Here’s a fun new video by Ulster punk legends the Outcasts, for the lead track on a new EP. I have no idea where it’s available, but I’d buy one if I had… 🙂

Amazingly, although they’ve been ‘back’ and active for the past few years (after about 20 years of inactivity), frontman Greg Cowan was adamant that he didn’t want to record anything new – that fans only wanted to hear the classics. They’ve played all over Europe and Japan and the Blackpool Rebellion thing every year with more or less the same well-honed 45-minute set for ages, but a year or so back Martin Cowan and Petesy Burns convinced Greg to give it a go and record a new EP – three new songs and a cover of an old Rudi classic (another Ulster punk band). It’s finally sneaked out.

Their Christmas 2018 (yes, the one before last) Belfast concert at the Black Box debuted all four ‘new’ tracks, and I understand they’ve featured one or two at shows over the past year.

It’s often the case that acts flood the market with stuff, or outstay their welcome. The UK Subs recently put out TWO 15CD box sets » Continue Reading.