Our record was only released on Friday and today Damaged Goods told us that they have SOLD OUT! We have a very small amount to sell at gigs and we’ll be putting a handful of these for sale on our Bandcamp page soon – keep an eye open so you don’t miss out!
NEWS
happy Dog Day!
to all our dog friends!
YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR RECORD RELEASE PARTY!
We made a record and it’s in the shops today!
We can’t do a gig to celebrate so we’re having an online party instead and you’re invited!
Hear our whole record, with home made videos, chat and costume changes.
This link will be made live today at 2pm London time (3pm Amsterdam time / 9am NY time)
ABOUT OUR RECORD: RABIES BABIES 10″ WHITE VINYL
300 Copies on white vinyl in numbered hand printed sleeve
6 sleeve colour variations – 50 copies printed of each.
Also includes Zine, sticker, postcard & screen-printed sleeve
Out AUGUST 21st 2020 on Damaged Goods (www.damagedgoods.co.uk)
We recorded the songs at Hackney Road Studios, recorded and mixed by Tim Cedar, and mastered by Joe Caithness.
BUY OUR RECORD ONLINE FROM DAMAGED GOODS WEBSITE
Rabies Babies: Rape is Rape, Even if the Rapist is in a Band That You Like – single of the year
From Loudwomen.org
‘Rape is Rape, Even if the Rapist is in a Band That You Like’ screams London DIY punk stalwarts Rabies Babies, and we couldn’t agree with them harder. We’re declaring this our single of 2020.
It seems like every day we’re hearing about another band, even within our own scene, who have members who have abused or even raped. And yet these abusers and rapists are still supported by their band, by the fans, and by the music press. This song is a crystal clear, in your face reminder for anyone who still needs it, that you can never separate the music from the assholes who created it. Here’s the band saying that better:
“Just because someone is in a band that you like doesn’t mean they are incapable of sexual assault. Too often when men in bands are accused of assault the victim is called a liar, blamed, and…
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Rape Is Rape, Even If The Rapist Is In A Band That You Like
9 days to go until our record is released! Here is one of the songs from it…
Rape Is Rape, Even If The Rapist Is In A Band That You Like
Just because someone is in a band that you like doesn’t mean they are incapable of sexual assault. Too often when men in bands are accused of assault the victim is called a liar, blamed, and is ostracised. This song is not commenting on any particular person or incident. We believe that the problem is widespread – almost all of the women we know in the punk scene have experienced some levels of sexual assault or violence, it is time that the problem is taken seriously and we get rid of the culture that gives men in bands a free pass to act how they want with no consequences.
10 days to go!
10 days to go until our record is released on Damaged Goods and the world will be brighter!
There are 6 different colour variations of the limited edition sleeve, handprinted by Gav Knight.
MAKING NOISE AGAIN!
The Gun Factory studios opened up again, so we’ve spent a few friday mornings playing through new songs and getting ready for when there is gigs again.
radio show – salute to Damaged Goods
This radio show is a salute to our favourite record label, with records from our favourite artists and WE’RE ON IT TOO!!!!!
Listen here
Record review!
The Vinyl District have said some nice stuff about our new record!
Rabies Babies, S/T 10-inch (Damaged Goods) This UK-based label has become something of a fixture in this column, which is tribute to sustained quality since kicking into gear back in 1988. This consistently comes partly through focus as the discography is loaded with raw no-frills punk, snotty and snarly, both contemporary and in reissue. This new 6-song set from the Rabies Babies fits into Damaged Goods’ equation but also expands it a little, as these UK feminist garage anarcho punks (who’ve been at it since 1999) bash out a racket that would’ve fit just fine on one of the Kill Rock Stars comps or perhaps on a 7-inch in K Records’ International Pop Underground series. To get a little more contemporary, they could easily end up on a future volume in the Emotional Response label’s Typical Girls endeavor.
Rabies Babies divide their record into halves by mood, with the first side angry, opening with the inspired screed against victim-blaming “Rape Is Rape, Even If the Rapist Is in a Band That You Like.” They also tackle casual sexism in cycling in “On Your Bike” and being trapped in a madhouse (which sucks) in “Madhouse.” The flip is the fun side, as “Party,” “La La La” and “I Fought the Floor and the Floor Won” illuminate that Rabies Babies like to enhance their good times with booze. Cheers! The musical glue that holds it all together is rough-throated with beaucoup amp gunk, so that not only did Riot Grrl come to mind more than once and specifically Bikini Kill’s “Suck My Left One,” but also a few spots (like “Madhouse”) pointed back to the ’80s Cali hardcore scene. A stirring blast, short and sweet at 12 minutes. A-
Radio show!
Mawkish Twaddle Radio Show is excellent – 3 hours packed full of great tunes, including one of ours two hours in.
Listen on Mixcloud
About the show:
Mawkish Twaddle, the Saturday evening radio program on KXSF 102.5 FM in San Francisco, marked its third anniversary last night with tracks from The Top Boost, Cult Figures, Tiña, R.E. Seraphin, The William Loveday Intention (Billy Childish), Bradley Skaught, TJ Cabot & Thee Artificial Rejects (Phone Jerks-related), Brian Mello, Twisted Ankle, The Speedways, Juniper, Kobra, West Coast Sick Line, Je Suis Animal (official), Starbelly with Roger Joseph Manning Jr., The Paving Company, Mekons, Disco Junk Band, Cocktails, Let It Come Down (KRAMER and Xan Tyler), Rabies Babies, Julie Et Joe, All Hits, Pash (Urban Cowboy Records), The Fiery Furnaces, Happyness, Damaged Bug, Mainframe, The Explorers Club, Lake Ruth & Listening Center, Wire, Good With Parents & Triple Stephens (Blank Editions), Joe Pernice, and Stuart Moxham & Louis Philippe.
From the past: The Ar-Kaics, The Sunshine Fix, Isabelle Aubret, Sloan Music, Weekend, The Imaginations, The Fall, Fountains Of Wayne, Sarah Goes Shopping, and The Westwoods. Some of these are summer-themed songs to commemorate that particular solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere; others are from newly released collections.
All of it can be heard on Mixcloud.