With London nu metallers, Sugarcoma reformed and rehearsing and the fresh news that London ska band, King Prawn have reformed to play legendary Blackpool punk festival, Rebellion as well as Slam Dunk Festival, we had a think about other UK bands we'd like to see reforming in 2013... The Ghost of a Thousand Technically they already reunited for three shows late in 2012 - two supporting Alexisonfire at Brixton Academy and a headline show in Brighton to warm up [...]
It would appear ska punk is alive and well in the North of England. At least thats the impression you get when hearing the latest release from Hull mob Counting Coins. Their latest ‘Take The Ride’ EP sees them take the mantle that once belonged to the likes of Capdown and King Prawn as the [...]

opiuo - "king prawn" (stream-only) I can't speak highly enough about this compilation that Bay Area producer An-Ten-Nae has put together. There are some incredibly nasty beats on here from the likes of Ooah (Glitch Mob/PANTyRAiD), Marty Party (PANTyRAiD), Adam Freeland, Robot Koch, An-ten-nae himself, and more. I hadn't heard of Opiuo before this compilation, but I did some research and found this amazing EP , which you can name your price on (no minimum), and it blew me away. Keep an [...]
Capdown & King Prawn, Bullingdon Arms, Oxford, 3 April 2000 Militant ska punk, indeed. I'm happy to believe kids still get down to this sort of fun and always will. Not that Capdown seemed too pleased about how things had turned out, the last time I saw them. Capitalism's Downfall, to give them their due (I think), were a pretty straight-ahead safe-bet on this occasion, though, hoping hard for 'change' when they weren't rollerskating or pulling at their trousers. [...]

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