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T&M 027 Release
T&M's next release will be T&M 027 and sees Charlie Harper reunited with two ex-Subs, Pete Davies and Darrell Bath, for a one off single; Charlie Harper & Friends - Stop Hobophobia.
Recorded at Pat Collier's Perry Vale Studios in November 2015, it also sees the Straps Phil McDermott playing bass on the A-Side.
Limited to 500 hand numbered copies on blue vinyl with two sided insert and sticker. Available to buy via the T&M Big Cartel web-store from mid-day on Sunday 2nd July 2017
A-Side: Stop Hobophobia 
B-Side: Night Crawler
Charlie Harper: Vocals
Darrell Bath: Guitar, plus bass on Night Crawler
Phil Mc Dermott: Bass on Stop Hobophobia
Pete Davies: Drums
T&M and U.K. Subs hand over £4,000 cheque to RNLI
At the U.K. Subs' gig at the 'Talking Heads' music venue in Southampton on Friday 19 May, Time & Matter Recordings and the U.K. Subs made their latest donation to the RNLI, which is Charlie Harper's favourite charity.
The T&M cheque, representing total donations of £4,000 raised since May 2014 via Time & Matter's charity releases, e-Bay auctions as well as Yuko's collections via the band's merchandise desk was handed over to Jez Cronin, the RNLIs Legacy & In Memory Team Co-Ordinator, who is based at the RNLI headquarters in Poole, Dorset.
Time & Matter previously donated £2,000 to the RNLI in April 2014, and you can read that previous news story here.
Jez - who is a massive music fan, has been into punk since 1976, and continues to follow the punk scene and attend all sorts of gigs, of which he has seen the Subs many times - told the T&M website more about his role and what these donations mean for the RNLI:
"My role working as the Legacy & In Memorium Co-Ordinator for the RNLI is dealing with enquiries and offering support to our supporters wishing to leave legacies to the RNLI. These gifts in Wills can vary from cash donations, Residuary of Estates and even specific items being donated to the RNLI. The RNLI has been left gifts as diverse as a Pig Farm, gold teeth and last year two rare Ferraris from the 1960s which raised £8.5 million for the RNLI via auction.
As over 60% of the RNLIs income comes from legacies I really appreciate how generous and unbelievable our supporters are and how important legacies are for the future of the RNLI.
All donations are important, so it was really nice to be able to 'let my hair down' and also enjoy an evening with my favourite punk band the U.K. Subs and at the same time collect a fantastic donation of £4,000 from Charlie and the band in person. The fundraising efforts both financially and personally they have made with Rob and Mark from Time & Matter for the RNLI really is something I cannot thank them enough for on behalf of the RNLI. Of course, the other incredibly important factor to consider is that with Yuko's merchandise desk always having our RNLI Lifeboat donation box on it amongst the Subs merch, and it being carried round so many venues in the UK with the band, this also helps raise awareness of the RNLI.
I was amazed and honoured to personally thank Charlie, Yuko and the band at Talking Heads in Southampton in 2014 for raising over £3,000 for the RNLI at that point in time. So to be able to meet and thank the band again in 2017 at the new Talking Heads venue for this new, latest donation was unbelievable. The efforts Mark, Rob and the U.K. Subs have made over the years for the RNLI is truly humbling.
Then to top it off, after thanking Charlie and the band for their donation, I of course got to see another fantastic gig by the Subs in Mark's company. I know Mark will have passed on my thanks to his fellow T&Mer Rob who was not at the gig and like all of you reading this, I'm once again looking forward to spending many more evenings enjoying the U.K. Subs live and can’t wait for the next gig..."
Thanks to Matthew Rayner Photography - Flickr page - click here - who took the photo of Charlie and Jez, as well as the Jamie, Charlie and Jez one.
Band and Jez photo by T&M's Mark Chadderton.
You can further check out Matthew Rayner's gig photos of the U.K. Subs at Southampton 19/5/17 - click here
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE VITAL AND FANTASTIC WORK THAT THE RNLI DOES
Sign up for their newsletter - CLICK HERE
Read more about previous T&M causes - click here
T&M releases for sale* - click here
T&M charity e-Bay seller's account - click here
"Hi folks, we've been getting a lot of requests for a Ziezo picture disc to go with our previous 3 albums so we've decided to put out a limited run of 500 only, available to order now from the store section of our website at www.uksubs.co.uk
Once these are gone they're gone guys so if you want one be quick!
Shipping at the beginning of August 2017"
Time & Matter are proud to announce a new series of charity auctions.
All proceeds will be going to the RNLI again, Charlie Harper's favourite charity, and will take the form of four consecutive auctions on Ebay through the T&M account.
We have four test pressings very generously donated by Captain Oi! Records:
Auction 1: AHOYEP317 - U.K. Subs - Yellow Leader/Sin City Blues EP
Auction 2: AHOY704 - U.K. Subs - The Peel Sessions Volume 1
Auction 3: AHOY705 - U.K. Subs - The Peel Sessions Volume 2
Auction 4: AHOY706 - U.K. Subs - The Peel Sessions Volume 3
We also have a very exciting annoucement to make about T&M's recent fund raising activities, keep an eye out for the latest news!
- Read more about what the RNLI does - click here
- Read more about previous T&M causes - click here
- T&M charity e-Bay seller's account - click here
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - Scared to Dance goes like this!
FACEBOOK GIG EVENT PAGE: Click here
Diminished Responsibility: My Life as a UK Sub, and other Strange Stories...
***Updated 10 March 2017***
New instalment published!
Chapter 9:
SHAKE UP THE CITY (part 2)
T&M today proudly publishes the 23rd instalment of this wonderful series of memoirs from Alvin Gibbs about his life and U.K. Subs-experiences...
As usual, the latest episode boasts many previously unpublished photos from Alvin's personal archive...
Read the latest...
In which our narrator marries Mary, enjoys a bite on the side as a Dog, gets to Feelgood, confronts temptation, goes down a storm on German TV, experiences the horror of the holocaust with a visit to Dachau and is involved in a gig seige with 80s latter-day German nazis - whilst on a lighter note, witnesses Nicky Garratt exasperated by compacted blocks of brown rice - "Not this hippy shit again!"
Previous chapters are archived in the T & Misc! section to the right entitled "Alvin Gibbs' memoirs"...
NICKY GARRATT TRACK USED IN PETER O'TOOLE'S LAST FILM
A track from the latest album by Hedersleben, Nicky Garratt's ongoing band has been used as part of the soundtrack to the new film 'Diamond Cartel', which turned out to be Peter O'Toole's final film role.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6282314/
Hedersleben Facebook page - click here
Read Nicky's T&M exclusive new album article - click here
Buy Hedersleben 4 - Orbit HERE
Hedersleben 4 - new line up photo - click to enlarge
Hedersleben 4 headshots - 2016 Orbit line up - click to enlarge
SIGNED NICKY GARRATT ALBUMS AVAILABLE...
The Time & Matter webstore has also got the first three Hedersleben albums in stock, of which we have a limited amount signed by Nicky as well as by the band...
CD:
Buy Hedersleben I - click here (autographed by Nicky Garratt)
Buy Hedersleben II - click here (not autographed)
Buy Hedersleben III - click here (autographed by Nicky Garratt)
VINYL:
Buy Hedersleben II - click here (signed by Nicky and the band)
Buy Hedersleben III - click here (signed by Nicky and the band)
Pete Davies News - Blackmayne
Ex-U.K. Subs sticksman Pete Davies has been drumming with the recently reformed NWOBHM band Blackmayne, alongside his fellow Straps member Phil McDermott.
Background news story: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/heavy-metal-rock-band-is-120075/
Pete recently told T&M that "The Blackmayne CD is now avaliable on Eat Metal Records (click here). I'm not gigging with the band but have been asked if I'll record with them again, for their next/new album."
The CD features Pete on some newly recorded tracks, with the press release reading as follows:
"EAT METAL RECORDS is proud to announce the reissue of the classic 80's nwobhm same title album from BLACKMAYNE, for the first time on CD !!!
Featuring 3 bonus tracks from 2016, that mark the return of the band to today's metal scene!
Followed by a great performance at BRO fest, the band is alive and kicking!!!
Originally hailing from KENT - U.K. this was their only album released back in 1985 !!!!
For the first time on CD, including a 16 pages booklet, with lyrics, never published before photos and liner notes!
Limited to 500 copies, this is a must release for all NWOBHM maniacs..."
Watch the official Blackmayne video below - featuring Pete:
Pete also revealed that he will also start rehearsing with covers band Never Mind the Sex Pistols in a couple of weeks...
BLACKMAYNE FACEBOOK PAGE - click here
Pete Davies is also involved with the following bands:
Red Mecca - Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/red.mecca.5
The Straps - Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mrjockstrap77/
The Grail Brotherhood - Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thegrailbrotherhood/
New Charlie Harper Single To Be Released
Punkerama Records will be releasing a brand new Charlie Harper 7" single soon. Featuring an acoustic version of 'Warhead' and an electric version of 'Rebellion Song', the test pressings are due soon, with the single artwork being done by Charlie himself.
Limited to 500 copies, it will be released in 5 different colours of 100.
https://www.facebook.com/Punkerama-records-169869096387151/
Time & Matter Records Proudly Presents...
T&M 026 LP, CD and MC
Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war…
They’re back with a bite!
FOUR LUMINARIES OF THE PUNK AND ALTERNATIVE SCENE RE-UNITE FOR A BRAND NEW KILLER LP!
Charlie Harper (U.K. Subs)
Knox (The Vibrators)
Alvin Gibbs (U.K. Subs)
Matthew Best (Psychic TV)
Recorded at ex-Vibrators’ bassist Pat Collier’s London Studio in May 2016, this fi fth Urban Dogs album really is their best yet, featuring a stunning collection of songs that are breathtaking in their variety, both musically and lyrically.
Selected highlights are Charlie’s harmonica-drenched ‘Pawn Shop Special’ and bittersweet ‘Whisky Song’, Knox’s fascinating songwriting skills, encompassing ageing love, crucifi xion and android analogy, two stunning covers; their take on The Monkees and Sex Pistols’ famous cover song ‘Steppin’ Stone’ and Johnny Thunders’ classic ‘You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory’ as well as Alvin’s best ever song yet, the simply sensational punk raucous sweaty-sweet stomper that is ‘Sidewalk Baby’.
All that and we haven’t even barked on about the Knox sung Gibbs homage to Vivienne Westwood - ‘World’s End Apocalypso’ or Alvin’s perfect politician put-down ‘Goddamn Liar’!
Yet more genius to chew on! 
Track Listing:
01. Dancing On The Heads Of Snakes
02. The Little Song
03. Sidewalk Baby
04. Pawn Shop Special
05. We Are Machine
06. Trick Or Treat
07. Goddamn Liar
08. Storm Over Golgotha Tonight
09. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
10. World’s End Apocalypso
11. (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
12. The Whisky Song
Following the album launch party at the band's spiritual home, the 100 Club in London, Attack is available to buy now on LP (blue vinyl), CD and very limited edition cassette through T&M's web-shop.
The CD and cassette boast two bonus tracks; Rebellion Song and One Foot In The Grave, both taken from the band's 2014 single released on Time & Matter Records, T&M 016.
>>> BUY THE LP - CLICK HERE! <<<
>>> BUY THE CD - CLICK HERE! <<<
>>> BUY THE CASSETTE - CLICK HERE! <<<
Time & Matter Records Proudly Presents...
- Brand new Urban Dogs 7" single on Time & Matter Records
- 'Trick or Treat' taken from the forthcoming LP 'Attack'
- Limited to 350 copies...
- On emerald green blood coloured vinyl...
- With lyrical and informational insert...
- B-side boasts 2 previously unreleased tracks from the band's first demos in 1982:
'New Barbarians' & 'Utopia'
URBAN DOGS 2016:
CHARLIE HARPER: Vocals / KNOX: Guitar & "Halloween"
ALVIN GIBBS: Bass / MATTHEW BEST: Drums
URBAN DOGS 1982:
CHARLIE HARPER: Vocals / DAVE DUDLEY: Guitar
STEVE SLACK: Bass / MATTHEW BEST: Drums
BUY IT NOW - CLICK HERE
http://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com/
Urban Dogs 'ATTACK' t-shirts now in the T&M store
Previously only available at the two Urban Dogs gigs in November 2016.
Based on Charlie Harper's painting used on the back cover of the album 'Attack', and the front cover of the single 'Trick or Treat', these heavy cotton tees are a must for all you dog lovers out there.
Available in Small, Medium, Large, XL and XXL.
Limited stock on all sizes and these will not be replaced, once they're gone they are gone.
Brilliant Interview With Charlie In 'Fear & Loathing' Fanzine
You can now read online an absolutely superb interview with Charlie Harper on the 'Fear And Loathing' fanzine website.
Conducted by Andy P, editor and brains behind this ever brilliant fanzine, the interview took place after the soundcheck for the Subs' 100 Club gig on 21 May 2016, a few weeks after the release of the 'Ziezo' album.
Just as this fanzine's superb 2008 Subs interview was (issue 63), this is one of the most infomative and fascinating interviews with Charlie that you will read...
Covering Charlie's early life and musical journey through to the final Subs album and beyond, here are a few example quotes...
"But while we were there, a bomb landed right next to our house, almost a direct hit, and our house collapsed into the harbour..."
"Funnily enough, my Mum and my Aunt actually used to come to the 100 Club to dance to the Jazz bands..."
"...then the Rolling Stones came along. Once I saw them, I was hooked. I loved everything about them and I’d follow them everywhere. I mean, there were times when I’d get to see them three times in a week..."
"I only had a small room, but I painted this big Sixties-style mural on the wall, and added ‘November 17th, 1965’. That was the first time I played music onstage, although at the time I was playing folk music..."
Urban Dogs Album Reviewed by Fear And Loathing 'Zine
The superb brand new album by the Urban Dogs, 'Attack', out now on Time & Matter Records gets yet another superb review on the ever brilliant FEAR AND LOATHING FANZINE website...
"Apart from the fairly recent ‘acoustic’ album, this is the first full-on Urban Dogs album for quite a long time, but it still sounds as confident and natural as a band who were playing and recording on a much regular basis...
It sounds as if the band had a lot of fun making this album. Now it’s your turn to enjoy it!"
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
CLICK HERE TO BUY THE ALBUM ON VINYL,
CD OR CASSETTE - OR ALL THREE! ;-)
Full news story with review fully archived on T&M - Click here
Jamie & 'Crew' Charity Skydive For Baby Hospice
U.K. Subs drummer Jamie Oliver is organising a charity skydiving day with his mum and all of the bar staff at the Crew/Queen's Hall music venue in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
The event will raise money for Zoë's Place, which is a 'local' Baby Hospice based in Coventry.
Zoë's Place is an independent registered Charity providing palliative, respite and end of life care to babies and infants aged from birth to 5 years suffering from life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Compassionate care is at the heart of Zoë's Place's philosophy and this crucial care is provided to all who access their facilities irrespective of their religious beliefs, colour, race, culture or gender, and there is no charge to the families who use this amazing service.
Jamie, along with ten others will be doing a group skydiving day in March in order to help Zoë's Place open up 2 of their 6 cot rooms which are currently not operating due to lack of funds.
This is an amzing cause to which we hope U.K. Subs fans worldwide can now help by sponsoring Jamie's fundraising plan of action for this incredibly important charity.
Any donation/sponsorship will be gratefully welcomed...
Please get involved by visiting:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thecrewbarskydivers
This is what Jamie had to say about the fundraising event...
"On March 2nd (weather permitting) 11 of us will take to the skies and jump out of a perfectly good plane at around 13,000 feet and plummet towards the earth at around 125mph. It must be noted that my nine good friends and my mum have never done this before, so to get all of them on board is pretty damned impressive.
This is a very worthy and noble cause and we would appreciate your support in any way, shape or form. Whatever you can do or spare will be warmly welcomed and will go towards improving the living conditions of many children, many of whom will not make it past infancy.
We have a page at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thecrewbarskydivers where you can help us to support this most excellent of causes.
Thanks in advance,
Jamie."
Jamie's Just Giving Webpage: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thecrewbarskydivers
Zoë's Place Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/zoes.coventry
The Crew Bar Skydivers Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrewBarSkydivers/
Zoë's Place website: http://www.zoes-place.org.uk/coventry/
Steve Straughan's other bands CDs now in stock at T&M
Ahead of the forthcoming UK winter tour, T&M thought that it would offer Subs fans the chance to purchase some CDs of new guitarist Steve Straughan's previous and side project bands, so you can hear how superb his other work beside the Subs is!
Therefore, we have limited stock now available in the T&M webstore for your convenience and listening pleasure of the following:
LOADED 44: GET READY! CD EP
Loaded 44 are the ass-shakin' punk rock band from the North East of England. Formed in 1996, guitarist-songwriter Dave is joined by Beki (Steve Ignorant's Last Supper European tour 2010) with Steve Straughan and Nelly from The Lurkers.
With a sound that has been compared to "Blondie meets the Ramones", Loaded 44 will blow you away...
>>> GET READY! is their latest CD EP released in August 2016 <<<
"
...straight away you’re pulled in by this infectious high tempo buzzsaw guitar punk anthem, this is Loaded 44‘s trademark style and it’s never sounded better..." ThePunkSite.Com
"Loaded 44 are an example of the grassroots DIY attitude at it’s finest, this is an EP that anyone with a love of punk rock should buy..." ThePunkSite.Com
HI-FI SPITFIRES: NIGHTRAID CD ALBUM
Hi -Fi Spitfires are a 3 piece punk rock band, formed in mid 2008, the 'Heart Of A Punk, Soul Of A Rasta' online zine said "Hi-Fi Spitfires... blur somewhere between "Give 'Em Enough Rope" and "Inflammable Material..." Bloody brilliant in other words!
>>> NIGHTRAID is their second CD album released in 2016 <<<
"...their debut album was impressive but Nightraid feels like an altogether more accomplished beast. Hi-Fi Spitfires are unsurprisingly heavily influenced by the likes of Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash and The Ruts, but that’s not to say that they are some dated anachronism, they take their lead from the first wave of punk rock but they have taken it and made it there own, as a result Nightraid is a contemporary slightly harder edged interpretation..." ThePunkSite.Com
"This is a very accomplished album from a band that are grass roots DIY punk rock, that alone would be a reason to support them but forget about that for a moment, just focus on the fact that this is a great album regardless of how it came into being. As long as bands like Hi-Fi Spitfires are keeping the grass roots of punk alive and well then we’ll know our scene is in safe hands..." ThePunkSite.Com
- Read Steve's exclusive T&M interview - click here
- Read Steve's interview on the punksite.com - click here
- Read T&Ms announcement of Steve joining the Subs - click here
Check out 'Double Crossing Blues' by The Hi-Fi Spitfires below
VISIT THE T&M WEBSTORE: CLICK HERE
NICKY GARRATT EXCLUSIVE!
Exploring the new Hedersleben album
Time & Matter are absolutely thrilled that ex-U.K. Subs guitarist Nicky Garratt has written another exclusive article for his popular T&M section
'NICKY'S GUITAR NOTES'.
After previously writing articles on his various guitars as well as penning a recording diary for T&M along with giving exclusive insights into each new song, Nicky, as he generously did with the first three Hedersleben LPs, reveals the inspiration and story behind the soon to be released fourth Hedersleben album 'Orbit', in yet another fascinating article.
The latest article published today (25/09/2016)
Read Nicky's brand new exclusive to T&M article - click here
Buy Hedersleben 4 - Orbit HERE
SIGNED NICKY GARRATT ALBUMS AVAILABLE...
The Time & Matter webstore has got the first three Hedersleben albums in stock, of which we have a limited amount signed by Nicky as well as by the band...
CD:
Buy Hedersleben I - click here (autographed by Nicky Garratt)
Buy Hedersleben II - click here (not autographed)
Buy Hedersleben III - click here (autographed by Nicky Garratt)
VINYL:
Buy Hedersleben II - click here (signed by Nicky and the band)
Buy Hedersleben III - click here (signed by Nicky and the band)
BUY SIGNED HEDERSLEBEN ALBUMS - CLICK HERE
NEW T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE- SUBS CHARITABLE DONATION
- SUPERB SUBS RANGE
The U.K. Subs official merchandiser Mainstage Merch have recently added a couple of new t-shirts, pictured below with links to purchase.
Diamond Tee - click here
Flag Tee - click here
A percentage of each sale goes direct to the band,
and postage and packing is free for all UK orders over £5-00
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MAINSTAGE WEBSITE
U.K. SUBS MERCHANDISE RANGE INCLUDES:
£285-00 Charity Donation From Mainstage Merch
IAIN KILGALLON AT MAINSTAGE KINDLY OFFERED TO DONATE 10% OF PROFITS ON ALL SALES TO CHARLIE HARPER'S CHOSEN CHARITY LAST YEAR, WHICH IS THE RNLI.
T&M IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MAINSTAGE HAVE JUST PRESENTED THEIR FIRST DONATION FROM SALES AMOUNTING TO £285-00.
PICTURED BELOW ARE IAIN AND CHARLIE, WHO BOTH SAY THANKS TO ALL SUBS FANS WHO BOUGHT ITEMS FROM MAINSTAGE, AND THEREFORE HELPED WITH THIS LATEST DONATION.
New U.K. Sus DVD Out Now:
'Dance & Travel in the Punk Rock Age with the UK Subs'
Screen Edge, who recently released the U.K. Subs - On The Road DVD, have now released another U.K. Subs DVD.
John Bentham, who is the man behind Screen Edge, also previously issued his footage as 'Jettisoundz', has written the following synopsis for the new DVD, which is entitled 'Dance & Travel in the Punk Rock Age with the U.K. Subs':
"When I started to think about things it was when Charlie told me he was 70 now, and he'd had 50 years on the road already, I thought this sounds like a good story. The beginning few years were captured, and are all out for all to see. I think the story really begins in 1983, which is with Charlie at the helm, stripped of the rest of the band. Then the following year things take off in LA big time, showing what the band can do, and going through the gigs how often the line up changes along the way. For Charlie what does not change is the band, he is always there! There a bit of my own stuff here along with other people's footage, it does make good viewing, particularly some of the interview footage and documentary. I can only hope that these tapes given to me by Charlie Harper, are seen as a testament to a great player. I would say there is another one yet, at least... John Bentham - 2015."
The new DVD compilation - catalogue number JE319D - runs to just over 3 hours and is region free, can be purchased in the UK from Screen Edge on the following link:
https://screenedge.greedbag.com/buy/dance-and-travel-in-the-punk-roc/
Below: Back cover with track listing - click to enlarge
Rent, buy, download or watch Screen Edge Subs Footage
John has also made his footage available to view, stream, rent or buy/download via the Rameses website...
So, for example, for the video interview John did with Charlie in September 2014 you can rent the footage for $1.00, buy and download it for $3.00 or watch it with a $4.99 monthly subscription.
Additionally, the two U.K. Subs gigs that made up the 'On The Road' DVD can also be accessed via the Rameses website with a rental price of $1.50 each, buy and download for $5.00 each or via the aforementioned $4.99 monthly subscription option.
U.K. Subs gig footage link:
https://rameses.pivotshare.com/authors/john-bentham/9619/media
Charlie interview footage link:
https://rameses.pivotshare.com/media/003c-charlie-harper-interview-sept-14-2014-(45-mins)/34386
SCREEN EDGE WEBSITE: click here
SCREEN EDGE YOUTUBE: click here
UPDATE RE THE NEW DVD:
Parts 1, 2 & 3 are on https://rameses.pivotshare.com/ at "reasonable rates"...
A free trailer tape for each is online and on YouTube
U.K. SUBS - Stranglehold (Dance & Travel in the Punk Rock Age vol 1)
https://youtu.be/6ALCoognGW0
U.K. SUBS - You Don't Belong (Dance & Travel in the Punk Rock Age vol 2)
https://youtu.be/p1jtpObIFgQ
U.K. SUBS - Limo Life (Dance & Travel in the Punk Rock Age vol 3)
https://youtu.be/TZlzm-whqi8
EXCLUSIVE T&M INTERVIEW
RICKY MCGUIRE
The interview includes many photos from Ricky's own personal archive, including previously unpublished U.K. Subs photos...
NEW TIME & MATTER RECORDS MERCHANDISE
Time & Matter Records' catalogue number T&M 021 is a patch!
Our latest piece of merchandise, the T&M record label patch is screen printed onto black cotton, measures 90 mm (3.5 inches) across and is priced at just £1-00 plus postage and packaging.
However, when purchased with any other item in our Big Cartel T&M webstore, postage and packaging will be free.
A free patch will also be sent out with any order where you purchase 3 different items at the same time.
A free patch will also be included in all our triple pack offers that we have available.
T&M WEBSTORE LINK HERE:
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
Click the image to enlarge
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...
T&M 011: THE TIME & MATTER CAR WINDOW STICKER
The Time & Matter catalogue recently made it in to double figures with our U.K. Subs 2014 calendar, helping to raise £2,000 for the R.N.L.I on the way. So to celebrate this we have produced T&M 011, which is a fabulously fun, limited run, high quality ‘Time & Matter’ Car Window Sticker.
Made from static-cling vinyl so it's easy to fix and easy to remove, the sticker celebrates the artists we've had the pleasure of working with over the last 4 years. Measuring 250mm x 50mm, we hope you agree that this is an essential purchase for any true U.K. Subs fanatic.
So whether you live in your car or if it just sometimes feels that way, you can now brighten things up in your vehicle with this suitably sloganed Subs-sticker; and as usual the proceeds will all go to Charlie's Charitable Cause. Only £2.00 plus P&P.
You can pick up yours via the Time & Matter Recordings Big Cartel webstore HERE!
SPOOF U.K. SUBS TWITTER ACCOUNT!
An unknown Subs fan has set up a spoof UK Subs Twitter account combining UK Subs lyrics and the world of Lego! It looks as if 'Lego_UK_Subs' is intent on tweeting some 'lego-ified' UK Subs lyrics from every UK Subs album and they have - obviously! - started with 'Another Kind Of Block'!!!!
Follow Lego_UK_Subs on Twitter - click here
"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
T&M website born: October 2008 .
Official launch date: 1 December 2009.
The basis of ‘Time and Matter’ is to provide a chronological listing, day by day; month by month; year by year of the band’s many activities.
Our aim is to provide as full an historical archive of the
U.K. Subs as possible... Full website editors' statement... click here
Quick editor contacts:
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You can contact us by snail mail as well:
Time & Matter Recordings, P.O.Box 5261, CV37 1JR
Please Note: This address is for website correspondence only, we are unable to accept post for any of the band members. (This applies to e-mail messages too.) Thanks.
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" Time don't matter at all..."
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
