Canadian sing along pop punks Among Legends have a new single, Come out Swinging, out today
Play of the day is very Domestic
With little riffs going on in the background James tells it how it is. Yeah, things are tough. Life can be hard and this displayed that reality. It’s a perfect Monday morning record, headphones on as you start another week ready to change all your wrongs but in reality it’s a trip to work, some trips to the shop and a wish that you will change that world tomorrow.
This weeks Gigs April 25 on
What a week in store for music fans living in Dublin this week. Low, Tindersticks, Shellac, The Lovely Eggs, Paramount Styles, Clare Rousy, Keeley and so much more. Hold your breath Dublin
Play of the day are Catatonic
Re-release of this much sought after 5 track ep with an extra 13 raw, demo and live early hardcore blasts from Catatonics from Syracuse, New York
This weeks Dublin gigs Apr 18 -24
Friday night is the night of the clashes - Jaya The Cat are bringing their Dutch/American reggae/ska/punk rock to the Grand Social : Protomartyr have the garage post punk sound sewn up in the Button Factory, Chuck Ragan has his punk folk acoustic Hot Water Music in Whelans while the Undertones will have the original punk pop tunes in the Academy. All in one night. Dublin you're cosmopliatan.
Book of the week who is punk rock’s most famous anarchist sellout
Altogether a fascinating expose into the tortured conflicted mind of a punk rocker who deep down cares.
Book of the week sees the Rich crying for Momma
Did punk rock become a stale imitation of itself when people ceased being controversial? Is the swastika and rudeness of the pistols really what punk is it is the politics and inspiration of others. I prefer the latter and I’ve no doubt Minsker does. At times the pages reflect the former which really could just be part of the ruse
This weeks gigs – Mar 4 -11
This weeks Dublin gigs with a strong splash of punk rock and diy returning
Book of the week – work without the worker
This book details the future of some work. When I’m not getting bogged down in the language of the future of work this is a hugely informative piece of work. Zero hour contracts, mechanical Turk and micro work are all titles we must come to terms with and work to counteract against.
Book of the week is an emergency read
This book is a reminder of how in 2 short years of a pandemic we roll from one crisis to the next, always feeling that the current one is the last. I’m part of a group that gets sent a weekly questionnaire and one recurring answer is “I cant put up with this pandemic much longer”