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R.P.G, from Perth, had no problems in the attitude department, or could be considered lightweights when it comes to musicianship either.
 
I've got a broad understanding of what punk is that many would disagree with, but no one would raise an eyebrow if I was to say that R.P.G were a real punk band.
 
The passion, the raw anger, and the' fuck you, I wont do what you tell me', foundations of what punk is all about are all present and correct.
 
Then the addition of the real essence of punk rock as I understand it - a refusal to kow tow to a uniformed template - is right to the fore to.
 
The dual bass sound of the band is mind blowing.
 
The throbbing post punk runs add a whole new dimension to the sound.
 
Not that the band are solely defined by the bass sound, as the guitar and drums are equally as important, as are the duel vocals.
 
The whole aural tapestry of what they are doing is heady stuff.
 
Plenty of bands could do with checking out what RPG are doing, and taking some notes.
 
If there's a rock and roll rule book then the guys in the band read it from cover to cover and then tore it up and wrote their own.
 
That's what punk is about.
 
It's not a ghetto to get bogged down in. It's a wide open vista of opportunity, and here's a band that fundamentally get that.
 
Once again it would seem that it is down to those who have been around the block a couple of times to lead the way.
 
Punks dead, long live punk.

Scotland’s 9-man ska juggernaut, who have been tearing up stages the length and breadth of the British Isles. Reaching zero to sixty skanking miles an hour in the space of three chords, they are tighter than Fort Knox.  

Live, the band deliver in spades; wave upon wave of ska has fans, skinheads and pork pie hat wearers alike ablaze in dancing rapture.  Their trademark, breakneck ska rhythms and lush, three-part harmonies work together with choppy guitar sounds and an explosive horn section to truly blow the audience away.  . 


BOMBSKARE are the Fat Man and Little Boy of Scottish Ska. Bigger, better, louder, tighter, harder and faster than the competition - they leave every stage like Tokyo following a visit from Godzilla. Firmly established as one of the top live draws in the country, the band's expertise and sense of fun has made every performance - from Shetland to London - truly special. It’s little wonder they have been crowned "Scotland's premier ska band". 

Root System are a four piece ska/punk band made up of three brothers  Kev Fek ( vocals) Ronnie (guitar/voclas) Handsome Dan (bass) and close pal Ryan (Drummer). Root System have been on the go for around 7 years now and have gigged up and down the country including the likes of Brixton, Glasgow, Inverness, Elgin, Edinburgh, the list goes on. They have also played at a few festivals including Rockness, Wickerman a number of times, Wizard Festival, Tartan Heart, Loch Lomond always getting the crowd going. They have also played a number of times with ska legends such at Neville staple, bad manners, the beat and the selecter...

London Irish Folk Punk!

The Lagan started its life like all the best ideas always do... two friends talkin' sh!te in a pub over several pints of the black stuff. The plan was to create the worlds best 'malfunction' band, who would play rowdy covers at parties of people slightly more drunk than ourselves for the princely fee of a couple pints and a plate of chips.

Needless to say, nothing happened for ages. And ages.

Until one day, in a minging rehearsal room in Leatherhead, a few brave souls gathered to see what sort of unholy racket they could make. In time, more lost souls climbed aboard the good ship Lagan, all prepared to sacrifice life and liver to create a sound with its collective feet planted firmly in traditonal Irish music, punk rock, ska and a bit of whatever you fancy.

We are The Lagan, the world's first malfunction band. We're probably the best band on the stage, and it's probably our round.

The Lagan's gigs are packed with smiling, merry, sweat-n-beer-soaked attendees from every demographic. As of June 2011, we have sold out the Spice of Life in Soho; been embraced warmly by the existing London Celtic Punk scene - sharing stages with BibleCode Sundays, Neck, Smokey Bastard, and Bastards On Parade; we were selected by IN-GB to perform in their St Patrick’s Day Parade Battle of the Bands Final; and on St Patrick’s Day 2011, we headlined the infamous indie club night New Slang, a slot usually reserved for signed bands on the cusp of stardom, to a packed crowd of dancing, singing, jigging revelers.

Oo-rye! Up The Lagan!

Formed late 2013, playing as much as possible ever since. Always booking, get in touch.

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