22. Dezember 2005
Bei Mike Peters von the
ALARM wurde am 08. Dezember Krebs diagnostiziert. Die gute Nachricht ist, das er
behandelt werden kann. Am 22. Dezember beginnt Mike mit seiner Chemotherapie.
Mike: “I aim
to keep
you
as informed
as possible.
I'll
be
running
a detailed
diary
on the
Alarm website
and keep
you
posted
with
regular
updates.
I will still be
able
to make
music
and perform
concerts
(although
I think
it's
safe
to say
I won't
be
travelling
abroad
until
I have
got
this
thing
under
control
and there
may
be
two
bald guys
in the
band come January!!!!!!).
I will be
trying
to live my
life as normally
as possible
and I have
to say
that
I feel
incredibly
positive about
the
future.”
Good Luck
Mike!
22. Dezember
2005
STEVE JONES joined GLEN MATLOCK and the Philistines on stage at the Knitting
Factory, Los Angeles, while the Philistines are on tour in the states. Steve
played on “White Knuckle Ride”, “Pretty Vacant” and “God Save The Queen”.
22. Dezember
2005
Am 16. Januar 2006 erscheint auf “Detour Records” das Album der Band TWO TONE
PINKS mit dem Titel “Battered And Bruised“. Hier einige Infos zu dieser Release:
„Taking their influences from bands such as The Buzzcocks, The Sex Pistols, The
Jam, The Who and lots of Ska and Mod style music from the 60’s, the band played
their first gig in support of 2-Tone heroes ‘The Selecter’ in August 1979. They
soon established a reputation as a great live act, and gigged around the UK with
the likes of The UK Subs, The Vapors, The Ruts, Salford Jets, The Killermeters,
The Circles, Run229, and Fast Cars. Even though the band were going down a storm
on the live circuit, they had trouble getting anyone to release their music on
vinyl, so put out a cassette EP featuring some demos. Replying to an advert in
‘Sounds’ magazine, the band found themselves appearing on the now very rare and
collectable ‘A Sudden Surge of Sound’ compilation LP with their song ‘Don’t
Lecture Me’. Following this the band split in 1980 after a few arguments within
the group, leaving behind nothing but the cassette EP and the compilation
appearance. Until now, that is, as Detour Records have tracked them down, and
got all of their recorded material (14 tracks, 13 of which are previously
unreleased) and have lovingly put it together, with help from the band on this
wonderful CD.”
09. Dezember 2005
Die STREET BRATS aus Chicago hatten Glueck im Unglueck und kamen relativ
glimpflich bei einem Unfall waehrend ihrer letzten US-Tour davon. Ihr Tourbus
geriet auf einer Eisflaeche ins Schleudern und nur die Leitplanke rettete ihnen
das Leben, denn sonst waeren sie eine 60 Meter tiefe Klippe runtergestuerzt. Die
Bandmitglieder kamen mit leichten Verletzungen davon und nehmen sich nun erstmal
eine kurze Auszeit von der Band.
09. Dezember
2005
The legendary punk venue CBGB is set to close its doors for the final time on
Halloween 2006. The legendary New York music venue announced the agreement with
its landlord on December 7. The deal with the Bowery Residents Committee (BRC),
who own a 45-year lease on the property at 315 Bowery, seemed impossible
following the expiration of the previous lease on August 31. However, Mayor
Michael Bloomberg's office interceded and helped reach an agreement which
avoided a potentially bitter court battle. According to Billboard, CBGB
proprietor Hilly Kristal said: "It's been little stipulations, back and forth -
we agreed, we didn't agree. We finally got to a point where we agreed with each
other."
Muzzy Rosenblatt, BRC executive said that the agreement would let his homeless
advocacy group "concentrate on helping the needy and homeless of New York City".
A non-profit organisation, the BRC houses 250 people above the famous club and
CBGB is its only commercial tenant. CBGB lease with the group expired at
midnight on August 31 and the BRC announced that it wanted the club out after a
five-year fight. Kristal - who opened the venue in December 1973 - was served
with an eviction notice a week later and the two sides went to court. The rent
of the club has now been raised to $35,000 following the new agreement, compared
with the old deal's $19,000. Kristal must now leave the venue by October 31, but
the proprietor has revealed that he is already looking for a new venue. Other
sites in lower Manhattan are being visited by Kristal with a view to reopen CBGB
once the new deal expires, and a month of closing celebrations are expected at
the old space. Kristal has also revealed that he is considering opening a branch
in Las Vegas and is unconcerned about creating the ambience of the original CBGB.
"Things are different all the time - look at the 70s, the 80s, the 90s," he said.
"The most important thing is we're keeping the integrity of CBGB. It won't be
exactly the same, but it will have the same ingredients."
01. Dezember 2005
Here
is
another
JOE STRUMMER
TRIBUTE in Aberdeen.
01. Dezember
2005
SEX PISTOLS
EXPERIENCE
have
arranged
an event
to commemorate
the
30yr punk
celebrations
during
2006, the
'Sex Pistols
Experience'
are
at the
100 Club, Oxford st, London,
Thursday 6th April 06.
It
should
be
a great
night,
as its
been
thirty
years
since
a full
set
of pistols
live music
has been
played
down there
since
the
100 club
punk
festival
in 1976! Support comes
from
Eddie Tudor Pole. Also a few
shows
are
in the
pipeline
for
Germany at the end of march 2006.
01. Dezember
2005
Original punk rocker Bob De Vris lead singer with York band CYANIDE passed away
last Thursday of natural causes. The band released three singles and one album
in the early days of punk and toured and played with most of the big names.
There album was re-released on Captain Oi! in 2000.
01.
Dezember 2005
Anfang Februar 2006 kommen die
AVENGERS auf Deutschland-Tour.
Yep,
richtig gelesen! Und Anfang Maerz
2006 endlich die BLACK HALOS! Die genauen Tourdaten gibt es jetzt unter
"Termine".
24. November 2005
Following
the
great
success
of the
last year,
“The Italian
Tribute To JOE STRUMMER”
returns
with
the
same
characteristic
of benefit
concert, with
more
bands
and more
Clash’s
song
to play.
The
tribute
takes
place
again
in Bologna – at the
“Estragon Club”, Saturday
17. December
2005 – the
town
in which
The
Clash
had
their
first
Italian
concert on June
1st 1980. Very
special
guest
at the
tribute
is
Mescalero
Pablo Cook. The
proceeds
will be
donated
to Strummerville.
24. November
2005
The
BOMBSHELL
ROCKS signed
to “Household Name Records”. A
new
full-length
album
titled
“The Conclusion”
is
out in the
UK on Monday,
February
6th 2006.
24. November
2005
The SMUT PEDDLERS are currently putting the finishing touches on their upcoming
live DVD/CD project for “TKO Records”. Tentatively titled "That's Amore: Live At
Di Piazza's" the DVD features a three camera shoot of a PEDDLERS set at Di
Piazza's in Long Beach, CA from earlier this year. Audio for the DVD is in 5.1
Dolby surround sound and will include audio commentary from the band. Included
with the DVD will be a live album CD from the same show. This release will be
available in early 2006.
11. November 2005
The London based SONIC BOOM BOYS will reform on Sunday 27. November 2005 at the
“Barfly Cub” for a very special night, “the Geoff Starr Memorial”, since their
last gig in March 2002. The band will play with 3 different line-ups featuring
their start members in 1997 Graham, Cosmic and Jet, then the band's debut album
"Generation 3" time in 1999 with Luca and Jet, to their last UK tour members for
the support of Toilet Boys from New York in 2002 with Sasu from No Direction,
Aku and Jet. With the guest musicians include Charlie Harper from UK Subs and
Danny McCormack from The Yo-Yo's/The Wildhearts. The venue was the last London
gig that the band played. Singer Geoff Starr passed away in July 2005. He was
only 32 years old.
11. November 2005
A trailer and a number of showings have been announced for a NEW YORK DOLL, the
documentary about Arthur "Killer" Kane of the New York Dolls. The film tells the
story of the charismatic bassist from his times with the influential proto-punk
act through to his conversion to Mormonism and job at the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saint’s Family History Center library.
The Dolls, who split up in 1975 reunited in 2004 at the urging of Morrissey have
since signed to Roadrunner and working now for a new studio alblm, which will be
released in 2006. Kane however did not survive to see the reinvigorated act,
having passed away from leukemia in July of 2004.
See the trailer: http://www.onepotatoproductions.com/br.html
11. November 2005
The first official TRASHCAN DARLINGS DVD "10 Years Of Trash" will be released
for the 10 year anniversary gig at the 10th of December 2005. A short tour of
Germany, 3 gigs, is booked for mid February next year!
11. November 2005
It's never a dull moment with former Sex Pistols frontman JOHNNY ROTTEN, but
this might be the most shocking revelation to come from Rotten yet: He wants
Justin Timberlake to play him in an upcoming biopic. U.K. website Playlouder.com
reports, "I want Jason [sic] Timberlake to do it," the erstwhile Pistol said. "I
know it sounds odd and the market he comes from is screaming teen girls, but
he's just the kind of bloke who would really, really make an effort. He'd be a
workhorse about it." Rotten claims that his people are in talks with Timberlake
to take the title role in the movie based on Johnny's autobiography, Rotten: No
Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs.
11. November 2005
GREEN DAY have revealed that they will be 'taking their time' writing the
follow-up to the hugely successful 'American Idiot'. The band are also still
looking at a full length movie version of their seventh LP, and have said that
they will not be rushing into making the follow-up.
"We're gonna take our time," singer Billie Joe Armstrong said. "We'll probably
start writing after the first of the year and then just regroup. We've gotta
take our time - this year was such a big year for us. I think it's a good time
to regroup and have good substance to write about instead of hopping into
something really fast."
Despite talks of an 'American Idiot' film, the band say that they are unlikely
to be appearing in the flick themselves.
"We're gonna make a movie going along the story of 'American Idiot'," drummer
Tre Cool told Xfm. "A rock opera. We need to go home, put some thought into it,
talk to directors and writers and get the script together, stuff like that. I
don't think that I'm going to have to (be in the film), because we're making the
movie and I wouldn't do that to myself."
Armstrong added: "I'm not an actor at all. I'd rather be behind the writing and
the production, and leave the acting to the actors."
Bassist Mike Dirnt has also explained how Green Day dealt with the initial
criticism after breaking out of the Californian underground scene to a worldwide
fanbase.
He said: "We were so busy concentrating on living our lives and touring and
working and growing into who we are as a band. You've gotta put the blinders on
sometimes and go forward and say 'To hell with what anyone says'. You've just
got to move forward and I think, at the end of the day, I'm glad we're here."
Green Day's new single 'Jesus Of Suburbia' is set to be released Monday
(November 14 2005).
11. November 2005
Jungle Records have put together a 3-disc set from JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE
HEARTBREAKERS called “Down To Kill” (Release Date: 07. November 2005). It made
up from all previously unreleased Heartbreakers material! The set features one
disc of studio recordings including newly found 1976 sessions and a track with
The Ramones; another disc of a classic 1977 gig now remixed and complete; and a
DVD of 50 minutes of unseen footage from various venues.
DISC 1 leads with a newly discovered demo session recorded in Staten Island NY
in 1976 - before they came to London for the Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy Tour' - and
freshly mixed in 2005. You can hear the early workouts of tracks mostly later
heard on the 'L.A.M.F.' album and the only studio version of 'Take A Chance On
Me'. Then there's another unheard song 'Flight' from the 1975 demo session with
Richard Hell on bass. Walter Lure played many sessions with The Ramones; here he
takes lead vocals with the Ramones on 'Street Fighting Man', on a day when Joey
didn't turn up. The CD is completed with four tracks from two other studio
sessions in 1977 & 1978.
DISC 2 has the legendary Speakeasy tapes from 1977 with Johnny abusing the
audience remixed in 2005. They're now in unexpurgated glory and clarity with all
15 tracks together for the first time.
DISC 3. This DVD has 50 minutes of unseen film footage. Five tracks are live at
the Lyceum which didn't fit on the 'DEAD OR ALIVE' video, four acoustic tracks
are live in Greenhouse Studio, and six tracks live at The Marquee in August
1984, all with back-stage scenes from the venues. The DVD also has four separate
'extras' sections:- the Lyceum soundcheck; a glimpse of Johnny's TV and tabloid
troubles in Sweden; a clip from a French film; and a video-clip for 'Get Off The
Phone'. Worth the price of the whole package alone!
The package comes with 24 pages of booklets including an interview with Walter
Lure by Nina Antonia, Kris Needs' original 1982 'DTK' sleeve-notes, some Swedish
newspaper tabloid frenzy in 1982, and of course lots of contemporary photos.
11.
November 2005
Jesse Malin has just signed on to new recording label “Adeline Records”. Jesse
will begin recording his new CD very soon. Jesse Malin was joined by fellow
rockers Sylvain Sylvain (NY Dolls), Mike Ness (Social D), Joan Jett and Steve
Conte (NY Dolls) at a Social Distortion gig at NYC's Atari Center.
04. November 2005
“SID VICIOUS: Final 24”, the forthcoming documentary, will be transmitted by Sky
1 next February in the U.K. Already interviewed for the film are the following:
Malcolm McLaren, Glen Matlock, Alan Jones, John 'Boogie' Tiberi, Steve 'Roadent'
Connolly, Simone Stenfers, Peter Kodak, Eileen Polk, Alan Parker, James Merberg
(Sid's Lawyer), Steve Teach (Sid's therapist at Bellvue), DC Howman (first on
scene at Bank Street). A subsequent DVD release is a possibility.
04. November
2005
Wie schon berichtet, wird das naechste US BOMBS-Album in Nordamerika bei „Thorp
Records erscheinen“, um den Europa-Release werden sich aber „People Like You“
kuemmern, die damit eine weitere Band unter Vertrag genommen haben. Der Titel
der Platte ist momentan noch nicht bekannt, erscheinen soll sie aber im Maerz
2006. Neuer Bassist bei den US BOMBS ist uebrigens der ONE MAN ARMY-Mann Jack
Dalrymple.
21. Oktober 2005
After nearly
9 years
of fighting
the
war against
mediocrity
THE
PITS
from
Sunderland
have
split
up. Just for
the
latest
record
New Conspiracies”, there
was no massive falling
outs,
punch
ups
etc. The
majority
just got
a bit
sick
of being
in The
Pits
and fancied
doing
something
different. The
music
has been
slowly
changing
into
something
different anyway
so it
seems
to make
sense
to stop
now
and start something
new.
21. Oktober
2005
Out 05. Dezember 2005 on “Overground Records”,
is
a DISRUPTERS
23-track compilation
called
“Gas The
Punx”,
including
7 amazing
unreleased
tracks.
21. November sees
a much
requested
and long
overdue
repressing
of THE
JERKS
“Jerk Off” CD. 15 studio tracks,
it's
been
out of print
for
ages and the
repressing
has improved
artwork.
Volume
3 in the
anarcho
series
“Anti-Society” is
almost
complete
and is
coming
out in early
January
2006.
21. Oktober
2005
“Hostage Records” on the
radio!
Hostage
has infiltrated
the
underground
radio.
Go to maximumrocknroll.com
click
on mmr
radio
then
click
on show
#886 to hear
a “hostage Block with
D-Cup, the
Pegs, the
Indigents,
the
Drips
and the
Fakes.
The
shows
are
archived
for
you
to hear
for
yourself.
21. Oktober
2005
DISTRICT sind jetzt 2ND DISTRICT! Der 1000. Wechsel in dieser Band, scheinbar
bleibt in Bochum nie allzulange was zusammen. Jetzt gibt es einen neuen
Bandnamen. Mitglieder sind weiterhin Marc Ader (Voc.), dazugekommen Flo und
Tobbe von den Ex- REVOLVERS und ein weiterer Flo. Naechster Auftritt zusammen
mit THE VAGEENAS am 23.12.05 in Troisdorf.
21. Oktober
2005
Kike
Turmix,
Saenger
der PLEASURE
FUCKERS,
Boss von „Safety
Pin Records“ und spanische Szene-Ikone ist letztes Wochenende an den Folgen
seiner Leberkrebs-Erkrankung gestorben.
21. Oktober
2005
Kurz nach ihrem letzten Europa Urlaub haben sich the BRIEFS zusammen mit long
time Produzent und Kumpel Johnny "Fingers" Sangster ins Avast Studio in Seattle
begeben, um 12 neue, vom Tourleben beeinflusste Songs im typischen Briefs-Sound
einzuspielen. „Steel Yer Heart“ ist der Soundtrack einer Band, deren normales
Leben und „social Life“ sich hauptsaechlich auf Tour abspielt. Das neue Album
ist am 18. Oktober 2005 auf „BYO Records“ in den Staaten veroeffentlicht worden
und wird Ende November auch in Deutschland erhaeltlich sein. Anfang 2006 ist dann
wieder eine Europa-Tour geplant.
21. Oktober
2005
Die BAD BOYS FOR LIVE DVD-Reihe geht in die zweite Runde. Auf 2 DVDs befinden
sich Live Aufnahmen in hervorragender Bild/Ton Qualitaet, von der diesjaehrigen
"Where The Bad Boys Rock"-Tour. Live Mitschnitte gibt es von der Show in Wien,
auf der folgende Bands zu sehen sind: MAD SIN, US BOMBS, GENERATORS, DEADLINE,
DEEP EYNDE, DISTRICT. Neben den Auftritten gibt es noch Interviews,
Backstage-Aufnahmen, eine Photo Gallery und eine Menge mehr! Ueber 170 Minuten!
VÖ: 28. November 2005, auf “People Like You Records”.
14. Oktober
“Let´s Rock Again”
will be
released
on DVD
during
Spring next
year.
It
was produced
by
JOE STRUMMER
and longtime
friend
Dick Rude.
The
one-hour
film was shot
over
the
last 18 months
of Joe's
life.
“It has been
my
blessing
to share
with
the
world
an intimate
portrait
of such a passionate
and humble
man,” Rude
said
in a statement.
“Joe was a true
hero.
His music
changed
people's
lives.
His love
affected
me
profoundly.
I am proud
of the
story
he has allowed
me
to tell,
but
I would
trade
it
all in a heartbeat
to have
him
back.”
“Let´s Rock Again!”
opens
with
a montage
of Clash-era
footage
of Strummer
before
ultimately
settling
into
his stint
fronting
the
Mescaleros.
The
film includes
some
stunning
live performance
footage
and both
frank and amusing
interviews
with
Joe.
14. Oktober
Out On 14. October
2005: “The Inside
Story Of THE
CLASH”,
a 148-page Q & Mojo
Classic
Special Edition, features
England´s
Greatest
Punk Band Remembered
- The
Great Lost Joe Strummer
Interview - Mick & Topper
Speak!
- The
Unseen Pictures - Original
Articles -
Eyewitness
Tales - New Interviews - Buyers
Guides - The
Clash
Fantasy
Box Set! - Foreword
by
Pete Townshend
- Plus Rarities,
Memorabilia,
Competitions
& Much
More.
14. Oktober
The next eighteen months promise to be a busy time for THE DAMNED. 2006 sees the
band celebrate their 30th anniversary, release a new album, new single, new live
DVD and of course tour extensively across the world. The Damned new single
“Little Miss Disaster” will be released November 14th.
14. Oktober
Elton John joins the JOHN PEEL tribute. He will play piano and sing on the cover
of the BUZZCOCKS classic 'Ever Fallen In Love'. Other people involved on the
single are Buzzcocks Pete Shelley, The Who's Roger Daltrey, Led Zeppelin's
Robert Plant, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, The The Futureheads and The Datsuns.
It will be released on November 21. All proceeds from sales will go to human
rights charity Amnesty International.
A two-CD tribute album is also scheduled for release on October 17, featuring
many Peel favourites, including his hero Lonnie Donegan, his favourite band the
Fall and his all-time favourite song, “Teenage Kicks” by the UNDERTONES. A
portion of the profits will likewise go to charities.
John Peel died of an heart attack last year, October 25 in Peru..
07. Oktober
Im November wird auf „Caustic
Rock Records“ das neue Album von der
BLACKLIST
BRIGADE „Slit
Nose
Hymns“
erscheinen. Die vier selbsternannten
Filthy
Pirates
aus London sollen eine Mischung aus
early
US Bombs/Rancid
stuff
und Piratenhymnen mit
Akkustikklampfe und
Schifferklavier biten.
U.a.
mit Gastvocals
von Duane
Peters und das Artwork
gestaltete Marco von „No Front
Teeth“, die das Album in
Co-Produktion fuer
England veroeffentlichen:
nofrontteeth.co.uk
Ebenfalls noch dieses Jahr erscheint eine EP mit 4 exklusiven
Stuecken
der Aachener NXXX
DOGS!!
Unter dem Titel THE
KAMIKAZE BROADCAST
werden CRR
und No Front Teeth
naechstes
Jahr eine Doppel-CD
Compilation
veroeffentlichen.
Bisher bestaetigte
Bands sind unter anderem: THE
HUNNS,
RADIATONS,
SKEPTIC
ELEPTIC,
GUMBABIES,
HYNKELS
und CURB
SLAPPYS.
Interessierte Bands können weiterhin Demos schicken! Kontakt
ueber:
CausticRock.de
07. Oktober
„Cherry Red Records“ schlaegt
im Oktober mit einigen Releases
gut zu! Es erscheint eine Neu-Auflage der
Debuet-LP
der DEAD
KENNEDYS „Fresh
Fruit
For Rotten Vegetables“
(The
25th Anniversary
Edition, originally released September 1980). (It´s
special
edition
of the
original album
which
includes a bonus DVD documentary
of previously unseen archival
live footage
and new interviews about the record. The
55 minute bonus DVD includes some
of the earliest known
live footage
of Dead
Kennedys performing tracks
such as ‘California Uber
Alles’ at the
San Francisco venue Mabuhay Gardens,
‘Kill The Poor’ from Sproul
Hall on the U.C.
Berkeley campus
a mere two months after the
band formed,
‘Holiday in Cambodia’ shot during the band’s only
live date in France, ‘Viva Las Vegas’ from the Mabuhay
and a newly edited two-camera shoot
of ‘Funland at the
Beach’ from the Mabuhay
as well.), RUEFREX
“Capital Letters
– Best Of Ruefrex”
CD. (Ruefrex
were
one
of Northern Ireland’s
most
popular,
uncompromising
and successful
punk
bands.
Over
a turbulent decade-long
career
the
band were
attacked
by
both
Protestant and Catholic
communities
for
their
refusal
to accept
sectarian
divisions.
They
also recorded
some
of the
most
powerful,
lyrically
potent music
of the
era,
from
their
debut
on Terri
Hooley’s
legendary
Good Vibrations
label
to indie
chart
hits
with
the
classic
“Capital Letters”
and “Paid In Kind”. This
new
release
features
all these
classic
tracks
on CD for
the
first
time, plus previously
unreleased
material, a full
set
of lyrics
and memorabilia
and in-depth
sleevenotes
written
in collaboration
with
the
band.), Various
Artists:
“Avon Calling
– Very
Best Of Heartbeat
Records” Doppel-CD.
(Heartbeat
Records, Bristols’ premiere
independent label
managed
to capture
most
of this
through
a series
of now
highly
acclaimed
7”singles – now
much
sought
after
by
collectors,
and with
the
showcase
compilation
album
Avon Calling
described
by
John Peel as “the one
that
sets
the
standard
for
any
future
compilation,
not
a bad track
on it
– truly
superb” and playing
2-3 tracks
every
night
for
many
weeks
following
its
release.
Now
finally
after
twenty
five
years,
that
album
and those
singles
are
now
available
again
on two
CD’s
with
a booklet
telling
the
story
of how
twenty
bands
and one
label
took
a slice
of time and made
a piece
of history.)
und the
GERMS
“Media Blitz - The
Germs
Story” Doppel-DVD.
(“Media Blitz” is
the
essential Germs
package,
containing
a raucous
live show
performed
by
the
band at world
famous
Whisky club
in L.A.
at the
height
of their
success
in 1979. The
package
also contains
a collection
of rare and unreleased
live and studio tracks.
The
second disc
in the
package
contains
a unique
and insightful
interview with
Germs
founder
member
Don Bolles,
who
details
the
band’s
career
and photo
gallery.)
07. Oktober
Towers Of London, so nennt sich eine Band, die wie soll es anders sein aus
London stammt, und sich dem Glam-Punk-Rock’n’Roll widmen. Bisher sind zwei MCDs
von ihnen erschienen, ihr Saenger sieht aus wie eine junge Ausgabe von Mickey de
Sadist (FORGOTTEN REBELS) und ihr Sound ist gepraegt von allerhand SEX
PISTOLS-Anleihen, besonders die Gitarre von Steve Jones hat es dieser noch
relativ jungen Band angetan. Auf ihrer Homepage unter thetowersoflondon.com kann
man sich selbst davon in Ton und Bild ueberzeugen. Bisher ist die Band fuer
meine Begriffe noch relativ unbekannt in Deutschland. Sie haben vor kurzem einen
Plattenvertrag in den Staaten unterzeichnet und sind dort derzeit auch auf Tour.
29.
September
Die OLD SKARS
AND UPSTARTS
– Tour durch die Staaten findet am 08. Oktober 2005 ihr Ende. Bands, die dort im
Package
mitspielen, sind u.a.
DIE HUNNS
und die BLACK HALOS. Habe soeben auf der „Disaster
Seite“ den Tour-Bus auf einem Foto entdeckt., und den sollte ich euch nicht
vorenthalten.
23. September
Captain
Oi!
Records geht puenktlich
in die Herbst-Offensive. Ende September erscheinen folgende CDs:
CRASHED
OUT „Pearls Before
Swine“
(The
U.K.
Oi!
Band make
their
debut
on CD with
this
15 tracker.
Features a guest
appearance
from
Toy
Dolls
Olga and a bonus
of the
promo
video
for
“The Jarrow
Song”.), THE
RUTS “Grin N Bear
It”
(Long overdue
release
in it's
own
right of The
Ruts second album
which
hit
No.28 in the
UK charts
when
first
issued
by
Virgin in 1980. Includes
the
hit
singles
"Staring
At The
Rude
Boys" and "West One (Shine
On Me)"
plus their
very
first
single,
"In A Rut", and the
very
last one,
"Stepping
Bondage".
Original LP artwork
includes
the
limited
picture
insert
plus notes
by
guitarist
Paul Fox.), THE
PROFESSIONALS “The Best Of” (This
is
a definitive overview
of the
career
of the
band formed
by
Steve Jones and Paul Cook after
the
demise
of The
Sex Pistols.
Includes
all of their
singles
- "Just Another
Dream",
"1-2-3-", "Join
The
Professionals" and "The
Magnificent"
- plus the
main
cuts
from
their
two
studio albums.)
und THE
SKIDS
“Scared To Dance” (A release
for
The
Skids
debut
album
which
reached
No.19 in the
UK charts
when
first
released
by
Virgin in 1979 and which
now
comes
with
eight
bonus
tracks.
Featured
are
the
hit
singles
"Sweet
Suburbia",
"The
Saints Are Coming"
and "Into
The
Valley" as well as the
ultra rare "Charles" EP.) Fuer
Oktober geplant: CHELSEA und ihr neues Studio-Album “Faster, Cheaper &
Better
Looking”,
“The Punk Singles Collection”
von MENACE,
eine komplette Collection
unter dem Titel “The 4P´s” von
DEAD MAN'S
SHADOW,
eine “Best Of” von INFA-RIOT,
“The Complete
Punk Singles” von the
EXPLOITED, das Debuet-Album
als Re-Issue
von CHRON
GEN., und das neue Studio-Album der
ANTI-NOWHERE
LEAGUE
mit dem Titel “Kings & Queens”. Im November gibt es
Re-Issues
von folgenden Alben: PENETRATION “Moving
Targets”,
beide MEMBERS-Scheiben
“At The
Chelsea Nightclub” und “1980 –
The
Choice
Is
Yours”,
und wahrscheinlich eine “Complete Single
Collection”
von the
RUTS, sowie von COCK
SPARRER
die CD mit dem Titel “The Decca
Years”.
Ausserdem
sind noch in Planung neue Studioalben von
ARGY
BARGY
und ANGELIC
UPSTARTS.
23.
September
In the
early
70's, rock photographer
Bob Gruen
and his wife
Nadya
purchased
a portable video
recorder.
In a period
of three
years
they
shot
over
40 hours
of NEW YORK DOLLS
footage.
Now
for
the
first
time ever
this
footage
is
unveiled.
This
feature
length
documentary
captures
the
band during
early
performances
in New York at Kenny's
Castaways
and Max's
Kansas City, then
follows
the
Dolls
on their
tour of the
west coast,
including
footage
from
the
Whisky A Go Go, the
Real Don Steele
Show, Rodney Bingenheimer's
E Club and much
more.
Intercut with
revealing
interviews,
backstage
banter
and late
night
debauchery,
this
is
The
definitive document
of the
New York Dolls,
and it´s
called
“All Dolled
Up”. Release Date: 06. Dezember 2005 auf dem amerikanischen
DVD-Label
“MVD”.
23.
September
„Bullet
In A Bible“
wird eine neue CD/DVD
von GREEN DAY heissen,
die am 11. November 2005 erscheinen wird. Die
DVD
wird den Mitschnitt eines Gigs in Milton Keynes und tonnenweise Footage
und Backstage-Szenen
mitbringen!
23.
September
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR heisst die neue Band von Ex-REVOLVERS Uwe Umbruch. Erste
Aufnahmen kann man sich am Montag, den 26. September 2005 auf der bandeigenen
Homepage unter hiroshima-mon-amour.de anhoeren. Die Band ist natuerlich auf der
Suche nach einem geeignetem Label und fuer Konzerte steht die Band auch in den
Startloechern.
25. August
John Lydon
aka
JOHNNY ROTTEN had
to be
dragged
off JIMMY PURSEY
- after
the
pair brawled
inside
the
US Embassy.
Lydon...blew
a fuse
when
he found
himself
in the
queue
for
visas
with
Sham
69's Pursey.
Pursey
tried
to shake
hands,
Lydon
yelled
"F*** off!" and hurled
a cup
of coffee
at his enemy.
Pursey
retaliated
by
kicking
Lydon
before
the
pair were
separated
by
armed
cops
at the
embassy
in London's
Grosvenor Square....Lydon
last night
dismissed
Pursey's
claims
of anarchy
in the
US embassy,
saying:
"All the
usual
low
rent
and lies. He's
not
fit to be
in the
same
sentence
as me.
What
do you
expect
from
a low-rent
fake
mockney
two-bob
runt?"
25. August
JAYNE
COUNTY´s
friend
and long
term
manager
Warren Heighway
died
in his sleep
on Tuesday
19th July
at 1.10pm.
25. August
JULIETTE AND THE
LICKS
will be
releasing
'Got
Love To Kill' as their
next
single
on the
19th Sept. 2005 on “Hassle Records”.
25. August
Out next
on DR. STRANGE RECORDS is
one
of Washington D.C.'s
finest
from
the
early
80's: BLACK MARKET BABY. Tom Lyle
of Government Issue
is
working
on the
mastering
and John Stabb
(Government Issue
singer)
is
doing
the
liner
notes.
This
will be
a complete
discography.
25. August
Nachdem PETER & THE TEST TUBE BABIES im Mai diesen Jahres ihre DVD "Paralitico"
herausgebracht haben, kommt nun am 24. Oktober 2005 ihr neues Studioalbum, das
denn Titel "A Foot Full Of Bullets" traegt.
18. August
Am 11. November spielen THE
STIFFS
ihren ersten Gig seit sechs Jahren mal wieder in der Originalbesetzung. Und zwar
in ihrer Heimatstadt Blackburn, in der „King Georges Hall“. Als
support
werden THE
FAST CARS spielen, und als special
guest
wird Dave Philp
von THE
AUTOMATICS aus den Staaten erwartet. In dem Zusammenhang werden Dave und Phil
Hendriks von The
Stiffs
wohl die Arbeiten an einer Automatics
DVD
beenden koennen,
da Phil noch Material hat, das bis ins Jahr 1980 reicht. Dave hat seit dem
akutellen
Album der Automatics „Forty
Virgins In The
Afterlife“
inzwischen weitere 40 Songs im Studio aufgenommen,
u.a.
mit Ian McCallum (STIFF
LITLE
FINGERS) und Mick Rossi (SLAUGHTER
& THE
DOGS). Also kann man davon ausgehen, das wohl recht bald wieder eine neue
full-length
der Automatics ins Haus steht.
18. August
Ian Glasper's
follow-up
book
to “Burning Britain”,
which
is
going
to be
all about
UK anarcho
punk
in the
early
Eighties
and entitled
“The Day The
Country
Died”,
is
still set
for
publication
next
Summer through
“Cherry Red”. He is
currently
trying
to locate
ex-members
of the
Irish
band Hit Parade, and also anyone
who
was involved
in the
Wet
Paint Theatre... and he is
still in urgent
need
of decent
photos
of either
Rudimentary
Peni
or
The
Snipers.
18. August
Der New Yorker Club „CBGBs“ kann nicht zwangs geraeumt werden, weil er dem
Vermieter noch Geld schuldet, da ihm die angeblichen Schulden von 100 000 Dollar
nie in Rechnung gestellt wurden. Das CBGBs ist aber noch lange nicht aus dem
Schneider: Ende August laeuft der Mietvertrag aus und der Besitzer hat noch
immer keine Anstalten gemacht, diesen zu verlaengern. Alles über das CBGBs und
dessen Rettungsaktionen gibt's unter cbgb.com und savecbgb.org
12. August
Am 04. Oktober 2005 erscheint in den Staaten auf „MVD“ die DVD “You
Can´t Put Your Arms Around A Memory“, ein Konzert, was im Januar 1987 aus dem
“Roxy” in Los Angeles mitgeschnitten wurde. Beteiligt sind Johnny Thunders,
Arthur „Killer“ Kane und Jerry Nolan. 18 Songs aus der New York Dolls sowie aus
der Heartbreakers-Zeit werden live on stage ausgetragen, einige davon auch in
akustischer Version.
05. August
“Flowers in the
Dustbin:
An Alternative Guide to Sex
Pistols” (Helter
Skelter)
by
ALAN PARKER, is
now
fixed
for
publication
in April 2006. The
book
runs
to over
80,000 words.
05. August
the
COCKNEY REJECTS
have
just completed
basic
tracks
for
a new
studio-album
in Jacobs Studios in Farnham,
Surrey, with
producer
Clyde Ward.
05. August
EAST SIDE RECORDS ist online und ab sofort unter eastsiderecords.de zu
erreichen. Neben den Label-News werden auch alle wichtigen Infos zu den Trashcan
Darlings, Attila The Stockbroker und den Schwarzen Schafen regelmassig zu finden
sein. Das letzte Album „Zero Tolerance“ von Barnstormer (Attila The Stockbroker)
wird am 02. Oktober 2005 als limitiertes 333-Stueck-Vinyl erscheinen.
21. Juli
The
producers
of “Punk's Not Dead”
have
announced
some
details
about
the
ambitious
documentary
which
aims
to cover
the
punk
scene
from
its
inception
in 1976 to the
present.
The
filmmakers
are
aiming
for
a release
in 2006 which
will also represent
the
30th anniversary
of the
genre. Among
a huge
list of bands
appearing
in the
film in performance
or
interviews
are
Minor
Threat,
Stiff
Little Fingers, The
Briefs, Social
Distortion,
Dead
Kennedys, NOFX,
Discharge,
Black Flag, Bad Religion,
Alkaline Trio, X, Green Day, MC5,
GBH
and many
others.
The
film also features
contributions
from
notable
personalities
and organizations
like
Legs
McNeil
(PUNK Magazine), Kevin Lyman,
SST,
Arturo Vega
(Ramones),
Fat
Wreck
Chords,
Brandon
Cruz and BYO.
The film
is
directed
by
Susan Dynner
and counts
Tim Armstrong among
the
producers. Click to watch the
trailer:
http://www.punksnotdeadthemovie.com/Pages/teaserwindow_small.html
21. Juli
The
new
BUZZCOCKS
full-length
is
complete!
Release date TBA.
14 tracks
by
Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle
at their
finest.
Production
by
Tony Barber.
21. Juli
Das aktuelle Album der BLACK HALOS „Alive
Without
Control“
erscheint fuer
Europa am 26. September 2005 auf „People
Like
You
Records“. Ausserdem
ist die Band nun bei „TeenAge
Head
Music“, der Touragentur aus Belgien untergekommen, wo auch AMERICAN
HEARTBREAK
zu Hause sind und bisher zwei Europa-Touren bestritten haben. Also wird es nur
noch eine Frage der Zeit sein, wann endlich die BLACK HALOS nach Europa kommen.
Ich schaetze
mal Anfang 2006.
21. Juli
BBC Channel
4 are
making
a documentary
about
JOHN PEEL later
in the
year,
based
on the
contents
of his box of 100 favourite
45's, and coupled
with
his induction
into
the
uk
music
hall of fame.
14. Juli
Das neue Studio-Album der
ADOLESCENTS mit dem Titel „OC
Confidential“
ist am 12. Juli 2005 in den USA bei „Finger Records“ erschienen.
14. Juli
Die neuen “Hostage
Records”-Singles von
DAMAGED
GOODS
und THE
HAVE
NOT$ sind nun endlich
veroeffentlicht worden. Limitiert
auf 500 Kopien und im colored
wax.
14. Juli
Capital Entertainment presents
the
Two-Disc
DVD-Set
of “Punk: Attitude”
on September 6, 2005, for
the
states.
(European Release Date, UK Only
is
03. October
2005)
Don Letts
premiered
“Punk: Attitude”
first
at the
Tribeca
Film Festival, than
at the
Toronto and Los Angeles Film Festivals.
Featuring
interviews
with
Henry Rollins,
Tommy Ramone, David Johansen,
Chrissie Hynde, Steve Jones,
Jello Biafra and a
colorful
cast
of luminary
narrators.
The
film delves
into
the
roots
of punk,
borne
of the
Velvet
Underground, MC-5, and the
New York Dolls,
connecting
the
musical dots
from
the
70’s London scene
to New York’s
CBGB’s.
Vintage
footage
and archival
performances
of the
Sex Pistols,
the
Ramones,
the
Clash
and the
Damned
are
unearthed
in this
fascinating
feature,
revealing
the
explosive power
of punk
on the
rise.
Excavating
deep
below
the
surface,
Punk: Attitude
also explores
the
impact
of less-celebrated,
but
wholly
fascinating
figures
from
punk’s
colorful
past.
The
uprising
of hardcore,
Boston straight-edge,
and punk’s
Reggae connection
are
insightfully
studied,
focusing
on Fugazi,
the
Bad Brains,
and Sonic
Youth,
as the
stage
is
set
for
Seattle’s
post-punk
Nirvana.
From
the
outrageous
fashion
of the
safety-pin
aesthetic
to the
comical
disorder
of the
Great Rock & Roll Swindle,
this
is
punk
rock, in all its
frantic
glory.
This
two-disc
set
boasts
three
hours
of additional footage
including,
“Where Are They
Now”
feature,
up-to-date
bios
on the
artists
profiled
in the
film, Punk ‘family tree’—a
virtual
who’s
who
in the
past
and present
punk
scene,
California
Screamin’
“Behind the
Masque”
article
by
Don Waller,
Henry Rollins
interview, Dave Goodman feature
and additional pieces
which
include
The
Attitude/Spirit
Of Punk, The
Influences/Origins
Of Punk, Punk On Culture
And The
Arts, UK Verses The
US, Punk Evolution, The
Gigs/Performances And The
Punk Sounds; as well as an
exclusive
L.A.
punk
scene
featurette
produced
by
Capital Entertainment.
Go to the
trailer,
my
son:
http://www.capitalent.com/media/pop.php?name=PunkAttitude_Trailer_768k.mov
30. Juni
The
SKULLS
are
now
working
on their
3rd studio album,
which
is
still un-named.
Talks are
currently
taking
place
with
a number
of record
labels
and a tentative
release
date has been
set
for
October
2005.
30. Juni
Bei “Detour Records” tut sich auch wieder was:
Demnaechst
erscheinen dort folgende CDs: TWO
TONE PINKS
mit „Battered
And Bruised“,
the
AMBER SQUAD
mit „Are We
Having
Another
In Here
Or
What?“,
the
DIRECTIONS
mit „Weekend Dancers“,
sowie eine MCD von IAN PAGE & THE
AFFAIR
mit dem Titel „Hold On To Your
Mojo“,
die auch als Vinylversionen
erhaeltlich sein wird. Weiterhin
in Planung: der vierte Sampler
aus der Reihe BORED
TEENAGERS und die Hinterlassenschaften der ´70er Punkrock-Band
the
RIVALS
„…If
Only“.
23. Juni
Monatelang tat sich nichts unter
www.chelseapunkband.com Nun
ist die Seite von CHELSEA mit einigen wenigen Updates endlich wieder erreichbar.
23. Juni
“Who Cares
– The
Duane
Peters Story“ erscheint demnaechst auf
DVD.
Hier geht es schon mal zum Trailer:
http://www.blacklabelskates.com/htmls/video/DP_video_window.htm
16. Juni
Archive post-punk documentary classic “ROUGH CUT & READY DUBBED” buried in a
vault for twenty years is released on DVD by ILC Prime on 13th June 2005.
Featuring: Stiff Little Fingers, Cockney Rejects, The Selecter, Patrik
Fitzgerald, Purple Hearts, Sham 69, John Peel, A Certain Ratio, Tony Wilson and
Garry Bushell. DVD Extras: Rough Cut & Ready Dubbed Re-Visited featuring the
original cast twenty five years on and an interview with the directors.
Info about the film: “Fabulous long unseen movie of the post punk period between
1978 and 1981 that is more than just a music record, featuring as it does the
looks, the poses, the rucks, the riots and the slaggings of bands and their fans.
Filmed by a bunch of spit covered teenagers, this is not so much a documentary
as a series of forays into the opinions of the protagonists of Punk, Mod, Oi,
Dance and Ska; the kids on the street, the music, press and of course, the bands
themselves. Originally, shot on Super 8 and blown up to 16mm, the film retains
it’s rough and ready cut to produce a gem of street level cinema. Also has some
cracking performances from exponents of punk, mod, oi and ska all filmed in the
same DIY ethic that spawned punk itself!”
09. Juni
Wie jetzt erst bekannt wurde verstarb der fruehere Gitarrist der
REVILLOS,
Kid Krupa
im Alter von 42 Jahren bereits Anfang
Maerz.
Ueber
die Todesursache ist nichts weiter bekannt.
12. Mai
“The Truly Madly Deeply Vale” ist der Titel einer DVD, die bald erscheinen wird.
Das “Deeply Vale Festival” gibt es seit Anfang der ´70er und hatte besonders in
den Tagen des englischen Punk Rock einige Bands zu Gast, die nun auf dieser DVD
zu sehen sind. U.a. the RUTS, the FALL und the FAST CARS. Mehr Information
unter: deeplyvale.com
28. April
ANTI-FLAG are currently writing and planning to record their next full-length
album to be released on RCA Records in early 2006. The relationship with “Fat
Wreck” stays intact and the band cannot thank them enough for their continued
friendship and support.
28. April
Wie ja bereits berichtet, ist der New Yorker CBGB, von der Schliessung bedroht.
Dies hat aktuell vor allem damit zutun, dass der Besitzer des Gebaeudes die
Mieten verdoppelt hat. Nun gibt es eine Online-Petition, die man unterzeichnen
kann, um den Besitzer zum Umdenken zu bewegen.
Go to:
http://www.petitiononline.com/landmark/petition.html
07. April
Previously unheard re-mastered tracks by JOE STRUMMER are to be released on
Monday 23. May in the UK. The unearthed recordings entitled, ‘Elgin Avenue Breakdown (Revisited)’, come
from time Joe spent with the 101ers. Joe's wife Lucinda is releasing the tracks
through EMI. Included will be a full studio session and a handful of live tracks.
07. April
A new documentary has been made about the life and times of the late JOE
STRUMMER. “Viva Joe Strummer” is produced and directed by Mike Parkinson, and it
features new interviews with Mick Jones, Topper Headon, Johnny Green, Pennie
Smith, Glen Matlock and many others who talk openly and frankly about their
relationship with Joe. Shot on location in Joe's old stomping ground of Notting
Hill and Camden Town. This film follows his career from its' humble beginnings
with London squat band 'The 101ers' right through to his stadium filling tours
with the 'The Clash' and then to his triumphant return to the fore with his own
band 'The Mescaleros'. Release Date: 23. May 2005.
11. Maerz
X: Live In Los Angeles DVD/CD (scheduled for a May 10th release on
“Shout! Factory!”)
The musical history of Los Angeles can be divided into two distinct eras:
“Before X” and “After X.” The new performance DVD from Shout! Factory, X: Live
In Los Angeles, commemorates the 25th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Los
Angeles. The original band, comprised of Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom
and D.J. Bonebrake, has come together once again to rock this milestone with a
21 song set of favorites, plus bonus acoustic duets and a photo gallery. A
complementary audio version of X: Live In Los Angeles will be available on CD.
The core of X Live In Los Angeles is a concert filmed on the Sunset strip, the
Saturday night following Thanksgiving, 2004. Twenty of the songs are X originals,
drawn from their extensive back catalog; the final encore, The Doors’ “Soul
Kitchen” had been a standout track on their 1980 Los Angeles album, produced by
The Doors’ Ray Manzarek. Just before the show, Cervenka and Doe taped acoustic
duet versions of “See How We Are” and “True Love” as DVD bonus elements. The
DVD’s “Billy Zoom’s Photo Gallery” collects many of the highlights from Zoom’s
personal collection of photographs taken from the stage, answering fans’ long
time question: “Is there film in that camera?”
04.
Maerz
“The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle” is to be released on DVD in the USA on May
17th (“Shout! Factory!”). Director Julien Temple has contributed a new audio commentary and interview
to the DVD release. European Release Date: 13. June 2005.
04. Maerz
The JOHNS are the best of the post collateral bands featuring Robo (Pushers),
Mike Rouse (Bleeders) and Tommy Macke (Grabbers) and the drummer from the Hunns.
Rick and Paul are combing thru the Hostage archives for lost tracks and unheard
music, which means CUTS volume two on LP is around the corner expect tracks from
the Pushers, Bonecrusher, the Bleeders, the Drips, Broken Bottles, Smut Peddlers
and more.
04.
Maerz
Auch in New York wird das Leben bekanntlich nicht billiger. Davon kann auch das
legendaere „CBGBs“ ein Lied singen. Der Club, in dem die Ramones, Blondie oder
die Talking Heads ihre ersten Schritte machten, droht ab August naemlich eine
saftige Mieterhoehung auf sagenhafte 40.000 Dollar pro Monat. Zum Vergleich, als
Hilly Kristal 1972 das „CBGBs“ eroeffnete lag die Miete noch bei
uebersichtlichen 600 Dollar. Der Grund für die Kostenexplosion: In den letzten
Jahren wurde die Gegend im Bowery-District auf der Lower Eastside immer mehr zum
Szene-Viertel, und damit steigen natuerlich auch die Mietpreise. Doch noch ist
ein wenig Hoffnung: „We're not closing“, versichert Hillys Tochter Lisa Kristal.
„We're trying to negotiate.“
Auf ForgottenRebels.com kann man ein neues Interview mit Mickey nachlesen, was im “Echo Weekly“ erschienen ist.
Dave Goodman,
producer of the first Sex Pistols demo recordings, suffered a heart attack and
died at his home in Malta about one week ago, early february. Dave was
responsible for the legendary recordings of July & October 1976, plus January
1977. His recordings resulted in one of the most celebrated bootleg albums of
the punk era, Spunk. He also contributed to sessions for The Great Rock 'N' Roll
Swindle.
The Joe Strummer
Train is now standing at Platform 1, Bristol Temple Meads station. Joe's wife
Lucinda unveiled the name plaque showing Strummer's name. The Train is Class 47
Diesel, which is owned by Cotswold Rail, and bears the serial number 47828. One of the most unlikely of tributes paid to
Joe Strummer.
Channel 3 are
currently compiling footage for a DVD to be hopefully released later this year.
The English
recordlabel “No Front Teeth” has just released the European issue of The
Bombshells self-titled debut CD.
A restored DVD version of “the Punk Rock Movie” is to be released this year. Don
Letts contributed to the rapturously received Punk season at the National Film
Theatre in 2002 and this successful partnership inspired the donation of this
unique collection of original reels of Super 8 to the bfi. These are the raw
materials from which The Punk Rock Movie, his vibrant 1977 documentary
portraying the London punk movement, was derived. This unique archive is packed
with a tantalising combination of unseen and rarely seen footage which did not
make it into the original release, including live performances and backstage
material from many of the leading names in British punk as well as lesser known
ones.