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Posted on September 2, 2010 - by Editor

Rebellion 2010

Rebellion Festival has firmly been established as one of the iconic global punk festivals with punks making the journey from all corners of the globe to attend this four day fiesta of punk rock on the sleepy seaside town of Blackpool, UK.  Distorted has been proudly covering the event for the past few years, we…

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Posted on August 6, 2010 - by Kim Ford

Sam Russo – Hotel. Payphone. Carpark.

“Hotel. Payphone. Carpark” – a seven track journey of gritty, working class tales from the depths of Haverhill, brought to you by Sam Russo. Recorded on an old dictaphone, this collection of demos is packaged with the statement – “Rest assured in the fact that your money is now whiskey or diesel” – and provide…

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Posted on July 30, 2010 - by Editor

Koffin Kats: Drunken Psycho Strays

The Koffin Kats are a hard working band, and that’s an understatement. With the recent departure of long standing Tommy and EZ Ian joining the three piece full time, the band had been on tour for six weeks across Europe when we caught up with them after their show in Kingston, UK. Despite the sweltering…

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Posted on July 23, 2010 - by Editor

Bobby Steele/ The Undead: Still Hell-Raising

Bobby Steele is the current guitar player, songwriter, and sole original member of punk band The Undead but rose to some notoriety as the second guitarist of The Misfits from 1978-1980. A original cast member of the plains of the Bowery in New York’s lower east side as punk rock rose to prominence in the…

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Posted on July 19, 2010 - by Editor

Al-Thawra: Leading a Revolution

When an email was received at Distorted HQ some months back with the opening line “We’re a doom-crust punk band from Chicago, and one of the original Taqwacore bands from the Taqwa-tour in the fall of 2007” I don’t think more questions were ever raised by a single sentence or had peaked such curiosity. This…

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Posted on July 12, 2010 - by Editor

Win a pair of tickets to Camden Carnage!

So the good people running Camden Carnage have agreed to give away a pair of tickets for every night of Camden Carnage in August which features bands such as The Aggrolites, The Slackers, Star Fucking Hipsters, The Filaments, Frenzy, Agent Orange, Civet, Subhumans and many more.
Simply email us at info@distortedmagazine.com with “Camden Carnage” in the…

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Posted on July 5, 2010 - by Editor

Hot Water Music: All Fired Up

When Hot Water Music put the band on hiatus in 2006, fans may have feared the worst for one of the best loved and respected punk rock bands around. Thankfully Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black and George Rebelo started playing again by 2008 after all had been performing in other acts and although it’s…

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Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Post Punk

Batusis: The Old And The New

When Sylvain Sylvain and Cheetah Chrome announced the formation of Batusis, the label ‘punk rock super group’ was quickly touted and with the duo sharing guitar duties and taking turns on lead vocals, the release of their self titled four track EP quickly found a place in the hearts of fans of the 70s era…

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Posted on June 27, 2010 - by Editor

The Flatliners: Punk Rock Nomads

The Flatliners are amongst the hardest working bands on the punk rock circuit and their youthful age is disguised by their mature and relentless approach as a band that earlier this year released their third full length record (and second via Fat Wreck Chords) “Cavalcade”. Distorted has not stopped listening to the record since and…

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Posted on June 20, 2010 - by Post Punk

Limozine: How To Get Ahead in Rock

With their second full length record “Evil Love” released recently, the four piece London based Limozine play punk rock n’ roll, inspired by a fusion of rock and 77’ punk. Their songs range from quirky to funny and based on the day to day experiences of singer Dean, of course booze and excess has its…

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Posted on June 16, 2010 - by Post Punk

Devo: Punk/New Wave/Cult?

New Wave wonders, Devo, are back after 20 years with their ninth studio album, “Something For Everybody”. Aptly named, it’s a powerful, punk-infused electronic remix of material chosen by Devo fans themselves and produced by an intriguing selection of artists. An album that holds at its centre “the vapid absurdity of so much contemporary speech”…

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Posted on June 14, 2010 - by Editor

Cobra Skulls: Your Next Favourite Band

Having seen the Cobra Skulls play in London late last year in a small South London venue and monitoring their progression ever since, including being earmarked by just about every American band we have chatted to in recent months (most speaking highly of the bands record “American Rubicon”) as well as signing up to Fat…

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Posted on June 7, 2010 - by Kim Ford

The Filaments: Resurrected (again)

When they disbanded in 2006, Chelmsford ’s The Filaments were widely hailed as one of the U.K’s premier punk acts. After a serious amount of last ever shows, they’ve “given up on giving up” and are back together for good, with talk of a new album in the pipeline. Distorted caught up with singer Jonny…

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Posted on May 30, 2010 - by Editor

Pennywise: Speaking With Actions – Part II

Speaking with the founding member of Pennywise, Fletcher Dragge for a good length of time, during which he quite honestly and passionately spoke about his continued ambitions and desire to carry on the bands message and renewed excitement in touring places for greater lengths of time than previously, Fletcher fetched Zoli Teglas for us as…

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