CUT UP – San Francisco, California, USA. Remember the golden age of 90’s Punk? Gritty Pop-Punk that hadn’t lost it’s bite, fast and melodic Skate Punk that stayed stuck in your head for days? You do? Fantastic, enter CUT UP. Formed in San Francisco in 2012, and showcasing a very...
Calling All Captains – St. Albert/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We’ve been trying to get back in touch with Pop-Punk on MF and in particular, the more contemporary sound. Although we have had plenty in the past, all the recent Pop-Punk focus has been on the more old-school styled sound, that is coincidently also...
Not Tonight and The Headaches – Grimsby, England, United Kingdom. Not Tonight and The Headaches are a Grimsby based band and are on a mission to resurrect nineties Pop-Punk, an era that brought us NOFX, The Offspring, Green Day and many more. Back to the present now however and in...
Summoned By Ash – Bath, England, United Kingdom. I was having a few drinks and then I discovered some Pop-Punk… In the Bath. Now I’m out and all dry, which is a lovely image, *internet winkey face*, the new single by Bath Pop-Punk four-piece, Summoned By Ash is due a...
Here’s Your Breakdown – London, England, United Kingdom Here’s Your Breakdown are a three-piece from London. There are three of them and they play music. I think that’s commonly referred to as a band. A music band. Earlier this year, the band released their second EP, entitled, Dear You. Now, after...
TIGERSTYLE – Northampton, England, United Kingdom. – Photo Credit: Mark Kidsley Photography – Click Here You have to shout each time you read it: TIGERSTYLE! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m a bit fussy with the current wave of Pop-Punk, but that being said, from what...
The Summer War – Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Fresh and realistic growth. Hailing from the great city of musical history that is Manchester, The Summer War play an original set of Alternative Rock with shavings of Indie-Rock, laden with hooks and melodies, via injections from their past music endeavours. The...
Fellow MF writer, Matt, has posted several posts of Bristolian bands, emphasising on their raw, hungry and smash-mouth determination to play great music. So, the other day I took my first trip to Bristol to discover exactly what the music scene was like. I loved it. I used to think...