A Chat With Thomas Truax

Halfway through a one month tour of the UK we catch up with the brilliant Thomas Truax. Due to the sad closure of Mello Mello, Thomas Truax will play a fastforwarded opening night at DumBULLs (Fri 3rd October), the latest project from the (Don’t) Drop The Dumbells collective. A new space…

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Interview – Go!Zilla

Go!Zilla are a 3 piece psych-punk band from Florence, Italy. They formed  in 2012 as a two piece and have toured constantly since then. They have played Paris Psych festival and Primavera. They have played with garage rock legends The Sonics and the garage band du jour, Thee Oh Sees.…

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Review – Jetpack Elastic

This four-piece from Brighton are certainly ‘going places’. Since their live debut at the Hydrant in their hometown, in 2010, they have released an EP, ‘Not So Black and White’, and have continued to play many gigs on and around the South Coast. Having previously been praised for their ‘professional…

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Review – Broken 3 Ways

Whenever people ask me if I like Ska music I automatically think of The Specials, a band who some consider (me included) to have paved the way for Ska punk. The harsh guitar chords and raw vocals of punk music combined with classic ska rhythms result in a cool sound.…

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Age against the machine

Do you remember a band called Reef? If not look them up and thank me later. They once wrote a song called ‘Yer Old‘ and penned the lyrics ‘Hide away boys you’re no longer in favor,You’re yesterdays news and no longer the flavor.’ OK I admit, hours wasn’t spent creating…

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