Rebellion Festival (Part 1: Thursday and Friday)
It’s August in Blackpool and that can only mean one thing: Rebellion! The annual pilgrimage to the Winter Gardens for four days of Punk Music! As a shamed Rebellion “virgin,” I waste no time...
Author: Jon
Rebellion Festival (Part 2: Saturday and Sunday)
After catching my breath from two days of Punk Rock there is no time for resting on one’s laurels – there are bands to be reviewed! If the first two days are anything to...
CD: “Full Of Lies” by When Reasons Collapse
Formed in 2008, When Reasons Collapse are a French 5 piece who draw inspiration from acts including Heaven Shall Burn and The Black Dahlia Murder to create a deathcore sound which combines the heaviness,...
Single: “The Great Unseen” by Pteroglyph
After parting ways with his old band Mishkin, guitarist Jimmy MacGregor went in to the studio and recorded an EP, playing all the instruments and doing the vocal work himself. The result was “Found”.
The Sporadics
Greyhound, Blandford Is it possible for the politically-charged Ska/Punk/Dub band, “The Sporadics” from Bournemouth to be involved in a family-friendly gig? Would it work? Well, the Greyhound pub in Blandford certainly thought so! They...
Empire Affair/Let’s Go Safari/The Kleek
The Anvil, Bournemouth For those of you who assume that the Anvil in Bournemouth is just for Metal Heads, you should think again. The promotions team at the venue are working flat out to...
Sansara/Stranger/Pirates Of Panama
Mr Kyps, Poole Sansara are at the end of a self funded 9 date tour of the UK and tonight they roll in for a headlining homecoming show at Mr. Kyps. A venue they...
EP: “Extra Time” by The Terraces
“Extra Time” is the new six song offering from The Terraces. Following on from their impressive debut “Union”, these guys have stepped it up a gear and delivered six varied, classic cuts.
CD: “Credulous Lunacy” by The Mistakes
When this LP fell into my lap I was expecting another 11 songs of hard and fast Punk Rock classics. This time around, The Mistakes have gone down the acoustic route.
CD: “Future Echoes and Past Replays” by Slim Loris
Opening with a thumping of drums, and a beat that goes beyond foot tapping (not to mention what sounds like kettle drums), you have a cracking opening to “Future Echoes and Past Replays” called...
