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The best of punk and hardcore (and oi, and crust, and squat grind)
Noel Gardner delivers ten more frowning bales of intemperate earslaughter, including the perfectly executed anarcho punk of Subdued, the oppressively fucked sound of rising Leeds teenagers Narkotyk, and the feral, bare-brick recordings of Vancouver's Bootlicker
Your guide to the best in brand new punk and hardcore returns, with Noel Gardner picking out ten top-tier ragers from the likes of Lathe Of Heaven, Abism, Stigmatism, Mock Execution, Gender Is The Bastard and more. Homepage photo: Stress Positions, photo by Ricardo Adame,
In this month's column on the best in punk and hardcore, Noel Gardner bastes his ears with new music from Snõõper, Landowner, Parallel Worlds, Gimic, Fashion Change, Piñén, Spirito Di Lupo, Motorbike, JFA, as well as a reissue from early 90s Glaswegian group Dawson
In a special, British bands-only summer edition of his punk and hardcore round-up, Noel Gardner surveys superb new releases from Chain Of Flowers, Yfory and more, as well as a highly-reccomended new compilation of classic anarcho punk. Homepage photo: Fashion Tips
Noel Gardner, bringing you news of a band called THATCHER'S SNATCH, sprints back into the pit with all that is good, bad and ugly, or named THATCHER'S SNATCH, in international punk rock, hc, oi, D-beat and crust. And, did we mention THATCHER'S SNATCH?