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"Have You Got 10p ?"... A Car Boot Sale Bargain !
2008-04-08 09:53:00
I passed this by when it was originally released, probably due to its slightly disco sounding vibe, and not being yer usual TRB style. (It was co-written with Elton John.) I wasn’t the only one; the band disowned the track for the very same reasons, which is why it’s credited to Tom Robinson and The Voice Squad. Judging by the crackles I have a feeling that the previous owner of this single preferred the B-Side Getting Tighter, which is much more yer standard TRB affair, even though the writing credit is given to Hot Peaches, so it may be a cover version (I googled Hot Peaches and just got links to porn) alternatively it may me a tongue in cheek reference to the 1979 Gay Pride/Stonewall Campaign that this single was released as a benefit/promo for. Whatever.... It’s up for grabs here if you want a listen.
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BACK WITH A ............
2008-04-07 11:05:00
They say a weeks a long time in politics, well it’s also a long time at work, but when you take a break and go away anywhere, it’s a bloody short time. It’s certainly a long time to have to wait for your luggage after using Heathrow’s new Terminal 5, fortunetly not me 'cos I went somewhere in Britain. It’s also a long time to count the votes or rig an election, but a short time to prepare your army to make sure you keep control of your power, Mugabe's time must surely be up, he can’t blatantly get away with that sort of shit with the whole world watching, then again the Chinese seem to be doing OK in regard to the Olympics, but Team Tibet are way ahead in the propaganda and protest stakes; were ordinary people across the world are putting our leaders to shame in voicing their disgust at the hypocrisy of it all. Talking of shame, poor old Max Mosley, exposed for the pervert he is with sordid tales of ’Nazi Bondage Sex With Hookers’, still you wouldn’t expect anyth...
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ALIVE IN 85 With: TheTwentyFlightVayneWolves
2008-03-27 15:57:00
These 3 bands are no strangers here, so without further a do, I’ll get on with it. First up it’s the no nonsense debut album G.T.F by those Iggy/Thunders Rawk‘n’Rollers THE VAYNES, or DEAD VAYNES as they were called for this release. Next we’ve got the 2 singles Tower Block Rock and Johnny 7 from the TWENTY FLIGHT ROCKERS with their Gene Vincent meets The Clash Sound‘n’Style. Finally to slow things down a bit there’s the jangling Rock’n'Roll guitar lurch of JAMES KING AND THE LONE WOLVES with their The Angels Don’t Know 12” Enjoy!
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FUCK DEMOCRACY !
2008-03-26 15:42:00
Once again the illusion of democracy rears its ugly head. Members of Parliament are supposedly elected to represent the people. So when it comes to debate about the Embryo Bill, surely they should listen to the people and draw their conclusions from what the people think, and not what a man in a dress thinks. Democracy and Religious dogma don’t mix and the later shouldn’t dictate to the former. Talking of dresses, or lack of them; the media are working themselves into a frenzy over the French Presidents State visit, not because of anything meaningful or political, but because they’d rather shag President Sarkozy’s ex model and popstar wife than they would Gordon Browns. Choose yer illusion.
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NIKKI SUDDEN - A Channel Steamer To The Angels
2008-03-26 12:15:00
Two years ago today the music world became a poorer place when Nikki Sudden died in New York after doing what he liked doing best; playing live. He left a rich legacy behind from DIY Punk heroes the Swell Maps to his work with Dave Kusworth as The Jacobites and also the numerous solo albums he recorded, working with the likes of ex Rolling Stones and REM amongst others. Today’s post features his first couple of solo singles; Back To The Start and Channel Steamer, which carry on in the vein of the Swell Maps, plus an EP Shame For The Angels recorded with Dave Kusworth, which goes off in a completely different direction, taking his lo-fi leanings and combining them with Dave’s love lorn laments. Great and beautiful stuff, if yer aware of Nikki’s work, you’ll already know that, if yer not, why not give it, and the others a listen. Only quality gear available here! NIKKI SUDDEN 19/7/56 - 26/3/06 NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN !

THEATRE OF HATE - The Hop (second hand 7" vinyl rip)
2008-03-25 19:54:00
Dragged myself away from the computer today, for a bit of retail therapy down at the local Oxfam shop, while looking through their 7 inch vinyl selection, amongst the usual charity shop shite I came across this , and as my original copy had long gone, lost, sold or swapped, I thought 99p bargain! I’ll have that. The Hop, not included on their Westworld album, even though the b side Conquistador is. Not their best offering, but a good single all the same, and you don’t even have to leave you computer to get hold of it, all you have to do is click if you wanna hear about the “Eighties Revolutionary Hop” and while yer listening to it lets start thinking about the noughties one.
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A SUNDAY SELECTION OF SEVEN SCRATCHY 7" VINYL SINGLES + B-Sides FOR YER EAR
2008-03-23 11:03:00
Starting off procedings we haveTHE BATFISH BOYSwith Justine. Their singer Simon D used to be in ‘Goth Gods’ The March Violets. Goth this aint, think sleazy grubby rock’n’roll in the same vayne as Zodiac Mindwarp. For the second of the seven I give you THE WATERBOYS This debut single A Girl Called Johnny by Mike Scott’s new band after Another Pretty Face and Funhouse, may or may not be about Johnny Thunders and/or Patti Smith (a couple of his heroes) a great single featuring some beautiful sax blowing. Next up it's TWINK ex Social Deviant and Pink Fairie with a blast of like the title Psychedelic Punkaroo suggests Psychedelic/Punk. You wouldn’t expect anything less of the fella would ya? Following swiftly on is The Stand by THE ALARM Often dismissed as “Clash copyists” This is a great single, with a great b-side, their finest moment? Now it' time to Git Down (Shake Your Thang) with GAYE BYKERS ON ACID Brilliant name! Brilliant single! A drug addled Punk/Metal/Experi...
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JESUS SAVES, WE SPEND
2008-03-22 08:44:00
I dunno who’s sins Jesus died for, but I certainly suffered yesterday at the local ‘super’ market; having to push past people in the aisles who were arguing with staff over the 2 for 1 offers on easter fucking eggs, and then queuing up behind someone who looked like they had gone shopping for 5,000. Jesus fucking christ It made me so cross.

How the Micro can effect your view of the Macro
2008-03-21 09:18:00
I already used the photo to yer left for a post on 6th March. It was taken in the area where I live. Hadn’t seen any NF graffiti for years, it was quite popular in the late 70’s early 80’s (during the time of political and economic crisis in Britain) and appeared on walls all over the place. When I first saw this recent piece, I wasn’t too surprised or shocked, after all in last years local council elections there was a BNP candidate standing for election in my ward. (click on the labels tag at the bottom of this post to read about that) My initial reaction to the graffiti was to ring up the council and get it’s crack team of ’Graffiti Busters’ to come and remove it. Then I thought I wonder what would happen if I did nothing about it? So for a bit of an ‘experiment’ that’s exactly what I did; nothing. I did think of getting a spray can and writing SCUM next to it, but the law of sod made me think I’d probably get caught, so I bottled it. The purpose of ‘the e...
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BLYTH POWER - Live @ Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage 1993
2008-03-21 08:05:00
Now for something a little bit different for all you good people. Blyth Power , a unique band, that blend ’Folk’ and ’Punk’ together and come up with an eclectic, eccentric and ultimately uncategorisable sound that is truly their own, if yer thinking The Levellers, forget it! Blyth Power are something different. First and foremost they are a live band, and a fucking great one at that; having witnessed them loads of times over the years in a variety of venues with their varying line ups, they always went down well when they came to Stevenage, where this was recorded. It’s a great uplifting listen, I strongly advise you to click here and check it out.
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THE POLITRICKS OF FEAR!
2008-03-20 17:51:00
So we now have a National Security Strategy, to help us as a nation to cope and deal with the increased threats in the Risk Society that they have created and are now going to police with fear. A National Risk Register will let people now what they need to be scared of; Terrorism, Climate change, Flu pandemic, Flooding, all points of the spectrum covered there then. A Civilian Defence Force made up of volunteers from the community, will help support the emergency services during any crisis’s. An extension of Neighbourhood Watch one minister referred to it as, more like a first step towards a citizens army made up of people who wanted to be school prefects, policemen etc, but who didn’t quite make it. The strategy will enable the Government to pass even more laws that take away our freedoms in the name of National Security. A population that lives in fear is easier to control. President Roosevelt once said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” people need to remembe...
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ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE BY.....?!
2008-03-19 13:47:00
There’s a thin line between Patriotism and Nation alism. One can unite a nation with pride another can divide and destroy a nation with hate. Yes immigration is being used by our government as a tool to divide our nation, how else can you explain the following. Our government is pursuing PC Liberal multicultural policies, that leave certain sections of society feeling they are losing their British identity, but in the next breath our government is talking about engendering a sense of national identity through citizenship ceremonies, for amongst others the young and immigrants. How does that work? A new identity or an identity crisis or just another step toward one all mighty fucking crisis in what seems to be a push by lots of nations since the collapse of Communism toward a global mono culture. Where our heads are being beaten with propaganda or in the case of the Tibetans, with batons, and yes it is about money and the global market place, which is in crisis at present, and reces...

CARBON/SILICON - Live
2008-03-19 11:43:00
Here's another C/Si MPFree for ya. Blatantly and unashamedly ripped off from their forum(originally posted by JOSE) It's a short 5 song set from the West London lads, recorded at the SXSW Industry fest in Austin Texas on 14/3/08, the home of really, really, really the blues. It's slightly sloppy in places, but that's great Rock'n'Roll for yer, unlike the crap interview at the beginning which is just embarrassing for the daft American lady asking 'the questions' anyway grab a piece of the action here! There's been a few problems with downloading this, so I've used the original link that I got it from, hopefully that should sort it.
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MUSIC TO SCARE YOUR CHILDREN WITH.
2008-03-08 09:43:00
This is for all punk rock parents whose children have become corrupted by peer pressure and crap music channels into liking bland pop shite. I suppose they’re only rebelling, so let’s not hold it against them. No matter how hard you try as a parent they’re gonna want to be making their own choices around things like; the clothes they wanna wear and the music they listen to, and do we really want a generation of mini-mees? As long as my daughter grows up with decent morals and values of right, wrong and responsibility I really don’t care what music she listens to (I draw the line at MIKA though) or what clothes she wants to wear, well I’m not sure about the last one actually, cos there’s some right inappropriate fashions out there aimed at young children, mind you that’s only to be expected when in some quarters people believe that childhood finishes at 11 years old!!?? Right then, gone off on a slight tangent…back to the thread of it all. A couple of weeks ago the NM...
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FREEDUMB
2008-03-06 08:59:00
Re: No Referendum on the EU Constitution. Using one democratic process (a vote in the Houses of Parliament) to block another democratic process (A Public Referendum), and break a promise!!! Q) How the fuck does that work? A) It doesn’t! They’re just taking a liberty with our liberties. The fucking Bastards!

JOHNNY THUNDERS - In Cold Blood Live
2008-03-06 07:26:00
It’s bin a while since I’ve served up some Johnny Thunders, so here’s a hit for anyone who fancies a bit. Not top quality gear, but worth yer time. This was originally released as part of the 1983 In Cold Blood 12” package on New Rose Records. Thunders disowned the release and it was withdrawn and re-released without this live album, which was recorded at Jonathan Swifts in Cambridge Massachusis on August 6th 1982, dunno if any of the CD reissues include it, if they do…whatever, if not…here it is. Hit it!
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PATRIK FITZGERALD - All Sewn Up (7" vinyl-rip)
2008-03-04 08:17:00
The musical and cultural importance of the Punk Rawk Thang was that it enabled and allowed any one who wanted to express themselves to get up and ‘av a go. Patrik Fitzgerald was one such person. Armed with an acoustic guitar and his cockney voice, he produced a multitude of short, sharp shocks of social observation, that were released on a string of EP’s in 1978 by independent label Small Wonder. By 1979 he had entered into a licensing deal with major players Polydor Records, who released this single All Sewn Up b/w Hammersmith Odeon’s, and the accompanying album Grubby Stories, by then he had expanded his sound slightly by using a minimal backing group. The roots of today’s anti-folk scene and artists like The Streets and Jamie T can be found in the work of Patrik Fitzgerald, who is owed a lot more than he is given credit for. Hear a couple of his Grubby Stories here!
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THE HARRYBAN !
2008-03-03 08:21:00
Prince Harry goes off to war under a media blackout, then returns under its full glare. If truth is the first victim of war, then propaganda is the victor!

PUNKY PARTY ep
2008-02-28 21:29:00
Bit of a curiosity this one, a three track flexi-disc, given away with eighties magazine Flexipop, (each edition came with a free flexi-disc.) This one features THE ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE with the storming World War III, Irish punkers THE DEFECTS doing Dance(Till You Drop) and London Rockabillys THE METEORS with Mutant Rock. Three great tracks all recorded specially for flexipop, unfortunately I don’t have a copy of the mag anymore to scan for ya, I was surprised I still had the flexi. Enjoy or Destroy here!
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THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS - Smash The Market Place (12" vinyl rip)
2008-02-27 18:01:00
The Screaming Blue Messiahs were a ferocious band, with the imposing figure of Bill Carter; suited and booted, bald head dripping sweat, and spitting out the words with venom and passion, had the pleasure of seeing ’em live a couple of times at The Hope and Anchor and The Marquee, now I bring you the pleasure of this 12” single that’ll blow the dust of your day away. Smash The Market Place is a scathing attack on Thatcher’s yuppie Britain. Released in 1986 and taken from their brilliant Gun Shy album, it rocks like The Folk Devils and The Redskins rock, as does the b-side Just For Fun. Also included is a non album track The Power Glide, which if yer familiar with The Messiahs you’ll recognise as being a Stars on 45 mega mix style instrumental version of several of their top tunes. If all you know about The Messiahs is their only hit I Wanna Be A Flintstone, forget that and get this, cos some records are vital and some aren’t. This is! What ya waiting for….SMASH THE MAR...
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SUBWAY SECT - We Oppose All Rock'N'Roll !
2008-02-24 15:30:00
While the rest of the class of ‘77 were polishing up their guitar chops and images. Subway Sect were busy deconstructing everything about what a Rock’n’Roll band were supposed to be. From their non descript look to their inability to play what was expected and accepted as Rock’n’Roll. Front man Vic Goddard had been approached by Malcolm Maclaren about getting a band together and then when a line-up had been decided on Bernie Rhodes took over as their manager; does this make them a manufactured band? Who knows, who cares, but what it did ensure was an appearance at the legendary 100 club punk festival and a tour support slot with The Clash on their White Riot tour, from where this recording is from. (Guildford 1/5/77 to be exact, thanx to Badseed for letting me share this tape with yer) Subway Sect were a true Punk band who defied the Punk aesthetics as much as Punk defied the established Rock ones. Ironically despite opposing all rock’n’roll their minimal soulful sound...

MELKSHAM CALLING
2008-02-19 20:25:00
ARMIES OF ANGER’s self titled first full length album is out now. 15 tracks, 40min and 51 seconds of no frills but plenty of thrills Punk Rawk as it should be played; for enjoyment and not some sort of career choice. These guys are 4 real, and they mean it maaan! No compromises, no flash studios or recording equipment, just a passion that is pure and vital. They’ve taken their anarcho/oi/Punk/Folk/experimental dub influences, chucked ’em into a blender and produced an unashamed uncontrived masterpiece that everyone of you people reading this needs to get drunk on. Life affirming stuff, this isn‘t just “music with bollocks”, it’s got heart, soul and a mind that tackles politics, religion, war, culture and whatever else was on it that needed sharing. What more could you ask for? and it’s all for nowt, if you follow this link to their myspace page. While yer there check out the rest of their stuff that's available.
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ROCK ON! DARLING
2008-02-18 19:49:00
What a glorious day for our New Labour Neo-Con Socialist State. Northern Rock becomes the first Nationalised company for 30 years. I did think that after Branson and Brown’s cosy little arse kissing trip to China that we’d literally be able to refer to Branson as a total banker, but it looks like the sums just didn’t add up; 6,000 employees from the Labour voting heartland, it isn’t called Northern Rock for nothing, and that’s what the shareholders are gonna get; nothing, which is why they aint happy, well what about the rest of us who have to bare the risk to the tune of £3,500 for each taxpayer if ,or more likely when it all goes tits up. If, and that’s a big IF it doesn’t will the tax payers get any of the profits? So much for Gordon Browns economic prudence, now there is one real banker!
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MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Live @ The Marquee, London 21/5/90
2008-02-17 14:53:00
Haven’t posted any Manic s for ages, so here’s a show from their early days 1991 at the Marquee, London , when Richey was there in all his; gory glam glory. A week previously he had notoriously carved 4 Real into his arm while being interviewed by NME journo Steve Lamaq. The signs toward Richey’s eventual fate were always there, thirteen years ago he was declared missing (in action?) Suicide or Disappearance, who knows?, but what I do know is that the Manics were never as 4 real again, as this recoding will testify. I wonder what the odds are on Richey turning up along with Nicky, James and Sean to collect their NME Godlike Geniuses award on Feb 28th? It’s a funny old fucked up world so who knows. If he did decide to reappear perhaps he’ll turn up looking like Osama Bin Laden. Anyway enough nonsense, this recording was ripped from a TDK C60 Bootleg Tape I bought in Norwich Market fuck knows when ago. Enjoy it here!
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Life Imitates Art Carbon/Silicon Stylee.
2008-02-16 15:24:00
At a recent CARBON/SILICON gig on Feb 8th, the same week they released their 3rd single Why Do Men Fight? A spot of violence “erupted” when a punter who couldn’t get into the venue “started going insane” out side and “attacked” the door with a metal stand, and then set about bystanders “with his rage”. So in answer to Mick and Tony’s question, it would appear that not being able to see you guys can, in some people be a trigger to violence. Anyway, here for anyone who didn’t get a copy of the 7” single of Why Do Men Fight? is the b-side. A non-album and old, but now revamped Carbon classic; Be Good To Yourself. Hope I don’t encure any upset from Mick and Tony by posting and sharing this commercially available product with you, but hey it only had limited availability, and in their words; What The Fuck!
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THE BLEACH BOYS - Children Of The Wally World Go Wild For Kicks (Tape)
2008-02-16 10:32:00
Right then folks! For today’s post I give you THE BLEACH BOYS. North Herts punk stalwarts since 1977 when they released the collectable classic Chloroform. “Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch..Chloroform” Their reputation as notorious wind up merchants precedes them; the only band to be banned from the Bowes Lyon House venue in Stevenage, not once but twice! First time when lead throat Simon Kelly aka Killer Frankenstein declared that Nelson Mandela was a terrorist and the second time (dunno how that worked if they were banned once how come they played twice? Whatever) when Simon stimulated masturbation with a microphone. The letters P and C, and the words Politically and Correct didn’t feature in these guys alphabet or vocabulary, but Fun, Frolics and Fucking about most certainly did, a fact testified by the charmingly titled song of theirs (included on this tape); She’s Not My Wife She’s My Slapper, which is only surpassed by the title of their second single (a 12”, I could stoop to the...
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A GIG REARVIEW
2008-02-15 08:46:00
Went to see BABYSHAMBLES at Brixton Academy on Monday. Last went there in 1991 to see Iggy Pop, and had a bit of a scene with security, who told my girlfriend that she wouldn’t be able to see anything, and then one of ‘em told me “wasn’t it about time you got yer hair cut”, my response to him was “isn’t it about time you grew yours fucking longer”, they weren’t impressed, but hey… Anyway that was 17 years ago, and times change. This time we got ourselves some seats, on account of yes at the Iggy gig the security were right and neither me or my girlfriend could see much, and as she’s a bit of a Pete groupie she wanted the best possible view. After a couple of average support bands; Beggars, The Courteeneers, the clocks ticking chaps; 14min 59secs…14min 58secs…14min 57secs…The ‘shambles hit the stage for another blinding performance. Everyone in their seats was up and on their feet, my girlfriend could see Pete and everyone was having fun, until the secur...

DAVE KUSWORTH & THE BOUNTY HUNTERS - Live @ The KWNN, Stevenage, 10/5/9
2008-02-10 17:05:00
What can I say about Dave Kusworth ???…probably more well known for his work during the mid 80's with the late’n’great Nikki Sudden as one half of The Jacobites. Dave had been playing in bands around his native Birmingham since 1978; TV Eye, The Subterranean Hawks, before going on to join the original line up of The Dogs D’Amour sometime whenever. This recording finds him in Stevenage with his then band The Bounty Hunters when they supported Johnny Thunders. It’s 40 minutes of pure bliss, there’s some beautiful songs here, including a couple of Jacobites numbers and the brilliant Violet Lights Are Broken, that tune sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. This is music to chill out to and cry to. (Hopefully not at the same time, unless you’ve had some real bad shit) Anyway, tap into yer emotions here! and enjoy some heartbreak.
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Breaking News....Breaking News....CAMDENS BURNING!
2008-02-10 11:46:00
So Camden Market has gone up in flames, well part of it anyway. Some reports say it’s The Stables part of the market, but as I’m typing this there’s a Camden Councillor on LBC Radio saying that it isn’t that part of the market that has been effected. The reason this story interests me is that; there has been talk of redeveloping The Stables Market, and there has been a campaign going to Save The Stables! The councillor on the radio has also just said that the only redevelopment plans she is aware of are to The Station part of the market. So where does that leave us ? Coincidence/Conspiracy/Corruption? The choice is yours! You Decide!
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LIFE IMITATES ART !
2008-02-08 18:22:00
Came across this brief story in one of todays papers. (see my post on Thurs 7th Feb) OOOPS! OUCH!
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