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FEBRUARY 2012
We will be recording our tracks for the split ep with The
Uprisers later this month. They are ‘Glorious’ and ‘We Are
The Boys’.
Our new album The Mutt’s Nuts will be released in March on
the Randale label.
JANUARY 2012
Our new album, 'Greater Hits Volume 2: The Mutt's Nuts' will
be released in March by Randale Records. The official launch
party will be on March 3rd at Die Forellenstube, Schramberg
in the Black Forest, Germany.
We headline The Riga, at Southend-on-Sea, Essex on 23rd March,
with special guests P45. Tickets available here.
DECEMBER 2011
The five track ‘Charlton Boys’ ep is
finally available to download.
Gal’s Dance Craze book on 2-Tone is now on sale in HMV,
in store and on-line.
We have begun recording Greater Hits Volume Two: The Mutts’
Nuts, which will be released in 2012.
NOVEMBER 2011
We have confirmed three more gigs. January 28: ‘Balls
To The World’ with Billy Bones and the Roystones, at
Balls Brothers, Lime Street (52 Lime Street, London, EC3M
7BS); Feb 26: Merrie England, Blackpool; May 6th Durham Forum.
OCTOBER 2011
Our ‘Charlton Boys’ ep will be released by Randale
Records on October 20th. The five track ep, featuring ‘Backstreet
Army’, ‘Warriors’, ‘Indestructible
Wolves’, ‘Charlton Boys’ and ‘Valley
Floyd Road’ will be available on vinyl and as a download.
*Eh Up, Let's Sup! We're playing the Pineapple Inn, Bolton
on Feb 25th 2012.
AUGUST 2011
The Ska For Heroes EP by Buster's Ska Battalion can be down-loaded
from iTunes etc on Monday 8th Aug. The title track is a medley
of songs from The Somme performed by Bad Manners legend Buster
Bloodvessel plus Jack Kendall & Ben Bevan, backed by Essex
Mod/Ska band the Coverup. The ep also features ‘Cheeky Chappie’
by The Gonads vs The Coverup featuring Liberty Hayes, and
‘Long Ska Summer’ by The Gonads featuring Jack Kendall & Jennie
Bellestar. All money raised will be split between Help4Heroes,
the Royal Chelsea Hospital and the Erskine Hospital, Glasgow,
which has been treating injured British servicemen since The
Somme. A limited edition physical release should follow in
September.
We will be back in the studio this month recording the Charlton
Boys ep. This four-track ep will feature ‘Charlton Warrior’,
‘Backstreet Army’, ‘Indestructible Wolves’ and a new version
of ‘Charlton Boys’. It is scheduled for an October release
on Randale Records.
The 30th anniversary Oi! album, Oi! Never Surrender, will
miss its August release date. This compilation, on Contra
Records, is now eighteen months behind schedule.
JULY 2011
We are set to record The Gonads Greater Hits Volume
II in December. It will feature gems including ‘The Joys Of
Oi’, ‘Sandra Bigg (Really Big)’, ‘Go Mad With The Gonads’,
‘Stop That Drumming’ and many more, and should be released
in February 2012.
We are confirmed to appear at Punk & Disorderly in Berlin,
April 2012.
JUNE
2011
Rocking For BLESMA: here is the finalised line-up for the
big benefit night for the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen Association.
It’s at the Garage, North London, on August 13th and features
The Heavy Metal Kids (legendary hard rock glam stars) PLUS
Agincourt
- classic UK rock with the punch of Iron Maiden and a bucket-load
of melody) and of course The Gonads (South London’s premiere
people’s punk band). All profits to www.blesma.org
Tickets £12.50 from the Garage.
MAY 2011
We will play 2000 Tons of TNT festival in Hartford, Connecticut
on Sunday September 4th.
APRIL 2011
We can confirm the following shows.
June 11: the Maiden’s Head, Canterbury. August 13: The Garage,
North London – a BLESMA benefit gig with Agincourt and Tainted
Nation. Ticket info to follow.
We hope to shortly confirm a release
date for a new three-track Forces charity single in July, featuring
the Gonads, Buster Bloodvessel, Jennie Bellestar and The Coverup.
We have also begun writing our next studio album. Completed
songs include ‘England In My Blood’, ‘These Are Our Streets’,
‘Horn Of Plenty’, ‘Oblivion’, ‘Beer Can’, ‘Backstreet Army’
(a track which is likely to appear on a new global Oi! compilation
to be released by Oi! The Boat records later this year.) Other
new numbers are likely to include ‘Son Of FrankenSkin’ and ‘Hands
Of The Ripper.’ There is no release date for this new album
yet, but it is likely to precede Greater Hits Vol Two.
There is still no official release
date from Contra Records for the 30th anniversary Oi! album
‘Never Surrender’, which is now officially one year behind schedule.
However Contra assure us that the album will “definitely” be
released this Summer. Watch this space for updates.
MARCH 2011
We support the Heavy Metal Kids at the 100 Club in London’s
Oxford Street on March 3rd, with the 335.
Contrary to advance publicity we
are NOT playing Punk & Disorderly next month but we have been
booked to appear at P&D 2012.
We have taken delivery of new stock
of ‘Carry On Oi’ (also ‘Oi – The Album’ and ‘Strength Thru’);
all available from our shop page.
FEBRUARY 2011
The official launch party for our new album, ‘Greater Hits
Volume One’ will be held at London’s 12 Bar Club on Saturday
26th February, followed by a gig with Viva Las Vegas and more.
The album is available from our shop page.
Filming continues this month for
the Cockney Rejects documentary East End Babylon, which is scheduled
for release early 2012.
DECEMBER 2010 NEWS UPDATE
The Gonads Greater Hits Volume I: Plums is now due out in February
2011. The thirtieth anniversary Oi album is also delayed until
then. Merry Xmas to all our readers, and Happy Festivus for
the rest of us.
OCTOBER
UPDATE
The new Oi album celebrating thirty years of oi-oi streetpunk
will now be released on 15th December this year. The title should
be: ‘Oi! Never Surrender!’. It will be released by Contra Records
in Germany and Longshot in the USA. Contra apologise for the
delay but say: "Some of the bands initially sent too low
quality recordings, which has set the project back. Please be
patient as it will be worth the wait."
NEW
ALBUM OUT!
Our
brand new album 'Glorious Bastards' is out now as an 18-track
CD and 16-track vinyl 12" on Contra Records in a limited
edition two-for-one bargain package for just £10 plus
p&p. It’s a terrific collector’s item, available
direct from our Shop page. Buy now while
stocks last!
MANINBLACK
14th February 2010 - André Schlesinger, lead singer for
the NYC Punk band Maninblack announced that the group has agreed
to a deal with German Streetpunk label Contra
Records which will include a 4 song 7" vinyl EP with
a tentative release date of May Day 2010 and followed by a 12"
vinyl LP / full length CD in late summer 2010. The records will
be released on Contra Records' new subsidiary label Contra Smooth
which will spotlight Punk artists with a progressive sound.
At this time Maninblack is comprised of Schlesinger on lead
vocals, guitar and synthesizers; RJ Demler on bass and backing
vocals; and Texas Clamp on drums and electronic percussion.
Schlesinger has taken on the roll of producer for at least the
7", titled Straight Out Of Babylon, while work has already
commenced at the Safe House NYC recording studio. The band plans
to support the releases with a few local record release parties
and frequent performances throughout the year.
Maninblack
has been making a name for themselves, through various compilation
releases and local live performances, by combining a strong
UK Punk and Oi! influence with the use of electronic gear such
as keyboard and guitar synthesizers, digital multi effects,
and even electronic drums, both live and in the studio. With
members old enough to recall the first wave of British Punk
the band offers music with an aggressive style and attitude
reminiscent of bands like the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The
Stranglers without coming off as a Punk revival act. The band's
manager Garry Bushell commented today that "Maninblack
is the most exciting and radical talent to come out of New York
City this century. The band has integrity married to Punk power,
vision and Pop sensibility. It's a tribute to Contra's foresight
that they have snapped them up. It's time Europe woke up to
Maninblack."
Band
leader André Schlesinger has seen some minor notoriety
as lead vocalist and songwriter for The
Press who were active on the NYC Punk music scene during
the mid 80s to early 90s. Their song "21 Guitar Salute"
has been recorded by Dropkick Murphys and appears on two of
their releases and is regularly performed as part of their live
set. The Press were honoured in 2007 with the release of The
Complete Press ~ 1984-1994, a CD of the band's collected works,
on Insurgence
Records of Toronto
NEW
OI ALBUM
More
than forty bands are now committed to the 30th anniversary Oi
double album, compiled by Gal for Contra Records. Participants
range from the old masters (Sparrer, Rejects, Last Resort etc)
to the best of the new generation of Oi (Discipline, Runnin’
Riot, Argy-Bargy, the Agitators etc.) There are bands confirmed
from France, Germany, Sweden, Australia, and the USA. We’re
also pleased to report that many big-hitting US groups who were
influenced by Oi are donating tracks. Definitely involved are
Agnostic Front, the Anti-Heros, Iron Cross, the Bruisers and
Slapshot. A lot of hot bands are currently recording brand new
anthems, including the Street Dogs, Hammer & The Nails,
Control and the London Diehards. The full list looks like a
Who’s Who of quality working class punk. Gal’s PA,
Fit Bird tells us: “If all goes to plan the comp should
be in the can by the end of Feb and on sale by Easter. “
HELP
THE HEROES
Mark
"Miff" Smith, formerly of Demob (now known as Bob)
has released a folky anthem called ‘10,000 Medals’
about the war in Afghanistan – 50% of the profits will
go to Help The Heroes. It's available from iTunes and the video
is HERE.
GONADS
SPIN-OFFS
Gal’s
solo project is up and running at myspace.com/garrybushellsolo.
