TrakMarx

08/03/2007 by Topplers.

TrakMarx is one of the best (possibly THE best) punk related webzines around! It’s well written, looks good and deals with real bands (both old and new).
The new one is online now with stuff about Grinderman, the Stooges etc. There’s even a review of ARF…

Angel Racing Food – “Arf” (Topplers)
Angel Racing Food – for those of you with your heads stuck up your arses – are the latest incarnation of Jowe Head (Swell Maps) – aided & abetted by Jeffery Bloom (TV Personalities) & Lee McFadden (ATV).
“Arf” collates 11-slabs of ‘eccentric mutant-rock’ for the discerning listener: “Ravenous Scavenger”, “Butcher Shop Lassie”, Clockwork Sparrows”, “Ketchup Money” - even the song-titles have a personality of their own. Standout cuts include the group’s classic debut 45 – “Venus Big Foot” - & the aforementioned “Clockwork Sparrows”.
It may well be nigh on 30-years since “A Trip To Marineville” lit the blue touch paper that launched the post-punk DIY explosion – but that doesn’t mean that “Arf” can’t stand next to it shoulder to shoulder. In many ways, Topplers & their ilk are the Rough Trades of the noughties - & while their inspiration struggles to contemplate life without Sanctuary’s (rapidly evaporating) money – The Topplers of this world carry on regardless. Love not lucre. It’s never been about the money, you see?

Barry Island – TrakMarx 28

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