1981 - What Should We Do With The Ones Who Don't Feel The Same?

  

  1981 are the anarcho punk band from Finland who featured on here in 2019 with a track from their Acts Of Rebellion ep (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2019/06/1981-where-did-all-my-good-dreams-go.html). 4 years later they're back with a new single. 

  As with the previous song I posted by them, don't go expecting their sound to be the raging, hardcore tinged anarcho favoured by many in the genre. Their sound is darkly delicious and a little more restrained but their lyrics about nationalism & bigotry and the fear of the unknown are as hard hitting as they are thought provoking. There's 2 tracks on the single and it's available on vinyl or name your price digital download : https://i98i.bandcamp.com/album/what-should-we-do-with-the-ones-who-dont-feel-the-same-b-w-a-prisoner-of-this-world 

  This is the A side, it's titled What Should We Do With The Ones Who Don't Feel The Same... 

I don't belong here This place it ain't for me Surrounded by others With their ignorance and bigotry Nationalism A sign of fear and insecurity When a love for a homeland Turns into stupidity I don't belong in this Blinkered community Where people hang on to A world that used to be No I don't belong here This place just ain't for me I don't want to be a part of This narrow minded society I know we want equality But there are too many who don't agree People take comfort in norms Stability, familiarity Change, I know, it can bring fear As shackles of the past are lost But these hard won freedoms They can only come at a tough cost How can we relate to the ones who don't feel the same? How can we reach out to the ones who don't feel the same? And what should we do with the ones who don't feel the same? What should we do with the ones who don't feel the same? Ignore them? Discount them? Tolerate them? Disregard them? Disobey them? Counteract them? Cultivate them? Educate them? What should we do with the ones who don't feel the same? What should we do with the ones who don't feel the same? What should we do with the ones who don't feel the same? What should we do with the ones who don't feel the same?

1981 - Where Did All My Good Dreams Go?

   Here's one of the songs that'll feature on this week's Just Some Punk Songs show (8pm (GMT) today) https://www.facebook.com/events/844636042584478/). It's by anarcho punk band 1981 and it's the lead track on their recent Acts Of Rebellion ep. Based in Turku, Finland, they've been releasing quality fare for the best part of a decade. It's been 3 years since their last release but the new ep was definitely worth the wait.  It's self released on 7" by 19 in 81 Records and you can find it on Bandcamp :   https://i98i.bandcamp.com/album/acts-of-rebellion-ep

  The ep deals with themes of conformism, despair, fear and anxiety in a world we're destroying. They encourage us to speak up and voice our opposition to force fed lies. As the record sleeve says, "Challenge the stereotypes. If you're not ashamed of who you are, the outsiders' opinions begin to grow mute!"

  This is a beautiful song that asks if there's not a better way of living. Where Did All My Good Dreams Go?....

What happened to all my hopes and dreams? 
Where did they all go? 
What happened to my hopeful thoughts 
That we could build a better world 
These days are filled with fear 
These days are filled with fear 
These days are filled with fear 
These days are filled with fear 
Where did all my good dreams go? 

This is a cold world 
Our ignorance has helped to create 
It's what we leave for our children 
That our selfishness has dealt their fate 

All this fear and war... 
I can't take it anymore 
There's gotta be a better existence than this, I know 
Where did all my good dreams go? 

These are our last days 
We live in fear, in fear of the unknown 
Never care to question the truths we're not told 
Nor the facts we are never shown 

All this fear and war... 
I can't take it anymore 
There's gotta be a better existence than this, I know 
Where did all my good dreams go? 

This is a sick world 
People bickering and fighting over material greed 
Lives lived so blindly, rather than meeting each others' needs 
This world has become my nightmare 
Nature torn down and replaced 
No respect for its resources 
We just take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take 

All this hatred, fear and war... 
I can't take it anymore 
There's gotta be a better existence than this, I know 
In my heart for sure 

What happened to my hopes and dreams? 
Where did they disappear? 
What happened to all my hopeful thoughts 
That we could build a better world? 

Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams, 
Where did all my good dreams go?

Action Pact - London Bouncers

An old one today......

  Action Pact formed back in 1981 as The Bad Samaritans (they changed their name after schoolgirl George Cheex took over vocal duties) in Stanwell, Middlesex. They debuted with The Heathrow Touchdown ep, a split that also featured Dead Man's Shadow. As was often the case in those days, they came to the attention of John Peel who played them to death and got them in to record a session. The session helped them get a deal with Fallout Records and led to the release of 1982's Suicide Bag ep.

  They stayed with Fallout and over the course of the next couple of years had another 5 indie chart hits plus a couple of albums, Mercury Theatre - On The Art and Survival Of The Fattest. They called it a day in the mid 80's after Cheex quit during rehearsals for a third album.

  Earlier this year, guitarist Des "Wild Planet" Stanley sadly passed away. Today's song is for him.

  This is London Bouncers.....

London bouncers, this is for you
We don't like the things you do
London bouncers love their power
Turn a good evening really sour

London bouncers are bully boys
Breaking bones like they were toys
London bouncers full of abuse
They just need the slightest excuse
Don't accuse me of being petty
When theses people overact their roles
They've been known to kill a man
Don't forget poor Henry Bowles

London bouncers antagonise
Lay their bait for you to rise
London Bouncers love their chores
Beat you up behind closed doors

London bouncers feel they've a right
Push you around, spoil your night
London Bouncers got a heavy hand
They're the same all over the land
Don't accuse me of being petty
When these people overact their roles
They've been known to kill a man
Don't forget poor Henry Bowles

Saccharine Trust - I am Right

 
  Today's song is by Saccharine Trust, the Californian post-hardcore band that was formed in 1980 by vocalist Jack Brewer and guitarist Joe Baiza. The song that I'm posting featured on their 1981 Paganicons ep and is called I Am Right.

  The reason I'm posting it is because it featured on a new online radio show called Stench Of Hardcore. Hosted by former Discharge/Flux Of Pink Indians/Dr And The Crippens drummer Dave Ellesmere, it features the best punk and hardcore music around. Also featured is a weekly section called Mick's Pick in which I've been asked to select a band to spotlight a song by (last night's debut Mick's Pick was by Wolf Bites Boy).

  If you want to either listen or get involved, the show starts at 7pm GMT every Sunday here :  http://mixlr.com/dave-ellesmere/. Whilst listening you can sign into the chat room and shoot the breeze with other kindred spirits. There's also a Facebook group that's proving increasingly popular : https://www.facebook.com/groups/stenchofhardcore/

  If you can't tune in live, you can stream the shows (including last nights which was pretty damn awesome) here : http://mixlr.com/dave-ellesmere/showreel/.
It's a new venture and hopefully some of you guys will check it out.

  Back to today's song, this is I Am Right........

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Halloween

  As it's Halloween today I'll take the opportunity to post a classic track from one of the biggest names associated with punk rock. Siouxsie And The Banshees formed in 1976, founder members Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin had met the previouss year at a Roxy Music gig. They went on to be regular attendees at gigs by a new band called The Sex Pistols and were part of a group of kindred spirits that the press labelled The Bromley Contingent.

  The first ever Siouxsie And The Banshees gig was a hastily arranged support slot at the 100 Club Festival and saw Sioux and Severin joined on stage by Sid Vicious (on drums) and future Adam And The Ants guitarist Marco Pirroni. From these humble beginnings, they coalesced into what The Times dubbed "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventures of the post-punk era."

  Fast forward to 8th August 1981. This was the date of one of the very first gigs that I attended, it was at Lancaster University and was on their Juju tour (supported by John Cooper Clarke). All I remember from the gig, aside from it being bloody great, is that Siouxsie took time out to bait a group of leather jacket clad local punks by telling them The Banshees had more in common with Duran Duran than they did with bands like Discharge.

  The line up for the Juju album was Siouxsie (vocals), Steven Severin (bass), John McGeoch (guitar) and Budgie (drums). It was their 4th studio album and came out in June 1981 on Polydor. By this time the band were veering away from their punk rock roots and helping to kick start the 80's goth rock scene.

  No prizes for guessing which track from Juju that I'm posting today. This is Halloween......

The night is still and the frost it bites my face
I wear my silence like a mask and murmur like a ghost
Trick or treat, trick or treat, the bitter and the sweet
Trick or treat, trick or treat, the bitter and the sweet

The carefree days are distant now I wear my memories like a shroud
I try to speak but words collapse, echoing, echoing
Trick or treat, trick or treat, the bitter and the sweet
Trick or treat, trick or treat, the bitter and the sweet

I wander though your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween, Halloween
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A sweet reminder in the ice-blue nursery
Of a childish murder of hidden luster and she cries
Trick or treat, trick or treat, the bitter and the sweet
Trick or treat, trick or treat, the bitter and the sweet

I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween, Halloween
Halloween, Halloween
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

 

S.O.A. - Girl Problems

  Once upon a time, in punk's dim and distant past, there was a band called The Extorts. Their singer, Lyle Preslar, quit and ended up with Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson and Brian Baker in Minor Threat. The other members of the Extorts, Wendel Blow (bass), Michael Hampton (guitar) and Simon Jacobson (drums) dusted themselves down, hooked up with vocalist Henry Garfield and became State Of Alert (S.O.A.).

  They were only together between October 1980 and July 1981 but that was long enough for them to release one of Washington D.C.'s best hardcore punk records. A 10 track 7" on Discord Records, it was titled No Policy and it came out in March 1981. They also contributed 3 tracks to the Flex Your Head comp.

  After going their separate ways, Hampton played with The Faith, Embrace and One Last Wish. Blow joined Iron Cross whilst Garfield changed his name to Rollins and joined Black Flag (only a few days after S.O.A. had been Black Flag's support band in Philadelphia). He later formed The Rollins Band.

  From No Policy, this is Girl Problems.....

Call her on the phone; oh shit, she isn't home,
And you never know she ain't with someone else.
Better say the right thing; she might think you're a fool.
Gotta lie through your teeth to make her think you're cool.

I don't need no girl problems.
I got troubles as it is.
I don't need to waste my time.
I don't need more shit.

You lower your fuckin' pride 'cause you think she's what you need.
You don't mind the pain or the way you always feel.
It's just a fuckin' game; she's got you on a line.
Throw your feelings to the wind; she's fuckin' with your mind.

I don't need no girl problems.
I got troubles as it is.
I don't need to waste my time.
I don't need more shit.
  

The Transistors - Riot Squad

  Another snappy English punk single from the early 80's today, this time from Croydon band The Transistors.

  Forming in 1979, the line up was Paul Easley (vocals), Keith White (guitar), Roy Tuppen (bass) and Steve Easley (drums). Tuppen died following a motorbike accident and was replaced on bass by Dave Cumming. They released a couple of 7"'s. on their own Open Circuit Records, the first was from 1981 and featured Riot Squad/636 Stop 63636 Stop 63636 Stop/Sniffing Glue. Four years later the line up had changed but they were back with a follow up featuring the songs Mothers Pride/Change Your Ways/Batman.

  From the debut single, this is Riot Squad......


Sick and tired of getting pushed around
The time has come for us to stand our ground
The government blame's it on our unemployment
But we're today's generation and we know what we want

Riot squad
We are the riot squad
We are the riot squad
We are the riot squad
Can't you see it's a political putdown

We're all together and we're gonna fight
For what we believe in, what we think is right
You've had your warning now don't get in our way
You'll finish your job then you're gonna pay

Riot squad
We are the riot squad
We are the riot squad
We are the riot squad
Stop telling us what we're going to do

There's police lights flashing right in front of my eyes
Sirens wailing, ringing through the night
The crowd is gathered and the atmosphere's tight
Cos we're going on a rampage and we're going tonight

Riot squad
We are the riot squad
We are the riot squad
We are the riot squad
I'm Alright and I ain't going nowhere

Anti-Pasti - Another Dead Soldier

 
  It's been a while since I posted something from way back so without further ado here's a classic from 1981.

  Anti-Pasti were from Derby and formed in 1978. The first record of theirs I bought was 1980's Four Sore Points ep which included their classic song No Government. That track also appeared on their debut album, The Last Call, which was a belter and also featured amongst it's aural delights the song that I've posted below (as did the Let Them Free ep).

  A second album, The Last Call, came out in 1982 and there were a few singles but they split in 1984 after one line up change too many.

  A brief reunion in 1995 saw them tour the UK and Europe but it wasn't until 2012 and the lure of an appearance at the Rebellion Festival that they had a more permanent reunion (though even this time around they nearly called it a day when their singer quit causing the cancellation of a US tour).

  Currently lining up with Gez Addictive (vocals), Ollie Hoon (guitar/vocals), Ben Hanson (bass/vocals) and Kevin Nixon (drums), they're still railing against life's injustices and a new album is on the horizon. Until then, this is one of their best songs, Another Dead Soldier......

Another Dead Soldier
Lying In The Street
Another Dead Soldier
Lying In The Street
He Stares At The People
As He Walks On His Beat

Corporal 123
That's The End Of You 

Defiant Pose - Someone Else's War

 
  Might as well follow up two classic war themed tunes with a third, this time around from Paisley, Scotland, band Defiant Pose.

  They formed in 1979 (possibly naming themselves after a single by The Cortinas?) and despite several line up changes, continued gigging until 1987. Never the most prolific of recording artists, they recorded a song called Fight for a 1981 split ep called Ha! Ha! Funny Polis (which also featured The Fegs, XS Discharge and Urban Enemies). Aside from that there was just a solitary double A-sided single, Someone Else's War/After The Bang. The line up for this single was Joe McGlynn (guitar/vocals), Crawfy (bass) and Callum Reid (drums).

  During their lifespan they shared a stage with the likes of Killing Joke, Angelic Upstarts, The Chords and The Exploited but despite recording a 10 track demo no new music was forthcoming. There is however a tribute blog to Callum Reid (who tragically died in 2014) that contains that demo plus plenty of other unreleased tracks (including a version of The Subs' Gimme Gimme Your Heart) : http://callumreidrip.blogspot.co.uk/ .


  A great song which is ripe for rediscovery, this is Someone Else's War.....

 

JFA - Out Of School

     Today's post is the 500th blog entry, thanks to those of you that have visited, hopefully you've enjoyed the music. As 500 seems a landmark number I'm posting a classic song from 1981. It's raw, fast and punk as fuck. enjoy.

  JFA (Jodie Foster's Army) have been around since 1981, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, they got together shortly after Jodie Foster obsessive John Hinckley Jr's failed assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. The first line up featured Brian Brannon (vocals), Don Redondo (guitar), Michael Cornelius (bass) and Mike "Bam-Bam" Sversvold (drums). Brannon and Redondo have remained permanent fixtures throughout the band's long history. Heavily influenced by (and influential on) the southern Californian skateboard scene, they're one of the earliest and best US hardcore bands.

  Their first release was the Blatant Localism ep which came out on Placebo Records. Debut album was 1983's classic Valley Of The Yakes, a record that was said to have "broke the mold for anyone else coming after them." 

  There's been many bass players and drummers featuring down the years but currently those positions are held by Corey Stretz and Carter Blitch. 

  This is Out Of School.....

Fresh out of school, nowhere to go
no more lunch money to save for the show
no more hangin' round with the usual crew
there's nothin' to do, nothin' to

no more chicks to love
no more classes to ditch
no more jocks to hate
no more teachers that bitch
if you wanted a chick or needed a fuck
all you needed was a 4wd truck
but life is different now
sit back and think holy cow
runnin' out of money fast
the easy life is in the past
[Chorus]
If you wanted a piece of ass
all you needed was a 6 pack and gas
but life is different now
sit back and think holy cow
runnin' out of money fast
the easy life is in the past
[Chorus]

Conservatives - Nervous

  Today I'm posting a song that I only heard for the first time a couple of weeks ago even though it's over 30 years old. Some of you might know it from the Hell Comes To Your House compilation (where it appears in a one-two whammy with Just Cuz) which came out in 1981 and featured the likes of Social Distortion, Red Cross and 45 Grave.

  The track I was impressed with was a sub one minute burst of hardcore punk that deserves to be better known than it is. As far as I'm aware, The Conservatives were a Long Beach band who were active in the early 80's and aside from a few appearances on compilations didn't seem particularly prolific.

  Not much info but when the song's this good, who cares. This is Nervous.....

The Absentees - Tryin' to mess with me

An classic oldie today.....

  Forming in 1978, The Absentee Concept shortened their name to The Absentees in 1981 and released a couple hundred copies of their only single which you can listen to below. This went on to become one of the most highly sought after Californian punk records ever. They split in 1983 but got back together again in the 90's due to renewed interest following their inclusion on the Killed By Death #7 album.

  In 2007, their vocalist, Rocco Roll, was found guilty of attempted murder and attempted manslaughter after shooting at three Long Beach Police Department SWAT officers. He was sentenced to 55 years to life.

  The name of their single is Tryin' To Mess With Me and you can get an mp3 of it from this page advertising a compilation of all their stuff called Illegal Listening Device 1979-2000 : http://www.artifixrecords.com/absentees.htm

  If you haven't yet heard it, you'll enjoy this.......

Tot Rocket and the Twins - One more eviction

"PLAY LOUD FOR MAXIMUM SATISFACTION"

  Anyone like The Clash?  This lot certainly did.......Founded in 1979 in Connecticut before moving to New York City, Tot Rocket And The Twins feature today and they bring with them a killer chorus that sounds uncannily like the boys from old London Town. Not only did they have the guitar sound off to a tee and backing vocals that sounded more like Mick Jones than Mick Jones did, they also poached The Clash's trademark harmonica sound.  Featuring Ron Spitzer (lead vocals/bass), Andrew Halbreich (harmonica/vocals), Robert Poss (lead vocals/guitar) and Lou Farace (drums), they released their first single, Reduced/Fun Fades Fast In The USA, in 1980 on Whiplash Records. They then transferred to Trace Elements records for the follow up, the Eviction 7" ep (which featured Michael Goglia on drums) before putting out their piece de resistance, 1981's Security Risk ep (another change of drummer saw the introduction of John Bulcken).

  They morphed into Western Eyes and released a self titled album in 1984 before Robert Poss found fame with Band Of Susans. Italian label Rave Up Records put out a compilation in 2005 called Television Rules : The Definitive Collection.

  From the Security Risk ep, this is my favourite of theirs, One More Eviction.....

Really Red - Too Political?

  Really Red were a hardcore punk band who got together in 1978 and hailed from Houston, Texas. Playing fast, aggressive music with socially conscious lyrics they were highly influential on their local scene but also often ventured further afield, sharing a bill with the likes of The Dead Kennedys, The Dicks, Bad Brains, Circle Jerks, D.O.A., The Stranglers, 999 etc.....

  Featuring a line up of Ronald "U-Ron" Bond (vocals), Kelly Younger (guitar), Robert Weber (drums) and John Paul Williams (bass), they're a band that despite being highly influential are often nowadays overlooked when talk turns to punk's golden era. Their first release was the 1979 7" Crowd Control, this was followed up by the Despise Moral Majority ep and the Modern Needs single. 1981 saw them unleash their debut album, Teaching You The Fear, on their own C.I.A. Records label, this is considered by many to be the highlight of their catalogue.

  Another ep surfaced in 1982, New Strings For Old Puppets and a then a second full length, 1985's Rest In Pain but by this point their sound was moving away from hardcore towards something darker and more experimental. Around this time they disbanded so the album served pretty much as a way to put out the stuff that up until that point hadn't seen the light of day. A fairly comprehensive self titled retrospective came out in 1992 on Angry Neighbor and a remastered version of Teaching You The Fear is now available here : http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=2209&sd=PLcWkiNSvrXSNZ60Ljg


 From that album, this is Too Political?......


Middle class liberals all make me sick
The communist party is a load of shit
The KKK can kiss my ass
They're all dangerous morons tied to the past
Each one tries to dictate their own point of view
Telling everyone their way is true
Each needs a ghetto to put their opponents in
NO MORE GHETTOS!

Let's stop playing games and take a good look
At the vague values we're all taught from books
If dignity and freedom are every human's rights
Why do the few that have them all seem to be WHITE?
White collar crime is justified with MONEY!
While too many people starve in this land of milk and honey
And they build the ghettos to put the starving in
NO MORE GHETTOS!

There isn't any honor dropping bombs
There isn't any glory killing human beings
It's disgusting and sick and always has been
Liberators become oppressors all over again
And the church stands on its wealth as it blesses the troops
Telling them that their way is so true
And they build ghettos to put their prisoners in
NO MORE GHETTOS!







There's also a new interview with the band here : http://www.chron.com/life/article/Punk-band-Really-Red-re-releases-music-6061779.php

The Reporters - Office Staff

This should be a short write up as I know absolutely bugger all about The Reporters other than that they were on the Bored Teenagers Vol.2 compilation. A quick search reveals that what appears to be their only release was a 3 track 7" ep which came out on Clogg Town Records in 1981, it was recorded at Cargo in Rochdale and only 500 copies were pressed.
  More digging leads me to the Bored Teenagers webpage where I discover that they got together in the north west of England, in Bolton (which is about 10 miles away from where I'm sat typing this) in 1980. They consisted of brothers Nick Jackson (singer/songwriter) and Ben Jackson (drums) plus Phil Abram (lead guitar) and Keith Rigby (bass guitar).
  If anyone knows more, please add a comment. This is Office Staff......

Girls at Our Best! - Go For Gold

  “What a fine band they were”.... John Peel

  Today's song is by a band who were formed in an embryonic state in Leeds in 1977 by guitarist James Alan and bassist Gerard Swift and were originally called SOS though this was changed to Butterflies after they were joined by vocalist and convent schoolgirl, Judy Evans. They then changed their name again, this time to Girls At Our Best!, the new name was taken from a line in Warm Girls, a song which was the b side of their debut single, Nowhere Fast. They released another 3 classic singles (Politics, Go For Gold and Fast Boyfriends) before they put out their sole album, Pleasure on 7/11/1981. After this, the band ceased to be, their record contract had run out and after a tour of America they decided they'd had enough.
  The album has recently been re released on Optic Nerve Recordings on "transparent yellow vinyl with pink, red and blue splatter" plus a bonus 12" which contains tracks that were originally on the singles. One of those songs is Go For Gold and it's featured below.....

Far away from the desert I can recognize the sound It's coming from the sea and the channel I can see them they're lying in the sun They don't work much they're busy having fun They're not artists you never see them frown They play loud music and vamoose out of town They got guitars they drink in bars they come from Mars They don't drive cars they big pop stars Funky cowboys take a gamble go for gold Funky cowboys very many records sold They've all got girlfriends at home Running riot at the local rodeo Hear their records on the national radio Their girlfriends go out with other boys Señoritas with smiles on their lips 'Cause funky outlaws wear leather on their hips Sell-out Sundance is looking at his sex gun He don't know how the west is won They got guitars they drink in bars they come from Mars They don't drive cars they big pop stars Woo! Funky cowboys take a gamble go for gold Funky cowboys very many records sold They've all got girlfriends at home Running riot at the local record store Big discounts keep you coming back for more Their girlfriends go with other boys Funky cowboys never fight red Indians Funky cowboys often look like Indians They always guarantee a good show that's where to go They're very flash get paid in cash They're so young I hope they don't grow old

The Sconeheads - Larry Grayson Is A Gestapo Agent

 

Today's update features a long forgotten record that could only have been recorded in England either in the late 70's or the early 80's when this type of punky celebrity name checking briefly flared then faded away. The Skids gave a shout out to the likes of Albert Tatlock, Margaret Thatcher was much beloved of the Not Sensibles whilst John Kettley was the nation's favourite weatherman. Larry Grayson, for those young enough to not remember (or who live on foreign shores), was one of the first openly gay English comic entertainers who had imaginary friends with names such as Slack Alice and Everard and who's famous catchphrase was "Shut That Door." At he height of his fame he was the host of the BBC'S popular Generation Game and he was, according to The Sconeheads, a Gestapo Agent.
  The Sconeheads were from Cumbria and like many bands of the time, they got together, had a brief moment in the sun where they played a few gigs and recorded a few songs before disappearing as fast as they'd appeared. Their only actual release at the time was 1981's Go Buckskin ep, despite being recorded around the same time, the Larry Grayson song didn't see the light of day until 1999 due to the threat of possible legal action. If you like this sort of quintessential English punk fun, you'll love this and if you want a bit more background check out the article in Gadgie Fanzine ( https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=120138064720338&story_fbid=641445805922892 ).
  This is Sconeheads - Larry Grayson Is A Gestapo Agent.......

Geza X and the Mommymen - I Hate Punks

An upbeat song today, that sounds a little like the early Stranglers (with the addition of X Ray Spex's Laura Logic on sax), by the guy who produced a string of punk classics including Holiday In Cambodia, Lexicon Devil, John Wayne Was A Nazi and Six Pack. Born in 1952 to Hungarian parents, Geza Gadeon shortened his name to Geza X (as a tribute to Malcolm X) and as well as becoming an influential producer also played with seminal bands The Bags and The Deadbeats. The song I'm posting today is by his own band, Geza X And The Mommymen. They only released one album, 1981's You Goddamn Kids! which featured this diatribe against the commercialisation of the punk rock scene. This is I Hate Punks.....

Cracked Actor - Nazi School

I wonder if the titular character in yesterday's update used to go to the establishment in today's? As far as I'm aware, this single from 1981 was Long Island band Cracked Actor's only proper release (aside from a demo ) until an album of their stuff was put together in 2010 by 1977 Records. The b side was a cover of John Fred And His Playboy Band's Judy In Disguise whilst the A side concerns itself with the regimentation of the education system. This is Nazi School....

Tragics - Mommi I'm A Misfit

Once upon a time there was a band called The Misfits. Actually, there were 2 bands called The Misfits so this lot from New York had to change their name to The Tragics. Comprising of Bob Gori, Brian Golduc, Tom Collins, Wayne Haskins and on vocals Liz Davies, as far as I'm aware they only released the one ep, in 1981. This is Mommi I'm A Misfit.....