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RAW POWER  I just saw Raw Power with Decry over the weekend. Excellent shows from both bands. Raw Power did A LOT of their old songs including a Black Flag cover (White Minority) with the singer of Decry. They also re-released their Wop Hour 7", so go see them live (this is their 20th anniversary tour!) and buy their records and 7". I'll be gone the first week in August, so no updates next weekend. For more info check out the site http://www.ponk111.com VERY METAL EURO TOUR NEWS In April of next year Very Metal will be doing a Europe tour. Rikki from Red Flag 77 volunteered to set up the shows for the UK. Very Metal will also be hitting Scotland and hopefully Ireland to. As well as all of Europe. In case you didnt know (or care) Very Metal is a hardcore punk band from St.Louis,MO in the USA. They have a full length CD out on Beer City called 'Lifes to Short'. And have gotten nothing but good reviews! threat by example Is the name of the first new punk fanzine lurking from the streets of Wolverhampton  since the Suffragette. Christian the editor is after contributions of any kind. So drop him a line at [email protected] BROADZILLA THRILLA! Detroit broads Broadzilla the hot trio with a penchant for monsters are gonna be filmed for a rockumentary. For all the latest and more thrilla's click here PUNK 77 Today No Fames...tomorrow the World! Mike Cyco Logic is rapidly becoming the Alex Cox of the punk scene. He meticulassly filmed practically every gig on their recent Euro tour. The Suffragette On-Hold! The Infamous UK punk rock zine The Suffragette has been halted in it's photostatic tracks. But this won't be the last you've seen of this obnoxious little punk rock zine. Coz all the back issues will be up on-line on this site sooner or later! In fact Issue #1 is now up on Suffragette One. But If you can't wait and still want more of the Don't Care spiel check out the latest edition of Scanner #9 (see zine reviews) for his unremitting gobby column. "There y'go, son. Don't break yer fackin' neck" - Sid Vicious as he handed out a skateboard Christmas present to a young kid in Huddersfield on Christmas Day 1977. NAUSEAVILLE IS THE PITS! Sunderland's The Pits have now recorded their second album and have 5 record companies swooping round em, for the honours of release. So which one gets fleeced is anyones guess? However I just got a sneak preview and it's lookng good. Lookout for the review very soon. But for more nausea and the sound of England visit their site at The Pits

LEAD LOONIE Going going gone! Bus Station Loonies lead Singer Chrius Wheelchair is quitting the band after their current UK tour. Reasons are unclear but it's thought to be the pressure of constant giggling and being nice to people. He will go out with a bang though coz The Bus Station Loonies will be attempting to set a new world record for the most gigs performed in 12 hours on 29th September 2001, performing 25 gigs at 25 different venues throughout Plymouth City Centre, Devon. All in aid of the Dame Hannah Rogers School, Ivybridge Devon for children with cerebal Palsy or accident damage, The event is now attracting a great deal of media interest. For more information see the attached file, or click on the following: http://loonies.itgo.com/ worldrecord.htm We need a drummer! Apocalypse Babys are looking for a drummer after Andy (nice boy) Tyler walked out on the band on the eve of a nationwide batch of gigs, although the band are slightly disappointed with his decision they have promised to keep in touch and have promised not to disclose his rampant homosexuality to the public, oops sorry mate! anyone interested in the job (it's paid work!) should contact Asterix 01773 775312 [email protected] SACK THE DRUMMER! Seems like theres a distinct lack of drummers in the East Midlands lately. Poundaflesh & Road Rage are currently drummerless! Poundaflesh got rid of there's after he attacked the singer (tee hee). And Roadrage sacked theirs for being basically crap! Maybe they could do a swop? If you wanna drum for any of em and are fast n solid they've got gigs booked! So drop em a line at Poudaflesh or RoadRage WEDDING BELLS FOR LONDON PUNK PISS ARTIST JJ of London Punks website infamy is marrying longtime girlfriend and drinking partner the delectable Russian punkette Anzhelika this summer. They plan on having 3 punk bands playing at the reception entertainment and Noodles Romanov the lead bawler with Bug Central is being roped in as bestman!   A.F.I UK FANCLUB REQUIRE TATTOOS!!!! The newly formed A.F.I UK Fanclub is about to set up and require recent gig photos plus A.F.I. tattoo photo's!!!!? For more info contact [email protected] NIHILISM ON THE PROWL! A little bit about this site and what's in store for future pages. Well I've got a load of punk fucking rock just bursting to get out like the on-going 2oth Century Punk Rock Archives. Plus a load more stuff to incorporate and new Ugly punk gallerys. So any bands or whatever that ain't up on the page don't worry you ain't been forgotten. They will be reviewed in here sooner rather than later ok. INTENSIVE CARE North London reprobates Intensive Care have a new site up and running at http://www.icare.punks.co.uk MAD CHIHUAHUAS Those drunken hooligan exports of British uncouthness The Mad Chihuahuas have just got back from a gruelling 6 week tour of the US bars, hostels and greyhound buses. Johnny Chihuahuas fresh from a near miss in LA's County Jail told me if anyone wants to book a gang of drunks in a UK toilet this summer they can now do so by contacting Mad Chihuahuas

ANTIBODIES Harlow punks the highly rated Antibodies have got some new recordings to entertain us with.And should be putting the best of it (16 trax onto a CDR.) Anyway the CDR is gonna be called 'The Glamour of Backwardness' and should be ready by September, new stuff old stuff & a few covers, possibly. They also have just lost their bassplayer so anyone wanting more info or can play bass get in contact with Pete at [email protected] NEW DUTCH  PUNK WEBSITE  I would like to inform you herewith that UPS has it's own Website after all! Thanx to Alex from No Fun E-zine there is a webpage with news, a Holland Scene Report, numberous links and a extensive distro/mailorder-list. So surf to http://go.to/upspunk to check it out or write to Richard UPS Wanmolen 5 3833 ED Leusden the Netherlands CONFLICT 45 & US TOUR We'd just like to announce that the line-up for the forthcoming Conflict tour has been confirmed and the dates are now on the web site http://www.conflict.org.uk/t It has been brought to our attention that Ticketmaster is far from the cheapest way of buying tickets for the California appearances - we are particularly shocked and dismayed that they will charge $19.50 for a single $10.50 ticket. We hope to be able to publish alternatives on the web site soon, but the venues and promoters are slow in responding to our requests for information. If you have already found an alternate cheaper means of buying the tickets please forward the details to [email protected] and we will post the information on the tours page. Tickets for some shows are already selling well. In fact, after only a week, the Seattle venue has confirmed that more tickets have been pre-sold for this appearance than any other punk show at this venue. Thank you. Please note that this is one of the smaller venues on the tour - there are only 650 tickets available for this event, so as we mentioned before, advance tickets are advised. Tickets for the Los Angeles event are also selling well and show preliminary signs that this event will sell-out. We have also posted links to venue information pages on-line maps and driving directions for each of the appearances for those of you wishing to travel. If you spot any of the information posted on the web site is incorrect or incomplete, please contact [email protected] with your alterations. It seems the release of our single, "Now You've Put Your Foot In It" has caught the attention of the authorities yet again. On Monday, we attempted to ship completed single sleeves to Go-Kart records in New York in time for their August 4th release in the US. The shipping agency opened the cartons and immediately passed the artwork to the Metropolitan Police who advised them not to ship the it to the US. In the fax they sent us they described the artwork as "Vile and Disgusting". While it comes as no surprise that the British Government finds the truth vile and disgusting, it amazes us that in an age where rebellion is much more socially acceptable than in days gone by, that people can be offended by such material that in our opinion is really not that strong. Rest assured we will not be stopped, and instead we have already shipped the artwork electronically to New York to be sure the release date of August 4th is adhered to. If you know any stores or distributors that will stock it we will ship it direct. Please get in touch. Conflict would like to thank all those who responded to our appeal for help, especially the Alternative Gathering collective, and everyone who has offered to help organise and advertise the forthcoming tour. If there is anyone else who can help with postering and flying please get in touch now. It would also be a good time for fanzines and radio stations to get in touch for interviews. Those wishing to bring stalls to the appearances should contact the Alternative Gathering Collective who are responsible for the organisations appearing at each appearance. They can be contacted by email at [email protected]. With the release of the single and the announcement of the tour, we seem to have offended especially a handful of people who said we couldn't or shouldn't go on this tour, and that the Underground DIY movement (for want of a better description) is not strong enough to support such a tour. We are grateful that you are all proving them wrong, and time and time again we are happy to announce that we will not be told to who or where we can or cannot appear. Thankyou for your support and help once again. We hope to see you at the appearances on this tour very soon. Take Care, CONFLICT Did someone say columns??? Would you Adam & Eve it?  Anarcho chieftains Crass back in the early 80's  once played an impromptu support set to Nihilist Jocks,  the Exploited at London's 100 Club!  This cease fire in the UK punk wars still didn't stop Exploited blasting out  a rip roaring version of 'Sex & Violence' much to Crass's dismay!