six thorns and one rose,
but one rose with six horns.
there are those who look with scorn
upon the rose which has six horns,
but to the thorn the horny rose
is far more friendly to the nose
than say a fluffy daffodil
which tickles so and makes us ill.
no! we must be the thorny six
and she must be our horny fix!
anon
Something to tickle the tastebuds a la album artwork .
Influences
hard-bop, free noise, improv, sea-shanties, bahmitzvahs, show-tunes, ennio morricone, spook-surf, logarithms, venn diagrams, cider, sobriety, lust, definitions, clasping, hours, justice, fractions, gasped confessions, whores, boars, spores, ducks, death, death, death, death blankets & the big bad wolf.
Sounds Like
"...they seem like pretty bloody talented musicians... There’s plenty of screeched vocals that recall Black Rider-era Tom Waits from time to time... The frantic energy of it all actually reminds me a little of Man Man as well, now that I think about it." song, by toad.(.com)
"...a hybrid of a smacked up version of Dexy's Midnight Runners and some fearsome spivs playing bal-musette while gathered around the gates of hell in a noirish 50's Montmatre..." bluesbunny.com
".....the most exciting and provocative band in Scotland" ..... Rick Fulton/Daily Record
".... one of the best live bands in the world right now" Jim Gellatly/Radio Scotland
".... a band making waves" Vic Galloway/Radio Scotland
".....wowing the masses " The List
"primus"
"ren & stimpy"
"too much like wagner" doug's cousin, jeremy(the nicest man on lismore)
"Punch & The Apostles are easily the best band in Glasgow right now. " Our new best friend Dory from some bbc comment thing
only found out about you lot the other day after me mate told me about you. needless to say i'm feckin gutted i missed you at leeds festival! next time; next time.
"Call Off The Emperor's Men" by Punch and The Apostles on my radio show, The British Breakfast, this Saturday between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PMUK on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org
Episode 42 of Jim Gellatly's NEW MUSIC finds Jim at the Wickerman Festival. As well as acoustic tracks from Pearl And The Puppets & Luva Anna, there's chat with Billy Bragg, Bronto Skylift, The Common Empire, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Mr Kil and Yahweh.
(feel free to spread the word! MySpace banner available on Jim's MySpace Profile)
how did your set go yesterday,i text ma burd and a few other people a knew that were there to go and watch ye's.Only ma burd got back to me and said ye's were fuckin brilliant
