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Tag: post punk

Dave Wakeling of The Beat (left) and Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow - picture by Sam Wells

LIVING IN THE ’80s: The Beat And Bow Wow Wow Party Like It’s 1982 At The Roundhouse

June 29, 2023

PICTURES: Sam Wells, WORDS: Matt Catchpole It’s a scorching Camden summer’s evening and we’re here to witness the return of the leaders of two…

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Bad Dreems

KITCHEN SINK DRAMAS – Bad Dreems’ ‘Hoo Ha!’ Offers A Nightmarish Vision Of Urban Australia

May 10, 2023

It’s hard to resist an album with a title like Hoo Ha!, so I was, ahem, naturally keen to find out what all the…

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THE FINAL FRONTIER – Irish duo Telefis Release ‘Space Is Us’ Single, Featuring Sean O’Hagan

August 12, 2022

Space Is Us, one of the last pieces of music to feature Irish iconoclast Cathal Coughlan, is out now on all digital platforms via…

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London Plane - Picture by Alice Teeple

DARK CABARET – New York’s London Plane Land Goth-Tinged Sophomore Album ‘Bright Black’

June 30, 2022

Dark passions, personal grief and the rise of right-wing populism provide the fuel for Black Bright, the new release by goth/post-punk rockers London Plane….

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Jah Wobble and The Ukrainians

LIFE DURING WARTIME – Post-Punk Stars Raise Funds For Ukrainian Refugee Charities

May 13, 2022

Original PIL bassist Jah Wobble and ex-Siouxsie and The Banshees axe-man Jon Klein release Ukrainian National Anthem In Dub in collaboration with The Ukrainians, featuring former Weddoes’ guitarist Peter Solowka.

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Fritch – ‘We Lose Our Cool’

September 22, 2021

Opening with eerie vocals that bring to mind Bowies ‘Black Star’, UK based band Fritch create a complex and layered soundscape in their new single ‘We Lose Our Cool’ which is due for release on the 1st October. 

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Squid Reschedules Their Upcoming Irish Tour For January 2022

September 21, 2021

London-based post-punks Squid have announced they will reschedule their upcoming Irish tour to January 2022.

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Song of Co-Aklan by Cathal Coughlan album cover

RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL – ‘Song of Co-Aklan’ Sees Microdisney’s Cathal Coughlan Back With A Vengeance On His First Solo Album In 10 Years

March 8, 2021

Cathal Coughlan has always been one of rock’s outliers. Operating from the fringes, he’s been a wry and frequently abrasive commentator on society and…

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METAL MACHINE MUSIC – Sophomore Album ‘On All Fours’ Sees Goat Girl Embracing Electronics

February 23, 2021

They’re a curious bunch, this Goat Girl band. Named after US comic Bill Hick’s randy Pan-like alter-ego Goat Boy, they’ve adopted their own Punk-ish,…

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THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN – Fatima Mansions’ Cathal Coughlan On Politics, The Pandemic And ‘Song Of Co-Aklan’ His First Album In 10 Years

February 8, 2021

Carving out a reputation as one of indie’s most challenging and erudite lyricists with Microdisney in the ’80s, Cathal Coughlan went and did it all again in…

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David Newton & Thee Mighty Angels, ft. Eddie Argos – ‘The Songs That Changed Our Lives’

July 17, 2020

Although he’s originally from Wolverhampton, UK, David Newton is these days based in LA, more specifically Burbank, where he turned his garage into a recording studio, and has produced and engineered albums for the likes of The Little Ones, The Soft Pack, The Henry Clay People, The Blood Arm, and The Happy Hollows, among many many others.

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LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS – Review of Savages’ Singer Jehnny Beth’s Debut Solo Album ‘To Love is To Live’

June 26, 2020

With Savages ‘on a break’, frontwoman Jehnny Beth returns with her long-awaited debut solo album. Eclectic, but knitted together with familar lyrical themes and…

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