Old Punks Never Die!

VA - Terminal Decay LP / Artcore Fanzine #29

The Old Punk — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:09:30 +0000

AKA 'Artcore Vinyl Fanzine Volume Five'. Punk rock fixture 'n' fitting Welly is back with yet another broadside in his war against mediocrity in the zine scene. And he's a veteran in every sense - this is issue #29 of the exceptional 'Artcore', an organ that he's been thrusting into the hands of grateful punks [...]

More Misery Makes Me Happy!

The Old Punk — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:16:04 +0000

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Responding to the earnest demands of aged aesthetes, veteran crusters Misery have had their recent DIY download-only release pressed on to vinyl by the good people at Inimical Records. Not any old vinyl, of course. It's a double album, cut at 45rpm to ensure maximum heaviness, on beautiful grey splatter vinyl [...]

Anthrax - One Last Drop 7"

The Old Punk — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:04:10 +0000

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No, not that one, the proper one.

This is a limited vinyl pressing (300, each numbered) of their first new studio tracks in 25 years, originally released on MCD in 2009. The band have put this out to raise money for Bradford's legendary '1 in 12 Club', who are facing large bills [...]

Squat The Lot!

The Old Punk — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:46:39 +0000

I've been using whatever remnants of knowledge and wisdom I have in my head to help a young punk put this benefit compilation together. And I'm very excited by how it's turning out.

There are some great acts involved, covering the whole gamut of punk, ska, folk and other related noise, and they've all given their [...]

Opposition Rising - Aftermathematics LP

The Old Punk — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:59:01 +0000

This is the first vinyl release from the rapidly-expanding Riot Ska Records collective (among others), and it's a great start for them.

Opposition Rising hail from Boston and band members have been heavily involved with the scene for many years. Their diverse tastes are reflected in the sound they've produced here, a pleasant cocktail of sharp [...]

These Days Will Never Come Again

The Old Punk — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:13:05 +0000

All that remains for me to say is cheers 'n' beers for the last twelve months and

A Year In My Ears 2011

The Old Punk — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:48:20 +0000

Although I don't think I've spent so much on new music this year when compared to last, what I have bought has been immensely satisfying. These ten releases have ended up doing multiple revolutions on various stereophonic devices around my house, and have definitely earned their keep.

Amebix - Sonic Mass LP (Easy Action Records). An [...]

Mixing It Up For The Indonesian Punks!

The Old Punk — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:59:59 +0000

As mentioned a couple of days ago, I've put together a mix for my punk friends in Indonesia. It's not much, but I hope that someone who's had a bit of a shit time at the rough end of this theocratic fascism ends up with a smile on their face after listening to it. Same [...]

Never Surrender, Never Give In!

The Old Punk — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:29:44 +0000

In recent days, punks in Aceh, Indonesia, who were attending a benefit gig to raise money for orphans, were arrested en masse, humiliated, and put into 10-day religious fundamentalist 're-education' programmes. Their crime? Being punks.

The Aceh state government implements a form of sharia law. Having a weird haircut, wearing black clothes, and hanging out with [...]

Smog UK - Misfit Songs 7" EP

The Old Punk — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:40:43 +0000

Artist: Smog UK Title: Misfit Songs Source: Vinyl 7" EP Bitrate: FLAC Running time (h:m:s): 00:09:52 Size (mb): 70.1 Label: Smog Records Cat. No: SUK 002 Year: 1995

Smog UK live at The Joiners many, many years ago

For a while, it seemed like you couldn't avoid seeing Smog play if you were at any punky-related gig in and around Southampton in the '90s. [...]