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Dave leSpring
@dave-le-spring.bsky.social
🎸Guitars & bad French in MALEWICZ
✏️ Writer at ARTNOIR Musikmagazin

Fight facism & love yourself! ♥️
Bi & queer, all/no pronouns, new dad, always punk! 🌈
Based in CH.
Pinned
Check out my band MALEWICZ!
Fast punkrock with French lyrics made in Switzerland! ❤️‍🔥⚡

Follow us on IG: instagram.com/malewicz.punk/
REVIEW
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧 just released an impressive new album called "Du hast hier nichts verloren", full of excellent lyrics, captivating melodies and the perfect balance between positive melancholy and sleek indie rock. What a comeback!

Full review: artnoir.ch/herrenmagazi...
#review #indie #music
Herrenmagazin – Du hast hier nichts verloren
Grand Hotel van Cleef / VÖ: 4. April 2025 / Indie-Rock Facebook Text: David Spring Wenn du heute als Band auf Social Media nicht täglich irgendetwas raushaust, egal wie stumpfsinnig und inhaltslos, bi...
artnoir.ch
April 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
REVIEW
"Schema" is the latest EP from Zurich punk band 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. Powerful production, fantastic lyrics and four awesome songs that will set every pit on fire and hit you right in the heart - more of this please!

Full review: artnoir.ch/declined-sch...
#music #punk #review
Declined – Schema
DMB Records / VÖ: 14. März 2025 / Punk Facebook Text: David Spring Es ist immer ein schöner Tag, wenn die Zürcher Deutschpunk-Helden von Declined neue Musik am Start haben. Gerade noch lieferten die v...
artnoir.ch
April 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
REVIEW
The nylon-punks from  𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐄𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐇ü𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐧 remain true to themselves on their new album 𝐿𝑖𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑟 and deliver a raw, eloquent mixture of lo-fi punk, melancholy and biting social criticism. A record that challenges and inspires.

Full review: artnoir.ch/acht-eimer-h...
#music #review #punk
Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen – Lieder
Kidnap Music / VÖ: 21. März 2025 / Punk achteimerhuehnerherzen.info Text: David Spring Schön, wenn Bands Konsequenz beweisen und den Mut oder die Unbekümmertheit haben, ein begonnenes Konzept durchzuz...
artnoir.ch
April 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
REVIEW
𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐢 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐠 deliver their most intense album to date with 𝐺𝑢𝑡 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑧 - an energetic mix of catchy punk rock, strong melodies and clever lyrics. It's fun, gets you in the mood and inspires you to think as well as mosh.

Full review: artnoir.ch/drei-meter-f...
#punk #music #review
Drei Meter Feldweg – Gut Holz
Dackelton Records / VÖ: 28. März 2025 / Punk drei-meter-feldweg.de Text: David Spring Hui, da musst du wohl echt verdammt Deutsch (oder alt?) sein, um diese Referenz zu verstehen: gut Holz! Das sagt m...
artnoir.ch
April 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
REVIEW
What could be better than people who make great music and don't give a damn about genre restrictions? The result is refreshing and convincing, as the trio Schnuppe vividly demonstrates with their album "Drin was draufsteht".

Full German review: artnoir.ch/schnuppe-dri...
#music #review #punk
Schnuppe – Drin was draufsteht
Rookie Records / VÖ: 21. März 2025 / Indie, Pop, Punk Facebook Text: David Spring Wie nah liegen sich eigentlich Selbstironie und das Imposter-Syndrom? Muss man wirklich ein Instrument beherrschen, um...
artnoir.ch
April 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
THE BABOON SHOW
09.03.2025 @ Komplex 457, Zürich

#live #punk #concert
March 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
BLOOD COMMAND
09.03.2025 @ Komplex 457, Zürich

#live #punk #concert
March 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
CONCERT REVIEW
Last Sunday, legendary 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 celebrated their 20th anniversary in Zurich, together with 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐩/𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐩 and 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝. And what an excellent, fun, wild, feminist punkrock-party it was!

Full review + gallery: artnoir.ch/bericht-the-...
#punk #review #concert
Punkrock & Feminismus – The Baboon Show live
The Baboon Show + Bad Cop/Bad Cop + Blood Command Komplex 457 – Zürich Sonntag, 9. März 2025 Text: David Spring / Bilder: Berend Stettler Am vergangenen Samstag fand der internationale feministische K...
artnoir.ch
March 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
REVIEW
With "The Sky, The Earth & All Between", legendary metalcore heroes Architects bring us a fascinating new record. Fans of their more experimental side will get their money's worth, as will anyone who wants ultimate heaviness.

Full review here: artnoir.ch/architects-t...
#review #metal #music
Architects – The Sky, The Earth And All Between
Epitaph Records / VÖ: 28. Februar 2025 / Metalcore architectsofficial.com Text: David Spring Es ist mal wieder an der Zeit für etwas gepflegten Metalcore. Zugegeben, nicht die allerliebste Musikrichtu...
artnoir.ch
March 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
REVIEW
The Pighounds are probably one of the loudest duos of our time. On their latest album "Tutti Frutti", they are more creative, more unusual and more better than ever - unstoppable, modern rock straight out of a picture book.

Full review here: artnoir.ch/the-pighound...
#review #rock #music
The Pighounds – Tutti Frutti
Noisolution / VÖ: 28. Februar 2025 / Rock, Grunge Facebook Text: David Spring Bringt der Begriff «Tutti Frutti» bei dir auch wohlige, wahrscheinlich mandela-affektierte Erinnerungen aus der Kindheit h...
artnoir.ch
March 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
REVIEW
Creative, powerful, melodic hardcore at its very best, played with plenty of heart and surprises? Old Kids Noise bring us just that with their debut album "A Call For Change" and prove again just how good our scene is.

Full review here: artnoir.ch/old-kids-noi...
#review #hardcore #music
Old Kids Noise – A Call For Change
Eigenveröffentlichung / VÖ: 28. Februar 2025 / Punk, Hardcore Instagram Text: David Spring Ich sage es immer wieder: Wie unglaublich gut ist bitte die Schweizer Punkszene! Da denke ich, arroganter Sch...
artnoir.ch
March 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
REVIEW
"Hol mir die Sterne zurück" is the lovely title of FRAUPAUL's fantastic debut. Eleven wonderful songs that get under your skin and firmly establish the talented punkband as a force to be reckoned with. Simply marvellous.

Full review here: artnoir.ch/fraupaul-hol...
#review #punk #music
FRAUPAUL – Hol mir die Sterne zurück
Dackelton Records / VÖ: 28. Februar 2025 / Punk fraupaul.band Text: David Spring Vorfreude ist bekanntlich die schönste Freude. Auf kaum ein Album habe ich mich die letzten Monate mehr gefreut als auf...
artnoir.ch
February 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
REVIEW
Basque may not be the most common language for punkrock, but definitely one of the best. Brigade Loco prove this impressively with their convincing, loud and catchy new album "Bide Baten Esanahia"! Just what you need to broaden your horizons.

artnoir.ch/brigade-loco...
#review #music #punk
Brigade Loco – Bide Baten Esanahia
HFMN Crew / VÖ: 21. Februar 2025 / Punk Facebook Text: David Spring Der 10. Oktober 2005 war ein wegweisendes Datum, denn an diesem Tag erschien «Jaio.Musika.Hil» von Berri Txarrak. Dieses fantastisch...
artnoir.ch
February 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
REVIEW
Ell are a noisy duo from Hessen. At home in punk and influenced by everything from pop to post-hardcore, with their hearts always in the right place and strong words as their loudest weapon - you've hardly heard anything more exciting lately.

artnoir.ch/ell-langweil...
#punk #review #music
Ell – Langweilig
Ladies & Ladys / VÖ: 21. Januar 2025 / Punk, Noise ell.band Text: David Spring «Langweilig», was für ein guter Album-Titel! Ist die Musik uninteressant? Oder das Leben der Musiker:innen selbst? Oder i...
artnoir.ch
February 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
REVIEW
Be N!ce may have a cute band name, but this loud punk band from the UK are rather angry indeed. Which is exactly why their debut EP "Where Am I?" is so incredibly important (and also amazing and thus highly recommended).

Full review here: artnoir.ch/be-nice-wher...
#review #punk #music
Be N!ce – Where Am I?
Eigenveröffentlichung / VÖ: 29. Januar 2025 / Punk, Noise Instagram Text: David Spring Ich darf es kaum zugeben, viel zu sehr grenzt das an Punkverrat, doch die brachiale Londoner Punk/Noise-Band Be N...
artnoir.ch
February 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
REVIEW
Unambiguous, full of heart, noisy and played only 95% correctly - all this and more you'll get on the new EP "Spiel mit der Angst" by the excellent German punk band @sokomettigel.bsky.social from Hamburg!

Full review here: artnoir.ch/soko-mettige...
#punk #review #music
SoKo Mettigel – Spiel mit der Angst
Träge Alte Tonträger / VÖ: 22. November 2024 / Punk Facebook Text: David Spring Mmmh, Mettigel. Wenn es etwas gibt, wodurch sich Deutschland so richtig heftig auf sämtliche kulinarische Abstellgleise ...
artnoir.ch
February 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
REVIEW
Nashville punkband Winona Fighter appear out of nowhere with their debut and blow everything away. All killer, no filler: loud, fast, melodic US punk with depth at its very best. This is how it should always be, what a record!

Full review here: artnoir.ch/winona-fight...
#punk #album #music
Winona Fighter – My Apologies To The Chef
Rise Records / VÖ: 21. Februar 2025 / Punk winonafighter.com Text: David Spring Ist das bereits der «Mandela Effekt», wenn man das Gefühl hat, eine Band schon ewig zu kennen, obwohl diese eigentlich e...
artnoir.ch
February 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
REVIEW
In these dark times, sometimes you need a proper dose of power/hair metal to clear your head and put you in a good mood again. The great and fun album "Game Of Faces" by Dynazty is thus exactly what you need right now!

Full review here: artnoir.ch/dynazty-game...
#metal #review #music
Dynazty – Game Of Faces
Nuclear Blast Records / VÖ: 14. Februar 2025 / Power Metal dynazty.com Text: David Spring Ich mag den Ausdruck «Guilty Pleasures» nicht. Wenn dir was gefällt, geniesse es! Es gibt (fast) keinen Grund,...
artnoir.ch
February 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
REVIEW
Berlin indie-punks Shirley Holmes have written the perfect album for the complicated times we live in. Clever, personal lyrics, creative songwriting, hope and, despite everything, lots of good humour. What more could you want?

Full review here: artnoir.ch/shirley-holm...
#punk #review #music
Shirley Holmes – Mein bestes Selbst
Rookie Records / VÖ: 14. Februar 2025 / Indie, Punk shirleyholmes.de Text: David Spring «This is the feeling of the world und ich bin total verstört.» Ja, die Welt, sie ist dieser Tage kein einfacher ...
artnoir.ch
February 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
MR. LINUS
24.01.2025 @ Blaues Pferd, Reitschule, Bern

#live #punk #concert #swisspunk #musiCH
February 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
THE SENSITIVES
24.01.2025 @ Blaues Pferd, Reitschule, Bern

#live #punk #concert
February 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
REVIEW
No huge surprises on "Insomnia" by Alarmsignal, but simply fantastic punk rock with the heart always in the right place. Great songs, sometimes pissed off and angry, sometimes uplifting and revolutionary! Excellent stuff!

Full review here: artnoir.ch/alarmsignal-...
#punk #review #music
Alarmsignal – Insomnia
Aggressive Punk Produktionen / VÖ: 17. Januar 2025 / Punk alarmsignal-punkrock.de Text: David Spring Es tut sich viel im Deutschen Punk. Die letzten Jahre haben haufenweise grossartige Bands hervorgeb...
artnoir.ch
February 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
REVIEW
Some bands have 38 million OF followers, others have Gordon Ramsay live on stage cooking for them, whatever's necessary! Disgusting News however just play excellent hardcore, nothing else needed on their album "Symptoms".

Full review here: artnoir.ch/disgusting-n...
#hardcore #music #review
Disgusting News – Symptoms
Bakraufarfita Records / VÖ: 17. Januar 2025 / Hardcore, Punk Instagram Text: David Spring Was tun, um als Band aufzufallen? Manche Gruppen produzieren aberwitzige Videos, um die Götter der Algorithmen...
artnoir.ch
February 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
REVIEW
The Bolokos are perhaps the only punk band on the island of Guadeloupe and with "Tropikal Noise" the trio brings us their second album. Excellent UK-style punk mixed with all kinds of Creole influences - it's a blast!

Full review here: artnoir.ch/the-bolokos-...
#punk #music #album #review
The Bolokos – Tropikal Noise
Wolverine Records / VÖ: 31. Januar 2025 / Punk thebolokos.com Text: David Spring Schonmal Punkrock aus Guadeloupe gehört? Nein? Aber du hast dich doch sicher auch schon mal gewundert, wie das mit dem ...
artnoir.ch
February 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Okay, now that we're all here, what's happening?
February 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM