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Picture Credit: Femegades   Femegades - Pornsick Release Date: September 22, 2021 Label: Regent Street Records Format: Digital Length: 15:01 Genre: Grunge / Punk Rock Origin: London , England About a year ago, I handed in my bachelor thesis titled "#PunkToo: Sexism in the British Punk Rock Culture". The thesis was originally inspired by Lauren Tate , and it featured feminist Punk Rock acts such as Hands Off Gretel , Rabies Babies , Louise Distras , Nancy and the Dolls , or male allies like Those Fucking Snowflakes . If I was to publish another work on this topic, here is a band that should definitely be mentioned: here are the Femegades from London. The debut EP "Pornsick" was originally released independently in late 2020. In September 2021,  a remixed and remastered version was published via Regent Street Records . The five-track EP deals with the porn industry and its mechanisms built on misogyny, degradation of female and non-male gender, objectification and se...

Picture Credit: Lucky Shot Photos   Shiragirl - Antisocial Media Release Date: September 03, 2021 Length: 02:57 Genre: Pop Punk / Alternative Rock Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA A debate on whether social media is more of a curse than a blessing or the other way around could fill whole seminars or series of publications. Regarding the problematic sides of this phenomenon alone opens a wide field of examples, aspects, and structures that make it easy that justify titles like 'Antisocial Media'. People absenting themselves from the real world is just one part of this. In their latest single, LA's Shiragirl take on this very part and its problematic traits. Being connected to a global sphere without truely participating in human contact is one of the major aspects of this. The potential of creeps and sexists who are taking advantage of this is another, or as vocalist Shira Yevin  sings 'You don't have to like me to like my picture'. Together with drummer Rainey P ...

Picture Credit: The Shrieks The Shrieks - Killer's Kiss Release Date: December 15, 2020 Label: selfrelease / Manolito Music Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 10:33 Genre: Psychobilly / Punk Rock Origin: Helsinki , Finland The Shrieks? The Glam Rockers from New York City ? Not today! "Killer's Kiss" is the newest EP by Helsinki's Psychobilly and Horror Punk quartet The Shrieks. Half a decade after the release of their album "Get over here", the wild band from Finland is back with four killer tracks. Super fast and driving drums beats interlock with a dominant upright bass and shake your whole body. The guitars add to these gorgeous dynamics with little distortion by crazily high motion and create a highly exciting mix of 77 Punk and Psychobilly. And on top there are the powerful vocals that are almost always supported by the whole band's backing voices. That's where The Shrieks show they are not only four musicians, but they work as a band. The res...