Back catalogue:

Review: With the absolute debacle that is the present day US political landscape, Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra has opted to press his The Guantanamo School of Medicine (originally digital-only) single 'Blunder Blubber' to wax. Originally penned to mark the passing of right-wing scare monger Rush Limbaugh and recorded in 2020 during the Tea Party Revenge Porn sessions, the track served as a major critique of the rise of right-wing extremism, tracing its roots back to Limbaugh's influence and the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine under President Reagan in 1987, a policy change that allowed one-sided political commentary on public airwaves, which Biafra perceives as the floodgates opening to the MAGA mayhem of today, with the vocalist even noting - "I wrote [the song] back when Clinton was president, seeing the writing on the wall. I was hoping never to use it, but we had no choice but to update and perform it now." On the flip is the debut single from The November 3 with their aptly titled 'I Fucked A Republican', dropped during the 2020 Republican National Convention. As both groups and the American left at large are largely shocked and deflated that they're right back where they were this time four years ago, it appears a doubling down of refusal is now vital with this double whammy of sonic middle-fingers now finding a tangible, vinyl home to keep their message permanent and enduring in such worrisome times.

Review: Tumor Circus were the ugly, unpleasant and utterly unhinged meeting of the minds between Dead Kennedys' frontman Jello Biafra, Charlie Tolnay (King Snake Roost, Grong Grong, Lubricated Goat) and members of noise rock merchants Steel Pole Bathtub. Releasing only one self-titled LP in 1991, the project has gone on to become the stuff of avant-garde noisecore legend, with the album's sweetest ditty 'Meathook Up My Rectum' reissued on one-sided etched 7" complete with B-side etching and new artwork all designed by horror author/filmmaker Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Nightbreed).

Review: This is a special and unique coming together that sees Turnstile join forces with the brilliant Toronto jazz ensemble and production team BADBADNOTGOOD. They have worked on reimagining songs from the former's well-received 2021 album Glow On and the results bring all new perspectives and dynamics to tunes like 'Mystery', 'Alien love Call' featuring Blood Orange and 'Underwater Boi.' Both Turnstile and BADBADNOTGOOD are untouchable in their fields right now with rave reviews for their records as well as their live shows. This is another standout project.

Review: Originally released in 2004 and celebrating its 20th anniversary, Where You Want To Be would serve as the sophomore full-length from Amityville, New York emo/pop-punk icons in the making Taking Back Sunday. Following the rapid success of their 2002 debut LP Tell All Your Friends, John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper would leave the group to form Straylight Run (though they would eventually return) and be replaced by Fred Mascherino and Matt Rubano, respectively, with the pair utilising their jazz school background to help the band tighten up compositionally and attain their sought-after elevation. Working with former Husker Du soundman and producer Lou Giordano (The Goo Goo Dolls, Sunny Day Real Estate), pushed the members to embrace additional instrumentation, emblematic on the string-guided ballad 'New American Classic' while lead single 'A Decade Under The Influence' remains one of their signature cuts to this day. Retaining the gritty post-hardcore bite of their debut yet already discovering their burgeoning mainstream appeal which would take full flight on 2006's breakout album Louder Now, the legacy of the aptly titled Where You Want To Be is one of a poignant bridging point between two equally vital eras for the band.

Review: 1994. So much to answer for. Shallow Grave and Natural Born Killers at the cinema, chart-friendly hardcore pop punk in the charts. And Ten Foot Pole attempting to balance incessant touring of sk8r boi venues with the baseball career of frontman Scott Radinsky. Suffice to say, something had to give, and in the end Rev, the band's second album, would prove to be the last with his vocals. As fans will confess, attempting to keep up with lineup changes in the Pole has never been easy - Wikipedia lists 19 past and four current members on the group's page. Flux infinitum aside, listening back to the sophomore LP 30 years on and it's hard to deny there's a feeling of raw, unfettered heyday here. An outfit sounding as God, or at least the spirit of baggy jeaned and ollie-busting guitar tunes, intended them to.

Review: Renowned for his seminal work with acts such as The Moody Boys, 400 Blows, and The KLF, the incomparable Tony Thorpe compiles this astutely curated, meticulous collection of 16 rare and sought-after post-punk era cuts that the maestro would regularly spin at parties, making them his personal pile of niche gems. Featuring tracks from Public Image Ltd, Mark Stewart and The Maffia, Basement 5, 23 Skidoo, and African Headcharge, to name but a small handful, Post Punk Theory arrives spread out across 2xLP and includes a 40-page fanzine booklet written by Matt Annis with photographs by Simon Pyke and Ian Brodie. A unadulterated true post-punk time capsule for both lifers and studious newcomers alike.

Review: If you're new here, we should only have to mention the fact Johnny Thunders and fellow Heartbreaker Jerry Nolan got their first breaks through iconic Big Apple punk catalysts the New York Dolls. But by the mid-1970s, the notorious band were disintegrating faster than their tunes run, and so the pair quit after a Florida tour and got with Richard Hell, formerly of Television, to form something fresh. "I was fed up with Television because it was getting so pretentious," Hell apparently once said. "So I thought, this is perfect - we'll make a really good rock & roll band that's dealing with interesting subjects." Enter Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers, responsible for one single contribution to the pantheon of rock & roll albums, but an exceptional one at that. Also a very divisive record - with critics commenting that several tracks sounded muddy, apparently due to the lack of final mix down, with Nolan leaving the group as a result of the situation. The rest is history, as is this rare and unsung gem from the just-about-pre-punk era.

Review: Ignore Heroes is an original motion picture soundtrack by American punk rock band TSOL. The movie tells the tale of an inception and then the 1983 destruction and the reformation of the band itself, the music interspersed with plenty of spoken word segments that flesh out the background details and have been taken from interviews with the members of the band who lived through the mad period in the history of the Californian punk scene. The soundtrack was composed by Greg Kuehn and it also comes with his piano interpretations of their classic tunes.