Fighting Boredom

23/07/2024

Here's a new massive reviews page from Fighting Boredom, featuring albums and tapes from Todeskino, Crushtrash x Nicholas Langley, Melondruie, Eric Chenaux Trio, Martha Rose, Ora Cogan, Haunted Plasma and Lowlives - have a read what we thought below..

Todeskino – Crushtrash x Nicholas Langley – Melondruie – Eric Chenaux Trio – Martha Rose – Ora Cogan – Haunted Plasma – Lowlives – album reviews July 23, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Fighting Boredom delve deep into the files sent over and bought for another bumper reviews page...

19/07/2024

Last Friday Fighting Boredom and Weazle Bird reviewed the last month or so's tracks that we have been sent, bought or found. Have a read what we thought was the best below and let us know what you thought..

Fighting Boredom Singles Reviews in the Pub – July 2024 July 19, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Lat Friday we retired to the local brewery to peruse the myriad of tracks we have been sent, bought and discovered over the last couple of months or so, we are joined by special guest reviewer Suzie...

14/07/2024

Sunday is turning into reviews day, here's a load more. With Halma, Moral Putrefaction , Daniel Jack McClennan, Michal Gutman, Boneripper, Barry Ryan, Three Second Kiss, & BEAK>
Have a listen and read below

Halma – Moral Putrefacion – Daniel Jack McClennan – Michal Gutman – Boneripper – Barry Ryan – Three Second Kiss – BEAK> – album reviews July 14, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment This is another big one, with the ‘instrumental long player’ from Halma where ‘the sound structure...

12/07/2024

Tonight, at the Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House we will be reviewing singles and drinking beer, if you feel like joining in just bring something to play spotify on and head phones and your drunken musical slagging will be saved for prosperity too.... we'll be strating around 6.30..

07/07/2024

The Sunday morning bumper review page returns to sooth your hangovers, well, some of it's soothing, the rest is not at all soothing... featuring GBH, Lightheaded, Softcult, Cathari, Sentiment Dissolve, The Vi*****rs and Khanate. Have a read and a listen below...

GBH – Lightheaded – Softcult – Cathari – Sentiment Dissolve – Vi*****rs – Khanate – album reviews July 7, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment This time we give you a ’37 track two CD deluxe digipack containing all of the singles issued by “UK/82” Punk Rock legends G.B.H.’ Lighth...

30/06/2024

A new hangover soothing, exercise inducing and wonderfully sounding reviews page is up on Fighting Boredom. Featuring 9-Volt Velvet, Angelic Upstarts, How To Dress Well, Martin Bisi, Meanwhile Project Ltd & Darko, read about them below

9-Volt Velvet – Angelic Upstarts – How To Dress Well – Martin Bisi – Meanwhile Project Ltd – Darko – album reviews June 30, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment This time we have the ‘indie dreamgaze’ of 9-Volt Velvet. The re-issue of debut album from street punk legends Angelic Upstar...

15/06/2024

A new all hangover busting reviews page is up now, featuring Tenhornedbeast, The Rogues, Director John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies, Enablers, Rated Eye & Pokey LaFarge.
Have a read below

TENHORNEDBEAST – The Rogues – John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies – Enablers – Rated Eye – Pokey LaFarge – album reviews June 15, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Ripped paper PSD texture effect photoshop add-on remixed media This time we bring you the ‘shimmering, heathen...

14/06/2024

What a great night - thanks to everyone who turned up.
See you next time .....

14/06/2024

We're ready

14/06/2024

Ready,
Fighting Boredom

14/06/2024

Photos up, being boiled playing beer on the way

14/06/2024

BACK ON!!! TONIGHT IS ALL SYSTEMS GO!!!!! NOT CANCELLED!!!! ALL GOOD!!!

14/06/2024

THE Fighting Boredom NIGHT AT Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House IS CANCELLED. PLEASE BEAR WITH US AND WE WILL RESCHEDULE

13/06/2024

If you fancy good beer, vodka, gin, squash, whatever and good sounds and an opportunity to shout abuse at us, Friday night at Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House is for you..

09/06/2024

Here's our review of the Sink or Swim Promotions gig Affection Place and Chipsum Gravy at the The Tin Music and Arts..

Affection Place – Chipsum Gravy – Coventry live review June 9, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Affection Place – Chipsum Gravy – The Tin Music and Arts Coventry 29th May 2024 We headed for The Tin Music and Arts in the Canal Basin for another night from Sink or Swim Promotions to catch .....

05/06/2024

29/05/2024

Fighting Boredom with Sink or Swim Promotions @ The Tin Music and Arts.

22/05/2024

Wednesday Night is Reviews Night! Here we have UK SUBS and a box set of there first three albums, Plan Pony, Raving Pop Blast Recordings & Print Works and the new compilation, Freak Yer Ears Out! (The Best Of Rebels Volume 5), Rosie Tee, Empty House Music, Corridor and Tibshelf. Read about them below.

UK Subs – Plan Pony – Freak Yer Ears Out! (The Best Of Rebels Volume 5) – Rosie Tee – Empty House – Corridor – Tibshelf – album reviews May 22, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment A bumper crop on the album review page this time. Here for your perusal is the new CD boxset of the first f...

19/05/2024

What makes that Sunday Hangover and dread of work tomorrow better? A bumper review page from Fighting Boredom that's what! Here we give you Steve Von Till as Harvestman, Merzbow Official & MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO (official) , Pound Land, Adult Jazz, The Lost Letters & Poppy H. Have read and listen below...

Harvestman – Merzbow & Meat Beat Manifesto – Pound Land – Adult Jazz – The Lost Letters – Poppy H – album reviews May 19, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Today we give you Harvestman’s ‘signpost to the sacred that might not indicate where to look, but how.’ in the first part of ...

14/05/2024

Here's another Fighting Boredom album review page, this time featuring the ‘punk surf sensation’ of The Balboas and their album made in lockdown. The ‘massive minimalism’ of Big ‡ Brave, the ‘raucous fusion of ’77 punk-rock and high-octane rock ‘n roll’ of Death Wishlist and the latest album from ‘one of modern music’s most influential bands’ the fantastic (the) Melvins. Read what we thought below, spoiler alert - one of them isn't my favourite....

The Balboas – BIG|BRAVE – Death Wishlist – Melvins – album reviews May 14, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment For your pleasure and delectation this time fighting boredom bring you the ‘punk surf sensation’ of The Balboas and their album made in lockdown. The ‘massive minimalism’ of ...

12/05/2024

Fighting Boredom Singles Review in the Pub – April 2024 May 12, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Okay, so I’m lazy enough to use the image from last months reviews in the pub… sue me. As usual we moved Fighting Boredom headquarters to the Brewery and prepared to critique the music we have be...

12/05/2024

Last Friday we proceeded to the pub and reviewed the latest batch of tunes we have found, been sent or bought. It would have gone up sooner but we've been a bit thrown by Steve Albini's passing and have done pretty much nothing but listen to Big Black in a dark room since.
This time featuring The Hope Conspiracy, Susanna, A Place To Bury Strangers, Sentiment Dissolve, MAQUINA., Then Comes Silence, 9-Volt Velvet, Maldy, Angel Doir, Cowtown, Fred V, Softcut, Wyndrider, St. Vincent, Amadou & Mariam, Kee Avil, DEBBY FRIDAY, I Hate My Village, Tendertwin, Julie Christmas, Bossk, Crown Lands, Ora Cogan, Louvado Abismo, The Peawees, Thou, Wardruna, Mandy, Indiana, Unglued, Pola & Bryson, Cimone, British Murder Boys, The Hula girls, Mamaleek, Umbra Vitae, Curses, Below the Stones & Cristian Vogel have read below..

Fighting Boredom Singles Review in the Pub – April 2024 May 12, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Okay, so I’m lazy enough to use the image from last months reviews in the pub… sue me. As usual we moved Fighting Boredom headquarters to the Brewery and prepared to critique the music we have be...

27/04/2024

I know, lazy Saturday, what better time to read and listen to the new reviews page from Fighting Boredom, I didn't like one of these, let me know if you disagree.... we give you C**k Sparrer UK, Jess Ribeiro, Mother of All and the latest Cherry Red plundering of Lux and Ivy's vaults.. Leather Jackets and Diesel Smoke, possibly the last of these I'll be reviewing to be honest... have a look below..

C**k Sparrer – Jess Ribeiro – Mother Of All – Leather Jackets and Diesel Fumes – Various Artists – album review April 27, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Today we give you the ‘trademark anthemic sound; hooks, singalong melodies and strong mob chorus’ of C**k Sparrer. The Australian...

24/04/2024

Wednesday night is reviews night! Another page from Fighting Boredom featuring Sinkane's love letter to Black Music, the wonderful Dragged Up, the mutant jazz of Jonny Halifax and the chaotic mess of Eunuchs.
Read about them and have a listen below..

Sinkane – Dragged Up – The Jonny Halifax Invocation – The Eunuchs – album reviews April 24, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment This time on the reviews page we have the ‘joyous, uplifting “love letter to Black music.” from Sinkane. The ‘expanding on the ‘lo-fi garage scuzz with Sab...

20/04/2024

A new reviews page just up for you to read while queueing for record store day... this time it's all a bit strange with Belle Royals, MaBH, Maquina and Gvantsa Narim, have a rfead and listen below..

Belle Royals – MaBH – MAQUINA. – Gvantsa Narim – album reviews April 20, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Today on the Fighting Boredom album reviews page we give you the ‘ frenzied noise punk and samples, alongside a lyrical hotchpotch of satire, in-jokes, cultural references, oddball o...

17/04/2024

A week and a bit ago Fighting Boredom went to the library in Coventry to watch HotWax and Congratulations! read what we thought below..

Hot Wax – Congratulations! – Coventry live review April 17, 2024Adrian Bloxham Leave a Comment Hot Wax – Congratulations – Central Library – Coventry – 6th April 2024 Hot Wax were the winners of Single of the Week a while ago from our reviews in the pub so when we heard they were playing...