It has been announced that a new Patti Smith documentary will be released. The documentary was filmed during the final concert of her 40th-anniversary tour at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles. Horses: Patti Smith and her Band was directed by Steven Sebring and produced by Jimmy Iovine. Horses was Patti Smith’s debut album that merged …
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Book Review: Punk Is Dead
A book that paints a clearer picture of this glue-stained story called punk. Punk means a lot of things to a lot of people. For some, it’s the embodiment of all repulsive human behaviour like swearing, spitting and anything close to shitting your pants. GG Allin probably contributed to that idea. But, to others, it’s …
Iggy Pop Announces New Surfer Collection
The Godfather of punk Iggy Pop has announced a new collaboration with Billabong. The collaboration was inspired by the punk soundtrack of the ’80s, vintage posters of the rockstar and the story of his personal life. The collection features boardshorts, pouches, graphic T-shirts, pullovers, wetsuits and a waterproof leather jacket. “I usually wake up and …
Peter Hook Returns To Rebellion Fest Next Year
Joy Division and New Order icon Peter Hook will be returning to the annual punk festival in Blackpool. After Hook’s 2016 Rebellion performance, the event organisers thought it was a no brainer to bring the man back for another year. In 2018 we can all look forward to hearing Peter Hook & The Light perform …
Live Review: Penetration
As I sink a large wine before the show, I notice that this once cosy pub usually reserved for local post-work drinks has quickly become a hive for punks. Silver zips and Mohicans as tall as a hardware store shelf surround me. The ’70s band Penetration are in town and are celebrating their 40 year …
Penetration Announce Two New Singles
The ’70s punk band have announced two new singles for their 40th anniversary. Penetration are releasing two 7″ vinyl singles. They will feature newly recorded versions of their ’77 demos and of their own take on the Flamin Groovies’ ‘Shake Some Action’ and the Buzzcock’s ‘I Don’t Mind’. You can check out their full pledge …
Live Review: Wilko Johnson & John Cooper Clarke
I’ll be honest. Dr John Cooper Clarke is the real reason that I’m now seated in the Royal Albert Hall. Don’t get me wrong, I think Wilko Johnson is an iconic guitar player. His sporadic style of playing really made him the star of the ’70s Essex band Dr Feelgood. But, I am a big …
40 Years Of Never Mind The Bollocks
It’s almost 40 years since the iconic punk album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols notoriously hit the shelves of reluctant record shops in 1977. The record was to be the only studio album that the band would make but yet, they would go down in history as one of the best punk …
Photographing Rebellion Festival 2017
The annual punk festival makes its return. During the height of the English summer, punks flock in packs to Blackpool city. Hair glue in one hand and a tinny in the other, they come to attend Rebellion Festival- a four day event rammed with a melange of old and new punk bands. Bad Religion, Slaves, …
Penetration Announce New UK Tour
Penetration are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a UK Tour. The band played their first London show in April 1977 before releasing the classic punk anthem ‘Don’t Dictate’. The band have promised a set that will work through their discography in a chronological order- from 1977 to 2015’s Resolution. This new set will make its …
5 Bands To Watch At Camden Rocks
Camden Rocks Festival has turned itself into a ’70s punk exhibition this year with real life punks. As always, Camden is playing host to a number of sub-genres of rock from the awful to the down-right ugly. But, like sifting through a second hand vinyl shop, there are some real gems to be discovered. Here’s …
Sad Vacation: The Last Days Of Sid & Nancy
The tale of this junkie Romeo and Juliet has been told a million times before. Countless documentaries and the cult biopic Sid & Nancy all detail the rise and fall of punk’s most famous couple. But still, we are no closer to finding the truth of what happened in the Chelsea Hotel- the night of …