Tag Archives: Punk

A soundtrack for the New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2018 by John S

A happy New Year to you all. Hope 2018 is a good one for you. And let’s hope some sanity returns to politics. I rustled this playlist up on Spotify for a bit of the New Year’s Eve celebrations. A … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (66) MonoTony and Sauna Youth with “Human Troll” and “Transmitters”

Posted on July 27, 2015 by John S

This is a great joint single. Two pieces of the best rock’n’roll noise. MonoTony provide “Human Troll”, which is simply a piledriver of riffage. Sauna Youth’s “Transmitters” is a sparky punk thrash. Love them both! With thanks to Marc Riley … Continue reading →

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The Number Ones That Never Were

Posted on January 3, 2013 by John S

The BBC website had an enjoyable piece recently on some of the great singles that only ever made No 2 in the British singles charts. Listeners to Radio 2 had voted for the best ten of all time. Here are … Continue reading →

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The Buzzocks, Brixton O2 Academy 26 May 2012

Posted on May 29, 2012 by John S

The Buzzcocks. One of the great punk bands. Up there with the Pistols, Clash and Jam. Northern songs of lost love, exclusion, misery.  But with the best pop melodies of any punk band. Their album “Another Music In A Different … Continue reading →

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