I’ve not written a thing about music since 2023. In my head, CPRW was very much finished. I didn’t miss it, I had no urges to get back on it and I was very much enjoying just listening to new music for the sake of enjoying it. Looking at the CPRW website, the very last thing that I had posted was my review of Manchester Punk Festival 2023. Thinking back, I hadn’t intended to write anything about that weekend either but was inspired and ended up writing a ridiculously long and detailed account of every event that happened that weekend. Long story short, I had a very nice weekend. Fast forwar ..read more

Hi! Emma here. Bringing CPRW back from the dead for one day only. The highlight of the UK punk rock calendar is almost here! It’s two weeks until Manchester Punk Festival 2024. I’ve been attending the festival since its second edition in 2016 and this year the lovely folks that organise the festival asked me to write an article for the programme. I immediately jumped at the chance to ask one of my favourite bands, New Junk City, some questions. I had to lose quite a lot of the details for the programme, which you can view digitally online now and pick up physically with you ..read more

I was supposed to be finished with this writing malarkey. I fully went to Manchester Punk Festival 2023 with absolutely no intention of covering it for CPRW. CPRW is basically done (if you’re reading this, please don’t take this as an opportunity to send me requests for reviews), but Manchester Punk Festival was too much of a special time for me not to open up my laptop and do something other than play Football Manager. Unlike previous years, I’m not going to split each day into parts. I’m going to cover the whole weekend in one blog session. I recommend getting your beverage of choice and s ..read more

I wasn’t planning on writing a review of Manchester Punk Festival this year. I wasn’t really planning on writing any kind of review ever again – it takes up a lot of energy and free time that I’d rather use for going outside, reading graphic novels, watching Critical Role or drawing (among other things). But then I attended Manchester Punk Festival 2023 and it was without a doubt the best MPF yet. I felt inspired to write. However, what inspired me was more than just the bands I saw, so I’ve decided to write my review as more of an overall highlights piece that covers more than just the band ..read more

Who are ALLDEEPENDS? Hooligan: Alldeepends is a collective of artists that are based in Dundee. The name is quite well suited because it’s a pun on all dependent but also going really deep into things, giving extra layers. So sometimes we might be putting on plays, or doing shadow theatre, putting fanzines out, playing music, putting records out, painting together, vandalising the streets.  John: Hooligan was quite adamant that we’re an art collective, we were looking at Crass and how they describe themselves as an art collective, not just a band and that inspired us to have a broader a ..read more

Thirty minutes before I started typing this I had no intention of writing a preview for Manchester Punk Festival. I’m not doing writing at the moment, I had no plans to start doing any writing anytime soon. I was happily playing Football Manager 2023 – where I am currently managing CSA in the Brazilian Premier League – minding my own business, then the wonderful Matt Speer posted a list of band that they were looking forward to seeing at MPF on Ear Nutrition. This lit a fire under me to talk about some of the bands I’m most excited to see this year. At the time I was also listening to the Sh ..read more

Saturday the 24th of September marked the beginning of a brand new era for London DIY punks Tripsun. Last month the band released their first new music in three years in the form of the single Chemstrains and announced that they would now be going under the name Tripsun and not Triple Sundae. To celebrate the release, the band organised a stunning five band bill at the Sebright Arms in East London. This was our first time at the Sebright Arms. I always get a bit anxious about going to a new place but it was nice to walk into the pub and immediately see friends. The actual venue part of th ..read more

Back in August of 2019, a whole bunch of our pals travelled to Slovenia for a festival named Punk Rock Holiday. Emma and I were super jealous about this. Not just because of the stacked line-up but because of the beauty of the place. If you’re unaware, Punk Rock Holiday is a five day outdoor festival that takes place in the woods beside the river Soča in Tolmin. The clear river alongside the beautiful mountain views looked incredible. Then news came through that the Slovenian government had plans to build a road through the festival site, potentially putting the festival at risk. This settle ..read more

We love ska punk at CPRW. We also love nothing more than going to our favourite venue, the New Cross Inn in South London, for an evening of ska punk. What could be better? An all-dayer obviously. But what could be better than that? A three day festival full of the best ska punk bands in the UK, as well as a couple from further afield. Sounds like the perfect weekend to me. You can improve it some more? Loads of friends will also be there? Well that sounds like the dream to me! That dream is actually a reality thanks to the wonderful people from Be Sharp Promotions, Fishlock Promotions and E ..read more

It was now time for the third and final day of Hamburg Booze Cruise. It had been an incredible two days of music so far and we were very much looking forward to one final day. First we had to find breakfast though, which was harder than you might have thought. It turns out places open much later in Hamburg than they do in London so we decided to visit a local(ish) park first. It also turned out that the Hamburg half marathon was happening that morning and a lot of roads were closed. This all became quite a mission and we were sweating before we even got to see our first band of the day. P ..read more