Like many Pogues songs, “The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn” is about drinking. But, like many Pogues songs, often the same as the ones just mentioned,…
Tag: Punk
18/03/2021: “The Last Goodbye” by Agent Orange
Agent Orange were a slight oddity as they blended laid back surf rock with the explosive energy of hardcore punk. You can especially hear the…
04/03/2021: “Moon Over Marin” by Dead Kennedys
The Dead Kennedys were a crucial part of the original Punk Rock movement. Formed in 1978, the band hails from San Francisco, and Marin is…
14/01/2021: “Born To Lose” by Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
American Punk Rock icon Johnny Thunders rose to fame with the New York Dolls. It’s a shame that his major project after that, The Heartbreakers,…
31/12/2020: “An Idea For A Movie” by The Vandals
A lot of pop-punk is fairly vacuous stuff. The Vandals, mostly, don’t buck the trend. Still, I prefer them to wishy washy 00s stuff for…
22/11/2020: “Surfin’ Dead” by The Cramps
The Cramps are one of the craziest bands ever. Their pioneering status in punk marks them out as legends regardless of their other attibutes. But,…
25/10/2020: “Time Bomb” by Rancid
Rancid stem from the earlier ska-punk outfit Operation Ivy. There probably aren’t many bands who had the same influence on the trajectory of punk rock…
06/10/2019: “Hope” by Descendents
The Descendents aren’t exactly pop punk as such. This is still too fast and too aggressive for that. The sound is closer to what has…
28/09/2019: “Human Fly” by The Cramps
The Cramps were easily one of the biggest pioneers to come out the punk scene. Not only within punk itself, but for the darker, morbid…
14/09/2019: “Into The Valley” by The Skids
There’s something quite special about this. It feels like a timeless tune, propelled along by energy and youth rather than any particular virtuoso musicianship. Scotland…