Clinic have announced they will be playing a show with Archie Bronson Outfit, DJ Laurence Bell and These New Puritans on Thursday December 14th a the Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design.
The venue staged pivotal gigs in history by the likes of Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks and Adam Ant.
DGK have just added the mighty healthy pop of Washington DC bad man Darren Harper to the team. For an example of Darren’s ghetto pop, try this switch heelflip for size..?
In related DC news, the Washington Gold rail might be rendered unskateable after some kid decided to connect his board and a security guard’s head. Footage of the incident hit the net like wildfire but has since been removed. Skaters are stupid too sometimes.
Something sweet comes from Germany and its called Hessenmob – a collective of artists and skaters that like to rip it up on any terrain, all the time.
The boys are busy right now working on a new video called The Kids Are All Ride which looks like a load of fun. Someone’s been training up the ol’ manuals…
Walter Schreifels, who has been part of the bands Rival Schools, Quicksand and Gorilla Biscuits, recently did an acoustic performance of songs spanning his career and has made them available online.
You can hear them by clicking here.
Fat Wreck Chords have announced that Smoke Or Fire’s next release with be called This Sinking Ship and will be released sometime next year.
In other news on the label, the video for Love Equals Death’s new track Bombs Over Brooklyn has been posted online. The track comes from Nightmerica and you can check it out by clicking here.
Brixton Academy
09.10.06
After a 2 year break in recording albums, A.F.I have made one hell of a comeback. Hitting London in May at the Electric Ballroom warming up after roughly 4 years, they follow their sold out performances with a bigger venue. The one and only Brixton Academy. They surely enough manage to sell out this venue quick enough, with touts not even having to try and push the high in demand tickets. I am lucky enough to arrive late, and get ushered through the same door as Davey. Seeing the band arrive in perfectly made up form it looks like butter wouldn’t melt in their straightedge mouths.
Gracing their immaculate, clean, white stage, the band is clad in matching white lycra pant suits showing off their new ‘buffer’ physique. Inspiration from the Darkness perhaps, or in step with their 70’s-esque track “Miss Murder“? Davey bounces around on stage strutting newly rehearsed moves to every piercing chord. Surely enough every word has a buttoned down move, which has been perfected and will be practiced over the next 2 months of touring. With a few months of rehearsing behind them, the band is sounding tighter than those lycra slacks, so its no wonder they receive a warm London welcome.
Playing tracks from their new love inspired album, Decemberunderground, vegan Davey Havoks’ voice has marvelled a miraculous recovery, after shattering his vocal chords many months ago. If you have heard any of the soaring songs of Sing the Sorrow it isn’t any wonder! As one of my personal favourite albums, I am only too pleased when they play “Silver and Cold“, “Dancing through Sunday“, “Bleed Black“, “Girl’s Not Grey” one of the top singles of 2003 and sing about it classic “The Celluloid Dream“.
Celebrating their 15th anniversary in June, classics like “Ever and a Day“, and the ringing out of “I want you, I want you, I want you…to stay” in their infamous track “Days of the Phoenix” from the album “The Art of Drowning” have people singing along. Definitely an older crowd than the Electric Ballroom in earlier May this year where Davey had to curl into a ball on stage to reach those high notes without straining his voice too much.
Playing one of his personal top 3s’ ”Love Like Winter“, and new to become bonafide classic “Endlessly, She Said” the new album Decemberunderground is well paced, and is a tangible example of a maturing band comfortable enough to experiment with their own sound without losing their identity. From tracks like double-edged “Kiss and Control” to hand clapping synthesised beat of “Love Like Winter” they are sure to steal fans from the likes of My Chemical Romance and the like.
After an encore they politely thank the crowd again before disappearing into the darkness.
Niki Kova’cs
[Photos by Jen Saul]
Kingston Peel
09.10.06
Tonight’s show may be Adequate Seven’s second-to-last before their imminent split, but a sombre evening was never on the cards with a bill this good. South London ska-punks Mouthwash are nothing short of outstanding tonight; playing a set almost entirely made up of new material that boasts a more soulful, expansive sound, whilst retaining the band’s trademark streetwise edge. Even old favourites ‘Fools Gold’ and ‘We Evolve’ sparkle with a new-found vitality that they lacked on record.
Against All Authority clearly have several fans in attendance, and tonight the Floridian waste no time in whipping the Peel into a maelstrom. Songs like ‘Sweet Televised Destruction’ and ‘Radio Waves’ are raw, raging ska-core at its finest, and it’s a wonder to watch vocalist/bassist Danny Lore’s fingers fly as he leads his band through yet another musical assault to the senses. It’s been their first visit to the UK in five years; here’s hoping we don’t have to wait that long for the next one.
Adequate Seven’s fans clearly aren’t prepared to say goodbye just yet; with the funked-up groove of ‘Head Up High’ soon giving way to the crowd’s chants of “Don’t split up!”. Indeed, it seems a shame for the Cardiff septet to split when they’ve arguably never sounded better or looked more confident onstage. Anyone not dancing tonight would be well advised to check their pulse, because songs like ‘Gotta Stay Focused’ and ‘Human Condition’ are arguably the finest meld of funk and hardcore since the heyday of Fishbone and Bad Brains. The sight of the sweat-drenched crowd baying for an encore says it all; this band are loved, and they will be missed.
Click the above for more info on the Game Of Skate at Kent’s Unit 1 park!
Our mates over at Xynthetic have been busy bunnies. They’ve just decided they’re going to be putting out some podcasts, and their first one has gone live, featuring head honcho Gav with the Xyn filmer Jonny Clooney, talking crap and playing some choice hip hop.
To get the show, go to www.xynthetic.co.uk/podcast.php and subscribe or click this link to subscribe automatically in iTunes.
In addition to this, Gav and Mr Jago have started to make boards again which you can check out here, in preparation for the Rebelo:06 exhibition in Newcastle.
Seeing as the Pro-model truck is here to stay, the trend setters that are Thunder have decided to release two new models that will easily match your Halloween costumes come October 31st. First off is the limited edition Jaime Thomas Hallowings truck, that comes in electric orange and flat black. Then, you can try out the brand new Erik Ellington Nightvision truck that comes in all metallic black with fog-grey bushings. Scary…
