Tag Archives: Rat Scabies

Gig review: VIVE LE ROCK AWARDS – Islington Academy, London, 27 March 2019

Posted on March 28, 2019 by petefeenstra

Tonight’s 2019 Vive le Rock Awards was always going to be a broad musical church, what with a mix of punk, new wave and glam artists populating the bill. That said, the spirit of punk hangs heavily on a night … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged Animal, Anti Nowhere League, Barry Masters, Blue Carpet Band, Buzzcocks, Christine 'Sugary' Staple, Dave Grantley, Ed Tudor-Pole, Eugene Butcher, gig, Girl School, glam, Glen Matlock, hardcire punk, Jackie Chambers, Jaz Coleman, Jim Jones, Killing Joke, Kim McAuliffe, Lee Thompson, Midge Ure, Pete Shelly, pubrock, punk, Ranking Roger, Rat Scabies, review, roots, ska, Steve Diggle, Stiff Little Fingers, Suzi Quatro, The Beat, The Specials, The Stranglers, Vive Le Rock Awards 2019 | 1 Comment

Quick plays: DESTINIA, THE RADIO SUN, RAT SCABIES

Posted on July 30, 2018 by jason

DESTINIA Metal Souls Frontiers [Release date 13.07.18] Destinia is the new project featuring Japanese shred merchant Nozomu Wakai, who has released two albums to date under his own name – ‘Requiem For A Scream’ (2014) and ‘Anecdote Of The Queens’ … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays | Tagged album, Beautiful Strange, Destinia, Frontiers, Lords Of Black, melodic, metal, Metal Souls, Nozomu Wakai, Rainbow, Rat Scabies, review, rock, Ronnie Romero, shred, The Damned, THE RADIO SUN | Leave a comment

Book review: Smashing it Up: A Decade of Chaos with the Damned by Kieron Tyler

Posted on September 3, 2017 by jason

Omnibus Press The book focuses on their formation and subsequent first decade, where along with the Clash and the Sex Pistols, were one of the first punk bands. The influence of the band stretches far and wide, be it them … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged alternative, book, Brian James, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Kieron Tyler, Omnibus Press, punk, Rat Scabies, review, rock, Smashing It Up, The Damned | Leave a comment

Album review: THE MUTANTS – Your Desert My Mind

Posted on November 18, 2016 by petefeenstra

Killer Tracks [Release date 23.09.16] Fortified by a mission statement that reads: “The Mutants take to the underworld to plot and scheme with their network of punks, hippies, dandies, rude boys, lowlifes and degenerates to hatch a diabolical plan to … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts | Tagged album, Bingo Richey, Brent DeBoer, Chris Constantinou, Chris Goss, David Catching, Dead Can Dance, desert rock, Eagles of Death Metal, Hawkwind, Iggy Pop, New Wave, Peter Holmstrom, Primal Scream, psychedelia, punk, Queens of The Stoneage, Rat Scabies, review, Sean Wheeler, Space, stoner rock, The Dandy Warhols, The Mutants, The Psychedelic Furs, Victoria Williams, Wild Man Fischer, Your Desert My Mind, Zia McCabe | Leave a comment

Quick plays: ALBERT AF EKENSTAM, ROADKILL, FRACTALMIND

Posted on October 11, 2016 by jason

ALBERT AF EKENSTAM Ashes Kning Disk [Release date 14.10.16] ‘Ashes’ is the debut album from Albert af Ekenstam, who is a member of Tempel and his fellow band member Filip Leyman joins him on drums/keys/production. Singer/guitarist Sumie Nagano and trumpeter … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays | Tagged Albert af Ekenstam, album, Ashes, Chris Goss, Extinct, Fractalmind, progressive, Rat Scabies, review, Roadkill, rock, singer songwriter, Stainless, The Mutants, Tragic Earth | Leave a comment

Quick Plays: MAX NAVARRO, FLIPRON, JOHN WHEELER, PIG IRON

Posted on November 27, 2012 by jason

MAX NAVARRO – Hard Time www.maxnavarro.com Max Navarro has been releasing music since 2002 and this is his third album, although according to the PR blurb he is already working on his next album It is a mix of catchy … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays | Tagged Argonaut, FLIPRON, Hayseed Dixie, John Wheeler, Max Navarro, Pig Iron, Rat Scabies, The Burning Of Rome, The Damned | 1 Comment

Brian James & Rat Scabies (with Texas Teri) on 7th June at the 100 Club

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jason

Brian James & Rat Scabies (with Texas Teri) on 7th June at the 100 Club. Playing classic album Damned Damned Damned. Tickets and more details here **All pre ordered ticket holders + those arriving at the venue at 7.30pm will … Continue reading →