Hotplugs
November 19, 2013
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Nov 2013 by Scenester
Those of you with time on your hands have undoubtedly played the game at some…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – Backnbloom
Describing their sound as "Efficacious Poetic Fervor," Los Angeles’s Backnbloom flaunts a sleek mix of…
News
June 16, 2015
Simon Morgan’s – ‘Domestic Abuse’
Free download from Simon Morgan’s acclaimed debut solo album, ‘Domestic Abuse’ The remarkable solo debut…
Hotplugs
October 16, 2014
Cherry Red Album Reviews – Oct 2014 by Long John
The Incredibly Strange Record Club Various Artists Inspired by the Cramps crazy record collection Volume…
Garage
June 16, 2015
Crystal Antlers – ‘Two-Way Mirror’
(album, Recreation Ltd) Long Beach combo Crystal Antlers second album sees the group re-emerge from…
DozenQ
June 5, 2015
DozenQ – The Lone Groover
The Lone Groover is Brian Caulfield – a one-man-and-a-guitar outfit who channels his love of…
Recent
June 5, 2015
Noel & Julian in (Un)natural Acts Part 1 of 2
Noel Fielding and Julian Barrett in (un)natural acts.
Comics
June 5, 2015
60s Comics: A Brief History (Part 3)
A couple of young french artists called Jean Rollin and Nicolas Devil (being the first…
Eyeplugs
July 3, 2015
The Membranes LP Review and Interview
The Dark Matter/Dark Energy – The Membranes (Cherry Red Records CDBRED 661) Re-formed, ready for…
DozenQ
February 17, 2015
DozenQ – Deadphonecalls
Max Cossu (alias Deadphonecalls) decided to start his own project a few years ago, but…
Music
November 14, 2024
Diminished Responsibility: My Life as a U.K Sub and other strange stories Volume III, by Alvin Gibbs
Chances are if you’ve read this far you’re already familiar with the legendary U.K. Subs…
DozenQ
October 19, 2015
DozenQ – Gavin Chappell-Bates
Gavin Chappell-Bates is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and live looper from Cambridgeshire, England performing effervescent…
Art
June 16, 2015
FocusOn: Max Galli
Max Galli was born in Rome in 1969, right in the middle of the 'space…
DJs
June 5, 2015
Post-PunkPlugs From Boo
These 10 tunes were culled from Spotify so represent what is searchable and findable and…
Punk
June 5, 2015
The Skuzzies – The Skuzzies (album, Easy Action)
The long-awaited debut album from Astoria/Babyshambles Riot veterans the Skuzzies is a largely fat-free feast,…
Cult
March 17, 2015
Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies – LP Review
The album opens with three tracks under the sub heading The Sub Sylvian Litanies, which…
Features
November 5, 2015
Artifact, Part 3 – Longjohn Reviews
Artifact – The Dawn Of Creation Records Cherry Red CRCDBOX19 The third disc on the Creation…
Art
April 1, 2015
ArtsQ – Jack Melville
At the moment I am busy producing a series of drawings with a fashion theme…
DozenQ
October 27, 2013
DozenQ – Joe Symes and The Loving Kind
Joe Symes and the Loving Kind are an original five piece acoustic rock outfit from…
Beats
April 10, 2016
DozenQ – Christopher Bell
Cellist and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Bell blends the classical and pop worlds. Clarinet, acoustic guitar, beat…
Events
February 5, 2014
Showplug: Jessica Fostekew@The Legion
Jess spends the year performing full sets at all the UK's major clubs: Late n'…
Culture
February 5, 2014
Nick Churchill talks to Daniel Bye
How much is beauty worth? What will people pay for an air guitar on eBay?…
Eyeplugs
June 16, 2015
The Computers – How Punk Are You?
Now in their fifth year, Exeter quartet the Computers have developed into one of the…
Hotplugs
June 5, 2015
Strangled!
The Cramps perform Green Fuzz at The Mudd Club in New York. This superb filming/recording…
Culture
June 5, 2015
Lloyd Johnson: The Modern Outfitter
Scenester is rarely driven to do anything by a sense of pure nostalgia, but this…
News
June 5, 2015
Steve Ignorant announces support for final ‘Last Supper’ gig
In 1977, Steve Ignorant and Penny Rimbaud founded Crass. In 1984 Crass disbanded. In 2007,…
Culture
June 16, 2015
‘Ritual’ by David Pinner
(publ. Finders Keepers) The gap since original publication in 1967 and this year’s re-release by…
Music
September 2, 2024
Upupayáma – Mount Elephant
The ‘Mount Elephant’ journey flutters into being with ‘Moon Needs The Wolf’; acoustic guitar, flute…
DozenQ
August 29, 2015
DozenQ – The Bear Social
The Bear Social are a four-piece indie/alternative outfit from the South of England who specialise…
Folk
March 9, 2016
Jeff Monk LP Reviews March 2016
Roo Panes Paperweights (CRC Records) With his sophomore album, the wonderful “Paperweights”, Dorset born Andrew…