Reviews

Stunning debut from the Brighton based duo. Full of punk rock riffs, dirty bass, piss & vinegar angsty lyrics with a healthy dose of humour. What a way to kick 2025 off with potentially an album of the year!

Wayne Barrett – Slaughter & The Dogs Interview November 2024 by John Wisniewski – Sex Pistols, glam, punk, favourite songs & band squabbles!

2024 Ring Out The Old Ring In The New – Punk77 picks of the year and tips for next year are The Meffs, Lambrini Girls & Loose Articles.

Interview by Punk77 (Dec 2024) with Andy Blade, the caustic lead singer of punk band Eater and solo artiste whose latest release is ‘Being Alive Is Fun’ with a number of musical buddies.

The Meffs Lily Hopkins Interview 26.11.24 – Punk 77 interviews the guitarist of the rapidly rising band post the release of ‘What a Life’ and arena tour with Alice Cooper.

Penetration & Essential Logic O2 Birmingham 15.11.24 – Review of Punk legends playing all of ‘Moving Targets’ supported by Essential Logic.

Loose Articles – Scream If You Want To Go Faster – review of the Manchester based bands debut 2023 album including the single ‘Thought You Were A Welder’.

Life’s A Gamble is the autobiography of singer-songwriter Pauline Murray who was the vocalist for punk band Penetration and later on the post-punk Invisible Girls.

Punk77 Interview with Pauline Murray from Penetration from October 2024. If you haven’t read it yet, check out her excellent autobiography Life’s A Gamble. I’ve reviewed that as well so see the links at the bottom. Picture right Mick Mercer Early days and clothes We lived in Ferry Hill, an ex-mining village in the northeast […]

Pauline & Penetration live at Rebellion 2023 – Photo Mark Kelly The last time we heard Penetration musically (not counting the Shake Some Action/ I Don’t Mind single) was their 2014 album and their appearance at last year’s Rebellion Festival. Now with a new album and a short tour, Punk77 asked Pauline of Penetration what […]

Hugh Cornwell – All The Fun Of The Fair is a double live album of solo and Stranglers songs released in 2024

The Sex Pistols & Frank Carter played Nottingham Rock City (20.09.24) on their controversial Rotten-less tour and blew the place clean apart. The Molotovs supported. Paul Marko was there.

Down At Max’s is by Peter Crowley and published by Far West Press in 2024. Peter was the Electric Chair’s manager and Max’s Kansas City band booker.

Menace – Death & Taxes is their new album in September 2024. Reviewed by Punk77