Thankfully today is a bit slower for me. I’m still blown away by the magic of Thursday and yesterday’s set by Versaints as I enter the Winter Gardens for the third consecutive morning. Tallon I get there bright and early for the band opening the Introducing stage. The wonder of Versaints still rolling around my … Continue reading Rebellion 2026 Day 3
Rebellion 2026 Day 2
Porridge really is the Queen of breakfasts. Some berries, nuts and a bit of yogurt to top it all off with. Blackpool is home to many dodgy accommodation including the one I’m in but it’s my dodgy for the 4 days and I return annually to my self catering 1970s paradise. It’s great to get … Continue reading Rebellion 2026 Day 2
Rebellion 2026 Day 1
As I’m an old school kind of guy I still eagerly await the line up announcement for Rebellion, first the day splits and then the line up times. My view of Clashfinder is seeing Paul, Mick or Topper somewhere so it’s spreadsheets by day for me. Thursdays sheet starts with 35 bands over the 12 … Continue reading Rebellion 2026 Day 1
Rebellion 2026 The Day Before
Yeah, I can’t believe that you can’t believe the year has flown by. 12 months since our last weekend sojourn to Blackpool and it feels like no time since I was looking forward to the seagull filled decaying new town that Blackpool is. The flag of the rebellion festival flies from the Blackpool Tower This … Continue reading Rebellion 2026 The Day Before
Dead Pioneers – music to live by
Following their recent packed-out first EU and UK headline tour, Dead Pioneers, the Indigenous fronted band from Denver, are now preparing to unleash their third album ‘Wagon Burner’, set for release June 26th via Hassle Records as well as coming to Ireland for 2 dates in July
A radical twist on an old sound
Closer to suicidal tendencies or the Stupids then the more tuneful So Cal hardcore bands this ep shreds.
Dublin Music book and Fanzine Festival
Hope Collective and Irish Pop Archive in conjunction with Volume Records and IADT, Dún Laoghaire present Irelands first event Music Book and Fanzine Festival. It is a completely independent / diy festival gathering a collection of authors, publishers, graphic designers, fanzine writers and musicians to Dun Laoghaire over 2 Saturdays in April.
Hope *3 out now
New issue of Hope zine is out now. So we have done it again. We have written to people we admire and asked them a simple question. This time around we have compiled their answers into a 36 A4 page fanzine. Hope *3 asks the question what gave you the inspiration to start doing what you are doing and what inspires you to continue. We wanted positivity, hoping for something that will give you the urge to create, communicate positively and look for good in the world. There's a lot of corners we could turn around that wouldn't have this good there so let's
Play of the day is not Ugly
Sunderland punk Ugly Criers have dropped a real teaser into anticipation of their debut album coming out in Little Rocket records in early 2026
Get going
Hooligan will be doing a Jock McDonald/Bollock Brothers tribute as part of their set at their upcoming Dublin gig with xSLF