AYE NAKO — “The Blackest Eye” 12″ Brooklyn’s AYE NAKO are back with their first release since their 2013 debut LP Unleash Yourself. I know that the band wanted to change their sound after that LP in an attempt to distance themselves from the “pop punk” label and even went as far as talking about […]
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SPECIAL JOHN MORTON EDITION! Below you will find an interview that James, the impresario behind Violet Times did for Maximum Rocknroll in 2011, if you want the authentic newsprint feelings you can grab the issue #337 right here. Since this majestic interview took place a few exciting developments in eels/mortonia have developed that the psychotic […]
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MERCENÁRIAS — “Demo 1983″ EP There is probably no band like MERCENÁRIAS. This 3/4 femme Brazilian band, better known for their late ’80s post-punk repertoire, made an extraordinary first recording that seems out of time and place. Totally weird, awesome, and fierce: peculiar gruff vocals that predate grindcore layered over angular choppy rhythms making it […]
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DAN MELCHIOR’S BROKE REVIEW — “Lords Of The Manor” LP The welcome return of DAN MELCHIOR’S BROKE REVUE after a ten-year hiatus (although Melchior himself has been anything but idle, cranking out scores of releases in the meantime). This new one reflects a slight change in tone since Dan relocated permanently to the USA. Musically […]
Read MoreThis originally ran in MRR #291/Aug ’07. The 25th Anniversary Issue which you can order here All photos courtesy of Martin Sprouse. OK, Martin, why don’t you start off by talking a little about yourself—tell me who you are and how you first got into punk. My very first exposure to punk was in 1977. […]
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