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The Piranhas Band & Formation They were formed in Brighton in 1977 and were a kind of self styled punk/ska outfit The band line up was: They were probably most noted for their cover of 'Tom Hark', originally a 'kwela' song written by Rupert Bopape and recorded by Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes... Catch the original here. Elias & His Zig Zag Jive Flutes on YouTube... from all the way back in 1958 and reaching #2 in the…

The View From War Torn Hornsey. D.I.Y. Punk at it's best and I didn't even know there had been a War in Hornsey! The E.P. was released in 1979 on the War Record Label. I am just guessing that this might have been self-financed as it is the only release on this record label. It is, after all D.I.Y. so you really can't expect too much out if it, it fits in with the punk and post punk ethos at…

Lethal Poor On The Goth Trancefloor? Lethal Poor, tending to get lumped in with the whole Goth tag thing, they had a very dark sound, almost Bowie/Peter Murphy like quality to the vocals and a nice thudding bass line as well as a whole bunch of nice synth work and guitar weaving in and out. Some might say it sounds a bit funk as well as dark goth? Make your own mind up and have a listen... This was Lethal…

Early Days, Antix & Formation. Another post with a mixed bag of music styles, Goth Rock, Punk and Psychobilly, and all based around this band... Originally formed in Suffolk in the early 1980's, and started out with the name The Antix, this single 'Cursed' with the B Side being 'Dug Up' was not originally on a label when it was released in 1982. This track has thunderous drums and a throbbing bass line, thrash sounding guitar in the chorus and…

The Pop Art Experience Tune In, Turn On, Trip Out. Be warned this post contains a mix of different music genres from back in the day! It was all packaged up on a simple cassette entitled 'Against The Tide'. I have to say I honestly don't miss cassettes that much, they were usually a bit hit and miss in terms of snagging up and unravelling, they were however, at the time, fantastic to some degree back in the day for…