Category: New Show

GIGS!

The first gigs of our Spring / Summer 2022 programme have been announced!


Friday 25th March
Burnt Mill Snooker & Social Club – Edinburgh Way – Harlow CM20 2DQ

The Sweeney + Romeo Spy

The Kings of Harlow Town are back!

A special homecoming warm up show ahead of their London reunion for John Otway’s 5000th gig celebrations.

One of British music’s best kept pop secrets, The Sweeney have consistently turned the heads of discerning music listeners since their first year together. Having released five albums, the band matured into a force to be reckoned with, showcasing the songwriting brilliance of singer Murray Torkildsen.

Support from London’s Romeo Spy

Friday 6th May
Burnt Mill Snooker & Social Club – Edinburgh Way – Harlow CM20 2DQ

King Salami & The Cumberland 3 + The Mandelbrot Shakes

London’s greatest and most sensational Rhythm’n’Blues-Punk band. A band that truly represents London, being a mongrel mix of Caribbean, France, Japan and Spain. With a repertoire influenced by many of the great songs of the ’50s and ’60s made to sound fresh and new to modern ears, you won’t be able to help but move your feet when the Cumberland Three are blasting out of the speakers. The King howls like Screaming Jay Hawkins with Bo Diddley chasing his coat-tail whilst Andre Williams tries to offer up some of his bacon fat, and the Trashmen do the Surfin’ Bird behind him. This is a man that never stops shakin’ and twistin’ and groovin’.

Support from Brighton’s The Mandelbrot Shakes

Friday 15th July
Burnt Mill Snooker & Social Club – Edinburgh Way – Harlow CM20 2DQ

The Len Price 3 + The Veras

Black Wax favourites The Len Price 3 return to Harlow. The Medway trio tour in support of their brand new album Ip Dip Do.

Support on the night from The Vera’s making their Harlow debut – you’ll recognise them as The Small Fakers but playing their own material.

The Snooker & Social club in Harlow is a real gem – it’s location right next to Harlow Town train station means its easily accessible for people across Herts & Essex. It’s 5 years this month since The Square closed, and following the last couple of years without much social activity we’re really excited to be putting these shows on.
We’ve pulled in some favours from some bands We’ve worked with previously, but also have some bands who will be making their Harlow debuts.
If ever there was a time for a coming together of live music fans, wanting to see more original and new bands in town, this is it – we’ve a couple more gigs to announce and there’s life in the town yet!

Tickets for all Harlow shows go on sale 9am Monday 17th January available from https://www.wegottickets.com/blackwax

The venue is right next to Harlow Town train station – the video above shows how to find it!

Let’s Go! June – Garageland Special

This month’s Let’s Go! show on Totally Wired Radio featured special guest Spike, promoter of London’s Garageland punk rock & roll club night. Talking about his early years snapping punk shows in the USA, moving to Europe and running Garageland for 10 years, soundtracked by the noise that has influenced his life.

We also hear from NixBeat, our regular contributor who reads an excerpt from one of his record reviews.

All of this and the regular mix of new punk, garage and rock & roll including a brand new track from NY legend Sonny Vincent!

Turn it up loud and share it with your neighbours!


Play list:
The Whiffs – Shakin All Over
Sonny Vincent – The End Of Light
Flash Kicks – Too Late
Lucy And The Rats – Pills
Bambies – Dirty Taint
Pelazo – Lie To Me
Moron’s Morons – Rate Your Teacher
Comino – Criminal
Gino And The Goons – Watch You Shine
Chubby And The Gang – Coming Up Tough
The Mandelbrot Shakes – Your Love
CHINESE JUNK – Your Girl
Wild Evel and the Trashbones – Digging My Grave
Spike / Garageland
Iggy & The Stooges – Search and Destroy
The Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs
Stiff Little Fingers – Suspect Device
The Clash – Garageland
The Only Ones – The Beast
X – The World’s A Mess It’s In My Kiss
The Specials – Concrete Jungle
Zero Boys – Civilisation’s Dying
Tom Robinson Band – Power In The Darkness
Ten O Sevens – We Are The Brigade
Scene Killers – Not So Working Class
Atomic Suplex – Set It On Fire
Young Francis Hi Fi – I Wanna Hold You Tight (Tonite)
Los Pepes – Let Them Talk
Kool And The Gang Bangers – Killer Kops

Let’s Go! May

Back on Totally Wired Radio for another 2 hours of new Punk, Rock & Roll, Garage and more including brand new tracks from The Reflectors and RMBLR, recommendations from NixBeat and special guest Mauro Venegas of London’s Some Weird Sin club who talked us through the club night’s history, greatest nights and upcoming events.

Turn it up loud and share it with your neighbours!

Play list:
The Major – Nonsense
The Reflectors – All Made Up
New Rochelles – Something To Believe In
RMBLR – Main Muscle
The Monsters – I’m A Stranger To Me
The Manges feat. Guida – Tootsie Rolls
Poison Boys – Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind
Irmans – Hermano
Brad Marino – Even The Score
Ugly Sounds – I Can’t Get Out
Kid Congo Powers – I Made You A Clown
Food Fight – Shenanigans
The Erratix – You Don’t Care
Los YaYaz – Sad And Blue
The Datsuns – Dehumanise
Murray Torkildsen & The Sweeney – Chump
Tommy Ray! – Feel The Pain
The Speedways – SOS
Mauro Venegas / Some Weird Sin:
The Briefs – I Hate The World
The Parkinsons – Angel In The Darkness
Sylvain Sylvain – Teenage News
David Ryder Prangley – Black Magic & True Love
High Vis – Altitude
The Sly Persuaders – Control
Radio Days – What Is Life?
Les Lullies – Night Klub
Protex – Don’t Ring Me Up
Iggy Pop – Some Weird Sin

Let’s Go! April

Back on Totally Wired Radio for another 2 hours of new Punk, Rock & Roll, Garage and more including brand new tracks from MÄSH and The Courettes, recommendations from NixBeat and Heatwave along with a sniff of nostalgia from The Count Bishops (via Ace) and Barry Rolfe (via Splattered).

Turn it up loud and share it with your neighbours!

Playlist:

The Nomads – Ain’t No King of Rock and Roll
Mash – Water Floods
The Jackets – Steam Queen
Reigning Sound – A Little More Time
Rich Ragany and the Digressions – Heartbreakers Don’t Try
The Reflectors – Act A Fool
The Teamsters – Sharp Suited SOAG
The Revox – Father In Low
The Embrooks – Its Time You Realised
Smalltown Tigers – Girl Can Help It
Radiohearts – Lot To Learn
The Scientists – Outsider
The Bad News – Stop Messin Around
Rata Negra – El Escarmiento
Atomic Eater – Hope U Die Too
The Sex Organs – I Hate Underpants
Ten O Sevens – We Are The Brigade
Chubby And The Gang – Lightning Don’t Strike Twice
TV Crime – Hooligans
Mark Sultan – Let Me Out
The Ladykillers – Give Them What They Want
The Peoples Temple – Miles Away (Live at Third Man)
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads – Kelly’s Gone Insane (Live)
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads – First Time (Live)
The Count Bishops – Route 66
Barry Rolfe – Look The Business
Los Pepes – I Want You Back
Bad Cards – Wasted Days
The Murlocs – Francesca
Martin Savage and The Jiggerz – Time To Get Out
Teen Idols – Every Day Is Saturday (Stripped Down)
The Courettes – Hop The Twig
Prima Donna – He’s A Rebel
Mariachi El Bronx – I Would Die 4 U

Let’s Go! March

Back on Totally Wired Radio for another 2 hours of new Punk, Rock & Roll, Garage and more, 40 mins of which was a live vinyl only rule breaking set I put together on my birthday. The full show can be heard below including the usual recommendations from Adrian of Heatwave Magazine and DJ Nixbeat(.com).
Turn it up loud and share it with your neighbours!

Playlist:

The Datsuns – Brain To Brain
Dead Meat – Through The Heart 
Mary’s Kids – Ain’t Got No Life 
The Wheelz – Politicians 
Top Left Club – RIP 
Deathskulls – Big Brother 
Tommy And The Commies – One Arch Town
Jordan Jones – Rumours Girls 
Lucy And The Rats – Stick To You 
The Hypnotics – Soul At Seven
Atomic Suplex – Who Do You Love 
Slander Tongue – Ride 
Liquids – More Thana Friend 
Sister Suzie – What’s Your Deal 
K7s – Tomorrow She Goes Away 
Johnny Madcap And The Distractions – Bad Decisions 
BBQT – Nod Out 
Dan Sartain – Nam Vet 
The Chisel – Enough Said 
Johnny Skalleberg – Train Train
Giuda – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fightingg 
The Paddingtons – 50 To A Pound 
Los Pepes – Never Get It Right
Swingin’ Utters – Taking The Long Way 
The Scaners – I Really Wanna Know 
Miscalculations – The Worst Possible Advice 
Thee Vicars – Every Day

40 mins vinyl only rule breaking birthday set:

Jim Jones And The Righteous Mind – Get Down And Get With It 
The Detroit Cobras – I’ll Keep On Holding On 
Muck And The Mires – I’m Down With That 
Cyanide Pills – Just For You 
The Veras – If You Ain’t Got Love 
Small Faces – Rollin’ Over 
The Rationals – Respect
The Mystery Lights – Too Many Girls 
Bern Elliott And The Fenmen – Nobody But Me
The Fame-Beats – Don’t Tell No Lies
Blues Explosion – Crunchy
King Khan And His Wild Dogs Of Kentucky – Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows?
The Standells – Rari
? And The Mysterians – 96 Tears
Earl Vince & The Valiants – Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite

Let’s Go 2021!

Happy New Year! We were back on Totally Wired Radio this weekend for the first Let’s Go! of 2021. The full show can be heard below including recommendations from Adrian of Heatwave Magazine, DJ Nixbeat(.com) and Brighton’s The Pipeline bar. Also an exclusive first play of a brand new never heard before Los Pepes track.
Turn it up loud and share it with your neighbours!

Playlist:
The Exploding Hearts – Modern Kicks
NASDAQ – Young Professional
Scene Killers – Rev It Up
The Cute Lepers – Tribute To Charlie
The Chisel – Not The Only One
The Sorels – Spring Break
Hard Wax – Living The Dream
Poison Boys – Nothing But Darkness
Patsy’s Rats – Rock N Roll Friend
BBQT – Savage 512
Ruperts People – Hold On
Jarvis Humby – Pick Up The Pieces
Don’t Worry – As If By Magic
Life Drawings – Tony’s Lottery
Kool & The Gang Bangers – Wish You Were Dead
Chinese Junk – Bargain Bin Girl
Pounded By The Surf – Cowboys n’ Indians
Los Pepes – Sick And Bored
Telephone Lovers – Real Action
Diaz Brothers – All Of You
Ten O Sevens – Grim
The Aggrolites – Wasted Days
The X-Ray Eyes – Hallelujah
Real People – Life Without A Head
Top Left Club – Piss
The Loyalties – Til The Death Of Rock & Roll
The Routes – Do What’s Right By You
The Jackets – Be Myself
King Salami & The Cumberland 3 – Who Do They Watch?
Nasty Rumours – Where The Music’s Loud
Nico Bones – Cheatin’ Heart
Fast Eddy – Hurricane Ally
Sheer Mag – Cold Sword
Nasty Bastard – Street Tinz
Antibodies – I Ruin Everything

Let’s Go! again

Yesterday was the second episode of Let’s Go! our brand new 2 hour monthly radio show on Totally Wired Radio (a collaboration between Acid Jazz Records and Fred Perry Subculture).

You can hear the full show here –

Playlist:
Cyanide Pills – I Don’t Remember
Bad Nerves – Palace
Mash – Having A Ball
Lucy And The Rats – Dark Clouds
The Cavemen – Euthanise Me
The Gaggers – Sharp Lies
The Fame-Beats – Watford Stomp
The Len Price 3 – Got To Be Together
The Detroit Cobras – Stay Down
The Revellions – Ain’t No Fool
Kurt Baker – New Direction
Starcrawler – Hollywood Ending
Baby Shakes – Really Really
Chinese Junk – Best Before Date
Continental Lovers – Tape Deck
The Scaners – X-Ray Glasses: On
Sheer Mag – The Killer 
Muck And The Mires Interview – Part 1
Muck And The Mires – I’m Your Man
Muck And The Mires Interview – Part 2
Muck And The Mires – Too Soon To Fall In Love
Muck And The Mires Interview – Part 3
Muck And The Mires – Hashtag Loneliness
Chords UK – Listen To The Radio
British Jets – Another Day in the City
Nerve Button – Thirty Days
The Triggers – Clones 
The Schizophonics – Black to Comm
Black Mambas – Be Bad Too
Benny Trokan – Too Far Gone 
Dimorphodons – Searching for Dimorphodons
The BellRays – Fire On The Moon
Radiohearts – My Heart Has an Obituary
The About Blanks – She’s A Nosebleed
Poison Boys – Mean Queen
The Shanghais – Sick of You
The Hives – Good Samaritan

Let’s Go! Episode 1!

Yesterday we launched ‘Let’s Go!’ a brand new 2 hour monthly radio show on Totally Wired Radio (a collaboration between Acid Jazz Records and Fred Perry Subculture).

You can hear the full show here –

Playlist:
Los Pepes – Let’s Go!
Chinese Junk – Cheaper Than You
Vacuum – Fixated
Appaloosa – No Hope For The Kids
The Number Ones – Breaking Loose
The Briefs – Poor And Weird
Witchdoktors – Voodoo Eye
The Freaks Of Nature – Want Me!
The Mystery Lights – I’m So Tired (Of Living In The City)
Paul Collins – Come Back And Stay (Live in Europe)
The Nerves – Give Me Some Time
Faz Waltz – Rock N Roll Is Tough
Zac – The King Is Dead
The Speedways – Daydreaming
Smalltown Tigers – Five Things
The Veras – Paper Cup Telephones
The Hurricanes – Take A Ride Tonight
Chubby & The Gang – All Along The Uxbridge Road
Duncan Reid – Interview Part 1
Duncan Reid And The Big Heads – Your Future Ex Wife
Duncan Reid – Interview Part 2
Duncan Reid And The Big Heads – To Live Or Live Not
Prima Donna – Sing To Death
Hard Action – Yours Truly 
Capitol 1212 ft. Earl 16 – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
Knuckledust – Life Struggle 
Young Francis – I Wanna Hold You Tight (Tonite)
Tommy And The Commies – Hurtin’ 4 Certain
Nasty Rumours – Barbwire Heart
Amyl And The Sniffers – Control
Martin Savage And The Jiggerz – Between The Lines
T. Benny and the Buzz Brothers – Gimme A Buzz
Curtis Baker & The Bravehearts – Is Vic There?

Newtown Neurotics – Kick Out screening and gig.

Black Wax and Vive Le Rock present:

KICK OUT – The Newtown Neurotics Story

Documentary Screening with live performances from Newtown Neurotics, Attila the Stockbroker and more, hosted by Steve Lamacq.

Saturday 25th April 2020 Leytonstone Ballroom, The Red Lion, Leytonstone High Road, E11 3AA Doors 7pm

On sale Thursday 31st October 9am

Bored of new town life and inspired by the first wave of punk, Steve Drewett, Colin Dredd and Tiggy Barber (later Simon Lomond) formed the Newtown Neurotics.

Kick Out is the story of that journey, from the concrete slabs of Harlow, Essex, to the bombed-out streets of East Germany. Along with the likes of Billy Bragg and Attila the Stockbroker, the band became the voice of the disenfranchised and the social conscience of a country in flux.

The aim of Kick Out is to capture the essence of the time, explore the events which molded the band’s worldview and examine their place in British music history.

With the current backdrop of austerity and Brexit, The Neurotics are as relevant as ever. With their impending fortieth anniversary, now seems the perfect opportunity to both reflect and look forward.

Despite their initial run being relatively short, the band’s reach and influence are apparent, not just in the UK but across the globe. Like for so many bands of that era, the emergence of the internet has given a new lease of life to the words and music, striking a chord and inspiring a new and angry generation.

Like all good ideas, the premise of the film began at a bar, specifically The Square in Harlow. The Square, which closed in January 2017, was the cultural beacon of Harlow and was a second home to the town’s outcasts and creatives. The venue played a big part in the band’s history as well as Baker’s own creative endeavours so it’s highly fitting that the film’s seeds were sowed within the walls of The Square.

“What started as a simple video idea quickly grew into something much bigger. What struck me during our initial meetings was how relevant the lyrics Steve wrote over thirty years ago were still today.

While mainstream success alluded them, they have quite the pedigree in terms of their fan base, their historic shows behind the iron curtain and Steve’s solo shows in North Korea and Cuba. On one hand, you could say it’s a film about a band that has continuously evolved with the political and social changes around them. On the other, it’s a film about how many of the issues and problems tacked in the band’s lyrics still resonate today as much as they did back then.”

Kick Out! The Newtown Neurotics Story features contributions from: Billy Bragg – Singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. Attila The Stockbroker – Poet, musician and songwriter, long time associate of the band and Steve Drewett’s best friend. Phill Jupitus – Stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist, and podcaster, also known as Porky the Poet. Steve Lamacq – English disc jockey, BBC Radio 6 Music. Garry Bushell – Newspaper columnist, music journalist, television presenter, author and political activist.

The film screening will be accompanied by a full bill of live music and poetry headlined by the Newtown Neurotics themselves. Performing a one off special set delving deep into the bands back catalogue, the Neurotics will be joined on the evening by some guests and friends to make this a must attend event for all punk rock fans.

The event, hosted by Steve Lamacq, will include a Q&A session with film maker Luke Baker, ranting poetry from Attila The Stockbroker and some special guest acoustic performances TBA.

This is a predominantly standing event with limited seated tickets available.

‘The Neurotics are back, and they’re angry… and they’re looking for ya!’ – B. Bragg.

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