Post-punk
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Shaved Fish Stage @WOWFest 2012
The Shaved Fish stage at WOWfest this August will be showcasing the new and exciting music on offer from the…
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DozenQ – The Lovely Eggs
A pigeon laid two eggs in an abandoned nest on our bathroom windowsill.The eggs were incubating while we were writing…
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Department S – Mr Nutley’s Strange Delusionarium
Mr Nutley’s Strange Delusionarium illustrates why Department S needed to return to unfinished business since they disbanded in 1982. They…
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50 Ft Woman – ‘Menage à Trois’
(EP, own label) Debut EP from a London quintet who emerge with a well-released image and sound. Fittingly, Menage à…
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The Loud – ‘Harris Shutter’
Somewhere between an EP and a mini-LP, and housed in a sleeve utilising the photographic technique referenced in the discs…
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Zounds – ‘The Redemption of Zounds’
(album, Overground) After the best part of thirty years, it’s good to have another Zounds album to put next to…
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And The Press Went Mad
Last time out, I likened the global punk scene circa 2011 to the one that exploded in the UK between…
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Year Double Zero
There’s been some debate in cyberspace recently on the differences between a music critic and a fanzine writer. I’d argue…
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Milk Maid – ‘Yucca’
(album, Suffering Jukebox/FatCat) This debut set from a quartet fronted by Nine Black Alps bassist Martin Cohen is an exercise…
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The Wind-Up Birds – Tense, Nervous, Headache?
I’ve always had a soft spot for Leeds. Used to admire their footballers back in the Bremner days, until I…
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Slug Guts – Drilling The Anus Of Culture A New Hole
Slug Guts are drilling the anus of culture a new hole, one record at time. Their current long player, Howlin’…
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Amebix – ‘Knights of the Black Sun’
(single, Easy Action) A taster for the forthcoming Sonic Mass album, set for release this September, ‘Knights of the Black…
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