Life Of My Own
'If it ain’t punk, I don’t fucking like it'
One's to many 100 isn't enough.
Drinking every weekend quickly spiralled into drinking on weekdays, too, often skipping college to skate and get drunk with friends. What started as harmless teenage rebellion morphed into a coping mechanism—a way to navigate the awkward chaos of coexisting with my fellow teens. It became *my thing.*
FAR OUT HARDCORE
Far out hardcore! I struggle to find three words more fitting to capture the essence of Buffalo rockers Spaced
Beyond the Finish Line: The True Motivation Behind My Runs
The epiphany hit hard – what if running was the antidote to my struggles? The idea of training for the London Marathon emerged as a potentially life-altering journey. I conjured up the iconic montage from Rocky 2, envisioning myself as the gritty protagonist, pounding the pavement as Rocky and the triumphant contender crossing the finish line of the greatest race on Earth.
CEARTA
This is 21st Century Gaelige; it's Kneecap's war cry, echoing through the halls of tradition, taking back their heritage from those who attempted to destroy it.
Hardcore in the Garden of England
What is happening now in Kent? Is Hardcore alive and well? What about the local scene, local bands and people cultivating a movement at the grassroots level?
Trouble from London
Taylor and his gang of North London bandits are providing the injection of youthful energy and anger that Oi! has been crying out for the last 20 years.
Cerebral Circus Album Review
Cerebral Circus will almost certainly elevate them to the next level of Hardcore prestige. The greatest compliment I can pay this body of work is that listening to Cerebral Circus is 22 minutes of my life well spent.
5 of the best from SoCal Rockers Initiate
I'm here to talk about California crooners Initiate. Crooners, they are not. However, 2023 promises to be a big year for the Golden state gang.
Alternative Ireland
Socially, there is a renewal of the idea of being Irish. Our generation is the first to be culturally quite mixed due to the high amount of immigration from Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe in the 90's.
Dermot Kennedy @ Eventim Apollo- 03/12/19
As soon as the first chord is struck on Dermot’s guitar, the crowd suddenly falls silent. The crowd comes alive singing along with Kennedy when the bridge hits.
R.I.P Meatloaf: Righteous rocker, and Vegetable hawker
Meatloaf is arguably the most unlikely individual from the entertainment world to embrace a plant-based diet let alone endorse one.
10 Plant-Punk Bangers
‘Meat-eating flesh-eating think about it
So callous to this crime we commit
Always stuffing our face with no sympathy
What a selfish, hardened society so
No More’
So callous to this crime we commit
Always stuffing our face with no sympathy
What a selfish, hardened society so
No More’
2020, year of the vegan?
With the beginning of a new decade ahead, we as inhabitants of this planet have the opportunity to become a part of the solution to the climate crisis.