
FRIDAY’S SPIRIT: The punk rockers reveal their new single, “TSTT”!



Manchester Punk Festival have just announced the final wave of bands to play at the festival across Easter weekend in April 2019. It’s a multi venue city centre event moving in to it’s 5th year and they have arranged for over 130 bands to grace the stages.
The latest announcement includes UK punk rock legends SNUFF, the much revered US skate punkers 88 FINGERS LOUIE and the one of the UK’s current bright lights MARTHA. Along with that they are welcoming German crust powerhouses ANCST over from Berlin, reggae punk rockers AUTHORITY ZERO and Bird Attack Records favourites SUCH GOLD over from the states. There will be reunion sets from OFFICER DOWN and CALVINBALL, an acoustic appearance from Leatherface front man FRANKIE STUBBS, Cornish hardcore outfit F. EMASUCLATA and a very special after party set from SONIC BOOM SIX in tribute to the late Tim Gray of Big Tone Recording Studio.
All tiers of early bird ticket sold out in minutes and the event is expected to reach capacity as in previous years. This edition sees added space and even more bands than before to go along with their vegan street food, punk cinema, comedy / poetry stages and a plethora of punks from all across the globe. It has an incredible atmosphere and welcomes anyone who wants to enjoy the best live music around.
Head to the MPF website to buy tickets: https://manchesterpunkfestival.co.uk
MPF2019 take place 19 to 21 April 2019.

Nathan Gray is better known to some people as the singer of BoySetsFire. He is also solo musician and artist and as a celebration of his solo music and the gift to fans, he recorded a double live record which I listened and reviewed for our zine.

2018.was the year of many acoustic punk releases, some better, some not so good. My personal taste is a bit harder steming from hardcore punk and I am not such an avid fan of acoustic punk records, but this one is a beautiful record. It was recorded on Gray˙s sold out solo tour on two beautiful locations in Germany. The record contains two gigs, the setlist being made of Nathan˙s solo record songs, but also BoySetsFire songs that you rarely or ever hear played live by that band. It is interesting how the same songs on two locations can sound different but raise goosebumps on your skin in both gigs. What is lost in live hardcore punk records nowadays is the talking between the songs and explaining the meaning of the songs and the ideas and philosophy behind the songs and hardcore movement itself. This record has Nathan talking and explaining the meaning of the songs for him and you can feel the vibe all over this record behind the melody, behind the lyrics, that there is something more in our music, in our scene, in our hardcore punk philosophy than mere importance of music. There is also the message, the lifestyle and hope and respect and I love it. Every single day, every single song, every single second.
9/10
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