Monkhouse - Glue Bag
Monkhouse have split up now. Arse. Apparantly their
new incarnation is Steeky. Seeing them on Saturday.
Anyway. I love this band, who for some reason remind
me of Therapy? pre-Infernal Love. Don't ask me why...
'Kill Yr Parents' is the token
"Scare the media into
giving us free publicity" track, which is fine musically
but doesn't really fit in lyrically with 'For a day'
which I think is about the singer not having a father
around his childhood. 'Fashion Mags' is excellent,
telling the listener that Punk's 'Not a fashion, it's
a way of life' and basically giving poncey wank wannabe
punx a kick up the bollox and that just because they
dye their hair green/red/aqua fukin marine doesn't make
them a punk. Great stuff on Monkhouse's behalf.
Striknien DC - From the Dead Room
The other half of the double album. Striknien are proper
punk... Not the wanky pop-punk ya get in HMV like
Offspring that all the 'punks' in my school listen
to religiously. I'm not saying I'm a proper punk or
anything, just that I loathe people who think they are.
Anyway... In case ya haven't guessed... I love this
band. Their energetic punk riffs and vocals blend
together perfectly. 'Drugs Crisis' describes drugs so
f**king well and so simply... Excellent stuff. You can
get thison CD for £6, I think. Rejected Records, 9
Woodlands Ave., Dun Laoghaire.
Porn - The Sound of...
In case ya ever lay awake at night wondering if I have
any links whatsoever to blokes who beat things with
sticks, you'll be pleasantly surprised to learn that
I am. The drummer - Ollie, *Gasp of shock
coincidence* is my girlfriend's cousin. But before
you run off to tell your granny about it, read the
rest of this review... I like this band. Alot. A HELL
of alot. Once known as Suffering Spacehoppers, Porn
(Love the name) are now officially in my list of
favourite bands. 'Birthday Cake Hair' starts off
the EP. Perfect amount of mellowness and thrash.
Christ I love this. I'm going to play it again now.
*Sigh of satisfaction* Anyway. GET IT NOW!!! Send
£2 to: Richard Doran, 71 Templeogue Rd., Templeogue,
Dublin 6W.