I love the fact that there is always something new to learn, I'm listening to the Infamous Stiffs and a little baffled by the description that they are a SoCal punk band which meant nothing to me but then modern punk is not really my scene. Thank goodness for the internet so now I know..

Pearl Harbour – Here Comes Trouble (Die Laughing Records)
A name new to me but Pearl Harbour is the alter ego of singer Pearl E Gates, former wife of The Clash bassist Paul Simonon, singer with Leila And The Snakes and also Pearl Harbour And The Explosions with whom she had a minor US hit with the song Drivin' way back in the very..

Crimson Riot – It Took An Apocalypse (Die Laughing Records/Golden Robot Records)
Given the name of the band and the album title I was all prepared for a bit of power metal but, oh boy, was I surprised. The actual album cover is the first hint that this was not what I expected and when the first track kicked in with an up-tempo new wave-ish indie rocker..

Fang – Spun Helga (Die Laughing Records)
There is a lot of history behind Fang, an American proto-punk band that was formed in the early '80s then moved to Great Britain before moving again and settling in Bremen, Germany where they engaged in frequent violent exchanges on the streets of Bremen with political parties of the far right and managed to record..

Hot Laundry – Shake Slide Twist EP (Die Laughing Records)
Hot Laundry is an upbeat, infectious and great fun garage rock band from San Francisco with this four track EP being the band's latest release. It's a real hotchpotch as it mixes so many styles with a flavour of just about everything that you could imagine thrown in and thoroughly mixed up and what comes..

CRIMSON RIOT have released their new album ‘It Took An Apocalypse’, out now on Die Laughing Records.
On the back of recent their recent singles Irish inspired drinking anthem St. James’s Gate and the addictive pop punk story of a one-sided relationship Shatter, CRIMSON RIOT have released a brand-new album It Took an Apocalypse via Die Laughing Records / Golden Robot Records. It is now available on CD and on all digital platforms. "This album is very special for a lot of reasons. Aside..

Michael Des Barres And The Mistakes – Live! At The Hi-Hat EP (Die Laughing Records)
So, you're the 26th Marquis Des Barres and, no doubt, there is a pretty well planned career path in front of you so what do you do? Well, become a singer and actor, of course, what else would you want to become? We'll leave aside his TV career and concentrate on the singing side of his..