ATTACK! VIPERS! - DEADWEIGHT REVIVAL CD available to preorder!
2nd full length from Southsea’s Attack! Vipers!. 12 new tracks of crushingly brilliant punk rock, post rock & metal influenced hardcore. Pieced together over the past year or so under the ever patient eye of long time collaborator Rich Tamblyn at the old Blacksmiths in Portsmouth, with Pete Miles mixing and mastering the whole thing at the end of 2011.
Listen to ‘Widow Johnson’ here:
CD comes packaged in a 6 panel card digifile with artwork from A!V! singer Joe Watson plus a little bit of handwriting from Var Thelin (No Idea Records’ founder).
It’s also available to order as a package with a new shirt and we’ll be making up some limited patches / badges for the first 50 people that order.
ORDER HERE
The band will also have copies available at their 3 release shows this weekend:
Fri 20th Jan - The One Eyed Dog, Southsea with Caves, Ravachol & Southlands
Sat 21st Jan - The Hydrant, Brighton with Ravachol, Southlands & The Plague Sermon
Sun 22nd Jan - The Old Blue Last, London with Ravachol, De Aanslag & Moat
5:42 pm • 17 January 2012 • 5 notes
SPECIALIST SUBJECT END OF YEAR ‘PAY WHAT YOU LIKE’ SALE!
From now until 2012 you can get all of our releases for whatever price you’d like to pay!
CD & vinyl releases from Caves, Bangers, The Arteries, Chuck Ragan, Sam Russo, Ssssnakes, Calvinball, ONSIND, Apologies, I Have None… There’s limited quantities available so order quick, after they’re sold out releases will revert back to usual prices.
While you can get whatever you like for nothing more than postage costs please pay what you can and pick up a couple of distro items at the same time (lots of things have also been reduced in price). We’ve already got a load of new releases lined up for 2012 and your support is a big help!
http://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/
1:06 pm • 27 December 2011 • 19 notes
NEXT WEEK! Local support comes from the awesome Wrestling.
Tickets available here.
1:25 pm • 28 November 2011 • 2 notes
CALVINBALL / ONSIND / APOLOGIES, I HAVE NONE - SPLIT 12” AVAILABLE TO PREORDER
Way back in the summer of 2009 Calvinball, ONSIND and Apologies, I Have None embarked on a UK tour together. Soon after they had the idea to immortalize that tour with a 3 way covers split and here it is! Only took 2+ years!
This one sided split 12” features 2 tracks from each band, not merely covering but often completely reworking songs by the other 2.
Limited to 500 copies on black vinyl,.100 of which come with a screen printed B side - 50 for pre-orders here and 50 available at the free release show at The Old Blue Last in London on 16th November.
ORDER HERE
8:27 pm • 8 November 2011 • 4 notes
THE FEST 10!
It’s that time of year again when 1000’s of punks descend on a small town in central Florida. It’s super exciting to have The Arteries, Caves, Ssssnakes, Bangers, Pure Graft, Calvinball (kind of) all heading across the Atlantic to play this year.
Here’s what they’re all up to while over there!
THE ARTERIES
Just finished the Canadian leg of their tour with the Flatliners and are currently traveling down the East Coast.
19th Oct- The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
20th Oct- CMJ Fat Wreck Showcase Brooklyn, NY
21st Oct- Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ
22nd Oct- Talking Head Club, Baltimore, MD
24th Oct- Warehouse, Richmond, VA
25th Oct- The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
26th Oct- Will’s Pub, Orlando, FL
27th Oct- Tampa Pre-Fest, Tampa, FL
29th Oct- THE FEST 10 - Gainesville, Florida 7:10 at Double Down Live
1st Nov- Swayze’s, Marietta, GA
2nd Nov- The Muse, Nashville, TN
3rd Nov- Empire Dining, Richmond, VA
4th Nov- American University - Washington DC
BANGERS
Touring down the East Coast with Timeshares.
21ST OCT - MR BEERY’S, LI, NY with IRON CHIC
SAT 22ND OCT - PARTY EXPO, BROOKLYN, NY (matinee)
SUN 23RD OCT - MY PARENTS’ HOUSE, WEST CHESTER, PA
MON 24TH OCT - THE GOLDEN TEA HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
TUES 25TH OCT - RICHMOND, VA
WED 26TH OCT - SOAPBOX LAUNDRO LOUNGE, WILIMINGTON, NC
THURS 27th OCT - TRANSITIONS SKATEPARK, TAMPA, FL
SAT 29TH OCT - THE FEST - GAINESVILLE, FL - 3:50 - 4:20 at 1982
PURE GRAFT
21st Oct- Mr Beery’s, Long Island, New York
22nd Oct- Motel Hell, Philadelphia, PA
23rd Oct- The Catacombs, Richmond, VA
24th Oct- Ghostface Villa, Chatanooga, TN
25th Oct- TBC, Atlanta, GA
26th Oct- Transitions Skate Park, Tampa, FL
27th Oct- 1982, Gainesville, FL
THE FEST 10 30th Oct 2:20-2:50 at 1982
Their new split 7” with Little League will be available at all these dates. Little League are also playing the Fest Fri 28th at The Atlantic 12:10-12:40
CAVES
26th Oct- Transitions Skate Park, Tampa, FL
27th Oct- 1982, Gainesville, FL
29th Oct - THE FEST 10 4:40 at 1982
SSSSNAKES
30th Oct - THE FEST 10 4:50 at 1982
CALVINBALL
30th Oct - THE FEST 10 3:10 at 1982
I’m going to be in the US from Friday until the 5th November, so if you want to order anything get your in order by Thursday morning otherwise it won’t go out until I get back!
12:34 pm • 19 October 2011 • 4 notes
LITTLE LEAGUE / PURE GRAFT - SPLIT 7” AVAILABLE TO PREORDER!
2 new tracks apiece from Tallahase, FL’s Little League and Newcastle Upon Tyne’s Pure Graft.
Little League have a heavy take on the 90s indie rock / emo sound. Reminiscent of Braid / Small Brown Bike but never sounding too derivative! Pure Graft play fast paced punk rock heavy on the “rock”, doing their bit to bring back the lost art of guitar solos.
PREORDER HERE
Pure Graft are on tour in the US soon and both bands are playing at The Fest in Gainesville, Fl. The record should be available at all dates.
Fri 21st Oct - Mr Beery’s, Long Island, New York w/ Iron Chic, Bangers, Wiretap Crash, Timeshares, Polygon
Sat 22nd Oct - Motel Hell, Philadelphia, PA w/ Unfun, Despite Everything, Ugh God
Sun 23rd Oct - The Catacombs, Richmond, VA w/ Sundials
Mon 24th Oct - Ghostface Villa, Chatanooga, TN w/ Nosecone Prophets, Mailbombs
Tue 25th Oct - TBC, Atlanta, GA
Wed 26th Oct - Transitions Skate Park, Tampa, FL
Thu 27th Oct - 1982, Gainesville, FL w/ Bridge & Tunnel, Mouthbreather, O Pioneers!!! Worn in Red, OK Pilot, Landmines, Shores, Caves, Fellow Project
THE FEST 10 28th - 30th Oct
LITTLE LEAGUE - Fri 28th at The Atlantic 12:10-12:40
PURE GRAFT - Sun 30th at 1982 2:20-2:50
6:11 pm • 10 October 2011
Chuck Ragan’s in Europe!
The Revival Tour (Chuck, Brian Fallon, Dan Adriano and Dave Hause) starts in Bristol tonight! I’m taking a bunch of copies of the new Chuck Ragan / Sam Russo / Jimmy Islip / Helen Chambers split LP down tonight so Chuck should have them for sale at most of these dates. These are pretty much the last copies of the 1st pressing (I’ve got about 15 left in the shop).
Some of the shows have sold out already so make sure to get tickets.
September
27 UK Bristol Academy
28 UK Manchester Academy 2 / Ac 1
29 UK Dublin Academy / Olympia
30 UK Glasgow ABC / Academy
October
1 UK New Castle Northumbria Students Union
2 UK Nottingham RockCity
4 NL Amsterdam Bitterzoet
5 GER Hamburg Gunspan / Gr Freiheit
6 GER Berlin Festsal Kreuzberg/Postbahnhof
7 AT Wien Arena
8 GER Munchen Backstage Halle /Werk
9 CH Zurich Dynamo / Volkshaus
11 GER Wiesbaden Ringkirsche
12 GER Cologne Gloria / Live Music Hall
13 GER Munster Skaters Palace
14 B Antwerp Trix
15 UK London Shepards Bush
16 UK Cardiff Uni Souls / Great Hall
17 UK Portsmouth Pyramids
Full details here www.therevivaltour.com
12:43 pm • 27 September 2011
Got copies of the new Razorcake in the shop. Has interviews with ADD/C, Andrew Tolley, Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves, Madison Bloodbath and all the usual columns, comics and reviews. Including a very nice review of Bangers’ LP.
2:19 pm • 26 September 2011
Only a week until this year’s Southsea Fest! Lots of Specialist Subject related bands playing - The Arteries, Bangers, Caves, Kelly Kemp, OK Pilot, Attack! Vipers! and loads of other great bands on the Southsea DIY stage and beyond with 130+ bands playing over 16 venues next Saturday.
Tickets available here: http://www.southseafest.com/tickets/
More details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109251385838725
10:33 am • 10 September 2011