• The Nightingales spent the 80s being fêted by John Peel and straining the powers of the NME superlative generator. They are probably the only band to have supported both Nico and Bo Diddley on tour and they happily held their own against ‘top comedian’ Ted Chippington and punky all-girl band We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It on the era-defining Vindaloo Records Summer Special EP (if you missed it you might be surprised to learn that 1986 WAS an era). Singer and lyricist Robert Lloyd reformed the group in 2004 and they have since released three albums. Their latest, ‘Add Insult to Injury’, was produced by Hans Joachim Irmler from krautrockers Faust. For more information, visit their MySpace or their website for the latest on tour dates and other news. Robert Lloyd guides us through his filmic influences below. NICK DUTFIELD
  • Larry Hayden and Steve Fly and I gathered at the 420 Café this fine Monday evening before Christmas to celebrate our existence, enjoy some Opening Tokes of New York Skunk, shoot the shit and play some music by Radio I Ching, the Howlin’ Diablos, Harmonica Shah, Little Junior Cannady, the Butler Twins, Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder, the Up, Uprising, and the great James Semark with John Dana & Ronnie Johnson from the Detroit Artists Workshop around this time of year in 1964. Merry Christmas, everybody!

    Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

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  • Police Bastard – Dedicated (Live At AU, Frankfurt 16-10-2006)

    Label: Not On Label
    Catalog#: none
    Format: CD, Album
    Country: Germany
    Released: 2009
    Genre: Rock
    Style: Punk

    Credits:
    Bass – Trog
    Drums – Max
    Guitar – Gizz Butt
    Vocals – Pid

    Notes:
    Recorded at the AU squat in Frankfurt, Germany on September 16 2006.
    This release has been released by the people of the AU as a tribute to Trogg.

    Tracklisting:

    Intro (The Lie)
    Who’s Side?
    Smash The Face
    Payback
    Major Label Control
    Mind Siege
    Traumatized
    Exploitation Written-By – Doom
    Dance, Be Happy!
    Enslaved
    Regression
    Kept Down
    No Justice, No Peace
    Inferior
    Race Hate
    Police Bastard Written-By – Doom
    Kept Down