Birmingham's own punk rock power trio Templeton Pek are charging back into the spotlight with their new album Savages. The record marks a defiant new chapter for the long-running UK punk outfit, a band forged in the same industrial heartland that gave the world Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Duran Duran, and The Streets.

Bad Religion have updated their 1990 track ‘Faith Alone’ for a locked down Covid world.

Bad Religion turn 40 this year and will celebrate with the release of an autobiography entitled Do What You Want: The Story Of Bad Religion.

The Veronicas are the act of choice for the upcoming festival season with the punk orientated Good Things Festival being latest event to add the pop band.

Major new titles coming this week from: Vampire Weekend, Bad Religion, The Dream Syndicate, Little Steven, Lee Kernaghan, Kate Ceberano, Protomartyr, Kevin Johnson, Superheist and soundtracks for 'The Hustle', 'Pokemon: Detective Pikachu' and 'Tolkien'.

Christmas has come early for punk fans with Bad Religion due to release a single, ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’, from their Christmas album, 'Christmas Songs’.

The position of touring guitarist with the Cult has been a ping-pong match between Mike Dimkich and James Stevenson for two decades and recently there was another volley.