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Ambassador Hazy 'The Traveler'
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Review: Ambassador Hazy ‘The Traveler’

6th May 202215th June 2022 Martin Williams Ambassador Hazy, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Garage Rock, Hazy House, Psych

I never cease to be amazed by the one-man-band. I mean, it’s difficult enough to get competent with a single

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Mad Dogs
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Video Premiere: Mad Dogs ‘No Regrets’ – A Tribute To Underground Music & Culture

14th April 202226th May 2022 Lee Edwards Garage Rock, Go Down Records, Mad Dogs, Rock 'n' Roll

Our humble music community displayed amazing solidarity over the last couple of years as when the pandemic hit, gigs, tours,

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Review: The Mute Servants - EP
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Review: The Mute Servants – EP

11th February 202228th March 2022 Reza Mills Garage Rock, Noise-Rock, The Mute Servants, Wrong Speed Records

I’m a music nerd, especially when it comes to record labels, in recent years Disorder Recordings, Nefarious Industries, Anti-Corporate Music,

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Atom Driver ‘Is Anything Alright’
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Review: Atom Driver ‘Is Anything Alright’ EP

25th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Atom Driver, Garage Rock, Nefarious Industries, Punk

A great band name can quip my curiosity pretty quickly. If it’s a great name, and the band is portrayed

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Loose Sutures ‘A Gash With Sharp Teeth And Other Tales’
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Review: Loose Sutures ‘A Gash With Sharp Teeth And Other Tales’

15th October 202125th November 2021 Martin Williams Electric Valley Records, Garage Rock, Loose Sutures

When I hear a band described with a combination of adjectives such as ‘garage’, ‘fuzz’ and ‘stoner’ I’m immediately intrigued.

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Straytones ‘Magic Green River Swimmin' & Stunning Tarzanka Experience’
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Review: Straytones ‘Magic Green River Swimmin’ & Stunning Tarzanka Experience’

26th August 202127th September 2021 Dani Bandolier Garage Rock, Robustfellow, Straytones, Surf Rock

When I think of rock bands from Ukraine a couple of excellent bands loom large in the Dani Bandolier stoner-doom-psychrawk

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The Lords Of Altamont 'Tune In, Turn On, Electrify!'
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Review: The Lords Of Altamont ‘Tune In, Turn On, Electrify!’

29th June 20216th August 2021 Tim Keppie Garage Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, The Lords Of Altamont

The mighty rabble-rousing purveyors of Detroit influenced garage rock n roll, 70s New York punk and UK 60s rhythm ‘n’

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The Limit 'Caveman Logic'
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Review: The Limit ‘Caveman Logic’

7th April 202113th May 2021 Tim Keppie Caveman Logic, Garage Rock, Svart Records, The Limit

Sonny Vincent needs no introduction to fans of the New York punk rock scene. A vital part of the 1970’s

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Mad Dogs 'We Are Ready To Testify'
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Review: Mad Dogs ‘We Are Ready To Testify’

19th October 202013th April 2022 Liam Blanc Garage Rock, Go Down Records, Mad Dogs, Rock 'n' Roll, We Are Ready To Testify

Italy seems to be a real hotbed for quality rock at the moment and Italian label Go Down Records have

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Mad Dogs
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Video Premiere: Mad Dogs ‘Not Waiting’ – New Album Releases 16th Oct Via Go Down Records

2nd October 202013th April 2022 Lee Edwards Garage Rock, Go Down Records, Mad Dogs, Not Waiting, Rock 'n' Roll, We Are Ready To Testify

This week we’ve brought you NWOBHM heavy rock in the form of Warlung, classic doom metal from The Obsessed, and

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Natskygge ‘Natskygge’
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Review: Natskygge ‘Natskygge’

14th August 202016th September 2020 Reza Mills Garage Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Natskygge, Psych

This isn’t my first experience of Danish psych having reviewed The Sonic Dawn’s Enter The Mirage not so long ago.

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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