Strip Search Tramp – Assume The Position CD – DL Out now Strip Search Tramp describe themselves as ‘a Sci-Fi punk n roll outfit. Industrial, catchy riffs, dark lyrics, a B-Movie soundtrack for today.’ Sounds pretty fair to Fighting Boredom.… Continue Reading
Black Mekon – Cherry Pickles The Night Owl, Birmingham 24th August 2019 Besuited, superhero masked fuzz rock’n’roll delinquents Black Mekon have a new album out now. To celibrate this they have just completed a tour with their sisters in crime… Continue Reading
Raketkanon – Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam Hare and Hounds, Birmingham 14th August 2019 One of our albums of the year for 2018 was Blackout Cowboy by Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam. We found out they were playing back in Kings Heath and Fighting… Continue Reading
Rainbow Grave – No You God Unknown Records LP / CD / DL Out Now Rainbow Grave describe themselves as ‘Low rent caveman hate music’ They have members that have been in other bands and they promise ‘Disappointment guaranteed…’ Read… Continue Reading
The Total Rejection – Everybody Knows What You Don’t Know Raving Pop Blast Records LP / CD / DL Out Now Bristol’s Raving Pop Blast release ‘garage-punk, pop-psych, lo-fi pop, and guitar based indie rock, and anything else we like the… Continue Reading
Ellipse Promotions present Luna and the Moonhounds – You Dirty Blue – Mvnich – Lizzy Bee The Maudsley, Coventry 12th July 2018 Coventry’s Ellipse Promotions put on nights with bands of all different genres and sounds together, add in old… Continue Reading
Suicide – Suicide Mute LP / CD / DL Out 12th July The groundbreaking debut album by Suicide will be re released as part of the Art of the Album series by Mute this July. A great deal has been written… Continue Reading
Brave Exhibitions Festival The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne 15th to the 17th of November Fighting Boredom is always looking for new music and festivals are an excellent place to discover it. Brave Exhibitions is a festival in November 2018 at… Continue Reading
BABii – HiiDE Deathwaltz Originals LP / CD / DL Out July 5th Margate based BABii makes ‘incredibly forward-thinking electro tinged pop/R&B’ Fighting Boredom have been listening to it and think that description falls way short of the album. Read… Continue Reading
The Longest Summer On Record – Volume 1 Raving Pop Blast! LP / CD / DL Out Now Bristol’s Raving Pop Blast! have released a compilation to show off their excellent roster. There’s even a fanzine you can get too, Fighting… Continue Reading