Steve Ignorant/Crass plays again!

After the Feeding of the 5000 shows a few years back, Steve Ignorant is back for more! Two shows that are confirmed so far:

The Last Supper

Steve Ignorant

Crass Songs 1977-1982

O2 Academy 2 Bristol                        Fri 24 Sep 10

O2 Academy 2 Birmingham             Sat 25 Sep 10

(Early Doors – 6pm, Early Finish – 10pm)

Punk and Ska Festivals 2010

Some Festivals with a high quotient of Punkness and Skaness that are coming up this year. This post will be updated when more news comes out. Don’t forget that lines ups change constantly.

Email us if you’re putting a festival on, or if you know of one: theboss@threebasics.co.uk

Even Rudegirls Get the Blues!

Something for those in London Town, a celebration of women cause we rock!

Videos: Leftover Crack

The second installment of the Stza-related-posts. Two, yes, TWO videos from their show at the Maze in Nottingham. Fill up on the Crackrocksteady beat.

Star Fucking Hipsters Uk Tour 2010

We’re having a Stza moment (although I don’t approve of having a one man moment). Check out tommorows post too for the second installment. Anyway, here are some dates from those lovely punks (Mainland dates too!) known as Sat Fucking Hipsters:

27 Apr 2010 Purple Turtle London
28 Apr 2010 Star & Garter Manchester
29 Apr 2010 Dog & Parrot Newcastle
30 Apr 2010 Capitol Glasgow
1 May 2010 Leopard Doncaster
2 May 2010 Old Bell Derby
15 May 2010 Loppen Kopenhagen
21 May 2010 Food for your senses Festival Luxembourg
22 May 2010 Dampfmuhle Verden

Rebel Alliance Tour 2010: Pictures

The Rebel Alliance Tour flew into town, stayed for about a month and gave us some merry memories. If you didn’t manage to catch it rest assured, we have pictures for you. If you want to see moving images, just click on videos and see Chris Murray and Mouthwash doing their thing.

The photos are from the show in Nottingham and Derby – the Midlands leg.

All photos belong to www.threebasics.co.uk.

Mouthwash

Smegging Police State Part 2 – Illegal to photograph/film police

Links to Image Credit.

With little media furore, a law was passed last week that now makes it illegal to film the police. More specifically, section 76 of the 2008 Terrorism Act and section 58A of the 2000 Act, targets anyone who ‘elicits or attempts to elicit information about (members of armed forces) … which is of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’.

This comes in the wake of the G20 protests last year and the sad death of Ian Tomlinson (as a result of police brutality). This manouvere can only be construed as damage limitation for the police as they try and keep their glimmering, happy, ‘local bobby’ image.

As many are already aware, police brutality is nothing new, but now with more advanced technology it’s simply easier to see. Approximately 85% of Britain now has at least one mobile phone, and of those millions of communication devices nearly all have camera/filming facilities. You don’t have to be a subversive rioter to film the police. Even a baby could do it in current society.

The passing of this law increases the divide between law enforcers and the general public. The police are above the law, while the general public is encased in it. While we live in a culture of blame, the police, conversely are becoming blameless. With masks, batons, shields and identical outfits (without numbers) the police can use aggression, violence, whatever they choose and walk away without punishment. The case of Jean Charles de Menezes is testament to this. A man loses his life, and the police force walk away relatively unscathed.

Unfortunately, the average Joe is not afforded the same rights or liberties. There are 4.2 million CCTV cameras in Britain, one for every fourteen people. This doesn’t even include the police’s own use of surveillnace equipment. We are being watched every day. I very much doubt if we shot or battered a man we could walk away so easily. Our liberties are slowly being removed. A police state is not far away.

The moral of this story folks is don’t film/photograph the police. They won’t be happy.

Gogol Bordello European Tour 2010

It feels like an eternity seen Eugene Hutz and his gang visited UK Shores. The posse are back this May and it will be nothing less than a carnival riot. Dates are:

Fri 07 May ‘10	in London	United Kingdom	Hammersmith Apollo	Buy tickets
Sat 08 May ‘10	in Manchester	United Kingdom	Academy	Buy tickets
Sun 09 May ‘10	in Glasgow	United Kingdom	Academy	Buy tickets
Mon 10 May ‘10	in Norwich	United Kingdom	UEA LCR	Buy tickets
Tue 11 May ‘10	in Birmingham	United Kingdom	Academy	Buy tickets
Fri 14 May ‘10	in Bulligny	France	Le Festival JDM	Buy tickets
Sat 15 May ‘10	in Longirod	Switzerland	Long’i’rock Festival	Buy tickets
Sun 16 May ‘10	in Karlsruhe	Germany	Tollhaus	Buy tickets
Tue 18 May ‘10	in Paris	France	Elysee Montmartre	Buy tickets
Wed 19 May ‘10	in Toulouse	France	Le Bikini	Buy tickets
Fri 21 May ‘10	in Madrid	Spain	La Riviera
Sat 22 May ‘10	in Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
Mon 24 May ‘10	in Bologna	Italy	Estragon
Tue 25 May ‘10	in Milan	Italy	Alcatraz
Wed 26 May ‘10	in Zurich	Switzerland	X-tra	Buy tickets
Thu 27 May ‘10	in Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
Tue 01 Jun ‘10	in Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
Wed 02 Jun ‘10	in Hamburg	Germany	Docks
Thu 03 Jun ‘10	in Berlin	Germany	Astra/Columbia Halle
Fri 04 Jun ‘10	in Nürnberg	Germany	Rock Im Park Festival	Buy tickets
Sun 06 Jun ‘10	in Nürburgring	Germany	Rock am Ring Festival	Buy tickets

Video: Mouthwash – We Evolve

More from the Rebel Alliancing Tour. This would be Mouthwash – We Evolve!

Dropkick Murphys Uk Tour 2010

They’re back! And on a mission across the UK and Ireland. Go catch the Dropkicks at the following dates:

April 12, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Glasgow, Scotland	Barrowland	GB
	Buy tickets. ****please note this show is 14+****
April 13, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Newcastle, UK	O2 Academy	GB
	Buy tickets.
April 14, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Leeds, UK	O2 Academy	GB
	Buy tickets.
April 15, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Manchester, UK	Manchester Academy	GB
	Buy tickets. ****please note this show is 14+****
April 16, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Birmingham, UK	O2 Academy	GB
	Buy tickets.
April 17, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Nottingham, UK	Rock City	GB
	Buy tickets. ****please note this show is 14+****
April 18, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Brixton, UK	O2 Academy	GB
	Buy tickets.
April 20, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Belfast, Northern Ireland	St Georges Market	GB
	Buy tickets.
April 21, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Cork, Ireland	Savoy Theatre	IE
	Buy tickets.
April 22, 2010	Dropkick Murphys in Dublin, Ireland	Olympia Theatre	IE
	Buy tickets.