The U.K. Subs website and official archive...
ALVIN GIBBS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
& NEW DOUBLE 7" EP OUT NOW!
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
For all the latest up-to-date U.K. Subs news please go to either
the official U.K. Subs Facebook page or the Subs' Fan Club on Facebook.
Both of these were set up by, and are run by T&M...
OFFICIAL U.K. SUBS FACEBOOK PAGE:
https://www.facebook.com/UKSubs/
U.K. SUBS FAN CLUB ON FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uksubsfanclub/
T&M U.K. SUBS NEWSFEED 2020...
26/08: ANOTHER FAB REVIEW FOR ALVIN'S BOOK
JUST PUBLISHED! There is a fantastic review of Alvin Gibbs' T&M book by Jennifer Upton on her brilliant Womanycom website...
" The author knows his audience. Well. After having spent years chatting with them pre and post-gig, he knows what they want. He gives plenty of detail on the writing and recording process for the Subs’ fourth and fifth records, Diminished Responsibility and Endangered Species and copious anecdotes on guitarist Nicky Garratt, drummer Steve Roberts and their perpetually young-at-heart leader Charlie Harper. The best of which had my significant other writhing in hysterics, clutching his ribs.
Citing literary influences as diverse as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hunter S. Thompson, Raymond Chandler and Charles Bukowski, Gibbs’ descriptive prose and humorous anecdotes would entertain even readers unfamiliar with the Subs music...."
Check it out on the following link folks...
https://womanycom.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/book-review-diminished-responsibility-my-life-as-a-u-k-sub-and-other-strange-stories-volume-i-alvin-gibbs/
PURCHASE ALVIN'S BOOK AT: https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
22/08: T&M WEBSTORES SALE!
We're having a sale! We've drastically reduced the price on 7 different items of U.K. Subs related stock, including 5 Urban Dogs releases, so these really are BARGAINS WITH A BITE...
URBAN DOGS - CD ALBUM 'Bonefield' - £1-50
URBAN DOGS - CD ALBUM 'Attack' - £4-00
URBAN DOGS - CASSETTE ALBUM 'Attack' - £2-50
URBAN DOGS - CASSINGLE - 'Trick Or Treat' - £2-00
URBAN DOGS - BLUE VINYL LP - 'Attack' - £9-00
CHARLIE HARPER & FRIENDS - 7" SINGLE 'Stop Hobophobia' £4-50
A-M-I (Feat. Charlie Harper's Grandson) - CD ALBUM 'Anti Meathead Inc' - £2-00
GRAB A BIG BUNDLE OF BARGAINS AT:
https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
https://timematterrecordings.bandcamp.com/merch
Many other items of stock are also available at our normal great prices!
21/08: NEW PAUL SLACK PAINTINGS EXHIBITION
There is a brand new exhibition of ex-U.K. Subs bassist Paul Slack's excellent paintings opening tomorrow, Saturday 22 August 2020...
The “Confinement Series” is an exhibition of new paintings by Paul Slack at Prieuré de Saint-Arnoult (Oise), France.
More information can be seen on the following Facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/929325600901742/
Check out loads of Paul distinctive, fabulous paintings at:
https://www.facebook.com/paulslackart/
19/08: YET ANOTHER TOP REVIEW FOR ALVIN'S BOOK
Dom Daley has written a wonderful review for Alvin Gibbs' first volume of memoirs published by Tome & Metre Books on the excellent RPM Online website...
READ THE FULL REVIEW AT:
PURCHASE ALVIN'S BOOK AT: https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
17/08: GLOWING REVIEW FOR ALVIN'S BOOK
Mark Bestford has penned a glowing review for Alvin Gibbs' 'Diminished Responsibility: My Life as a U.K. Sub, and other strange stories' first volume of memoirs on the brilliant Devolution Magazine website...
"Needless to say it’s a very difficult book to put down as the perils of a life on the road are told with Alvin’s typical flare, honesty, and humour..."
READ THE FULL REVIEW AT:
https://devolutionmagazine.co.uk/2020/08/17/book-review-diminished-responsibility-alvin-gibbs/
PURCHASE ALVIN'S BOOK AT: https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
16/08: GREAT NEW INTERVIEW WITH CHARLIE HARPER
RETROPOPIC 505:
CHARLIE HARPER OF THE UK SUBS TALKS: REMEMBERING THE ROXY IN '77
Neil Saint, who runs and hosts the fabulous and always fascinating show Retropopic, has recently spoken to Charlie and the result is a great interview just published...
"Alongside great tracks from The Kinks, Eggs Over Easy, The Damned, The Jam, The Velvet Underground and of course The UK Subs, The Saint of RETROPOPIC RADIO talks with UK Subs frontman Charlie Harper about his memories of the London live music scene from the 60s up until the time of 1977
What are Charlie's memories of seeing The Kinks at The Marquee when they broke big? How does he remember Charaguaramas before it transformed into The Roxy? Enjoying The Ramones & The Damned, why didn't he embrace playing punk straightway? Where did the anger of British punk come from? What are his memories of the London punk venues of 1977? Where did the group name UK Subs come from? What are his thoughts on the violence that surrounded punk? How much does he live as a punk today? What are his hopes on a continuation of touring for 'The Subs'?
Remember RETROPOPIC RADIO is the home of great British punk!"
LISTEN TO THE SHOW AND INTERVIEW AT:
15/08: REBELLION FESTIVAL 2020 MAGAZINE
Missed Rebellion 2020?
There’s a fantastic “special collector’s edition” full colour 92 page commemorative magazine “for the festival that wasn’t” on sale now!
Including Charlie Harper’s Lockdown Lowdown, a fascinating look at 1980s music happenings, a great Time & Matter Records advert as well a brilliant 4 page Janus Stark feature with ex-Sub Gizz Butt.
All for £7-50, each purchase helps towards organising next year’s event, and there are other Merch items available once you’ve popped the magazine into your cart...
GRAB YOUR COPY AT:
https://rebmerch.keekmerch.com/misc/103-rebellion-2020-magazine.html
14/08: STEVE STRAUGHAN INTERVIEW ON CAT TALES
The excellent CATtales podcast has just published an excellent interview with Steve Straughan... Episode 77: The one with the UK Subs' Steve Straughan
"As a young boy growing up listening to The Sex Pistols and The Damned, Steve Straughan could only dream of being a member of his favourite band the UK Subs, but fast forward a few decades and Steve found that dreams really do come true.
Now the newest addition to one of the most respected bands on the punk scene, as well as being a member of Hi-Fi Spitfires and Loaded 44, Steve tells me about his challenges of learning the UK Subs songs on-stage, his solo project The Last Gang, and why he doesn’t like to make his lyrics too obvious..."https://www.cattales.co.uk/77-the-one-with-the-uk-subs-steve-straughan/
12/08: ALL TOUR DATES FOR 2020 NOW CANCELLED
BAND ANNOUNCEMENT...
“The U.K. Subs are sorry to announce that all their remaining gigs for 2020 are now cancelled due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
All the winter tour dates are in the process of being rescheduled for 2021.
If you have already purchased a ticket for any of these shows please contact the promoter for further information.
The process of rescheduling dates for gigs can sometimes take a long time, so please be patient; Charlie, Alvin, Steve and Jamie are looking forward to seeing you all at some point next year at a Subs gig.
Stay safe and well all...
Subs fans are the best, and your continued support means everything to the band...”
09/08: CHARLIE HARPER INTERVIEW ON C86 SHOW
"U.K. Subs special with Charlie Harper in conversation with David Eastaugh..."
You can listen to a fascinating recent interview with Charlie Harper on the latest C86 show, which can be found online here:
https://www.c86show.org/e/uk-subs-with-charlie-harper/
08/08: TOP ALVIN FEATURE/INTERVIEW IN NEW VIVE LE ROCK
Make sure you grab a copy of the new ever-fab Vive Le Rock magazine - issue number 74, there’s a great 6 page feature/interview with Alvin Gibbs... there's also a half-page advert for Alvin's new brilliant T&M book and superb T&M EP still available from https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com
VIVE LE ROCK AVAILABLE NOW in newsagents now, or order online at:
https://vivelerock.net/product/vlr74/
08/08: STUNNING RETROMAN BLOG REVIEW OF ALVIN'S BOOK
Thanks to Steve Worrall for his wonderfully written and detailed review of Alvin Gibbs' new autobiography...
(Available at: https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/)
"This excellent new book from U.K. Subs bassist Alvin Gibbs "Diminished Responsibility: My Life as a U.K. Sub and Other Strange Stories" (the first from those good folks at Time & Matter) works on all levels – whether it be as an evocative autobiography, travelogue and tour diary or a thoughtful take on the various machinations of the music industry over the years. Take your pick, Alvin has all bas(s)es superbly covered within these fast-turning pages..."
Read the full, fascinating review at:
https://retroman65.blogspot.com/2020/08/alvin-gibbs-diminished-responsibility.html
08/08: CHARLIE INTERVIEWED ON REBELLION RADIO
There was a short but sweet interview with Charlie on Sunday's Rebellion Radio On-Line Show 2020, hosted by Peter & The Test Tube Babies tunesmith Del Greening.
You can hear Charlie's chat from 15:40 on the following YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsde_iy9aRI
You can also subscribe to The Del Strangefish Show on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5opDvG_9QVWuuGk0BJUuzQ
03/08: THE PLACKS DEBUT 7" - RECOMMENDED BY CHARLIE
A new band to the Time & Matter webstore!
The Placks and their debut vinyl 7" - Rebellious Son.
U.K. Subs legend Charlie Harper had this to say about it: "A lump in my throat and a tear in my eyes, on second hearing, you are just swept away.
To an old timer like me, it is very close to home, I love the band, you will rule the world when they open it up again."
THIS 7" HAS BEEN KINDLY DONATED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE BAND.
T&M have 100 copies for sale with £2.50 from each copy going to NHS Charities Together.
Grab your copy here:
https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/product/the-placks-rebellious-soul-red-vinyl-7-single
Additionally, the other £2.50 goes toward funding an urgently needed upgrade of the U.K. Subs' website archive www.uksubstimeandmatter.net
27/07: REBELLION ONLINE FESTIVAL 2020
REBELLION ONLINE FESTIVAL
U.K. SUBS are on
at 5.30pm on Friday August 7th
MORE INFO FROM
THE REBELLION FB PAGE...
REBELLION ONLINE FESTIVAL 2020
Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th August 2020
We’re not doing a ‘LIVE STREAM’ as we think that a 12 hour live session is a step too far and fraught with problems! This is a collection of unique content that we’ve curated for you. So on the weekend you can pour a drink and dip in and out of our Facebook page where every half an hour we’ll be POSTING a different video.
There are 105 videos giving you over 25 hours of footage to watch over the weekend. Some videos are over half an hour long, some are 5 minutes (giving you a chance to get a beer and nibbles!). It's not a constant stream.
And just like Rebellion there’s something for everyone. We don’t expect everyone to like everything and that’s what makes Rebellion so unique. We have a broad range and if you don’t fancy watching one of the clips you can wait until another comes along or go back and watch an earlier one you may have missed.
Having Facebook Posts throughout the day gives you the chance to pick and choose what you want to see of the ‘ONLINE FESTIVAL’ – much like the weekend itself. No need to scroll through a live stream to find the artist you want that might appear 6 hours in! It’s also great for all our friends in different time zones.
This does mean that you'll need to come and visit the page everytime you want to see a new post as Facebook doesn't always appear in everyone's feed.
Anyway, scroll back down the Rebellion Facebook page to see the LINE UP and TIMES for each day and have a watch of the teaser videos.
As it is a FACEBOOK PAGE you don't need a Facebook account to view it. So if you know anyone NOT on FB just give them this address and they'll be able to type it into a browser and see the posts:
www.facebook.com/RebellionPunkMuskFestival/
23/07: FREE SUBS CD WITH VIVE LE ROCK SUBSCRIPTION
BE QUICK! Especially if you are a new Subs fan...
You can grab a free U.K. Subs CD when you SUBScribe to the best music magazine out there; VIVE LE ROCK...
Check out the Vive Le Rock magazine link below folks in order to get the Subs' superb WORK IN PROGRESS CD with your subscription...
Print’s Not Dead!
Click the poster to enlarge for more info...
https://vivelerock.net/product-category/subscriptions/
04/07: ALVIN GIBBS INTERVIEW ON CAT TALES
The excellent CATtales podcast has just published an excellent interview with Alvin Gibbs... Episode 73: The one with UK Subs' Alvin Gibbs
"In this show, I call France to chat with one of punk’s true originals. He’s the bassist who toured with Iggy Pop, played in Cheap & Nasty, has been a member of UK Subs on and off for over forty years and has recently released his first solo album, Your Disobedient Servant, with a who’s who of punk royalty guesting on it.
Alvin Gibbs chats with me about the highs and lows of being in the UK Subs, what he got up to in between, all about his new autobiography, Diminished Responsibility, and gives me the scoop on who would like to be one of his Disobedient Servants on his second album..."https://www.cattales.co.uk/73-the-one-with-uk-subs-alvin-gibbs/
04/07: ALVIN GIBBS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OUT NOW!
Time & Matter Recordings / Tome & Metre Books are absolutely thrilled to announce that Alvin Gibbs' new book This is the world’s first ever book about your favourite band – the U.K. Subs. Retailing at £15.00 plus postage and packaging, make sure you grab your copy as soon as possible.
Covering his early life and bands, including time with The Users and The Damned's Brian James, his joining and becoming an essential U.K. Sub, recording and touring the revered Diminished Responsibility and Endangered Species LPs and then up until the Subs split after their eye-opening tour behind the Iron Curtain that was Poland in 1983.Alvin’s fellow punk luminary HENRY ROLLINS brilliantly observes in his ‘Foreword’ in the book:
“Alvin puts his experiences across with energy and excellent detail… cheerful, hilarious and armed with insight… you are immediately pulled in by this book’s contents… a mark of not only a great story teller but of one who has truly lived in full and continues to do so…”
Limited first edition softback cover of 750 copies.
First 250 orders come with a hand-numbered signed postcard.
Orders 251 to 500 come with a signed postcard.
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
RINGER T-SHIRTS, HARRINGTON, RAIN & MONKEY JACKETS… The Subs’ online official merchandiser, MAINSTAGE MERCH, have some fabulous new items being held at a lower price until they will be subject to a price increase on Thursday 9 July at midnight.
Postage in the UK is free and goes first class post in the next post every time.
A PERCENTAGE OF EACH SALE ALSO GOES TO THE SUBS.
Check out…
U.K. SUBS - RINGER TEE WITH EMBROIDERED LOGO
“…almost velvet like feel to them…”
https://mainstagemerch.com/products/uk-subs-ringer-tee-with-embroidered-logo
U.K. SUBS - HARRINGTON JACKET - EMBROIDERED - RED STAR LOGO - BLACK
Stunning, high quality, Relco Harrington Jacket
https://mainstagemerch.com/products/uk-subs-embroidered-red-star-harrington
U.K. SUBS RAIN-JACKETS/WIND-CHEATERS WITH EMBROIDERED LOGOGreat looking, lightweight, rain jackets with embroidered band logos, with hood and zip pockets.
https://mainstagemerch.com/products/rain-jackets-wind-cheaters-with-band-embroidery
U.K. SUBS MONKEY JACKETAbsolutely stunning Jacket with left breast embroidery.
https://mainstagemerch.com/products/monkey-jacket-the-business-last-resort-plus-others
U.K. SUBS MA2 JACKET
Stunning Black MA2 Jacket with embroidery.
https://mainstagemerch.com/products/control-ma2-jacket
Customers can choose from a range of colours for Rain-Jackets, Harringtons, Monkey Jackets and MA2 jackets so these are all basically tailor made to your personal choice and specifications by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your request to order.Lots of sizes available in Bottle Green, Hot Pink, Emerald Green, Navy, Purple, Red and Royal Blue.
There are also lots of other great looking items of Subs merch available, with the multi-item picture showing the harrington, ringer shirts polo shirt, canvas messenger bag and small shoulder bag…You can look through all the items, including some SALE t-shirts at:
https://mainstagemerch.com/search?q=UK+Subs
02/07: REBELLION FESTIVAL ANNOUCEMENT - 2021
Announced today via the various Rebellion Punk Music Festival social media sites:
U.K. SUBS - Rebooked and Confirmed for REBELLION 2021
Rebellion wouldn't be Rebellion without the U.K. SUBS. Consistently one of the best bands that play year in year out. What more is there that can be said about this legendary band? So glad they're joining us for our 25th Anniverary.
U.K. SUBS
TICKETS ON SALE NOW - www.rebellionfestivals.com/shop
28/06: 3 MORE CHARLIE CAT PAINTINGS FOR SALE AT 8PM
Time & Matter are delighted to announce that another 3 Charlie cat paintings will be up for sale tonight at 8:00pm at:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
27/06: 3 MORE CHARLIE CAT PAINTINGS FOR SALE AT 8PM
Time & Matter are delighted to announce that a further 3 Charlie cat paintings will be up for sale tonight at 8:00pm at:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
26/06: ANOTHER CHARITY DONATION FROM CHARLIE'S CAT PAINTINGS
In addition to the below story, Yuko has informed the T&M website that they have also recently sold another cat painting by Charlie.
This time the private painting sale was "...to our local friend, and he put £30 to the Crisis homeless charity."
25/06: CHARLIE'S CAT PAINTINGS RAISE £1,200 FOR NHS
Charlie Harper's fabulous cat paintings have now raised over £1,000 for the wonderfully brave carers on the frontline for the NHS in this continuing world crisis from the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Time & Matter has sold 12 of Charlie's brilliant, trademark, charismatic cat paintings exclusively through the Time & Matter webshop - see the T&M homepage news stories dated 25th April 2020, 9th and 16th May 2020 for further details and photos.
In addition to the aforementioned dozen, we have also been able to facilitate and further organise a handful of special 'private' commissions, which have taken the total beyond the grand mark.
Time & Matter have also donated an additional £100 and so...
THE TOTAL CHARLIE HAS RAISED THUS FAR IS £1,200
Pictured below are some of the above mentioned 'commissions', these were for long time U.K. Subs fan Chris Day, with him as well as his company making a significant contribution to the above total.
Donations are made toward the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 appeal through the Crowdfunder platform, who, unlike others, do not charge any fees...
"Supporting NHS staff and volunteers caring for Covid-19 patients."
Donate straight to NHS Charities Together, support fundraisers important to you or start a page of your own, it takes seconds. We're 100% free and Gift Aid is included. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/nhs-charities-together
Time & Matter are delighted to announce that a further 3 Charlie cat paintings will be up for sale this weekend at:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
25/06: ADDITIONAL CHARITY DONATION FROM CAT PAINTING
As you all know, the live music scene as well as many venues are facing extreme hardship as well as a tough battle to survive beyond the pandemic, one of these places is one of Charlie and Yuko's favourite pubs: The Heart And Hand in Brighton.
Therefore, from the sale of one of Charlie's cat paintings, an additional donation has been given toward the JustGiving crowdfunder campaign set up to help this family business.
Read more and donate if you can at:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/theheartandhand
25/06: STEVE ROBERTS 'NEWS' STORY IN YORK PRESS
The York Press has today published a news featured in relation to the second book recently published by ex-Subs drummer Steve Roberts - now known as Stevie Ze Suicide - under the heading: Terminator fan Stevie Ze Suicide stunned by gift from Arnie
"YORK punk rocker Stevie Ze Suicide was stunned after receiving a special box set of Terminator DVDs - signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger himself.
Stevie, a big fan of the Terminator films, said the Hollywood film star and former Governor of California sent the surprise gift after a friend gave Arnie a copy of his new book, Fragile Butterfly..."
Read the full story at:
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18541934.terminator-fan-stevie-ze-suicide-stunned-gift-arnie/
See news story below on 1 June 2020 for further news coverage in the York Press of Steve's new book.
20/06: FREE UNRELEASED URBAN DOGS TRACK
Urban Dogs: Ganja
WWW.ROTATORVINYL.COM have today made available a free, previously unreleased Urban Dogs track called Ganja, an out-take from the Wipeout Beach LP recording sessions. The digital track can be streamed or downloaded for free at:
https://rotatorvinyl.bandcamp.com/releases
Knox exclusively gave T&M some background on this long lost track...
"I came across the track "Ganja" when I was looking through tons of old cassettes, CDRs, etc.
We couldn't include it on the Wipeout Beach album as we didn't think Van the Man would like it!! I just thought it would be a fun thing to have out at this time and it wouldn't matter if it got taken down. I sent it to Charlie with the idea to get it out, and he suggested that Peter Jones of Paranoid Visions would be able to do it, and that's what happened. I think we already had the track "Baby Marley" recorded for the Wipeout Beach album, and I guess we started messing around in the studio playing "Gloria", and it then got called "Ganja"! "
Bandcamp site blurb:
"Urban Dogs is a long standing collaboration between punk rock royalty Knox (the Vibrators) and Charlie Harper (UK Subs). Together they have released (to date) five albums and five singles/ep's since 1982. This particular track is an outtake from the 1998 Wipeout Beach album sessions recorded at Dave Goodman's studio.
In 2020, with the world and the gig/music scene trapped in the Covid 19 Pandemic, it was felt... quite rightly... that a bit of free entertainment should be thrown out for your pleasure... download and stream, download, distribute and spread the love!"
20/06: PUNKED ONLINE MAGAZINE - JAMIE INTERVIEWED
The latest edition of Johnny Heartbreaker's excellent free online fanzine PUNKED - issue 26 - has just been published, and is the 'Covid-19 Special Two', featuring a Q & A with Subs drummer Jamie Oliver. The previous issue - see news story 15/05/2020, featured Alvin Gibbs, Paul Slack and Pete Davies.
Punked #26 - ‘The Covid-19 Special Two’ now available to read on-line.
Featuring: John Baine (aka Attila The Stockbroker) Angela Collings ( Turntable Records) Dom Daley (Glunk Records) Tony Ghirardi (Gutter Punk Concert Photography) Johnny Heartbreaker (Punked) Sam Jones (Angry Town) Jamie Oliver (U.K. Subs) Penny Rimbaud (Crass) Paul D. Paul D Waghorn (Insane Society).
READ IT ALL NOW at: https://en.calameo.com/read/005498948a4c2845eaff2
ALL PREVIOUS ISSUES CAN BE ACCESSED HERE:
https://en.calameo.com/accounts/5498948
18/06: BRILLIANT ONLINE INTERVIEW WITH ALVIN GIBBS
You can read a fabulous interview with Alvin Gibbs by Mike Matty, on the excellent Melody Lane website...
"MELODY LANE had a great interview with ALVIN GIBBS, legendary bass player for UK SUBS, CHEAP & NASTY and IGGY POP's band during the "Instinct World Tour".
ALVIN shared with us rock'n'roll stories and told us about his new solo project ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS and a possible CHEAP & NASTY reunion..."
READ THE FULL INTERVIEW AT:
http://www.melodylane.it/NEWSITO/index.php/800-alvin-gibbs
17/06: RETROMAN PODCAST - LEIGH HEGGARTY/ALVIN GIBBS
The fantastic Retro Man Blog has a fascinating new Podcast just released, this one with Leigh Heggarty of Ruts DC and of interest to any U.K. Subs fan is that Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants are discussed and of course get a track played as Leigh is an integral member of Alvin's side project band.
"In the second episode of our Lockdown Lowdown Podcast series, we welcome Ruts DC guitarist Leigh Heggarty into the virtual Retrosonic Podcast studio. Leigh talks us through some of his most memorable musical moments from hearing The Beatles for the first time to gigs and records that made an impact on him and his guitar playing, right through to the present day touring and recording with Ruts DC. Along the way we learn about his encounters with Henry Rollins, Wayne Kramer, The Stranglers, Alvin Gibbs, Wilko Johnson and of course Paul Fox, Segs and David Ruffy of The Ruts/Ruts DC. There's also a look back on the now legendary but hugely emotional benefit show for Paul Fox, his last with The Ruts, which featured Henry Rollins on lead vocals and many special guests including The Damned, Misty In Roots, U.K. Subs, Tom Robinson and more. This hugely enjoyable trip down memory lane is soundtracked by some of Leigh's favourite tunes from The Beatles, Marc Bolan & T-Rex, The Who, Rory Gallagher, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Feelgood, The Stranglers and The Flamin' Groovies and of course The Ruts. There's also a pick of Leigh's own work with The Price, Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants and of course, Ruts DC..."
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AT:
https://soundcloud.com/retrosonic-podcast/lockdown-lowdown-episode-2-leigh-heggarty-of-ruts-dc
08/06: ALVIN GIBBS DOUBLE 7" NOW SHIPPING!
The latest Time & Matter release, the Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants' superb new double 7" gatefold single is now shipping, we hope to clear the backlog of orders within the next week, in the meantime, if you haven't already purchased your copy, be quick!
ORDER HERE: http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
01/06: STEVE ROBERTS NEW BOOK STORY IN YORK PRESS
The York Press has today published a news featured in relation to the second book recently published by ex-Subs drummer Steve Roberts - now known as Stevie Ze Suicide - under the heading: York UK Subs punk rocker, Stevie Ze Suicide's, new book
"A YORK punk rocker has told more about his colourful and entertaining life in the music industry in a new book - including his encounters with stars ranging from Neil Sedaka to Little Richard.
Stevie Ze Suicide also describes the joy of performing as drummer with the UK Subs in front of thousands of chanting fans and tells of his battles against depression in Fragile Butterfly, his second book - available on Amazon."
Read the full story at:
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18487949.york-uk-subs-punk-rocker-stevie-ze-suicides-new-book/
31/05: TIME & MATTER WEBSTORE RE-OPENS
The Time & Matter online webstore is now re-opened...
Lots of U.K. Subs related goodies available...
**PLEASE NOTE ORDERS ARE ONLY POSTED OUT ONCE A WEEK - EVERY MONDAY***
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
25/05: HAPPY 76th BIRTHDAY CHARLIE
A very happy birthday to the leg-end that is Mr Charlie Harper...
Yuko posted the photo to the right on her Facebook page with the following message:
"Thanks for Mr Harper’s birthday wishes!
Took him to the beach for 5min
Had quiet bbq - such a lovely day
We’ll have bubbles later on..."
Charlie, meanwhile posted the below photo on his Instagram account with the following message, in response to the thousands of birthday messages that he's got via the various Subs social media platforms:
"Thank you all for my birthday wishes! Enjoying a rare moment outside the house..."
23/05: CHARLIE & ALVIN PLAY VIVE LE ROCKDOWN TONIGHT
VIVE LE ROCKDOWN IS ON TONIGHT FOLKS...
Charlie Harper is on at 8.47 and Alvin Gibbs at 8.20
It's a FREE online Global Music festival with some of Vive Le Rock's greatest bands and acts - old and new!
It's free to watch but if you can then please feel free to donate something toward keeping music venues alive...
"DONATE TO SAVE OUR VENUES! We are taking paypal donations sent to - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Vive Le Rockdown.
ALL proceeds will go to the Music Venue Trust to keep venues alive.They have 'SAVED' 140 venues so far .We will announce next week how much we have raised. Thanks VLR"
RUNNING ORDER!!!
VIVE LE ROCKDOWN SATURDAY MAY 23RD 7PM (U.K TIME)
7:00pm - Welcome to Vive Le Rockdown!
7:01pm - Aerial Salad
7:03pm – Tokyo Taboo
7:08pm – The Blue Carpet Band
7:11pm – The Terraces
7:16pm – Millie Manders
7:19pm – Riskee And The Ridicule
7:21pm – Desperate Measures
7:23pm – Alan Lee Shaw (The Damned/Maniacs)
7:26pm – Bar Stool Preachers
7:30pm – The Vapors
7:33pm – Jackie Chambers (Girlschool/Syteria)
7:55pm – The Zipheads
7:58pm – Alan Clayton (The Dirty Strangers)
8:00pm – Sonic Boom Six
8:04pm – JC Carroll (The Members)
8:08pm – Newtown Neurotics
8:13pm – Derek Forbes & The Dark (Simple Minds)
8:17pm – Andy Last (The Witchdoktors)
8:20pm – Alvin Gibbs
8:26pm- Paul-Ronney Angel (The Urban Voodoo Machine)
8:30pm – Booze & Glory
8:33pm – Steve Conte
8:38pm – The Picturebooks
8:42pm – Kirk Brandon
8:45pm – TV Smith
8:47pm – Charlie Harper
8:49pm – Tom Spencer (The Professionals)
8:51pm – Glen Matlock & Earl Slick
8:56pm – Ricky Warwick
9:00pm – Michael Monroe
9:03pm – Neville Staple & Sugary Staple
9:17pm – Ruts DC
9:20pm – Cockney Rejects
UPDATE: You can re-watch all the above via the Vive Le Rock Facebook page: below are two screenshots of Alvin and Charlie in action... Alvin performed 'Heaven and the Angels' from his T&M LP 'Your Disobedient Servant', whilst Charlie performed a specially extended version of Stranglehold' - click to enlarge the images
21/05: BAD RELIGION TOUR RESCHEDULED FOR 2021
The U.K. Subs were originally scheduled to support Bad Religion on their June 2020 40th anniversary tour before it was inevitably cancelled due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, but thankfully the re-scheduled dates have now been announced for next year.
Subs drummer Jamie Oliver stated on the official Subs Facebook page:
"The Covid-19 pandemic has depressingly brought the entire music industry to a complete standstill, as you know. However, good news! We are pleased to announce that our summer tour with our good friends Bad Religion will still go ahead and has now been rescheduled for June 2021. How exciting! Which show will we see you at?"
JUNE 2021
08 - Newcastle, o2 Academy
10 - Nottingham, Rock City
11 - Manchester, Academy
12 - London, o2 The Forum
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT
18/05: HISTORY IN THE MAKING - ALVIN INTERVIEWED
JUST PUBLISHED! There is a fantastic interview with Alvin Gibbs by Jennifer Upton on the brilliant Womanycom website talking about the upcoming History E.P on T&M.
"Having brilliant musicians like Leigh Heggarty from Ruts DC and my UK Subs’ rhythm section cohort, Jamie Oliver, play on this record certainly guaranteed a level of excellence that would have been sorely lacking without their involvement. I hope we’ve managed to again lyrically and musically provoke and entertain..."
Check it out on the following link folks...
https://womanycom.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/history-in-the-making-bassist-alvin-gibbs-discusses-his-latest-ep-with-the-disobedient-servants/
17/05: LAST CALL TO GET YOUR NAME IN ALVIN'S BOOK
T&M would like to remind you that we have put out a 'last call' via our social media platforms to get your name in volume 1 of Diminished Responsibility - My life as a U.K. Sub, and other strange stories by Alvin Gibbs.
T&M will be closing entries at midnight 24th of May so don't miss out, only £5 to get your name along with your town/city and country in the book, and to help fund our very first publishing venture.
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
17/05: PARANOID SQUIRREL PLAYS MORE ALVIN
The Paranoid Squirrel radio show has played another track from the forthcoming Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants 'History EP' on its latest episode - number 746. Cheers Armitage ;-)
https://theparanoidsquirrel.podbean.com/e/the-paranoid-squirrel-ep-746/
16/05: CHARLIE SELLING MORE PAINTINGS FOR NHS
Charlie Harper has already raised over £850 for the brave carers on the frontline for the NHS in this current world crisis of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic, through selling 13 of his brilliant trademark charismatic cat paintings exclusively through the Time & Matter website and webshop. See the T&M homepage news stories dated 25/04/2020 and 09/05/2020.
These three all sold within half an hour of being put online this morning...
So... we are therefore delighted to announce that the T&M webshop has another 3 of these charming and highly collectable Charlie Harper paintings for sale, priced at £100.00 each plus postage and packaging. This time, due to the art being smaller than the previous sold, they are priced accordingly with £20.00 from each sale being donated to charity.
AVAILABLE FROM 12 NOON...
All are signed, and consist of acrylic paint on art paper. None of the paintings include a frame and they will be posted by Yuko to you flat in a hard-backed envelope.
Please note - these are only available to the UK.
Donations are made toward the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 appeal through the Crowdfunder platform, who, unlike others, do not charge any fees...
"Supporting NHS staff and volunteers caring for Covid-19 patients."
The latest three paintings available are as follows - click to images to enlarge:
CAT NO. 10 - 'ANOTHER KIND OF CAT': 2 x BLACK & WHITE CATS
CAT NO. 11 - GINGER & WHITE CAT, BLUE EYES, BLUE BUTTERFLY
CAT NO. 12 - 'WILD CATS - PUNK ROCK': 2 x BLACK & WHITE CATS
Donate straight to NHS Charities Together, support fundraisers important to you or start a page of your own, it takes seconds. We're 100% free and Gift Aid is included. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/nhs-charities-together
CHARLIE'S PAINTINGS FOR SALE AT:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
16/05: CHARLIE SELLING MORE PAINTINGS FOR NHS
Charlie Harper has already raised over £750 for the brave carers on the frontline for the NHS in this current world crisis of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic, through selling ten of his brilliant trademark charismatic cat paintings exclusively through the Time & Matter website and webshop. See the T&M homepage news story dated 25/04/2020 and 09/05/2020.
We are therefore delighted to announce that the T&M webshop has another 3 of these charming and highly collectable Charlie Harper paintings for sale, all priced again at £150.00 each plus postage and packaging. Once more, £30.00 from each sale will be donated to charity.
All are signed, and consist of acrylic paint on art paper. None of the paintings include a frame and they will be posted by Yuko to you flat in a hard-backed envelope.
Please note - these are only available to the UK.
Donations are made toward the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 appeal through the Crowdfunder platform, who, unlike others, do not charge any fees...
"Supporting NHS staff and volunteers caring for Covid-19 patients."
The latest three paintings available are as follows - click to images to enlarge:
CAT NO. 7 - BLACK & WHITE CAT, DARK BACKGROUND
CAT NO. 8 - WHITE CAT, BLUE EYES, WATER'S EDGE - JUMPING FISH
CAT NO. 9 - GINGER & WHITE CAT, BLUE EYES, BLACK SPIDER
15/05: ALVIN GIBBS, PAUL SLACK & PETE DAVIES PUNKED!
The latest edition of Johnny Heartbreaker's excellent free online fanzine PUNKED - issue 25 - has just been published, and is a fascinating 'Covid-19 Q & A Special'. 14/05: CHARLIE'S CAT PAINTINGS FOR NHS...
...MORE ON SALE THIS SATURDAY
FANS PICTURES UPON RECEIVING...
Charlie Harper has raised over £750 for the brave carers on the frontline for the NHS in this current world crisis of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic, through selling ten of his brilliant trademark charismatic cat paintings exclusively through the Time & Matter website and webshop. See the T&M homepage news story dated 25/04/2020 and 09/05/2020.
T&M are delighted to say that there will be three more on sale from Saturday 16th May 2020, but until then we've received some lovely photos from Laura and Chris Green from Leasingham in Lincolnshire, of their recent purchase of one of Charlie's paintings. Both Laura and Chris are massive Subs fans and have sent a lovely message of huge thanks to both Charlie and Yuko.
Click the images to enlarge.
12/05: CHARLIE & ALVIN TO PLAY 'VIVE LE ROCKDOWN'
The indefatigable and ever magnificent VIVE LE ROCK magazine have been keeping busy during the Covid-19 'lockdown' by organising a worldwide online event, due to take place on Saturday 23 May 2020.
11/05: HEAR ALVIN GIBBS EP TITLE TRACK
The Paranoid Squirrel radio show has played the title track from the forthcoming Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants 'History EP' on its latest episode - number 744.The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show
'Where we play music that you should hear on the Radio but don't.'
http://247rock.ml/
www.rock-radio.co.uk
https://mytuner-radio.com/player/rock-radio-uk/440493/
www.tunein.com/radio/Rock-Radio-UK-s232134/
11/05: REBELLION FESTIVAL 2020 CANCELLED
Inevitably, due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Rebellion Punk Music Festival in August, where the Subs were due to play as usual, has been cancelled.
Further information can be read at:
10/05: RETROSONIC PODCAST ALVIN GIBBS FEATURE
HEAR THE TITLE TRACK FROM ALVIN'S NEW EP
The latest episode of the brilliant Retrosonic Podcast, hosted by Steve Worrell, who runs the fantastic Retro Man Blog website, features a chat through Alvin Gibbs' forthcoming book and EP on T&M as well as memories of seeing Alvin play with Iggy Pop live in 1988. The title track from the new 4 track EP 'History' is also played, and is available to listen to at:
09/05: CHARLIE SELLING MORE PAINTINGS FOR NHS
Charlie Harper has recently raised over £700 for the brave carers on the frontline for the NHS in this current world crisis of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic, through selling a handful of his brilliant trademark charismatic cat paintings exclusively through the Time & Matter website and webshop. See the T&M homepage news story dated 25/04/2020.
We are therefore delighted to announce that the T&M webshop has another 3 of these charming and highly collectable Charlie Harper paintings for sale, again, priced at £150.00 each plus postage and packaging. This time, £30.00 from each sale will be donated to charity.
All are signed, and consist of acrylic paint on A4 art paper. None of the paintings include a frame and they will be posted by Yuko to you flat in a hard-backed envelope.
Please note - these are only available to the UK.
Donations are made toward the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 appeal through the Crowdfunder platform, who, unlike others, do not charge any fees...
"Supporting NHS staff and volunteers caring for Covid-19 patients."
The latest three paintings available are as follows - click to images to enlarge:
CAT NO. 4 - BLACK & WHITE CAT, BLUE EYES, SKULLS & FISHBONES
CAT NO. 5 - BLACK CAT, GREEN EYES, TWO BEES
CAT NO. 6 - GINGER & WHITE CAT, BLUE EYES, BLACK MOUSE
Donate straight to NHS Charities Together, support fundraisers important to you or start a page of your own, it takes seconds. We're 100% free and Gift Aid is included. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/nhs-charities-together
CHARLIE'S PAINTINGS FOR SALE AT:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
30/04: SUBS JUNE GIGS WITH BAD RELIGION CANCELLED
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Bad Religion have announced that their 40th anniversary tours, which included the Subs as support on five of those dates, have now been cancelled/postponed.
These are the dates cancelled:
5 June: Academy, Manchester, England
6 June: o2 Academy, Newcastle, England
7 June: o2 Forum, Kentish Town, London, England
9 June: Rock City, Nottingham, England
10 June: o2 Academy, Bristol, England
30/04: STEVE ROBERTS' SECOND BOOK PUBLISHED
Following on from his previous book 'Rock & Roll Chronicles', also printed by Amazon, ex-Subs drummer Steve Roberts, now known as Stevie ZeSuicide, has published a second book, entitled 'Fragile Butterfly'.
The write-up on Amazon states: "After the success of his first book, Rock & Roll Chronicles, Stevie has given a deeper insight into his past, detailing his mental health issues and how he overcame them. There are many original drawings and poems scattered throughout the book, together with further anecdotes relating to famous bands and people he has met and working with over the years..."
You can watch a short promotional video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPCKFoXE3k4
PURCHASE THE BOOK AT:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B087SGBBFJ
29/04: RETRO MAN BLOG ALVIN GIBBS NEWS COVERAGE
The ever-superb Retro Man Blog website has posted a fabulous news story concerning the forthcoming Alvin Gibbs T&M EP and autobiography.
Thanks to Steve Worrell for the support :-)
You can read the news coverage at:
https://retroman65.blogspot.com/2020/04/alvin-gibbs-uk-subs-bassist-to-release.html
26/04: STUNNING REVIEW OF NEW ALVIN EP ON NUZZ BLOG
The always-brilliant NUZZ PROWLING WOLF blog website is the first out of the blocks with a review of the forthcoming ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS' superb T&M 'History' EP.
“…Alvin, Leigh and Jamie kicking up a mighty row between the three of 'em. 'Bad About You' chugs and chops along, while 'History' is a haunting anthem that builds and builds before it blows! epic, enthralling and explosive. 'If Only' is short and sweet like the Ramones on Ritalin. 'Pavlovian' with its screaming and stabbing guitars, pounding drums and thumping bass knocks you to the floor and leaves you wanting more...
These four tunes are Hard, Heavy and Hook laden Rock'n'Roll of the Highest order!”
You can read the full review at:
http://nuzzprowlinwolf.blogspot.com/2020/04/alvin-gibbs-and-disobedient-servants.html
Pre Order Alvin's EP at:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
25/04: CHARLIE SELLING PAINTINGS FOR NHS CHARITY
Charlie Harper would like to raise some money for the brave doctors and nurses on the frontline for the NHS in this current world crisis of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Charlie is therefore offering up for sale 3 of his brilliant trademark charismatic cat paintings exclusively through the Time & Matter website.
All 3 of these charming and highly collectable paintings have been completed by Charlie this year, and are priced at £150.00 each.
All are signed, and consist of acrylic paint on A4 art paper. None of the paintings include a frame and they will be posted by Yuko to you flat in a hard-backed envelope.
Please note - these are only available to the UK.
All the money will be donated to the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 appeal through the Crowdfunder platform, who, unlike others, do not charge any fees...
"Supporting NHS staff and volunteers caring for Covid-19 patients."
The three paintings available are as follows - click to images to enlarge:
CAT NO. 1 - WHITE CAT, BLUE EYES, PINK FLOWERS
CAT NO. 2 - BLACK CAT, GREEN EYES, HOLDING FISH
CAT NO. 3 - GINGER CAT, LIGHT BLUE EYES, BLUE BUTTERFLY
Donate straight to NHS Charities Together, support fundraisers important to you or start a page of your own, it takes seconds. We're 100% free and Gift Aid is included. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/nhs-charities-together
CHARLIE'S PAINTINGS FOR SALE AT:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
23/04: ALL JULY SUBS GIGS NOW CANCELLED/POSTPONED
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the band have received confirmation that all four of their gigs booked in July have now been cancelled by the respective promoters.
These are the shows cancelled/postponed
02: Odal Rock Festival, Austvatn, Norway
03: Rock Na Bagnie Festival, Goniadz, Poland
16 to 18: Back to Future Festival, Glaubitz, Germany
25: Puntala-rock festival, Lempäälä, Finland
We can also confirm that the one Alvin Gibbs gig is also now cancelled in July as follows:
04: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, Rock Na Bagnie Festival, Goniadz, Poland
The Subs were due to play on the 5 Bad Religion 40th Anniversary UK tour in June and are awaiting further news regarding these shows.
13/04: ALVIN GIBBS EXCLUSIVE EP TRACK PLAYED
The Paranoid Squirrel radio show has exclusively played a second track from the forthcoming Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants 'History EP'. Having previously played 'Bad About You' on episode 730, the latest show airs the quite brilliant and storming 'Pavlovian'.https://theparanoidsquirrel.podbean.com/e/the-paranoid-squirrel-ep-736/
The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show
'Where we play music that you should hear on the Radio but don't.'
http://247rock.ml/
www.rock-radio.co.uk
https://mytuner-radio.com/player/rock-radio-uk/440493/
www.tunein.com/radio/Rock-Radio-UK-s232134/
10/04: Alvin Gibbs Autobiography & Double Single Pre-Order
Time & Matter Recordings are absolutely thrilled to announce that they have registered a new venture – TOME & METRE PUBLISHING, with T&M BOOKS’ first release being the first-of-two-volumes ALVIN GIBBS MEMOIRS.To help T&M with the funding of this new project, we are firstly offering fans the chance to have their name printed in Alvin’s new book, entitled DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILTY: My life as a U.K. Sub, and other strange stories - Volume I.
Click the link below to get your name added to the first edition of Alvin’s book, we have set the price for this at a very reasonable £5.00, for which your full name will be printed, alongside your town or city and your country, in what will be the world’s first ever book about your favourite band – the U.K. Subs. Please be aware that this payment doesn’t buy you a physical copy of the book, but when the book goes to pre-order later this year retailing at £15.00 you will have played your part in a bit of U.K. Subs book publishing history 😊
And talking of History! As followers of this page are fully aware, ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS’ have a fabulous new gatefold cover double 7” single four track ‘HISTORY EP’ being released by T&M… this is now available to pre-order as well; again we have tried to keep the price as low as we can, at £15.00, and a download code is also included with your purchase. Limited to 500 hand numbered copies!
We will be letting you have plenty of updates regarding both Alvin’s book and the double single, with the DOUBLE SINGLE DUE TO BE RELEASED 30 JUNE 2020.
Please however, be aware that due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, we are unfortunately unable to fully guarantee this delivery date for the single.
These are indeed historical times, so we are tentatively looking at Alvin’s book being on pre-sale May/June time with a 1 JULY 2020 PUBLISHING DATE. Alvin’s fellow punk luminary HENRY ROLLINS brilliantly observes in his ‘Foreword’ in the book:
“Alvin puts his experiences across with energy and excellent detail… cheerful, hilarious and armed with insight… you are immediately pulled in by this book’s contents… a mark of not only a great story teller but of one who has truly lived in full and continues to do so…”>>> ORDER DOUBLE SINGLE & GET-YOUR-NAME-IN-BOOK LINK:
>>> http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
06/04: U.K. Subs gig (and solo shows) update
28: CHARLIE HARPER SOLO SHOW, Spreepunkrockers (Boat trip), Berlin, Germany
02: U.K. Subs, Odal Rock Festival, Austvatn, Norway - postponed til 2021
05: CHARLIE HARPER SOLO SHOW, Maidenbower park community club (MPCC), Crawley, England
October 2020
10-11: HRH Punk II, Anarchy in Sheffield 2020 - date to be confirmed - TICKETS: Click Here)
11: Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants, HRH Festival, Sheffield, England
14: Breaking Barriers Punk Festival, Belgium
19: The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, England
20: Level III, Swindon, England
21: TBC
22: Con Club, Lewes, England
26: Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, England
27: Independent, Sunderland, England
28: Adelphi, Hull, England
29: TBC
December 2020
03: Portland Arms, Cambridge, England
04: Roadmender, Northampton, England
05: Exchange, Bristol, England
06: Star & Garter, Manchester, England
09: Dead Wax, Digbeth, Birmingham, England
10: TBC
11: 229, London, England
12: The Musician, Leicester, England
13: Waterfront, Norwich, England
02: Hairy Dog, Derby, England
03: Yardbirds, Grimsby, England
04: Waterloo, Blackpool, England
09: Leopard, Doncaster, England
10: TBC, Darlington, England
15: TBC
16: Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton, England
17: TBC
18: Elephant & Castle, Ramsgate, England
22: Robin 2, Wolverhampton (Bilston), England
23: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, England
24: TBC
25: TBC
29: Sub89, Reading, England
30: TBC
02: The 1865, Southampton, England
http://www.uksubstimeandmatter.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16899&Itemid=161
05/04: Message from Charlie in these surreal times
Charlie has sent a 'lockdown' message to the U.K. Subs fans via the Time & Matter website, which we will also share on the Subs' Facebook platforms...
Both he and Yuko are both alright in these strange times, the photograph to accompany Charlie's message was taken yesterday in their back garden...
"Hope everyone is staying safe! I’m doing ok, reading good books, writing my own book and practicing guitar etc, not going out at all!
Keep safe and see you all at the other end!"
Charlie
01/04: New official U.K. Subs T-shirt available via mail order
Whilst the band are currently forced off the road due to the Covid-19 world pandemic, you can support the Subs by grabbing yourself the new official Subs t-shirt to add to your T-collection ;-)
Available exclusively from German label Randale, this officially sanctioned t-shirt, which sees the band receive a percentage on each sale, features a Warhead artwork new logo stating:
UK SUBS ORIG. SOUTH LONDON ROCK 'N' ROLL SAVAGES 1977
The stylish black 'Fruit of the Loom' t-shirts are available is sizes small, medium, large, X-large or XX-large and can be shipped via DHL or Deutsche Post.
PURCHASE LINK - CLICK HERE
(https://www.randaleshop.de/en/apparel/t-shirts/t-shirt-uk-subs-1977/a-7831/#description)
Click image to enlarge
31/03: Subs debut album features in Altpress 1979 LP article
Altpress writer Tim Stegall has published an article which is currently being discussed further on the U.K. Subs Fan Club Facebook page as it includes the U.K. Subs' debut album in the best 15 punk albums released in 1979...
"Musical subtlety hardly concerned second-wave Britpunk’s greatest band, UK Subs. 30-something ex-hairdresser singer Charlie Harper and his three bondaged-trousered friends sustained a fundamentalist pogo roar. Their debut LP, Another Kind Of Blues, initiated the Subs’ lengthy career and string of alphabetically named LPs, featuring aggressive shoutalongs such as “C.I.D.” and “Stranglehold.” Harper and his ever-changing lineups’ became punk’s AC/DC—relentlessly rigid musically and somehow finding something fresh and exciting in the row they’d keep plowing…"
"...second-wave Britpunk's greatest band..."?
"...became punk's AC/DC..."?
Some interesting views as a synopsis of the band's career and musical output... obviously the majority of members of the Facebook Fan Club group may not agree with the above but at least the band's much-loved debut album is getting some recognition here...
15 punk-rock albums of 1979 that still rule four decades later
Read the full article at:
https://www.altpress.com/features/best-1979-punk-albums/
Discuss the article further at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uksubsfanclub/
27/03: New T&M Alvin Gibbs single delivered to T&M HQ
The brand new Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants double 7" with gatefold sleeve - the 'History EP' - has been delivered to the T&M HQ and even though we say so ourselves, it looks and feels magnificent...
This beauty will be available to pre-order when the T&M webstore reopens.
That will be dependent on current restrictions changing but we will update you when our webstore is taking pre-orders for the double single.
In the meantime stay indoors and give some previous T&M vinyl releases a good loud blast on your turntable folks...
Stay safe all.
CLICK THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE
Alvin Gibbs shared the above news on his Facebook page with the following post on 28/03/2020:
"Some good news at last…This beauty has now arrived at Time & Matter Records HQ from the manufacturers. The latest Alvin Gibbs and the Disobedient Servants’ offering consists of four brand new songs on two separate vinyl 45s housed in a double gatefold sleeve ornamented by superb artwork from Gaye Black (aka Gaye Advert). Entitled the ‘History EP’, both 45s feature yours truly on bass guitar throughout, plus lead vocals on three tracks, while Ruts DC axeman Leigh Heggarty provides guitar parts for every song and a lead vocal performance on a stunning self-composed number. UK Subs’ percussionist Jamie Oliver confers the drums and is the co-writer of the most balls-out rocker of this quartet entitled ‘If Only’. Recorded at the famed Perry Vale studios in South London with ex-Vibrators’ bassist Pat Collier engineering and co-producing, these are the first DS’ recordings to be released since the ‘Your Disobedient Servant’ album last year.
Due to the present pandemic the Time & Matter online shop will be closed for a week or two yet, after which time you will be able to purchase the EP directly from this online location. I will provide a direct link to the shop in a post as soon as it’s open for business again. Meanwhile, please be safe, be healthy, stay inside as much as you can and keep listening to music in the comfort of your own home whilst looking forward to the day when we can again venture out safely to experience the raw primal power of Punk rock music in a live setting. A X"
Sam has now issued a new inexpensive download + version of this excellent compilation, announcing on Facebook that:
"In these uncertain times I've decided to release a new 'download +' version of 'Retrospective' for just £3!
PURCHASE AT: http://samjonesofficial.net
The album features collaborations with Charlie Harper (UK Subs), Brian James (The Damned), PJ (Anti-Nowhere League), Malcolm Joseph (Grace Jones), Robbie Kelman (The Dripping Lips), Richard Marcangelo (Manfred Mann's Earth Band), Danny Ward (Gengahr) & Tony Piper (Vice Squad).
You can hear Sam Jones talking about ‘Retrospective’ in an interview at Hard Rock Pub Pamela, Toruń PL in October 2019: https://facebook.com/hrp.pamela/videos/2544882445589749/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=yzaiwqOFULA
23/03: T&M webshop temporarily closed
Following this evening's Government announcement we have made the difficult decision to close the T&M Big Cartel webshop for the next 3 weeks.
We are acutely aware that the post office is a lifeline for the elderly and vulnerable in our society and feel it would be irresponsible to risk introducing coronavirus into that environment. As a small mail order company we feel we have no choice and it is the sensible thing to do.
We will review this situation in 3 weeks time.
Stay safe.
Mark & Rob - Time & Matter
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
This will keep revenue going to the bands whilst they're not making anything from gigging.
22/03: Paul Slack painting exhibition and interview
U.K. Subs bassist of yore, Paul Slack, has a virtual exhibition of his paintings on the Kunstmatrix website.You can check out Paul's work laid out like a gallery so you can view pieces together and from different aspects.
Check it out here:
21/03: Exclusive first play of a track from the new Alvin EP
Charlie has supplied the artwork to a brand new 12" single by the Segrëgates called 'Preach To Me' - the "Motörpunk masters of York..." who further describe themselves as "...for fans of Motörhead, punk, and chaos."https://segregates.co.uk/store
More info on the band can be found at:
"This is an unusually long post but I would appreciate you all reading it in its entirety as it’s essential that on behalf of the U.K. Subs I set out our present position in full…
After Charlie recently spilt the beans on his forthcoming autobiography on the Del Strangefish Radio Show (see news story below 17/01), along with the welcome/shock news that the Subs are to make a brand new studio album, further confirmation has now been published with a fantastic article recently published via an online Amsterdam newspaper at:
Is there life after Z? ‘Absolutely! The next album is most likely to be called Reverse Technology..."
Charlie was recently interviewed in Hamburg.
The interview with Charlie Harper is now online all over the internet, which means on Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts as Audio and on YouTube as Video (just look for "Radio Brennt!").
You'll find it all embedded on their website at:
http://www.radiobrennt.de/2020/01/26/radio-brennt-unterwegs-6-feat-charlie-harper-uk-subs/
27/02: Subs Announced To Play Finnish Festival in July
With a brand new thrilling 4-track gatefold double 7" single soon to be released by Time & Matter Records, make sure you catch Alvin Gibbs’ fabulous band live this year. Featuring fellow Sub Jamie Oliver as well as Leigh Heggarty from Ruts DC...
20: Nambucca, London, England Ticket Link Here
21: Castle and Falcon, Birmingham, England
23: The Fox and Newt, Leeds, England
24: Nice and Sleazy Punk and Ska Festival, Morecambe, England
June
06: North West Calling Festival, O2 Ritz, Manchester, England
July
04: Rock Na Bagnie Festival, Goniadz, Poland
October
11: HRH Festival, Sheffield, England
CHECK OUT SOME ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS LIVE ACTION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nT6ZwwJbZo
Today is the 10th anniversary of T&M's very first release: T&M001 - U.K. Subs - Dance & Travel In The Robot Age CD.To celebrate, we've had 100 10th anniversary badges made in four different colours - black, blue, green and red - and all the proceeds will be going to our favourite charity, the RNLI:
PURCHASE VIA:
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/product/t-m037-time-matter-10th-anniversary-badges
We are also having a massive sale with many items reduced by 50%, plus we're offering everyone a further 10% off their total purchase value for the next 10 days. Use discount code 037.
https://www.facebook.com/TimeAndMatterRecordings/
We'd just like to finish by saying a massive Thank You to everyone who has supported the label as it's grown over the last 10 years! :)
Mark & Rob - Time & Matter
Here's a little celebratory video as a thank you to all the Subs fans who have supported us...
18/02: Janus Stark Album - Yet Another Brilliant Review
This time it's Planet Mosh who are heaping praise on the album, with reviewer Alex English stating that...15/02: Vive Le Rock Awards Gig - U.K. Subs Nominated
This year's annual Vive Le Rock Awards will also mark the magazine's tenth anniversary in print, a phenomenal achievement for this fabulous magazine.GET TICKETS HERE: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F00582F975B1BD6
These fabulous boxsets celebrating 40 years of Subs singles, are still available on both vinyl and CD.
4 CD Boxset: CLICK HERE TO BUY
Product description "Housed in a deluxe hard back book, this 120 track 4 CD box set contains every A, B, C and D side issued by Punk legends U.K. Subs. From their first 1977 demo right through to the most recent "Predator" single this really is the Ultimate U.K. Subs release. Early hit singles like "Warhead", "Teenage" and "She's Not There" rub shoulders with rarer 45's like ""Riot 98" and "666Yeah" as chronologically the set trawls through the bands singles over the last 40 years. The highly informative booklet contains info on every single by the bands webmaster and historian Mark Chadderton and there are illustrations of each of these now highly collectable records spread across the booklet's 32 pages. Mastered by James Bragg who oversaw the bands "A-M" and "N-Z" albums box sets. The U.K. Subs have never looked or sounded so good!"
4 10" LP Vinyl Boxset: CLICK HERE TO BUY
Product Description "Spread over 4 coloured vinyl 10" LP's, this 39 track box set contains every A side issued by Punk legends U.K. Subs over the past 40 years. From National Chart hit singles like "Tomorrows Girls", "Stranglehold" and "Warhead" through to rarer tracks like "Reclaim The Streets" and "Drunken Sailor" right up to the most recent "Predator" and "The Beast" 45's this chronological set is a must for collectors. Each album comes in its own sleeve with individual inner bags with the music pressed on purple, yellow, orange and green vinyl's. Added in is a highly detailed and illustrated 16 page 10" booklet giving the lowdown on each release."
10/02: Fabulous two-part interview with Nicky Garratt
The PEEK-A-BOO magazine online has published a fascinating, in-depth interview with ex-Subs guitarist Nicky Garratt, which covers much of his time with the Subs, from the early days until Nicky's eventual departure to form Hedersleben.
"In '77 I was still looking for somewhere to live. I was squatting in South London and a friend of mine knew somebody who was looking for a guitar-player. It was actually Charlie Harper. UK Subs had already made a demo then the lineup felt apart. So it was basically the bass-player – Steve Slack Charlie and a temporary drummer. 
They’d not made any records or anything but in 77 I joined them. A friend of mine give me a piece of paper with a phone number and said: “You should call this guy! He’s looking for a guitar-player!” and he said that the band was called – US Jets because he couldn’t remember and it was actually UK Subs. I called him: “Oh, yeah! Come around!” Charlie was always late. He’s not really late so much anymore because he kind of runs things now but back then he was always late. So I got to his apartment and his flat mate let me in and said: “He should be back soon!” so I was waiting in his living room, sitting there. And when he came in, his flat mate said: “I found a guitar-player for you!” and he basically just said: “Ok, we’re gonna gig on Wednesday!” I didn’t play anything for him. He just said it and…the gig was three days later. He had a few songs…five of them..."
PART 1: http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/nicky-garratt-uk-subs-hedersleben-2019/
PART 2: http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/nicky-garratt-uk-subs-hedersleben-part-ii-2019-930/
10/02: Subs support slot for Bad Religion 40th anniversary tour
The Subs have been announced as the main support for Bad Religion's June 2020 40th anniversary tour, with the following dates...
05: Academy, Manchester, England
06: o2 Academy, Newcastle, England***
07: o2 Forum, Kentish Town, London, England
09: Rock City, Nottingham, England
10: o2 Academy, Bristol, England
***Subs fans may notice that Alvin's band the Disobedient Servants - which includes Jamie on drums are due to play on June 6th in Manchester when there's a show listed for the same day with the Subs in Newcastle above. However, Alvin and Jamie are due to play the North West Calling festival in Manchester in the afternoon and will then make the journey to Newcastle to perform at the o2 Academy that evening.
08/02: Charlie Harper Documentary in the making...
Eugene Butcher, editor of Vive Le Rock magazine has made a cryptic announcement on his Facebook feed that there is a documentary being made about Charlie, with an announcement coming later in the year...
Eugene's post reads: "Who said we are making a documentary on the greatest living punk rocker of all CHARLIE HARPER? Stay tuned 20/11/20"
08/02: T&M Alvin LP Licensed to the USA...
Alternative LP artwork now in T&M webstore
Alvin Gibbs & The Disobedient Servants’ debut album on T&M has been licensed in the USA by Cleopatra Records. Released with different design artwork, the T&M webstore now have a limited number of these imports - CD and LP - for sale to the U.K. and Europe...
PURCHASE HERE: http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
Current dates are listed below, with more to follow...
28: Northern Guitars, Leeds, England
29: To be confirmed
30: Acoustic Festival of Britain, Uttoxeter Racecourse, England
31: Formans Bar, Nottingham, England (sold out)
(https://www.twenty-four-hours.info/spr/28-06-2020-charlie-harper-uk-subs-tv-smith-the-adverts/)
Request for rare and unseen photos from author…Paul Mileman, the English born professional photographer who now lives and works in New York, is currently nearing completion of his decade long project to publish a book of U.K. Subs rare and unseen photos, posters, gig tickets and other ephemera.
Paul, who is also webmaster of the Subs’ .com website and has also drummed for the band, recently spoke to the U.K. Subs Time & Matter website about his as-yet-untitled book and what he is looking for to provide the finishing touches to what promises to be an essential, and fabulous publication.
Paul revealed to T&M that he anticipates “…the book will be completed late 2020 and be published mid-2021. It will be a limited-edition print run initially of 500 copies and the way it's going at the moment... it's going to be a big book!”
Updating T&M on the current situation, Paul states that “I have loads of photos from pro photographers from 1978, 1979, 1982 shows. I need photos from 1980, 1981 and live shots of the band… I want the book to be somewhat unique - I know there’s a lot of images that have been seen before but I want to try and find images that haven’t been found or used…”
Paul is also looking for “posters, flyers, tickets and T-shirts - basically any memorabilia. There will be a full gigography and discography alongside words by some of the people who were there from the start…” To this end, Paul is keen to talk to the following people, so if you can help put him in contact with the following – please do so… Richard Anderson, Dave Fullbrook, Greg Price, Scott Snowden and Mal Asling.
If you can help with any of the above, or keep tabs on further progress then there is a Facebook group called ‘UK Subs book by Paul Mileman (untitled)’ at https://www.facebook.com/groups/420168808754681/
Paul’s website can be viewed here: https://www.paulmilemanphotography.com/music - you can contact him via this site as well, but please also feel free to e-mail Paul at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Full credits will be included in the published book, so here is a great opportunity to get your old photos alongside your name published via Paul's FAN-tastic project
From Mr Gibbs' FB page... Euro Tour write up..."Dispatches from the Subs' Euro tour number 1: It has been a great first week for the band out here in Euroland. We kicked off in Paris to a full house, drove the next day to Cologne, Germany for a similarly well attended show, blew the roof off the Fabrik in Hamburg with close to a 1000 people in attendance, played a private festival in a vast holiday resort called, would you believe, Wangerland - sort of a German version of Butlins, but so, so much better - and ended this initial run with a lovely little show in Husum, close to the Danish border, yesterday. Photos below are from various places last week, the last being my delight at finding the wine possibilities at Wangerland were open 24 hours for imbibing from 2 barrels containing good Italian red varieties and 2 holding good Italian white favourites. They were constantly being refilled and were even available with breakfast, although that would have been been a crazy move - toast, coffee, croissant and Pinot Grigio, perhaps not! Five more German dates follow this week, including the brilliant SO36 in Berlin and then Poland and the east starting on Sunday. Yep, Punk rock is most definitely out and about on the euro road again brothers and sisters. A X "
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/delstrangefish/episodes/2020-01-16T06_29_20-08_00
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Time & Matter are absolutely delighted to let you know that our next release will be a double 7” gatefold cover single from Alvin Gibbs and the Disobedient Servants... here’s Alvin Gibbs’ own announcement: “Some fresh news for the onset of a New Year brothers and sisters: despite our unrelenting touring schedules, Leigh Heggarty of the Ruts and Jamie Oliver and I of the UK Subs somehow managed to convene at Pat Collier’s Perry Vale Studios for two days to do some recording in our Alvin Gibbs and the Disobedient Servants’ guise while in the UK recently. The result was four spanking new tracks that Time and Matter Records (the issuing record company of my solo album) propose to release as a package of two seven-inch coloured vinyl 45s containing two songs apiece early this year. These will be housed in an innovative gatefold cover, the artwork for which – as seen above – has been bestowed by Gaye Black. Some of you may recall it was Gaye Black (aka Gaye Advert) who provided the superb artwork for my ‘Ghost Train’ solo single of 2018. Entitled the ‘History EP’, this release will presents four new compositions titled as follows: ‘History’ and ‘Pavlovian’, both written/sung by myself; ‘If Only’, a co-write with Jamie Oliver, which again sees me taking on lead vocal duties; and the outstanding ‘Bad About You’, written and sung by Leigh Heggarty. All tracks feature the brilliant drumming and guitar work of Messrs Oliver and Heggarty, along with a bit of random bass guitar nonsense from yours truly. Stand by for a pre-order date and link which I will share with you as soon as I receive them from Time and Matter HQ. Meanwhile, there are still a few copies of the reissue of ‘Your Disobedient Servant’ album on blood-red vinyl (plus on CD) available from the Big Cartel link for those who haven’t yet obtained a copy (http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/)
Looking forward to seeing you on the Euro and UK gig circuit shortly with the Subs, and keep a lookout for some more Disobedient Servants’ shows coming your way in May. Have a great weekend all. A X “
01/01: Happy new year from T&M
Time & Matter would like to wish all Subs fans, members and ex-members a happy new year, and thank you for your continued support...
Cheers - Mark & Rob
U.K. SUBS IN 1977
It's amazing what can turn up after so many years!
Early U.K. Subs drummer Steve J. Jones - who later returned to play on 1983s 'Flood of Lies' LP - sent in this amazing, previously unpublished photo of the Subs, just after Nicky Garratt had joined in early October 1977.
Steve had this to say about this stunning find!
"Here's a picture of the UK Subs from 1977 - playing the Western Counties pub in Paddington. Not sure if it's been published before. I've had a copy in my scrapbook since '77. I'm sure it was one of the first we played after Nicky Garratt joined. We played that particular pub a number of times - often with Rob Harper also in the band. I'm not sure if Rob is with us on this occasion and simply missing from the shot. I've no idea who took the picture..."
T&M contacted Nicky Garratt about the photo and he confirmed for us that the photo was taken on his "...first weekend with the Subs..."
U.K. SUBS - WESTERN COUNTIES PUB, PADDINGTON, LONDON OCTOBER 1977
Left to right: Steve Slack, Nicky Garratt, Charlie Harper, Steve J. Jones
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A MASSIVE THANKS FROM T&M TO STEVE J. JONES
FOR ALLOWING US TO PUBLISH THE PHOTO
STRICTLY no reproduction allowed without written permission of Steve J. Jones
Previous rare and unusual pictures can be found under the T & Misc. section to the right - click 'Homepage Picture Choice Archive...
"People, people, people, get involved. Play your guitar, do your fanzines, take photos BE INVOLVED. One day it could all be worth something because it's not only history but the future too. So live it, don't just be part of the audience, participate."
Charlie Harper, 17 December 1998 - quoted from an interview in Scanner Fanzine Issue 3
"Among the many bands on the bill are some of the veterans of the punk/new wave explosion of the late 1970s including... ...the seemingly indestructible UK Subs. Still fronted by Charlie Harper, who first formed the band as an Elizabethan madrigal quartet sometime in the 1600s, UK Subs were one of the original punk bands from 1976 and are notable not least for the fact of having been through at least 35 drummers in their 35-year history."
Nick Horton - Dorset Echo - 12th August 2011
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