March 21 1992 Spiny Norman Quartet+ Sweet Mary Jane Barnstormers 2 days after getting 140 people to see the Spermbirds, 24 turned up to witness 2 Belfast bands. They were doing an Irish tour and asked to play Dublin. The people in Spiny Norman Quartet helped out with Warzone Collective in Belfast and in turn … Continue reading Spiny Norman Quartet, Sweet Mary Jane – Dublin 1992
Fugazi, Chumbawamba, In Motion – Dublin 1992
May 11 1992 Fugazi, Chumbawamba, In Motion SFX
Jackbeast, The Steam Pig, Porn, Brian Bannon, Yawn – Dublin 1996
December 13 1996 Jackbeast, The Steam Pig, Porn, Brian Bannon, Yawn The Attic
Circus Lupus, Lungfish, Flexihead – Dublin 1994
February 22 1994 Circus Lupus, Lungfish, Flexihead Barnstormers
Jello Biafra and John Lydon…the punk jesters.
The punk jesters Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine came to Dublin this week and they entertained a large and receptive crowd in the Button Factory. When I say 'they came to Dublin' I actually mean that some promoter brought them over and make it happen....in this case, as Jello acknowledged from the … Continue reading Jello Biafra and John Lydon…the punk jesters.
Slice Of Life – Love and a Lampost
Slice of Life Love and a Lampost Overground Records Steve Ignorant finally gets to sing, under the studio microscope. I've listened to him in various formats over the years, Crass and Schwarzennegar being the main two. Steve's vocals have always been covered by the racous noise of Crass or the electric sound of Schwarzennegar. It … Continue reading Slice Of Life – Love and a Lampost
Bear Trade – Blood And Sand
bear trade Blood and sand Waterslide Records Where bear trade make a mockery of the concept of The difficult second album. Paint a picture in your mind of Northern England and a band singing in the ruins of a derelict building, singing through the grime and dirt and greyness of a country split. There's a … Continue reading Bear Trade – Blood And Sand
Wanna buy a zine?
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 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
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