Singer-songwriter Garth Adam has officially unveiled his latest masterpiece, โPocketfull of Tears.โ This marvelous indie folk composition is more than just a song; it is a carefully crafted auditory journey that seeks to tackle all the senses. With delicate instrumentation and evocative storytelling, Adam continues to cement his place as a vital voice in the…
The last time I was at The Key Club in Leeds was pretty much a year ago, that was for what turned out to be my gig of the year, a performance from Laura Jane Grace that just smashed anything else that year, even standing 2 feet from Iggy Pop, yes really.ย Anyway Iโm back, and…
The Helsinki-based ghost punk and goth garage bandย Haunteesย released their debut albumย Shadows Formingย today. Dark and brooding, the record plays like the soundtrack to a road trip across a desert. Along the way, you stop at smoky saloons and pass abandoned gravestones. The sound carries the bitter dust and shimmering heat of sun-scorched sand dunes. Seasoned with…
As if spilling right out of some portal from the past, smack into the middle of the 2020โs,ย ย BIRDLEGSย pairsย Jade Puget (AFI), Gary Gutfeld (CORDUROY, HI-FIVES), and Eric Ozenne (THE NERVE AGENTS, UNIT PRIDE) came up together in Northern Californiaโs East Bay, REDEMPTION 87 in the late 1990โs. Now joining up with Ryan Doria (OVEREXPOSURE and PRESSURE…
TRUCKFIGHTERSย have released new single โTruceโ, out now on Fuzzorama Records, new album โMASTERFLOWโย is out on 10th April. They play Camdenโs Desertfest on 17th May. โThis song was born out of the strange and unsettling times weโre living in. The world feels upside down, moving in a direction that can be hard to understand โ and…
A journey into the raw and visceral origins: from the demo sessions mixed by Steve Albini to the night of the very first secret show on December 20th, 1988.ย In the heart of Chicago, Geordie and Martin Atkins turned frustration and distance into pure creative energy, recording the now-legendary โBlack Cassetteโ demos at Albiniโs house. Distorted,…
Onย Saturday April 4th The Punk Rock Museumย is celebrating its third anniversary the only way it knows how: with a loud, no-holds-barred parking lot show that will featureย Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, Kate Clover,ย XCOMM,ย River Rattsย andย The Whops. In honour of this occasion we were asked to put a few questions to the bands that are playing the…
After a 15-year hiatus, Chicago punk veteransย The Arrivalsย are set to return withย Payload, their first new album since 2010โsย Volatile Molotov, that will be released on April 17th viaย Recess Records andย marks a long-awaited and triumphant return for one of Chicagoโs most revered and enduring punk bands. The new single, Drill Baby Drill,ย confronts capitalism, neocolonialism, and the global…
Codefendants, the punk trio consisting of Sam King (Get Dead), Julio โCeschiโ Ramos, and Fat Mike (NOFX), have released Lonely Life, the second single off of their upcoming new album LIFERS. The trio teamed up with Sublimeโs Jakob Nowell, who stars in the high energy music video, following a story line that depicts the alienation…
The no-holds-barred exploration of the life of legendary British punk-turned-rock icon Billy Idol (Generation X), is now available through streaming platforms and on Sky Arts in the UK from the 26th March. Fresh from festival premieres at Tribeca and Sheffield DocFest,ย Billy Idol Should Be Deadย is a deeply personal, unyielding look at one of Britainโs most…