Rebellion 2017 Day 3 My introduction to los Fastidios came a few years ago. They had just finished an Irish tour that I missed out on. Their background is in oi music. They proudly proclaim football as an interest but also are anti fascist and animal rights exponents. Sure what's not to like. Sing along … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 – Day 3
Rebellion 2017 – Day 2
Before every trip to Blackpool I sit down, pore through the lineup and pick out the must see and the nice to see. I have a problem today. 34 bands are on the list. That may not have been an issue for 18 year old self but it is a problem. It will sort itself … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 – Day 2
Rebellion 2017 The punk and the seagull
I promise this really happened, although it sounds like I am making it up. This was an actual conversation I overheard as I was walking by a punk hunched over a plastic bin eating his takeaway chips. Punk: You're a cheeky little fucker aren't ya. Seagull: *embarrassed but dignified silence*
Rebellion 2017 Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington
Talk with Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington This was one of the most interesting and illuminating chats about entrepreneurship I have heard in a long time. Two young people who loved music, style, culture and having fun opened a club, The Roxy, that four 100 days provided an outlet for the emerging London punk … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington
Rebellion 2017 Barstool Preachers
Barstool Preachers These raucous Londoners remind me a little bit in places of Yellowcard, one of the best of the Warped post-2000 acts. They play an audience-pleasing blend of Pulverising anthemic punk rock. The So Cal punk sound repurposed for English singalongs. I really like the ska bursts in their set with the organ giving … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 Barstool Preachers
Rebellion 2017 Soap Girls
Soap Girls The most under-dressed act. Not surprisingly many of the older punters seemed to like that. Some members of the audience felt compelled to walk up and slap them on the bottoms...the price you pay for art these days? The type of act most people would rather see than listen to. Enough said.
Rebellion 2017 The Pukes
The Pukes The Pukes always make me smile. They are the perfect band for a good time. And the acoustic stage can be a great venue to appreciate bands who can make a point, raise a laugh and even inspire a good old fashioned pub singalong. They played 'Johnny got himself a wife' 'Down by … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 The Pukes
Rebellion 2017 Toyah
Toyah The punks were out in full force for this one; proof that Toyah has a lasting appeal for the people who were teenagers when she was at her commercial peak in the early 1980s. The Opera House venue was packed, and there was something very appropriate about Toyah playing for the punk gathering in … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 Toyah
Rebellion 2017 M.D.C. Acoustic
MDC Hearing MDC always takes me back to the days when I first came across them with Mick 'Mohawk' McCaughan and Barry Cooke. They were one of the bands I listened to most when Mick was the Ents Officer in Trinity in 1984-1985. They proved that low-resource black and white photocopied punk (think fanzines/Maximum Rock'n'Roll) … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 M.D.C. Acoustic
Rebellion 2017 TV Smith Adverts
TV Smith plays the Adverts TV Smith is always a complete and total highlight of Rebellion for me. Tonight he doesn't disappoint even though he is playing the outdoor stage where naturally the sound is not as condensed as the indoor venues. I completely love the first Adverts album. Funnily enough, it reminds me of … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 TV Smith Adverts