INTERVIEW (OF THE VERY AD-HOC NATURE): CHUPA CABRA

While standing outside of Solomans in Withington on a fairly unremarkable evening within the 10th month of the Gregorian Calendar (4th day to be precise), I suddenly found myself cast into a situation resembling that of an interview with the West Britain-orientated 3-piece known typically as ‘Chupa Cabra’. Unprepared, devoid of notes and slowly succumbing […]
-THE PEER HAT, MANCHESTER- Blanketman Entering the all too familiar Peer Hat basement, I learn this evening has something memorable and exclusive for all spectators present; acting on instinct, I forsake my typical rule of live reviews (to the detriment of my cellular battery). Taking the front compartment in this limited edition anthology packaging, Blanketman […]

LIVE: TINFOILS / CHUPA CABRA / PAGANS S.O.H. / BLANKETMAN – 07/03/2019

ALBUM REVIEW: BLAK HAND RECORDS – HIDE AND PSYCH

It’s great that we live in an age where indie labels are running supreme. The majors will always be there, ready to entice the unsuspecting but to the core of it, underground music and the DIY aesthetic seems to be a fiercer proposition more than ever at the moment. Blak Hand Records are a cassette based […]
Blak Hand Records are participating in their third Cassette Store Day with a brand new sizzlin’ release called Hide and Psych. Limited to 50 fire engine red tapes and featuring 13 tracks, the album gives some of the brightest and newest Blak Hand bands a chance to shine with their own hand picked covers of […]

BLAK HAND RECORDS SHARE NEW TRACK + CASSETTE

CHUPA CABRA SHARE VIDEO FOR MOUTHS TO FEED

North Wales punks Chupa Cabra released their debut cassette single on Blak Hand Records August 22. The video for ‘Mouths To Feed’ is available to stream below. Mouths To Feed paces back and forth, perfectly capturing the band’s incandescent punk attitude, lyrics “I got wants, I got needs, I got seven deadly mouths to feed” roll […]
CHUPA CABRA – remember the name. These three guys from Deeside, North Wales are about to drop their first cassette. Chupa Cabra are a garage outfit bring a dizzying blend of psych punk and 60’s West Coast garage rock worthy of soundtracking Hunter S. Thompson’s journey into the desert. The band released their debut single “My Girl” […]

NORTH WALES PUNKS CHUPA CABRA RELEASE NEW SINGLE