strange and sketchy in 2010!

Greetings and all Hail the new year!

As headwrecker kickstarts 2010, the cold chill of winter is still upon us but the promise of spring awakens even the hardest of slumbers……

With a new year comes new opprotunities, hopes and dreams for 2010……

Unfortunatly old habits die hard and gainful employment still brings alot of hanging around! and with time to kill, headwrecker has been immersed in other activites! We’re bringing the Mighty HELLO BASTARDS on tour to Ireland, these bastards are at their peak and a trip round the emerald isle is long overdue! Those of you lucky enough to live near any of the following dates, be sure to check ‘em out….

4th February – GALWAY @ The Celler Bar w/ Anger Management and By Any Means

5th February – CORK @ Fred Zeppelins w/ Sewer Rat and Trenches

6th February – DUBLIN @ The Exchange “Moshspace Hardcore for charity“

A tour of epic proportions, sharing the stage with some of the best Irish Punk/Hardcore bands at the moment, be sure to catch these gigs or you fail at music!

However, not all of the gainfully employed are as lucky as headwrecker and the lack of work has lead to Delirium Tremen’s among some folk of the courier world, captured in this kodak moment.

One could simply roll over and take this but the courier world lashes back this February with the UK roller race championships!

  

Full details are listed HERE, come down and watch, hurl abuse or just stay at home and be bitter, we’re way kooler** than you anyway!

** spelt with a “K”, yeh, THAT much kooler!

In other news, headwrecker has been exploring other talents brought to light within the industries collective……

 

These delights were brought about many a time by headwreckers own band of Bake-enger’s. Come sample a sample at headwrecker’s home away from home, or for those who are too greedy to share, contact the Bake-enger department for orders, I hear they are reasonably priced and accommidate all taste’s, even those fruity Vay-gans get a chance!***

*** They are people too! weak, tree-hugging, sanctimonius people, but hey, have a heart! 

In the meantime here’s what’s been keeping the headwrecker collective amused till we find something better to do…

Sign-Making…

Feminist issues…

Scrabble….

 

These activities were met with a not-so-positive response left on the headwrecker cubicle wall

 

until the nextime……

 

 

……so ill finish!

After wading through the ice put down by yesterday’s shitstorm and not being let into a building as apparently I bare a striking resemblence to a suicidebomber! I was plagued with a strange grinding sound on my bike throughout the last couple of hours of my gargantuan climax of this years christmas rush. Was it the bottom bracket, the cranks, had my hub decided to retire early? who knows!?! but who cares, The noise didnt go away but the dockets kept coming!

and then, upon coming out of the last drop of  the day I found the culprit…..

 

I decided to run the gauntlet and try and make it to the office as i was finished and calling it a day anyway and low-n-behold, coming off the kerb of the building, SNAP!!!…..

So thats it for another year of gainful employment, Thanks to everyone involved in general, a pleasure to share the road with all you lovely people, all the good run’s put together, radio banter, friendly waves and and after-work antic’s make this job worth doing.

Now ill swallow my shit-eating grin and get back to retaining my title  ”everyone’s favourite grumpy Irishman” bestowed by the lovely Mary…..

Happy holidays you bastards!

P.S. Where’s my link Bill!……..

Still here!

Ok, so its been a while, but with the christmas rush creeping up on us, and the christmas party inebriating us, headwrecker industries has been involved in a good bit of behind the scene’s work in order to keep its ball rolling…………..

kicking off the new year is a fantastic group of lads from Ireland: Bacchus and Divisions Ruin who come to assault our ears with some of Irleands best DIY music in the scene right now!

Support for the night comes from the Gargantuan sound of Regieme’s. Be sure to check them out if your round brixton or in the mood for some sweet D-beat!

In other news, its been a tough few week weatherwise so employment has’nt been as uplifting as one would expect!?! the snow’s been hitting us hard and this has’nt helped the strain put on our tools of the trade, as seen below……

two pairs in as many weeks, unforuntaily my faith in lidl merchandise is none the stronger but they got headwrecker through it till the sidi’s came in the post.

This could be headwreckers last post for 2009 so a plesant break for everyone!, But while we pat ourselves on the back for putting ourselves through these harsh winter months, remember, there are people crazier than us who do it for fun!, BEHOLD…………..

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Yes, according to 157 Stamford Street, its that time of the year again! but thankfully the next few weeks bring about a bit of positive buzz for Headwrecker. 

In Label news, nextweek see’s the first gig in a while for SORO. There the support for the last gig of the infamous polish hardcore band  ”ZLODZIEJE ROWEROW”, which Ironically translates as “Bike Thieve’s”. This is there last gig and it will be a pleasure to see them off with a bang. Other support comes from Hello Bastards and Swine Hotline, Its all happening at the Grosvenor Saturday 28th November 8pm.

Headwrecker also announces another addition to its label. Dublin’s ESTEL who for many years now have challenged the narrowminded Punk’s, Metalheads and anyone who generally refers to music as “umm-pah, um-pah”. They have toured constantly throughout the last ten years and have even colaberated with the likes of Mike Watt and Steve McKaye (ex-stooges, minutemen). The news album is set for spring 2010. This album will hopefully be added to the long awaited release of the Drainland Vinyl. This release will now be a debut album and will join Estel’s release in the Headwrecker catalogue to highlight Dublin’s booming underground Music scene.

In other news, Courier appreciation day is happening on Thursday the 26th November. Click HERE to see far too much information on this! Also the LCEF is already planning its christmas shindig and after the shambles that was Headwrecker’s part in the bride of frankenkat, our services along with the House of pistard’s crack team is busy at work trying to figure out the theme for the upcoming Kat, stay tuned for more info.

Yes, yes life is back to busy for Headwrecker, however the ability to persue all these tasks require’s gainful employment, so when not on the road, one can be found producing Vegan treats for various cafe’s and restaurants around London.  Everything from Sponge’s and Puddings to Biscuits and Muffins…..

…..however the Hitler Gingerbreadmen didnt go down so well…..  

Stay FIT!!!

For those who enjoy a bit of flash, Volt BMX presents the London Premiere of FIT BIKE CO.’s new movie “Stay fit”. Its happening on the 15th November at the Pangea Project Project, 72 Stamford Hill, London, N16 6XS. Here’s a little taster of whats on show…

The bar will be open from 7pm and the movie starts at 9pm. Its free so show up, what else is there to do on a sunday night!

DEAD and loving it!

Race Results for the Bride of Frankenkat:

1st Robin 303
2nd James Jordan 02
3rd Sketch 12
4th Juliet 04
5th Minhai 29
6th Ian 133
7th Ondine 20
8th Cynthia 07
9th Arsene 667
10th Martin 77
11th Phillip
12th Alex

The other 20 racers finished somewhere after……

Thank’s to everyone who came out, raced, or manned a check point, and to Vojtech who survived an evening of lying on hannibal road’s finest concrete with several pounds of cold spagetti, peas, a few inner-tubes and watery ketchup on top of him. You sir are a king among men!

Special thanks to Tour de Ville, House of Pistard, and Bicycle Union for all the prizes. Headwrecker’s donations were not met with the same desire as I just so happened to find a few of my patches (like the lovely one shown above!) lying, soaked, outside the foundry, doh! Also Special Thanks to Robin for returning Dave’s bike key that fell into his prize bag. All in all it was a great turn-out and hopefully the racing public have a taste and can eagerly look forward to the joint adventure of Headwrecker and The House of Pistard….watch this space for further details!

In Label news SORO are currently finishing the mastering of there Debut Album. The recording took place and the 1in12 club Bradford and was mixed and mastered by Bri Doom! Soro are currently looking for a third label to put this work out, anyone interested feel free to contact myself or there myspace.

Last but not least the opening of London’s first and only all-bmx shop happened last weekend. “VOLT BMX” carries all the latest products from such brands as United, Chrome and of course Bicycle Union. Open 10am – 6pm Monday – Saturday. Its about time!

Tear it up!!!

After recovering from an intercontinental drive back to London, its straight back to the grind here at Headwrecker Industries……….With the help of the mantathalon crew, The following is goin down!!!

The rollapalooza is on the next night so why not make a weekend out of it!, prizes include some homemade delightful patches from the Headwrecker Bedroom*

 

Theres a couple up for grabs at the kat but if you find me sitting on THEE corner or just milling around london pretending to do work there £1 each or the set for £2.50**. More Design’s coming soon. These will make you look kool and improve your life*** along with these little numbers!

With courier appreciation day around the corner the Wonderful L.C.E.F. inlisted Headwrecker’s badge making labour force to churn out a few to hand out. Catch up with Dazzaler or the rest of the crew and scrounge a few off em.

Looks like there’s a busy few months ahead for Headwrecker. The Drainland 7inch looks set for January 2010 along with the long awaited Easpa Measa/Divisions Ruin Split 10inch. These two vinyl’s will set the benchmark for whats going on in Irish Crust at the moment. Watch out for D.R. touring with Bacchus Janurary 11th****, a headwrecker fiasco!

(*Hopefully the start of many)
(**Im cheap!)
(***Or just keep me in veggie samosa’s and strawberry liquorice)
(****Venue to be confirmed, but its on a Saturday night so expect it to be a heavy one!)

Arsebiscuits!!……..

When not running a half-assed distro/label/gig booking*!, one enjoys the thrills of not-so-gainful employment. However with this comes the chance to do “stuff”, so…………….

There’s a halloween alleycat happening, 30th October, watch this space!**

(*Or being drunk off my ass)

(**Im posting from Prague and my computer with all the proper info on it also lives in the London!)

News!

 

 

OK….so after a wee break Headwrecker is back up and running, The two releases planned for this summer have somewhat taken a turn but  two 7inches from Headwrecker are coming nonetheless!.  First is the Drainland 7inch. This is a split release between Headwrecker and Dublin’s Suburban Mayhem Industries. Drainland are planning some short irish tours over the next while, one involving battle of wolf 359, a fantastic emo-violence band from London. Be sure to check Drainland out live if you have the chance, if not there three track demo “SWINE” is available for download on there myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/drainlanddublin

The Planned Spectra Hawk/Treatiod Split has been abandoned Due to the Hawk Calling it a day, however a new band started by Bloody Kev is in the works, watch this space for more info.

SPECTRA HAWK (R.I.P.): www.myspace.com/rubbishbandname

In other news, The band Soro (which I just so happen to sing in) has just finished recording and is currently putting together a 12inch of music. We are looking for a label to release so anyone reading this who might be interested let me know……or if your just curious to hear us check it out for yourself

SORO: www.myspace.com/sorosludge

However due to further recording and outside commitments SORO wont be playing many gigs until next year, watch this space for further info…….

Upcoming Gigs!

There are two gigs coming up. Irish/Polish Crust outfit Tunguska are over on May 6th with touring partners Bacchus and Headwrecker’s First Brithday is celebrated with Epic D-beaters Divisions Ruin and Dublin’s excellent “Droppin Bombs”, think Propagandhi with a crusty leftover crack feel. Flyers for both gigs are posted below, The distro will be making an appreance at both gigs, hope to see you there…….