In Photos: The Damned + Hard-Ons @ The Tivoli, 20.03.2024
The Damned play their final show in Brisbane with their classic early 1980s line-up of Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray, plus long-time keyboard player Monty Oxymoron, and a setlist that focuses on the band’s third, fourth and fifth albums – Machine Gun Etiquette, The Black Album and Strawberries. Support from Hard-Ons.
The Collapse Board Interview: Rat Scabies (The Damned)
Rat Scabies, born Christopher John Millar, is a musician best known as the drummer for punk legends, the Damned. His distinct style and energetic performances with his band, contributed significantly to the band’s success and their lasting impact on the punk genre. Creative differences led to his departure from the band in the mid-1990s but […]
Basically, Johnny Moped
A foghorn of a Croydon singing voice, Quality Street-tin drums and curiously deft and layered guitars, almost tripping over themselves in their distorted rush to get to the end.
An Oral History Of Crime
I thought, since we were called CRIME, we should feature famous criminals on our posters! First, a series of war criminals, then gangsters, then serial killers, and so on. So, I thought we should start off with Hitler…
Song of the day – 162: Dolly Mixture
There’s a new Dolly Mixture box set out. Hand on heart, I’m not sure you’ll be purchasing it. It’s 20 quid, which doesn’t seem so bad for three CDs, 56 songs, a 32-page booklet and sweet Mod packaging, and it includes the Demonstration Tapes album and all the singles and B-sides of course, and it’s all […]
