8 punk rock community blasts that is pure hardcore
Play of the day – Bootlicker
It's an explosion of sound rolling down a hill at top speed, over bumps and crevices.
Play of the day – Kronstadt
The second album from prolific french punks, Kronstadt, with an eye for some melodic punk rock
Hope Show 161 – 1984 a year of punk
Tonight's show is a celebration once more to the Spotify playlists of our youth - the compilation album. Bands with roots in Italy, England, Wales, Australia, Ireland and the States are all featured
Diary of Hope Week 3
Week 3 of a diary of hope sees important music from Loud Women Collective, covid re-opening, hope show and some truly tragic scenes throughout the world
Shend has autobiography on the way
punk rock avant garde legend the shend in new book shocker. Songs, stories anecdotes and observations available now for Pre-order
Diary of Hope Week 2
I’m writing this listening to Bob Vylan’s 'we live here' record. A punk rock Benjamin Zephaniah with some amount of anger for society. Interesting in the week that England placed her faith in the Tory party once more. Sure they’ve been in power for 80 of the last 100 years so there should be no … Continue reading Diary of Hope Week 2
Hope Show 160 GabFest 10 1983 a year of punk
It's now 1983 and the door may have closed on the first wave of punk. There's bands like the Avengers and UK Subs from that wave still releasing music. Hardcore is speeding through the States. ohn Lydon is changing his ways where money applies. meanwhile Yorkshire and Germany are pushing boundaries
Play of the day – Toodles and the hectic Pity
Emo lofi folk punk on a one sided 12" from the UK
Play of the day – War On Women
The third call to arms from feminist punk band War on Women. Part Propaghandi, part Petrol Girls this is a riff fuelled a manifesto that rocks out. There is a lot of rocking going in here.