I’m a big fan of the folk punk scene in Australia and the biggest event on the calendar for that crowd is HOBOFOPO. Folk Til Ya Punk Records has been talking about the 4th annual event HOBOFOPO 2019, which will be held from the 31st Read More …
Author: Mike Wilson
Crannk Reviews Apprehension Avenue – Burning Bridges music video
Apprehension Avenue are a 3 piece punk rock band from Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.The band formed late in 2017 and had one of their early songs “Day Dreamin” featured on the “What Do You Know About Ska Punk Vol. 2” compilation which was Read More …
Crannk Reviews The Decline – The Verge Collection single
The Decline is a 4 piece punk band from Perth, Western Australia, Australia. The band plays a high energy type of skatepunk/pop punk with catchy hooks and have been with Australian label Pee Records since releasing their third album “Resister” back in 2015. On the 17th Read More …
Crannk Reviews The One Two’s New Single “Gilly Pull The Trigger”
Remember when I reviewed the “No Ticker” single by Melbourne band The One Two’s (review Link)? If you liked it as much as I did you’ll be excited to hear about the new single “Gilly Pull The Trigger” if your scratching your head wondering what Read More …
Crannk Reviews Black Monroe self-titled EP
Black Monroe is a 3 piece band from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The band bio reads that they are influenced by skate punk, hardcore and much more to create a unique sound. After listening to the bands self titled debut EP which was released on the Read More …
Mike The Punk’s Compilations Vol.1
Most punkers can name at least one compilation from whatever part of the scene they belong to, my cd collection was created during the 90’s and punk compilations were a huge part of that.The big compilations were the “Punk O Rama” (Epitaph Records) and “Fat Read More …
Crannk June for Punx
This month the punktoria group I manage is celebrating its 1st year anniversary and that is enough of a milestone for me to have a beer. It was originally called Shepparton Punk Bands and Fans until 10 days later when it became clear how small Read More …
Crannk Reviews FasterForward – Limitless album
FasterForward are a 3 piece band from Quebec, Canada who play a melodic and energetic type of punk music. The band released a 4 track EP titled “E.P.” back in 2017. FasterForward released their debut album “Limitless” on the 15th of April 2019 through the Read More …
Crannk Reviews Skinny Dog – Puppy Days EP
Skinny Dog is a 5 piece band from Taunton, Somerset, UK that formed in January 2018. They released a 5 track EP called “Puppy Days” on the 27th of October 2018. The EP kicks off with a song called “Freeloader” its got a very familiar vibe Read More …
Crannk Reviews Short Fuse Vol 1 by Wreckless Enterprise
There is a new punk label called Wreckless Enterprise based in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia that started up this year (January 2019).A brief description of the label is found on the new release which I include here for a sense of completeness …“Wreckless Enterprise Read More …