Cheetah Chrome takes to the streets

Written by The Barman on 22 March 2014.

It’s an entirely name-worthy pairing: Los Angeles’ best punk rock and roll band, The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, are teaming with Dead Boys guitar legend Cheetah Chrome to hit the road in the USA.

Fred Cole lives

Written by The Barman on 09 April 2014.

Pierced Arrows and Dead Moon frontman Fred Cole is on the mend after undergoing major heart surgery, he and his wife Toody report.

MDC's Dave Dictor and muscle on the take

Written by The Barman on 07 January 2014.

_{The smiling face of hardcore: MDC with Dave Dictor in yellow}

Do I like hardcore? Er, not usually, no. Or punk? Well, no, not really. Very little of it grabs my attention or interest. I am particularly suspect of any band which declares themselves to be 'punk'; usually such outfits may be filed under 'rebel lite', possibly in an Elmer Fudd voice.

Solo - Cheetah Chrome (Plowboy)

Written by The Barman on 07 February 2014.

You have to ask the question - at least rhetorically - about why ex-Deadboys guitarist Cheetah Chrome hasn’t been more prolific under his own name. If you want answers, go and read his gripping and nakedly revelatory autobiography, “A Dead Boy’s Tale”, but while you’re waiting for it to ship, grab this stunning mini-album.