Monday, 24 March 2014

Ripped & Torn #14, 1978

Watch Tony D. squirm as the crawling toad says he likes the Buzcocks after all...
 
Apologies, I've no time to adequately blurb this one up. Suffice to say it's a Tony D. product so quality is assured. Just get stuck in for fantastically entertaining gubbins on Patti Smith, The Angelic Upstarts, Albertos Los Trios, and Swindle. At the movies with - yes, you guessed…Eraserhead! Trash Rock Lives by Jeremy Gluck. Excellent stuff on the Antz. Live reviews of The Slits/The Doll, The Members, Chelsea/The Fall/Snivelling Shits, The Skids/The Zones, and Punishment of Luxury/Leyton Buzzards. The Life & Times of Patrik Fitzgerald by Tony D. Vinyl reviews of Johhny Thunders, Mickey Jupp, The Skids, Julie & Gordon, Keith Armstrong, Raped, Controllers, Stiff Little Fingers, The Nips, Steve Treatment, Demon Preacher, Chelsea, Adam & the Ants, Skooshny, Buzzcocks, David Bowie, The Ramones, Blondie, The Rich Kids, Devo, Alternative TV/Here & Now, Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Wilko Johnson & the Solid Senders, Dr. Feelgood, and Chrome + lots more to boot. Top Flight!

A3 folded scanned at 400 dpi

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Phaze One #1, 1980

We aren't mates professionally...
 
Thus spake Jimmy Pursey on his relationship with fellow Shammers. Ho hum! Anyroad, hailing from Middlesex here's Phaze One #1 - product of Maurice Conroy, Simon Conroy and  Maurice Walsh - that's Moz 1, Si and Moz 2 aka The Public Heirs. PO#1 sees the boys giving 6 pages over to the UK Subs and  features a review of their gig at the Music Machine along with separate interviews with Nicky Garratt, Steve Roberts, Alvin Gibbs and yer main man, Charlie Harper. Elsewhere there are interviews with Infa Riot, and Jimmy Pursey. Public Heirs themselves are interviewed by Aiden Brennan of Back Issue fame. There's a wee piece about Killing Joke. Theatre of Hate, Girls At Our Best, Blue Orchids, Orange Juice, Josef K, The Go-Betweens + Public Heirs have their discs /tape reviews. Oh Man! - Another Better Badges goodie!

A4 scanned at 400 dpi

 Allied Propaganda Issue 2, July/August 1979 Any fanzine is worth checking out if you can spare the time or money, if only for the principle...