Within the hordes of emails and notices we receive each day there are those which instinctively stand out and draw our attention like moths to the flame. Among them is any from or about UK punksters Headsticks. Due to the… Read More ›
Folk Punk
A Tribute to Revenge of the Psychotronic Man 7”
For decades Manchester has been a prominent source of some of Britain’s finest and most inspirational punk bands, among the more recent being Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man. Between their emergence in 2004 to their final gig in 2018, the… Read More ›
Headsticks – Kept In The Dark
If packaging decided best of year choices UK quartet Headsticks will have top honour sealed with new album Kept In The Dark. The surround to its music is simply glorious, easily the best art and presentation seen in many a… Read More ›
American Anymen – Flag Burner
With the outside looking open mouthed at his continuing and increasingly antagonistic and crazed tendencies and a growing portion of the US seemingly following suit, Flag Burner is the American Anymen reaction to Trump and his administration. The NYC-based anti-folk… Read More ›
Headsticks – Feather and Flame
Whichever angle you come at Feather and Flame, the new album from UK quartet Headsticks, it is a seriously rousing incitement. Offering eleven diverse and eventful slices bred in the band’s fusion of folk and punk rock, the release gets… Read More ›
Band Of Holy Joy – When a Gift is a Curse
The first in a series of ‘libationary’ singles dedicated to the glorious and dark aspects of ‘the older person’s habitual alcohol consumption’, When a Gift is a Curse is another riveting evocative encounter from the UK’s premier folk punks Band… Read More ›
Interview with Matt of Smokey Bastard
Halloween saw the release of possibly the year’s most fun, energy and deliriously addictive album in the shape of Tales From The Wasteland from UK punk folksters Smokey Bastard. Bursting with 13 tracks of essential raucousness that come with an… Read More ›
Smokey Bastard – Tales From The Wasteland
With more fun, energy and deliriously addictive punked up melodies than should be legally allowed comes the new album from UK punk folksters Smokey Bastard. The seven piece from Reading unleash Tales From The Wasteland via Bomber Music on October… Read More ›
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