Tommy Ramone, the last surviving founding member of seminal US punk band The Ramones, has died aged 62 in New York, the group has announced. Loved The Ramones. Download The Ramones – Blitzkreig Bop mp3 (from The Ramones) Download The Ramones – Beat On The Brat mp3 (from The Ramones) Download The Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker mp3 (from Rocket To Russia) Continue reading RIP Tommy Ramone
We’ve previously posted about Autobahn’s 12″ EP 2, which was officially released today via Tough Love Records. To celebrate the band are streaming another new track, this is Pale Skin, and it is our favourite yet: a nervy, propulsive, feral excursion into krautrock inspired punk. Have a listen. . Tour dates below, including a stint on the road with Eagulls in October. July 10 Leeds Brudenell … Continue reading Another From Autobahn
1. Titus Andronicus – Stranded (On My Own) 2. Cat Meat – Vog 3. Naomi Punk – Firehose Face 4. Goat – Hide From The Sun 5. The John Steel Singers – Common Thread . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The longest day has come and gone, and halfway through the year we are. It seemed a good point to reflect and share thirty of our favourite albums of 2014 so far, and so here they are, in strictly alphabetical order of course… . The Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads . Amen Dunes – Love . Avers – Empty Light . Dan Baker – Pistol In … Continue reading Favourite Albums of 2014 (So Far)
Fresh from attending their brilliant live show with Chris T Popper in Oxford last week, we now have the latest track to stream from Parquet Courts excellent new album Sunbathing Animal. This is the minimalist riffing of album opener Bodies Made Of. Superb. . Continue reading Parquet Courts – Bodies Made Of
The Dirty Nil are back with another cracking single of noisy, feral garage punk. Cinnamon b/w Guided by Vices is out August 19th on Fat Wreck Chords. Check out two pummelling minutes of the lead track below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 585: The Dirty Nil
Louisville power trio White Reaper combine sparkling hooks and fluid, fluttering rhythms to create psychedelia-tinged garage punk that make heads bob without sacrificing an ounce of sonic bite. Here is the video for the infectious Cool, the first track from their debut six-track EP, and check out Half Bad from it too… . . Continue reading New Video: White Reaper – Cool
1. Delta Spirit – From Now On 2. She Keeps Bees (featuring Sharon Van Etten) – Is What It Is 3. Lilac Daze – Knives 4. Woods – Tomorrow’s Only Yesterday 5. Destruction Unit – Dust 6. The Cambodian Space Project – Here Comes The Rain . . . . . . . Continue reading Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
A nice collection of new videos spanning the Americana and folk of long standing MM fave Justin Townes Earle and Dry The River to the post-punk of Street Eaters by way of Circa Waves’ classic indie rock and the wonderfully downbeat melancholia of Pete Fij / Terry Bickers. A veritable musical potpourri…have a rummage. . . . . Continue reading New Videos: Justin Townes Earle || Circa Waves || Dry The River || Street Eaters || Pete Fij / Terry Bickers
1. Peggy Sue (featuring Willy Mason) – Longest Day Of The Year Blues 2. Menace Beach – Tennis Court 3. Brother Dege – Set It Off 4. Shovels & Rope – The Devil Is All Around 5. White Fence – Like That . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The Mad Mackerel 