A Different Kettle Of Fish

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

ADKOF - We're not dead yet...

The festering corpse of A Different Kettle Of Fish presents:

TRASH FASHION, (HOOKER), THE PUBIC FRINGE, MOTORCYCLE STUNTS
Tuesday December 6th
Flapper & Firkin, Birmingham, doors 7:45pm, £3

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TRASH FASHION - http://www.trash-fashion.com/
Guntronic disco rave rock!

Two superbrothers, Jet and Mason Storm, and new drumming liability El Diablo are on a mission to dish out hearty helpings of Fashion Fused Mayhem, that the mortal might dine upon forthwith and go hungry no more! Hot-footing down to London from Birmingham one year ago with a fabulous array of neon guitars and synths, Trash Fashion's rich, smooth, tobaccoey blend of Rock, Punk, Metal, Electro, Rave and Disco has been feeding London's Freaks and Vipers ever since! Now they're back for a rare gig on hometurf.

They've rocked hard with the likes of Ladytron, Selfish C**t, Bentley Rhythm Ace and Client as well as headlining many nights of their own in Brumski and London.

With their wondrous array of rippling torsos, spandex and wireless instruments, it would be a crime of fashion to miss Trash Fashion! And try not to have dinner, because you'll be EATING THEIR SKILL!!

"Super spandex neon disorder" No Front Teeth Zine

"Serious fucking Champs type heavy metal guitar action, and some killer Soft Cell basslines. Trash Fashion are poised to take over the world" $Brainlove

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(HOOKER) - http://www.hookerstuff.com/
Blistering post riot girl from Manchester

Taking their name from the song ‘Beauty School Dropout‘, from the classic flick “Grease, the female-fronted Mancunian trio play short, sharp bursts of primal punk rock.

(Hooker) have toured with Katastrophe Wife, supported Le Tigre, The Donnas, Interpol, Brassy and The Gossip and played gigs under the Ladyfest banner in Madrid and Berlin.

"Manchester's special little secret"
The Face

Armed with a voice even more banshee-like than Corin Sleater-Kinney, singer/guitarist Zoe McVeigh belts out songs that grind and ache with the sharpest of edges…"
Drowned In Sound

"This is one band that has to be seen to believed – do it!”
Fake DIY

THE PUBIC FRINGE - http://www.thepubicfringe.co.uk
Situationist Black Country punk rock with a nod to The Birthday Party and The Cramps

Da' Fringe comprise: Larry Clitter, Dusty Enclaves, Nazi Sinatra, Anal Ravine and 'Tiny' Gene Pool.

Mark E. Smith is a huge fan of the band and they've supported The Fall on two UK tours, as well as playing with The Damned and John Cooper Clark

Their mission statement reads:

It's nearly fifty years, Bubba. Half a century of Rock n Roll has brought us to where we are now. Fifty years of invention/reinvention/remake/remodel/ bastardise /plagiarise/quick bucks and failed vision. What’s left? Where to go? Is anyone really convinced that the ‘new thing’ is truly the ‘new thing’, or just the previous generation’s ‘nearly new thing’ repackaged for today’s young bloods?

Elvis was NEW. The Velvet Underground were NEW. Kraftwerk were NEW. Has there really been any need for anything else? All music should be a reaction; to the political climate, personal climate and musical climate. All music should strive to be original, innovative and new.

But it’s nearly fifty years, Bubba…. What can possibly be done that hasn’t been done before? The Pubic Fringe understand this dilemma. It is the reason they formed. This paradox is the essence of P-Fringe Collectivism. Seize your moment and stamp your own vision on the prevailing culture, thus giving people what they think they want…. But on YOUR TERMS. That’s why the Pubic Fringe chose to be a covers band. Karaoke culture’s the norm. An all-encompassing parasite that drains the creative life-blood out of live music, shits megabucks and shows no sign of abating. But, ‘Hey!’ It’s what the people want – they demand it, so the promoters supply it… or is it the other way round?

Either way, people enjoy covers bands cos they know what they’re gonna get. It’s an opportunity to get close and sweaty, and sing along to bands who, in their ‘proper’ incarnation, have managed to undo all Punks hard slog by retreating to the untouchable, anodyne pomp and swagger of the 70s stadium rock cash-cow. The Pubic Fringe, however, are not interested in taking the easy option and slavishly recreating a shared consensus of some one else’s life, work and effort. The Pubic Fringe are NOT a tribute band. The Pubic Fringe prefer the creative interpretation of songs that ignite fires in their collective bellies. The Pubic Fringe revel in introducing their audience to obscure and lesser-known treasures, hitherto denied the luxury of mass acceptance.

This band is not interested in a quick-win regurgitation of totems enshrined in the national psyche.

That is PROSTITUTION.

The Pubic Fringe are not prostitutes.

They may grease glans’ and bleach gussets with Rod Stewart and Dr. Hook, but for the majority, the songs of Steve Alaimo and Kip Tyler are as familiar and enticing as being cupped by an old man’s hand. No shit, Bubba. There’s nothing commercial about THIS sex industry. This is a simple case of consenting adults engaging in private acts in public places. Everyone is a voyeur.

"They are without doubt one of the strangest bands in Stourbridge"
Stourbridge News

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Cancelled fish

The next ADKOF due to feature The Program, Smilex and Old School Tie has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond out control. Apologies if you planned to attend.

Make sure you some to the final one of the year on 6 December, featuring Trash Fashion, (Hooker) and The Pubic Fringe...

Saturday, October 15, 2005

51 Breaks

When Bears Attack

Dancing like a trout!

Graham Parsnip

Friday, October 14, 2005

Underpants!

It was a rainy Tuesday night - but for those of you that made it - thanks very much!

Graham Parsnip had the crowd crying with laughter at tracks like Tractor Love and Psycho Dave, and it's not often you see a man onstage wearing just a Phil Collins T-Shirt and a pair of green y-fronts. They more than lived up to their billing as "The thinking mans Chas and Dave"

When Bears Attack put everything into their set of trombone-fuelled punk, when they finished the stage contained more sweat than in a Swedish Sauna.

And 51 Breaks capped things off nicely with a polished performance that belied their young age.

Reviews here: SWSL, Parallax View, Andy Pryke

Photos soon.... (promise)

Fish and underpants!

It was a rainy Tuesday night - but for those of you that made it - thanks very much!

Graham Parsnip had the crowd crying with laughter at tracks like Tractor Love and Psycho Dave, and it's not often you see a man onstage wearing just a Phil Collins T-Shirt and a pair of green y-fronts. They more than lived up to their billing as "The thinking mans Chas and Dave"

When Bears Attack put everything into their set of trombone-fuelled punk, when they finished the stage contained more sweat than in a Swedish Sauna.

And 51 Breaks capped things off nicely with a polished performance that belied their young age.

Reviews here: SWSL, Parallax View, Andy Pryke

Photos soon.... (promise)

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Hooker out, 51 Breaks in...

Hooker have sadly had to drop out of our show on October 11th, but thankfully 51 Breaks have stepped into the breach, so the lineup now features them along with When Bears Attack and The Graham Parsnip Liquidiser Torture Think-tank (Project) opening proceedings - so get there early!

In other news - we're now booking bands for our two nights at the University of Birmingham in conjunction with their indiesoc on October 25th and November 22nd (both Tuesday nights) details and bands will be confirmed soon, but as far as we're aware, non-students will have no problem in getting in to these gigs.

Also Old School Tie will be first on the bill for out November 7th show.

Friday, September 16, 2005

ADKOF VII - In Review

If you weren't there, then why the hell not?!?

Four fantastic bands and a large, appreciative crowd - A couple of the bands commented that it was a fantastic turnout for a Tuesday night. Not to mention the free biscuits!

Read the reviews


Silent Words Speak Loudest - StrangeTime - "Bone-rattling post-feminist punk"
Beats Capri - "Propelled by a thunderous rhythm section, the songs are consistently arresting"
Midas - "Their high-octane amped-up riffola warms my cockles"

Parallax View - "...a hot and sweaty F&F and a crowd heaving with lacquer and cleavage in anticipation of the Huxster's cunningly devised bill whereby he gets to do business with all the foxy black-haired vixens on the Midlands indie scene."

Cheese In Space - "With the familiar joys of kettle badges for sale, free bourbon biscuits and lollipops, as well as a choice of sea-creature based hand stamps, this first ADKOF live and electric has gone down as a crowd pleaser."

Photos to come shortly!

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Tuesday night!


ADKoF - Be There!