THE DUEL “Childish Behavior”

By Mark @

Highly anticipated and long overdue album from one of the UK’s leading female-fronted punk bands that certainly lives up to all expectations and was definitely worth the wait. The Duel are back with this self-financed DIY album that despite being lower budget sounds a lot more complex than their previous album and is a lot more experimental with keyboards and more guitars. It also sounds a lot more poppy and new wave than straight out in-your-face punk, although still being very much old-school punk influenced. The Duel have certainly grown as a band over the last couple of years and have musically come a long way with this album. Tara’s voice is as gritty and edgy as ever and is full of confidence and attitude. Both the time and the effort that The Duel have put into this album is clearly evident as every track is delivered with energy and passion. The album also comes complete with a free bonus disc featuring acoustic tracks and a host of other stuff including an excellent cover of David Bowie’s ‘Ashes To Ashes’. This is an excellent album and The Duel have certainly shown off their songwriting skills, and with twenty-five tracks on two CD’s it is also excellent value for money. You just cant’ buy the sincerity that The Duel show on this album and the tracks are as honest as the day is long. Very catchy and very infectious, The Duel have a real winner on their hands with this very well written album.

Wish i was there, but i will be in spirit – love you joey – thank you for the music, the perserverance, inspiration and the ever gentle spirit you portrayed.

http://www.joeyramone.com/

http://www.officialramones.com/

Birthday rememberance 19th may 2009

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May 09 Update – Issue 13

 - History Of The Hope & Anchor  mega update
- Pubs & Clubs – A look at the key London Venues back in 1977
 - Brian Dennis tells us about The Pitiful
-  Punk face about town in 1976-78 Eddie Duggan tells us ‘he was there!’
-  Tara and Andy of The Duel talk about the band and their newie Childish Behaviour
- Talkpunkers review Andy Blade, PJ Harvey, Penetration & The Specials gigs

Multi page histories, piccies, videos & More!

All here!

http://www.punk77.co.uk/punk2009/may09.htm

LOWER CLASS BRATS are hitting the road with UK Punks VICE SQUAD all along the West Coast and Southwest in June. Before that gets underway, they will be doing a date with UK Oi! legends COCK SPARRER in San Antonio! the BRATS are also taking the shenanigans back to Europe for another tour. COMBAT ROCK will be releasing their upcoming 7” ep “Thoughts About You” and the new title track is available on their Myspace page for your listening pleasure.

Websites:
http://www.myspace.com/lowerclassbratsrulez
http://www.tkorecords.com
http://www.combatrock.com

Tour Dates:
05/23 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit (w/ COCK SPARRER)
06/19 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse (w/ VICE SQUAD)
06/20 Ventura, CA @ Velvet Jones (w/ VICE SQUAD)

06/21 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside (w/ VICE SQUAD)
06/22 Sparks, NV @ Vixens (w/ VICE SQUAD)

06/24 Medford, OR @ Musichead (w/ VICE SQUAD)

06/25 Portland, OR @ Satyricon (w/ VICE SQUAD)
06/26 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon (w/ VICE SQUAD)
06/27 Spokane, WA @ The Cretin Hop (w/ VICE SQUAD)
06/29 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Avalon (w/ VICE SQUAD)

06/30 Denver, CO @ Moe’s (w/ VICE SQUAD)

07/02 Dallas, TX @ The Door (w/ VICE SQUAD)

07/03 Austin, TX @ Emo’s (w/ VICE SQUAD)
07/04 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom (w/ VICE SQUAD)

07/05 Corpus Christi, TX @ House Of Rock (w/ VICE SQUAD)
07/08 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad (w/ VICE SQUAD)

07/09 Phoenix, AZ @ The Sets (w/ VICE SQUAD)
07/10 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar (w/ VICE SQUAD)

07/11 Hollywood, CA @ The Key Club (w/ VICE SQUAD)

08/27 Paris, France @ La Macanique Ondulatoire

08/28 Limoges, France @ Woodstock Boogie Bar

08/30 Ypres, Belgium @ Ieperfest

09/01 Zurich, Czech Republich @ Dynamo

09/03 Munich, Germany @ Orangehouse

09/04 Wien, Austria @ Viper Room

09/06 Brno, Czech Republic @ Faval Club

09/07 Graz, Austria @ Music House

09/08 Feldkirchen, Austria @ Amthof

09/09 Dresden, Germany @ Chemiefabrik

09/10 Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang

09/11 Leipzig, Germany @ Conne Island

09/12 Berlin, Germany @ Clash

09/16 Verden, Germany @ Juz Dampfmuhle

09/17 Oberhausen, Germany @ Druckluft

09/19 Vorselaar, Belgium @ Veusseiler Calling Festival

  KRUM BUMS are getting ready to tear up the United States with the GERMS after their appearance at Chaos in Tejas. The band is still working on their upcoming EP “Same Old Story” which has yet to be released on TKO Records.   Websites:

http://www.myspace.com/krumbums

http://www.tkorecords.com

Tour Dates:
05/23 Austin, TX @ Chaos In Tejas (Red 7)
06/12 Sacramento, CA @ The Distillery (w/ the GERMS)
06/13 Reno, NV @ Club Underground (w/ the GERMS)

06/14 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown (w/ the GERMS)
06/16 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre (w/ the GERMS)

06/17 Seattle, WA @ Neumos (w/ the GERMS)

06/18 Boise, ID @ Gusto’s

06/19 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burts Tiki Lounge (w/ the GERMS)

06/20 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre (w/ the GERMS)

06/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock (w/ the GERMS)

06/23 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s (w/ the GERMS)
06/25 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ the GERMS)

06/26 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class (w/ the GERMS)

06/27 Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s Inner City (w/ the GERMS)

06/28 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place (w/ the GERMS)

06/30 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place (w/ the GERMS)

07/01 Allston, MA @ Harpers Ferry (w/ the GERMS)

07/02 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (w/ the GERMS)

07/03 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes (w/ the GERMS)

07/04 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar (w/ the GERMS)

07/08 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks (w/ the GERMS)

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Have a busy day today too much to do … but before i can get on with this – i have to clear my heart of the crap that’s annoying it … Todays news has primarily been about 3 things so far  :

1) Bank Leaders pay themselved huge bonuses, despite having had huge government bailouts –

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Banks are infuriating.  they rip us off , charge us hugely, turn a country and and its governments on their knees – bring to a standstill the borrowing facilities to a generation of people who have been nurtured to borrow borrow on the never never – cause huge losses as we have been told and told over and over again over the past 6 months – and what for all this – bank leaders pat themselves on the back and give themselves disgusting bonuses.

This is day light robbery.  The banks appear to be well over and beyond the law – they do what they like with no re-percussion of their actions and it appears our government justlays down and takes it -

Now i am no expert – just a day to day person and though my understanding may be simplified the whole think stinks of corrupt exploitation and greed.

With great power comes great responsibility – and these people are lookign afetr themselves.

Its our children that will pay the price they say .. why the f*** should they – when these people are allowed to run riot and fatten there own pockets for a job badly done.

How can we call this justice & how can the good law be upheld when it appears to be corrupt at the core of business leaders. Disgusting – and shame on you *ankers!!

2) Charity shops are booming in trade as credit crunch Britains storm the charity shops to hunt for bargains to ease there shopaholic addiction

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Funny enough i went to the charity shops yesterday – i have often in the past enjoyed these places to get clothes that i can alter for myself – these days i find nothing that inspires.  really fuddy duddy basics – and very over priced some of it – not sure why this is – but thats what my local ones have turned out like – mayeb thre are some better ones about

But trade is so booming that they are running out of clothes. The news reader spoke to a spokeman at oxfam who said that ‘every person in the uk has at least 6 items of clothes that they do not wear – and if they all gave this to the charity this would transalte into huge profits and billions were mentioned

This riled me – This is coming from a charity that i hear had millions invested in the failed  icelandic bank – why the hell have these *ucking people got money to invest ????? what? have they saved all the poor people in the world and they have money spare to invest ????? YOUR Money that us good people give you should be invested in people not in *ucking banks !!!!! GRRRRR  ..

The sick irony is that us poor caring individuals will do what we can to help out because we do care – despite having our own woes.  Maybe this year the bankers should give thier so called bonuses to charities …

3) Last but more devasting – 30 Fires across Australia ruin towns to cinders – they say at least  two of these fires were caused by arsonists.

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What can i say – hugely sad beyond words.  Our hearts go out to all that are having to face these horrid nightmare atrocities put down largely to climate change.  The question has to be asked – is this is the shape of things to come ? seeing hell on earth visualised in our corners of our lands . … The news majors on the fact they they think whoever started the fires are ‘mass murderers’ – well – at least two of them – but what about the rest ? … here the facts on Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP292660

All i can say people is this – Love is the Law – if we can operate all our actions and decisions for the future in Love then we may have a hope in getting through all this .. maybe its time for all  to lay down thier weapons – get heads to gether to see how we can start again .. somehow i hope we are big enough, intelligent enough to do so … ?  : /

‘Victory can be ours – let love bring down guns!’

‘Victory Can be ours – let love overcome!’

THE GATHERING OF THE THOUSANDS

The gathering of the thousands festival for 2009 is taking place on holiday Friday April 10th at the Coronet theatre, 26-28 New Kent road, London, SE1 6TJ.
This all night festival is unique with live appearances from a selection of twenty-five groups taking place in the main auditorium throughout the entire event, which runs from 6pm until 7am.
There is also a second stage that will host the remaining groups before turning into a clubroom sometime after midnight offering the very best sounds to please all, and a third space will be used as a Rock “n” roll floor.

The Coronet is London’s best venue that has many bars, which will be open all night offering a wide range of quality alcoholic and soft drinks at reasonable prices, along with various drinks promotions. There is a large off street secure smoking area where food will be available and there are NO movement restrictions therefore people can move freely between this, the main arena, balcony and second and third rooms as they choose. There is no curfew on entering into the venue but there is strictly no readmission thereafter.

LIVE:

CONFLICT.ROMEO MUST DIE.THE GRIT.RUBELLA BALLET.PIG IRON.FUCKSHOVEL.EXSTINCTION OF MANKIND.BLITZKRIEG.DIRTY LOVE.POUNDAFLESH.BARBAR LUCK.LOST CHERRES.ACTIVE SLAUGHTER.THE DUEL.THE JIM JONES REVUE.THE LOYALTIES.KILL CASINO.NEMHAIN.MORAL DILEMMA.N.F.D.WHITE LIGHT PARADE.THE VEIL.SHUSH.UNION X.DISRUPTERS.

DJ’S VODKA.BATMAN.RIYAD.SIDESHOW.NINA.SEAMUS666.SOULSCRAPER 69.DYLAN.APOLLO.OLD MAN SHAUN.CHRIS SETZER.FAITHANDBELLADEAR.YOMPINGUY.

The Gathering is being recorded for D.V.D release and scenes for the Conflict mini movie Tilt are also being filmed during the event.

Advance tickets for this event are extremely advisable and are on open sale now at £15.00 each online from http://www.seetickets.com and http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

In person from Resurrection records (Camden) All ages records (Camden) and Sister ray (Berwick street)
By post from Mortarhate.P.O Box 448,Eltham, London, SE9 2QS
(make payment to Mortarhate,price includes delivery)

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW. – PRICE £15 6pm – 7am !!
GROUP TICKETS @ Discounted rate of £10 !!!*
On the door £20 squid – book now to avoid strife !!

*Discounted tickets £10 each for group bookings These limited tickets are available now online, please visit the Paypal website and send the correct amount to gatherings@ntlworld.com . Please put ‘Gathering Tickets’ in the subject bar and the number of tickets you require in the message box.

An end of an era for all of us – a turning back of our memories and on art & music culture. Very sad that this gorgeous theatre with its many legendary artists who have played there will be shut down. and for what ?

‘The Astoria will be demolished to make way for Crossrail, despite public opposition and an online petition. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone confirmed that the venue “can’t be saved’

Also to go is the LA2, The metro, Sin – basically a big part of music culture on the fringe of west end and soho

Apparently in the bubble of extortionate over priced property values The Astoria was sold in June 2006 by Compco Holdings property group Derwent Valley Central for £23.75m, who were rumoured to be planning to convert the site into a combination of shops, flats and offices to take advantage of an increase in property prices for the 2012 Olympics .

Now that property prices have turned on thier heads and are going down and down every day as people struggle to keep their business’s, livelihoods going – lets hope that those who put greed and money before art, music & youth culture will pay the price where it will hurts them the most -thier own pockets.
They are ripping down a major part of local peoples, artists and tourists enjoyment. My brain cant make sense of why they need to do this for the 2012 olympics – They should be showing off the best things of London – not tearing it down? Now i hear the railway wont be ready til 2017 ???

I really hope in the most loving way – that all their plans will be scuppered every step of the way .. despite protests – the peoples pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
But lets hope all is not lost .. lets hope somehow there may be some justice and thier development plans will fail & fail somehow someway .. they made thier plans when money appeared to be no object – now money is an object to these people so i hope thier plans will fail – even still.

on 31st January there was going to be a final punk gig at the Astoria, but apparently this plan was met with opposition – so it had to be cancelled.
The Astoria held its last gig last night and closes its doors for the last time on 15th January.

To all the cool people, that worked their and those of us, who go out/went out around their regularly for the love of music, i feel nothing but sadness.
I can’t bring myself to say RIP Astoria because i hope that it doesnt. I hope that the greedy developers and fat cats will lose lose lose for messing with Rock n Roll heritage ..

Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records, said the Astoria, which opened as a cinema in 1927 and became a concert venue in 1976, had “a lot of soul and character”. He added: “In Paris or Mexico places like this don’t get knocked down, they get revamped. It’s criminal they’re knocking down these iconic buildings.”

There you go – nuff said – ‘It’s Criminal’

So i hope the criminals dont win.

by Tara Rez

Happy New Year everyone!

Woke up this morning with T4 on Channel 4 and they were interviewing Girls Aloud – you know that girl band outfit – they were asking them what music they dont like and guess what they said – heavy metal and punk . i mean what a bunch of ***** .

’so do you write any of the songs?’ they were asked – hahahaha that was funny listening to them try and make out they were involved -
they are just like models really – someone else makes the clothes, they have to wear them – and they have been made a musical career in the same vein. as much as you dont get punk/metal – i dont get girl bands/ boy bands – although when i was a kid i did love singing with a load of other girls – and i guess that’s what they are trying to do – appeal to the kids – get their imagination – but they are not helping the kids music imagination – where has the great empire of boy bands and girl bands taken the mass population in inspiration ?
i may have been a kid who would get up at school and sing a song with a bunch of girls while ‘miss’ played the piano – but bloody hell, thru love for it took it one step at a time further – didnt carry on singing with me school mates for the rest of me sodding music life – it makes no sense to me why these people exist – all the simon cowells and their clothes horses have achieved is inspiring a generation of kids not to give a shit about music really – another reason why they dont buy records anymore – utlimate interest has been taken away from music – you know the true hearttfelt stuff that you relate to and makes you rock while you’re rolling thru life – they’ve taken the imagination out of it all and produced us with a pile of prestine shit on a plate – and now with X Factor theuy’re bloody tryingto clone a load more of the same shite !!!

so – you dont like punk girls aloud? hmm you screw your nose up cos you really cant understand it ? your showing your ignorance and your showing blatant lack of ability to inspire because you have not allowed grass roots music to inspire you – sad – you’re very sad

so we stand at different sides of the track – and in this new year am happy where i’m standing and with whom.

To celebrate the new year – please read the new edition of Punk Globe – lovingly brought together by Ginger Coyote