Tag: PUNK ROCK
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The Books We Read In 2025
As we wrapped up 2025, it’s the perfect time to look back at the books that really hit home this year. Our reading list has been a massive deep dive into the heart of subculture, covering everything from the history of anarcho-punk scene and legendary tour diaries to experimental poetry and street fiction. It’s been…
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Leatherface – Peel Sessions LP (Little Rocket Records)
If you’ve spent any time at all browsing Thoughts Words Action, you know that my respect for the Sunderland scene begins and ends with one name: Leatherface. There are bands that play punk rock, and then there are bands that are punk rock, with that sound like they were forged in a shipyard and tempered…
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Roach Squad – Roach Squad LP (Little Rocket Records)
If you’ve spent any significant amount of time digging through the crates or scouring the digital archives of Thoughts Words Action, you know that there is a very specific subgenre of melodic punk rock that hits you squarely in the chest. It’s that grit-under-the-fingernails, gravel-in-the-throat sound that flourished in the nineties and early 2000s, often…
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Scattrbrain – Bombs Away 7″ (Big Society)
If you’ve been following Thoughts Words Action for any amount of time, you know I have a massive soft spot for artists and bands who aren’t afraid to set their own reputation on fire just to see what kind of light the flames produce. Coming straight out of Detroit, a city that knows a thing…
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Heckspoiler – Live am Heck Meck Fest 2024 LP (Noise Appeal Records)
There is a very specific magic that happens when a band decides to skip the studio polish, ignore the safety net of overdubbing, and just let the tape roll in the middle of a sweat-soaked club. We’ve all heard live albums that sound suspiciously clean, records where every mistake has been scrubbed away, and the…
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Heckspoiler – Bock auf Stress LP (Noise Appeal Records)
When you think of rock duos, the usual suspects often come to mind, often projected through minimalist blues or maybe a bit of garage rock, but what Heckspoiler delivers on their latest LP, Bock auf Stress, shatters any preconceived notions of what two people can achieve with just a bass and a drum kit. It’s…
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4th Fingers Return With New Single “Better Days”
4th Fingers return with a brand new single called “Better Days.” You can check it out below.
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Italian Emo Core Band JAGUERO Share New Single “LIT,” Paving The Way For Their First Full-Length Album
Jaguero return with “Lit,” a new single that marks the beginning of a fresh chapter for the punk/emo band from Vicenza and fuels anticipation for their debut full-length — a highly awaited release following two widely acclaimed EPs Born during the early post–“New Love” sessions (their second EP, released in 2023), the track has accompanied the band through…
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Dial Drive – Dial Drive LP (SBÄM)
Florida has always been a heavy hitter in the punk rock game, but sometimes you need a band to come along and remind you exactly why. Dial Drive has done that with their latest self-titled LP. If you’ve been looking for an album that sounds like the best days of the Warped Tour but decorated…
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Leftover Crack – White Guilt Atrocity Quilt 7″ (SBÄM)
Things have been a bit quiet lately in a crack rock steady world, but just when you think the old guard might be settling into the shadows, Leftover Crack returns, reminding everyone why they’ve been one of the greatest in the gutter-punk underground for decades. Packing two tracks of pure, undiluted spirit, this red vinyl…
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Gluecifer Drops Brand New Single And Video “I’m Ready”
After a two-decade hiatus from the studio, Norwegian punk rock icons Gluecifer are back with their new single, “I’m Ready.” The track serves as the second taste of their upcoming album, Same Drug New High, arriving January 16 via Steamhammer. Founding members Biff Malibu and Captain Poon have recaptured their signature melange of rock ‘n’…
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LA Legends Fishbone Release Alice In Chains “Them Bones” Cover
Fishbone, the genre-defying Los Angeles legends, are officially releasing their explosive live cover of Alice in Chains’ “Them Bones” on December 19. Originally recorded in 2020 for MoPop’s Founders Award benefit, this performance is a historic milestone: it marks the only public appearance of the original band lineup together since 1993. Captured during the height…
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