Mark Perry started the first UK punk fanzine, Sniffin’ Glue, in July 1976 after hearing and seeing US punk band, the Ramones. He was working as a bank clerk at the time.
Within a few months Mark had left his job and Sniffin’Glue had become an essential part of the growing UK punk scene which included bands like the Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Damned. As the main punk writer, Mark became one of the most important personalities in the scene, making numerous media appearances to explain punk to the masses.
In early 1977, Mark started the Step Forward Records label with Miles Copeland. Releases included early records by the likes of the Fall, Sham 69, Chelsea and the Cortinas. Mark was also involved with Miles’ other labels, Deptford Fun City Records and Illegal Records.
In March 1977, Alternative TV were formed by Mark
(vocals/guitar) with guitarist, Alex Fergusson. ATV (as they are known) played their first gig at the Nottingham Punk Festival in May 1977. They released their first single, ‘Love Lies Limp’, as a free flexi disc given away with the last issue of Sniffin’ Glue (no.12), August 1977.
Following an abortive demo with EMI, ATV released the first proper single, ‘How Much Longer’/'You Bastard’, on Deptford Fun City Records. Following various line-up changes, their first album was released in May 1978.
Becoming fed up with the punk scene, Mark took ATV into areas of experimentation in late ‘78 and, after playing as the Good Missionaries for a few gigs, the band broke up for the first time in late 1979.
The Good Missionaries
During 1980, Mark released a solo album, ‘Snappy Turns’. He also played drums for the Lemon Kittens and the Door & the Window and sung with the Reflections. ATV reformed briefly in 1981 and recorded the ‘Strange Kicks’ album for Miles’ label IRS.
ATV – 1986
Mark left the music biz in 1982 but was soon back in 1984 with a new ATV line up and playing gigs like Alan McGee’s early Living Room Club. The band continued, on and off, into the mid 90s playing various gigs and recording for various labels along the way. This period focused more on Mark’s songwriting abilities than on ATV as a punk band.
In 1995, ATV played a punk festival in Bath and went back into the punk fold for a few years, bringing more of the older classics back into their set. ATV have continued to play live, although they are, once again, playing a more eclectic set.
In 1996, Mark got back into writing by providing the text for Erica Echenberg’s photo book, ‘And God Created Punk’, which was published by Virgin. In 2000, Sanctuary Books published ‘Sniffin’ Glue: The Essential Punk Accessory’, which compiles all the issues of Mark’s fanzine along with lots of new writing and photos.
In January 2001, Alternative TV visited New York for the first time and played a few gigs including an appearance at Punk Magazine’s anniversary party at CBGB. In April they returned to NYC at the invitation of Spin Magazine to play their 25 Years Of Punk party, again at CBGB (a live CD of this show was released in May 2002).
Lost Moment Records released the 2001 studio album, “Revolution”, followed in 2003 by the official bootleg album “Viva La Rock’n’ Roll – comprising of live performances recorded in the UK, France, Germany and the US. In 2004 Mark finally gave in to logic and recorded the Ramones classic “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” for a Lost Moment Single and an Argentinian Ramones tribute CD, and the world heard at last his version of the song that his pioneering fanzine took its name from. Cleopatra Records released a compilation of the Lost Moment output for the US market in February 2006, entitled “In Control”.
Mark Perry is currently (Dec 2006) in the process of forming the new Sniffin’ Glue Records label, which will feature a third Long Decline album as its first release.
www.myspace.com/thealternativetv
Joana And The Wolf are a London based four piece made up of Lithuanian singer songwriter Joana and three British musicians, Ali (guitar), Louis (drums) and Katie (bass).
Between regular London gigs, career highlights so far include performing at Brighton’s Great Escape festival, supporting James Dean Bradfield at ULU, playing the Rock n Roll stage at Bestival, recording a live session for John Kennedy at Xfm…and Joana singing on Kasabian’s track ‘Empire’ !
In 2007 Joana And The Wolf built up a faithful following whose votes helped take the band to the 2007 INDY Music Awards, where they won the award for Best New Wave Act.
They were Xfm Music:response competitors in Dec 07 and Aug 08, made the finals again for the 2008 INDY Music awards, and performed at the 2008 Camden Crawl.
“ROCK SIN SUBTITULOS” (Rock without subtitles) Marea is one of the greatest bands that has generated excitement in recent years to come out of Spain. Since their formation in 1997, this band has not ceased to surprise friends and strangers with their bandit and pirate rock. The title of their new album: Las aceras estan llenas de piojos, refers to human life and its circumstances, the average length of life, succession of nights, days and they sold 65,000 discs with their successful 28.000 Puñaladas. Tonight they head to the UK for a one off gig at Brixton’s Jamm in the first of a series on concerts that would bring to London, the best in Spanish musical scene in a night Without Subtitles.
http://www.myspace.com/losmarea
was a german punk band based in the Kreuzberg Area in Berlin. The band was founded in April 1987. Before Jingo, all the members had various music experiences.
Tom Schwoll played in many german punk bands among them the punk band Zerstörte Jugend (1983). Sepp Ehrensberger played guitar in the Berlin punk band Vorkriegsjugend (1984-85). Steve Hahn was member of Kult-Huren. Henning Menke had also played in local punk bands in the early 80s.The Canadian Yvonne Ducksworth was singing in two bands : Combat not Conform, and Manson Youth where Tom Schwoll and Sepp (Joseph) Ehrensberger played too. As Manson Youth was relatively well-known in the hardcore underground scene, they paved the way for Jingo de Lunch.
| In 1987,Jingo actually released their 1st album “Perpetuum Mobile” only 3 months after their 1st rehearsal.Jingo was a mix of Punk,Hardcore and rock.They toured with the Ramones, Bad brains, Toten Hosen.They split in 1996 after 5 albums. |  |
After Jingo, Steve Hahn was roadie by the “Toten Hosen” and Tom Schwoll after a short appearance by “Extrabreit” played in “Kumpelbasis”. Henning Menke played since 1999 in “Ojo Rojo” then he joined the Berlin band Skew Siskin . Sepp Ehrensberger plays in “Bomb Texas”.Yvonne Ducksworth also acted in the movie “Trouble” in 1993. She lived in Arizona from 1996 til 2006 and didnt play in a band during this period.
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In August 2006, Jingo de Lunch played 2 reunion shows at the White Trash food in Berlin.
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In 2007, they released a cd called “The Independent Years” (1987-1989). This is a collection of remixed and remastered tracks out of their first albums Perpetuum Mobile (1987) and Axe To Grind (1989), plus Subhumans “Fuck You” (a cover recorded in 1991 to appear on Berlin Bullets compilation) and the rare Cursed Earth 12”, released as limited EP in 1988 by Bronzen Records. They also celebrated their 20 years anniversary with a German and Italian tour in september 2007.
http://www.myspace.com/jingodelunch
Born in 2000, Mostros emerged from the swamp only to fuck up your headphones.
Two years after their last work, Mostros attacks again with 8 tracks of pure punk rock (and roll!)
Recorded by David Clavo at Can Estrella, the new creature – “Las fabulosas aventuras de Vacillatio et Revolvo”, 12″ – is released through Mostros´own label, FlyingPeluca Records, in cooperation with Grita O Muere, Bugulú and Mangel
Ready to feed your rockin soul?
“Las fabulosas aventuras de Vacillatio et revolvo”
8 tracks out NOW in vinyl!!!!!
600 copies limited edition 12″, recycled cardstock covers, screenprinted by hand.
get your copy!
send an email to flyingpeluca
listen to 2 tracks from the 12″ here
So keep an eye out, the MallorcaMotherfuckers have done it again and this time there´s no coming back.
http://www.myspace.com/thisismostros
Nirvana may have been the band that put an entire generation in flannel, and Pearl Jam and Soundgarden both sold a lot more records, but Mudhoney was truly the band who made the ’90s grunge rock movement possible. Mudhoney was the first real success story for Sub Pop Records; their indie-scene success laid the groundwork for the movement that would (briefly) make Seattle, WA, the new capital of the rock & roll universe; and they took the sweat-soaked and beer-fueled mixture of heavy metal muscle, punk attitude, and garage rock primitivism that would become known as “grunge” to the hipster audience for the first time, who would in turn sell it to a mass audience ready for something new. Though Mudhoney never scored the big payday some of their old-running buddies did, their importance on the Seattle scene cannot be underestimated, and their body of work — big, loud, purposefully sloppy, a little bit menacing, and even more funny — has stood the test of time better than their well-known colleagues.
http://www.myspace.com/mudhoney
ROTTEN SOUND Sign To Relapse Records 11/18/2009
ROTTEN SOUND are currently writing for their follow-up to Cycles but will first see an EP release early next year. The EP, Napalm, is scheduled for a March release via Relapse. Additional details on this release will be announced soon.
Fontana International/Spinefarm Records US will release “Cycles” in the USA on August 26th 2008. The album consists of 18 uncompromising and aggressive tracks. “Cycles” was produced by Rotten Sound together with Janne Saksa from Sound Supreme Studios, and Pelle Henricsson from Tonteknik Studios. The cover art(Thomas Boutet, Mush-design) illustrates how man is decomposing through its own stupidity.
Rotten Sound was formed in 1993. The band evolved its sound and content through the early years, and they consider “Murderworks” (2002) as their first album. Rotten Sound started touring in Europe and the USA after “Murderworks” also releasing their first DVD, “Murderlive” in 2004. The “Exit” album was released in 2005, and was the first release from Rotten Sound to chart in Finland. The “Consume to Contaminate”-Mini-CD was released in 2006, also charting in Finland. “Cycles” also debuted on the Finnish charts at 12.
Rotten Sound has been promoting Cycles in Europe with numerous festival shows and a headliner tour with Victims, The Ocean and Trap Them. Now the band is heading to US and Canade to support Carcass and is planning also other visits to the new continent.
http://www.myspace.com/rottensound
Q: WHAT KIND OF DRUMS DOES MEGGERS PLAY? A: Yamaha kit, Iron cobra pedal, Zildjan Cymbals. Q: WHAT KIND OF GUITAR DOES JAKE USE? A: Gibson SG Q: ARE YOU RICH? A: Not by a long shot. Q: CAN MY BAND OPEN FOR FOR YOU? A: We do not choose the opening slots for our shows. Usually the promoter or the club does. So get in touch with them. Q: WHEN ARE YOU GUYS COMING BACK TO (SOME CITY/TOWN HERE)? A: As soon as we get confirmed show dates we will post them up Q: DO YOU GUYS HAVE HAIRDRESSERS? A: No. I said yes to that question about 4 years ago in an interview for some zine as a JOKE! A joke people.. you know ha ha funny? I never thought anyone would take it seriously, but I was wrong. Yes, we do it ourselves. Always have always will. So never ask that again.
www.myspace.com/thecasualties
Con su oficial debut “Street ArtGallery” en 1999, la banda sueca ha enseñado al mundo como deberia sonar el punk-rock. Con un sonido similar a The clash, Operation ivy, Bad Religión, Stiff little fingers y Rancid, la banda vino con un agresivo y vital sonido que consiguió despejar la fórmula del punk-rock. Bombshell rocks empezaron en 1995. Sacaron un mini cd “who´s the real bastard” y un siete pulgadas “Going up, going down” en su propio sello Noiseline. En 1998 les fichó Sidekicks records y editaron “Underground Radio”. En 1999 la banda vio editado su primer disco, la obra maestra “Street art gallery”. Nunca antes una joven banda sueca de punk rock había grabado un debut tan devastador de extravagancia. Después de este disco, la banda fue transferida a Burning heart records, hasta el punto que la banda es una de las mayores grandes prioridades en todos los aspectos…
www.myspace.com/bombshellrocks
Autumn 2000: After a break of several years, germany´s hardcore-legend THE SPERMBIRDS“ decide to go back on stage in the original line-up and perform their definition of a melodic and fast blend of hardcore and punkrock. Let´s go back to the beginning.
http://www.myspace.com/spermbirds