Author: Steve Brain

Q AND A WITH: TOM SPENCER FROM THE PROFESSIONALS

The Professionals recently released "Snafu" - an album our Andy reckoned made them sound "like the last gang in town". Here, Steve catches up...

Ruts DC/Year Zero, Nuneaton Queens Hall – 12th September 2021

Year Zero First up tonight are midlands based old style punk band Year Zero. As far as I understand this is their first time out...

LONDON CALLING, BORROWED TIME @ HARE AND HOUNDS 14/03/2020

I first saw borrowed time at Rebellion a few years ago and was impressed with their energy and great set so it was a...

REVIEW: WIRE – MIND HIVE (2020)

The is a strong well produced album and to be honest I haven’t been able to stop listening to it. Wire have been challenging...

WIRE @ HARE AND HOUNDS, BIRMINGHAM 29/01/2020

As I enter the packed room I am immediately confronted by Graham Duff who I know has done many things in his career but...

REVIEW: KILLING JOKE – MALICIOUS DAMAGE LIVE AT THE ASTORIA (2019)

Having first seen Killing Joke in 1980 at the Cedar Club in Birmingham and then seeing then on their recent tour at the Institute...

REVIEW: YEAR ZERO – YEAR ZERO EP (2019)

This is the debut EP from Year Zero a punk band who were together years ago and have recently reformed to bring us their...

Q AND A WITH ROB GALLOWAY – THE YALLA YALLAS

Yesterday, there was an album review of the new one by The Yalla Yallas. It's fair to say our punk expert, Steve, liked it...

REVIEW: THE YALLA YALLAS – THE OUTSIDER (2019)

‘Outsider’ is The Yalla Yallas fourth album and includes the singles ‘Problems’ and ‘Somewhere Anywhere’, as well as the new release ‘Run’. ‘Outsider’ was...

REVIEW: ARMY OF SKANKS – PERFECT STORM (2019)

Army of Skanks are now a three piece and a great live band. This album has influences from some of the most musical punk...

REVIEW: THE FLUX CAPACITORS – COURTESAN

Although this was released a while ago I recently saw the band supporting Alternative TV in Bristol and was very impressed with their show...

Alvin Gibbs and the Disobedient Servants, Criminal Mind, The Dregs – Castle and Falcon, Birmingham – Friday 7th June 2019

I can’t say too much about The Dregs because I play in them and as they say any self- praise would be no praise...

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