WEEKEND OF THE DEAD

This is slightly different to my usual posts but i felt i had to plug it here.if you are a fan of George Romeros films then you need to check this out.On November 12th/13th this year (although tickets for the 12th have sold out!!) you will want to be at Manchester235 casino for this amazing fan run event.you can meet some of the stars from Dawn of the Dead,Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead.This weekend is shaping up to be one truly unforgettable event.There will be interviews,photo sessions,merchandise stands,autograph sessions and some of the nicest people you will ever meet.for your chance to hang out with the stars pictured above click on the link below to find out how to obtain tickets for Sunday the 13th,but seriously dont delay they are selling out fast.Trust me you do not want to miss this !!
WEEKEND OF THE DEAD

The Crabs - Live at The Vortex plus Peel session 1978

here we have a feckin brilliant blast of proper old school punk.recorded at the legendary vortex club in january of 1978.the band formed in Great Yarmouth in 1974 and were originally known as er.. Cosmic Love.never really hiting the big time they always seemed to pay support to the likes of xray spex and sham 69 etc.anyway kicking off with the theme from hawaii five O and throwing in two covers from the kinks we have a loud,fast and quite brilliant punk band.this is playing on the c.d player beside me as we speak.grab yourselves a slice of old school punk rock cake,listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

PLUS as a super bonus ive included their peel session for your enjoyment too!
The Crabs !!

The Drones - Peel session e.p

continuing the peel related reposts is this session from the drones.they started life as a manchester pub rock band in 1975 but by 1977 had reinvented themselves as a punk band.they moved to london playing at the legendary roxy club in covent garden.they also played a lot of gigs with the likes of xray spex, the vibrators and the stranglers.in december(?) of 1977 they recorded this 4 track session for mr peel at the bbc studios.i really like their storming version of the ronettes 'be my baby' which is included here.so at your next pogotastic punk party remember to play this session.enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Drones Peel session

The Lurkers - Peel Sessions

REPOST REQUEST:while gobby junior is asleep ill continue with the peel reposts.this is another band that i have fond memories of seeing over the years,this set comprises their peel sessions from '77 and also some other BBC punk sessions.a great compilation for your collections.although its not the complete bbc punk sessions which used to be on the blog but now isnt(not sure why)so play this loud,pogo till your legs explode,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Lurkers peel sessions

Laurel Aitken and The ruts - Peel Session repost

Repost request time.its laurel aitken with his backing band for the day The Ruts.4 tracks from a peel session here.please listen enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks
Laurel aitken peel session

The Clash - St. Albans (request)

a great recording from the clash and a date on their infamous 'white riot' tour.supported by the jam ,the buzzcocks and the slits,this cd finds the clash at their early incendiary best.put this on a cd,put the disk in your hi-fi and play this sucker loud.enjoy some wholesome punk rock goodness and then leave a comment.thanks!
Clash 77

The Jam - Shepton Mallet 1982

a nice gift from camden dave this evening is this great live show from the jam recorded in 1982.its a good audience recording with a total of 27 songs for you.all that remains is for you to listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

The Jam Shepton Mallet 1982

The Clash - If music could talk vol. 1 + 2

Repost : this is a strange clash boot for you all today.i got it as a 2 disk cd-r a few days ago and honestly had never heard of it before.it seems to be a compilation of other bootlegs from 'd.o.a' and 'rudeboy' etc.theres also some live tracks from unknown(to me anyway)sources but disk 2 has a few remixes etc that ive not heard recently and some mescaleros live pieces etc.also on disk 1 is a track called 'rudy ska' that is supposedly a recording from the clash and the specials but to me it doesnt sound like either of them(in fact i know it definitely isnt so not sure why its on here!).i think this bootleg was originally taken from vinyl sources or at least a vinyl version seems to exist.i must see if blackmarketclash.com have any info on its origin.so have a listen and tell me what you think.if anything its another for the clash completists out there.so then enjoy it and leave a comment.thanks!

If Music could talk vol.1
If Music could talk vol.2

The Clash get mashed - Volume 2

Happy new year everyone out there in interweb land. i thought it was about time i posted something new on the blog what with it being a new year and everything and what better way to kick things off than with a nice new clash related post. This one started life as outside broadcasts vol.9 but i then decided to make this just a remix/mashup collection as i was collecting so many tracks from people that i thought id do a volume 2 of this one.anyway there are 31 tracks for your listening pleasure including 2 great ones from http://magnum1971mixes.blogspot.co.uk/. (check out the blog some great clash and non related stuff as well).so without further ado please listen, enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Get Mashed Vol.2

The Ruts - Acton Town Hall 1979

another ruts offering for you this evening.this cd finds the band performing live at at the acton town hall in 79.to be honest the sound is a little rough in places but still perfectly listenable.there are 14 tracks for you here including dope for guns,i aint sofisticated,and of course babylons burning.so without further waffle please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
RUTS ACTON TOWN HALL 1979

The Clash II - Scargills Christmas Party 1984

This is a show recorded by The Clash II at Brixton Academy in December of 1984. It was a benefit gig for the families of striking coalminers in England and Wales. Its a really good sounding gig with 25 songs and another one cd i know youll want to keep. go here to blackmarketclash.com to read the full story on this and pretty much every clash gig ever.its a great website with hours of reading to be done. now then,please listen, enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!!
Working in a coalmine vol.2

The Ruts - Covers,Remixes,Mashups

Afternoon all.this little post you see before you is a nice 15 track collection of ruts and ruts dc cover versions,remixes and mashups.One of the tracks is the ruts themselves recorded in cardiff in 78 i think and is a brilliant version of Jah war with malcolm owen being on top form.a few versions of babylons burning,jah war etc and other songs you all know and love. i have more tracks for a vol.2 and will get round to posting them eventually.so please listen,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!
Ruts Covers

Joe Strummer - This is Radio Joe

Evening listeners.As requested by Johnny Caramello here is a repost of this great compilation , consisting of a don letts radio 6 show tribute to joe strummer and 4 'episodes' of joe strummers show for the bbc world service.i dont know a track list for joes shows but after a quick listen it strikes me as being a kind of john peel type of show where joe would play whatever he liked which included the ramones, big youth, ella fitzgerald etc.each of joes shows lasts about 30 mins so they make ideal podcast kind of listening.anyway they make for an interesting listen and i like them and hope you will too.so once again kids its time to listen, enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!
This is Radio Joe

John Peel - Desert Island Discs

Morning all. while going through various hard drives and dvds this morning looking for vols 1+2 of the joe strummer 5 night stand(which i still havent found!!) i found this little gem. its a podcast version of john peels day on D.I.D which was originally broadcast in 1990.its about 40 mins long and is a great listen for fans of Mr. Peel. Unfortunately it doesnt include full versions of the tracks he chose but its still a great listen.so please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
John Peel - Desert Island Discs

Sex Pistols - Winterland Soundcheck 1978

greetings pop pickers!. got this little gem this morning from camden dave so i thought id take a short break from B.A.D to repost it here. Its the soundcheck from the infamous gig at the Winterland in Jan of 1978. Theres a lot of on stage jamming, sid playing ramones bass lines, the band run through a few numbers and lots of banter and swearing between the band and others. Anyway it runs about 20 mins in total. the sound is brilliant throughout but i suggest turning it up and hooking up a pair of good headphones to capture it in all its glory. you all know the history of this gig so without further ado please listen, enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Winterland Soundcheck 1978

Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Cambridge folk festival 3rd August 2002

Greetings Interweb users. This week i will hopefully be doing a load of reposts but to kick things off today i am giving you this the full 16 track version of Joe Strummer ans his merry mescaleros at the cambridge folk festival in 2002. Its a very good audience recording and i love it. Ive been after it for years and voila here it is. Featuring a mix of mescaleros and clash favourites this show really deserves a place in your collection. All that remains is to say thanks for reading,thanks for keeping visiting the blog and thanks for listening. Enjoy and leave a comment.Thanks!

Joe Strummer Cambridge Folk Festival 2002

XTC - Peel Sessions repost

originally formed in 1972 and going through several name changes and line ups the band finally settled on the name XTC in 1976.they released their first single in 1977 and their first album 'white music' in 1978.im not sure of the exact dates of the session recordings but i think one was recorded on june 24th 1977.anyway its better for you to just listen,enjoy some great music and then leave a comment.thanks
get your XTC here kids!

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Well ladies and gents for the first time in almost a year the boxes in the wardrobe are being dusted down and re-examined as (for the time being anyway!)we are now back in business.its time to get back to posting choice punk,ska,film soundtracks and everything else in between.ive got a bunch of reposts to work through first so if you'll put up with those first ,then we can begin. reposts will begin this week most likely tomorrow as i begin the first of 5 days off work!!thankyou very much to those of you who have kept visiting,downloading and occasionally leaving comments. normal service is about to resume.thanks very much for your patience.
oh yes one more thing if you have seen any dead links you would like reposting ,then please please get in touch via comments or the message box thingy further down the page.muchas gracias amigos!