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| Audience participation from the BANNED! networks 19th Dec 2003 Northwich Gig at Winnington Rec. If you were there, cruise these pages and enjoy!  Forthcoming gigs at the Rec' :- Dec 27th Jan 2nd/16th/30th Feb 13th/27th Mar 12th/26th Apr 16th/23rd May 7th/21st Jun 4th/25th Jul 2nd/16th/30th Aug 13th Gladstone :- Jan 23rd/6th Feb/20th Mar 5th/19th Apr 2nd/9th/30th May 14th/28th Jun 11th/18th Jul 9th/23rd Aug 6th/20th A mixed bag of entertainment tonight from local trailer trash The Redneck Zombies, Stoke-on-Trent rockers Beyond our means and Exhibit A, and ghoulish scallys Zombina and The Skeletones. Plus the free BANNED! CD Lost In sound 2 Rough Diamonds and pure gems, featuring 20 ground breaking tracks. |
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 Click here to view a contact sheet of Tony Smith's images from the gigClick here if you have more info on this band | Beyond Our Means A brilliantly rocking set from 'Beyond Our Means'. The sort of bunch of lads that Shaq might have booked! No shortage of kick ass trash attitude that connected well with the crowd. A corking opening of 'You' and 'Not my God' set the pace for the well tred CD tracks 'Vengence' and 'Crash' delivered smooth as velvet. By the time we got to 'Buried Alive' and 'Fuck You' BOM were in the home straight. The final track 'Pre-Emptive Strike' seemed to come too soon. This brand of metal would be welcome here again. Checkout all recent news at www.beyondourmeans.com. Beyond our means March 2004 Back 2 Site Map |
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| Click here to view a contact sheet of Tony Smiths images from the gig Click here if you have more info on this band | The Redneck Zombies Complete with the trademark Marshall Ward ripped trailer trash shirts, the Rednecks were back. Mad guitars and playing them in the crowd overjoyed the assembled punters. A final couple of tracks in overtime with half the Rec on the stage with them, topped off the set nicely. Back 2 Site Map |
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| Click here to view a contact sheet of Tony Smiths images from the gig Click here if you have more info on this band | Zombina and the Skeletones A great set of ghoul Rock with lots of themed tracks and some makeup to fit the effect from this Merseyside based band. A rare trip away from the Zanzibar Club in Liverpool was pretty productive. Not quite as over-Addams family dressed as I have seen them before, but delightfully kitch as ever. Opening with 'Night' and 'Punk Rock Vamp', Doc Horror, Grim Outlook, Jonny Tokyo & Kit Shivers made the garveyard rock. The Skeletones seemed to race through Martians, BrainDead and Christina. Proms Night and Dead Alive came with some goth keyboards while the lead singer dominated Dennis The Menace like in her blue and black. I luv rock and roll and Horror High rounded off a great set. Check em out at their own clubnight 'Useless' at Liverpools Zanzibar club, Seel St. Zombina at the ZanZiBar Feb 2003 |
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| Click here to view a contact sheet of Tony Smiths images from the gig Click here if you have more info on this band | Exhibit A Another treat, this time headlining after their first appearance at the Rec in Sept 2003. A similar polished set, this time opening with the bouncing sounds of 'Breathe' and 'Train'. As ever, no shortage of attitude and movement around the stage! 'Breathe' is now available on the ExhibitA CD single (A better 3 pound than spent on a pint + a half of lager at any rate!). The riffs continued into 'One Song', 'Fallen' and 'Get A Name'. Anal Intrusion was to follow after 'No One/Nothing'. ExhibitA were in their element as they started 'Understand' and 'Hardcore Porno'. Knocking home the final track 'Jazz Connection' they were triumphant once again. Come back soon ghosts of Xmas punk past! Back 2 Site Map |
The BANNED! network is based in Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom and can be contacted via their website. Free at this gig was volume 2 of the Banned! Networks Rough Diamonds and Pure gems. 2003 featured The Parma Violets - One More Good Time, Grown at home - Sense of Humour, Guilty Party - Break the silence, Monkey Shuffle - Stand up, Production G - Fragile, The Edge - Hopeless, ThinkFast Charlie - Many Stories, Saving Grace - The Dumb Bell Wails, Naked Ape - Learner, Seed - Smoke and Mirrors, For The Money and Bungle - Superficial Religion, Flinch - Cant get you, SevenYearsDead - Postendgeneration, Exhibit A - Breathe, Fall.Out - Turmoil, Burnt - Reject or Revolt, Lymph-Node - Sparks that never die, Five Long Days - Wax Lyrical, The Kirkz - Snake Eyes, Crouch Mog - Ordinary Life. Paddy McGowan, Paul Evans and DANs Nick Hughes all deserve a mention for making the CD happen + bring some of these bands to the attention of the wider public. Photographic Images from Tony Smith here at hotpix.org.uk Coming Soon: Manhole Barbara Rucksack, Uberfunk and Gortama, Wayriders, Monkey Shuffle, For Tomorrows, Hilda Strange, and Dead or American. |
