Was gonna post an unreleased SCUM OF TOYTOWN track today called Another Bomb, but thought, nah that would be a bit to obvious so I haven't. Maybe another day. Hope no ones disappointed.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE 80'S?

Dunno how to begin this post, without taking some nostalgic trip down memory lane with a tescos shopping trolley full of amps, guitars and drum kit to another gig at a youth club somewhere in North Herts. This EP comes from an age of innocence and independence. THE PARAMEDIC SQUAD were/are still mates of mine, well Daz is cos I'm still in contact wiv him. Friendship, is an important thing and should be treasured with the passing of time. Shit, what the fuck am I going on about here, knew there was a reason why I hadn't posted this sooner, gonna start going all misty eyed knew it'd end in tears. Right where was I, that's right in The Crypt Studios Stevenage, same place The Mob recorded their debut single and where The Astronauts mixed Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs. That's where this was recorded and also released by the studios label Gargoyle Records, same label as Chron Gens Puppets Of War. There were 1000 copies pressed, dunno how many were sold, but a lot disappeared when distributors Fresh Records went bust. One sale resulted in a review in the now defunct music paper Sounds, by the now sadly deceased journalist Johnny Waller, who was approached by Daz and myself at a Blood and Roses/Mob gig at the Pied Bull Islington in Sept 82 with the immortal words of Daz "wanna buy the best record of the year" his response was he already had it and it was by the Simple Minds, as he mentioned in the review "........he looked a bit crestfallen....instead he should be proudly indignant, for this is a plucky little electro punk rant that cleverly avoids all the cliches that lie in its path. The synth-drums and phased guitar give it a bizarre edge that is entirely welcome" when we approached him he was just another punter as far as we were concerned, what a result. Like the man said...this is a slice of 80's post punk closest references 25 years latter are The Stranglers and Killing Joke, I could go on forever about some of the gigs they played with The Meteors, UK Decay and Lack of Knowledge, but I wont, in fact I'm gonna stop typing very soon, but this recording is another piece in the jigsaw of British musical heritage, when things were alternative, it shouldn't be ignored get it here. 1)Movements In Time 2)For You 3)Thinking Psychedelia. Just remember, that unlike Johnny Waller, you didn't have to pay for it.

The Vibrators - Warzone

Postmen on strike, Prisoners released early, Daily stabbings and shootings, unexploded car bombs in London and to top it all The Spice Girls have reformed, things just can't get any better than this. The futures bright, the futures................

THE HEARTBREAKERS - L.A.M.F.D.E.M.O.S

These 6 tracks: Born To Lose/Can't Keep My Eyes On You/Do You Love Me/It's Not Enough/Take A Chance/I Love You// were recorded as demos during 1976 for the bands debut L.P; LAMF. The actual sound of these recordings is possibly better than the actual album. The image to your left is a demo of Nina Antonias excellent biography of Johnny Thunders - In Cold Blood, which was originally published in a fanzine format around 1985. For the demo recordings click here:http://www.sendspace.com/file/5qvhb1 For the book you'll have to go to the library or a bookshop.

"MEET THE NEW BOSS,

SAME AS THE OLD BOSS"

We have been fooled again!

So Tony Blair's gonna be a peace envoy for the Middle East, like he's made such a great job of it in Afghanistan and Iraq. The only peace making he needs to do is to PEACE OFF!

FROCK 'N' ROLL WIV

the NEW YORK DOLLS. What can I say about this band that can't be read about in Nina Antonias book Too Much Too Soon or seen in Bob Gruen's grainy black and white film about the band ; All Dolled Up, a great documentary, you can see why they got up the arses of the American establishment. This recording, a WABX Radio Broadcast finds the Dolls playing a New Year show at Michigan Palace, Detroit in 1973. It was '74 time to open the door,' to go through it click here:http://www.sendspace.com/file/xbvt47

More Muzik On The Way

It's been a while since I've posted some tune-age, so... I'm now sitting here thinking what shall it be. Some more Clash, a bit of acoustic Manic Street Preachers, a slice of The Deviants, Iggy Pop, the New York Dolls or some other shit, well I can't decide at the moment, so ye'll have to pop back later and find out. It could be good, bad, happy or sad, but whatever it's gonna rock.

DON'T MENTION THE WAR(S)!

It's all kicking off. (not that it's ever really stopped) Increased Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, Hamas taking control of The Gaza Strip, daily bombings in Iraq by insurgents, Salman Rushdies knighthood and Allan Johnsons 100th day of captivity; that's without mentioning Iran. Funny, I remember someone saying when Saddam was gone the world was gonna be a safer place.

"Our only defence is together like an army, I'll hold you like a gun....Western values mean nothing to her" - The Pop Group

Perhaps if the West had butted out of the whole Middle East region over the years instead of protecting their interests things may have been different. Who are we to try and import and impose our values on other nations? just because democracy 'works' for the West it doesn't naturally mean that it is good for other nations , especially ones so heavily divided on ethnic and religious grounds. Their value and belief systems and ideas of governance may be abhorrent to the West, but who are we to dictate a New World Order upon the Middle East how would we feel if Sharia Law was trying to be imposed on us. The only Westerner to have any idea about the whole situation was T.E Lawrence, who tried to unite the area, unlike for example the Trade Unions who at their 1936 conference declared that they hoped the British government of the time would take all necessary measures to bring the present disorders to an end. 71 years later the blood shed still continues.

Ha,Ha, Harman.

Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Harman Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Harman. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Harman.

Perhaps I'm being cynical here but could it be the only reason Harriet Harman was elected as New Labours deputy leader was because she leans to the left and is a woman? Only time will tell when we see and she finds out how much power and influence she will really have with Gordon 'Stalin' Brown when it comes to policies and decisions. The words 'not a lot' and 'token' spring to mind and I'm wondering who Brown will appoint as Deputy Prime Minister, cos thats where the power will lie, and I'm sure they will.

Don't forget to read the small print!

GlaSTUNGbury 2007

Wish I'd gone to Glastonbury this year. I've been watching it on the telly, and maaan there's been some good shit on, and I mean shit! I should have made more of an effort to register and get my photo ID and pay a couple of hundred pounds for a ticket to spend 3 days in a cow field with the rain and the mud, living along side hundreds of middle class indie hippies who feel that it is the only time they feel truly free and able to be themselves, while giving the powers that be another excuse to bring in some sort of ID scheme, you suckers. WHAT PRICE FREEDOM?

anarchoSPACE

Thanx to the hard work of a couple of former anarchoscenesters; Penguin and Chris.L, there are now a couple of really good myspace pages documenting two of the most important bands of the 80's; THE MOB and THE APOSTLES, without these bands and the clash and crass I very much doubt you'd be reading this now. The links are over to the left just scroll down and click to take a trip back 26 years to a time of hope and positivity, while you're there check out the KILL YOUR PET PUPPY and ALL THE MADMEN RECORDS pages as well. It'll be a great way for yer to spend some of the weekend. Trust me, you know it makes sense.

A Post About No Post

Just been going through my 'blog books' where I keep thoughts and scribblings for rants and ravings, thinking right what shall I post today. The audit culture of New Labour, the cheap Chinese imports that are threatening our climate, the up and coming ban on smoking in public places. Then I took a look in the folder where I keep stuff for collages. Images of riot police and demonstrations, dead bodies in Iraq pictures of Blair, Bush and Brown, torn out words and a load of other visual delights. Cracked open a can of lager and then thought fuck it I just can't be bothered to think about anything tonight, sometimes it just gets too depressing writing about the shit that is

going down in the world these days. I'm sure it wasn't like this when I was younger then I thought no it was; fear of nuclear destruction, Thatcher and Regan economics, unemployment police oppression. Different times different sorts of issues/problems. Then again when I was younger didn't have work and family commitments, time didn't seem so scarce, still age is just a state of mind and I'm still an angry 16 year old, well probably more angry than when I was 16 and didn't have the worry of what sort of a world my daughter would be growing up in............shit lost my train of thought, bollocks....... I'm sure I could drink more than one can of lager then as well without turning into a jibbering idiot. Where was I, oh yeah, that's right, wasn't gonna post anything tonight................................

The Adverts ( Live In Germany 1979 )

THE ADVERTS - The Wonders Don't Care

Can't believe it's taken me this long to post some Adverts stuff, love this band TV Smith was one of punks best songwriters second only to Strummer and Knox.

This collection of favourites is made up of radio sessions recorded for the BBC by the band between 77-79. These versions are less polished than the original recordings, and in the words of TV, it's a chance to "hear a band get born, grow up, get old and die, all in less than an hour" I cant think of a better way to spend an hour, so if you've time to spare, click here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/1dgkct

If not make time, cos Televisions Over.

What exactly did Salman Rushdie do to get a knighthood? wrote some books, big fucking deal.

So, Bernard Manning is dead. My sympathies go out to his family; for puting up with him for all these years. That's one less sexist, racist bigot the world has to put up with. What will the Greater Manchester Police force do for entertainment at this years Christmas party? suppose they could book Roy Chubby Brown or Jim Davidson.

Their HEALTH AND Their SAFETY

What sort of a society have we become were our children are not allowed to be children? caring and protection has become suffocation by cotton wool. Schools enforce rules about what games can be played in the playground. No conkers if you're not wearing goggles. Health and Safety guidelines came into place to stop unscrupulous employers putting their workers in danger, now they are used to protect employers, organisations and businesses from being taken to court; the concern is not for the safety of anyone but for the health of the bank balances. 'Had an accident at work or play? ring.....no win no fee....' The growth of these Lionel Hutz type solicitors is in part due to cheap US legal dramas and copy cat Brit ones along with the increase in 'rights' for consumers. Anyway I always thought that with rights come responsibilities. Therefore surely if it is a persons right to seek compensation it is also their responsibility to take precautions against an accident 'at play' happening and not to try and pass the responsibility to a third party rather than accepting that sometimes shit happens. I'm not advocating that there should be no standards of Health and Safety, organisations such as local councils should be responsible for their standards, but if it is a persons right to sue for injuring themselves because they tripped over a paving slab then it is also their responsibility to look were they're fucking going. If your child slips up because of bubbles blown by a clown at a kids party, so what it was an accident. In this so called risk society the compensation culture has become a way to make money out of misfortune. We have become a society were the freedom to play is dictated by 'guidelines' from bureaucrats who think they can run our lives for us because some people can't take any responsibility for their own actions or inaction's.