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New Cross Inn
The New Cross Inn is a music venue and pub located at 323 New Cross Road, in the New Cross area of the London Borough of Lewisham, in south-east London. History A pub with that name has existed in that area since at least the late 1700s, though the current building is estimated to be from the late 1800s. ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames'' from 1880 refers to an angling society based there. In the 1890s a political group named the ''International Anarchist Agitator Group'' organised a 'Social Evening' at the pub during which songs were played on piano, followed by Anarchist declarations and speeches. The pub was briefly called Bar Alchemy in the 2000s before reverting. In the late 2000s, around the time of new rave's popularity in the music press and the Angular Recording Corporation bringing attention to the area, it first became known as an alternative music venue. By the 2010s it had become more known for punk rock and ska punk. Notable performers *999 * Apologies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisham
Lewisham ( ) is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London, with a large shopping centre and street market. Lewisham had a population of 60,573 in 2011. History The earliest written reference to Lewisham – – is from a charter from 862 which established the boundaries with neighbouring Bromley. Lewisham is sometimes said to have been founded, according to Bede, by a pagan Jutes, Jute, Leof, who settled (by burning his boat) near St Mary's Church (Ladywell) where the ground was drier, in the 6th century, but there seems to be no solid source for this speculation, and there is no such passage in Bede's history. As to the etymology of the name, Daniel Lysons (antiquarian), Daniel Lysons (1796) wrote: :"In the most ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apologies, I Have None
Apologies, I Have None are an English melancholic, punk-influenced quartet from London, England. History Apologies, I Have None started off as a two piece drums and guitar band, consisting of Dan Bond and Josh Mckenzie. In 2007 they released their first EP, "Done" which was available on CD and as a free download through the band's website. On 18 March 2009 they released their second EP "Two Sticks and Six Strings". Later on in 2009 they expanded the line up by adding PJ Shepherd on bass and 乔 沃森 on drums. On 1 April 2010, Apologies, I Have None released a Double A-side 7", featuring the tracks "Sat In Vicky Park" and "Joiners And Windmills". In March 2011, Apologies, I Have None were featured on BBC Radio 1's "The Punk Show with Mike Davies". The show featured several tracks recorded in session at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in London, and an interview with Mike Davies. Apologies, I Have None regularly toured the UK and Europe and in May and June 2011 recorded a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiddlehead (band)
Fiddlehead is an American post-hardcore supergroup formed in Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up consists of Patrick Flynn (vocals) and Shawn Costa (drums) of Have Heart, Alex Henery (guitar) of Basement, Alex Dow (guitar) of Big Contest and Nick Hinsch (bass) of Stand Off and Nuclear Age. History Fiddlehead released their first EP in 2014, titled ''Out of the Bloom''. In 2018, Fiddlehead signed to the Boston record label Run for Cover Records Run for Cover Records is an American independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Casazza at the age of 17 with a $1,000 loan, the label functioned as a small one-person bedroom operation in Brighton, until Casa ... and released their debut full-length album titled ''Springtime and Blind''. In 2021, they released their second full-length on Run for Cover, ''Between the Richness''. In 2023, they released their third full-length on Run for Cover, '' Death Is Nothing to Us''. The band rare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Advertising (band)
False Advertising are a British three-piece alternative rock group from Manchester and Oxford, England. Biography False Advertising was formed by Jen Hingley and Chris Warr in 2013, with Josh Sellers completing the lineup in 2014. Upon deciding that between them they could produce and release their own music, they set about writing and self recording their debut album. The band released their first single ‘Dozer’ and self-titled album ''False Advertising'' in 2015, in June 2016 they released a 7" single on Too Pure Singles Club. The band are noted for their live instrument swapping. The band received coverage by Total Guitar, The Skinny, DIY (magazine), NME, The Independent, Drowned In Sound and MusicRadar, where Jen was cited #8 in Music Radar's ‘Best New Guitarists in the world right now’ poll. They have played festivals including Two Thousand Trees Festival, Truck Festival, SXSW, Liverpool Sound City, Meltdown (festival) (curated by Robert Smith), Kendal Calli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Noise Terror
Extreme Noise Terror (often abbreviated to ENT) are a British extreme metal band formed in Ipswich, England in 1985 and one of the earliest and most influential crust bands. Noted for one of the earliest uses of dual vocalists in hardcore,Bonniwell, Alex (2009). ''In Grind We Crust'', '' Terrorizer'' 181, pp. 46–51. and for recording a number of sessions for BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, the band started as crust punks and helped characterise the early, archetypal grindcore sound with highly political lyrics, fast guitars and tempos, and often very short songs. Biography Early years Extreme Noise Terror were formed in early 1985 in Ipswich, England, originally consisting of dual vocalists Dean Jones and Phil Vane, guitarist Pete Hurley, bassist Jerry Clay and drummer Darren "Pig Killer" Olley. Extreme Noise Terror biography @ Allmusic/ref> Prior to ENT, Vane and Hurley had played with Discharge-influenced acts Freestate and Victims of War,Mudrian, Albert (2004). '' Choosing De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth Crisis
Earth Crisis is an American metallic hardcore band from Syracuse, New York, active from 1989 until 2001, reuniting in 2007. Since 1993, the band's longest-tenured members include vocalist Karl Buechner, lead guitarist Scott Crouse, bassist Ian Edwards, and drummer Dennis Merrick. Their third and current rhythm guitarist Erick Edwards joined the band in 1998. The band has released eight full-length studio albums and four studio EPs, among other releases. The band is known for supporting animal rights, promoting a straight edge and vegan lifestyle, and addressing further social and political issues. Earth Crisis is considered a crucial developer and influence for both the metalcore genre and vegan straight edge movement. Tom Connick of ''NME'' conferred the title of "the ultimate in vegan-straight edge hardcore" on Earth Crisis. History Initial career (1989–1995) The band originally formed in 1989, after bassist Karl Buechner proposed the idea to his friend DJ Rose, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discharge (band)
Discharge are an English hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The band is known for influencing several sub-genres of extreme music and their songs have been covered by some of the biggest names in heavy metal and other genres. The musical sub-genre of D-beat is named after Discharge and the band's distinctive drumbeat. The band is characterized by a minimalistic approach to music and lyrics, using a heavy, distorted and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anarchism, anarchist and pacifism, pacifist themes, over intense drone-like rhythms. The band's sound has been called a "grave-black aural acid assault."McPadden, Mike. ''If You Like Metallica...: Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Movies, and Other Oddities That You Will Love''. Backbeat Books, 2012. Section on "Discharge". Discharge "paved the way for an astounding array of politically motivated, musically intense and deeply confrontatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department S (band)
Department S are a British post-punk/ new wave band formed in 1980, who took their name from the 1960s TV series '' Department S''. They are best known for their debut single, " Is Vic There?", which was originally released in December 1980 and reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart the following year. History 1980s Department S evolved from a previous punk/ ska combo, Guns for Hire, fronted by Vaughn Toulouse and also featuring former Madness drummer John Hasler. Mike Herbage joined them on guitar and wrote Guns for Hire's only single, "I'm Gonna Rough My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Up Tonight", released on the Korova record label. The group then became Department S with the addition of bassist Tony Lordan, drummer Stuart Mizon and keyboardist Eddie Roxy (born Anthony Edward Lloyd-Barnes), taking their name from the British spy-fi adventure television series '' Department S'', produced by ITC Entertainment. They debuted at the Rock Garden in London on 24 September 1980. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Ray'd
Dawn Ray'd were a British black metal band. History In 2008, singer and violinist Simon Barr and guitarist Fabian Devlin formed a band named ''We Came Out Like Tigers'' in Liverpool. In the following years, drummer Matthew Broadley would join them, leading to the creation of a black metal band, named ''Dawn Ray'd''. The group was named after a line in Voltairine de Cleyre's 1898 poem Santa Agueda about the assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo. The group was openly anarchist and anti-fascist. The band released their first EP, ''A Thorn, a Blight'', in 2015, followed by their first album, ''The Unlawful Assembly'', in 2017. In 2017, the group additionally signed with record label Prosthetic Records. In 2019, the group released their second album, ''Behold Sedition Plainsong''. Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that primarily covers rock, punk and heavy metal music. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Tale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Town
Crazy Town (sometimes abbreviated as CXT) was an American rap rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret "Epic" Mazur and Shifty Shellshock (Seth Brooks Binzer). Their 2000 single "Butterfly", reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and helped their debut album, '' The Gift of Game'' (1999), sell over 1.6 million units. Their follow-up album, '' Darkhorse'' (2002), failed to achieve the same level of success, contributing to the band's breakup in 2003. Mazur and Binzer reformed the band in 2007 and released their third album, '' The Brimstone Sluggers'', in 2015. In 2017, Mazur left the band and Binzer changed its name to Crazy Town X. In March 2024, the band released the EP ''Flirting with Disaster''. Binzer died in June 2024, leaving the future of the band unclear. History Formation (1995–1999) Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer, who go by the names of Epic and Shifty Shellshock, respectively, started collaborating under the name of "The Brimstone Sluggers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash Of Rhinos
Crash of Rhinos were an English emo band from Derby, England. They were signed to Topshelf Records, To Lose La Track and Big Scary Monsters. History Crash of Rhinos was formed in 2009. They released two full-length albums before disbanding in 2014. Their rough punk style echoed earlier emo bands from the 1990s such as Jawbreaker and Burning Airlines Burning Airlines was an American rock band from Washington, D.C. J. Robbins and Bill Barbot of Jawbox formed the band with Peter Moffett (formerly of Government Issue) in 1997. The band released two full-length albums, a self-titled 7", and sp .... Band members *Paul Beal (bass, vocals) *Jim Cork (guitar, vocals) *Ian Draper (bass, vocals) *Richard J. "Biff" Birkin (guitar, vocals) *Oli Craven (drums, vocals) Discography Studio albums *Distal (2011) *Knots (2013) References {{Authority control British emo musical groups Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups disestablished in 2014 Topshelf Records artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorusgirl
Chorusgirl is the musical project of Silvi Wersing formed in 2014. She spent her formative years as a musician playing bass and guitar in a string of bands, first in Germany, then in England. Wersing began recording demos on her own, and then with producer Jan-Niklas Jansen, at Bear Cave Studio in Cologne. When enough songs were ready to be aired live, she formed a group. History Silvi Wersing spent her formative years as a musician playing bass and guitar in a string of bands, first in Germany, then in England, before striking out on her own under the name Chorusgirl in 2014. The songs mixed influences from the 1980s and 1990s (the Cure, Lush) with more recent bands of a similar vein (Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls). Wersing began recording demos on her own, and later with producer Jan-Niklas Jansen, at Bear Cave Studio in Cologne. When enough songs were ready to be aired live, she formed a group. Bassist Udo Westhoff, drummer Michael Boyle, and guitarist Caroline Arvensis joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
