Author: Steve Brain

Canada's Supermodel Taxidermy is a dynamic force in the thrash metal and hardcore punk scene, delivering a unique blend of intense guitar hooks, heavy drums, and catchy bass lines. Formed after the success of the solo project EP...
The switch from "In The Beginning" to "End Of Illusion" on "Afterlife" - the first of these epic albums- is actually a decent signpost to the record as a whole. It goes from grandiosity to heavy in...

REVIEW: UK DISSENT

UK Dissent are a North East Punk band made up of Mick Hall guitar/vocals, Chris Marner bass/vocals and Chris Ashcroft drums/vocals. I have seen this...

Dead Marshes/The Accused- compere Mr Badaxe Dracula’s Garage – Tower of Song Birmingham 17th December 2023

The was not only the last Dracula’s Garage of the year but a celebration for the 50th birthday of its host Dave Checkley. These...

Lobster/Young Culture Band @ Night Owl, Birmingham – 4th November 2023

Young Culture Band Young Culture Band are according to themselves a group of close friends who share a love of conscious reggae music. They play...

Screaming Dead/Ambition Demolition/Bite Back 15th October 2023 Tower of Song/Dracula’s Garage – Birmingham

This was another great afternoon at the Tower of Song with some great bands. These events are organised by DC Spectres Dave Checkley, and...

Roddy Radiation and the Skabilly Rebels, Year Zero @ Claptrap Stourbridge, Sunday 8th October 2023

These Sunday afternoon gigs are becoming a thing. This venue is a hidden gem with its cool vibe and decor and the sound is...

Hellcity – Kaotik EP – 2022

Having recently seen this band live (with UK punk drummer Jamie Oliver standing in on drums) first at Rebellion 2023 and then having played...

Menace/The Dregs @ Dracula’s Garage – Tower of Song Birmingham – 20th August 2023

The Dregs As always I can’t say too much about the band I play in but the post below after the gig gives you a...

Eddie Roxy and the Adjacent Kings/DC Spectres/Year Zero @ Dracula’s Garage, Tower of Song, Birmingham – Sunday 21st May 2023

First up is YeAr ZeRo playing an opening set of punky, new wavy, power poppy tunes with tracks from their album ‘Brace For Impact’,...

THE SKIDS, STATIC KILL @ QUEENS HALL, NUNEATON, 19/03/2023

Having only seen these guys do their full band electric set I was interested to see their reggae and ska influenced punk done acoustically....

Desperate Measures/ JC Carroll/Wingmen O2 Institute Birmingham – 28th January 2023

Desperate Measures Four decades after forming the short-lived band Desperate Measures in his native New Zealand, Eugene Butcher the singer– and noted punk journalist –...

The Dregs/Bite Back/The Gakk – The Swinging Arm, Birkenhead 27th November 2022

This is a gem of a place dedicated to live music and the staff were great. It made we wish I had visited sooner,...

REVIEW: DC Spectres – Volume 4 – 2022

It seems a long time since those gigs at the Wagon with DC Spectres and they have come a long way, still gigging regularly...

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