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Democratic Punk Rock Karaoke are our specially appointed punk and new wave karaoke crack band and they’ve honed so many classic punkers just for you it’d actually be rather rude of you not to come and have a singsong, ya get me? Do come along, pick something from the mahoosive book of punk joy and sing yer heart out. The last of our soft launch happenings ahead of Pay Day Punk Rock Karaoke kicking off monthly on the last Friday of the month from April, it’s about as much fun as you can have with your fishnet jumper, bondage trousers and bumflap still on. New Rose, Ever Fallen In Love?, Song 2, Babylon’s Burning, Holiday In Cambodia, Anarchy In The UK, I Fought The Law….whadda ya fancy? Bagsie Totally Wired….5 Goal Thriller, stalwarts of the post shambling slacker cool school and Bella Barton, boho singer songwriter with jazzy stoned vibes and a dolorous cool delivery provide peerless support.
Gary Lammin’s (Cock Sparrer/Little Roosters) punky garage rhythmn n blues trio The Bermondsey Joyriders are an ace nite out. “Anyone looking for a crash course in punk spirit should look no further” – Classic Rock “Loud, fast, cheekily confrontational and distinctly British. See ‘em at all costs” – Hugh Gulland, Vive Le Rock “A unique spin on punk blues” – Charles Shaar Murray “Extraordinary slide guitar, witty and original vocals” – Carol Clerk, Classic Rock. [more]
Blending a love of bottleneck Delta blues with a solid background in the London punk scene, but with their fingers on the pulse of contemporary society, The Bermondsey Joyriders are a band as accomplished as they are inventive. They have captured the imagination of crowds and critics alike with their blend of ’77 punk power, skillful playing, soulful slide blues, and razor-sharp social commentary, delivered with a distinctly British wit. But this night belongs to Nuffin in so much as it’s their very own vintage punk rock partay! The Boys that do Nuffin had a rush of blood to their collective police helmeted noggin and got back together 40 years after first calling it a day, and what a joy that they have. Having revived all their old songs they’ve now committed them to fully fledged album status (buy one tonight? Maybe!) and it’s a wonderful thing. For fans of Spizz, Swell Maps, The Notsensibles and Splodge, but their comedic punk pop is all their own, great songs. Check out Nuffin’s brief moment of fame back in the day being interviewed by Janet Street Porter at The Roxy for LWT’s ‘The Year Of Punk’ doc. Also tonite Screaming Dead with their spirited, dark, punk ass rocknroll. Outta Cheltenham, England and leading lights in the “horror punk” movement, Screaming Dead have got some class originals and some fab reconditioned covers up their sleeves, such as their rather brilliant goff punk take on ‘Paint It Black’ Rage DC open proceedings at 7.30 sharp this evening. Powerfully played pop tinged punk rock with Pistols punchiness, a little shout along melody a la Sham and some grand post J Thunders guitar slinging, in fact a very good example of the genre. And this show a very good example of an ace night out, come along.
