THE SNOOKYS – Junk Food

snookysThe Snookys released their first EP in 2009.  Since that time, the Bergamo-based band’s music has gone through a few changes: their 2010 full length ‘Set The World On Fire!’ is a sharp and well-produced foray into punk ‘n’ roll, like Rocket From The Crypt tackled at a Ramones speed, by 2012 they’d retooled their energy into a far more trebly garage rock sound.  Their evolution continued, and with that a descent into even rawer sounds. By the time of 2014’s ‘Junk Food’, their sound had become even more lo-fi, but this only served to give their garage rock chops an even more live feel.

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LATTE+ – No More Than Three Chords

latte+Even if their name isn’t particularly familiar in the UK or US, Italy’s Latte+ have attracted a cult following on home turf.  With 2014’s ‘No More Than Three Chords’ – the band’s sixth full-length and first English language disc- gaining US distribution, that very much represents a definite step towards world domination for the punk quartet.

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Dead Kennedys: Upcoming European tour dates

World-famous punks Dead Kennedys have a bunch of live dates on the horizon. Culminating with a show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, the band arrive in Europe for three shows in Germany in June and are also set to appear at this year’s Hellfest.

The current band includes long-serving members East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and DH Pelligro alongside vocalist Ron ‘Skip’ Greer.

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