This 2015 split brings together four previously released tracks from a couple of great punk bands. Like most great splits, each band represents a different country and in the case of Hot War, the US and Russia come together in a full throttle punk face off, clawing chunks from each other in a ten minute bout.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Awake & Dreaming: Real Gone meets Mick Terry
In 2010, London based singer-songwriter Mick Terry released ‘The Grown Ups’, a debut album with a personal quality. Its creation came as a surprise, since Terry wasn’t especially planning on recording an album after returning to music after a family-raising break. Since 2012, he’s been working on a follow-up. Real Gone caught up with him in January 2015 to find out if it’s almost finished…
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JIM BOGGIA – Fidelity Is The Enemy
Following a stint as a jobbing songwriter and working with and/or supporting well-known singer songwriters Juliana Hatfield and Amanda Marshall, power pop performer Jim Boggia delivered a storming full-length debut in 2001. ‘Fidelity Is The Enemy’ takes in many moods during its old fashioned created- for-two-sides-of-vinyl-length forty two minutes. Every one of those moods is as fully realised as the previous, showing Boggia to not only be a strong songwriter, but an arranger of some confidence.
Against Me!: 2015 Australian Tour
US punkers Against Me! are visiting Australia in May/June for a run of dates. All confirmed shows are listed below.
ANXIETY JUNKIES – Sorry EP
Hailing from Savannah, Georgia Anxiety Junkies are a four piece hardcore punk band revelling in the sounds of the early 80s. Although a little looser in feel, this demo EP recalls much of the attitude within bands like Reagan Youth, early 7Seconds and Minor Threat.