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    UNSUNG HEROES: The firepower of Algy Ward’s TANK – a shell by shell review.

    Straddling first wave punk and NWOBHM like the boss he is, Algy Ward confounded the press and scene police in the 80s with his pre-crossover project TANK,… Read more “UNSUNG HEROES: The firepower of Algy Ward’s TANK – a shell by shell review.”

    27th Mar 202127th Mar 2021 by oldmansmettle

    Jon of SEVEN CROWNS on UK 80s Punk, US 80s Hardcore, touring the world, Mexican cartels, collaborating with Stig, and living in a town with the wrong sort of hippies.

    UK punk band Seven Crowns sound like a cross between Poison Idea, Cosmic Psychos and GBH, which is a pretty good spread when you think about it,… Read more “Jon of SEVEN CROWNS on UK 80s Punk, US 80s Hardcore, touring the world, Mexican cartels, collaborating with Stig, and living in a town with the wrong sort of hippies.”

    19th Mar 202119th Mar 2021 by oldmansmettle

    Jim Brooks of UK’82 punk band THE EJECTED on the old days, the Young Tribes of England, his new book ‘WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE’, and what his parents really think of his band….

    ‘Big Jim’ Brooks formed the Ejected in 1980, and the band released three great EPs, and two albums, the first of which, A Touch Of Class, I… Read more “Jim Brooks of UK’82 punk band THE EJECTED on the old days, the Young Tribes of England, his new book ‘WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE’, and what his parents really think of his band….”

    11th Feb 202113th Feb 2021 by oldmansmettle

    GEORGE FLETCHER and STIG MILLER talk post-AMEBIX band ZYGOTE

    Continuing our exploration of the 1980s English West Country punk scene we are honoured to have both Stig Miller and George Fletcher here for a chat about… Read more “GEORGE FLETCHER and STIG MILLER talk post-AMEBIX band ZYGOTE”

    23rd Dec 202025th Jan 2021 by oldmansmettle

    BRIDGET WISHART ( HAWKWIND ) talks iconic 80s festival punk band THE HIPPY SLAGS!

    Bridget Wishart sang for the Hippy Slags from 1987-1990, before joining Hawkwind. ‘Who…’, you say? Yes the Hippy Slags, a group of youths from Bath in Somerset… Read more “BRIDGET WISHART ( HAWKWIND ) talks iconic 80s festival punk band THE HIPPY SLAGS!”

    19th Dec 202025th Jan 2021 by oldmansmettle

    TONY WAKEFORD of CRISIS and SOL INVICTUS sticks the boot into 2020.

    Neofolk, the European musical genre of dark, romantic melancholic folk, has been around since the 80s, and Tony Wakeford is prolific across many of its interconnected bands… Read more “TONY WAKEFORD of CRISIS and SOL INVICTUS sticks the boot into 2020.”

    14th Oct 202025th Jan 2021 by oldmansmettle

    New SEPTIC DEATH Live Video Emerges ( 1986)…..and the St Anger Snare Sound.

    A very rare video popped up a couple of months ago – Septic Death playing live at the Farm in San Francisco, in 1986. Up until now,… Read more “New SEPTIC DEATH Live Video Emerges ( 1986)…..and the St Anger Snare Sound.”

    24th Sep 202025th Jan 2021 by oldmansmettle

    ANTIGEN on the Central European crust punk scene, vocal melodies, and latest album ‘Dust and Ashes’.

    Who doesn’t love a bit of d-beat? Boom cha, …ba cha! boom cha,….ba cha! German / Czech Republic act ANTIGEN have been going for nearly two decades,… Read more “ANTIGEN on the Central European crust punk scene, vocal melodies, and latest album ‘Dust and Ashes’.”

    6th Sep 202025th Jan 2021 by oldmansmettle

    Farewell Tim Smith of THE CARDIACS

    Yesterday I had a text from an old mate to tell me that Tim Smith, lead singer and genius composer for English nutcases The Cardiacs had sadly… Read more “Farewell Tim Smith of THE CARDIACS”

    23rd Jul 202025th Jan 2021 by oldmansmettle

    WHITE NOISE – The most offensive anti-racist song ever written?

    My first lesson in racism was at the age of 14 with Irish punk band STIFF LITTLE FINGERS’s first album Inflammable Material, and one of the most… Read more “WHITE NOISE – The most offensive anti-racist song ever written?”

    8th Jun 202025th Jan 2021 by oldmansmettle

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