In The Club 50 – XMAS SPECIAL 2023!
It’s been a busy, busy few months since we last spoke. We had a magnifique PPCO bank holiday with 2 Andreas & The Wolf and 3 Narcotic Hearts gigs.
Then we had a 4 way mash up at the 2nd Annual Perfect Pop Co review party as The TCs swapped headline with the previous party with Narcotic Hearts, Andreas & The Wolf took main support, but for many it was a big highlight to see the return of The Scratch for a first gig in over 11 years. Gary Hawkins (ace producer) sat in with Grim, John and myself (Andy Scratch/AVBD) for a nostalgic quick fire set! But that’s not all from The Scratch or Gary Hawkins! 5th December sees the release (via bandcamp) of a long lost album – LIVE AT THE TAP. which is brilliantly reviewed as ever by the mighty Pete Ringmaster later in the mag.
Then just last month Narcotic Hearts made a welcome return to the fantastic Kevolution and also in Hertford Andreas & The Wolf played a storming set at the newly refurbished and very plush Hertford Corn Exchange, supporting Red Snapper. Who by a quirk of PPCO fate were an unknown band to me at the time. Featured in the lyrics of The Scratch’s 2nd single x-ray eyes! Speaking of who, you will see an advert above and within for a brand new never heard release by the band. Produced by Gary Hawkins.
All of this plus further recording of the forthcoming A&W and Narcs albums makes for a really productive few months. Hot off the press we have pics of Narcs support to pub rock legends Eddie & The Hot Rods, which has set us up perfectly for our final two PPCO shows of the year.
First one is tomorrow (6 Dec) so get your skates on for the Narcs 1st show at the Mermaid in St Albans supported by Lomax & Eagles the 2nd is the Official PPCO Xmas party (Dec 20) as we return to the Mad Squirrel Tap, St Albans scene of a fantastic bank holiday show. Both PPCO bands Narcs and A&W will be playing full sets and will be supported again by Lomax and Eagles. Both gigs are free entry so we really hope you’ll show your support to us one last time in 2023 and in return we promise a great night out! Sound fair?!
So as you can see there’s a whole heap of PPCO prezzies under the tree for you this year. Buy The Scratch album and see a live show, what more could you want?. See you at The Mermaid and Mad Squirrel and we can discuss it further over a pint!
Thanks to YOU for being here to share it with us! If you’ve been here since the very beginning (preferring us over ‘Gardener’s Weekly’, ‘Yummy Mummy Monthly’ and ‘What Man Cave’) we are about to enter a Brand New Era ™ of engagement, with MORE gigs, MORE features and MORE stuff you are gonna LOVE!
In The Club 49 – A Bank Holiday Bonanza!
Here you will find out all the latest info in particular Narcotic Hearts and Andreas & The Wolf our two most active bands on the label at the moment, with new recordings underway and new singles in the pipeline for both bands. As we look towards August Bank Holiday. Perfect Pop Co are proud to announce our own mini fest On Saturday Aug 26. ‘Indie-Pendents Day’ in conjunction with The Mad Squirrel St Albans, featuring both Andreas & the Wolf & Narcotic Hearts plus spots from Maida Vales, Tom Eagles and superstar Rock God Scant Regard. On Sun 27th Both Pop CO bands are playing The Hertford House Hotel in Hertford at the Absolutely Not Magical Tour and we’ve just announced Narcotic Hearts now playing The Lower Red Lion Beer Fest in St Albans on Monday 28th, with a 6pm slot! Also Big M reviews Record stores for a new PPCO directory. A new She Made Me Do It EP. A great new Priscilla’s single ‘Angela’ via the uber Chic Jola Drums. New online music Emporium ‘Ellen’s Guitars’, Vincent from Seeds Of 77/Morgellons is In the club!
AND Not mention a new Arts Mag – ‘The Calm’ which carries a feature on A&Ws own Tiggy Pop! And we celebrate the mighty Empire Records 10th Birthday. Finally, for those of you attending the 2nd Annual Perfect Pop Co-Op review party, there is a very good chance of special appearance by one of our long lost legendary line ups… Listen to the A&W radio show in September for more news on this or check the youtube link at the back of the mag for more clues!!! But now without further a do it’s time to pour that cuppa and get yer reading glargs on! Hopefully see you at some point over the bank holiday!
You guys are the POPCO life blood and we really appreciate your support. We hope you like our last page bit of fun as a thanks to you all. See you again in 2023!”
Read all our back issues here… IN THE CLUB ARCHIVE
IN THE CLUB 48 – RSD SUPPLEMENTAL!
In this mini supplement you will find info on our newest Perfect Pop Co release – the second Faction Structure vinyl Lp – Circles (ltd to 50 copies) which will be available exclusively from the mighty Empire Records in St Albans this Saturday! As part of the celebration we’ve also put together a mini Andreas & The Wolf podcast and a few pages on our very own past RSD experiences.
Not only that but we wanted to alert you to our new and improved Youtube channel and streamlined bandcamp sites and to update you on all of the forthcoming Perfect Pop Co live action too including Narcotic Hearts Horn debut! So hope you like it!
Big thanks as ever for your support. We hope to see you at Empire Records on Saturday queuing for new vinyl! See you again in 2024!”
