Pet Shop Punks Interrobang return with a new record. If you can’t dance to it, it’s not our revolution, and a bop around your front room while listening to music is no bad thing is it?
Punks Listen
The new book is a collection of pieces of writing from musicians, writers, actors and music fans. They were asked to write about a record (or a gig) that was significant to them and includes over 290 contributions
Rebellion 2025 – Day 2
Rebellion Day 2 Suitably refreshed after a nights sleep in the bunk beds and a hearty porridge breakfast I am ready for today’s marathons. The Kowalskis play a nice rocky tuneful brand of punk. Completely new to me which is another aspect of this fest that is so positive. Turns out the band formed in … Continue reading Rebellion 2025 – Day 2
Rebellion 2025 – Day 1
It’s still a.m. and the seagulls have been partying all morning. I have a wander through the decay of 1970s Blackpool and wonder if vapes had never become a thing what would these small businesses survive on. The shops are all despatch vehicles for cash and carries, with stock near its sell by date.
Rebellion 2023 Day 1
Back on the ferry to travel up to Blackpool. Since last years fest a lot of water has flown under the bridge of life. I have less people in my world, have lost some loved ones and have been in a cycle of caring that has been beautifully exhausting. It’s been a struggle but we … Continue reading Rebellion 2023 Day 1
Play of the day: Commoners Choir
Play of the day is a 70 strong chorus of optimism and hope as commoners choir release untied kingdom
Hope Show 131 – the lowdown
Hope show 131 with 18 songs of diy, punk rock, folk and community
What’s this Interrobang?
Interrobang? Interrobang? All the madmen It’s funny how certain things stick with you through life and the passage of time illuminates rather than dims them. I remember my first letter from Chumbawamba. I had sent away for a 7”, which meant going to the bother of exchanging money for sterling in my post office, soaping … Continue reading What’s this Interrobang?
Interrobang‽ Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI_Mljg8DGg How do you follow up on the most unlikely global hit pop song ever? A song, perhaps best known for the infectious chorus, ‘I get knocked down, but I get up again’, scorched across the global pop charts some years ago. Its title was Tubthumbping and the collective responsible for it were Chumbawamba … Continue reading Interrobang‽ Interview
Rebellion 2017 Interrobang
Interrobang A plush theatre in the North West of England. A new band, an audience of punks in a room full of history. There is a sense of excitement. I certainly don't know what to expect, except that Dunstan from Chumbawamba is involved. Naturally, being creatures of habit, we look at the stage......then from behind … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 Interrobang