alcohol... anger... fear... shit day jobs... the dole... late nites... hangovers... cunts... sluts... shit drugs... good drugs... comedowns... crap bands... paranoia... death... bad sex with idiots... psycho ex girlfriends... rubbish porn... self obsession... mental illness... boredom... war... apathy... nihilism... the fucking media... wasting your life in front of the TV... chips... masturbation... random acts of cruelty... torture... starvation...
Lay Out The Traps! were formed towards the end of 2005 by Paul the boy Barnes on vocals & Boff Konkerz on bass and were quickly joined by Joey, one of the best drummers they had ever seen/heard (currently playing with the Fabulous Penetrators so check em out). They were rehearsing for a short while before being joined by Dave Renegade on guitar (currently playing with The Gasoline queens) and did their debut show at the 12bar club on Denmark Street, where it was decided that Dave wasn't really right for the band.
We were then joined by Goro The Fucking Jap Guy on guitar (currently stranded in Japan, come back soon mate) after answering an ad on Denmark Street and things started going well. We recorded our debut album 'Beneath The Underdog' with the help of Sonic Studios (cheers guys) which was released October 06 and carried on playing at various venues around london including the Garage upstairs & down, 12Bar, Crobar, Purple Turlte, The Dome and various others. Also during this time we took a trip to Slovakia & Cezch Republic were we played in various different cities.
On our return we were then joined by Leee on rythem guitar who had been helping us book shows and with various other things to do with the band. Things were moving along nicely untill about May 07 when we got some bad news from Joey. He had decided to leave and give someone else a chance in the band as he couldn't commit as much time that was needed, especially with the festivals & tours that were booked for the future.
This is when Leee introduced us to Phil (Mad Dogs n Glory, Ramraid The Offy) and with help from Joey and lots of hard work he managed to learn the set in time for a couple of warm up gigs in June. We were then off to Slovakia & Cezch Republic again to play Hodokvas Festival & Rock For People Festival with the likes of The Killers, Marky Ramone, Machine Head & Korn while also playing a few club gigs. We returned 10 days later to complete the second leg of the tour, unfortunately Jappa's visa had ran out during this time and he had to go back to his motherland so was unable to come with us. We played in various clubs around the 2 countries and a couple of other smaller festivals and a great time was had by all (most of the time anyway haha).
We returned to England where we had been booked to play Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, as Jappa had still not returned Steve Rich (Hired gun for The Grit & various other bands) agreed to help us out and play a couple of shows on lead guitar for us. We went down really well at Rebellion (we hope) and all had a great weekend.
After Rebellion we suffered 2 more casualties, Boff (newly wed, congrats mate) decided he and his wife were going to India for 6 months and he no longer wanted to carry on with the band. Also Jappa who is yet to return from Japan heard this news and decided to call it a day aswell both will be sorely missed.
After a band meeting Paul, Leee & Phil decided to take a break but not let Lay Out The Traps! die completely. We have recently been joined by Jim (A.P.B) on lead guitar and Kats on bass (Short Bus Window Lickers, Ramraid The Offy), we are currently writing new material and will be booking gigs in the near future so watch this space.
We would just like to say a big thanks to Boff, Joey, Jappa & everyone else thats helped or been involved & we are looking forward to playing again soon.
GBH with Refuse/All, Defcon Zero, Demonic Upchucks @ The Peel, Kingston, S W London this Friday 4th July. Tickets available on the door. First band on at 7.45pm. Gig finishes at 11pm so plenty of time to get trains/buses home. Hope to see you there.
The mighty GBH play at The Peel, Kingston, SW London on 4th July. Tickets £7 in advance and are available now from The Peel, Banquet Records (Kingston) and All Ages Records (Camden). Support is from Refuse/All, Defcon Zero and Demonic Upchucks.
MORAL DILEMMA - Combining the spirit and attitude of ‘77 UK punk with the passion of US hardcore, this London 3 piece are back for their third visit to Cambridge since their conception in the summer of 2004. Their raucous live performances earned them a slot at 2007’s Rebellion festival in Blackpool and numerous support slots across mainland Europe with the likes of The Unseen and they will be sharing the stage with a host of punk legends at this years City Invasion. If you like passion in your punk then this is right up your street. www. myspace. com/moraldilemmalondon
MUSTARD CITY ROCKERS - Formed in February 2006 this Norwich folk-punk 8 piece are influenced by Flogging Molly, the Subhumans and everything in-between. www. myspace. com/mustardcityrockers
KILL YOUTH CULTURE - 4 piece dirty punk from Hull with Jim Sorrow from Freaks Union on vocals. www. myspace. com/ignorantbliss
JACK RABBIT SLIM - Western Star recordings’ Jack Rabbit Slim are undeniably one of the hottest Rockabilly bands ever to come out of the UK. Their sleazy, frantic rockabilly has even caused a stir on the other side of the Atlantic earning them a headline slot at the Viva Las Vegas festival. Red-hot rockin’ at it’s best this band are one to watch, definitely not one to miss! 100% Sleaze-a-Billy. www. myspace. com/jackrabbitslimuk
THE HANGMEN - The Hangmen are raw, hi-octane, punk-stained, dirty Rock & Roll. When not headlining in their own right The Hangmen are choice support to touring acts such as the Transplants, Nekromantix and Tiger Army. Seven 'cult classic' albums and endless live performances across the UK, USA, Canada and most of Western Europe endorse the fact that this is a formidable and unique live band matching it’s word-of-mouth reputation. Surviving and thriving where most had fallen, stumbled or hibernated away hoping for better days, The Hangmen are the Rock & Roll graveyard gang that sweat, bleed and piss it. They have momentum, they have originality and they have relentless energy - do not miss them! www. myspace. com/thehangmen
HATEBALL - A most anticipated return of this Punk Rock'n'Roll band from Eastbourne who are influenced by Social Distortion and Rancid. www. myspace. com/hateball
Saturday 22nd March Man on the Moon, Norfolk St, Cambridge Doors 7:30pm £6 on the door / £5 advance Ticket reservations email lastgangintownuk@yahoo.co.uk
THE ROCK-IT DOGS - Psycho-Rockin’ 3 piece from the Midlands who pull together the styles of psychobilly, rockabilly, surf and horror B movies. Signed to Crazy Love records, the band have played at many psychobilly festivals including the Kings Of Psychobilly in Germany, Speedfreaks Ball and Bedlam Breakout. www. myspace. com/therockitdogs
HATEBALL - A most anticipated return of this Punk Rock'n'Roll band from Eastbourne who are influenced by Social Distortion and Rancid. www. myspace. com/hateball
SHORT BUS WINDOW LICKERS - Formed in 2000 this London band play fast and furious scumbag hardcore punk. They have gone from playing gigs around London at benefits and squats to European tours and sharing the stage with bands such as Sick on the Bus, Varukers, UK Subs and Oi Polloi. With members from the Restarts, Dirty Love and Cellbound they are sure to be entertaining! www.myspace.com/shortbuswindowlickers
THE TRANSMISSION - Norfolk punk rockers who are influenced by The Clash, Social Distortion and AFI www.myspace.com/thetransmissionpunx
THE FRONTLINE - 4 piece hardcore punk band from Lincoln who are influenced by Rancid, Bouncing Souls and Sick Of It All and put on a fast, fun and energetic live show www.myspace.com/thefrontlineuk
LAST GANG IN TOWN DJ’s - Punk, Psychobilly, Rockabilly, Ska www.myspace.com/thelastgangintownuk
Saturday 26th January @Man on the Moon, 2 Norfolk St, Cambridge Doors 7:30pm ONLY £5 ON THE DOOR To reserve your tickets email lastgangintownuk@yahoo.co.uk
