Posts Tagged ‘The skints’
Posted on August 9, 2010 - by Editor
The Aggrolites + Jaya the Cat + The Skints
Dingwalls
London, UK
Tuesday 3rd August 2010
(all photos are not from the actual show)
The first night of the series of gigs under the title of ‘Camden Carnage’ took place at Dingwalls in Camden and a skanking, reggaefied fiesta was in store for all. With The Skints a late surprise addition to the bill, they took to…
Posted on June 7, 2010 - by Kim Ford
The Filaments: Resurrected (again)
When they disbanded in 2006, Chelmsford ’s The Filaments were widely hailed as one of the U.K’s premier punk acts. After a serious amount of last ever shows, they’ve “given up on giving up” and are back together for good, with talk of a new album in the pipeline. Distorted caught up with singer Jonny…
Read the full story »Posted on May 26, 2010 - by Editor
Slam Dunk Festival final line-up and stage times confirmed
Slam Dunk Festival takes place this Bank holiday weekend in the UK firstly at Hatfield Campus of The University of Hertfordshire near London on Saturday 29th May and then in Leeds on Sunday 30th May. The festival which has pretty much sold out according to reports (with a capacity of 10,000 people over the two…
Read the full story »Posted on May 12, 2010 - by Editor
The Slackers + The Skints + Dirty Revolution
Islington Academy
London, UK
Saturday 8th May 2010
A Saturday night in the capital and a healthy dose of ska and good times were planned with the line-up promising plenty of dancing and skanking good times. The frustrating prolonged London weekend public tube engineering works meant I arrived late for the show, but to be fair to…
Posted on April 6, 2010 - by Emma Stone
The Skints + China Shop Bull + Anti Vigilante + Harijan
Star & Garter
Manchester, UK
Thursday 18th March 2010
Having not seen Harijan for a good couple of years, I was looking forward to seeing them again, and was not left disappointed. Many a band decide to take a different direction after a period of time, but Harijan have stayed with their ska-punk sound and it works…
Posted on February 7, 2010 - by Editor
Thinking Back & Looking Forward: Mouthwash
Emma: You’ve been in this scene for a fairly long time now! When you started the band, did you think that you’d still be doing it in the year 2010?
Chris: We didn’t know what to think! We were so young; we just wanted to have fun and play. We didn’t even think about what was…
Posted on January 24, 2010 - by Editor
Thinking Back & Looking Forward: Sonic Boom Six
All words by Emma Stone. Photo by Imelda Michalczyk.
SBS represented by Barney Boom (Bass and Vocals)
Emma: Obviously, one of the biggest things to happen to you this year is Ben’s decision to leave. How has this affected you as a band?
Barney: Well, let’s just say it didn’t exactly come out of the blue. We…
Posted on January 10, 2010 - by Editor
Thinking Back And Looking Forward: The Skints
All words by Emma Stone. Photo by Imelda Michalczyk.
The Skints are represented by their singer and guitarist Josh Rudge
Emma: 2009 has been quite a meteoric rise for you guys. Did you expect to come so far in such a short time?
Josh: Haha, I dunno about meteoric, but some sort of rise yeah. I mean…
Posted on December 13, 2009 - by Editor
City Invasion 2009
The Exploited + US Bombs + The Grit + Moral Dilemma + The Skints + The Luchagors + Jonny One Lung + Reno Divorce + Gimpfist + Girlfixer
Islington Academy
London, UK
Sunday 6th December 2009
A Sunday afternoon for a all day punk fest is not ideal, but I had high hopes the London fans would make…
Posted on October 21, 2009 - by Emma Stone
Sonic Boom Six + Skints + Sounds of Swami
The Cockpit
Leeds, UK
11 October 2009
Tonight’s gig promises a punk- ska- reggae- hip hop infusion. To kick-start the night, Keighley quartet Sounds of Swami launch into a tirade of loud, riffy tracks, the length of each around two minutes. As a last minute addition to the bill, the ‘Swami boys still give a blinding performance…
Posted on September 9, 2009 - by Editor
No Sweat Festival ‘09!
The Cross Kings
Kings Cross, London
22nd August 2009
No Sweat and Out Of Step had organised a pretty diverse but exciting line-up for the one day fest in Kings Cross, North London. While I’m sure the trendy were sipping cocktails at V fest, complaining to their nearest waiter that some mud had found its way to…
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