Foolish Bastards

We hoped it would never happen, but some bastard has stolen something from our shop. It was a one of a kind jacket made by our mate Sue when we very first opened the shop. The shocking thing is that is was in plain view of where we sit on the counter, somebody has some balls to take this. This jacket is one of a kind and will be easy to spot, even in a crowd. This is not just another bit of stock, it is a handmade one of a kind jacket.
Please take a moment to have a look here - http://knowyourproduct.net/punk-shop/product_info.php/cPath/30_49/products_id/651

No caption needed

Big Cheese Gash

The new issue of big cheese is now in, you can grab it here -
http://knowyourproduct.net/punk-shop/product_info.php/cPath/31/products_id/221

We've also got a pretty looking new Ipswich zine in store now, click below to get the first issue of GASH
http://knowyourproduct.net/punk-shop/product_info.php/cPath/31/products_id/725

Smart, Smart like a snail!

Following the sell out sucess of Snailwell Gazette Issue 1 (only 1 copy left!) we've now got our mitts on issue 2! Get it while you can! http://knowyourproduct.net/punk-shop/product_info.php/products_id/677

Who'll be the next in line?

Big thanks for Second In Line from Newbury for playing our first in-store performance to an intimate crowd. Well intimate may be a bit of an understatement, they played to me, and for a few minutes a paperboy stuck his head in and had a listen. But none the less, it was quite an event, and hopefully the first of many!

Filming and Firsts

We never quite know what's gonna happen next in this shop. In fact I'm going to post this photo with no explaination, and you can make up your own mind about what's going on!

Don't forget on Friday we have Second In Line playing live in store! If you're local then get here for 4pm, if you're miles away then tune in and watch on the webcams!

Red Flag 77 Europe Dates

Thurs 9th Nov
Rotterdam,Holland – O’Sheas (Lijnbaan centre)
Fri 10th Nov 2006
Arnhem,Holland – The Stage
(with Emscherkurve 77 (tbc) & Skorpion 77)
Sat 11th Nov 2006
Lille,France – Le reve d’herbert (with Gun addiction)

The Briefs UK Tour

THE BRIEFS UK Tour 06 ( BYO Records / USA)

07.12.06 UK / Sheffield / DnR Bar w/ Riot Squad, BSD

08.12.06 UK / Exeter / Cavern

09.12.06 UK / London / Carling Acadamy w/ Deadline, Argy Bargy, Black Radio

10.12.06 UK / Brighton / Concorde w/ Propaghandi, Hard Skin, Radom Heros

11.12.06 UK / Brighton / Engine Room w/ Hard Skin

12.12.06 UK / Birmingham / The Ben Johnson

13.12.06 UK / Newcastle / Trillians w/ Holly Racket

14.12.06 UK / Edinburgh / The Three Tuns w/ Sad Society, Instant Agony

15.12.06 UK / Derby / The Vic w/ TV Smith

16.12.06 UK / Liverpool / Carling Acadamy w/ UK Subs, Instant Agony, MDM

17.12.06 UK / Leeds / Fenton w/ Down and Outs, Sex Maniacs

18.12.06 UK / Blackpool-Poulton / Royal Oak w/ Goldblade, Instant Agony, Sedated

We're thinking of supper and our bellys really

Please note KYP fans, our opening ours have just changed. We originally decided to stay open till 6pm each night but that meant our supper getting cold so we now shut at 5.30pm. No bugger ever came in between 5.30pm and 6pm anyway!

We got a new road, we got it good,,,

Things have been a bit mad here the last couple of days, they have been putting in a new road which meant they shut Eagle street! Anyhoo, two days later they are just outside now clearing up and painting the lines on the road. We certainly won't miss the noise and the earthquakes every time a roller went by, Rikki played me Ozric Tentacles for the first time just as the huge roller trundled past the shop, I commented that the bass on the Ozrics album was amazing!

Now that the roadlayers have packed up and moved on Rikki and I are fighting through the comedown from the fumes to sort out our rather fantastic new range of McFarlane figures. We've just got a huge stock in for Christmas, we've got several Elvises (or should that be 'Elvi'?) We've got Ozzies, again, should that be 'Ozzi'? Anyone, enough of this rubbish, it must be the fumes making me talk shite!

Skirt Alert!

Well admittedly the photo that we've put with this post has waff all to do with skirts, but our mate Filby has painted his van so we though we'd show it off! If you look back through our blogs you'll see that it used to be baby blue, which is no good for a punk horror rock n roller like Filby!

The real reason for this post is to let all you wonderful people know that we've finally put our range of Know Your Product original skirts online! Check 'em out here -
http://knowyourproduct.net/punk-shop/index.php/cPath/30_53

If you want any of these in a different size, or if you have a design you'd like us to make for you then get in touch!

Local Snails!

As a part of our never ending quest to bring you new and cool zines we've stumbled accross a corker! I'm very pleased to announce that we are now stockists for a zine that is local to us here in Ippo Rock City! We now have some copies of the very marvellous Snailwell Gazette for your zine reading pleasure. Get more info here -
http://knowyourproduct.net/punk-shop/product_info.php/products_id/656

Banners!!!

BIG thanks to Tim at Custom Skins for making us this lovely banner that we're going to be using when we run stalls and bivoac in ditches when we play at scouts.

Eye Pee Freely

While Rikki is doing the hoovering I thought I'd grab a few minutes to let you know the new issue of IP1 Mag is now in our shop. It's a free magazine printed on fancy paper and it has a whole page article on us! There's more info on IP1 Mag here - http://www.ip1zine.com/

High Tech Rain Heavy Metal Rain Repellant System

Whether you're hurtling down a log flume or soaking up the sounds at a rock festival do it in style in this Pefect Circle poncho. Modelled by the delightfull Andrew Culture this plastic power rock poncho features all the appropriate openings, a hood and a sassy PEFECT CIRCLE back print. Be the envy of all our friends when the heavens open this autumn.

This item is on ebay right now! CLICK HERE

The kids are alright

Well they're not so much kids as wee hardcore punkers I guess, but check out how excited Matthew Aldous got when he saw our new clothing stock! Being the caring kinda shop we are we let him clean up using our executive wash facilites.

Meanwhile regular number 2 was checking out our new fancy studs and spikes and found a novel way of wearing the dragon claws that we've now only got a few of. I think it will catch on, whatcha reckon? Just remember where you saw it first!

Expansion and Disposal

The arse you see in this photo belongs to our good mate Dom who last night helped us cobble together another rack as the balancing act we've been doing with our CDs, and putting stock on a shelf so high nobody can actually see it didn't seem to be a very good way of convincing punters to actually buy stuff.

Sadly this development did mean that we had to get rid of our much loved chair, but then again we think a young lad might have pissed on it. Mitch (one of our regulars) offered to give it a home but in the end we had to get rid of it in a wicked hurry as we had less space in the shop than one of them fancy new flats they're building round the corner from us. So sadly it ended it's days in a big skip at the municipal tip, along with other fellow urine soaked bits of discarded furniture.

hey McFly!!!

Continuing our series of cool modes of transport we have Marty in his hot rod, obviously it's not a hot rod yet, but there's one under there bursting to get out! This shot actually took three attempts as each time he stopped outside the shop the lights changed just as I struggled out from behind the counter with all the grace of a a frog on a fork! Seeing this blue wonder makes me want to get a 1976 Dodge Monaco even more, I'd better get saving my pennies!

Oh in shop news, we've got a TON of great clothing comming in the next couple of days, and our online shop is starting to get pretty full too, check it out!

we're being watched!!

True! Check this out http://www.punknews.co.uk/forum2/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=36732;start=0#msg782866

Our first instore performance!

We've just booked Newbury Skate punks 'Second In Line' to play an acoustic set in the shop on November 10th, just before they head off for a set at the Steamboat. If it goes well we may well book more passing bands.