Coming To Recruit Your Rebel Children..

Mischief Brew is the brainchild of Philly anarcho-folk singer Erik Petersen. They play a dirty mix of folk, punk, jazz, swing and country - it basically sounds like a bunch of alcoholic crust punks playing fast gypsy music and working-class acoustic numbers. Erik's voice ranges from quiet folk singer to a Tom Waits-style gravelly growl and his lyrics cover everything from the invention of the printing press to punks getting over the hill, plus the usual shit about pigs, the state, blah blah. If you ain't heard them, I recommend getting Smash The Windows first before getting the other stuff.

(2003) Bellingham & Philadelphia EP
(2003) Bakenal EP
(2005) Oh Sweet Misery 7"
(2005) Smash The Windows
(2005) Live At Coyle Street Collective Apartment
(2006) Songs From Under The Sink

"New Boy! New Boy!"

Out Of Control is a powerful BBC film that was shown on TV a few years ago. It's a harrowing and ultra-realistic piece of British drama, centred on a 15-year old kid who is thrown into a young offenders institution for robbing a car. Being vulnerable and unable to hide his fear, he is bullied by another inmate eager to assert his authority on the wing. The acting in this short film is really good, and the film does well to explore the relationships between the different characters. In particular, the way it portrays Sam as a fragile product of his environment and not just a vicious bully makes you almost feel some empathy for him.

It's missing the first few minutes but you can watch it on YouTube in six parts.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Seriously..

Who the fuck makes these films!?

Canadian Scum

So I went to see Fucked Up last night and they were fucking good.

I missed the first support band but caught the second one, The Dresdens, who were just a very boring, generic punk band with some arrogant, indecipherable bass-player who kept "rocking out". Did not like.

Fucked Up came on and Damian started the set by smashing a coke can and the mic on his already bruised skull, which as I gather he does at most of their gigs. It looked pretty fucking painful. Punk rock theatrics aside, Fucked Up played a long, energetic set interrupted frequently by Damian's jokes about 14 year-old Gallows fans and his eating habits.

The crowd was pretty random - there were quite a few middle-aged people, as well as a group of 15 year-old European girls wearing glowsticks who looked really out of place. Damian spewed coke on them a few times.

Hellingly

Raised At Gunpoint Version 2

So I've rolled through on minimal amounts of beer and strong coffees.. Going to head off to Hellingly mental asylum in less than an hour to take photos. Will update later if we don't get caught. Fuck the eclipse - Brighton needs more random excuses to get a bunch of wankers drinking and making unnecessary noise on the beach.