pub rock
News: Chubby and the Gang Announce Second Album
Having experienced critical acclaim and moderate commercial success with their first album, ‘Speed Kills’, West London pub rockers Chubby and the Gang have announced details of its follow-up, along with a new single and a 40-date UK/Ireland tour. ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ is released via Partisan on August 27th and, as with its predecessor, has been …
TRACK – Brinsley Schwarz, new single: ‘Storm in the Hills’
Just as Alice Cooper the band became the man, guitarist Brinsley Schwarz became the band when they adopted his name as their moniker; a band often mentioned in revered tones as leading lights in the Pub Rock movement. With Nick Lowe also in the ranks and Elvis Costello as occasional roadie, they rubbed shoulders with …
See: Graham Parker & The Rumour release video for Railroad Spikes
Graham Parker and the Rumour’s second post-reunion album, Mystery Glue, is due out May 18th. The Rumour was pre-punk singer-songwriter Graham Parker’s backing band from 1975 to 1980, consisting of Andrew Bodnar, Bob Andrews, Brinsley Schwarz, Martin Belmont, and Stephen Goulding. Brinsley Schwartz alone is noteworthy as one of Britain’s best power pop/pub rock guitarists. …