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NEW MEMBER OF THIS WEBSITE'S TEAM
Introducing Marc Brekau
The T&M web-editors Mark and Rob are delighted to announce that MARC BREKAU, who lives in Melbourne, Australia has agreed to join our website team. Marc, who was born and bred in Thornton Heath, Croydon, South London is obviously a huge U.K. Subs fan, and will concentrate on expanding our exclusive interviews section and also write various Subs related articles, including his forthcoming 'U.K. Subs A-Z Fast Facts' and a massive two part overview of U.K. Subs posters, flyers and adverts. Marc has already contributed to T&M with his superb 2011 interview with Paul Slack (click here) and you should also read his quite wonderful account 'I’m in love with the UK Subs – tales from the Subs first Australian tour' which is published on Nicky Garratt's New Red Archives website (click here). Marc's first 'official' contribution to the T&M website will be a very soon to be published mammoth interview with Pete Davies.
Welcome aboard Marc... From Mark & Rob
Learn more about Marc - click here
LATEST U.K. SUBS NEWS
CAPTAIN OI! SPECIAL SUBS OFFER
FIRST 5 UK SUBS ALBUMS FOR ONLY £35 With FREE UK Delivery
In 1979 the Subs started a trend that they continue to this day. Naming each of their albums alphabetically. Their last album (W) was the Captain Oi! released "WORK IN PROGRESS" and Charlie and the gang are currently working on X which will also be another special release from Captain Oi! For a limited period, they are offering you A-E on CD for just £35. They all have bonus tracks aplenty & splendid colour booklets packed with essential Subs info and more! You can therefore pick up: ANOTHER KIND OF BLUES, BRAND NEW AGE, CRASH COURSE, DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY & ENDANGERED SPECIES... That works out at a bargain £7 each!
- OFFICIAL U.K. SUBS MERCHANDISE UPDATE
The U.K. Subs official merchandiser is Mainstage Merch, who have been working with Charlie for a few years now.
9 May 2012: New '35 Years Of Chaos' t-shirt
"Brand new double-sided UK Subs t-shirt to commemorate 35 years of rocking, inspiring and surviving the music scene".
This is available in 5 adult sizes - S | M | L | XL | XXL Retailing at £15-99 (including free postage and packaging to the UK) CLICK HERE TO GO BUY ONE!
A percentage of each sale goes directly to the band...
26 UK SUBS items are currently available - prices from £0-75 FREE postage in the UK for orders over £5-00

ALVIN GIBBS: Diminished Responsibility:
My Life as a UK Sub, and other Strange Stories...
***Updated 3 May***
New instalment published! Chapter Three: ALL CHANGE (part 2)
T&M has already published 6 instalments of this fabulous series of memoirs from Alvin Gibbs about his life and U.K. Subs-experiences... Today sees the 7th instalment of Alvin's life story published, entitled: ALL CHANGE (part 2) Previous chapters are archived in the T & Misc! section to the right called "Alvin Gibbs' memoirs"
KEEP WATCHING THIS WEBSITE! 
The above Alvin Gibbs photograph courtesy and copyright of Steve Worrall Visit Steve's superb RETRO MAN blogsite HERE
Subs fans might be interested to learn that there are still official merchandise items available from the recent U.K. Subs Japanese tour. There are some great T-shirts as well as some brilliant Eco Bags bearing the famous U.K. Subs round logo. Although originally available in Japan, people can order from abroad as well: CLICK HERE
If you'd like to order anything then you need to e-mail your 'enquiry' first to -
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- so they can confirm size and/or availability and quote you a price including postage & packaging for you.
- JAMIE
PLANS TO BROADCAST THE SUBS LIVE
Jamie is currently planning to do a LIVE broadcast on 19th May at the U.K. Subs' gig at the Fleece in Bristol. With Demob and The Richard Heads in support this promises to be a great night for Subs fans worldwide. The last time Jamie attempted this (see 16/03/2012 news story below) he set up a webcam but didn't have time to do any pre-production or advertising. Even so, the broadcast still attracted over 500 viewers to watch the show live. Jamie is working on a couple of issues, and will be using multiple cameras including a crowd-cam. Utilising professional software to make all this happen and Jamie is confident he can get around 10,000 viewers this time. So if you can't make the show you can tune in and watch online for FREE by going to Jamie's Facebook page and clicking the 'Ustream Live' button. Saturday 19th May - 7.30pm UK SUBS & Demob & The Richard Heads Tune in LIVE at: www.facebook.com/jamieoliverdrums

JAMIE ALSO DRUMS ON...
LOUISE DISTRAS INTERVIEWED ON GUARDIAN PODCAST
“Feminist punk” Louise Distras has been interviewed for The Guardian Music Weekly Podcast which is now online! You can listen in at 37 minutes to hear Louise talking about her mission to bring punk, politics and protest back into the mainstream. The podcast also features the album version of her track ‘Bullets’, produced by Steve Whale, and featuring U.K. Subs’ indefatigable Jamie Oliver on drums, as well as Mick Talbot (of Style Council and Dexys Midnight Runners fame) on keys. The track isn’t available to hear anywhere else prior to Louise’s debut album release later this year. For more information and tour dates go to: www.louisedistras.co.uk / www.facebook.com/louisedistras
JAMIE TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON AGAIN!
After Subs drummer Jamie Oliver joined the The Clem Burke Drumming Project for a first set of scientific experiments at Gloucester University on 3 April, he is now down to be tested further 'live' at the Subs' forthcoming gig at the 100 Club on 17 May. The Blondie drummer's project is "based on the pursuit of knowledge through the application of scientific principles to the various art forms of drumming. It is committed to the dissemination of information leading to increased enjoyment, health and well-being of all participants involved in drumming..." Jamie has revealed that they "will be monitoring heart rate, lactic acid in the blood, core temperature using an edible radio transmitting thermometer which will send a signal to a thermal receiver which will be placed on my body, and they will also be measuring my weight before and after the show."
PREVIOUS RECENT NEWS IN BRIEF
(Full 2009-2012 T&M news items can be read on the 'LATEST U.K. SUBS NEWS' link)
11/05/2012: Captain Oi! Special Subs 5-CD Offer 09/05/2012: New official UK Subs '35 Years Of Chaos' t-shirt available 07/05/2012: Jamie drums on forthcoming Louise Distras album 02/05/2012: Jamie says well done to his mum! 02/05/2012: Paul Slack in the studio with Monica and The Explosion 01/05/2012: Japanese tour merch still available 01/05/2012: Retro Man Blog on Time & Matter's return 30/04/2012: Jamie plans to broadcast the Subs live 26/04/2012: Jamie to be subject of 100 Club experiment 24/04/2012: Magnaminous donation from Jet 20/04/2012: Jet and Jamie's tattoos to feature in new book 17/04/2012: Rare Subs photo from 1979 in this month's Mojo magazine 06/04/2012: Another Subs donation to Japan 01/04/2012: Paul Slack's Blog 22/03/2012: BBC TV interviewing Charlie 17/03/2012: UK Subs named as support to NOFX 16/03/2012: Jamie runs live stream of gig in Hamburg
LATEST GIG UPDATES
These are the latest tour dates that have been added/cancelled...
Updated on 15/05/2012: ADDED:
17th November: Citrus Club, Edinburgh, Scotland
CANCELLED:
25th May: The Agincourt, Camberley, England
U.K. SUBS WEB-WATCH
Keeping you up-to-date with snippets of Subs related news from the internet...
14/05/2012: Pic from the 13/5/12 Manchester gig by Man Alive! on Flickr 08/05/2012: Photographer Paul Slattery talks about the Subs on Podcast 06/05/2012: Steve Roberts was today's guest on The Snuff Monkey Show on wickedspinsradio (York Press news story about Steve Roberts' new label from 9/2/12 HERE) 05/05/2012: Paul Slack's Blog has been updated 27/04/2012: York Press - Welsh Subs fan travels hundreds of miles for Steve Roberts' autograph 21/04/2012: Paul Slack's Blog has been updated (20/04/2012) (Keep up to date with Paul's band Monica and The Explosion on our exclusive T&M page here)
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Homepage Picture Choice Number Twenty-Seven
1979 U.K. SUBS PICTURE (Previous homepage picture choices are archived in the T & Misc! section)
The below picture can be viewed at the Mirrorpix website: HERE This is the Daily Mirror photo archive website, put in a search for 'Punk' to find this Subs picture that was taken on 14 September 1979. It is unclear where Mr Paul Slack was for this picture though?

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Captain Oi! Clamshell Collection
Captain Oi! Records' splendid range of Deluxe Clamshell Double CD Box Sets include the U.K. Subs' superb 'Complete Punk Singles Collection'. You can also get the wonderful Skids' Singles set and the Ramones' awesome 'Loco Live'. All come with brilliantly researched and informative bulging booklets as well as full colour CD album cover card sleeves for both discs. These incredible releases are just £12-99 including free p&p to the UK. Quicklinks as follows... U.K. Subs: http://shop.captainoi.com/shopexd.asp?id=192 Ramones: http://www.captainoi.com/2012/01/the-ramones-loco-live-cd-box/ Skids: http://shop.captainoi.com/shopexd.asp?id=204

"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
"If you want to know more about the line-up changes, or spot any holes in the discography, please make an urgent appointment with a counsellor. The UK Subs are an institution, of sorts. The fact that I like them, despite being as fashionable as asbestos, doubtless disqualifies me from polite society."
...which is our favourite quote from 'No More Heroes', by ALEX OGG.  (Cherry Red Books, 2006)
T&M website born: October 2008 . Official launch date: 1 December 2009
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1st May 2012: TIME & MATTER IS BACK!
After this U.K. Subs historical archive was hacked and disabled on 12th March 2012, we were forced to move it. WE ARE THEREFORE DELIGHTED TO BE BACK - KEEPING YOU BANG UP TO DATE WITH EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE U.K. SUBS.
Eternal thanks to both Adam Welsh at Fallen Leaf Design and Chris Boehm at Firebird Information Technology Solutions who salvaged the old site, rebuilt it and are now hosting the new Time & Matter website. Without their professional, efficient and incredibly friendly service, knowledge and know-how we wouldn't be here today. So if you are having IT / website problems or are looking for a reliable service please show your gratitude for this website's return by utilising their businesses. Finally, thanks to everyone out there in Subs-land who sent us messages of support and encouragement whilst the website was down. It meant a lot.
Keep spreading the Subs love Mark Chadderton | Rob Cook T&M website editors

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