Author: Guy Shankland

BLACK GRAPE announce a 25th-anniversary tour of ‘It’s Great When You’re Straight’
April 5, 2020 No Responses

BLACK GRAPE announce a 25th-anniversary tour of ‘It’s Great When You’re Straight’

As debut albums go Black Grape’s ‘It’s Great When You’re Straight’ is pretty much perfect. The opening line “There’s nothing more sinister as minsters in dresses” kicked open the door to the lyrical genius that is Sean W. Ryder and...
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PUNK ROCK BOWLING POSTPONES ‘TILL MAY 2021.
April 4, 2020 No Responses

PUNK ROCK BOWLING POSTPONES ‘TILL MAY 2021.

The legendary Punk Rock Bowling festival held in downtown Las Vegas has been postponed until May 2021. The 2020 festival had already been moved once to the autumn after the May date was put back due to the C-19 pandemic....
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FROM THE JAM and THE SELECTER announce a joint nationwide tour for a double 40th album celebration.
April 3, 2020 No Responses

FROM THE JAM and THE SELECTER announce a joint nationwide tour for a double 40th album celebration.

From The Jam and The Selecter are buddying up for an extensive autumnal and winter UK tour. From The Jam will be celebrating the ‘Sound Affects’ 40th anniversary while The Selecter will also be sticking the same number of candles...
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THE CITY KIDS release their booming debut album.
April 2, 2020 No Responses

THE CITY KIDS release their booming debut album.

THE CITY KIDS ‘THINGS THAT NEVER WERE’ (Cargo Records) 8/10 THE CITY KIDS debut ‘Things That Never Were’ shoves ‘n’ pulls with a sleaze infused Rock ‘N’ Roll indignation that snarls like a rat caught in a trap. Opener ‘The...
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GREEN DAY’S Billie Joe Armstrong continues his isolation covers with a Johnny Thunders classic.
March 31, 2020 No Responses

GREEN DAY’S Billie Joe Armstrong continues his isolation covers with a Johnny Thunders classic.

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has dropped another cover version to help beat those isolation blues. ” Welcome to No Fun Mondays. Going to release a cover song every week until we’re let back out into the world. This week’s...
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THE SKAPONES drop a new single ‘Dorian’s Going Grey’ and yes you will skank around the living room.
March 30, 2020 No Responses

THE SKAPONES drop a new single ‘Dorian’s Going Grey’ and yes you will skank around the living room.

THE SKAPONES  ‘Dorian’s Going Grey’ Single  8/10 It is almost impossible not to dance, skank or throw whatever shapes you can to The Skapones once them 2-Tone brass bones start stomping. The band’s latest single is the loafer polishing, sharp...
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MORTIMER JACKSON RETURNS WITH A BRAND NEW SINGLE.
March 28, 2020 No Responses

MORTIMER JACKSON RETURNS WITH A BRAND NEW SINGLE.

MORTIMER JACKSON ‘FEEL THE ROAR’ Single review 8/10 After a short break, Mortimer Jackson returns with a brand new single to engage and refresh the lugholes. The laconic trombone kissed  ‘Ghost Town/Vote For Me’ 2-Tone verses seamlessly morph into...
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Album Review: Aerial Salad – Dirt Mall
March 26, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Aerial Salad – Dirt Mall

AERIAL SALAD DIRT MALL 8.5/10 Manchurian Punk trio Aerial Salad drop their second full-length release, the Tesco express explosion of ‘Dirt Mall’. The chin-up chest out tone is set from kick-off with a motoring ‘Virtues’ which nonchalantly swaggers int...
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Green Day drop a cover of ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ for those in isolation
March 24, 2020 No Responses

Green Day drop a cover of ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ for those in isolation

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has recorded a catchy cover of ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’… Yes, the one made famous by Tiffany! Billie Joe wrote. “Dear friends…While we’ve all been in quarantine I’ve been reflectin...
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Album Review: Morrissey – I Am Not a Dog On a Chain
March 24, 2020 No Responses

Album Review: Morrissey – I Am Not a Dog On a Chain

‘I AM NOT A DOG ON A CHAIN’ ALBUM REVIEW 7.5/10 Morrissey is an ever hardening figure who continues to entertain, frustrate and confuse. His persona has gone from awkward flower twirling humane rebel to a man who constantly finds...
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