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Live Review: JOHN at YES in Manchester 14 October 2021

Words: Andy Hughes Having appeared on the wireless with Craig Charles earlier in the day (!) and with a new record on the verge of cracking the UK Top 40, it’s fair to say there was a Manchester bee-buzz in the air for two-headed noisy lads JOHN last week. Having near enough followed them from the start, it’s been a trip to see them go from strength to strength, more and more cottoning on to…

WATCH ‘A Song For Those Who Speed In Built-up Areas’ – A new single from JOHN

Words: Andy Hughes (Photo credit: Paul Grace) Ever have that thing where you look at a word written down for too long and you have to question whether it’s actually a word? Is my mind playing tricks? Is that really how it’s spelt? Surely not… The new video from Crystal Palace duo JOHN does its best to ruin the word for those with the above affliction (as you’ll soon find out), given it’s on…

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Album Review: JOHN – Out Here On The Fringes

Words: Ben Forrester

It is no secret how much we love JOHN here at BCFB. We were chomping at the bit for an album after years of solid EP and single releases and in 2017, they unleashed an absolute stonker of a debut. ‘God Speed In The National Limit‘ was full throttle, no messing about and probably the best punk record of its year.

For a band that have been on the scene for a while, I was hoping…

Track of the day // JOHN - Future Thinker