The Gods of Black Metal and to date the undisputed #1 are Venom from Newcastle which were formed 1978 and with some breaks still active. Fifteen ..
Time to honor another band which is since 1978 active, the Cockney Rejects were formed in the East End of London by brothers Jeff and Micky ..
Into the weekend with a real rarity and I can’t say when this litte piece was released. Facts are: 1-9 Demos ca.1976, 10-21 live elsewhere ..
Before I watch the Euro-League match now a superb recording by the Adicts from 31. October 1986 in the Alabama Hall, Munich which was released ..
“This group are important. They are something new, young and exciting. They’re fuckin great!” Mark P.(Sniffin Glue 5.11.1976). This ..
Pretty cool label compilation by Beat The System/Lightbeat Records with their house bands and in 1982 they have published of those ..
This litte dittie comes via Recordrom Records in a limited edition of 1000 copies and all bands have a female voice at the micro. Our ..
Quarter-finals and today draw, let’s see who is swept away next. Weekend is there and we start with the rare debut by Picture ..
Always an excellent choice is the sound of the Angelic Upstarts and I chose their third album because it includes lots of classics. ..
It goes forward now with this sunny compilation by Incognito Records and its a small excerpt of their proud 333 x Up & Down ..
And again Bondage Records, in collaboration with the French label V.I.S.A. was this little cold wavy gold piece created and there are sounds ..
Back to classics with the Drones, started out in the Manchester area in 1974 as a Glam Rock outfit called Rockslide, releasing a lone single ..
Third part of this damn cool mini-serie which came via 77 Records to us. Eighteen rare UK smasher from 1977-1982. I know a quarter ..
Can’t say exactly where I got these beautiful recordings but the early concerts of The Cure are always a highlight for me because ..
A very cool re-release is this pretty round disc and both records were originally released in 1982 and 1983 by the legendary short-lived English ..
Long ago that I posted a 7Inch and now a little rare thing by rather unknown Punk band from Wigan, Lancashire/England called The Deceased ..
Oh Yeah, we come to fast aggressive straight up punk and heavy guitar riffs by Birmingham’s finest: G.B.H with their first full ..
Last post in January and we welcome the Dazzlers, a Cambridge-based powerpop group comprising Keith Wild (vocals), Rob Harper ..
Let’s get to a band that certainly polarized, especially since they also released their records on Rock-O-Rama (1985) when the label ..
Get A Life is the sixth studio album by Belfast pioneers Stiff Little Fingers and since 1977 they celebrate refreshing punk ..
This unofficial compilation by State Laughter Records is full with fourteen nuggets and we talkin’ about Crisis, a band which was formed ..
Happy new year together and I hope you had a great transition. A new blogger year is coming up and I try to sweeten you this with refreshing ..
A great politically charged band, not as heavily political as Crass, but great well thought out meaninful lyrics are there. The Skeptix ..
The third and last good album by this four piece Liverpool Wavers and for me a significant increase to Listen. It was their last ..
Puhhh, slept a long time today and I must go right back in the direction of Offenbach and meet one of my ex-girlfriend for dinner in a Belgian ..
Only release by this interesting and vigorous four piece from Oswestry/Wales on Oi! Records. Complete Control were Lacoste ..
Now a band I didn’t know until today but a piece is on the tape compilation Where The Wilder Things Are which I posted six weeks ..
Let’s come to quieter sounds this morning and attentive followers know that Talk Talk began as the Reaction and released a splendid ..
Let’s come to another rare nugget of English music with the Buzz from Shrewsbury, formed 1978 and they released their first awesome ..
Volume 5 with more great British punk originals and as the previous slabs brimming with exquisite material (some of them unpublished nowadays) and ..
Splendid limited compilation from Rot Records and all tracks are unavailable elsewhere and the title can’t be more appropriate. ..
A treat tonight first and we swim through the english channel and meet the Cult Maniax that formed in Great Torrington/Devon in 1978 ..
A small live album by the Oppressed!, a skinhead band who hated what nazi politics was doing to the scene, formed 1981 in Cardiff, Wales. ..
Weekend’s knocking, let’s see what it has in the luggage for us. Hmmm…. a small CD with twenty-seven catchy songs, five ..
First glass of beer today and we join it with Guns ‘N’ Wankers, punkers formed by ex-members of Snuff and rockers of the Wildhearts in ..
Finally, a classic and fantastic album. Their second record on Trapper Records by Peter & The Test Tube Babies, a Punk Rock band formed ..
Time for another OX compilation and because CD days are I have decided #54. As always a very diverse mix by bands from all the beautiful ..
Let me bring some Sun into your house with Alexander Minto Hughes, better known as Judge Dread, and if reggae then nobody can’t ..
Today I’ve been scouring my CDs and discovering some treasures and I have to admit, I don’t hear enough of them. That’s ..
A little powerpoppunk which was released by CBS and the Continentals bring us two great tunes that shows the majors had taste but lost it soon. The ..
Riot Squad were a punk rock band from Mansfield, England and formed 1981 with an initial line-up of Duncan “Dunk” Mason (vocals), ..
Second and last output by The Dark, a quartet from Islington, on Fallout Records and this captures the band playing their last ..
Welcome May and we say Hello! with a classic, the spledid debut album by The Business on Secret Records (original called Loud, Proud and Punk ..
Today I wanna shine with a few essential compilations and we kick off with a mini serie called Shake Some Action which bring us rare ..
I’m ripping at the moment the first solo album by Evo which is called Warfare and was released via High Roller Records and it’s ..
Only piece by this very unknown combo with female singer on Clubland Records. Two decent powerpop numbers, released without a cover ..
I can save words to the next band, everyone knows them and everyone loves them and everyone hates them. Machine Gun Etiquette is the third ..
Today we come to a nice Powerpop/Punk band which were formed in Belfast 1976 by Terry (vocals + guitars), Paul (guitars), Sean (bass) and Liam ..
I turn the gear back a little and we beam ourselves into the glorious UK New Wave/Pop era of the 80s and this combo is still a secret ..
For breakfast I serve some delicacies from the French label Panx Productions and the table is plenty covered with sixteen bands ..