acwildheart

They're the sons and daughters of well off bankers
The Libertines' army of trendy wankers
Flared blue jeans and anoraks
With yellow streaks all down their backs
They act so tough when they're on TV
But trendy wankers don't scare me

Oi oi oi, the chosen few
This is what we think of you

Suburban rebels playing at reds
You would-be urban terrorists
You don't scare us with yer badges and banners
You know fuck all about heavy manners

The Business - "Suburban Rebels" (1981)
(lyrics amended for the modern era by yours truly )

Time for some fun I think.

Have been sent the gig list for this month by the fanzine I work for and there genuinely seems to be fuck all going down in this neck of the woods. It says a lot that the only bands I'm genuinely getting excited about going to see at the moment (apart from the Wasted festival in a few months are either old-skool metal bands playing at Rio's in Bradford (Hanoi Rocks and the Quireboys both stopping off there next month) or up-and-coming local bands who will probably never get a mention in the (spit!) "trendy" music papers because they actually make music that's exciting and, oh God forbid, we just can't allow that now can we when there's a dozen or more piss-poor Primal Scream/Smiths wannabes to idolise and little public schoolboys playing at smackheads then expecting the general public to feel sorry for them when they get sent down for breaking into their bandmate's flat and smashing it up (aw diddums). All of whom, it's fair to say, wouldn't know a decent tune and a decent chorus and a dose of proper fuckin' attitude if it smashed them in the face with a housebrick.

If, on the other hand, you'd like to hear some decent music, then this is my advice to you. Stop pretending you like stuff just because Kerrang or, even worse, the NME tell you you should. Think for yourself. Ditch the pretentiousness and don't be afraid to have a grin, have a dance, get pissed and have some fun. Admit it to yourself, David Lee Roth and Bon Scott were a million times the frontmen that cretins like him from Razorlight will ever be while groups like the Ruts, SLF and the Business were a million times better at creating great glorious singalong anthems for normal working class kids like you and me than losers like Pete Doherty will ever manage.

In the meantime, some gigs those of you in the Leeds area might like to check out next month - for the punks, try Vicious Cabaret at the Mixing Tin on the 8th anDeadline and the Mingers at the Fenton on the 20th. And for the metalheads, go see Antiproduct at the Brudenell tomorrow night and the Quireboys at Rio's on the 26th. In fact, fuck it, I challenge you! If you see me there, make yourself known and I personally will buy you a pint. Moreso, it'll put a smile on your face and make you want to dance and headbang. Which is good. And all of you, get the new Silver Sun single 'cos it fuckin' well rules. C'mon, I'm only telling you for your own interest you know.

Rant over.

So how's your weeks been so far anyway. Mine's been okay thanks for asking.

Yorkie