Colleen Caffeine
Colleen Caffeine is the vocalist of Detroit city punk band, Choking Susan.
They are a 4 piece hard - Glam type of punk group, who cite their influences
as The Ramones and Johnny Thunders amongst others. They recently
released a cd called "Louder and Harder" , which is an excellent album and
contains the brilliant tracks such as "Baby Doll" and "Fallling Round"
among others. After building up a fan base locally , Choking Susan are now
concentrating on expanding their touring ground and included England and
Europe over the last few years. Now recieving rave reviews in the music press
things look on the up and up for this foursome. You can check out Colleen
and the rest of the band on www.chokingsusan.com , where if you go to the
site , you can see more pictures, listen to more music and even join Colleen
on her personal myspace page (If she likes you).
Name; Colleen Caffeine.
Country; USA.
Band/Occupation; Vocalist/Butt kisser in Choking Susan.
Favourite food; Coconuts.
Favourite drink; Coffee, with extra coffee to go in my coffee.
Favourite place visited; Joey Ramones hotel room.
Worst place visited. Disneyland............so dissapointing.
Favourite film; Rock 'N' Roll High School.
Favourite song of your own; Punker.
Favourite song of all time; Pick a song by The New York Dolls and
thats my favourite.
Worst ever song; Anything on the radio at any given time, any minute,
any day, any year...........................
Favourite other punk band/singer;X from Los Angeles.......Exene
cannot be duplicated.
Best ever gig; Hasn't happened yet.
Worst ever gig; It's never a bad thing when I can take out my
aggression on a microphone stand.
Person you hate the most dead or alive; I hate people, I don't want to
know anyone ! People are evil little demons that are just out to kill,
crush and destroy each other. People break hearts, use you for your body,
leave the next morning , forgetting to close the door behind them, so the
cat gets out and is lost forever........people are cat losers !
Person you admire the most dead or alive; Johhny Thunders, (assuming
it's music we're talking about) , but in general anyone that has given their
life for another is my hero !
Person you would most like to meet; A guy that is capable of giving the
most orgasms ever recorded in the history of orgasms. Or Jude law, cuz
I want to punch him in his pretty little face.
Music you hate the most; I don't like fake music, like new Country, or that
shite that Brittany Spears, Jessica Simpson or Celine Dion does.
Biggest Regret in life; No regrets.
Name 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Pit bull dogs.
2/ Cancer.
3/ Conformity.
What would you do if you won the lottery; Probably get hit by a truck and
die immediately on the way to cash my lottery check cos that is my luck !
Colleen Caffeine................................................19/08/05
CockSParrer.
These 5 Cockneys are after being all over the world and Dagenham
and still come back home to London , where it all began and where
they all still live. In a music industry thats littered with, fall outs
court cases and hate amongst a good few bands on the scene , it's
great to see these 5 geezers still being friends as well as band mates.
Thats probably one of the things thats kept SParrer going all these
years, one in - all in. With SParrer playing less than they used to,
their gigs are always sellouts and you can see the way the line up
compliments each other, Colin on vocals, loud , in your face, singing
every word as if it was etched on his heart, Micky and Daryl on lead
and rhythm guitars and Steve banging out the beats on drums. But a
special mention must go to Steve Burgess on bass guitar , who wrote
most of the CockSParrer songs that we all have come to know and love.
I always love watching the crowd reaction at concerts and you wont get
much better than when "England Belongs To Me" is being performed
which will have a few thousand punks and skins singing every word in
the song in unison with the band. The words that were scribbled down
on the back of a beermat or on a scrap of paper while on a tour bus after
Steve would have seen or heard something are now part of every punks
and skins life. There's not a day will go by without some of us , somewhere
around the globe putting on a SParrer cd and singing along to such classics
as , Get A Rope , Argy Bargy, Last Train...., Where Are They Now and
many , many more. So have a look at what the boys think of life , and check
out the CockSParrer site at www.cocksparrer.co.uk , but either way, as they
titled their new DVD , "What You See, Is What You Get"
Name; CockSParrer.
Country; UK.
Band/Occupation; Colin McFaull - Lead Vocals, Steve Burgess - Bass
and Vocals, Micky Beaufoy - Lead Guitar, Steve Bruce - Drums and
Vocals and Daryl Smith - Guitar and Vocals.
Favourite food; Bacon eggs and tinned tomatoes and Sunday roast
with beer and gravy.
Favourite drink; Lots !.............. Beer and wine.
Favourite place visited; Upton Park - For obvious reasons!
Worst place visited; Upton Park - For obvious reasons.
Favourite film; Too difficult........but Will thinks it has to be The
Great Escape.
Favourite soccer team; West Ham (3) - Colin, and the 2 Steve's
Arsenal (1) - Micky , Watford (1) - Daryl.
Favourite song of your own; "Because Your Young" (3) - Colin and
the 2 Steve's, "England Belongs To Me" - Daryl , and
"Runnin Riot" - Micky.
Favourite song of all time; There are loads of bands/songs and we
could have fought over this for ages, but when it comes down to the
ones that made a difference and actually started change and
influenced others, it has to be, in no particular order,
Babylons Burning by The Ruts, What Do I get by The Buzzcocks,
plus anything by The Ramones, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, oh and
of course CockSParrer.
Worst ever song; The Birdie Song.
Favourite other punk band/singer; The Clash/Joe Strummer.
Best ever gig; Morecambe 2001 & 2003, CBGB's and San
Francisco in 2000 and The Gross Freiheit, Hamburg. (Where we broke
Motorheads long standing record of the most beer drunk by a band -
"Bleedin Lightweights!")
Worst ever gig; Some of the early ones in '76/'77, where we were too
pissed, the PA didn't work or sometimes people just didn't show up.
But since 1992 , they have all been great.
Person you hate most dead or alive; Most politicians.
Person you admire most dead or alive; The people we admire most are
the ones that keep the scene alive. The promoters that take a chance,
the labels who believe in the bands, the websites and fanzines run by the
real fans. People like Darren Russell (Who gives the old bands a reason
to play every year and the new bands a chance to get on the bill) or Mark
Brennan , (Who has been passionate about the music for so long), or
Rebecca Pollard ( For the brilliant Punk & Oi web-site), have all helped
to keep the scene alive.
Person you would most like to meet; The man who gives out the big
winning lottery cheques.
Music you hate the most; Rap !
Biggests regrets in life; Too few to mention.
Nmae 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Licensing laws.
2/Speed cameras.
3/ Lack of mainstream music press interest in Punk/Oi.
What would you do if you won the lottery; We actually won the lottery
last week, but what can you do with £10 ?
Colin, Steve, Micky, Steve, Daryl......................18/06/05
Jamie Jezzard (ANWL)
Press play to hear "Dirty Old Fucker" by The ANWL
Jamie or Jez as he likes to be known is the guitarist with that crazy
band The Anti Nowhere League. In his spare time he's a record
collector . But what ever any of ye' do, never go near his "White
Baby" , thats his guitar, of which he's over protective and very proud!
Jez, lives in Tonbridge as well as Shady , while PJ and Animal live
in Tunbridge Wells about 8 miles down the road from them. From
watching the band doing sound checks I know that Jez is the most
particular of them all, and he is fanatical as to how his guitar sounds
while he's on the stage. Jez though is one of the good guys in a music
industry littered with wasters and wankers, he's the salt of the earth and
always has time for the fans before and after a gig. You can check out Jez
and the rest of The League at www.antinowhereleague.com
Name; Jamie Jezzard , though I prefer the name Jez.
Band/Occupation; Guitarist with The Anti Nowhere League.
Favourite food; Chinese.
Favourite drink; Champagne & lager , slippery nipple's & Jack Daniels.
Favourite place visited; Athens and Thessolonika in Greece, closely
followed by Belgrade in Serbia.
Worst place visited; Whitehaven (UK), Canberra (Aus) - no offence to
the punters.
Favourite film; Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls - Russ Meyer 1966.
Favourite song of your own; Another Day In Paradise.
Favourite song of all time; Ramblin Rose by MC5.
Worst ever song; Too many to mention !!!
Favourite punk song; Liar by The Sex Pistols.
Favourite other punk band/singer; The Damned - Johnny Thunders.
Best ever gig; A party in Bristol (ANWL), & New York Dolls in the
Festival Hall in 2005.
Worst ever gig; Bizzo's in Sydney, Australia , I was jet lagged.
Person you hate the most dead or alive; God. ( Not my fault God !, Ed )
Person you admire most dead or alive; Johnny Thunders.
Person you would most like to meet; Pete Townsend , just to tell him he's
a dirty old bastard !!!
Music you hate the most; Hard House, Classical, & Noisy Punk !
Biggest regret in life; Not auditioning for MC5 when they reformed.
Name 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Not getting lager on our rider....Who the FUCK drinks John Smiths !!!
2/ Hotels that take your money and complain when you're a bit noisy
especially one I remember in South Shields !!!!!
3/ Illegal immigrants.
What would you do if you won the lottery;
1/ Buy another 15 guitars !
2/ Get very drunk, (Nothing new there !)
3/ Buy 15 houses in Liverpool at £10,000 each and rent the rooms out
at £100/week to hundreds and retire !!!
Jamie Jezzard................................................09/06/05
Chris Wright
Chris Wright is the lead singer with that strret punk band Crashed Out.
The band was originally founded by his brother Lee , who plays guitar ,
but after many changes over the years, Chris stepped in as singer and
Decca Wade (Ex-Upstarts) as drummer. And the guys have never looked
back since. Chris as well as touring and recording with the band , also has
a tattoo studio along with his brother Lee , and they have tattoo'd many punk
rock artists as well as fans with punk tattoo's some of which can be seen on our
punk tattoo page. Check out their tattoo website on www.vikingtattoostudio.co.uk
Now being well established and touring Europe and the States, the guys still find
time to fit in gigs for local charities and regularly return to these shores to play in
fundraising concerts for worthy causes. Chris is a proud Jarrow man (Or Jarra if
you're from there) and Crashed Out released a brilliant version of the Jarrow Song
on their much acclaimed cd "Back For More" . Chris who was a boxer in his early
years never needs minders or roadies to sort out any bother that might come their way
he can take care of himself and the band. So If you're up around Newcastle, drop in to
The Viking Tattoo Studio, you never know Chris might be able to fit you in for another
one of his famous punk tattoo's , and you can listen to somw loud punk music while
having it done. Check out Crashed Out on their websie, www.crashed-out.co.uk
Name; Chris Wright.
Country; UK.
Band/Occupation; Crashed Out - Lead Vocalist.
Favourite food; Sirloin steak , well done.
Favourite drink; Murphys Red Label.
Favoutire place visited; Los Angeles , USA.
Worst place visited; Harehills , Leeds.
Favourite film; Goodfellas.
Favourite soccer team; N.U.F.C. - The Toon !
Favourite song of your own; "What Do You Know"
Favourite song of all yime; "Warpigs" - by Black Sabbath.
Worst ever song; All of East 17 and other boy bands shite , the list
could be endless.
Favourite punk song; England , by The Angelic Upstarts.
Favourite other punk band/ singer; SLF / Jake Burns.
Best ever gig; Leipzig, Germany.
Worst ever gig; Haven't got one , I get a buzz playing everytime.
Person you hate most dead or alive; Bin Laden.
Person you admire most dead or alive; Randy Couture (UFC Fighter)
aged 42 and still kicking ass !
Person you wopuld most like to meet; Muhummad Ali.
Music you hate the most; Techno.
Biggest regret in life; Not turning pro! (Boxing)
Name 3 things that piss you off.
1/ Ignorance.
2/ Men acting like women.
3/ People that don't sit still while getting tattoed.
What would you do if you won the lottery; Fuck off around the world
for a year.
Chris Wright.........................................25/04/05
Hazel O' Connor
Press play to hear "Eight Day" by Hazel O' Connor.
Hazel O' connor is one of life's and punk's survivors. She has seen it
all, been ripped off , saw the fame, the hard times, the rejections and still
is touring and selling out shows in the UK and Europe. I remember the first
time I saw Hazel was on a late night movie review programme on TV back
in 1980. I was mesmerised and totally loved her music and her stlye. Her
debut single "Eight Day" made it to number 5 in the UK national charts,
as did her album "Breaking Glass" , which stayed on the charts for 37
weeks. Hazel though in the late 80's took time out from the music scene
and moved back to Ireland to recharge her batteries and even sang on a
charity single released in Ireland in aid of The womens rape Crisis centre.
Now back touring again and playing to fans old and new, she sang at The
Wasted festival in Morecambe in 2004 and her set was voted the best of
the festival , as she turned back the years and sang as if she and all of us
were back in 1980. She followed that up the next night with an unplugged set
which had 700 punks sitting in total awe and silence as she sang her way through
another brilliant repetoire on the night. You can check out Hazel and where she's
playing on her website on www.hazeloconnor.com
Name; Hazel O' Connor.
Country; Ireland.
Band/Occupation; Hazel O' Connor & The Subteranneans.
Favourite food; Mushroom and garlic Tagliatelle - Tesco made a great one and have
stopped doing it , why ?- it's hard enough for veggies !
Favourite drink; A smoothie I make myself , strawberries, bananas, soya milk
apple juice and all my daily suplaments and spirulina ( a form of seaweed)
Favourite place visited; Glendalough , Co. Wicklow, Ireland. It is close to
my cottage and is a great source of energy.
Worst place visited; Traffic jams on the M1 in England.
Favourite film; Don't Look Now.
Favourite soccer team; Oh I don't know, the one with all those gorgeous
guys in........................................
Favourite song of your own; "Rebecca"
Favourite song of all time; Nina Simone's "Do What You Gotta Do"
Worst ever song; The Birdie Song.
Favourite punk song; Ever Fallen In Love - The Buzzcocks.
Favourite other ounk band/singer; The Stranglers, not really punk I know
but close enough !
Best ever gig; It was at The Rainbow in London, a good while back with
Elton John on pianoand Ray Cooper on percussion, it was pure magic!
Best ever gig (Own); Glastonbury 2004 on The Avalon Stage.
Worst ever gig; No such thing as I leave if I'm not enjoying it.
Worst ever gig (Own); Some 20 or so years ago in Guilford, when a
riot broke out.
Person you hate most dead or alive; I don't hate anyone.
Person you admire most dead or alive; Nelson Mandela.
Person you would most like to meet. Nelson Mandela.
Biggest regret in life; That I didn't walk out of my first record deal
right at the beginning when I knew they were cheating me.
Name 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Traffic Jams.
2/ People spitting or gobbing.
3/ Lack of veggie food generally , but particularly at motorway service
station, on trains and on planes.
What would you do if you won the lottery; Replace the roof on my cottage,
employ a gardener to regularly cut the grass and help do the jobs that need
doing that I can't do while I'm away on tour. Employ a cleaner to clean my
cottage so I don't have to, otherwise I would carry on much as I am now but
with a nice secure financial cushion.
Hazel O' Connor..........................................26/04/05
GARY BUSHELL
Mr. "Oi" - Gary Bushell (AKA Gal Gonad)
Gary Bushell is synonomous with Oi and punk. In times past when punk
was starting to flounder because the headliners like The Pistols and The
Clash were not of any interest to the mainstream media , one guy kept
his finger on the pulse, kept talking about and writing about punk and
skinhead bands when no one else did. It was this man , who I would term
as the founder of Oi , Gary Bushell. Everyone that visits this site and reads
this owes him a debt of thanks. In between pissing people off , drumming
up support for Punk & Oi bands , Gary sings with the infamous punk band
The Gonads , and also is a television critic. He has wrote countless books ,
including official autobiographies for Ozzy Ozbourne , Iron Maiden , twisted
Sister and Stinky Turner of The Cockney Rejects. He concieved the idea for
and compiled the first 4 "Oi " albums. The Gonads have a new album out
soon , check out their website www.the-gonads.co.uk or their myspace
site www.myspace/thegonads , or even Gary's own personal myspace page
at www.myspace.com/galgonad , so go and check him out, and if you get a
chance check out The Gonads at a gig near you, you'll be guaranteed a
crazy fun night and most likely be entertained by some of The Rejects or
The Business , well depending who Gary brings along with him that night.
Name; Gal Gonad
Country; En-ger-land.
Band/Occupation; Vocalist with The Gonads.
Favourite food; Porterhouse steak, done medium well with a hint of blood,
Luxor Steakhouse, Las Vegas. Back home, pie, mash and stewed eels with
a cauliflower bhaji on the side.
Favourite drink; Old Speckled Hen Bitter.
Favourite place visited;
1/ New York, New York
2/ Swiss Alps
3/ Coronation Street.
Worst place visited; Streatham.
Favourite film; It's a wonderful life, Passport To Pimlico and The Long
Good Friday.
Favourite soccer team; Charlton Athletic F.C.
Favourite song of your own; Unky Bunk.
Favourite song of all time; It changes all the time. Today it's complete control
by the Clash, yesterday it was Indestructible by Rancid, on Sunday it was New
Rose by The Damned.
Worst ever song; My Pullover by Jess Conrad and anything by The Fall.
Favourite other punk band/singer; The Clash - Joe Strummer.
Best ever gig; Cockney Rejects - 4 Skins - East End Badoes at The Bridge
House in 1980, followed by The Jam as John's Boys at The Marquee.
Worst ever gig; Woodstock.
Person you hate most dead or alive; Josef Stalin.
Person you admire most dead or alive; Max Millar.
Person you would most like to meet; No more hero's anymore.
Music you hate the most; Dance shite !!!
Biggest regret in life; Losing my memory.
Name 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Lying arsehole politicians - (All parties).
2/ People whose necks are wider than their ears.
3/ Questionnaires.
What would you do if you won the lottery; Stop watching telly for a living.
Gary Bushell....................................................09/03/05
Max Splodge
Max goes classical at an after gig party in Newcastle
One of the craziest guys ever to emerge from the punk scene , Max or
Mad Max , call him whatever you will , he's a stayer. A man who has seen
the ups and downs of music, the hard times and good times, but he's still out
there taking the piss out of life and enjoying it while he does so. He had the
unfortunate Rolf Harris in tears on national radio when the Aussie heard the
punk version of "Two Little Boys". Most of you that have been to the Wasted
Festivals will have seen Max pull off another coup. Who else could get four or
five hundred punks into a hall and get them to play bingo. Yes only one man ,
Max and he has made the punk bingo sessions an integral part of the fastivals.
The only problem I have with Max is when he called the band Splodgenessabounds
because back in 1980 I went into the toilets of my then local and in protest at the
lack of punk songs on the jukebox, I sprayed the aforementioned bands name on
the walls of the toilet. The only problem was it took 3 walls of the toilet and a few
minutes to do so, resulting in me being caught and barred. Besides those distant
memories I have many more recent ones of Max and am amazed at his sheer
enthusiasm for life and how he always see's the best in everyone and everything.
As he said to me recently , there are enough songs about hate and violence out
there, thats why I try to write happy songs or ones that make people laugh. You'll
definetly get a laugh out of Max if you get a chance to go to one of his gigs. If you
can't well check out max and the rest of the Splodge crew at
www.splodgenessabounds.com
Name; Max Splodge (O.M.E. -Order Of the Mongolian Empire)
Country; Mongolia
Band/Occupation; Splodgenessabounds-vocals & Bingo caller.
Favourite food; Mongolian mutton and cabbage.
Favourite drink; White spirit and milk.
Favourite place visited; Mongolia.
Worst place visited; Thames Ditton and Croyden.
Favourite film; Mongolian Emannuelle & The Swedish Chiropidist.
Favourite soccer team; Millwall.
Favourite song of your own; At the minute, "Bloody Disgrace"
Favourite song of all time; Agadoo by Black Lace.
Worst ever song; Anything by Cliff Richard or The Bee Gees and
"You Aint Seen Nothing Yet", by Bachman Turner Overdrive.
Favourite punk song; Staring At The Rude Boys by The Ruts.
Favourite other punk band/singer; Iggy Pop.
Best ever gig; What do you mean, best ever gig ?.....Black Lace
at The Fenshaw Club, Hollywood - (Supporting Mongey crew)
Worst ever gig; Cliff Richard at The Fenshaw Club , Hollywood
supporting Cilla Black and Kenny Lynch.
Person you hate most; 50/50 between Cliff Richard and Richard Madeley.
Person you admire the most; Sir Malcolm Chesney.
Person you would most like to meet; Cliff Richard and Richard Madeley
so I could give them both a good slap..."Have that you......................"
Music you hate the most; Anything by Cliff Richard and The Bee Gees.
Biggest regret in life; That Cliff Richard and The Bee Gees were ever born.
Name 3 things that piss you off; (Max had 19 as detailed below)
1/ Me.
2/ Cliff Richard.
3/ The Bee Gees.
4/ Richard Madeley.
5/ Jimmy Osmonde.
6/ Ginger hair.
7/ Supermarkets.
8/ Doctor's receptionists.
9/ Drunk women.
10/ Clingfilm.
11/ Cheese.
12/ Television licence detector men.
13/ Police cells.
14/ Budgerigars.
15/ The ginger bloke in the National Express coach ticket office in Barnsley
16/ Toilets on the National Express coaches.
17/ National Express coaches.
18/ Folk singers who poke their fingers in their ears when singing for
no apparent reason.
19/ False calls at Bingo.
What would you do if you won the lottery; Put out a contract on Cliff Richard
and The Bee Gees and buy my own Bingo Hall.
Max Splodge........................................12/01/05
PSYCHO
Well here it is folks , enough of you have pestered me to see what I'm about.
I love punk, always did and was lucky enough to have been 13 years old in
1976 when punk exploded onto the music scene. Over the years I have met a
lot of friends through punk, some sadly have passed on to the big gig in the sky.
There will always be arseholes that piss people off, but I'm happy to say that
90% of the bands I have met are sound good guys that look out for each other
and their fans and are into the scene rather than being fucking prima donnas. I
have to mention a few people here who mean a lot to me and I thank them for
their friendship and support. Nick and The ANWL, Beano and Blood or Whiskey,
Danny the punk you mad cunt, Mickey Beaufoy and CockSParrer, Hazel O' Connor
( I will always love you), Decca Wade and Crashed Out, Max Splodge and the rest of
his crew. The Morecambe Crew ( You know who you are), Jock and Carol (Mohawk
Masters) and Glyn Roebuck (RIP), I will miss you my friend, kick fucking ass up there
and those that make a difference like Rebecca (Punk & Oi) and Darren and Jennie
(Wasted/Rebellion Festivals) , it's people like these that keep the scene going ,
thank you one and all.
Name; Colm Callanan ( AKA- Psycho )
Country; Ireland.
Band/Occupation; Roadie- Punk photographer - Cable technician.
Favourite food; Fillet steak, mash, onions, peas, gravy etc.
Favourite drink; In Ireland, Guinness , in the Uk or Europe, Lager, otherwise
Vodka or basically anything with alcohol in it.
Favourite place visited; Lebanon. Though a very poor place, I fell in love
with the people and the country.
Worst place visited; Cairo (Egypt) , full of beggars and thieves.
Favourite film; Michael Collins, Boondock Saints and Jerry Maguire.
Favourite soccer team; Leeds Utd. The mighy Whites, please, please raise
the White Rose of Yorkshire once more.
Favourite song of all time; There's so many , I could put in 20 of my all time
favourites here, but I've confined myself to 3.
1/ Dirty Old Fucker - Anti Nowhere league, best drums and guitar work I've
ever heard on any league song. I just love the rawness of this track.
2/ Ruler Ruler by Blood or Whiskey
3/ Youth by Blitz.
Worst ever song; Again so fucking many, Shaddapa Your Face (Joe Dolce),
Millenium (Robbie Williams) or anything by Mick (Fuckhead) Hucknall or
Jamoraquoi , take your pick I fucking hate 'em all.
Favourite punk song (If different) My Way - Sid's version of course.
Favourite other band/singer; ANWL - Animal.
Best ever gig; CockSparrer in CBGB's, New York, Feb 2000. Like good wine
these guys just got better with time. Closely followed by the ANWL in
Tunbridge Wells and Rancid in Dublin.
Worst ever gig; It was going to be The Stranglers in Dublin in 2003 , but
following that load of shit at Wasted this year from those fucking prima
donnas with their 2 page rider list and shit set, change it to Stranglers
2005, Wasted festival, market Arena, they have never replaced Hugh
Cornwell.
Person you hate the most dead or alive; George W Bush and Ariel Sharon,
both of these cunts should be dead.
Person you admire most dead or alive; General Michael Collins.
Person you would most like to meet; John Lydon.
Music you hate the most; Hip Hop, Rap shit, what is that fucking shit!
Biggest regret in life; Missing the Pistols twice and being hooked on fags
which has fucked up what was once a good singing voice.
Name 3 things that piss you off;
1/ Punks that think it's cool to spit on people (Arseholes)
2/ The stranglehold that record companies have over the music industry
one again.
3/ Paedophiles and sex offenders.
What would you do if you won the lottery; Jet around the world, going to
every punk gig that took my fancy (Sheer fucking bliss) and looking after
my mates, my real mates that never let me down !
Colm Callanan...............................................12/03/05
Rebbeca Pollard - Punk & Oi.
Rebecca Pollard , or Beccy as I call her is the life blood of many a punks or
skins life as she continues to give thousands of us news and information that
we would otherwise not be able to keep up to date with. Beccy runs the worldwide
famous Punk site , "Punk & Oi UK" www.punkoiuk.co.uk and her site is held in
such esteem by those in the punk music industry that the bands themselves use it
for refernce and information. She is such an addition to the scene that at festivals
like wasted hundreds and hundreds of people would be saying what they saw on the
site as they talked to each other , while most doing so would not recognise her while
they were doing so and true to form and possibly to help her keep her annominity she
has requested that we use this picture of her when she was 14 years old. I have many
heroes in the punk scene for all different reasons , but to me , Beccy is my ultimate
hero , my ambassador of "Quonn" , the link in the chain that keeps us all going.
Name; Rebecca Pollard.
Country; England, but do have dual nationality and citizenship for new Zealand as well.
Band/Occupation; Internet all the way baby (Owner of Punk & Oi Uk - Ed.)
Favourite food; Pavlova with passion fruit , yum!
Favourite drink; Cider , Peach Schnapps and poncy cocktails if I could afford them.
Favourite place visited; Sydney , Australia. Beautiful city, plenty to do, great weather,
friendly people, un pc and laid back oh and the most fabolous cakes, what more can a
girl want.
Worst place visited; East Germany in the 70's and 80's. So, so grey and oppresive.
Favourite film; This is where I should be saying something cool like "Clockwork Orange"
but the book is so much better. But I am afraid it is "Labarinth" with David Bowie...mmm
Favourite soccer team; Next question , not a sports fan , though I do Muay Thai Boxing.
Favourite song of your own; Ha, ha, how did you know that there are a dozen or so
songs that I have written over the years. I am glad to say that none of them have seen
the light of day.
Favourite song of all time; Probably "Anarchy In The UK" - Sex Pistols , as it still
raises hairs on the back of my neck after all this time.
Worst ever song; Motorhead "Ace Of Spades" , I have been known to leave the bar
when bands cover it, which they frequently do.
Favourite other punk band/singer; Is this strictly on a professional level or just the
singer I like most ?......Either way I'm keeping schummm.
Best ever gig; My wedding earlier in 2005, where Drongos For Europe, Dead Pets,
Menace, Goldblade, Cockney Gonads (Gal Gonad singing Gonad songs while being
backed by the Rejects) and Abrasive Wheels , all the bands played a blinder. Also
earlier HITS festivals were always special when it was all in the Dome, as was Punk
Aid 2004 , brilliant atmosphere. Seeing One Way System with 5 out of 6 singers has
been something too. And I will always remember seeing Crashed Out at a youth club
in Rochdale where the average age was 13/14 - excellent ! I am afraid to say bands
that it is often the atmosphere above anything else that makes an average gig a
memorable one.
Worst ever gig; Probably blanked from my mind , but I don't like it when bands just
appear to be going through the motions....you know who you are !
Person you hate most dead or alive; I dont hate anyone , but I do get annoyed by
people that think they are always right (So I don't know how I can live with
myself ha, ha) and people who lack compassion infuriate me big style. People who
take advantage of other peoples misfortune are also intolerable as are bullies.
Person you admire most dead or alive; People who are survivors , people who
make things happen. I dont believe in having idols though.
Person you would most like to meet; Not really bothered. I take each day in my
stride and if I meet people I respect , thats great , if I don't, well I am sure that I
will meet plenty of otehr interesting people along the way.
Music you hate the most; Any music without passion or energy.
Biggest regret in life; Not a regret as such, but I do sometimes wonder what would
have happened if I had continued at art college. I do believe that I will move back to
a more creative area at some point when I get time , so all is not lost. I also wonder
what would have happened if I had not made the move out of Bradford when I did.
Certainly not a regret , as most of my then mates got into heroin.
Nmae 3 things that piss you off;
1/ People not being treated as individuals.
2/ Injustice.
3/ On a lighter note (Pardon the pun) - not being able to sing.
What would you do if you won the lottery; Hire a special plane with medical
supervision, so my mother could be flown out to her family in New Zealand
and hire specialists, to make the rest of her days more bearable. Also retire
from my day job and move into music and photography but enjoy having some
time for myself , instead of working a combination of 70 hours each week
between my daytime job and running Punk & Oi in the Uk Ltd., and help
caring for my mother.
Rebecca Pollard..................................23/06/05
BANJO
Alex or Banjo as he is usually known as is the drummer with Spitting
Dummies and previously with 80's punk outfit Emergency. He also is the
landlord of The Thatched House , one of the North Easts best punk spots in
the land. His pub which he runs with Lisa his partner has a jukebox that
boasts hundreds of punk songs and six nights a week they have live punk bands
from the best still on the go. You can check out who's playing at The Thatched
House at www.thatched-live.co.uk . having seen the demise of many punk bands
over the years Banjo and Spitting Dummies play, record and gig like veterans on
the scene. You can check out the band on www.spittingdummies.co.uk
NAME; Banjo
COUNTRY; UK
BAND/OCCUPATION; Spitting Dummies / Landlord / Maths teacher
FAVOURITE FOOD; Pasta
FAVOURITE DRINK; Guinness
FAVOURITE PLACE VISITED; Amsterdam
WORST PLACE VISITED; Manningham
FAVOURITE FILM; The Warriors
FAVOURITE SOCCER TEAM; Manchester City
FAVOURITE SONG OF YOUR OWN; Line 'em up.
FAVOURITE SONG OF ALL TIME; Depends on my mood - We dont care by Slaughter
WORST EVER SONG; Wishing Well
FAVOURITE PUNK SONG; As above
FAVOURITE OTHER BAND/SINGER; Raybo of Bonecrusher
BEST EVER GIG; Spitting dummies and Slaughter & The Dogs @ Witchwood
WORST EVER GIG; Motley Crew on Theatre of pain tour - I fell asleep
PERSON YOU HATE MOST (Dead or alive); Andrew King
PERSON YOU ADMIRE MOST (Dead or alive); My mother for putting up with me.
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET; Jello Biafra
MUSIC YOU HATE THE MOST; Gangter Rap
BIGGEST REGRET IN LIFE; Leaving school with no qualifications.
NAME 3 THINGS THAT PISS YOU OFF; 1/ Pretentious pricks.
2/ Gobshites
3/ Bullies
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY; Pay all my mates debts off.
Banjo ...................................................................16/03/05
