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I have a weird relationship with Last Under The Sun. I love the idea, the lyrics and artwork, but have never found them an easy listen.

Considering most of them are in Police Bastard they are much more melodic than you’d expect, but over the years their sense of melody and the superbly-crafty songs have slowly, but surely grown on me.

The vocals do not make the listening experience any easier. They hold an almost spoken word quality about them that breaks into a shout on songs such as Summers Day and, again, they may take a while to grow on you.

A fiver for a new Police Bastard EP and DVD which clocks in at well over an hour is a bargain you really can’t do without. The fact it’s released as a tribute to Trogg, who used to play bass for the band, but sadly died in 2008 is another reason, should you need one, to part with your ill-gotten cash.

The third reason is it’s bastard good.

The five-track CD contains a Mob cover (I Wish), which I much prefer to the original (never really got into The Mob), the fucking awesome hardcore punk of God Off and the infectious riff of The Lie. Before this week, Poundaflesh and Slipknot’s Iowa CD were my “pissed off” albums – you know those CDs you play to exorcise all that pent up brutality and fury, now there’s a third CD to add to the list!

I guess, for those who haven’t heard the band, Poundaflesh isn’t a bad reference point – those and Doom will do, if you must have lazy comparisons.

It’s fucking well produced and tight as fuck too.

Interview with Robert Anton Wilson by Fly Agaric 23 fom 10th September 2002 published in Maybe Quarterly Vol 3 Issue 3 Autumn 2006

Born out of Leuven-Belgium’s activist squatting scene in 2004, Cop On Fire have been putting up festive foundations of pumping drums and sub-bass dub supporting their local scene. Local in this case is as global as a good part of Europe as C.O.F. toured between Scotland and Slovakia, though never playing Kortessem. Consisting of 4 people who have a heart for dub, ska, punk and protest-songs alike, C.O.F. uses these influences to recreate feelings from daily life: sticking it to The Man, taking a stand for Mother Earth, opening the bin for bigoted morality and xenophobia of all kinds…Oh, and we don’t like cops. Reclaim The Streets, opening autonomous social centres, Antifascist Action, sustainable living, … action backed up by the flow of drum and bass, a guitar crossing musical boundaries all thrown in a mix of effects and echoes from the underbelly of society – the samples. DIY has been more than a label to the band as we've played just about anywhere

OVATION MUSIC MANAGEMENT & PROMOTIONS IS PRIVILEGED TO REPRESENT 8 OF THE MOST DEDICATED AND TALENTED BANDS IN THE MIDLANDS. IN ADDITION, OVATION IS NOW PROMOTING FREE ROCK/METAL/ALTERNATIVE NIGHTS AT THE OLD WHARF, DIGBETH AND BI-MONTHLY SHOWCASES AT THE SLADE ROOMS, WOLVERHAMPTON

Iron Man Records, Musoplex Studios and Badger Promotions present a Money Burning Live Music Event of Metal, Punk and Crust Music:

Korrozao (Sepultura meets Slayer)
http://www.myspace.com/korrozaopunk
+ Selfless (members of Police Bastard, Last Under The Sun, I Am Colossus, Rivers Edge) 4 piece insane politically/socially charged hardcore punk crust grind band.Lying somewhere between Black Flag/Heresy/Discharge…
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support to be confirmed

The show is free and wishes to raise awareness for the No One Is Illegal Network: http://punkillegal.com/about/no-one-is-illegal-sweden

The network No one is illegal acknowledges no national borders, except as a political idea, in which we have no moral obligation or interest in accepting or upholding. A person born in one place has no greater rights to it than anyone else. This must not end as a vision, but must be practised. PASS IT ON

http://www.rhubarbradio.com on Monday 31st May 8pm GMT.
Here's this show’s playlist :-
1. Battle For Prague – Modern Sprint (3:44)
2. Skeletons! – Come Die With Me (2:23)
3. (Silver) Souvenirs – Diamonds (3:39)
4. B.A.D & Twizer – Hold Your Head (3:26)
5. Soni-Quella – Fauxproli's (5:38)
6. Tantrums – A Little Guidance (3:08)
7. Shady Bard – Trials (Part III) (3:08)
8. The Graham Parsnip Liquidiser Torture Think-Tank (revival) – We Are North Korea (2:32)
9. Police Bastard – Erosion (3:55)
10. Alcohol Licks – Hey Mister (5:45)
11. Bronze Medals – Tales of Ordinary Madness (5:03)
12. Wise Blood – 42 (4:06)
13. A Poetic Yesterday – Tony jaa will kick your ass (4:15)
Enjoy!
Little Chris
Brumcast is broadcast on Rhubarb Radio http://www.rhubarbradio.com Mondays 8-9pm GMT. Brumcast on Twitter http://twitter.com/brumcast

Robin Valk was the keynote speaker at Creative Networks on Thursday 27th May. He gave a seemingly bleak overview of the state of UK radio and the shrinking opportunities for creative work, as cuts continue to bite at the BBC, and the commercial sector continues to strip jobs out, and ramps up automation and networking. All is not lost, however – in fact, all is never lost, if you approach things the right way.

Here's a summary of what he had to say…..