WRETCH FALAFEL

WRETCH FALAFEL ARCHIVES - THE YOUNG GODS - Interview with Franz Treichler 21/7/93 - Originally appeared in NOSEBLEED 9

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(This interview originally appeared in NOSEBLEED fanzine Issue 9 in 1993. Elements of the introduction appeared in a different form as a short piece on the Young Gods in NOSEBLEED fanzine Issue 6 in 1992). You are now entering unmapped territory... by the year 2050, those of you who have taken the healthy option at 45 and spent a few years in suspended animation could well find yourselves

Tony Iommi... get well soon!

2012-01-11T02:16:00.001Z

WRETCH FALAFEL transmits a surge of curative vibes towards the Iron Man... story here

AMEBIX - Sonic Mass (Easy Action Records 2011)

2012-01-06T04:03:00.000Z

Amebix is one of a small number of noisy bands from the punk realms that seem to have this strange chokehold on those who have felt inspired by them. Undoubtedly not the fault of the band themselves, this has often bordered on a sinister reverence which overrules any manner of criticism. It could very well be as a result of their early dissolution, somehow sealing them in a preservation vat

Remembering Philip Lynott

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THE CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS (Peter Sís / The Penguin Press 2011)

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I first came across the work of Peter Sís in an exhibition of children’s illustration at the Imperial Stables of Prague Castle in 1998. This show was split over two huge rooms; one containing the work of 50 of the finest illustrators working in the Czech Republic; the other dedicated entirely to Peter Sís and featuring the stunning large originals from all of his books to

Remembering Jack Nance

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SOLAR FIELDS - Until We Meet The Sky (Ultimae Records 2011)

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The Solar Fields output over 10 albums has been eclectic, amorphous and impressive, shifting vehicle every couple of albums and facilitating a pick’n’mix outflow of high grade downbeat and ambient

CAFÉ DE L'ENFER - Marchant A Quatre Pattes Au Devant de la Redemption ( Steinklang Industries )

2011-12-25T17:52:00.000Z

With a stubbornly stereotyped path of military insignia, rabid samples of mid-20th century dictators and the same tone of brooding pomp over and over, the world of Martial/neo-classical music deserves greater evolution than it currently enjoys. I can’t help thinking that a considerable volume of entities working in this area picked up on the Laibach genetic and mutated it without

GARY NUMAN – Dead Son Rising ( Mortal Records )

2011-12-22T20:05:00.000Z

It’s been 5 years since any manner of recorded noise has seeped from the Mortal Records orifice. The interim has seen the REPLICAS anniversary tour in all its nostalgic recapitalisation fanfare, but now that the “classic album” binge has been and gone, (I can’t imagine that he’ll be giving I, ASSASSIN, or anything subsequent, the same treatment), the only direction for Gary Numan to go is

Remembering D. Boon and Joe Strummer

2011-12-22T12:34:00.000Z

YURT - ARCHIPELAGOG ( 2011 ) - FREE HQ album download.

2011-12-21T00:42:00.001Z

On this, the occasion of the winter solstice 2011, the sonic elders of YURT bestow upon you a construct - ARCHIPELAGOG. Conceived in cryopreservation and auricularly manifested through progressive oscillation, this wretched behemoth hereby receives a terrestrial presentation for your listening pleasure. The sonic elders of YURT have spoken. Download for free HERE in a variety of

DAVID LYNCH – Crazy Clown Time ( Play It Again Sam )

2011-12-15T19:38:00.001Z

Caution was taken in approaching this item as I have unerring faith in this man. What he has injected into the cultural climate of the last 30 years is surrealistic hope against a barrage of stultifying mediocrity. No stranger to the audio process, David Lynch has been a lyricist for Julee Cruise, frequent contributor to the soundtracks of his own movies and has his name on several odds and

WRETCH FALAFEL ARCHIVES - THE DICKIES - Interview with Leonard Graves Phillips 3/6/99 - Originally appeared in NOSEBLEED 19

2011-12-14T13:33:00.002Z

In terms of significant historic US pop punk, the forerunners will always be the Ramones and the Dickies, and while the bowl-hair freaks from Queens have the crown wrapped up pretty much forever, their one regret must be the lack of at least one international hit single. The Dickies achieved this with their rendition of the Banana Splits theme tune, reaching *7 in the UK charts in 1979. One

WHERE WERE YOU? – DUBLIN YOUTH CULTURE & STREET STYLE 1950-2000 ( Garry O’Neill / Hi Tone Books 2011 )

2011-12-12T00:25:00.001Z

The prevailing habit of documenting Dublin’s youth has always been to roll out tales of stale bread, carbolic soap, ten to a bed and death by TB before the age of 5. The stuff of hard spuds, hard warts and hard guilt in the grey old parish of Ireland reached well into the 1970s and still makes for column inches, not-so-great Irish novels and short filler TV series. There’s no doubt

A notice from housekeeping...

2011-12-11T03:36:00.001Z

Please note that there's still considerable weeding to be done on some of the archives, especially anything over 6 months old. We will be clearing out the rodents and cobwebs slowly over the next month or so. Notifications of updated material will be posted on our new facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wretchfalafel ...

XENO AND OAKLANDER – SET AND LIGHTS ( Wierd Records )

2011-12-06T21:24:00.001Z

There’s an instinctive symbiosis that comes with a rare few synth-based duos... something vaguely detectable in the quality that’s difficult to put in words... like a digital genetic compatibility... whatever it is, Chris & Cosey, Yazoo, November Növelet, Absolute Body Control all had it and Xeno and Oaklander seem to finally be mainlined into it. This is the point at which this Brooklyn

FISHBONE – CRAZY GLUE ( DC-Jam Records )

2011-12-02T22:38:00.001Z

An exploding bauble of luck once cast its shrapnel about the ranks of a certain generation of loud west coast American bands... shards of it struck those who didn’t need it, those who were grateful of it and those who were positively undeserving of it. None of it seemed to land in the Fishbone encampment. This maelstrom of talent basically sat through a couple of generations worth of bands

The sonic elders of YURT announce a new construct... ( 12/2011 )

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ROGUE SPORE - ARTIFICIAL PLACENTA (RS3) ( 2011 ) - FREE HQ album download.

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The ROGUE SPORE is pleased to announce the immediate release of RS3 - ARTIFICIAL PLACENTA. An album of amphibious electronics for free download in a variety of high quality and compressed formats... RS3 - ARTIFICIAL PLACENTA ( 2011 ) 01 - Capsaicinoid 02 - Mutt Drinks From Puddle 03 - Cordyceps 04 - Valporate 05 - The Scythe

CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS – TwentyThree ( Ultimae Records 2011 )

2011-08-05T20:46:00.005+01:00

This is the densest that Gothenburg's Carbon Based Lifeforms have ever sounded. Their previous output all the way back to the Notch incarnation traded on electronic sound with a very definite pulse, whether it was beats, underlying melody or sequences. TWENTY THREE is not so much a primal u-turn but an insular indulgence in layers of ambient sound that have previously been at the base of

CATSCARS – Construction ( White Plague Records 2011 )

2011-07-19T16:08:00.001+01:00

Issued back in March of this year, the economically titled CONSTRUCTION is the debut from one of the more interesting electronic entities currently operating in Dublin. Rough mixes posted on myspace a year or 2 ago pointed towards the evolution of a non-derivatave sound and this instantly sparked an interest. This is the result of 2 years of sporadic conjuring, or as stated by Catscars, “ a

BIOSPHERE – N-Plants ( Touch 2011 )

2011-07-10T18:59:00.004+01:00

A few years back, Geir Jenssen planted a diatribe on his webspace stating that Biosphere was no longer touring due to the general unhealthy lifestyle that comes with the trappings of endless crappy food, airports, hotels, air conditioning etc. Instead, he was simply going to stay in Norway, compose and breath clean air. This conscientiously low carbon footprint approach has always come across

ESTEL - A Massive, Glorious, Uphill, Shit-Fight ( Little Plastic Tapes/Headwrecker 2011)

2011-07-07T22:48:00.017+01:00

Dublin is by no means exclusive in it’s ability to be a harsh environment to that which sticks around for longer than the ever decreasing attention span of it’s troglodyte and subterranean music audience, but operating here is far from favourable. It’s an undeniably difficult tunnel to crouch through, with no promise of a pinhole of light ahead, if you accept it be that way. The other way is

BRIGITTE FONTAINE - L'Un N'Empeche Pas L'Autre ( Polydor/Universal 2011 )

2011-07-01T20:02:00.001+01:00

This is the 17th album by the wonderfully insane old crone of avante garde, variété Française, chanson and unclassifiable whatnot ( I simply have her listed in my itunes as “Weirdo” along with Laurie Anderson, Scott Walker and Klaus Nomi ). Brigitte Fontaine has always radiated an undeniable charisma and durability and when I see interview footage of her growling and rambling like a bag lady,

BLONDIE - Panic of Girls ( ElevenSeven 2011 )

2011-06-26T18:28:00.003+01:00

When I first saw the promo for Mother a couple of weeks back I was impressed at how Blondie had managed to pull something fresh and contemporary out of the bag yet again and was genuinely happy for this legendary band. Blondie has been in my ears for most of my life and PLASTIC LETTERS, although often overshadowed by it’s slick mega-hit follow up is arguably one of the great albums of the 70

PETE HOLIDAI - The Devil’s Guitar CD ( 625 Label )

2011-06-25T16:12:00.004+01:00

By way of explanation. Pete Holidai is known to some as the guitarist with the cherished Radiators ( from Space ), an undersold entity spawned as Dublin’s best shot during the mud of late 70’s punk. This band drew from a wide catchment of sources so it’s no surprise that THE DEVIL'S GUITAR utilises the 1950’s as it’s pivot. Although the Formula Steamroller pace of the Rads has probably left

From THE ARCHIVES 8 - Irish ( & beyond ) Punk Flyers & clippings - Part 4

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LEFT - 1991 ( Carlow ) RIGHT - 1992 LEFT - 1996 RIGHT - 1988 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1995 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1996 1996 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1987 2003 1996 LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1987 2000 LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1992 LEFT - 1986 RIGHT - 1993 LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1993 LEFT - 1992 RIGHT - 1995 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1986 LEFT - 1996 RIGHT -

2nd Tradtional Tattoo & World Culture Festival 3-6 June 2011

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From THE ARCHIVES 7 - Irish ( & beyond ) Punk Flyers & clippings - Part 3

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1992 LEFT - 1992 RIGHT - 2002 LEFT - 1991 RIGHT - 2004 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1997 1998 LEFT - 1996 RIGHT - 1996 LEFT - 1992 RIGHT - 1993 LEFT - 1991 RIGHT - 2004 LEFT - 1992 RIGHT - 2001 LEFT - 1994 RIGHT - 1992 LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1996 LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1992 LEFT - 1992 RIGHT - 1995

From THE ARCHIVES 6 - Irish ( & beyond ) Punk Flyers & clippings - Part 2

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LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1992 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1994 LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1995 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1995 LEFT - 1995 RIGHT - 1992 LEFT - 1989 RIGHT - 1998 LEFT - 1996 RIGHT - 1996 1998 1991 LEFT - 1993 RIGHT - 1994 LEFT - 1991 RIGHT - 1996 LEFT - 1996 RIGHT - 1989 LEFT - 1996 RIGHT - 1996 LEFT - 1992 RIGHT -

FROM THE ARCHIVES 5 - Irish ( & beyond ) Punk Flyers & clippings - Part 1

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LEFT - 1989 RIGHT - 1990 LEFT - 1992 RIGHT - 1991 1991 LEFT - 1994 RIGHT - 1991 1988 1996 1991

2nd Traditional Tattoo & World Culture Festival 3rd-6th June 2011

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ROGUE SPORE - Mutt Drinks From Puddle ( 2011 )

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From the compilation 'Album In A Day volume 2' - Released 21 March 2011 by independent netlabel BFW recordings. Download for free at http://www.bfwrecordings.com/releases/AlbumInADay/Vol2/ ROGUE SPORE : Self germinated early 2010 with a mission of sporadically infesting soundwaves. ROGUE SPORE is an equal opportunities pathogen. Electronic research and development to download for free in a

Dee Dee Ramone - Hey Is Dee Dee Home? ( 2003 dir.Lech Kowalski )

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BOZ - "Breakfast Roll" cartoon 16/1/2006

2011-01-15T04:49:00.002Z

AuspiciousReconstitutionsII - Images by Boz Mugabe - Trailer ( Signal Arts Centre 1-13/3/2011 )

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http://www.signalartscentre.ie/

FROM THE ARCHIVES 4 - THE STEAM PIG - Dublin punk band (1994-2005)

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LOCATION - Dublin, Ireland RECORD LABELS - Mad Butcher, Jacinta's Offshore Holdings, Weird, Rejected, Punk Shit ABOUT - Nasty punk band 1994-2005. Defunct. BIOGRAPHY - Hindsight is a damning thing, it twists and turns to the memory of achievement, embarrassment, productiveness, shoddiness, squabbling, those moments when you nail it and others when everything falls apart spectacularly. In

ROGUE SPORE - DISCOURSES ON MALFUNCTION (RS1) & THE CATARACT (RS2)( 2010 ) - FREE HQ album downloads.

2010-12-19T14:24:00.000Z

The ROGUE SPORE is pleased to announce the immediate release of approximately 1.2 hours of electronic research and development for free download in a variety of high quality & compressed formats... RS1 - DISCOURSES ON MALFUNCTION ( 2010 )01 - Enzyme hot pot02 - Contagion03 - Rogue Spore suite ( I & III )04 - Emergency Naartjie05 - Rogue Spore II - Genetic Heist06 - Cankerseige07 - Lesser Spotted

ROGUE SPORE - EMERGENCY NAARTJIE ( 2010 )

2010-12-04T19:00:00.001Z

ROGUE SPORE : Self germinated early 2010 with a mission of sporadically infesting soundwaves. ROGUE SPORE is an equal opportunities pathogen. ROGUE SPORE will issue the following 2 volumes before the end of the year.... RS1 - DISCOURSES ON MALFUNCTION ( 9 tracks for your listening displeasure in an awakened state ) RS2 - THE CATARACT ( 3 tracks for your listening displeasure in a

RIP - PETER "SLEAZY" CHRISTOPHERSON

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PETER "SLEAZY" CHRISTOPHERSON ( 27 February 1955 - 24 November 2010 )

ROGUE SPORE TEST CARD

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AUSPICIOUS RECONSTITUTIONS - Trailer 9/2010

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AUSPICIOUS RECONSTITUTIONS - An exhibition of images by Boz Mugabe OPENING RECEPTION Friday 15 October - 18:00 - 21:00 at MadArt Gallery. 56 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland AUSPICIOUS RECONSTITUTIONS is an exhibition by Dublin based artist Boz Mugabe. This is an anthropological study, surveying human strength and tribal instinct. In a former life Boz worked rabidly on illicit and

Propaganda Posters - Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Da Nang - Socialist Republic of Vietnam - 2004

2010-08-23T14:54:00.000+01:00

Translations most graciously provided by Mr Ian Bosonnet esq. also noting that General Vo Nguyen Giap, who led the Vietnamese vs the French (1945-54) and US (1960-75) turned 100 this week. Amazing he is still alive, so long after all the other leaders ( Ho Chi Minh, Le Duan etc) are all dead. ‘Promote industrialisation and modernisation’ ‘25th April 2004: Election Day for the Peoples’

BOZ ARTWORK for Paranoid Visions 'Operations In The Red Mist' CD - Released Today!!!!

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BOZ at the MADART Gallery, Dublin October 15-31st 2010

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DREAM DECEIVERS - The Judas Priest trial 20 years ago this month.

2010-07-20T15:57:00.000+01:00

The story of James Vance and Judas Priest - 20 years ago this month ( 16th July - 24th August 1990 ) and still a preposterous example of witchhunting in hicksville USA. The parents come across as insufferable redneck scum and their children obviously the detritus of the gene pool to shoot themselves to something as lame as Judas Priest. There was always the option of switching it off and

BIG BANG BIG BOOM by BLU

2010-07-05T23:29:00.000+01:00

" ... an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life.... and how it could probably end..." Engaging, unique and painfully labour intensive, this is the latest offering from Italian street artist BLU.... Enjoy. BIG BAG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

New Boz artwork posts...

2010-06-24T18:38:00.000+01:00

Please note that all BOZ ARTWORK updates will now be posted on the official blog at http://bozmugabe.blogspot.com/ or through the official site at www.bozgallery.com

NEW BOZ ARTWORK 4

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Mr Tom Gabriel Fischer in flying form!!!!!!

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Traditional Tattoo and World Culture Festival July 2010 Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland

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NEW BOZ ARTWORK 3

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YURT - EGE ARTEMIS YURTUM ( 2009 ) - now on bandcamp.com

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Visit page at http://yurt.bandcamp.com/

BOZ at the Cockleshell Gallery, Duncannon, New Ross, Co Wexford - 30/5-16/6 2010

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NEW BOZ ARTWORK 2

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CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE!!!

NEW BOZ ARTWORK

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2010 exhibitions to be announced soon... for more go to www.bozgallery.com

YURT - EGE ARTEMIS YURTUM ( 2009 ) - full album download

2009-12-21T19:51:00.000Z

Legions of Yurt, sonic guerillas, cerebral oscillators and other assorted hellspawn - On this, the occasion of Grianstad an Gheimhridh 2009 ( Winter Solstice ), The sonic elders of YURT are pleased to announce EGE ARTEMIS YURTUM, a celebration of voluminous soundwaves for your pleasure. Tracklist - 1. Flight of the Intergalactic Mallard 2. Run the Gauntlet 3. Bushmeat 4. Mog's Brain Tumor

WRETCH FALAFEL's FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2009 ( selected by BOZ )

2009-12-07T21:27:00.000Z

VOIVOD - INFINI ( Relapse ) The last collection of the now deceased Dennis Piggy D'Amour's amazing guitar riffs are here and Voivod had a major obligation to pull out a stormer of a record, which they more than succeeded in doing. This shines brighter than it's worthy predecessor KATORZ and seals what may very well be the last new Voivod record the world will see. A sad day for loud guitar

"PAMPHLETS" by BOZ - from RIOT 77 issue 14 (Dec '09)

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Click on image to enlarge!!

R. CRUMB: A CONVERSATION WITH GALLERIST PAUL MORRIS ( 2009 )

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A 5 minute dissection of the monumental workload that is Robert Crumb's BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED. Most of the originals are on display in the UCLA Hammer Museum until Feb 7th 2010. It took Crumb 5 years to complete... gives me a headache even thinking about how someone could remain focused throughout the execution of such a task but the results are no less than stunning!!! The entire old

RIP - PAUL "SKINNY" KELLY - 17/11/2009

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THE CONFESSIONS OF ROBERT CRUMB - Arena Documentary ( 1987 )

2009-10-27T00:12:00.000Z

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt4po_the-confessions-of-robert-crumb_blog

Short Mark Pauline / Survival Research Laboratories documentary on VBS.TV

2009-10-24T10:45:00.000+01:00

The Survival of Mark Pauline Mark Pauline is the founder of Survival Research Laboratories, a mythical moniker among weird-techies, art-punks and general violence seekers across the globe. Pauline began his work in the 80s in the San Francisco punk and art scene defacing billboards and organizing public pranks. Through the decades, he has become a pioneer in technological and performance arts.

A GRAVEDIGGER'S TALES by Ian Shipley

2009-10-21T15:46:00.000+01:00

New book from Ian Shipley about his exploits as a gravedigger out now with bozart on cover!!!! order here... http://www.gravetales.co.uk/ WRETCH FALAFEL will have a review of this up very soon. Meanwhile, here's the cover art. Click on image to enlarge!

THE BAND THAT WENT DOWN GOCK HIGHWAY - Appeared in NOSEBLEED 20 ('01)

2009-10-17T18:39:00.001+01:00

A horror story for the music enthusiast... Tradition dictates that I begin by laying down hard facts I have absolutely no basis for... You're bound to have at least 5 different favourite bands of all time before the age of 18..... If you're a complete fuckhead with no integrity, you'll probably have more 'cos your crap friends made you like all stuff they unwisely spent their money on... so

THE ENCROACHMENT CODEX II

2009-10-16T11:28:00.000+01:00

THE ENCROACHMENT CODEX II - images by Boz Mugabe opens this Sunday, 18th October 3-5pm at the COURTHOUSE ARTS CENTRE, Main St, Tinahely, Co Wicklow. Runs until Friday 13th November. www.bozgallery.com

FolkStreams - Stoney Knows How ( Film by Alan Govenar, Bruce "Pacho" Lane 1981 )

2009-10-03T21:02:00.000+01:00

Fascinating glimpse into the working life of Stoney St. Clair, old school tattooist and ex-sword swallower.FolkStreams » Stoney Knows How

HAMMER CONVERSATIONS - HENRY ROLLINS & AMANDA PALMER ( 7/7/07)

2009-10-02T22:53:00.000+01:00

Engaging public conversation between Amanda Palmer and Henry Rollins at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. 94 minutes and a lot of candid ground covered!!! Lots more interesting stuff at http://hammer.ucla.edu/watchlisten/watchlisten

BEWARE - THE POX!!!!

2009-09-28T16:27:00.001+01:00

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THE ENCROACHMENT CODEX II - An exhibition of images by Boz Mugabe, 18th October - 13th November at the COURTHOUSE ARTS CENTRE, Tinahely, Co Wicklow

2009-09-27T15:42:00.000+01:00

Official opening 3-5pm Sunday 18th October 2009. For further info www.bozgallery.com CLICH ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE...

FOR THOSE ABOUT TO POP, WE SALUTE YOU! Part 2 - The Diasopric Gem Clusters (appeared in THE DEVIL ON 45 issue 4)

2009-09-25T23:48:00.000+01:00

In recent times, ( or if you're under 25, in this lifetime ), there has been a justified vilification of poptones to the point where there'll be extensive queues, lynch mobs, tar, feathers and paperwork to beat the Mahon tribunal when the Nuremberg trials of pop drag Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and others through the streets of Europe where they can be

RECENT ARTWORK for THE DEVIL ON 45 no.4

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CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE!!

ZERO BUDGET - PUNK FLYERS 1992 - 2005

2009-09-17T22:31:00.000+01:00

Punk flyers of their place in time are instantly recognisable. Chewed, dog-eared A-size scrap encrusted in spilt beer, mysterious boot print and obligatory flakes of yellow selotape can easily be told apart by their content. In general, something can be dated accurately to within 3 years at a fleeting glance!! Access to materials and technology, whether Copydex or Quark Xpress, has determined

JIM CARROLL R.I.P 1/8/1949 - 11/9/2009

2009-09-14T22:24:00.002+01:00

The legendary Jim Carroll died of a heart attack in his home in Manhattan last Friday aged 60. Best known to the wider public as the author of THE BASKETBALL DIARIES, Jim's reluctant and brief years as a New York punk musician were invigorating and highly influential. Albums like CATHOLIC BOY ('80) and DRY DREAMS ('82) presented a rare form of street poetry, drawing from earlier life experiences

ULTRA GEEK ALERT - Documentary on the STYLOPHONE!!!

2009-08-17T20:23:00.000+01:00

Interesting but all too brief investigation on the continued popularity of the STYLOPHONE from those nice people at VBS.TV, including an interview with it's creator Brian Jarvis, and artists that have aided it's revival... would have been nice to get a word from Bowie in there somewhere but it doesn't retract too much from this being 17 minutes of enjoyable Über-Geek viewing!!!MOTHERBOARD - THE

THE YOUNG GODS on Rockpalast TV, 22/10/08, Bonn, Germany ( Full set - excellent quality )

2009-06-30T18:20:00.000+01:00

Fans of 2008's KNOCK ON WOOD acoustic sessions by Swiss sonic architects The Young Gods will love this.... Franz Treichler and the band effortlessly manage to translate their industrial roots in a live accoustic situation. If you only check out one song of this whole set, make sure it's LONGUE ROUTE, complete with toy instruments!! .. it's classy stuff!! More quality broadcasting from ROCKPALAST

100% WHITE ( Dir. Leo Regan 2000 )

2009-06-26T22:43:00.000+01:00

...Another chance to see the excellent Leo Regan documentary ( originally broadcast on Channel 4 July 2000 ), the follow up to his photo book PUBLIC ENEMIES (1993) about a prominent circle of neo-nazi skinheads in England during the late 80's and early 90's. A brave and engaging investigation into the tribulations and contradictions of these people once they move away from gang activity and

One Deep Breath - Ten Years of ESTEL

2009-06-22T18:22:00.000+01:00

An interesting and comprehensive ( and scandal-free ) history of the first ten years of Dublin band ESTEL by by Naomi McArdle [Off her rocker blog] Follow the link and leave a comment.........One Deep Breath - Ten Years of ESTEL here!!!!Downloads and all that jazz at www.estelrocks.com

SPIDERMITES ( 1991 ) - Remastered Edition 2009 - by BOZ MUGABE

2009-06-20T19:15:00.000+01:00

......Download SPIDERMITES remastered edition 2009 here!!!!...and redistribute freely!!!!

SAD NEWS FROM EXENE CERVENKA

2009-06-11T16:21:00.000+01:00

www.exenecervenka.com A STATEMENT FROM EXENE CERVENKA " June 2, 2009 - After some months of not feeling 100% healthy, I recently had some medical tests run and the prognosis is that I am suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Apparently, it has been affecting me for quite some time. Although this is obviously unfortunate news, I am choosing to see the positive in it. I, and X as a band, have

CHUCK D's mini-series on www.therealnews.com starts today!!

2009-06-01T17:49:00.001+01:00

Chuck D On The Real Off The Record - The ever inspirational Chuck D discusses the state of hiphop with Darryl DMC McDaniels. It's brief but there's not a word wasted. Essential viewing!http://www.therealnews.com/chuck/index.php.

Interesting 30th anniversary dissection of PIL's METAL BOX on Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM

2009-05-06T13:48:00.001+01:00

With contributions from former PIL members Jah Wobble, Martin Atkins and Richard Dudanski.www.neatneatnoise.com/downloads/shows/090301PILmetalbox.mp3.http://www.piratecatradio.com.

SCUM GOULASH - A collection of cartoons '04 - '08 by Boz Mugabe - OUT NOW!!!

2009-04-25T00:12:00.000+01:00

"....eye-crusted feckless office-dregs creeping unwillingly to their workstations for another day's rattling of chains and suffering a jizz stain, high blood pressure, Internet porn, foetus breath "team leader" exhale hot stale winds of detritus down their encrusted work shirt collars...." The chronically procrastinated follow-up to 2004's HUMAN STEW, this collects the cream, froth and surface

THE MASTER OF DISASTER - Mr. DUANE PETERS ( U.S. Bombs, Die Hunns etc.. ) Interview 25/2/99 originally appeared in NOSEBLEED 19

2009-04-09T15:59:00.000+01:00

There's an aesthetic in punk rock, one that if channeled properly, can convey through the dynamics of anthemic music, defiance against all odds that life throws at you. It's a voice of dissonance that cares nothing of trends and speaks from genuine experience. The Heartbreakers and the Dead Kennedys had it, Poison Idea and the Crucifucks had it, and the U.S. BOMBS probably own shares in it.

BOZ - PREMONITIONS OF ENCROACHMENT III - 2nd - 23rd May at the COUCH, Cork City

2009-03-31T21:38:00.000+01:00

For further info http://www.myspace.com/thecouch85

The Alchemists of Sound - 2003 documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop!!

2009-03-25T00:18:00.000Z

Exceptional feature on the embryonic era of special effects and electronic sound taking you on a trip right back to the days of carbolic soap, shite TV and the consumption. Delia Derbyshire and Daphne Oram are still unsung heroes of electronic sound!! BEWARE!!!! ....Here be lots of smelly creepy old men appearing out of yonder black.....The Alchemists of Sound - Part 2/6.The Alchemists of Sound -

THE TROUBLEMAKER - 26 interview by SAM MCPHEETERS

2009-03-22T23:45:00.000Z

Subtitled " How Crucifucks Frontman Doc Dart Became a Man Named 26 ", this is a most intriguing and candid interview feature on Doc Corbin Dart which was published by www.viceland.com in January 2009 by the ever interesting Sam McPheeters ( BORN AGAINST / MEN'S RECOVERY PROJECT ) - A highly recommended ( if slightly depressing ) read!!!!!! - NOSEBLEED interviewed Doc through the mail in 1991 on

Cult halfwit Count Grishnackh to be released!!

2009-03-12T12:25:00.001Z

Mr Burzum Varg Vikernes is finally to be released back into the world to make more odinist right-wing drivel for chunky black metal meatheads with no girlfriends to soak up, making him even richer!! He claims he'll have nothing to do with that scene on his release - that is, until thousands of fuckwits in Burzum t-shirts start camping in fields near his farm ( purchased while in prison on

BRING ME THE HEAD OF SCOTT GORHAM - Originally published 9/2003 in UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION fanzine!!

2009-03-09T23:48:00.000Z

You already know where this is going... you’ve all seen the posters, listings etc... - every so often we pass by some mention of a band, only to discover the small print that says “the Australian” or “the ultimate (band name of your choice) experience”..... and I’m kinda numb to this... I can’t bring myself to actually say anything negative about it because it has very little to do with my life.

BAD RELIGION (2008), RADIO BIRDMAN (2007) and BLUE CHEER (2008) - Full sets of quality live footage from Rockpalast.de!!!!

2009-03-04T18:20:00.000Z

BAD RELIGION 29. August 2008 - Area4 - Lüdinghausen, Flugplatz Borkenberge. RADIO BIRDMAN 12. Oktober 2007 - Köln, Underground. BLUE CHEER 11. April 2008 - Crossroads - Bonn, Harmonie.

PARANOID VISIONS - BEWARE OF THE GOD LP/CD/invisible MP3 thing (2009)

2009-03-02T20:41:00.000Z

It seems that since the 40 SHADES OF GANGRENE album, some manner of circular pattern has been completed and the scab ends of Irishness have morphed into a sitting duck for Paranoid Visions’ phlegm of diatribe in a match that hasn’t seemed quite so tailor made since their own little Dublin Millennium celebration way back when! Paranoid Visions may have been emitting a mutant strain of spore that

"Vintage" obscurities from THE STEAM PIG treasure chest!! ( and much more from DIY IRISH HARDCORE PUNK ARCHIVE )

2009-02-27T13:41:00.000Z

GETTING OVER THE WALL WITH CHARLIE HARPER (1996). MOTORHEAD @ 5AM 7" (1998). Lots of great obscure grassroots Irish punk and hardcore releases from the past on this relatively new blog. Well worth keeping an eye on..... DIY IRISH HARDCORE PUNK ARCHIVE.

80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S - Excellent documentary from 1979 ( dir. Gary Weiss )

2009-02-24T15:41:00.000Z

Documentary on the subject of gang culture in the South Bronx at the end of the 70's ( and at the birth of Hip Hop culture ) - for all those geeks obsessed with bullshit like WARRIORS, this is the compelling reality of it!!! ENJOY!!80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S - PART 1.80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S - PART 2.80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S - PART 3.80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S - PART 4.80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S - PART

ULTIMATE BILGE PUMPING ( originally appeared in RIOT 77 issue 6 )

2009-02-23T17:39:00.000Z

We’re all competing for elbow room.... I tend to grab my reading material and stand near the Bunty comix - There are a number of reasons for this, but the obvious are most important. I look seedy and the little girls who want to actually purchase the lollipop press I’m blocking won’t come within 10 yards. Secondly, who the fuck wants to be standing beside some fat specky balding rock guy in his

FROM THE ARCHIVES 3 - Originally published in RIOT 77 magazine issues 8 & 9.....

2009-02-23T00:58:00.000Z

100 episodes of the MOOMINS ( Film Polski ) online!!

2009-02-21T01:14:00.000Z

www.fuzzyfeltmoomins.co.uk.This site is a tribute to the wonderful Film Polski stop motion animation adaption of the Moomins from 1979, ( aired on English TV in 1979 and again in 1984 ) the production of which was conducteded under the watchful eye of Tove Jansson herself!! Watch ALL 100 episodes here....... Accept no lame cartoon network substitute!!!!!!....WRETCH FALAFEL's favourite episode

HIGH COST OF LIVING - PUNK GOES UNDERGROUND - THE THREAT '78-'81 ( Originally appeared in Riot 77 Magazine )

2009-02-20T19:04:00.000Z

After the Radiators and the Rats relocated in England, there was a very noticeable gap before a second wave of harsher punk began to develop in Dublin. Many of that original fan base had either moved on or gone back to what they listened to before punk “happened”. Although it took years (with the likes of the Jon Savage book, ENGLAND’S DREAMING) to expose much of the reality of the Sex Pistols

Finnish Legends HANOI ROCKS play final gigs in Helsinki in April 2009.

2009-02-20T17:39:00.000Z

Following a very successful second lease of life and 3 of the best albums Hanoi Rocks ever recorded in TWELVE SHOTS ON THE ROCKS (2003), ANOTHER HOSTILE TAKEOVER (2005) and STREET POETRY (2007), the core duo of Michael Monroe and Andy McCoy have decided to disband the group and go their separate ways. Monroe and McCoy originally reunited under the name HANOI ROCKS REVISITED to play a couple of

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE HEROES???? - Notes on Roger Ramjet - Originally appeared in NOSEBLEED issue 21

2009-02-19T11:10:00.000Z

As this palpitating episode begins....... One of the meagerly insignificant contributions to the world of low budget animation, Roger Ramjet, has disappeared from evident history. Even the supergeek highway, the internet, has little in the line of praise, or anything, for this “ Internationally well known good guy “. For the uninitiated, Roger Ramjet, a dimwit hero with a big chin was

WRETCH FALAFEL ARCHIVES - THE CRAMPS - Interview with Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach 24/2//95 - Originally appeared in NOSEBLEED 12

2009-02-16T18:24:00.000Z