Musician (SECOND RATE, HAWAII SAMURAI, BLACK ZOMBIE PROCESSION, DEMON VENDETTA, DUMBELL, SIMON CHAINSAW and many more!) and writer (Tons of fanzines and megazines (!) New Noise magazine, a book about French 80s thrash metal and one about French punk rock legendary band BURNING HEADS, etc.), Nasty Samy has been very busy these last 25 years... Continue Reading →
So a few days ago I went to the “John Paul Keith” show here in Valencia. I usually go early to every show, so that I can get to see the opening band, I was surprised when I arrived there and Mr Keith started playing, I thought the opening band had cancelled or something. So... Continue Reading →
This punk rock band from Berlin is definitely influenced by the '77 scene but you'll also get an indie vibe when listening to these songs. A bit of PIXIES in "Underdog" or even a little ARCTIC MONKEYS in "Scapegoat." The vocals are snotty enough to please any PISTOLS/BUZZCOCKS fan and you'll find enough guitar melodies... Continue Reading →
The single "Down That Road" was a great appetizer and it's not surprising to find it opening "Badlands". "White Widow" offers us some cool RUNAWAYS riffs while "Trespasser" is a pure in your face punk rock'n'roll song full of youthful energy. You'll hear a bit of STOOGES and MOTÖRHEAD in "Sick House", some early AC/DC... Continue Reading →
If you're looking for some good rock'n'roll (punk, powerpop, garage...) for the holidays, than check out the new mixtape of The Underestimator. Available for online streaming on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/the-underestimator/electric-sweat-the-underestimator-mixtapes/ or download as separate mp3 tracks in a zip file, here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/qvgiron8mu57t0x/THE+UNDERESTIMATOR+MIXTAPES+-+ELECTRIC+SWEAT.zip/file 01. Electric Sweat - The Mooney Suzuki (2002)02. Loose (#2) - The Stooges (1970)03.... Continue Reading →
This LP should have been out in April but we all know that it's hard to keep up with dates with vinyl record industry nowadays and Covid is not helping... Spaghetty Town Records, Beluga Records and Ghost Highway Recordings have teamed up to release this 12 song vinyl. "Even The Score" opens with good sunny... Continue Reading →
BAMBIES are a trio hailing from Montreal, Quebec in Canada. They are a trilingual, tri-national (Canada,France, Costa Rica) band influenced by 70s punk and powerpop. "Dirty Taint" takes us into the heart of the action with lots of youthful energy and a garage punk production. Songs like "Summer Soon" or "Stuck With You" stand somewhere... Continue Reading →
BABY SCREAM is back with a collection of old demos, covers and songs that were never used. Opener "Britney Has Left The Building" is a kickass powerpop song with vocals reminding a bit of DINOSAUR JR., a song that was released on a Swedish compilation in 2016. "Cheap Perfume" is an acoustic demo with a... Continue Reading →
American powerpop band The POPRAVINAS are back with a 4th album. Influenced by bands like The REPLACEMENTS, they give a lot of importance to the melodies in their music as you can hear in "Do The Creep" or in "Is There Anybody, Anywhere But Here?" The POPRAVINAS also have an americana (almost country side) in... Continue Reading →
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