Even if the new garage bands aren't as good, you gotta admit, garage is pretty fun to see live so it's good there are still new functioning bands playing this style. Anyway, if you ignore the revivalists, Garage never went away. People like Billy Childish/Holly Golightly and others on the "Damaged Goods" label have been keeping the flame burning over the years, even when the NME hated them, and they hated the NME.

I wouldn't mind so much if it was revivalism per se - there's a lot of 80's revivalist music around these days that I like - but for the most part, a lot of these bands are copyists in that they add nothing new at all... it's a straight copy of the music, dress sense & design styles & even the use of words like "cat" - I find it utterly baffling. I just don't see the point, in the same way that I don't see the point in tribute acts.. yeah, lots of people enjoy seeing them live, but not me.

As for acts that have kept the genre alive (like the ones you mentioned) - I'll have to check them out!

And surely anyone with half a brain hates the NME!?!?

The NME is almost on par with The Sun...rags

PQ

Not quite. The half-brained certainly read the NME though.

Yes, but not everyone writes a song called "we hate the f**king NME"

True!

Hello All....some news.....we're still not on heroin =D

Our gig on 16th Febuary in Eamonn Dorans, Dublin has been canceled due to ill health.
We are working on a new date - stay tuned for more details.

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If you have already THANKS!

Also look out for limited edition split 7" with The Hollywood Sinners on Dirty Water Records - this coming April

Cheers
Rosco
The Urges
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