To the extreme

When he's not busy doing the donkey work of arranging guestlist spots for reviewers like me (and then chasing for the promised reviews), Buzz music editor Noel Gardner writes a column for the Quietus on punk and hardcore. Bonus points if you've heard of any of the bands whose albums he reviews in the latest installment - I've barely even heard of any of the bands he mentions as (theoretically) familiar reference points. You can be fairly sure, though, that none of them have much regard for keeping the noise down.