Amy and Eric kick off a short tour of the UK tonight. Try to see them or rather miss them at your peril. Actually there's no conceivable peril involved, you'd just be daft to miss 'em...
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
I spend a lot of time these days mithering over whether all this cybergubbings is working. Then there's the perrenial myspace (i've been kicked out three times in the past 40 minutes) and also the e-mail falling on it's arse. I'm sure this pc is about to peg it but I don't have the wherewithall (or owt else) to upgrade. Addictive as this computer lark has become, it would be nice to just consign it. Somewhere that it won't taunt me.
Of course, whenever something doesn't work, then I naturally assume that it's my fault and work backwards. Anyway, there seems to be more awry with all this than usual at the minute so if e-mail is bouncing or you can't reach the blog or if you're expecting to hear from me then I don't really know what to tell you except that it's a pisser.
It could all slide off the radar completely at any given second. The will to live is being sucked out of me just thinking about how dependant I seem to have become on this sodding technology.
NBT "official merch" is now available through the good offices of the Rt. Hon Ben Weasel and his new Monona Merch operation. The T-shirt made famous by Joey and Mr W. himself circa The Riverdales was considered punk rockin' enough to meet the criteria and the proprieter certainly has the credentials to call that. Guys shirts available soon, girls T's available now. It would be very cool if any starlet out there could do for this design what Jennifer Aniston did for the MC5. Pretty please?
NBT "official merch" is now available through the good offices of the Rt. Hon Ben Weasel and his new Monona Merch operation. The T-shirt made famous by Joey and Mr W. himself circa The Riverdales was considered punk rockin' enough to meet the criteria and the proprieter certainly has the credentials to call that. Guys shirts available soon, girls T's available now. It would be very cool if any starlet out there could do for this design what Jennifer Aniston did for the MC5. Pretty please?
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
The original 60's French Pop Discotheque!Djs Le Pape Du Pop & Le Marquis De Jardin play
Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, Jacques Dutronc, Brigitte Bardot and many more
plus special guests:
Scotland's only French language Garage Punk band
les BOF!
SATURDAY 10th MARCH
HENRY'S CELLAR BAR
MORRISON STREET, EDINBURGH
11pm - 3am £5/4
I'm not altogether sure what's going on. My ability to deal with e-mail and the day to day seems to have eroded to the point that the old premise of there not being enough hours in the day was a self-fulfilling prophecy. As was the premise of a "new" Stooges album. I've been quite bemused by the fact that anybody expected it to be any better than just average. I think it's total tosh but my opinion isn't important. It's an Iggy record with some Stooges on it. It'll help them pad out their set with some more guff that nobody needs to hear. Until they deem to play "Raw Power" they should be boycotted. Pure and simple. The world's forgotten boy is taking liberties en route to getting his bus pass. He's nearly 60 you know... and the old age fund must be shaping up nicely.
Monday, March 05, 2007
What's up? What's up? is the question that's constantly turnin' up in my virtual mailbox. Well, truth be told; nothin' really... It's just that the usual day-to-day seems to take up 99% of my time, and in the 1% left I actually prefer enjoyin' stuff rather than writin' about it. Capisce?
But right now I've got some spare minutes to tell you all 'bout what I've been diggin' as off late. A bottle of Norton Cabernet Sauvignon is sittin' half empty to the right of me, and a stack-o'-wax is on my left...
Dyke & the Blazers' We Got More Soul 2 CD/LP set (B.G.P.) is an amazing collection of 60s party music that sorta crosses the bridge 'tween soul 'n funk. Compiled 'n annotated by Alac Palao, so you know you're in for a quality package... Only slightly more "current" is Rough Trade Shops: 1976 a fine selection of (just) pre-punk goodies, includin' obvious offenders like the Ramones, Nick Lowe and Blondie, but also some fine reggae and long lost D.I.Y. goodies by the likes of the Slickee Boys and Radio Birdman. 
Speakin' of D.I.Y., Soul Jazz has just put out an album documenting the early days of just that. A pretty solid selection (Swell Maps, Kleenex!) coupled with a very informative booklet that spills the beans on Porky Prime cuts, Delga Press and the Pathway Studio... From the same label comes the excellent Studio One Rub-A-Dub, probably the finest reggae comp they've put out in ages, and one that's sure to even lift the spirit of non-smokers... From B.G.P. Comes the ace 1987 comp by the James Taylor Quartet. Fine, fine instros that'll take you back to the Flamingo in '65. Post Prisoners 'n somewhat mod-ish, this stuff is way beyond such categorisations tho'... Finally there's the Peel Sessions CD by pub rock legends Ducks Deluxe. From the very early (and very primitive) takes on Fireball and Coast To Coast to the later good'uns like Amsterdam Dog and Something's Going On, this gets both thumbs up from this end of the bar... Over 'n out...
But right now I've got some spare minutes to tell you all 'bout what I've been diggin' as off late. A bottle of Norton Cabernet Sauvignon is sittin' half empty to the right of me, and a stack-o'-wax is on my left...
Dyke & the Blazers' We Got More Soul 2 CD/LP set (B.G.P.) is an amazing collection of 60s party music that sorta crosses the bridge 'tween soul 'n funk. Compiled 'n annotated by Alac Palao, so you know you're in for a quality package... Only slightly more "current" is Rough Trade Shops: 1976 a fine selection of (just) pre-punk goodies, includin' obvious offenders like the Ramones, Nick Lowe and Blondie, but also some fine reggae and long lost D.I.Y. goodies by the likes of the Slickee Boys and Radio Birdman. 
Speakin' of D.I.Y., Soul Jazz has just put out an album documenting the early days of just that. A pretty solid selection (Swell Maps, Kleenex!) coupled with a very informative booklet that spills the beans on Porky Prime cuts, Delga Press and the Pathway Studio... From the same label comes the excellent Studio One Rub-A-Dub, probably the finest reggae comp they've put out in ages, and one that's sure to even lift the spirit of non-smokers... From B.G.P. Comes the ace 1987 comp by the James Taylor Quartet. Fine, fine instros that'll take you back to the Flamingo in '65. Post Prisoners 'n somewhat mod-ish, this stuff is way beyond such categorisations tho'... Finally there's the Peel Sessions CD by pub rock legends Ducks Deluxe. From the very early (and very primitive) takes on Fireball and Coast To Coast to the later good'uns like Amsterdam Dog and Something's Going On, this gets both thumbs up from this end of the bar... Over 'n out...
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Available now from their myspace page for download, The Star Spangles "Dirty Bomb".
Stand by for news on the more traditional form of availability that we "auld yins" rely on....
Friday, March 02, 2007
A trip through the hearts and minds of today's most uncompromising artists! Includes exclusive 70-minute CD!Midnight Mavericks features the most eclectic assortment of artists ever gathered between two covers. From angry stand-up comedians and cutting edge exploitation filmmakers to hardcore crime novelists and controversial cartoonists, the book casts a bright light on underground culture. Featuring four dozen artists whose work is significant in its purity and uncompromising attitudes, this heavily illustrated book features comes with a FREE CD, featuring interview excerpts and rare tracks from The Kills, Lydia Lunch, The Flesh Eaters, Sturgis Nikides, Steve Wynn, Jim Goad, Simon Stokes and many more!
Filmmakers interviewed include: JOHN WATERS, JÖRG BUTTGEREIT, STUART GORDON, NICK ZEDD, RICHARD STANLEY, BUDDY GIOVINAZZO, ABEL FERRARA and more...
Musicians interviewed include: THE KILLS, SIMON STOKES, STEVE WYNN, ANDREW W.K., JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO, RENNIE SPARKS, STURGIS NIKIDES and more...
Other noted underground figures interviewed include: JOE R. LANSDALE, LECH KOWALSKI, MARY WORONOV, J.K. POTTER, ROCKETS REDGLARE, DAVID PEACE, RON ATHEY, JACK KETCHUM, MIKE DIANA, NICK TOSCHES, JIM GOAD, LYDIA LUNCH and more...
Click here for a full list of contents, and to order this ground-breaking book, which is in stock and shipping now!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
DIRTY WATER RECORDS
The new release on Dirty Water Records will be in the shops at the end of this month.
The first on our new "Excavated Archives" series, this is a re-issue of the debut Lyres single from 1979 - "Don't Give It Up Now" c/w "How Do You Know?"
The original recordings have been re-mastered so the new release will sound loads better than the original, which was issued back in '79 in a pressing of just 200 copies. The sleeve comes with a never-before-seen photo of the band playing live at The Space in Boston around the time this single was recorded.
A number of other releases are planned for the coming year, including other bands from the USA, plus one South America and Europe, as well as some home-grown British talent of course.
International distribution has been set up so you will be able to buy it in dozens of countries (including the USA, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Scandinavia, the Benelux countries, Spain, Germany, Italy and France - and with new countries being added all the time) as well as good record shops in the UK.
In fact, so many copies of this new record have been ordered by shops already we've just called the factory to tell them to increase the amount they're making for us!
Copies will be on sale at the club, naturally, on the Friday before its release date.
The new release on Dirty Water Records will be in the shops at the end of this month.
The first on our new "Excavated Archives" series, this is a re-issue of the debut Lyres single from 1979 - "Don't Give It Up Now" c/w "How Do You Know?"
The original recordings have been re-mastered so the new release will sound loads better than the original, which was issued back in '79 in a pressing of just 200 copies. The sleeve comes with a never-before-seen photo of the band playing live at The Space in Boston around the time this single was recorded.
A number of other releases are planned for the coming year, including other bands from the USA, plus one South America and Europe, as well as some home-grown British talent of course.
International distribution has been set up so you will be able to buy it in dozens of countries (including the USA, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Scandinavia, the Benelux countries, Spain, Germany, Italy and France - and with new countries being added all the time) as well as good record shops in the UK.
In fact, so many copies of this new record have been ordered by shops already we've just called the factory to tell them to increase the amount they're making for us!
Copies will be on sale at the club, naturally, on the Friday before its release date.
I'm not altogether sure where all the time is going? There must be a leak someplace because it's pissing away something wicked. Anyway tomorrow is the first Friday of the month, and in Stockholm, that means GEARCLUB!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Even with the preventional shot in the arm from the doctors the flu still caught up with me this season... so here I am, sittin' bleary eyed, fever-ish an unable to sleep, tryin' to find some joy in these Youtube Nuggets; Amboy Dukes, Barbarians, Castaways, Chocolate Watchband, Electric Prunes, Knickerbockers, Nazz, Seeds, Shadows Of Knight, Standells, Strangeloves, 13th Floor Elevators.
I think the new TripTych bill is announced today(?)... it includes Billy Childish show at The Panoptican in Argyle Street.
Caught the Scott Walker documentary 30th Century Man on Sunday. He's an interesting geezer that doesn't seem in the slightest bit insane despite his strange, dark leanings. Don't expect to learn much of anything about him just sit back and soak it in. The mystery of his oeuvre is what makes it tick and that is left pretty much intact. Hopefully the terrible sound on the print or digital media isn't something that will be evident when it does the rounds. I expect it'll be screened on BBC4 before too long. Now I need to seek out Pola X...
A brief upswing arrived yesterday in the form of a new Hello Saferide track "I Was Definitely Made For These Times". This will appear as a limited edition release on Regal/Parlophone on May 14th. Cd and vinyl, get ready to pre-order...
It's a dark foreboding morning and it's pissing down. It'll take something like the arrival of The Boonaraaas album to counter the gloom. Fingers crossed then...
And that's about it... oh yeah, Paul Burch is in Edinburgh a week from today at The Pleasance.
Caught the Scott Walker documentary 30th Century Man on Sunday. He's an interesting geezer that doesn't seem in the slightest bit insane despite his strange, dark leanings. Don't expect to learn much of anything about him just sit back and soak it in. The mystery of his oeuvre is what makes it tick and that is left pretty much intact. Hopefully the terrible sound on the print or digital media isn't something that will be evident when it does the rounds. I expect it'll be screened on BBC4 before too long. Now I need to seek out Pola X...
A brief upswing arrived yesterday in the form of a new Hello Saferide track "I Was Definitely Made For These Times". This will appear as a limited edition release on Regal/Parlophone on May 14th. Cd and vinyl, get ready to pre-order...
It's a dark foreboding morning and it's pissing down. It'll take something like the arrival of The Boonaraaas album to counter the gloom. Fingers crossed then...
And that's about it... oh yeah, Paul Burch is in Edinburgh a week from today at The Pleasance.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
I know, the archive seems to be "down". Being too much of a dope to be able to fix it myself, i've contacted the cavalry so hopefully we can keep the marauders at bay until things can be rectified. Info still seems to be available via Googling so i'm hornswaggled if I know what's up. Thanks to everybody who let it be known though...
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