Weird Tales 2011 gig with The Mob, Zounds, The Astronauts and The Hamsters

After a gap of thirty one years, some of the bands that performed on the original Jonathan Barnett inspired Weird Tales tours from 1979 and 1980 are back together to perform again on 18th November 2011. The Mob. Anyone that was lucky enough to get a ticket for Bristol reunion performance in April or be […]

Zounds / The Mob – Effenaar, Eindhoven, Holland – 16/10/81

Biafra / Target / Mr Disney / War / Subvert / Dancing / Time / Fear / Dymystification / My Mummy’s Gone / More Trouble / Can’t Cheat Karma / This Land / War / New Band A crisp mixing desk recording of a performance on one of the Brougham Road eurojaunts. Zounds headlining in Eindhoven […]

Happy Summer Solstice 2009 – Zounds – Leiden, Holland – 1982

In the Pagan Celtic year, there are four major Sabbats or harvest festivals and four lesser Sabbats, also known as solar festivals. Litha is one of the lesser Sabbats and is also known as Summer Solstice, Midsummer, Gathering Day and Vestalia.   Typically celebrated on June 21st, Litha is the longest day of the year […]

CEASE AND RESIST – SONIC SUBVERSION AND ANARCHO PUNK IN THE UK – OPTIMO MUSIC / BEST B4 1984 – IMAGES FROM THE ANARCHO PUNK UNDERGROUND – LOWTHARIO PRESS

CEASE AND RESIST – SONIC SUBVERSION AND ANARCHO PUNK IN THE UK 1979 – 1986 – OPTIMO MUSIC   Cease And Resist – Sonic Subversion and Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-86 is compiled by JD Twich and Chris Low and released on the Optimo Music record label. Ten years in the making, this double […]

The Mob – Let the Tribe Increase: An essay by Al Puppy

The text below was written in 2010 for the sleeve notes for the re-release of ‘Let The Tribe Increase’ album that was released on Overground Records. Catalogue number – OVER122LP / CD TIDIED UP AND IMAGES ADDED BY MICKEY ‘PENGUIN’ IN 2019  “We are not afraid of ruins. We are going to inherit the earth. […]

Annie Anxiety – Cyanide Tears – Alternative Mixes – 1981 / Rema Rema – 1978 & 1979 – Inflammable Material Records – 2014 & 2015 / The Snipers – Crass Records – 1981 / Colin Conflict and Steve Ignorant Discuss The Brixton Academy Gig 1987 / Honey Bane – Sounds Weekly Music Paper Interview – 1983 / Nox Mortis – Demo Cassette Tape – 1987

Annie Anxiety – Cyanide Tears – Mix 1 Annie Anxiety – Cyanide Tears – Mix 2 Presenting two mixes of Annie Anxiety’s ‘Cyanide Tears’. Both mixes are from the original Southern Studio recordings. The song ‘Cyanide Tears’ is intense, and both mixes are altered enough to be worthy of inclusion on this YouTube post. The […]

Charles Manson – Fierce Records – 1985 / Blyth Power – Street Level Demos – 1985 & 1986 / Psychic TV – Basildon Peace Festival – 1986 / Various Artists – Folk In Hell – F.O Records – 1981 / Undivided Roots – Well Crucial Records – 1982 / Prince Far I & Suns Of Arqa – B.B.C Session – 1982

Charles Manson – Side A Charles Manson – Side B The true identity of Lance Fairweather has puzzled Mansonist scholars for years and probably never will be revealed. Apparently, the man valued his anonymity as much as his life, for reasons that will become obvious from the following account. We do know that he was […]