MUDKISS FANZINE

MUDKISS RELATED SITES

• Mudkiss Fanzine www.mudkiss.com Mudkiss is a webzine/fanzine dedicated to all things creative from musicians, artists, writers, photographers, journalists, tattooists, outrageously interesting people, unsung shakers movers and groovers, groupies, sex bombs, glam pussy's, the weird, wonderful, worldly-wise, tinged with a touch of anarchy and rebellion.

• Soulkiss www.soulkiss.co.uk Mel's own personal web site - Since 1976 I've been interested in taking photos. Capturing that short moment in time, a photo that tells a story 10 - 20 years down the line, a photo book of events, wild clothes, friends and historical music episodes, romance and growing up. And I have rarely been anywhere since without my trusty camera. It's a love affair that continues to develop.

• My Space www.myspace.com/mudkiss Join us on MySpace. We want to create stories of interest and give those unsung heroes a voice. In a male dominated 'industry'/clique scene,it's a breath of fresh air that mudKISS blows through the permanently ajar door that is PUNK ROCK: salut, up and atom.(Jean Encoule from'TrakMARX')

• Mudkiss on Facebook www.facebook.com/mudkiss Join us on facebook. We are the two blondes who created a small web site last June 2008. It has expanded beyond our wildest expectations....a book is published on lulu.com featuring all the interviews from 2008 (all 53) didn't we do well !! We are joined by Jean Encoule , Rachel, Den & Lee, who have been fabulous contributors to our dynamite team.

• Mudkiss Photography by Mel www.myspace.com/mudkissphotos Check out my variety of photography, ranging from Live bands, photoshoots, landscapes, architecture, horses, sunsets & sunrises...the list is endless. I just love shooting.

• Mudkiss on Twitter twitter.com/mudkissfanzine Just another way of contacting us - we aren't on here that often..I find it a bit of trivial way of time.

• MUDKISS - ON WE MAKE ZINES wemakezines.ning.com/profile/MudkissFanzine A place for zinesters - writers and readers

MUDKISS RECOMMENDS THESE MUSIC SITES

• Nick Cave www.nick-cave.com/ Nick Cave Online 'I'm down here for your soul'. The genius that is Nick Cave, everything you would want to know and more.

• Sex Pistols www.sex-pistols.net/ God Save The Sex Pistols.. the full story and latest news of the finest Punk Rock band ever featuring: John Lydon / Rotten, Sid Vicious, Glen Matlock, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Lydon in Public Image Limited, Cook and Jones as The Professionals, Never Mind the Bollocks, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, The Filth and the Fury!

• Band Republic www.bandrepublic.com/ Band Republic was created as part of the music industry revolution that is currently changing the way the music buying public listen and purchase their music. For too long the record industry has ignored what we want from them. Gone are the days when the public will be hoodwinked into buying something just because it has a great marketing campaign. We want to see and hear great music, great bands and niche bands releasing records

• Bebe Buell website www.bebebuell.org/ Singer of The Bebe Buell Band and Author of 'Rebel heart'.

• Julian Cope www.juliancope.com/ Julian's Head Heritage site with forum

• The Only Ones www.theonlyones.biz/ The Only Ones Official website

• James Stevenson www.jamesstevenson.info/index.htm A Mudkiss favourite - James Stevenson got his first taste of playing guitar professionally in the punk band Chelsea in March 1977 and since then he has joined ranks with The Alarm & Gene Loves Jezebel, and The Cult ...read all about it.

• Buzzcocks www.buzzcocks.com/site/index.html Website and forum of the original Manchester punk band.

• The Alarm www.thealarm.com/alarmdefault.aspx Check out The Alarm with forum and up to date information.

OTHER GREAT FANZINES/WEBSITES ONLINE WITH INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS.

• Trakmarx www.trakmarx.com ROCK AND ROLL, GARAGE PUNK, PSYCHE, HEAVY METAL, PROTO PUNK, KRAUTROCK, JAP ROCK, PUNK ROCK, POST PUNK, INDUSTRIAL, BLACK METAL, DOOM/DRONE, POST ROCK, NOISE, AVANT ET L'ART DE L'ETRANGER

• Bombsite 1977 ebooks www.myebook.com/bombsite1977/ Roughly 30 years ago punk rock transformed the music industry. During 1977 teenage punk rockers and Eric's club members, Mart, Alg and Grom wrote, produced and printed a Liverpool fanzine to promote the youth explosion and musical revolution around the UK Merseyside region. This ebook is the first in a series of issues Bombsite Fanzine will launch over the next 12 months. The issues http://fw.members.freewebs.com/manageapp/links/settings/new_link#will include original photos and stories from 1977, combined with present day stories from band members and individuals about the period.

• Bombsite BlogSpot whycontrol1977.blogspot.com/ Bombsite Fanzine - An outlet for teenage frustration, or written conflict was how we described our fanzine. Our participation was the role we played toward the growth of punk rock, and youth culture for Merseyside in the UK during 1977. Check out Martins interviews !

• Punk 77 www.punk77.co.uk/ A history of UK Punk Rock from 1976-79: Featuring an A-Z of punk bands from Adam and The Ants to The Sex Pistols to X Ray Spex, fanzines, punk girls, rare record sleeves, audio clips, fashion, punk rock lyrics, interviews and loads of pictures.

• 3am Magazine www.3ammagazine.com Whatever it is we are against it! Poetry, Music interviews ect

• Manchester Music Zine www.manchestermusic.co.uk Interviews, reviews in and around Manchester.

• FFRUK iT ffruk.com/ FFRUKiT! is based in the UK and is here to support the music scene and its people, bringing you news, gossip, views and music from all walks of life

• BubbleGum SLut Fanzine www.myspace.com/bubblegumslutzine Bubblegum Slut is the UK's only fake-fur covered fanzine. Dealing in Glam, Sleaze, Punk, Goth, Deathrock, Rockabilly and other big-haired and pre-1990 musical phenomenons other publications won't touch for fear of getting their barge pole all sticky with hairspray B.S has brought a little sleazy make-up caked trash into the lives of those who find it forced upon them at gigs, indie shops and bars all over London, Essex and beyond.

MUDKISS FAVOURITE SITES

• Nancy Spungen Bio nancys.110mb.com/index.htm A great website dedicated to all things Nancy compiled by Molly.

• The Blitz Kids Web Site www.theblitzkids.com For many years Danilo has been collecting records, magazines, clippings and movies which are now available for a greater audience through his websites.

• Leigh Bowery www.alissongothz.com.br/leighbowery/xtravaganza/index.php?lng=en A website dedicated to the fabulous original, larger than life character Leigh Bowery.

• Strummercamp 2009 www.strummercamp.co.uk/ The annual music event which celebrates the life of Joe Strummer. Strummercamp is a not for profit venture presented, organised and staffed entirely by volunteers

• Eric's Club Liverpool www.ericsclub.co.uk/Home.html Eric's was a music club in Matthew St, Liverpool, it opened it's doors on October 1st 1976 with The Strangers playing. It became notable for hosting many of the early punk bands and post punk. Read all about all the club, see the photos from the people who went. Great site a definite favourite. Mark Jordan Contact: erics1@hotmail.co.uk

• Studs And Punks www.studsandpunks.co.uk/ Worldwide Information on the past and current punk & oi scene with News Features, CD Reviews, Gig Reviews, articles, Worldwide Gig and Festival listings, Podcasts and a massive range of Studs, Spikes and Punk Rock Clothing and Merchandise at reasonable prices.

• Radio Joy radiojoy.co.uk Featuring Johnny Brown, Inga and our wondrous Denis Browne readings.

• Band of Holy Joy www.bandofholyjoy.co.uk The rough-and-tumble British acoustic unit Band of Holy Joy formed in London in 1984. Led by singer Johny Brown. Band of Holy Joy play a few low key gigs in and around London,concentrating on shows with Song,narrative and visuals. Most notably is 'A lucky thief in a careless world' which is a homage to William Burroughs Naked Lunch.

• Resonance Radio Station - London resonancefm.com/ (Featured our Den on two occasions). Imagine a radio station like no other. A radio station that makes public those artworks that have no place in traditional broadcasting. A radio station that is an archive of the new, the undiscovered, the forgotten, the impossible. That is an invisible gallery, a virtual arts centre whose location is at once local, global and timeless. And that is itself a work of art.

• Manchester District Music Archive www.mdmarchive.co.uk/archive/homePage.php MDMArchive is an online community archive designed to celebrate Greater Manchester music, protect its heritage and promote awareness of its cultural importance. We are a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers.

• South End Punk History 1976 - 1986 www.southendpunk.com A great site which features a complete history through text and images of the history of the South End Punk scene, all the bands, the punks, the fanzines and lot's more.

GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS

• Art Punk www.artpunk.com/ Fashion, Fetish and Alternative photography

• Bob Gruen www.bobgruen.com/ Bob Gruen is one of the most well known and respected photographers in Rock and Roll. By the mid '70s he was already regarded as one of the foremost documenters of the scene working with major attractions such as John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Kiss etc., and also covering the emerging New Wave and Punk bands including The New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Clash, Sex Pistols, Ramones & Blondie.

• Cynthia Plaster Caster www.cynthiaplastercaster.com/index.html Hi, I'm Cynthia and I'm a recovering groupie. I make plaster casts of penises and breasts that are attached to rock stars and other talented earthlings.

• Dave Nestler www.davenestler.com/ Dave's creative exploration into the world of Pinup Art. From Glamour to Erotica, from Fetish to Fantasy.

• Jason Atomic jasonatomic.co.uk/splash.html He is a walking work of art; the man with the painted face of many colours, clothing to match. He frequently paints and sketches the underground super freaks, on the music, art and club scene. He adores colour in his work and his life and contributes to various publications such as The Illustrated APE, Gazelland.

• Tina K www.tina-k.co.uk/ Tina is a freelance photographer, one of the new breed of photographers with a fresh style of her own dynamite, youthful, vibrant and very much in demand.

• Suicide Girls suicidegirls.com/ SuicideGirls was founded on the belief that creativity, personality and intelligence are not incompatible with sexy, compelling entertainment, and millions of people agree. The site mixes the smarts, enthusiasm and DIY attitude of the best music and alternative culture sites with an unapologetic, grassroots approach to sexuality.

• Cormac Figgis Photography www.cormacfiggis.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=15184&Akey=EFV9EHQW As a photographer, I have worked with a number of bands and recording artists, taking photographs for press and album design. I have a voracius interest in music and have worked up a substantial portfolio of bands and musicians, covering many concerts and festivals, most recently Rebellion, Analog and Electric Picnic. I work as resident photographer for Sonic Promotions, Forever Promotions, Whelans, The Village, The Button Factory, Andrews Lane and The Academy as well as Sassy Sue's GoGo Inevitable at the Sugar Club and am about to commence shooting for new Irish music magazine STATE.