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It seems that post-punk is currently on its way back to center stage – or is just my wishful thinking? The Foreign Resort from Copenhagen have been part of this new wave right from the start. They have toured relentlessly since forming the band in 2006 and have become a tight-knit team on stage, tight on the level that they’re …

It’s been a slow January, but things sped up rapidly once I found out I was going to interview Fucked Up. The Canadian hardcore-punk legends stopped over in London and delivered a typically high energy set at The Garage, tearing down crowd barriers and genre limitations.  Very pumped and grateful for this interview – despite the unexpected nightmare I had getting to the …

Every generation since the birth of rock has had its musical punks; the rockabilly roughnecks and the bowl-cut fuzz demons, the safety pin New Wavers and the mohawk moshers. When British rockers invaded the United States in the 19s, youths responded by growing long hair and playing electrified music in suburban garages. Garage rock was born and has from that …

As far as French bands go, pretty much everyone’s familiar with the likes of Daft Punk, Air and Justice, and basically everything coming out of Ed Banger Records. But that’s not all there is to French music. The country has given rise to a number of fascinating musical movements over the years, from the modern chanson of the sixties through electronic pioneers …

What is it about two-piece bands (mainly just guitar and drum) that have made them such a cult over the past few years? And even more to the point, why are they so good? Until recently, playing in a two-piece rock band evoked looks of bewilderment, but increasingly, duos are taking over the guitar world. The last couple of years …

We’re down to the best ten albums of 2018 according to Messed!Up’s two Swedes with questionable music taste if you ask our Germans. It has been rough and at times violent when we compiled the list but after a few beers, a bottle of glögg and too much Swedish pepparkaka we made it. Let’s get what’s obvious about this album …