Kicks: OVTLIER and Occupants reviewed
October 11, 2021
Occupants – Disappointment Enthusiast
Genre: Punk
Similar artists: FFO Amp Fight, Drug Church, Title Fight
Choosing to declare yourself the fan of a music genre, spending money on the artists that you love, telling others about it, are a political gesture…
Guts and the truth: Moon Walker and Sad Girlz Club reviewed by Alt77
September 30, 2021
Sad Girlz Club – Problems
Genre: Punk-rock
When people tell you that, eventually, you’re going to need a friend on your side, they are not describing an equal opportunity relationship. The most profound friendships, it seems to me, are the ones that involve…
Rockin’ life, midnight strife: Grant Armour and Square Tugs reviewed
September 15, 2021
Square Tugs – Vodka, Lime and Soda
Genre: Punk, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Circle Jerks
In recent decades, the music industry, as far as rock styles are concerned, hasn’t exactly died, but it hasn’t been dancing the can-can either. The lack…
Rock on other planets: Space Fauna and Superghost reviewed
September 15, 2021
Superghost – Death Calling
Genre: Punk, Alternative Rock
Did you ever hear a song chorus big enough that it feels like it will wash you away like a tidal wave would do a lonely millionaire’s house off the beach? Sure you did. I assume you wouldn’t be…
Punk rock news: Iraqis in Pajamas and Kaltfront reviewed by Alt77
September 3, 2021
KALTFRONT – Spiegel
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk
Similar artists: Turbostaat, Die Art, Killing Joke, EA80, Joy Division, Rattengold
You might hear a lot about Germany, especially its capital Berlin, having until recently been a country divided. There’s no…
Alternative Radio – Television Addict (The Victims Cover)
Genre: Punk, Classic Rock, Garage Rock
You hear so many people complaining about acts that are trying to imitate bands of the 1970s and perform as if they were cosplaying their favourite rock stars.
Endless highways: Michael Llewellyn and Niis singles reviewed
September 1, 2021
Niis – Utopia
Genre: Punk
The hippies always yearned for the open fields, living off the land and returning to a simpler, more primitive way of life. Their music reflected this. In the worlds that they built, it sounded like bands and their families lived by…
Tarul – Ravi ain’t worth
Genre: Post-Punk, Indie Rock, Garage Rock
Unless there’s something really bugging you, there’s no real reason to go into writing pop songs. At the heart of it, pop tunes are either written about unattainable fantasies or…
Spoilsport: Foxx Bodies and Owen Hamlin reviewed by Alt77
August 23, 2021
Owen Hamlin – Old Things
Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Listen, rock music has a rich tradition of impersonation. The likes of Alice Cooper or David Bowie are credited with bringing theatre to pop music, but they were far from the first ones to…