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 →
Lester Greenowski “Kover All Over”
Another KISS tribute album? Well this one was made by a true fan for true fans. Lester even took his name from the first name of the band WICKED LESTER... He was also involved in the ""Keep On Shoutin' - Not Your Average KISS Tribute", a fundraising project in memory of Rock'n'Roll Photographer Alex Ruffini.... Continue Reading →
Monster Zero Super Involved: Mondo Wave/Snotty Cheekbones/Animols/Sonic Angels
While Austria was under lockdown #4 last month, Monster Zero records decided to help and promote a few records whether they released them or distribute them. MONDO WAVE from Austria/UK offers us some garage punk with some 90s lo-fi flavour with this "Quarantine Dream" 6 track EP. "Black Leather" is keeping the 90s indie spirit... Continue Reading →
Bitch Queens “Custom Dystopia”
BITCH QUEENS took some time to record 12 new songs in their home studio during the pandemic and that's the best thing they could do... "Burn It Down" opens in a quite usual TURBONEGRO way for them but "Con Man Contraband" offers us an interesting mix of heavy rock and metal core before "The Apocalypse"... Continue Reading →
Bambies “Summer Soon”
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 →
Jarama 45 RPM Recs 7″ releases: Neon Bone “I Wanted You To Know”/ F.A.N.T.A “El Paciente Cero”
Neon Bone "I Wanted You To Know" 7" Four pop punk songs with vocals reminding of BAD RELIGION. "I Wanted You To Know" is quite catchy, "Put It On a Rest" is sunny enough for the summer, "Why Did You Go Away" has a bit of a RAMONES feel to it and "Island Of Dreams"... Continue Reading →
DeeCracks “Attention! Deficit Disorder”
Monster Zero's last release for 2020 is a remastered reissue of DeeCracks' "Attention! Deficit Disorder" on electric blue vinyl with a bonus track on each side and a poster inside! These Austrian punks had quite a few hit songs like "Monkey Boy", "I Killed My TV Set", "Radioactive Kiss", "Dairy Queen King" or "It Has... Continue Reading →
Monster Zero Records Special: Neon Bone/So-Cho Pistons/The Skullingtons
Pop punk champion record label Monster Zeros Records are bringing us 3 hot releases for this winter: Neon Bone "Make It Last"Punk pop from Germany with songs going from RAMONES influenced punk rock ("Number One", "I'm Coming Home", "Another You") to 90s sunny pop punk ("I Got A Friend".) You also get to think of... Continue Reading →
Pavid Vermin “The Beach Boys Never Surfed” 7″
PAVID VERMIN is a pop punk from Rhode Island. They start this 7" telling us "The Beach Boys Never Surfed" with good melodies and all the best ingredients you can find in that style. Their sound isn't too polished, which is a good thing in that style! "Give It A Rest" is faster, bringing bands... Continue Reading →