Slade – ‘Sladest’ (BMG Records)

Slade – ‘Sladest’ (BMG Records)

Continuing the fine reissue of Classic Slade albums on various splatter vinyl the fantastic 'Sladest' is the latest hot off the pressing plant to be... Details
Split System – ‘Vol 1’ (Drunken Sailor Records)

Split System – ‘Vol 1’ (Drunken Sailor Records)

Split System, the Aussie group featuring Jackson Reid Briggs (Jackson Reid Briggs & The Heaters) on vocals and Arron Mawson (Stiff Richards) on guitar, are... Details

KISS – ‘Creatures Of The Night’ (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) (UMC)

No other hard rock band in the world today knows how to celebrate (and some might say “exploit”) their heritage quite like the New York... Details
Bernie Tormé – ‘Final Fling’ (Self Release)

Bernie Tormé – ‘Final Fling’ (Self Release)

As the guitar dive bombs into a familiar sound, I have to be honest I had a lump in my throat but as soon as... Details
James Johnston & Steve Gullick – ‘Everybody’s Sunset’ (God Unknown records)

James Johnston & Steve Gullick – ‘Everybody’s Sunset’ (God Unknown records)

Photographer Steve Gullick and musician-artist James Johnston join forces for a boundary-pushing dive into a world of soundscapes that won't come as a massive surprise... Details
The Speedways – ‘Talk Of The Town’ (Snap!! Records, Hurrah Musica & Beluga Records)

The Speedways – ‘Talk Of The Town’ (Snap!! Records, Hurrah Musica & Beluga Records)

If power pop is your thing, The Speedways are already on your radar. And with this, their third ‘proper’ album, I’m running out of superlatives... Details
Fuzztones- ‘Preaching to the Perverted’ (Bang! Records)

Fuzztones- ‘Preaching to the Perverted’ (Bang! Records)

As I load up the virtual player, I can’t help being drawn back to a time when oil lamps were/ are the thing, pulsing light... Details
Ruts DC- ‘Counterculture’ (Sosumi Recordings)

Ruts DC- ‘Counterculture’ (Sosumi Recordings)

It's been a while since I dipped into the Ruts DC sound, even longer since I caught them live, way back in the Melkweg in... Details
Daddy’s Boy – ‘Great News!’ (Drunken Sailor Records)

Daddy’s Boy – ‘Great News!’ (Drunken Sailor Records)

‘Questionably a hardcore band’ is how Daddy’s Boy describe themselves, and one listen to their discombobulatingly brilliant debut LP should answer all your questions as... Details
Panzer Princess – ‘A Requiem Singalong’ (Self Release)

Panzer Princess – ‘A Requiem Singalong’ (Self Release)

As far as sleazy punk n roll goes none do it finer than Sweden's Panzer Princess. Having been in the game since the mid naughties... Details