both regulars on the local scene, which didn’t pass by Tye Die Tapes. Having released cassettes for the last 5 years, the split release by the two marks the first vinyl outing

Monday 09 November 2015

Forget the Old Days with the debut Young Kings album

Hailing from Bedfordshire, five piece Young Kings aren’t delivering the typical melodic hardcore sound. Perhaps the old days hinted at in their album title, the band are looking for a little more from the genre, the type of diversity that has elevated contemporaries Crooks above the pack. “We have been

Thursday 05 November 2015

One Days Notice put the punk in pop-punk with ‘When I Say When’

Cleveland punks One Days Notice are the latest act to join the Remember To Breathe Records (RTB Records) roster, having penned a deal for the release of their sophomore full-length, ‘Blackout’. Scheduled for release on the 14th January, the quartet are celebrating by exclusively streaming ‘When I Say When’, a

Monday 02 November 2015

Watch Bad Ideas perform ‘One Seven Two’ live in session

Lincoln indie-punks Bad Ideas have revisited their roots ahead of their next album. Returning to Seamus Wong in Leicester, the band have added a new spin to ‘One Seven Two’, taken from their 2012 debut, ‘Murder Of Gods’. “We went to Seamus Wong in Leicester to record some live versions

Friday 30 October 2015

Altona explore the wilderness in the ‘Favourite Books’ video

Vancouver indie-rockers Altona have been out exploring the wilderness. Jumping between expansive voids, tranquil scenes and sweat-filled performances, their video for ‘Favourite Books’ depicts both the natural and urban surroundings that welcomed them on their tour. “When we left on our first tour in May of this year (a two-week

Thursday 29 October 2015

The punk spirit shines through Patti Yang’s call to action

Patti Yang has been raised on punk. Whether it be growing up on the road alongside her musician father, or being born into communist Poland, Yang has been reared on politically and socially charged sounds. Although ‘Anonymous Face’ shares electronic music in equal parts (working with Martina-Topley Bird), Patti

Friday 23 October 2015

Stream the split EP by The Caulfield Cult and Abolition A.D

This split release has been a long time coming. “We’ve been best friends with Abolition A.D. from the very beginning and have been talking about doing a split for ages,” says Nick Wong, of The Caulfield Cult. With both bands hailing from Singapore, their paths have crossed many times

Thursday 22 October 2015

Listen to the dreamy ‘loverboy’ EP by oldsoul

Hailing from Lowell, Massachusetts, oldsoul offer a dreamy, ethereal atmosphere on their debut EP. Written and recorded in flux, having survived a couple of line-up changes since forming in a year back, ‘loverboy’ balances the expansive sounds with moments of urgency, transforming from dream to nightmare in the blink

Wednesday 21 October 2015

Go on an all-American adventure with California Cousins’ tour video

Mariachi, abandoned churches and basement shows; all just in a day’s work for Rochester, New York four-piece California Cousins. Having recently hit the road in support of their self-released ‘George’s Bridge’ EP, heading from their hometown to Nashville and back, the indie-punks band documented some of their antics. Soundtracked by

Listen to Fist City’s take on ‘Where Were You’ by Mekons

Leeds fundamentalists Mekons released ‘Where Were You’ back in 1978, at the height of the punk movement. Beginning life as an art collective, their early sound contained the visceral anger that characterised the scene at the time. 35 plus years later, Canadian quartet Fist City have provided their own take