Punk, Beer and Restored Faith: Groezrock 2016

Paradigm – ‘Realize’

We suspect that London trio Paradigm dig Nick Cave. Like, a lot. Now, that’s not a bad thing per se, but the mileage you get from their debut EP, ‘Realize’, will, we suspect, rather depend on your appreciation for the antipodean miserablist – for reasons we’ll explain shortly. ‘Realize’ acts as a sort

Fierce Morgan – ‘Misanthropy’

Sheffield quartet Fierce Morgan are that increasingly rare beast, a melodic punk rock band with something to say beyond “that guy/girl hurt my feelings”. Their latest EP, ‘Misanthropy’, sets a commentary on the socioeconomic impact of austerity on UK industry and the knock-on effects of that deprivation on the

LIVE: Knuckle Puck / Seaway @ Camden Underworld, London

There’s something endearing about the way Seaway frontman, Ryan Locke, looks so utterly out of place in a pop-punk band. In a sea of beanie hats and long-sleeved t-shirts, his vibe is rather more ‘Leonardo DiCaprio playing an accountant’, which makes the power of his voice that much more

Tirade are playing games with you

Pop punk is very much having a ‘moment’ right now. While that’s all fine and dandy, it does mean that true gems are that much more likely to get lost in a sea of P.E. shorts and Parker Cannon impressions. So when we hear something truly stand-out, it’s our

Weezer – ‘Weezer’ [The White Album]

God damn you half-Italian boys, you do it to me every time. Release a single that elicits a mixture of confusion and wary anticipation, before following up with not so much an album, as a circular cloud of disappointment and missed opportunity. No, it hasn’t been easy to be a Weezer

Tom Delonge to Release Seven-Part Film Inspired by His Own Life

UPDATE: This is a joke. Angels & Airwaves frontman, dog-lover and alien enthusiast, Tom Delonge, is to release a seven-part epic movie series heavily inspired by his own life story. ‘Delonge Walk to Freedom’ will start with his early days in the San Diego punk scene, and culminate in his involuntary

Stream a new song from The Maxies

Questionably-back-storied, mask-clad American pop-punkers The Maxies are streaming a new song, originally premiered over at Innocent Words. The Maxies’ new album, ‘Nuuk ’em All’, arrives on 22 April.

Help DFMK to Rise From the Flames

Punk’n’Roll band DFMK, from Tijuana, lost all of their instruments and their personal belongings when their van was wrecked by a fire while on tour in California. Will from La Escalera records has started a fundraiser to help them rebuild their lives and careers, which you can visit here.

Like Pacific – ‘Distant Like You Asked’

Emerging from the seemingly-relentless release schedule of Pure Noise Records, ‘Distant Like You Asked’ is the début album by Toronto’s Like Pacific. If the label’s musical identity is a spectrum running from State Champs, whose pure-pop approach is charming in its total disregard for indie credibility, to the oesophagus-grating hardcore of