Mockingbirds nominerade till Manifest 2008

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Stort grattis till Sölvesborgs stolthet The Mockingbirds, vars debutalbum Always Late and Not Even Close nominerats i kategoring punk/hardcore på Manifestgalan. Finns det någon rättvisa plockar fåglarna självklart hem priset. De övriga nominerade är Accidents, Wolfbrigade och Auktion.

http://www.manifestgalan.se

Paul Fox (The Ruts) har avlidit

Official Statement From The Ruts (on Paul's passing)

Sarah Pink
on behalf of the Ruts

The legendary guitarist, Paul Fox, died at home in Uxbridge at 3AM on Sunday 21st October.

Over the years Paul has performed and recorded with many of the worlds greatest musicians but he will mainly be remembered for his revolutionary punk/dub reggae fusion guitar playing with influential punk band The Ruts.

Paul had been in semi retirement for several years but went back out on the road again in 2006 playing the Ruts music with Foxys Ruts which featured his son Lawrence Fox on drums. The band were well received, both in the UK and Europe.

Following his diagnosis with cancer at the end of May 2007 a benefit gig was organised featuring many of the musicians that Paul had worked with or alongside over the years. There was no doubt about the high esteem in which Paul was held by his fellow musicians as the line up read like a who's who of the UK punk scene with performances by The Damned, Misty in Roots, the UK Subs, Tom Robinson, John Otway, Splodge, TV Smith and many more.

For the first time in 27 years the surviving members of the Ruts took to the stage together with Henry Rollins standing in for the late Malcolm Owen who died of a drugs overdose in 1980.

The night was a fitting tribute to one of our much under rated and unsung guitar heros.

Paul leaves behind his sons Lawrence and William and his wife, Sharon.

He will be dearly missed

Antipatis albumdebut släppt

Antipatis albumdebut On Repeat släpptes nu i dagarna av tyska Skins on Attack Records. LP-versionen kommer lite senare, då i samarbete mellan SOA och franska Bords de Seine.

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För mer info och smakprov: http://www.myspace.com/antipati 

Demob lägger av

Demob verkar sjunga på sista versen tyvärr. Ett av de inte alltför många band som fungerar nästan lika bra återförenat som då de verkligen begav sig:

"IT IS WITH REGRET THAT I HAVE TO INFORM ALL OUR FRIENDS THAT WE (DEMOB) WILL PLAY OUR LAST GIG ON NOVEMBER 3RD AT WOLVERHAMPTON, REBELLION, COCK SPARRER GIG.

I AM NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT AS TO WHAT HAS HAPPEND EXCEPT I AM GUTTED TO HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THIS AND ALSO THE EMBBARESSMENT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO HAVE TO TELL CERTAIN PROMOTER FRIENDS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO CANCEL FURTHER GIGS, ESPECIALLY AFTER THEY HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO SORT OUT THOSE GIGS FOR US,.

AS THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW HOW i FEEL ABOUT PULLING GIGS, THIS IS A REAL PISS OFF SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW PLEASE EMAIL ME ON HERE AND i WILL GLADLY FILL YOU IN AS TO WHAT HAS HAPPEN AS YOU ALL AS INDIVIDUALS DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

THANX TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US THESE LAST 6 YEARS, YOU WERE ALL CERTAINLY WORTH IT, SEE YOU SOMEWHERE SOON.

CHEERS
"ONCE PUNK ALWAYS PUNK"

aNDY K"


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Demob 1978

Kjell har uppdaterat...

Kjell Hell har uppdaterat sitt skötebarn igen. Färska punknyheter, recensioner av Gatans Lag - Alla Hängda Rövares Själar och nya mp3:or med Sinners Since Birth, Sound of a Revolution, Scams, Frontlash och Headless Marines finns nu att tillgå på http://www.kjellhell.se!


Nytt fanzine på marknaden

Fanzinet Unity Herald har utkommit med sitt första nummer, en 40-sidig historia i A5, som ger ett hyfsat originellt intryck. Punkare, skinheads, rudeboys och mods (och naturligtvis andra, fast inte Skinny, för han har pomada i hela ansiktet) kan i denna debut få sig till livs intervjuer med Royal Stakeout, Skandals och Antipati, utförliga gigrapporter från Rasslepunken i Slemmaboda och Backbeat Club-festivalen i Slöddertälje, cuprapport från årets upplaga av Boll & Bira, en översatt artikel om Joe the Boss samt ett par mångordiga recensioner. Serien och det personliga tilltalet skänker Unity Herald sin speciella karaktär, och även om skriftspråket på sina ställen lämnar en del att önska, tror jag att den här blaskan - om dess redaktörer bara orkar - kan bli riktigt habil läsning i kommande nummer. För att beställa tidningen för endast tio (10) riksdaler; skicka ett e-brev till [email protected].


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Sinners Since Birth

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   Trots det ostiga namnet är det här riktigt bra gatpunk. Delvis på svenska dessutom. Från Carlscrona kommer de, och snart släpper de En Vanlig Jävla Fredag; en femspårs mini-CD på egen etikett. I våras, när bandet värmde upp för Gatans Lag och Discipline i Norrköping var det just Sinners Since Birth som var den stora behållningen.

   Lyssna på dem här.

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