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Track of the Week

Track of the Week #18 – Bog of the Infidel ‘Coils of the Noose’

Outside it’s raining harder than an Agoraphobic Nosebleed blastbeat. So hard, in fact, that water’s pouring in through the ceiling. So what better than some nice, relaxing black metal? Firstly, let’s play a game. It’s called “Try To Say Bog of the Infidel Isn’t An Awesome Name”. You failed, didn’t you? Because Bog of the Infidel is indisputably a nails name. So, well done on … Continue reading Track of the Week #18 – Bog of the Infidel ‘Coils of the Noose’

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Track of the Week #17 – Skating Polly ‘Hey Sweet’

With their latest track ‘Hey Sweet’, sister duo Skating Polly unleash a raw punk ferocity that previous tracks hinted at. Having first heard the Oklahoma pair, comprised of Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, through their free Ugly Pop EP (available here) they demonstrated the ability to cruise between garage rock, alt-ballads, noise and more. But when it comes to ‘Hey Sweet’ it’s all punk and … Continue reading Track of the Week #17 – Skating Polly ‘Hey Sweet’

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Comics

Invader Zim One-Shot Created By Sarah’s Scribbles Cartoonist

Before there was Adventure Time. Before there was Rick & Morty. Before there was Mr Pickles – there was Zim.

Any self-respecting weirdo will have watched Invader Zim at least once, right? Or, perhaps, several dozen times, over and over, endlessly screaming things about walnuts at their friends until they no longer have friends, but it’s all OK because they still have Zim. Whichever category you fit in, fact is, Invader Zim is an iconic bit of alt-animation that filled a niche many of the odd little cartoons of the ‘90s left open.
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Features

Why Throw Your Toys Out The Pram When You Can Burn Them?

Joe Corré’s plans to burn 35 million worth of punk memorabilia, in protest of ‘queen sanctioned’, comes across as little more than a spoiled kid’s flaccid PR stunt that would achieve little other than jerking off his own ego.

As a piece of punk memorabilia himself – the son of Dame Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, it bears the question whether he plans to jump onto the fire himself. We’ll have to wait until November to find out.

What’s more pressing, and infinitely more grating, is his comment:

“The Queen giving 2016, the year of punk, her official blessing is the most frightening thing I’ve ever heard.”

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Track of the Week #15 – Petrol Girls ‘Restless’

So I was introduced to this track over on Art Rocker Radio where London feminist hardcore act Petrol Girls did a session of four or so songs. The band was raw, emotive, full of anger and were obviously well versed in filling a room with some honest hardcore. But what really made ‘Restless’ stand out was vocalist Liepa’s description of it: “this next one’s about … Continue reading Track of the Week #15 – Petrol Girls ‘Restless’

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Track of the Week, Video

Track of the Week #14 – Heck ‘Good As Dead’

Noise boys Heck (formerly Baby Godzilla, until the copyright police came unnecessarily calling) have shown that talent doesn’t always have to take itself seriously in their new video for ‘Good As Dead’.

Taken from their brand new album ‘Instructions’, the song in an expert clusterfuck of math technicality, crushing hardcore riffing and furious screams that all comes together like a glorious sandwich of noise.
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