The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Growing Up With Punk is a beautifully presented coffee table book packed from cover to cover with celebrity memories paying tribute to the bands that inspired an entire generation…… Written by Nicky Weller, Barry Cain, Russell Reader and Den Davis who brought you Growing up with …The Jam and ‘About the Young Idea’ Exhibitions and Published by Nicetime inc Ltd. A host of household names from the world of music, Rat Scabies, Hazel O’Connor, Billy Idol, Glen Matlock , Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler, Hugh Cornwell, Captain Sensible, Clem Burke, Toyah, Gaye Advert, plus fitting tributes to the bands and the time and the stars the punk movement inspired, including Shirley Manson, Jilted John (aka Graham Fellows) to actors and media personalities including Mike Read, Gary Bushell, Martin Freeman, Fred Armisten and many many more. Heart-warming personal recollections, accolades and unseen photos, including Virginia Turbett, Jill Furmanovsky and Martyn Goddard, this really is a must read for any music fan. With a punk era DJ set topping and tailing tonight’s proceedings, Julie Hamill interviews Nicky Weller on stage in the world famous Dublin Castle, where so many of the afore mentioned people have previously soaked up the mojo. We will invite questions from the audience and you can purchase the book and get it signed by Nicky her good self.  “Punk was both a political and social movement. I fitted into the social side of it. The community was the first time I experienced people listening to my ideas without being openly scornful to my face. Punk was my refuge and my home.”

 The Prods –High octane punk rock and bastard roll with massive chords and massive attitude of a Godfathers, Pistols, Heartbreakers kind- massive guitar sound, great harmonies… ‘Losing at darts, beer and motorbikes since 2010. ‘ Andrew Robert and The Three Kings-  Gritty Oasis-esque hook laden indie pop with a bit of a Muse aspect to the soaring vox. other tunes are on a 70’s gritty glam tip Mott The Hoople. Also recalls The Who. Jerry- from York, skinny yoots playing adventurous funk tinged alt/art rock, super slinky with it, a coarse and horse narrative vocal puts you in mind of The Stranglers on Peaches or something. An agreeably odd mashing together of dissonant guitar, loping drums and funk breakdowns. Elements of Jonathan Richman , Half Japanese and The Fall. Inigo Blue & The System- Effortlessly cool pop referencing Bowie but through an 80’s sounding chamber  pop filter  with a unique and rather excellent vocal up-front. Go-Chi-Minh- Garage indie-billy in the vein of Fat White Family and therefore early Fall, there’s a sleaze-punk element that reminds of The Cramps too. Ace

Punk’s Payday Karaoke–  Payday Punk Rock And New Wave Karaoke is our monthly fourth Friday of the month regular Dublin Castle sing and be Damned happening. Featuring our bespoke punk and indie covers crack team The DPRK– AKA Democratic Punk Rock Karaoke– and their mahoosive book of fabulous songs that you can perform live on stage in London’s most iconic venue.  Free drink for the first 20 full paying punters entering the on stage fray. Featuring special guest turns and DJ Fuzz at the musical controls to keep the party going til the wee wee hours, this will be your monthly must attend event in Camden Town and certainly the only one where you can unleash your inner Johnny, Debbie, Joey or Joe. You are a fucking star, see you at the fucking bar.  Those songs- Beastie Boys – Fight for your right Billy Idol – White Wedding/Blink 182 – All the small things/Blondie – Hanging on the Telephone /Blondie – One way or another/Blur – Song 2 /The Buzzcocks – Every Fallen in Love?/The Clash – I Fought the Law /The Clash – London Calling /The Clash – White Riot/The Damned – New Rose /Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia/Elastica – Connection/Electric Six – Gay Bar /The Fall – Totally Wired/Green Day – American Idiot /The Hives – Hate to say I told you so/Hole – Celebrity Skin /Iggy Pop – I wanna be your dog/Joan Jett – I Love Rock n Roll/Joy Division – Transmission/Kings of Leon – Molly’s Chambers/Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit/Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop/Ramones – Wanna be Sedated /Rancid – Ruby Soho /The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning /Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the U.K. /Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen /Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant /Stone Roses – I wanna be adored/Talking Heads – Once in a lifetime/Talking Heads – Psycho Killer /UK Subs – CID /The Undertones – Teenage Kicks The Vapors – Turning Japanese/Weezer – Hash Pipe. Plus 2 great bands early doors to git you in the mood.  Karma Creep – appearing tonight as winners of the much respected Sareno Rockfest Competition in Italy. Pendennis– Joy Division (early) meets The Wedding Present with a bit of Interpol but more urgency , more scratchy post punk intensity.

The Annual Midsummer Spizz Party starring Spizz Energi is now on it’s what 6th, 7th, 8th year? We’re not sure, but we do know it’s a punky reggae party you can’t be missing whether you be a equinoxually inclined pagan party animal, a Scifi punky pop enthusiast or just someone who knows a good night out when he or she sees one. Feel the heat, feel the fun. Where’s Captain Kirk? Right here, beam up to Planet Bugbear and get your phazers set to stun. Also featuring this time around. A lot cheaper than the Isle of White fest & you don’t need a tent! Raffles, Quiz, acoustic early start then full on SpizzOut. Hercules II- All star all noisenik heroes of London Grunge and Lurch and general post punk mayhem Herc 2 (named after the Steptoe and Son horse natch)  return to lay down slabs of multi layered noise on a Sabs and Sunn O meets Stooges via Wooden Shjips tip. It’s a beautiful psychedelic slab of sound that’s gonna whack you round the head, beatifically. The Real Rocksteady– Featuring vocalist Elvis De Costa. Superbly deft and effortlessly adroit behind them Spizz skins is one Jeff Walker...and the drummer puts in an extra shift tonight with his other band….looking forward to some nice easky skankin’ reggaematic vibes to kick the Spizzfest off tonight. Vibes, yes, vibes. DJ s We Got Killers – Punk, reggae, soul, exotica. electronica…..the only criteria being killer diller dancefloor enablement aplenty. Git down.

Football Spesh- Come On Engerland! All Dayer from 3pm. Starring The Adrenaline Animals- (Ruskies allowing)- watch this space. The Adrenaline Animals – Snappy punk informed indie rock with a big over-driven guitar sound, which touches on Oasis as does the vocal at times with elements of The Vaccines and Arctic Monkeys but the aggression and kick ass attitude is all their own. Fantastic live band with a must view vim about them.  All the way from Sheff, punk n grunge provided by Bad Moon Rising Normaliser Epitaph Soul shredder Nothin2heavy Vida Wasteman

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Football Spesh- Come On Engerland! Starring The Adrenaline Animals- (Ruskies allowing)- watch this space. The Funky Dawgz- big brass frontline , all good players who can rip up a solo, with a groovin’ riddim section plus plenty of high jinks MCing and mass vocalizing, utta the U.S , and over here to sass up our Soccer…, great stuff – “Our sound is akin to the streets of New Orleans with a rock, hip hop, and R&B flair. With our high energy horns” The Adrenaline Animals – Snappy punk informed indie rock with a big over-driven guitar sound, which touches on Oasis as does the vocal at times with elements of The Vaccines and Arctic Monkeys but the aggression and kick ass attitude is all their own. Fantastic live band with a must view vim about them.

Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons–  Puss Johnson up front, taunting the crowd into a participatory cat scratch fever moshpit as the solid as fook Jake and Ant lay down the rawest, wranglingest, wriggling rocknroll imaginable.  For fans of The Stooges, The Cramps, Sex Pistols and Bikini Kill for sure but so much diverse input to enjoy here and they always sound just like their good selves. Excitement and fun assured.  Anarchistwood – prankterism and punk power with the fab vision of Frank Cutter upfront …cutting thru the crap with some counter cultural ramalama part Detroit ’69, part Boredom ’76 and thirdly part Battle Of The Beanfield ’80s. All parts perfectly synced for pure punk rock pleasure. f The Blunders– Politically charged attitude to the fore telling us what for with a semi narrated not exactly rap but kinda rap delivery and some insistent punky but tight and disciplined grooves..a bit Clash like but more like an organic deconstructed Gang Of  4 meets Alabama 3 or something. Lemmy and co as Motorhead also reverberate a lot here, as do Killing Joke, Ministry and Hawkwind. Hate Penny – The guitar/drums White Stripes formula gets a particularly frenzied blues wailin’ makeover. The Hate Penny effect is big and ballsy. Great grinding rocknroll.

John Rossall is a founding member of The Glitterband, the silver clad powerhouse behind the disgraced one we don’t need to bother with anymore…it’s all about these guys. This is John Rossall’s glorious Glitterband…So prepare yourself for an uninhibited,  joyous journey through their amazing run of superb 1970s defining hit singles. And what a primal, mould breaking, magnificent pop noise they made in their 1970s heyday…check the record… Rock And Roll Part 2, I love You Love, Angel Face, Hello Hello I’m Back Again, Just For You…so many more!…loads of ace numbers…so here’s a reet treat for you all. The Glitterband playing all them fabulous numbers again, book early! Let’s Get Together Again… The Priscillas- long standing all girl trash n garage/punk n roll London institution with proper ballsy tood to the fore. Kerrang said it adroitly – ‘The Cramps, The Shangri Las and New York Dolls all rolled into one’…A perfect start to a brilliant party. Spitting Feathers– how do you fancy hearing a wealth of crazy poptabulous  covers all done in a cranked up crafted punk rock style played by some people either old enough to know better or so very young they know its cool. Its cool.  DJs We Got Killers- The Glitterbeat, Northern Soul, punk classics, ’60s shimmy, exotica and beats to die for. Party ignition assured.

Zen – Riffs of a Fall-ish hue..I hear the Folk Devils too, some snotty Yanker punk touches, a bit of Cabbage and other ne’er do well twisted punky types – ‘We are a 4 piece experimental Indie band formed out of the ashes of an excess driven society, playing everything from danceable indie ballads to heavier punk and blues inspired rock songs, with plenty of audience participation and big stage performances to ensure everyone has a good time’…good lads…full of urgency and angst and sexy with it. Better Than Mending – Bristolian post hardcore band with some fabulously wayward guitar led charges into experimental rock territory and impassioned vocalese. Fans of Enter Shakiri might be up for this. eware The Bear – Grunge pop again but although does sound a tad like Foo Fighters, big hooks, decent use of light n shade it has the cock-sure swagger of Oasis, good work. Slip Digby-Pacey blues infused Grunge rock with soulful vocals on a rockin’ Fu Manchu tip rather than yer Pearl Jams, neat. For The Hornets-Punk n roll with a fair bit of old school punk in the mix, there’s a bit of a Ramones-like sing-along aspect to the tunes but with a gritty,  abrasive sound that reminds of Nirvana too, but less intense more pop. The Multitude – The Multitude blend a lyrically-driven mix of prog-rock and melodic metal, with hints of neo-classical elements layered onto progressive rock soundscapes. Portentious and dynamic doomo rocknroll.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Terry Edwards is the multi instrumentalist renaissance man of head spinning multiple musical machinations…starting in pithy punk funk indie peasants The Higsons back in the early 1980s thru Gallon Drunk, Tony Visconti’s Holy Holy,  Madness, PJ Harvey, Lydia Lunch, The Near Jazz Experience, Lydia Lunch, The Scapegoats and really, really tooooo many more to mention! “One Step Beyond” isn’t the best album in the world it’s not even the best album by Madness. It is, however, a great record and an exceptional debut album -fully formed despite half the band still being in their teens and it remains as exhilarating, inspiring and as much fun as when people first heard it nearly 30 years ago. Through extensive interviews with the band, as well as producers Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley, Terry Edwards tells the inside story of how Madness rose to be the most successful singles band of the 1980s in the UK charts. Terry faces the white hot Q and A of our resident scribe Ms Julie Hamill tonight alongside Mark ‘Bedders’ Bedford from yer actual Madness with bespoke musical illustrations care of DJ Tony Bugbear.

The Joneses The eagerly anticipated return of this fantastic tribute to The Smiths . Expect classics from The Smiths back catalogue as well as a number of deep cuts as they recreate a Smiths live show like no-one else can Radio Generation– .Rad Gen are our good friend Lord Numb in a new new wave, post punk and punk rock conceptualizing tribute scenario…the setlist will be a dream coz the guy has taste…there’ll be some Bowie I’d warrant…what else? Wait and see..it’ll be tremendous. Forget The Down-London band doing a feisty alt rock with a baggy swagger but a hard rocking riff monster edge. Dynamic stuff. Like Oasis go rawk

Lyla- With eleven years providing incredible beats behind The Fall under his belt, the man they call Funky Si, Mr Simon Wolstencroft to you, moved on to working with Ian Brown and lots more ace artists, having once of course beaten the drum for The Stone Roses themselves and been the percussive heartbeat in the pre Morrissey Smiths, or Freak Party as they were known at the time. Last year’s revival of the Freak Party early recordings with Angie Brown on vocals may point some of the way to where Si locates himself now, in the expansively musical, jazz chops bejeweled funky as fook Lyla, fronted by sun kissed saltry singer Laura Ell and complimented by a full line up of exquisitely talented jazz/funk/soul players. Si gets to stretch out with Da Funk at last…Lyla are gonna flip your switch if you dig stuff like Headhunters, Chic, Fatback and The Blackbyrds. Damn groovy. Check out the sounds of the sunshine and enjoy ‘Little White Lies’ and ‘Toe The Line’, Lyla’s debut recordings available to stream,download & buy now. Ooberfuse– A tale of two legendary drummers tonight….Funky Si and ex Adam and the Ants/Bow Wow Wow/Republica/Chicane legend Dave Barbarossa have crossed sticks before, performing a remarkable drum off at last year’s Polyfest happening in the Dublin Castle (might well be a fixture at this year’s Polyfest on Nov 3rd too!) …Dave B finds himself and his incredible drumming skills behind progressive electropop duo Ooberfuse and here tonight to boot.  Ooberfuse also comprise Hal St John and Cherrie Anderson. An influential UK music critic says: “Ethereal electronic pop with the complex beauty that Ooberfuse has will endure.” Well-crafted songs delivered through powerful, emotional and heartfelt vocals combined with east-meets-west electronic music are Ooberfuse’s trademarks. Burning Codes- Soon to release their new album “Liberator” featuring Ivor Novello winner and Grammy nominee Iain Archer ( James Bay, Jake Bugg, Liam Gallagher, Snow Patrol… ). It’s slowburning grunged up hypnotic indie rock, with hooks aplenty and a possible Placebo influence at times

DB Promotions and Ivy Lane in conjunction with Bug Bear Present- DJs from 3pm and live bands in the evening. The Rising – Tommy Overton‘s psychedelic mod happening outta Southampton, signed to Detour Records and producing some incredibly impressive work, with Neville Staples formerly of The Specials being a regular contributor. Dirt Royal- a great band from Brighton says Steve Lamacq – and Mick Jones liked em so much he nearly paid for a CD. Ace rocknroll 3 piece fulla vim.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Inigo Blue & The System – Effortlessly cool pop referencing Bowie through an 80’s sounding chamber  pop filter with a unique and rather excellent vocal performance up-front. Craig Weir- With his Cabalistic Cavalry Craig Weir explores poetic intelligent pop music, with artistic collaborations as diverse as Pete Doherty and Brian May.  They are an indie folk rock band from Dundee, Scotland formed in 2017. Tonight Craig Weir leaves the Cavalry at home and plays a rare solo set. Fab it shall be. CuriousHour – Female fronted folk infused rock with a wash of psychedelia,  a dazed, delirious, dynamic sound.

Concrete Natives- A fab and frothy take on the New York funk sound, clipped and precise, yet hooky and soulful. Honeytrap-A radio friendly  mash up of pop, bouncey hip hop and electro, with a crisp snappy production, they’ve decent hooky tunes too, fine work. Keep Yourself Alive- Belgian indie, Bright n breezy tunes with a bit of  britpop influence via 70’s pop, not glam though more yer pre-punk powerpop, ace stuff.

Running With Wolves- female fronted hard rock/metal- grunge and groove rock with a raunchy vocal…comparable to Grace Solero with Zepnuances. Kick it fine style.   Grunge and groove rock orientated with a raunchy vocal…something of Soundgarden in here too. Rip it up.  The Froot- Excellent Young band outta Hull, all hirsute and happening with a psych mariachi bluesology…something of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac meets Love perhaps? Or a more progressively inclined Allah Las… groovy as fark, and not afraid to get some old school rock Olympian vibesflowing alongside their luxuriant locks. .The Brazen-  in thrall to the epic end of The Verve and The Music and all that nicely narco enabling Northern monkey widesceen stuff….there’s some genuine quality to the performance, big emoting vocals, strings tweaking those emotions, considered playing and ace arrangements. Elbow meets Oasis at their more serious with a choirester quality to the vocal up front. Good work.Blue Canary– navel gazing psychedelically tinged songwriter of Lennon like hue, as evinced in the raspy vocal, some beat music cadences and a folkish feel, what with the nice swooping refrains.The Otherness- “Argentina is a country where people really believe in rock n roll. Watching The Otherness live you can see this – they are on the tightrope between The Beatles in Hamburg and the Ramones first album – that purity of vision and they are damned good at it. The Otherness are touring UK with a fantastic feedback from the young rock and roll, pop and soul British audiences all over the country.” (John Robb, “Louder Than War) “Authentic, quality, passionate rock, these guys really mean it.” (Chris Hawkins, presenter BBC Radio 6 Music)

MODRAPHENIA are a band formed by real Mods of a certain age, each of whom has a genuine passion for performing many of the Mod anthems from yesteryear up to and including the revival period of the early 1980s. Songs by The Small Faces, The Four Tops, The Who, The Kinks, The Beatles, Paul Weller and other Motown classics are brilliantly reproduced with a vibrant dynamic passion. The band is formed of musicians who could never quite let the excitement of the Mod scene go. This shows through when you hear them play the music that shaped the Mod lifestyle. Mod is an attitude and a way of life that defies time. Hearing music played like this will fill you with joy, make you sing along, dance and hopefully forget about life for a while. MODRAPHENIA are the real deal and they look forward to seeing you at a gig very soon. Believe all the hype ‘cos it’s true, they ARE brilliant!…

A selection of Northern bands with a grunge, punk and alt orientation plus some seering synthpop from the excellent Macon Heights and special guests tba. From 5pm.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Slow Mojo – juzt when you think you’ve encountered a fairly regular blues rock outfit they grab you by the sonic lapels and hit you upside the head with some edgy rocknroll that is part Alex Harvey part Zep. Triffic.

The Pogue Traders VS DPRK!- In an exciting new development, our favourite ‘tribute’ band (a term that doesn’t do the Official Pogues‘ approved interpreters of all things Pogue Mahone any kind of justice) and our very favourite six legged super talented living punk, new wave and indie karaoke machine, come together in perfect Friday night party harmony. Thus… The Pogue Traders will perform the wonderful, poetic, genius music of The Pogues in 50 minute sets from just after 9.30pm, and Democratic Punk Rock Karaoke get the whole shebang going via their remarkable ability to interpret a multitude of classic tunes with YOU as The Star. They play, you sing – simple.  7.30 sharp start, for 2 hours of punky karaoke funtime with a bit of a competitive element. (The DPRK will back for Punk’s Payday Karaoke next Friday 27th July and all top interpreters of song will be invited back free of charge for that show to continue as part of  a 2 leg competition) The best fun you can have with your bondage trews and bumflap on whilst downing your 11th pint of Guinness.

Spizz Oil- 40th anniversary party as guitarist Pete Petrol gets back together with yer man Spizz to recreate those wonderfully stark early records we know and love, post punk essentials on the road to the multi faceted Spizz machine. Signed by Geoff Travis to Rough Trade Records,  Spizz Oil eventually hit the road with Siouxsie and the Banshees and turned all the rights at the NME and Sounds and of course John Peel the main man DJ himself.  Spizz and Petrol split up following the Banshees’ long UK tour IN 1979 and things moved on, as they are inclined to do in Spizzworld.  Fabulous to get the Spizz Oil template again tonight, and if it’s half as good as it was last time we did this 4 years ago it’ll be 6000 Crazy. Well, 160 crazy, that’s the cap, so book early…Nuffin – On 3rd August 1977, Nuffin’ turned up at the legendary Roxy Club to play ‘Audition Night’, only to find that Janet Street-Porter and a TV crew had taken over. Luckily, they were looking for an ‘undiscovered’ band as a counterpoint to all of the hype around at the time. And so a brief snap-shot of the the four Caterham teenagers, strutting their stuff and sharing their take on life, was captured for posterity.  First band to feature 13 year old drummer Dee Generate too, poached by Eater who were all of 15 at the time. A mere forty years later (40th anniversaries all round) they’ve just completed their debut album ‘Crowd Control’, what a wonderful thing what with their charming irreverent old school punk pop played clean and fast just like back in the day. Anyroad, a perfect foil for your Spizz Oil. Lover-Big bollocked soul inflected pop rock…great vocal, techy ’80s crossover sound, big guitars, dance/hiphop textures and a chant along chorus perfect for radio old schoolwise  Jakobi-gritty post-pink informed indie rock, sounds a bit like The Gun Club in places and there’s some interesting dissonant guitar sounds, compelling stuff and pretty unique, fine work.

Sylvain Sylvain- Full rocknroll solo set plus, storytelling,  projections and Q and A! “Don’t live life worrying about it, just T. Rex the shit out of it.” – The New York Dolls were called many things; glam, proto-punk, hard rock, but are probably best understood as a “dirty rock & roll” band. Combining an aggressively androgynous style with street smart New York attitude and campy humour, the New York Dolls ushered in the era of CBGBs, heroin chic, loud guitars and referential lyrics which gave rise to Patti Smith, The Ramones, Television and many more. Fans of the band range from Guns N’ Roses to Morrissey, who organised the reformation of the band when he curated Meltdown festival in 2004.  Sylvain Sylvain was there from the start, and There’s No Bones in Ice Cream is his story. Taking in his early life in New York, the rise, fall and rise again of the New York Dolls, and all his misadventures between, There’s No Bones in Ice Cream is the true story of one of rock’s greatest, told in his own authentic voice. More dreary observers such as the whispering Bob a job Harris sneered ‘Mock rock’ thru bad hippy teeth, but a hundred nascent punks broke their E.L.P LPs over their knees and eagerly awaited punk rock. With wonderful projections of photographs from Syl’s personal archive, a Q and A by Tony Bugbear and a whole set of Syl’s sensational sound today. Not to be missed for all Jet Boys and Jet Girls. With thanks to Black Dog Muzik. The London SS– The proto punk meeting of Stooges, Dolls and MC5 fevered minds that once featured Brian James (The Damned, Lords Of The New Church), Mick Jones (The Clash, B.A.D) and Tony James (Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik) also featured ex Hollywood Brats guitarist Eunan Brady, who reformed the band a few years ago with a bunch of fabulous seasoned  punk n roll players including singer Jimi McDonald and second guitar Taj Sagoo. A perfect way to kick off an evening with a Doll from New York City, because for those of you who thought the ‘SS’ was something dodge and fascistic, just remember our very special headline act tonight is S for Syl S for Sylvain. Damn cool.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Lyra-Highly accomplished Nu-soul, nicely understated intrumentation, great female vocals, rocks out at times too, which works well, sorta Sade des nos jours. The Goodbye Look– Funk pop with a possible nod to Jamiroquai, very well played, tight as fook rhythm section, tasteful brass and some neat lead guitar breaks, have decent tunes too. All good.

Drusila –The ‘tropicalia’ guitar sound returns vis nugaze textures and an attractively psychedelic carousel feel with the inevitable 1980s undertones….Young bucks,  handsome, a little bit styled, a sassy and sellable 3 piece. Skilda – Electronica with spaced out mantras care of a female vocalist keying into a kind of Celtic Bjork thang (they hail from Brittany) – and very impressively it must be said, as dark troublesome tribal techno builds care of her percussionist male pard…Chemical Bros, Prodigy type bangin crossover electronica. Apollo Junction – Indietronica in the vein of MGMT, Hot Chip, Two Door Cinema Club, and The XX. Sunny side up uber pop gilded with some transgressive artfulness. Top of their game, Leeds finest. The Subliminal Kittens-Wistful psychedelic pop, Syd era Floyd, via something a bit more alt and experimental, west coast pop art experimental band maybe or early Mercury Rev, neat.

Punk’s Payday Karaoke–  Payday Punk Rock And New Wave Karaoke is our monthly fourth Friday of the month regular Dublin Castle sing and be Damned happening. Featuring our bespoke punk and indie covers crack team The DPRK– AKA Democratic Punk Rock Karaoke– and their mahoosive book of fabulous songs that you can perform live on stage in London’s most iconic venue.  Free drink for the first 20 full paying punters entering the on stage fray. Featuring special guest turns and DJ Fuzz at the musical controls to keep the party going til the wee wee hours, this will be your monthly must attend event in Camden Town and certainly the only one where you can unleash your inner Johnny, Debbie, Joey or Joe. You are a fucking star, see you at the fucking bar.  Those songs- Beastie Boys – Fight for your right Billy Idol – White Wedding/Blink 182 – All the small things/Blondie – Hanging on the Telephone /Blondie – One way or another/Blur – Song 2 /The Buzzcocks – Every Fallen in Love?/The Clash – I Fought the Law /The Clash – London Calling /The Clash – White Riot/The Damned – New Rose /Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia/Elastica – Connection/Electric Six – Gay Bar /The Fall – Totally Wired/Green Day – American Idiot /The Hives – Hate to say I told you so/Hole – Celebrity Skin /Iggy Pop – I wanna be your dog/Joan Jett – I Love Rock n Roll/Joy Division – Transmission/Kings of Leon – Molly’s Chambers/Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit/Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop/Ramones – Wanna be Sedated /Rancid – Ruby Soho /The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning /Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the U.K. /Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen /Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant /Stone Roses – I wanna be adored/Talking Heads – Once in a lifetime/Talking Heads – Psycho Killer /UK Subs – CID /The Undertones – Teenage Kicks The Vapors – Turning Japanese/Weezer – Hash Pipe. Johnny Seven – Triffic Teeside 2nd wave punkers with a keen ear for melody,  agreat look and frippery free hook laden tunes executed with aplomb and explosive power. Great to hear a cover of The Pistols’ ‘Bodies’ too…excellent rock and roll abdn packing much much tood. The Filth – Also making the punk rock equivalent of the Jarrow March tonight…The Filth, and yes they do have plenty of Fury…fantastic punk rock phlegm and phlegmatic fire. The Outbursts– get in nice and early Payday Punk Rock Party kicks off EARLY 7pm sharp tonite for the fabulous Outbursts – and with an album entitled ‘Alien Bra’ in their underwear drawer what’s not to love…Anarchic knockabout nonsense from a proper London punk band singing short snappy songs with absurd topics and surprisingly good vocal harmonies. Don’t expect politics, don’t expect philosophy, they say, goes for the whole night…..DJ Fuzz takes it to the dancefloor in his very own inimitable style (after banging the gammal as Judge Fuzz neck for the karaoke Kompetition too…) 

00000000 –art rock cum post punk with forceful artful  vocals and a wayward twisty turny experimental feel. Interesting…a bit Kristin Hersch maybe, or a more leftfield Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Remind me of Ut actually…and Jefferson Airplane meets Siouxsie allowing the acid free reign. See also Bowie at his Berliner darkest, King Crimson, Peter Hamill. Legal Freaks- Dave Roca formerly of Underrunners fronts this awesome, high energy  punknroll type band….Dead Boys, Lords Of The New Church, Dolls, Damned. The Turn post-punk infused indie rock a-la Magazine with an occasional rhythmic and rocking blast of something a bit rawer, early Clash, The Jam and Wire maybe. Vertical Noise– Cardiacs taken to punkish extremes which works well.. pretty intense with build ups as you’d imagine and wahcky bits then heavy bits then Devo/Fall quirky riffs. Strong.  Charmides- Indie pop, upbeat and melodic, harks back to classic old school The L.A’s but there’s more recent influences too, Artic Monkeys maybe.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

The Collective A.K.A- Magnificent mod/2 Tone covers act- so you get Specials, Jam, Madness, The Beat, Clash– all done with musical chops to die for and a whole lotta soulful attention to detail. Top Ranking, No Full Stop! DJ Darren Bennett- No stranger to nicing up a room full of soul, ska or rudeboy reggae fans is Darren,, so you’ll be in sound hands for mood setting and dance craze encouraging before, between and after the bands tonite. Brunk – Brassed up collection of punkers with a selection of handpicked covers from the world of ska, punk, rock and TV theme music. A joyous thing.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

The Fascinators-Female fronted metal rocking a sort of Horror show drag look, looks pretty bizarre but at the same time quite unique, it rocks though, possible Metallica influence, but really catchy tunes, metal with pop nouse. Great stuff City Of Smugglers-Dynamic and decently hooky alt-rock, like a hard edged and grittier Artic Monkeys via Royal Blood. The Wilde-Adrenalin fuelled hard rock with a nod to AC/DC and Zep, tight riffology and huge hooks all played with bags of conviction RoughSketch- Alt rock of a Foo Fighters bent, but there’s a bit more to ’em than that. Elememts of Southern Rock in here and even U.S. new wave pop so a bit more soul-searching and imaginative than most in their genre,

Loud Mute Rage-A bright and breezy take on glammed out rock with a Kasabian meets 80s Cure indie rock feel, with plenty of energy Goldust-Impressively melodic powerpop with really hooky choruses, shades of americana, but with a new wave slant. great stuff  Blackstone Jones-zippy, hooky and (at times) funky indie pop, bits remind of The Charlatens or The Dylans. Josh Johnstone -Up tempo neo folk via Americana from NZ decent hook-laden tunes rendered on Acoustic guitars and cleverly manipulated Loop Pedals

Ska Face- 10 piece Ska band from the original Ghost Town Blackpool (sez ‘ere), performing a stonking set covering all yer 2 tone faves-  Madness, Specials The Beat,The Selecter, Bad Manners with much verve and aplomb, as well as banging out their own original dance craze friendly hot to trot numbers. The Baracutas – a fabulous compliment to Ska Face and their frantic fiery ska, this brilliant 6 piece Boss reggae band  bring back the classic sound of 1969, skinhead reggae, rudeboy reggae, boss reggae, call it whatcha want. A fantastic night out with DJ Double Heavy supplying the right sounds before and after.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Rock And Roll Book Club – Smashing It Up. A Decade of Chaos With The Damned By Kieron Tyler – The Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned were the originators of British punk rock, forming a three-pronged attack on a self-satisfied rock elite and were the inspiration to a new generation of music fans: the fans who would define the future. Forming in 1976, The Damned went on to be the first punk band from the UK to put out a single – New Rose in 1976, an album – Damned Damned Damned in 1977, and the first British punk act to tour the US.  They went on to have 9 singles feature on the UK Top 40 singles chart (so far!)…. Putting The Dammed in context for the first time as one of the UK’s great rock bands, Smashing It Up is the history of this important band and their original members. Packed with tales of the band’s encounters with other key musical figures of the time, Smashing It Up also investigates their permanently strained relationship with the wider music business in general. Julie Hamill and Tony Gleed host this DC RNR Book Club spesh with the usual kick ass Q and A with Kieron Tyler plus bespoke roots, shoots and fruits Damned good soundtrack topping and tailing the experience. Strawberries all round… Drawing on interviews with the original band members, their friends, associates and eye witnesses on their chaotic journey, Smashing It Up is the definitive history of The Damned, putting the record straight once and for all placing them as pivotal ground breakers of punk rock. About the author: Keiron Tyler writes for Mojo and The Arts Desk, and has written for The Independent, The Guardian, Q, Billboard and Music Week. He is a lifelong fan of The Damned.

Beat Goes Bang– After performing with The Beat and releasing three albums in the early 80’s, which included a string of hit singles such as ‘Mirror in the Bathroom’, ‘Tears of a Clown’, ‘Ranking Full Stop’ and ‘Too Nice to Talk To’, original drummer Everett Morton (the beat behind The Beat- and a fantastic percussive talent) has now taken it a step further and introduced a brand new incarnation of that feeling and sound, joining forces with former Dexys Midnight Runners and General Public keyboard player Mickey Billingham and Neil Deathridge of International Beat with The Beat Goes Bang. As you might expect from Everett’s deft reggae chops at the drumstool, BGB channel The Beat, but with a more laid back and soulful reggae vibe on board. Perfect Summer music.

The Dublin Castle Redrock Jam– Every Tuesday. Featuring the superb house band  Red Wire and a multitude of artists. Every Tuesday FREE ENTRY. Sign up to participate from 7.30pm…

Montpellier- Psychedelic emotive indie rock, nods to early verve later stone roses as well as the likes of Mansun and Coldplay, highly  accomplished playing and they’ve decent tunes to boot. Hani- Retrorock that references the narco-swagger 0f The Stones, just after B Jones snuffed it, but filters it through brit-pop era indie, spesh Oasis but also the Manic Street Preachers and Suede, great stuff. Masdo- 60’s influenced indie pop From Kuala Lumpa Malaysia,  with some great twangy Hank Marvin-esque guitar it’s like an indie Shadows via Last Of The Shadow puppets, with beatles harmonies, upbeat toe tappin’ stuff. Neat

Mad Manson 303– psychedelic blues with countercultural MC5 type nuances, ripping some frenzy out of virtuosity. Faith – Citing influences like The Cult and Joy Division, and hitting some jangly indie pop inflections with soaring anthemic choruses, a bit like Mighty Lemon Drops filtered through Doves and Missing Andy all rocking really strong tunes and a crisp production culture, cool. Dark Actors – The Dark Actors play in glorious technicolor. With soulful vocals delivering enchanting melodies, backed with intelligent harmonies and full-blooded guitars. Influences vary widely from legends like David Bowie, Pink Floyd & Supergrass as well as embracing the energy of the Americana scene led by bands such as Tom Petty, The Eagles & My Morning Jacket.

United Ghosts-Shoegaze/dreampop with a mesmeric post rock element Spacemenn 3 via my bloody valentine, with a hypnotic moterik beat, shimmering tunes and a lush wall of sound Usselman-Tongue Tied’ is the debut single, on the esteemed Blow Up label, from Southend-On-Sea based multi instrumentalist Chris Usselman who under the artist moniker USSELMAN has created a debut album full of a rich alternative pop intensity. “Sounds like it should come from New York but it’s from Southend” STEVE LAMACQ, BBC 6 MUSIC“Stunning” BBC ESSEX INTRODUCING Tiny Little Teeth-2 piece consisting of drums n keys, the keys are really interesting, very off kilter analogue sounds with tight but loose drums, like Trans Am if a 70’s Eno were involved, great.

The Magic Lotus-3 piece doing sparky rocknroll with Powerpop leanings …via Wilko era Feelgoods. Beatles (Revolver era) and just enough punk grit to lift it from indie schmindieness. Good indeed. Good playing, catchy tunes, clever arrangements The Flicks- All girl pop punk, really catchy tunes, bags of charm and all good players, a brit update of The Runaways, great stuff

Julie Hamill of 15 Minutes With You fame interrogates the legend that is Kevin Cummins on his wonderful new Mozzer book. Get the supercheap earlybird tickets early and dont miss out on this exclusive day of publication book signing, Q and A and Smiths/Morrissey discoteque experience. Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering is a photographic retrospective of Morrissey which chronicle Morrissey’s world as he emerged from The Smiths and established himself as a solo artist. With a backdrop of some of these ace photos on show as Kevin talks about the subject.

 The Skatuesques– All female Ska/Reggae crew from Dublin, got a really nice lightness of touch, bit like 2-Tone faves The  Bodysnatchers, do covers and originals all fabulously well, with their own unique twist. The Feckin Ejits-Fiery Celtic Punk with storming  tunes and big rousing choruses. all played with bags of conviction

Lunatics Lost– Fronted by Welsh vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Iain Richards with Joanna Khoo on bass/vocals and Mono on drums. With influences from grunge, stoner rock, new wave and punk, the band blend big riffs with melodic hooks giving a powerful platform for lyrics full of bite and edge with clear reference to the social commentary of The Clash and the Manics . “Lunatics Lost reinvents and renews your faith in rock in a way that satisfies all the promise of post – punk to a level other bands can only aspire to. Full of edgy, exciting riffs that will leave you in awe of a band that is set to blow your mind in 2018”  – Pure Music Live The Martyrials – “an undeniably explosive blend of all killer, no filler psychedelic synth-punk rock and roll, like if the Ramones had synthesizers and jammed with Slaves or if System of a Down had been fanboying over B-52’s in their formative years.” Yes!! See also Cardiacs…damn goodly.

The Vultures– baroque country and folk- even gypsy- tinged pop with a deep dark gothic leaning. Like Johnny Cash got kidnapped by Andrew Eldritch and tied to the bed round Bert Bacharach’s gaff by Nancy Sinatra. Which is a very wonderful thing- all the better that tonight is The Vultures’ album launch party. Gambling Hearts– in contrast, some Neil Young like tendencies to the fore here, maybe a bit of Alex Chilton and Teenage Fanclub too. The return of Salisbury’s acclaimed Gambling Hearts has been an unexpected pleasure to behold in 2018. Paranoid Waves – Indie pop, psychedelic in parts from France. Sung in English, a bit of Gallagher tood to be sure.

The Estimators– taking a more authentic, pre punk, pre roots reggae approach to all things ska, this highly accomplished band truly specialize in nice vibes, proper old school Skatalites/Prince Buster stylee approaching the swing early rocksteady and rudeboy reggae tooons, some JA covers and just a wee bit of 2 Tone, and some fine originals too making this a wonderful reading of the genre! The Petty Thieves – super sassy six piece sleazy Reggae/Ska/Funk band from the dirty suburbs of Medway. It ain’t all dirty garage punk out there, fabulous skanking fun. DJ Charlie King (Klub Skank) nicing up this Ball Of Fire too…

No Blinkers– Italians who have located the romance in the post punk and new wave music of the British Isles and perform an array of songs from that era with incredible power and passion, and a twist of their very own band style. So think Cure, Killing Joke, Banshees and so on. A fabulous night out if you dig your late ’70s and early ’80s noir pop gems. The Small Wonders– so what better than to pair them up with our very own twisted punky covers coves The Small Wonders? Joy Division , Buzzcocks , Clash , and a bit more up to date with the likes of Kaiser Chiefs . Played the Castle quite a lot in the 1990s these guys when we were young, dumb and full of it. Better compare set lists guys…

Totally Blondie are the best Blondie tribute around! Blondie were one of the most iconic bands of the 1970s and ’80s with Debbie Harry’s posters adorning most teenagers’ walls. With Totally Blondie’s lookalike and soundalike singer, you can expect all the classic hits like Hanging On The Telephone, Sunday Girl, One Way Or Another, Atomic, along with some of the finest album tracks. Relive that classic moment in time. It’s …Totally Authentic … Totally Superb …. Totally Blondie!

The Annual Polyfest Happening. Over Two Days. Includes Germ Free Adolescents Entire Album Special Guest Performance! Get Special 2 Day Early Bird Tickets £20 Only Now. Also features Melanie Williams (Sub Sub), Knox (The Vibrators), Dave Barbarosa (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow, Republica), Ooberfuse, Steve Etherington and John Richardson (The Rubettes), Flesh Tetris, David Sinclair, Jennie Bellestar, Julie Valentine (Happy Mondays), Gaye Advert, Tim Walton, Bella Barton, Risa Duff , Brunk, Pollypikpocketz and more big names TBA…..In Memory Of Poly Styrene. In Aid Of ROCK AND ROLL RESCUE. To purchase 2 day earlybird ticket go here- http://www.bugbearbookings.com/bugbear-elsewhere/

The Annual Polyfest Happening. Over Two Days. Includes Germ Free Adolescents Entire Album Special Guest Performance! Get Special 2 Day Early Bird Tickets £20 Only Now. Also features Doctor And The Medics, The Vapors, Toto Coelo, The Shakespearos, Angie Brown, Anita Harris, Dave Barbarosa (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow, Republica), Ooberfuse, Gaye Advert, Tim Walton, Bella Barton, Risa Duff, Pollypikpocketz, and more big names TBA…..In Memory Of Poly Styrene. In Aid Of ROCK AND ROLL RESCUE. To purchase 2 day early bird ticket go here http://www.bugbearbookings.com/bugbear-elsewhere/