Author: Guy Shankland

BLACK STAR RIDERS confirmed as special guests for STONEDEAD FESTIVAL 2023.
March 10, 2023 No Responses

BLACK STAR RIDERS confirmed as special guests for STONEDEAD FESTIVAL 2023.

Stonedead are happy to announce the very special guests, Black Star Riders, adding anothertop-class name to the already phenomenal 2023 festival line-up. Ten years, five albums,countless tours. By anyone’s standards, that’s an impressive work rate, but this is the commitmentthat...
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The original Rude Girl RHODA DAKAR announces a new album, ‘Version Girl’ and an in-store tour.
March 9, 2023 No Responses

The original Rude Girl RHODA DAKAR announces a new album, ‘Version Girl’ and an in-store tour.

– Rhoda to play a series of in-stores to celebrate the album’s release –  Following a run of outstanding and acclaimed singles, on 26th May Sunday Best recordings will release Version Girl, Rhoda Dakar’s first album in five years...
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The brand new pavement-pounding Mars Roberge film ‘STARS’ gets reviewed, and it’s a 9/10 treat (-ish).
February 24, 2023 No Responses

The brand new pavement-pounding Mars Roberge film ‘STARS’ gets reviewed, and it’s a 9/10 treat (-ish).

STARS (Film Review) World Domination Pictures. 9/10 Based in New York’s desperate underbelly, Mars Roberge’s ‘Stars’ is the intertwined tale of prostitution, drugs, second chances, hope and undercover police. The x-raying of hostel life and the lon...
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The BAR STOOL PREACHERS drop a brand new and possibly the best single of 2023.
February 17, 2023 No Responses

The BAR STOOL PREACHERS drop a brand new and possibly the best single of 2023.

The Bar Stool Preachers have released a brand new single, ‘Doorstep’ ahead of their 9/10 rated (Vive Le Rock Magazine) new album ‘Above The Static’. The infectious cut of throwaway lyrics, earworm chorus and the dirty tune makes it a...
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WINGMEN take centre stage!
January 30, 2023 No Responses

WINGMEN take centre stage!

WINGMEN ‘WINGMEN’ (CADIZ MUSIC) 8/10 This is not a drill. Wingmen are go! Featuring Baz Warne (The Stranglers), Paul Gray (The Damned), Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC), and Marty Love (Johnny Moped), this Punk supergroup formed over lockdown, then recorded over.....
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GRADE 2 return with a self-titled stunner.
January 21, 2023 No Responses

GRADE 2 return with a self-titled stunner.

‘GRADE 2’ (HELLCAT RECORDS) 8/10 Grade 2’s crossfire catchy belted-out Street Punk continues on their self-titled latest full-length release. The three-piece blast away with a Holiday In Cambodia riff, an organ shaking bass while the spat-out vocals stic...
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ZEBRAHEAD’S new E.P. knocks it out of the Ska-Punk park.
January 18, 2023 No Responses

ZEBRAHEAD’S new E.P. knocks it out of the Ska-Punk park.

ZEBRAHEAD II MFZB Records/Avex Group 8/10 California Punx Zebrahead’s latest middle of three E.P ‘II’ kicks, spits and froths with that contagious sunshine circle pit energy. Opener ‘No Tomorrow’ rebels against, who f*cking knows what, but that a...
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Leeds Punk ‘N’ rollers NOSEBLEED return with a brand-new, well-worth-the-wait stonker of an album.
November 5, 2022 No Responses

Leeds Punk ‘N’ rollers NOSEBLEED return with a brand-new, well-worth-the-wait stonker of an album.

NOSEBLEED ‘DANCE WITH THE DEVIL’ (TNSrecords) 9/10 Holy flying fish, this is one hot bitch mackerel of an album from the UK garage Punx Nosebleed. There are bits n pieces from a superabundance of alternative genres, which gives the entire...
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THREE WILDHEARTS WALK INTO A NIGHTCLUB… PART THREE: THE RITCH BATTERSBY AND JAY BUTLER INTERVIEW.
October 5, 2022 No Responses

THREE WILDHEARTS WALK INTO A NIGHTCLUB… PART THREE: THE RITCH BATTERSBY AND JAY BUTLER INTERVIEW.

I’m not sure anyone hits the drums harder or faster than The Wildhearts and Grand Theft Audio drummer Ritch Battersby. He was the undoubted musical backbone and fercious backbeat of the recently separated ‘Hearts. Before you can say ‘We Luv...
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THREE WILDHEARTS WALK INTO A NIGHTCLUB…PART TWO: THE SCOTT SORRY INTERVIEW.
October 2, 2022 No Responses

THREE WILDHEARTS WALK INTO A NIGHTCLUB…PART TWO: THE SCOTT SORRY INTERVIEW.

On the 23rd of Febuary 2018, The Wildhearts played a one-off benefit gig for their former bass player Scott Sorry. Scott had been diagnosed with a life threatening brain tumour in late 2017. The band jumped into action and put...
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