Wasted at the Well!

Smashed out power chords and an air of contempt were order of the day at Josephs Well, Leeds where an All Day Punk Benefit Gig, lasting 9hours and featuring Sick On The Bus and Drongos For Europe, took place raising money to help fund Release a drug help line for people trying to give up their addiction.
The bands ranged from Hardcore Street Punk to the more traditional 70’s style and members were hanging out in the crowed they were willing to talk (and get drunk) with their followers or anyone who wanted more information about the course.
The headlining acts were both out standing with Drongos For Europe playing an awesome set featuring Wasted, Hope and Glory, and Any Town Any Street, whilst the crowed went wild. Sick On The Bus were also given a similar response as they pounded through their set with high energy and a visible belief in what they were saying and the course they were involved with on the night.
The best moment however was when the lead singer of Assert told the audience they could cheer louder if they wanted too, only to be greeted by a single voice replying ‘Fuck Off!’
Punk Rock is still very much alive and contempt!

Never Mind the Bollocks… Bites Back!

According to http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ the Sex Pistols will re-release there punk breaking album Never Mind the Bollocks...Here's the Sex Pistols on the 29th October this year. The band will be marking the 30th anniversary of punk rock by reissuing the LP along with a 7” of Submission as was the state of the original 50,000 copies released back in 1977.
Four Singles Holidays In The Sun, Pretty Vacant, Anarchy In The UK and God Save The Queen will also be re-released throughout October also marking the anniversary.

Roots Reggae!

Jamaican roots reggae band Toots and The Maytals last night played an awesome show at The Cockpit in Leeds. Playing to a sell out crowd the band were on top form, even when lead singer Toots adlibbed whole verses and even songs the band were all on the same wavelength keeping up with every change, and stepping it up to double time at the wave of a hand. Crazy dancing, with Toots pulling out some great moves, and audience participation were also a large part of the night with the crowd being encouraged to sing with and back to the band, at the front of the stage Toots was leaning over shaking hands and showing his appreciation to the fans who had come to support the band. In his words spoken from stage, ‘Thank you for coming out tonight, after all, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for all of you, and you all wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for us!’.
The show closed with the classic Monkey Man and a jam through 54-46 That’s My Number both of which were greeted with a burst of frantic dancing and singing by the crowed, before rapturous applauses as the band said their final goodbyes and left the stage.
An outstanding show for both the quality of the band and audience, all of whom had an amazing experience.

Backfire Rock Wu’s

Fresh on the heels of their Winning Post Battle of the Bands victory last Thursday Captain Backfire last night rocked Dr Wu’s in Leeds. The band impressed fans and casual observers alike with their hour long set including seven of their own songs and two covers including an impromptu romp through a song by friends and local band Kinch (www.myspace.com/kinchuk).
Playing at Josephs Well this Thursday they have got to be worth a look check out their myspace at www.myspace.com/captainbackfireuk.

Good Friday for Backfire!

Captain Backfire last night stormed to victory in the regional final of The Winning Post Battle of the Bands. Playing a half hour set containing only one cover song they beat off three other local bands, in a result hinging on judges and public vote, to secure their place in the national semi-final. Leaping into the air when the result was announced, the band members were delighted and can’t wait to play in the next stage of the competition, taking place in Sunderland on the 12th of January next year. Going strong they will be playing around the Leeds and York area in the next few weeks so long onto www.myspace.com/captainbackfireuk to hear the band see the dates local to your area.

Prince gives record industry a kicking

The record industry is currently up in arms after the release of the new Prince CD in yesterdays Mail on Sunday. It seems that giving the CD away free with the paper is seen as letting down all the major companies who have supported the artist (according the BBC News).
Large companies are predicting this as the next step in the sale of music and claming that it will destroy the traditional record shop. Surely the shear number of bands releasing albums means that this is not possible for them all to distribute their material in this way, and it is far more likely that the downloading of mp3s will destroy record/CD shops before the releasing of music in the popular press!
Prince it seems is trying to give back the fans who have supported him over the years and will probably also gain new fans, meaning more sales if his next album is released using the traditional method, not to mention the amount of money that the industry will make when the afore mentioned new fans buy his back catalogue or greatest hits CDs.
It would appear that the industry is concerned, perhaps obviously, purely with the loss of revenue, and is failing to adapt to the new methods bands are using to get there work heard. Lets face facts if the internet hasn’t destroyed them it seems unlikely, though they lost a large amount of income, that this will.

Die Hard 4.0 Review

Large scale set stunts coupled with an interesting storyline allow the viewer to sit back and watch this audio-visual spectacular with ease.
John McClane is as quick witted and no-nonsense as he ever was and the other characters come to life around him creating an interesting juxtaposition of old and new ways of doing things. The old school style of McClane who does not understand a lot of what is going on around him and just wants to do his job references the previous films with his comments and his history being discussed, whilst the modern world is represented by the villain and shows the power of the computer at its worst.
Acting in the film is of a high quality but the story is a little predictable which leads to some second guessing of what will come next, but that’s only the same as a lot of Hollywood films.
Overall a film to see if you want to sit back relax and not think too much about what is happening, but just not the same without the famous white vest.

New Captain Backfire Song

There is now a new song on the Captain Backfire myspace (www.myspace.com/captainbackfireuk) It's a live recording of an origianl of their song 'Loose Change'. Check it out.

Captain Backfire

Blues/Jazz/Rock bands Captain Backfire (See links for myspace) have reached the Battle of the Bands Final at The Winning Post in York. Taking place on the 19th of July the final pits them against three other local bands for the chance to win £500 and a place in the national final. Playing a set made up of mainly their own written material the band are elated to have won over the audience vote, which gave them this opportunity. They also have a gig lined up at The Eclectic Lounge Leeds on the 15th of July, so check them out.
The band members Eddie Ball – Drums, Richie Bennett - Guitar and Vocals, Joe Carter – Vocals, Reece Jacob - Guitar and Vocals, and Chris Newsom – Bass, have all attended Sherburn High School where they were involved in providing music for productions, and also played in various bands before joining together and creating Captain Backfire and playing starting to play in the areas around York, Selby and Leeds.
www.myspace.com/captainbackfireuk