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Sunday May 11th deXter Bentley "Killer Kane" 7" out May 19th
Next release on Blang is deXter Bentley's Killer Kane single out on May 19th on limited edition white vinyl 7". Killer Kane is a harmony-driven pop tribute to New York Doll Arthur Kane. Backed with Swansong. A download EP is out May 16th with extra tracks Roadie Song and Up With The Larks. The band promote the single with a series of London gigs, see their MySpace. The official launch gig is at the Antifolk Fest at the 12 Bar Club on Sat 17th, they're om at 9 20.

Monday March 24th DC WIFE ON BBC 6 MUSIC
David Cronenberg's Wife are this week's Band Aid act on Sean Keaveny's Breakfast Show on BBC 6Music. You can hear the new single, rate it and comment on it at the 6 Music website. Tom Mayne was interviewed this morning and will be interviewed again between 9 and 9 15 on Friday morning.

MARCH NEWSROOM Sunday March 9th
David Cronenberg’s Wife’s 2nd single will be My Best Friend’s Going Out With A Girl I Like (BLANG 6). Release date is April 21st. The song has already been played on national radio, on Shaun Keaveny’s show on BBC 6 last Friday morning. B side is Altair Voyager (a cover of a song by JJ Crash). The debut album Bluebeard’s Rooms is expected in June or July.
Launch gig for My Best Friend’s… is at The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN on Thurs April 24th.
The band also appear at London Water Rats on Good Friday, March 21st.

deXter Bentley release a single on Blang on May 19th, a homage to New York Doll Arthur Kane titled Killer Kane (BLANG 7). Backed with Swansong. News of launch gig soon.

Sergeant Buzfuz are making a video for their new single next weekend. Here Come The Popes Part 3, backed with Dentist To The Stars, will be out June or July.

The Blang night at the 12 Bar Club this Wednesday 12th features Joe Buzfuz, Ashley Reaks, Mary Epworth and The Stage Sages. See Gigs

Mon Feb 4th
Watch this space for imminent news of David Cronenberg's Wife's second single and gig dates.
Sergeant Buzfuz are still in studio (when they can get in) recording their 4th album. Tom Robinson played Here Come The Popes Parts 2 and 3 on BBC 6 a few weeks ago and the band get a mention in this month's Mojo (in a review of Lupen Crook). More news on single soon.

Sun Nov 11th
This month's Blang night at the 12 Bar Club on Wednesday is headlined by Paul Vickers And The Leg from Edinburgh. See Gigs

David Cronenberg's Wife have a new fan in the shape of Dylanolgist Michael Gray, author of numerous books about Dylan as well as Elvis, Zappa and Blind Willie McTell. He saw them last week and raves about them on his blog
There should be a new DCW single out in the new year, followed by their debut album. More news soon.

Sergeant Buzfuz have been in the studio recording songs for a 4th album due on Blang next year.

Mon Oct 1st
There are still copies left of Malcolm Kaksois' orange vinyl Sexy Dentist single and it just missed being Norman Records' Single Of The Week:
" Here's the debut 7" by Malcolm Kaksois which is the most ridiculous tale of a guy who fancies his dentist. He likes the way she drills... he eats toffees so he can go back to see her and she can fix his unrequited love infested tooth cave. There's an enormous whiff of Half Man Half Biscuit about this and it's an absolute joy from start to end with it's cod Spanish guitar stylings. It's fucking great if I'm honest and it was very almost single of the week!! I mean anything called 'Sexy Dentist' gets thumbs up from me! Orange wax and well daft.... " Norman Records

Meanwhile next week's Blang is headed by 'underground sonic orchestra Subterraneans

Wed August 29th MALCOLM KAKSOIS SIGNS TO BLANG
The debut single by singing tube driver Malcolm Kaksois comes out on Blang on Monday September 17th on lurid toothbrush orange 7" and download. The single is launched at the September Blang night on Wed 12th.

Tues July 31st FILTHY PEDRO SESSION ON BBC 6
Filthy Pedro head to Manchester tomorrow to record a session for Marc Riley's Brain Surgery show on BBC Radio 6. It's broadcast tomorrow, Wed Aug 1st at 7 pm.

David Cronenberg's Wife continue to play gigs to promote the debut single. All August:
Wed 1 LEICESTER Charlotte. With Lach.
Fri 3 LUTON George II
Sat 4 PORTSMOUTH The Black Bar
Mon 6 MANCHESTER Night And Day
Wed 8 LONDON 12 Bar (Blang night). With John Otway
Thurs 16 BRIGHTON Caroline Of Brunswick
Fri 17 LONDON 12 Bar Antifolk Fest

John Otway headlines next week's Blang night. You're advised to book tickets, see Gigs

Mon July 23rd DAVID CRONENBERG'S WIFE DEBUT SINGLE OUT NEXT MONDAY
"I Couldn't Get Off" (backed with "My Date With Jenna Bush") is out on Monday 30th July. 7" singles will be available in good record shops and our online shop. Downloads from usual places. The band limber up for release with an appearance at the Secret Garden festival this weekend, see their Myspace. Reviews are starting to appear:
"a slow burning slice of uncompromising sexually charged minimalism" (Get Ready To Rock)
"a surfish post punk crawl...something quite anarchic" (Manchester Music)
"punk edged mechanical psychedelia" (Organ)
Links to reviews here

Tues June 5th FILTHY PEDRO 7” SINGLE OUT MONDAY
Filthy Pedro’s debut single ‘Rock’n’Roll Points’ will be in the shops on Monday (June 11th). It’s available as a download this Friday (8th). The B side is live favourite ‘History Lover’.
You can get the 7” single in your local quality record shop if you’re lucky enough to have one. Or you can buy it from the Blang shop.
You can download the tracks from i-Tunes, Tunetribe, Napster and other download stores.
To reflect the themes of sex and history in the songs Filthy signed his Blang contract at Amora, London’s new sex museum in Piccadilly. Or is it 70s footballer Simon Parry signing for Everton?

Wed May 15th DAVID CRONENBERG'S WIFE SIGN TO BLANG
Blang are delighted to announce David Cronenberg's Wife have signed to the label and their first single, I Couldn't Get Off, is released on July 30th. It's released as a 7" single with My Date With Jenna Bush on the B side. The download will be a 4 track EP with extra tracks I'm On The Booze Mama and My Ukrainian Girlfriend. The launch party for the single will be at Blang at the 12 Bar Club on Wednesday August 8th where the band support the legendary John Otway.
It will be the band's 8th appearance at Blang. DCW hold the current record (apart from Sgt Buzfuz who runs the night) for Blang appearances with 7. Followed, fact fans, by Kinkajou with 6 and Misty's Big Adventure 5.

Mon April 23rd JULES DAKIN JOINS BLANG STAFF
We forgot to tell you at the start of the year but Jules Dakin (AKA JJ Crash) has joined Joe in the Blang team so we're now a two man operation. We've been busy sorting a schedule of releases to follow the Filthy Pedro single in June. We should have news about these very soon. In the meantime Filthy Pedro will launch his single at Blang at the 12 Bar Club on Wednesday June 13th. Sergeant Buzfuz will also return to Blang that night for the first time since the summer with their new line-up.

Sun April 1st

Filthy Pedro's Rock'n'Roll Points single (Blang 3) is out as a 7" on Mon June 11th and as a download Friday June 8th. Viewers of Channel 4's Transmission music show last Autumn will be familiar with the shot of Filthy vomiting as the track was played each week.
Sergeant Buzfuz are rehearsing with their new bassist John Paul Jones.
David Cronenberg's Wife are rehearsing with their new dancer Tim Tomlinson.
Only one of the above is an April Fool's joke.

Thurs Feb 15th LAST NIGHT'S VALENTINE'S BLANG
Last night’s Valentine’s Blang was rammed to the gills, whatever that means, and a great night was had by all despite the acts dropping like Valentine’s flies. Yes, 2 performers cancelled through illness. Gary Dunne had a throat infection and Joe Buzfuz apparently has bronchitis and is laying low trying to recover in time for his tour next week. Tom Mayne MC-ed in Joe’s absence. Cormac Heron serenaded us with a set of love song covers with a distict Irish flavour thrown in. Paul Hawkins got up to his usual tricks, doing a song in the gallery, serenading an American girl on her last night in town and introducing a new arsenal of cuddly toys. And Sofizel played in front of a Valentine’s backdrop of red and black balloons, marshmallows and of course a pink lamp!
Joe is on antibiotics and an inhaler and should be fine for the tour next week!

Mon February 5th FEBRUARY NEWSROOM
SGT BUZFUZ WHITE ROSE AND THISTLES TOUR
Joe Murphy sets out on a Sgt Buzfuz duo tour of the kingdoms of Yorkshire and Scotland on Feb 18th accompanied by Polly MacLean who has guested as a duet singer on a lot of his solo gigs. It’s a homecoming tour for Yorkshireman Joe and Scots lass Polly. The dates are:
All February ’07:
Sunday 18 HULL Adelphi
Wednesday 21 INVERNESS Market Bar
Thursday 22 ABERDEEN MUSA (supporting John Otway)
Friday 23 EDINBURGH Henry’s Cellar Bar
Saturday 24 SHEFFIELD Red House

Note that the Edinburgh venue has now changed (it was previously at The Café Royal).

And there’s a tour warm-up gig on Valentine’s Night at the Blang night at the 12 Bar Club. The night also marks the 5th anniversary of the Blang night. See Gigs

FILTHY PEDRO TO RELEASE SINGLE
The next release on Blang will be Filthy Pedro’s live favourite ‘Rock’N’Roll Points’ as featured on Channel 4’s Transmission series. ‘History Lover’ will be the B side. Available as 7” and download. More details very soon.

Thursday Jan 4th 2007 YOUTUBE: BUZFUZ VIDEO
Happy New Year!
The video for Swallows from Sgt Buzfuz's Jewelled Carriageway album is finally finished and is online at Youtube

Next Wednesday 10th is Blang night at the 12 Bar Club with Kevin 2 Sheds (now Kev Kerekesh), Steve White, Left With Pictures, Ashley Reaks' Itchy Circus Odour and Joe Buzfuz, see Blanggigs

Lots more Blang news very soon including a batch of new releases.

Wednesday Dec 20th CARGO DISTRIBUTION
Cargo are distributing Blang records in stores so Sergeant Buzfuz’s Jewelled Carriageway is available in selected independent record shops around this island.
This album is also in Shakenstir’s albums of the year list

Thurs Nov 23rd BUZFUZ WHO ARE YOU? LIVE ON YOUTUBE
There's a live video of the Sgt Buzfuz track Who Are You? at Youtube
Meanwhile Swallows from the same album (Jewelled Carriageway/Blang2) is on the playlist at Oxide, the Oxford University student station.
The next release on Blang looks set to be the debut single by Filthy Pedro. It's Rock'n'Roll Points the track (in)famous for it's appearance in a weekly 10 second snippet on Channel 4's Transmission music show.
There are also other releases planned for '07. More news soon.

Sat Oct 14th SOUNDS XP/NAPSTER/TUNETRIBE
The new Sgt Buzfuz album has a lovely review at Sounds XP
Meanwhile it's available as a download at Napster and Tunetribe

Mon Oct 2nd MORNING STAR FEATURE
The new Buzfuz album is now available to buy in the Blang shop.
In addition it’ll soon be in record shops, distributed by Cargo. Look out for updates of which shops soon.
Last Wednesday the band were mentioned on the front cover of The Morning Star which ran a review of the album along with a look at the UK and New York antifolk scenes. You can read the text of it here.

Mon Sep 18th BUZFUZ ALBUM RELEASED AS DOWNLOAD THIS FRIDAY
The Jewelled Carriageway will be released digitally this Friday 22nd, the day of the Sgt Buzfuz launch gig at Camden Rock Café. A list of online shops will be posted soon, but it should be in all the obvious ones.
Meanwhile the CD release day remains Mon 25th. It’ll be available in the shop very soon, we're working on it. We're also still hopeful of getting distribution so it'll be in real non-virtual shops.

Sat Sep 16th BLANG NIGHT FEATURED IN TIMEOUT
This week's Timeout has a 2 page spread on London antifolk including an interview with Joe talking about the Blang nights at the 12 Bar Club. If you can't get hold of it it's online here

Sun Sep 3rd SGT BUZFUZ LP LAUNCH GIG
The launch gig for the next Blang LP 'The Jewelled Carriageway' by Sgt Buzfuz is at hideously re-named Camden Rock Cafe (ex Caernarvon Castle) on Friday September 22nd. Meanwhile reviews of the album are starting to appear.

Sun August 6th BLANG GIG THIS WEDNESDAY
This Wednesday's Blang night at the 12 Bar Club features guests Roxy Rawson, Happycasio!, Thee Intolerable Kidd, ex-Factory singer Kevin Hewick and punk legends Charlie Harper and Knox. See Blanggigs

Fri July 28th CARRIAGEWAY PUT BACK TO SEPTEMBER
The release date for the forthcoming Blang release The Jewelled Carriageway by Sergeant Buzfuz has been put back to Monday September 25th. Meanwhile the band are to make a video for the song Swallows in August.

Thurs June 21st
JEWELLED CARRIAGEWAY RELEASED AUGUST 21
“The Jewelled Carriageway”, the new Sergeant Buzfuz album, is released on Blang on Monday August 21st.
Tracklisting:
1 Swallows
2 It’s Not What You’ve Got It’s Who You Give It To
3 The Television Will Not Be Revolutionised
4 Pour It from The Kettle
5 Windscreen Wipers
6 Who Are You?
7 Bone Tired
8 Blanket TV
9 Grade A
10 Something To Lose
11 Here Come The Popes Part 1 (1st Millenium)

The album is available on CD.
A series of Sgt Buzfuz summer gigs will be announced soon, for latest news and other info on the band check here.

Sat May 20th SERGEANT BUZFUZ ALBUM OUT IN AUGUST
The second release on Blang will be “The Jewelled Carriageway”, the new album by Sergeant Buzfuz. An August release date will be announced next week.

Tues May 9th TWO BLANGS THIS WEEK
That's right, this week there are not one but two Blang nights involving 10 fab acts. First on Wednesday there's the usual monthly Blang at the 12 Bar Club and then on Friday there's a special one-off Blang at The Luminaire in Kilburn, organised to accommodate a gig for Seth from ace New York outfit Dufus. See Blanggigs page!

Wed Feb 22nd BLANG IS 50 IN MARCH
Wednesday March 8th sees the 50th Blang night at the 12 Bar Club and we're celebrating in style. See Blang Gigs for more details.

Tues Dec 27th SOUNDS XP COMPILATION CD OF THE YEAR
Happy Yuletide and New Year everyone! As we reach the end of year those good folk at Sounds XP have voted Fruit Machine number 7 in their Compilation/Re-issue chart of 2005. And as the 6 albums above it are all re-issues that makes Fruit Machine their top compilation of the year! Full charts here.

Sun Dec 18th MORE BLANG ON RADIO ONE
Another track from Fruit Machine was played on Radio One last Thursday night when Rob Da Bank played the Blang version of Milk Kan's 'Bling Bling Baby', rude words'n'all. Nice one Rob!

Mon Dec 5th MILK KAN RELEASE 'BLING BLING BABY' SINGLE

'Bling Bling Baby' by Milk Kan, the first track on our Fruit Machine compilation CD comes out as a single today on the PIAS (Play It Again Sam) label. The band re-recorded the track and covered over some of the naughty words. Go out and buy it and help them get a hit single, it's a monster of a tune. And for an earlier slighly different version get the Fruit Machine CD in our shop.

Mon Nov 21st MINKS ON THE RADIO
The Mink Troubador Kamikaze Squadron's "Underpants" song (from "Fruit Machine") became the first Blang track to be played on national radio when Huw Stephens kicked off his Radio One show with it last Tuesday. And Milk Kan's "Bling Bling Baby" (as re-recorded for their debut PIAS Records single) has been getting lots of airplay from Chris Moyles and Steve Lamacq. Hear the earlier unexpurgated version on "Fruit Machine".

Sun October 23rd
The Blang night at the 12 Bar Club on November 9th features a solo set from Joe Buzfuz, ex-Factory Records oddball Kevin Hewick, Kinkajou, Thee Neerlymen and J J Crash, see Gigs page

Mon October 17th FRUIT MACHINE RELEASED TODAY
Fruit Machine is released today and there's a review in Londonist today. This follows recent reviews at Trakmarx, Sounds XP, Joyzine and Rough Trade. See reviews page for links to these.

Sun Oct 2nd I'M A PEEL-EVE-R
The next Blang night on Wed Oct 12th occurs on the night before John Peel Day and while New Order, The Fall, Misty In Roots, etc kick off proceedings a mile or 2 south at the Royal Festival Hall we'll be celebrating John Peel Eve at the 12 Bar. The Festival Hall shindig is sold out so get down to "I'm A Peel-Ever" where we'll be playing cassette tapes of early 80s Peel shows between bands. Headlined by Stuffy/The Fuses who recorded one of the last Peel Sessions. See Blang Gigs

Wed September 28th
Fruit Machine's official release date has been put back to October 17.

Wed August 3rd
The Fruit Machine CD is now available at the London Rough Trade shops at 130 Talbot Rd, W11 and Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, WC2. As well as in our online shop

Mon August 1st Gig News
Thomas Truax, NYC inventor/singer is playing the 12 Bar Club tonight. Thomas' first ever appearance outside the US was at Blang in November '02. David Cronenberg's Wife play on Wednesday at Catch 22 in Shoreditch.

Wed July 27th
David Cronenberg's Wife and adrian r teenbeat are playing tomorrow night at Nambucca, 596 Holloway Rd. It's free!!

Mon July 25th
Milk Kan and David Cronenberg's Wife are playing tonight at the Baby Seal Club's Anti-Punk Special at The Roxy, 3-5 Rathbone Place, off Oxford St. Also playing: Angels Fight The City and The Screeches. Doors 8.30. £5 entry.

Fri July 8th

We hope you and your loved ones are okay after yesterday's events in London. Here are some rock'n'roll words from Lach, NYC antifolk singer, which cheered us:

I am currently on a travel week in Estonia and woke up this morning to the horrendous news of the London bombing. On my last music tour through the UK in May I stayed with friends and fans instead of hotels. It made the tour so much more immediate, fun and real. I was charmed to find such similarity in how most of the people I met lived, more specifically, the decor of their homes. They were filled with posters, books, CDs and magazines all reflective of the underground, boho, rock and roll life. And everyone in these rooms was kind, giving, poetic, searching and sincere. It's as if there is this global country called "Rocknrollia" or something with no borders and no government but an international populace of artists, outcasts, rebels, dreamers. And floating above it, like a polluted crust, is this mad world of politicians, fundamentalists, businessmen, liars and thieves who are violently screwing everything up. Well, they struck again today and they will strike again tomorrow but they will all ultimately lose out to the Jedi nature of the true Rockanrollians for nothing can withstand the beat, the rhythm and the melody of non-violent liberation. And I think you know what I mean . . .

Step lightly, Stay free

Love

Lach

Wed June 22

FRUIT MACHINE RELEASE SEP 5

The first Blang release is due on September 5. This is Fruit Machine, a
compilation of UK acts who've played at the Blang nights. 26 tracks by 25 acts. It includes a rare track by Steven Adams of The Broken Family Band (as The Adams) and an alternative version of Chris T-T's A Hole Full Of Submarines. Full track listing:


1 MILK KAN Bling Bling Baby
2 LOU PSYCHE AND JET SUZETTE Robot Song
3 THE BROKEN FAMILY BAND Wherever You Go
4 DAVID CRONENBERG’S WIFE Sweden
5 CHRIS T-T A Hole Full Of Submarines
6 SERGEANT BUZFUZ Indelible
7 SOFIZEL Requin Blanc
8 UM A Last Blast
9 TIMOTHY VICTOR Fight
10 THE ADAMS I Can Do Nothing
11 SAM AMANT AND THE MAN FROM URANUS Song H
12 FILTHY PEDRO Monotheist
13 KINKAJOU Nocturne
14 RICKY SPONTANE Hey, You!!!
15 THE TEENBEAT Urina
16 THE REBEL Death Is Only A Dream
17 THE MINK TROUBADOR KAMIKAZE SQUADRON Underpants
18 MISTERLEE Natural Born Blonde
19 DIET OF SPIRES Ceremony
20 J J CRASH Axis Of Evil
21 JOHNY BROWN Denmark Street
22 THE DIRTY PINS What Shall We Do When The Disco’s Over?
23 KATY CARR Case In Hand
24 UM When Ur Ten
25 ANNA PAGE Pills
26 PARTITION Not Before Time