Rockaway Park / All The Madmen Records – Temple Cloud – Somerset – BS39 5BU

I have been to visit Rockaway Park / All The Madmen which is based at Temple Cloud, a small village in Somerset, four times now. Once in 2011, once in 2012, once in 2013 and earlier this year in April, coinciding with Mark’s birthday, and the birthday of my son. Both born on the same […]

Anarka And Poppy – The lost All The Madmen recordings – 1984 / This Bitter Lesson – 96 Tapes – 1982 / Crass – The final interview Dial House – 1984 / Blyth Power – Meanwhile Gardens – 1986 / Buld – 96 Tapes – 1986 / Louise – Chiswick Demo – 1989 / Blyth Power – Streetlevel Demo – 1984 / A Touch Of Hysteria – 96 Tapes – 1983

Anarka And Poppy – The lost All The Madmen recordings – 1984 In January 2015, Louise from the band Hysteria Ward contacted me to ask if I was interested in a load of stuff in a box. A mysterious question to which I answered “Yes I was”. On visiting I found that the box contained […]

‘The Truth Of Revolution Brother’ Book Launch December 2014 / Crass Interview 1984 / World Domination Enterprises 1985

ISBN 978-0-9930190-0-5 to order from book stores or buy direct from HERE During a blustery and wet Thursday night in Brixton south London, a book launch was being held. I had traveled from Dagenham and was rather moist when entering the Windmill pub near to Brixton prison, and a lifetime ago near to where I […]

Alternative TV – Deptford Fun City Records – 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980

For the last two or three days several kindly folks have reminded me of Alternative TV. I have uploaded a fair chunk of Alternative TV material onto KYPP already over the years, as well as just about all the material that was released and available on both the vinyl and cassette formats that Mark Perry […]

All The Madmen records showcase – Boston Arms, Tufnell Park, London, N19 – 30/11/12

Helena flew over for this concert from Portugal and had arranged to stay at Penguin Towers situated on the extreme edge of north London for a couple of days in between staying with a friend in Bow, east London. I needed to help out with the transportation of Helena and her overnight bag to Penguin […]

All The Madmen records re-launch gig next Friday – 30/11/12

The long awaited All The Madmen records launch gig promises performances by The Mob, Hagar The Womb, The Astronauts, Andy T and Kill Pretty at the Boston Arms, Tufnell Park, London on Friday 30th November starting at 7 pm. Entry free of charge to All The Madmen records co op members. Possibly a co op […]

The McTells – Bi Joopiter Records – 1988 / 1990 – Stevenage Bowes Lyon House 05/06/87

4th Gear Shift / Spreading The Net / Funck / Bitter Eric / One Thousand Other Songs / Jackson Holly / Last Time Angela / Round The World / Joe And Jim / Go Betweens / Teddy Bears / Virginia MC / Push The McTells; three lads from Hertford who used to be four… Uploaded […]

Hagar The Womb / We Are Going To Eat You – 69 Tapes – 1985 / 1986

Hagar The Womb – Increase The Pantomime – Adam And Eves Leeds 11/12/85 We Are Going To Eat You – Four Heads Feast  – Side One We Are Going To Eat You – Four Heads Feast  – Side Two The very last time that I witnessed a Hagar The Womb performance was in the middle […]

Weird Tales 2011 – The Mob and friends – Brixton Jamm – 18/11/11

At last; this Weird Tales showcase gig that was one of the most anticipated events since it was conceived had finally arrived on a November night way down in the depths of no mans land between the Brixton and Oval underground stations. The old White Horse was the chosen venue for this night. Now renamed […]