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VA - A Tribute To The Oppressed: Fuck Fascism Before It Fucks You CD

The Old Punk — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:34:56 +0000

For those of you who don't know of 'em, The Oppressed are one of the key bands to have taken a stand against the braindead boneheads who've dared to try and worm their way into our scene. Totally in touch with their working class and skinhead roots, for almost 30 years they've celebrated our culture in [...]

Class War Kids - Haiti Benefit EP

The Old Punk — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:45:43 +0000

Received in the post today:

Back in June of 2009, the St. John's-based band Class War Kids recorded several cover songs before going on tour, but it wasn't until the recent earthquake hit Haiti that it was clear what to do with those recordings. As of January 28, these tracks have been released on an EP [...]

Public Service Announcement

The Old Punk — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:15:19 +0000

My mate Rich stuck this in the comments but I thought it would get a bit more attention here. So if you're in the southern England area and want a top night out amongst some friendly craggy faces, you could do a lot worse than shuffle into these boozers on the dates shown.

Sunday 2nd March

S.T.E. [...]

Foxy Has Left The Building

The Old Punk — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:06:51 +0000

I read this today:

PAUL FOX OF THE RUTS DIES AGED 56

Legendary guitarist, Paul Fox, died at home in Uxbridge at 3AM this morning.

Over the years Paul has performed and recorded with many of the worlds greatest musicians but he will mainly be remembered for his revolutionary punk/dub reggae fusion guitar playing with influential punk [...]

Remembering Absent Friends

The Old Punk — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:28:33 +0000

This Sunday, 21st October, some of the finest bands in the UK underground are gathering to pay tribute to Stig, one of our own who sadly died three years ago. It's at TJ's, Clarence Place, Newport in Wales, kick-off from 4 p.m. It's only a fiver in and all money goes to Stig's wife and [...]