Tagged: Ska-Punk

The Elusive Sounds of Ladderlad and ‘No Good Idea’.

Ladderlad – Ontario, Canada. Ladderlad is an elusive musician from somewhere in Ontario in Canada. From an early age through a slow but decisive flirtation with Punk-Rock and the likes of staple revivalists NOFX, his adoration for organised sound began to take form. NOFX may well have become a huge...

Codename Colin And Their ‘New Year’s Resolution’.

Codename Colin – Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Codename Colin are a Ska-Punk band from Hertfordshire who formed in 2o11. Despite the interesting content found on their Youtube Channel which I will post later, the band have recently dropped their debut of sorts in the form of the aptly titled new...

Disgraceful – Are Leading You… ‘Up The Garden Path’.

Disgraceful – Norwich, England, United Kingdom. Cover photo credit – Soddy Silver AndBold There’s something about British Punk music and Ska-Punk in particular, that has been very hard to replicate in other Punk-Rock scenes in western countries and indeed globally. That’s not to insinuate any sort of superiority in any form but...

Atterkop – The Debut Full-Length ‘Liber Abaci’.

Atterkop – Bristol, England, United Kingdom. Cover photo credit: Pay No More Than Photography – Click Here. An album as hard-hitting in its beliefs as much as it is in its vibrant and genre-crossing Punk-Rock sound, Liber Abaci is chaotic, intense and quite beautiful in its focussed, tenacious and unrelenting rage....

Fresh Picks: Nevermind Being Serious, It’s The Crash Mats.

The Crash Mats – Oldham, England, United Kingdom. ‘Three idiots from Oldham Est. 2008‘ As you can probably already deduce by the title of this article and the album cover that showcases a grown man with what seems to be wine on his shirt, The Crash Mats are not a band...

Skaciety – ‘…For Your Age’ Review

Skaciety – Sittingbourne, England, United Kingdom. Remember when Ska-Punk was still fun but not an over-saturated gimmick? Well, you should probably feast your eyes and ears on this lot. Recently we received a review request from Skaciety, a Ska-Punk band from Sittingbourne, inquiring about a possible review of their 2014...

Ghouls – ‘Great Expectations’ EP

Ghouls – London, England, United Kingdom. Some of our favourite Londoners are back with a new EP, and naturally we had to scribble something about it. Musically Fresh discovered the band in one of the many groups our staff are involved in, to fish for bands and spread the word...

Strength In Blunders – ‘Life At Midnight’

Strength In Blunders – Swindon, England, United Kingdom. Strength In Blunders, a unique yet familiar take on Punk Rock. Discovered at Rebellion Festival 2014. Based in Swindon, Strength In Blunders are a 2-piece  – with the addition of a live bassist – Punk Rock band, mixing a variety of Punk’s diversifications...

Ghouls – ‘Ten Thousand Words On’ EP

Ghouls – London, England, United Kingdom. UK Ska-Punk, let’s see some horns… Yes you did read that right, stop rubbing your eyes. Ghouls, founded in 2011, are a 5-piece Ska-Punk band currently based in London. I discovered them a few weeks ago while scrawling through a few music orientated groups...