That was an eventful week. It's hard as a father of three kids to dive headfirst into the world of DIY punk rock as the kids still need to go school, football training and do all those things kids do. Harder still when DIY becomes the theme for much needed home improvements. Harder still when … Continue reading Wanna buy a zine?
Hope Show 53 – the lowdown
Hope Show 53 - Mostly New to me with some classics 1. Bear trade - Wake 2. Menshevik - Draw The Line 3. Crane - Burning Hole 4. Bobot Adrenaline - Viktor's Misery 5. Crash Of Rhinos - The Reason I took so long 6. Emm Gryner - Nowhere 7. The UnGnomes - Georgie The … Continue reading Hope Show 53 – the lowdown
Hope Show 52 – The lowdown
A year of shows in more than a year. it's not supposed to be straightforward is it? Hope SHow 52 1. Crystal Grenade - Shape Of Things 2. King Champion SOunds - Orbit Macht Frei 3. Chumbawamba - THe Land of Do What You're told 4. The SHorts - Bring Me the Skinned and Mutilated … Continue reading Hope Show 52 – The lowdown
Hope Zine
Hope *1 is a collection of people from the punk rock movement giving their thoughts on what Punk rock means to them. Buy fanzine for 2 Euro + 1 Euro P+P Contributors include John Robb, Steven Malley, Anto Loserdom, Doug Aikman, Sean Forbes, Peter Jones, Carol Hodge, Karren Ablaze, Jon Langford and many more. 28 … Continue reading Hope Zine
Hope Show 50 – the lowdown
hopeshowNumber50 One half of a CENTURY 1. Palma Violets - Best of Friends 2. The Answer Lies - A Political Song for my Emoticon To Sing 3. the objectorz - It's 10 o clock 4. Revenge of the Psychotronic Man - Red Top Bullshit 5. Menshevik - Draw The Line 6. HDQ - Down But … Continue reading Hope Show 50 – the lowdown
Pawmarks on my poems – Pat Ingoldsby
Pawmarks on my poems Pat Ingoldsby Willow Publications 3 Vernon Court Clontarf Dublin 3 Hanging In Sometimes the effects of polio bury me in a pit of exhaustion every ounce of me is crushed and so I sleep and sleep And somehow, wondrously, inside the heavy laden lump, a little peom begins to stir and … Continue reading Pawmarks on my poems – Pat Ingoldsby
The Sex Pistols at Christmas
Never Mind the Baubles The Julian Temple documentary on the Sex Pistols’ Christmas gig was such a joy. The footage of the band performing was incredible. I am assuming it was just one camera, and the room wasn’t exactly set up with fancy lights to help out. Yet it conveyed how great the band were, full on, … Continue reading The Sex Pistols at Christmas
New Years Revolution Once more
So this was my farewell to 2012 but I have updated it and the sentiment remains true. Be the change you want, support the shops you don't want to see close, say hi to people and work in and for your community (whether that be work, music, home, group of people) 1) Keep listening to … Continue reading New Years Revolution Once more
Clandestino – In Search of Manu Chao
"You cannot change the world but everyone can change their neighburhood" Clandestino In Search of Manu Chao Peter Culshaw Serpents Tail publishers I've always been stubborn. It's a trait I recognise when talking to my stubborn Father. For Example I used to really like the Cardiacs, I went to see them twice and their anarchic … Continue reading Clandestino – In Search of Manu Chao
Hope Show 49 – The Year in Sounds 2013
Hope Show 49 - The Lowdown 1. Fawnspots - Santa Won't Get Away With it This year 2. Hooligan - Punk Rock Christmas 3, Hard SKin - Sausage Man 4. King Champion Sounds - free-dum Trail 5. New Model Army - Lean Back and Fall 6. Flies On You - Josephine 7. No Age - … Continue reading Hope Show 49 – The Year in Sounds 2013