SWINGIN’ UTTERS – Poorly Formed

Swingin' UttersBranching out from their street punk beginnings, over the course of several albums, Swingin’ Utters have constantly evolved.  They may have become more commercial with the passing years, but if 2013’s ‘Poorly Formed’ tells us anything, it is that vocalist Johnny Bonnel and company know how to pen potentially very memorable tunes. Crashing through fourteen tracks in approximately half an hour, a couple of one-line choruses aside, ‘Poorly Formed’ is anything but.  Its running time may be slightly lean – the album seeming to zip by in the blink of an eye – and it may be more varied than some of their past works, but, most importantly, there’s absolutely no filler.

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New Melvins album due in April

Everybody’s favourite noisemakers (the) Melvins will release a new album in April 2013.

Released via Mike Patton’s Ipecac label, the thirteen track effort finds Buzz ‘King Buzzo’ Osborne and co putting their stamp on works originally by David Bowie, The Jam, Roxy Music, Queen and The Kinks. Each cover is a collaboration with a guest artist and those roped in to help include Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, Jello Biafra and cult film maker John Waters.

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OFF!: US west coast tour cancelled

It has been reported that OFF!’s upcoming tour dates have all been cancelled.

Lead vocalist Keith Morris recently slipped into a diabetic coma and is taking time out to recover.  In addition to being OFF!’s frontman, Morris is also involved with Flag, a band including other former Black Flag members.  Flag have been booked to appear at the Punk Rock Bowling Festival in Las Vegas in May.  So far, this – and Flag’s other prior shows – remain unaffected.

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