-BUZFUZ NEWS:

August 2nd
AUGUST NEWSROOM

NEW BUZFUZ DRUMMER
Rich Keeble, who also plays in Goodbye Sergeants, has been confirmed as the band’s new drummer. He only plays for bands with Sergeant in the name.

MOSELEY FOLK FEST
The band have been confirmed for the Moseley Folk Festival in Birmingham on Sat August 30th. More details at www.moseleyfolk.co.uk

PAUL HAWKINS AND THEE AWKWARD SILENCES/WAR SONGS/TEARDROP EXPLODES
Buzfuz have several links with Thee Awkward Silences. Kate sometimes plays violin with them, Joe has guested live on guitar and keyboards with them and Silences drummer Ian Button helped on the new album after Buzfuz split with ex-drummer Martin Parker.
Joe is playing a gig, partly solo, partly with Polly MacLean, at the launch of the new Silences single ‘The Battle Is Over’ at the Betsy Trotwood on Saturday August 9th. They’ll be playing a set of war-related covers songs.
Then on Saturday September 12th the band are playing at the launch gig for the Silences album ‘We Are Not Other People’ at the 12 Bar Club where all the guest acts are playing sets by other people. Buzfuz are playing a 4 song Teardrop Explodes set. Thee Awkward Silences are rumoured to be doing a Pet Shop Boys set. Kinkajou are doing The Fatima Mansions. Other sets include The Doors and Motley Crue.

HERE COME THE POPES SINGLE DUE SEPTEMBER
Here Come The Popes Part 3 is released as a 7 inch single on purple vinyl on Blang on September 22nd. More news soon.

June 2nd
JUNE NEWSROOM
Sgt Buzfuz play their first live gig of the year at Blang at the 12 Bar Club on Wednesday June 11th, see Blangsite. Also on the bill are Head and Shoulders (featuring Jowe Head ex-TVPs/Swell Maps), Sheffield's ethereal balladeer Michael Eden and lo-fi psychotic folk man The Boycott Coca-Cola Experience.

New single Here Come The Popes (Part 3) is now expected in September followed by album High Slang either in Autumn or New Year. Early mixes from the album are currently on MySpace

Sunday March 9th
MARCH NEWSROOM

VIDEO
The band are filming a video for Here Come The Popes Part 3 in London on Sunday 16th. Although they haven’t found a new drummer yet (they’ve been concentrating on the new recordings). So if you want to guest on drums in the vid get in touch with them.

SINGLE
Here Come The Popes Part 3 will be backed with Dentist To The Stars which is also currently on the band’s MySpace playlist. Expected release date is June or July on Blang. 7” vinyl and download.

ALBUM
The band are still slowly working on the 4th album when they get the chance. They hope to finish it in April and release it in September.

SOLO GIG
Joe plays solo at Blang at the 12 Bar Club this Wednesday 12th along with Ashley Reaks, Mary Epworth and the Jubilee Band and The Stage Sages.

Monday Feb 4th
FEBRUARY NEWSROOM
LINE-UP CHANGES
Buzfuz have parted company with drummer Martin Parker and will soon be looking for a new sticksperson. In addition Kate is taking a sabbatical until September while she finishes the rest of her course, although she’s still recording in the studio.

ALBUM
4th album A Likely Story is slowly being worked on at One Cat in Brixton. Ian Button has been in to guest on drums. The first 4 mixes are at the MySpace page.

SINGLE
Here Come The Popes Part 3 is next single. It needs a remix. A video is being discussed with a film director in Manchester.

GIGS
Joe has two solo gigs coming up at the 12 Bar Club. At Blang supporting Thomas Truax on Feb 13th and at the Antifolk Fest on Feb 16th with The TV Personalities and lots more. See Gigs. He’ll be joined by a mystery guest musician.

AND FINALLY
Tom Robinson played Here Come The Popes Parts 2 and 3 on BBC Radio 6 a few weeks ago, describing it as ‘something a bit special’.
Sgt Buzfuz are mentioned in this month’s Mojo (with Radiohead on cover) in a review of an album by Lupen Crook, who they are compared to.

Saturday December 1st DECEMBER NEWSROOM

JOE’S BROTHER’S BOOK.
My brother Brendan has written a book to tie in with the 150th anniversary of Sheffield FC, the world’s oldest football club who formed in 1857. It was published in October by Sports Books. It’s a fascinating and irreverent look at how football evolved in Victorian times in England’s public schools and Sheffield’s factories. It’s a perfect Xmas present for that football loving relative (and indeed anyone interested in rugby, cricket and Aussie rules too). Every page packed with a potential quiz question. Some of it’s amazing. (Eg, the factory where our Dad worked (and me and Brendan too in summer holidays) had a team which reached the quarter finals of the FA Cup, going out to West Brom). You can get it from Amazon, The Book Depository.com, etc.
“From Sheffield With Love” by Brendan Murphy
Published by Sports Books paperback, RRP £8.99
There’s a Yorkshire Post feature/interview with Brendan here

GIG CRAPNESS
Something In The Water (me, Polly and Tom Alder’s other band) played a crap gig at The George Tavern this week. No soundcheck, soundman not there ‘till 9, one feeble monitor which we couldn’t hear the vocals in. So we couldn’t hear ourselves singing and apparently neither could anyone else. In hindsight we should’ve just walked off after the first song but we gamely struggled on with the engineer’s tweakings making no difference.
Then tonight I’ve cancelled my solo gig for Filthy Pedro’s night in Archway. I’ve got a sore throat. Which I’m trying to protect for recording vocals on Monday.

GIG AUSPICIOUSNESS
Still, the next Blang on Wednesday Dec 12th should be a cracker with Being 747 and their From Amoeba To Zebra show and the return of Ashley Reaks, the last time he played I laughed continuously for 30 minutes. See Blangsite

RECORDINGS
We’re still slowly recording a new LP on weekends/days off. I’m in on Monday to record vocals and hopefully my voice’ll be better.I’ve had a cold at some point at least during the recording of every single Buzfuz album to date. We’re still planning to release Popes Part 3 as a single and we’re talking to Sam Alder (Tom’s brother) about making a video for it. More news next year.
Keep well
Joe

Tuesday Oct 2nd OCTOBER NEWSROOM
Goodbye and thank you to Cormac O’Hara who has updated these pages since we started the Buzsite. He’s finally had enough and is a busy chicken so from now on the band are going to be updating the pages. Thanks for all your help Cormac.
‘What’s new?’ I fondly imagine thousands of you screaming. We’ve been in the studio. We’ve done 8 songs in 4 days at One Cat, home to our ex-cellist/bassist Jon. The music’s more or less done. I’ve got to go in and sing next, which I’m supposed to be starting on Saturday. Except I’ve caught a bloody cold so we’ll see. We’ll be recording more songs over the next few months. There should be a new LP next year and a single, probably ‘Here Come The Popes (Part 3)’. Maybe on purple papal vinyl…
Oh, and we’re playing at Blang next week which is going to be a great night. Subterraneans headline and there’s Kinkajou and Nadege, all great stuff.
Stay de-tuned
Joe


Monday Sep 3rd SEPTEMBER NEWSROOM
BUZFUZ TRACK ON COMP CD
Buzfuz have a track on the new UK antifolk compilation CD “AFUK and I”. The album is out now and is in the shops. It’s out on AFUK Records. The Buzfuz track is “Too Stupid” which is an out-take from the Fire Horse album. It’s essentially a Joe solo track. The CD also features Jinx Lennon, Milk Kan, David Cronenberg’s Wife, Filthy Pedro, JJ Crash, The Teenbeat, The Rebel, Matthew Sawyer and The Ghosts, Paul Hawkins and many more.

12 BAR GIG WED 12TH
The band play Blang on Wed 12th with Ian Button (Death In Vegas, Paul Hawkins and Thee Awkward Silences) guesting on drums. It’s the launch party for Malcolm Kaksois’ debut single “Sexy Dentist”. Full line-up etc here

RECORDING
Sgt Buzfuz go into the studio this weekend to begin recording the next album. They’re recording with Jon Clayton at One Cat.

Wednesday June 6th JUNE NEWSROOM
DEBUT GIG FOR NEW LINE-UP
Buzfuz play their first gig with the new line-up at Blang next week. The band are on at 10 15. After Filthy Pedro’s single release launch gig at 9 15. See Blangsite Gigs

FREE DOWNLOADS EACH MONTH
The band have made 4 tracks free to download on their Myspace site. The 4 tracks will be changed each month. This month’s tracks are:
1 Here Come The Popes Part 1 (from The Jewelled Carriageway)
2 It’s Not What You’ve Got It’s Who You Give It To (Jewelled Carriageway)
3 Scratch A Lover (Fire Horse)
4 Tear The Clouds (Obsessive Compulsion…)

SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Something In The Water (Joe Buzfuz, Polly Maclean and guest violinist Tom Alder from David Cronenberg’s Wife) have a busy June. They play a cover of Paul Hawkins’ ‘Mother I’m On TV’ at the Paul Hawkins/L’il Lost Lou split single release party on Friday 8th at The Betsey Trotwood, Farrigdon Road. Free entry!
Then on Saturday 16th they support Dr Strangely Strange at The 12 Bar Club. It’s the first London gig for 34 years from the psych-folkers. The night has sold out.
On Friday June 22nd SITW will be playing as live guests on Johny Brown’s Mining For Gold mix show on London’s volunteer-run art radio station Resonance 104.4 FM. 11 pm to midnight. Can be heard outside London on www.resonancefm.com.

RATIONAL FOR THE HARDCORE
Buzfuz were mentioned passingly in last week’s TimeOut in a preview of the Homefires festival, debating the merits of its becoming less strictly "folk" based: "...this year's Homefires is a more musically varied affair than any of its predecessors [...]If for you this is like Dylan going electric (or Sergeant Buzfuz going rational, for the real hardcore), you should check out Sunday's Upset The Rhythm hop." No, us neither… but nice for the band to get a mention.

ANTIFOLK COMPILATION
There’ll be a Sergeant Buzfuz track on an upcoming antifolk compilation CD compiled by JJ Crash and released on the AFUK label. The Buzfuz track is ‘Too Stupid’ which is an out-take from the Fire Horse CD. More news soon, word is on a summer release.

Mon April 2nd APRIL NEWSROOM
The band have drafted in John Paul Jones as new bass player. Not the guy from Led Zeppelin though. We’ll do a Meet The Band feature on him soon.
You can read Joe’s tourblog of the Feb tour up north and Scotland at Myspace
Joe is solo at this month’s Blang at the 12 Bar Club on Wed 11th, see Blanggigs

Thurs Feb 15th
Joe Buzfuz has bronchitis and missed last night’s Blang 5th Anniversary/Valentine’s Special. Tom Mayne took over the MC-ing. Joe is on antibiotics and an inhaler and should be ok for the tour next week.
See Blang site for news of the night.

Mon February 5th FEBRUARY NEWSROOM
WHITE ROSE AND THISTLES TOUR
Joe sets out on a tour of the kingdoms of Yorkshire and Scotland on Feb 18th accompanied by Polly MacLean who has guested as a duet singer on a lot of his solo gigs. It’s a homecoming tour for Yorkshireman Joe and Scots lass Polly. The dates are:
All February ’07:
Sunday 18 HULL Adelphi
Wednesday 21 INVERNESS Market Bar
Thursday 22 ABERDEEN MUSA (supporting John Otway)
Friday 23 EDINBURGH Henry’s Cellar Bar
Saturday 24 SHEFFIELD Red House

Note that the Edinburgh venue has now changed (it was previously at The Café Royal).

And there’s a tour warm-up gig on Valentine’s Night at Blang at the 12 Bar Club. The night also marks the 5th anniversary of the Blang night. See Blang

Sat January 13th 2007 JANUARY NEWSROOM
GUDBYE T' JON
Jon Clayton will leave his role as Buzfuz bass/cello player after the gig at The Archway Tavern next Saturday. Jon joined Charlotte Hatherley’s band as bassist last year and with 2007 set to be a busy year for Charlotte and her band Jon has decided to quit. Jon also plays with Stuffy/The Fuses and in a project with his girlfriend Jen.
The band wish him the best of luck for the future. Jon will probably continue to act as engineer/producer for Buzfuz recordings.
WHITE ROSE AND THISTLES TOUR
The Archway gig was set to be the last band gig for a while anyway as Joe is focussing on solo activity. February sees a short tour of Yorkshire and Scotland for Joe accompanied by Polly MacLean of Kinkajou on duetting duties. The White Rose and Thistles Tour sees Yorkshireman Joe and Scots lass Polly return home to visit Hull, Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Sheffield. See Gigs. In March Joe is to start recording a solo Buzfuz album.
SHAKENSTIR ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Jewelled Carriageway was chosen as one of Shakenstir.co.uk’s albums of the year for ’06. As with Fire Horse the album was ignored in the mainstream press but appreciated in the underground!
CARGO DISTRIBUTE ALBUM
Cargo are distributing the Blang label so The Jewelled Carriageway is now available in specialist record shops across the UK.

Thursday January 4th 2007 SWALLOWS VIDEO ONLINE
Happy New Year one and all!
The first proper Buzfuz video, ie it’s directed and edited etc, is now online at Youtube
It was directed by Tom Mayne of David Cronenberg’s Wife with help from Hannah of The Bicycle Thieves.

Next band gig is sat Jan 20th at The Archway Tavern.

Joe's playing a bunch of new songs at the late slot at Blang Wed 10th at 11 30.

Mon December 18th DECEMBER NEWS, LOOKING BACK:2006, FORWARD:2007
Happy Christmas to all who came to gigs or bought records this year! We hope you and your’s have a peaceful Xmas.
The first Buzfuz video on Youtube is a live performance of Who Are You? From the August gig at The Windmill in Brixton.
Last week’s Xmas Blang featured Xmas songs from all the acts and Joe guested on electric (“Judas” shouted Filthy Pedro when Joe played it in the earlier Buzfuz set) guitar for Paul Hawkins And Thee Awkward Silences. The Buzfuz set concluded with Filthy Pedro, Lou Psyche and Paul Hawkins joining Polly and Joe on kazoos for Fairytale Of New York.
Joe and Polly made their first appearance under the name Smoke And Mirrors at the Xmas Bucket Of Fun in Stoke Newington on Friday.

The band’s highlights of 2006 included:
The 50th Blang in March
The Jewelled Carriageway being released in September
The launch gig for the LP at Camden Rock Café
Swallows becoming the first Buzfuz song to get national radio play on radio 3’s Mixing It
Making their first video (for Swallows – more news on this very soon).

Expect news early in ’07 about:
A solo Joe tour of the kingdoms of Yorkshire and Scotland in February.
The video for Swallows directed by Tom Mayne of DCW.
Blang Records releasing records by Filthy Pedro and David Cronenberg’s Wife.
More Blangs at the 12 Bar Club including the 5th anniversary/Valentine’s special on Feb 14.
Happy Xmas
Sergeant Buzfuz xxxxx

Thurs Nov 23rd
Live favourite Swallows is currently on the Oxide playlist. That’s the Oxford University student station. The video for the song is almost finished, it’s being put together by Tom Mayne from David Cronenberg’s Wife and someone called Hannah.
Rumour 1 – Joe is making several guest appearances as guitarist for other bands in December.
Rumour 2 – Joe and Polly (from Kinkajou) are playing a gig as a duo under a new non-Buzfuz non-Kinkajou name at the December Bucket Of Fun.

Sat Nov 11th THREE GIGS THIS WEEK
3 Buzfuz gigs next week. Joe’s playing solo on Tuesday (14th) at the Antifolk Rule Of 4 night at The Water Poet where he’s playing 4 new songs. Then 2 band gigs on Saturday 18th at the 12 Bar Club’s Antifolk Fest and Sunday 19th at Blackheath Concert Halls. All 5 Buzfuzzers are playing these gigs. See Gigs
More news soon about the video for Swallows.

Thurs Nov 2nd SONGBIRDS GIG CANCELLED
Joe’s solo gig at the Songbirds night tomorrow has been cancelled. It’ll be rescheduled soon.

Sat Oct 14th SOUNDS XP REVIEW
The new album gets a lovely review at SoundsXP

Mon Oct 2nd ALBUM ON BLANG SITE/MORNING STAR FEATURE
The new album is available to buy at the Blang shop.
In addition it’ll soon be in the shops, distributed by Cargo. And it’s available to download at Napster and Tunetribe.
Last Wednesday the band were mentioned on the front cover of The Morning Star which ran a review of the album along with a look at the UK and New York antifolk scenes. You can read the text of it here.

Monday Sep 25th
The band want to thank everyone who came to the album launch gig on Friday. They had a fantastic night.
The new album is available at Napster. We’ll let you know when we spot it at other download shops. It’ll be available at the Blang label site as soon as they get their act together!
Meanwhile there’s a great little review of the album at shakenstir.com

Monday Sep 18th ALBUM RELEASED AS DOWNLOAD THIS FRIDAY
The Jewelled Carriageway will be released digitally this Friday 22nd, the day of the launch gig at Camden Rock Café. A list of online shops will be posted soon, but it should be in all the obvious ones.
Meanwhile the CD release day remains Mon 25th. It’ll be available on the Blang website very soon.

Tuesday Sep 12th INTERVIEW IN THIS WEEK’S TIMEOUT
A double page feature on London antifolk in this week’s Timeout features an interview with Joe. He stressed in the interview that he doesn’t think of Buzfuz as antifolk, despite loving the scene and Blang being a major platform for AFUK acts. However, not for the first time, Buzfuz are presented as an antifolk band. “Everyone keeps calling us antifolk so maybe we are” said Joe today. “It’s not surprising, I put on loads of antifolk and I play at the antifolk festivals so I can’t complain. I said I don’t consider us antifolk but I suppose that doesn’t fit with the story.”
This month’s Blang night is tomorrow and features Shibuya Crossings, The Wave Pictures, Angel Racing Food, Matt Dolphin and William Nein, see Blang

RADIO 3
‘Swallows’ was played on Radio 3’s Mixing It programme on Friday night. You can still here the programme online here:

Sunday Sep 3rd
Joe was interviewed by Timeout this week for an upcoming issue on London’s music scenes. Joe was asked about the antifolk scene, many of whose performers have played at Blang. Issue should be out Sep 12th.
In the meantime the new album has a 9 star review at Room 13
Ok, it’s 9 out of 13, but who’s counting?

Saturday August 26th ALBUM LAUNCH GIG
The launch gig for new album “The Jewelled Carriageway” is happening on Friday September 22nd at The Camden Rock Café (formerly The Caernarvon Castle). See gigs.
Meanwhile Disorder magazine have given the album an 8/10 review in the new issue. You can also read it online here

Thursday August 17th
Joe is in Avignon researching the next Popes song as the band are having a break before a bout of activity at the end of the month. The gig as support to Jeffrey Lewis at the Windmill on Sat 26th is SOLD OUT. Joe is then playing the Valley festival in Cromer, Norfolk on Sun 27th and the band are to finish filming the video for Swallows on Mon 28th. Meanwhile Jon is playing with Chris T-T at the Green Man festival this Saturday. News of a launch gig soon, we hear it’s to be in Camden.

Monday August 14th GET READY TO ROCK
“An album of quietly staggering beauty… enchanting, engaging and totally absorbing with more passion and integrity than you could shake a stick at… new British folk at it's very, very best - challenging but accessible. Buy it.” A second review for the Jewelled Carriageway, at Get Ready To Rock.

Friday August 11th SKINNY REVIEW
“Amongst the neo-folk revolution, it's good to hear a group who have not lost sight of playing songs you can sing along to”. Yes the first review of The Jewelled Carriageway has appeared, in The Skinny, the Edinburgh/Glasgow listings mag.

Thursday August 10th LIVE REVIEW
We’ve just found a review of Joe’s 12 Bar Antifolk Fest appearance in May, and a nice little review it is too: Opposition T

Friday July 28th ALBUM PUT BACK TO SEPTEMBER
The release date for The Jewelled Carriageway has been put back to Monday September 25th.

Wednesday July 26th
The band are making a video in August. It’s for the song Swallows and it’s to be directed by Tom Mayne of David Cronenberg’s Wife. More news soon.

Saturday July 15th
Wednesday’s Blang turned into a hastily arranged Syd Barrett tribute with Joe playing a set of Syd songs accompanied by Thom Alder of David Cronenberg’s Wife on violin. Adrian Whittaker, editor of the Incredible String Band book “Be Glad” got up to play “Effervescing Elephant”. For a review see Dave Bryant’s blog.
At the previous Buzfuz gig in Oxford last month Joe, Filthy Pedro and Thee Intolerable Kidd went out busking on the streets of Oxford to drum up support for the gig, watched by occasional curious passing cop cars.
Next Buzfuz gig is the Antifolk Night at The Barfly in Chalk Farm this Wednesday where Joe is playing a 15 minute set and DJ-ing, see Gigs.

Monday June 26th
Filthy Pedro, currently being heard every Friday night on Channel 4’s Transmission music show, where his Rock’n’Roll Points track heralds the weekly item of the same name which was inspired by his song, has been added to the bill for Joe’s solo gig at the Sheffield Green Room on Wednesday August 2nd, see Gigs. Joe plays solo with Filthy and with David Cronenberg’s Wife this Wednesday in Oxford, again see Gigs page.

Thurs June 22nd JOE DRESSES UP AT ROYAL COURT
Joe is performing 2 songs this Friday at a late night ‘happening’at the Royal Court Theatre at Sloane Square. As part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the theatre there’s a late night fringe show titled ‘Come Together, Again’ in commemoration of a counter culture happening which was staged at the theatre in 1970. The loose theme is of the end of the 60s dream and changing attitudes to sex in society. Joe will be performing Here Come The Popes Part 1 dressed in a Gandalf style cloak and long curly wig. Possibly for the first and last time. As well as Joe Buzfuz there’s also music from Malcolm Kaksois, improvised dance and theatre, re-incarnations of 1970s happenings, impersonations, cabaret numbers, burka striptease, performance poetry, ‘twisted party-games’, an extract from anti-war America Hurrah by Jean Claude van Itallie, cabaret from The People Show, Roddy Maude-Roxby’s legendary masks, DJs, late bar, etc. Directed by Robert Cook and Elina Manni. It happens both in the main theatre and up in the 4th floor Studio Theatre which is where Joe and Malcolm will play.
So get down and get with it Daddio! This Friday 23rd. Tickets cost £7.50, available at the door. Show starts 11 pm, ends 1.30 am. The Royal Court is next door to Sloane square tube station, just turn right and it’s there.

Tues June 20th JON’S PRODUCTION ON CHANNEL 4
One of the tracks recently recorded by Buzfuz cellist/bassist Jon Clayton in his One Cat Studio where Buzfuz rehearse and record is currently featuring every week on Channel 4. A 15 second edit from ‘Rock’n’Roll Points’ by Blang night regular Filthy Pedro is being used each week on Transmission (Fridays, 11 30 pm) to herald the weekly Rock’n’Roll Points feature inspired by the song.

Thurs June 15th
JEWELLED CARRIAGEWAY RELEASED AUGUST 21st
“The Jewelled Carriageway” is out on August 21st. It’s the first album to feature the full band. Like the previous 2 Buzfuz albums it has 11 tracks and was recorded by Jon Clayton at One Cat Studio. Timothy Victor (Folk Orchestra, Broken Family Band, Chris T-T) who played on “Fire Horse” plucks his banjo on “Blanket TV”. “The Jewelled Carriageway” will be the 2nd release on the Blang label.
Tracklisting:
1 Swallows
2 It’s Not What You’ve Got It’s Who You Give It To
3 The Television Will Not Be Revolutionised
4 Pour It from The Kettle
5 Windscreen Wipers
6 Who Are You?
7 Bone Tired
8 Blanket TV
9 Grade A
10 Something To Lose
11 Here Come The Popes Part 1 (1st Millenium)

See Gigs page for details of summer gigs, mostly Joe playing solo.

Sat May 20th NEW ALBUM OUT AUGUST
The new Buzfuz album, titled “The Jewelled Carriageway”, is to be released in August on the band’s own Blang label. A release date will be confirmed very soon. Finished last summer, the band have spent a year choosing the running order, sorting the artwork, saving up funds and writing another album’s worth of songs! There should be regional gigs around Britain and Ireland in the summer. Expect announcements shortly.

Tues May 9th.
RIP Grant McLennan.

Mon April 17th
In addition to the tracks at www.myspace.com/sergeantbuzfuz (currently Swallows from the next album, Obedience from Fire Horse and Infinity from the first album) you can now hear and download, for 89p, 3 tracks at www.overplay.co.uk/sergeantbuzfuz . These include Windscreen Wipers from the next album, news of which soon.

Mon March 6th
Wednesday sees the 50th Blang night at the 12 Bar Club with Sgt Buzfuz headlining at 10. Also celebrating the big five-oh are Filthy Pedro, Bad Anorak 404, David Cronenberg’s Wife and Boyd, see Blang

Wed Feb 28th
The Whisperin And Hollerin music site has a review of Sgt Buzfuz, Kevin 2 Sheds and Milk Kan at the last Blang here.

Mon Feb 13th
Joe joined The Jeffrey Lewis Band onstage at The Windmill last Friday to play guitar on 3 songs. This Friday Joe plays solo at The Songbirds night at The Harrison, Kings Cross, see Gigs.

Tuesday Jan 31st
Joe is playing a solo set on Friday Feb 10th supporting The Jeffrey Lewis Band at the Windmill in Brixton. Two days before (8th), the band play Blang at the 12 Bar with Milk Kan, Pete and the Pirates, Kevin 2 Sheds and Belt Motel, see Blang

Sunday January 8th 2006
A message from the band: "Our highlights of ’05 were: our tour of the North and Scotland in June, the release of the Fruit Machine Blang compilation CD in the autumn and finishing recording the 3rd Buzfuz album (due out as soon as we know when). 2 gigs this week: Blang at the 12 Bar on Wednesday with the return of the brilliant Um, see Blang. And we headline the Betsey Trotwood on Saturday 14th see Gigs. Happy New Year!" Sergeant Buzfuz

Sunday Dec 18th
There are now 4 songs at www.myspace.com/sergeantbuzfuz with the addition of Swallows from the next album, Obedience from Fire Horse and Infinity from Obsessive Compulsion Pour Homme.

Wed Dec 7th SGT BUZFUZ MYSPACE PAGE
The band now have a Myspace page. They’ve got ‘round their misgivings about Murdoch's Myspace shares by uploading their TV song "The Television Will Not Be Revolutionised", which namechecks Uncle Rupert, as their first Myspace song. It’s the first track to be made available from the next Sgt Buzfuz album "The Jewelled Carriageway" due in ‘06. More Buztracks will appear on Myspace very soon. In the meantime visit www.myspace.com/sergeantbuzfuz to hear/download the track and say hello!

Tues Nov 22nd
Joe plays a solo gig on Thursday at The Betsy Trotwood in Farringdon. See Gigs

Mon Nov 21st SPAM
Sorry about all the spam currently infesting the guestbook, we're trying to sort a way of blocking it but it'll take a bit of time. In the meantime we've just wiped all the shit off for the moment.

Mon November 14th
Polly MacLean from Kinkajou joined Joe at his Blang solo slot last week to perform 2 new duets. The full Buzfuz band return to Blang on Wed Dec 14 with guests Harvey Half Devoured (Bod from Fonda 500 fronting her own band), Jinx Lennon, Partition and Paul Hawkins. More details soon!

Sun October 30th
Joe plays solo at next Blang night Nov 9th along with ex-Factory Recorder Kevin Hewick, Kinkajou, Thee Neerlymen and J J Crash. See Blang

Mon October 17th
As the Fruit Machine compilation CD finally came out on Blang Records today a review appeared at Londonist describing the Buzfuz contribution, live favourite 'Indelible', as "the funniest track we've heard for a long time". See Londonist for full review.

Sun Oct 12th FRUIT MACHINE RELEASED OCT 17
"Fruit Machine" the Blang compilation CD is now being released on October 17th. Exclusive Buzfuz track "Indelible", which won't be on the next Buzalbum, receives some praise in this review at Sounds XP

Wed September 28th
The next Blang night at the 12 Bar is a John Peel Eve Special titled "I'm A Peel-Eve-r" featuring Stuffy/The Fuses, The Sways and others, see Blang

Mon September 12th
The band return to live action after a 2 month gap on Wednesday at Blang which features a cast of kickboxers, psyches, virgins and raving loonys, see Blang page.
The new album has been recorded and mixed, but not mastered yet.
This week’s Daily Mirror style showbiz goss titbit news: Jon Buzfuz had fun playing with his fellow Fuses in Vic Reeves’ backing band last Friday at Soho's Too2Much.

Sun Aug 21st
Joe is playing tonight at the Daniel Defoe on Stoke Newington Church St as part of the Stoke Newington Fringe Fest.

Sat Aug 20th
Joe's playing 15 min set tonight at Stoke Newington Fringe Fest. See gigs page

Thurs Aug 18th
Joe's playing tonight at the Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue, Canonbury. On 9-ish.

Sat August 6th
First day of the season. UP THE BLADES!
Joe's gig in Dublin is cancelled (long story, but due to the Hard Working Class Heroes (snigger) music industry event happening over the weekend in the city. Meanwhile he's been confirmed to play at the Stoke Newington Fringe Fest on Aug 20, see Gigs

Tues August 2nd
More Joe solo gigs added to Gigs page. A date at Camden Barfly Sunday afternoon on 14th and a gig in Galway which makes his Irish trip tantamount to a mini-tour.

Thurs July 28th
Joe Buzfuz is playing at the Bodrum Cafe, Stoke Newington on Friday, more details here

Tues July 26th
The band are taking a break from live shows until September. In the meantime Joe is playing 5 solo slots, see gigs page, including August’s Blang and dates in Birmingham and Dublin. The first of these is this Friday at the Bodrum Café in Stoke Newington. Kate is learning the viola. Jon is gallivanting around playing bass for Charlotte Hatherley (they’re jetting to Japan tomorrow). Martin is recording for his other band. And Eilish is going to Ireland. In between all that Joe and Jon have 5 days booked in the studio in mid-August to add overdubs and then mix the next Buzfuz album.

Sun July 24th
The Blang compilation CD "Fruit Machine" featuring all your Blang favourites (UK variety) is now available to buy online through Paypal at the Blang site shop here

Mon July 18th BLANG WEBSITE LAUNCHES
The Blang website is up and running. It covers the monthly Blang live nights at The 12 Bar Club in London as well as the new Blang label, which is gearing up for its first release, the compilation CD Fruit Machine, on Sep 5th. www.blang.co.uk

Sun July 10th
Harvey Half Devoured have had to pull out of this week's Blang on Wednesday. But fear not, they've been replaced by David Cronenberg's Wife. For full line-up see Blang

Fri July 8th
We hope you and your loved ones are all okay after yesterday's events. We'll leave you with this message from Lach:

I am currently on a travel week in Estonia and woke up this morning to the horrendous news of the London bombing. On my last music tour through the UK in May I stayed with friends and fans instead of hotels. It made the tour so much more immediate, fun and real. I was charmed to find such similarity in how most of the people I met lived, more specifically, the decor of their homes. They were filled with posters, books, CDs and magazines all reflective of the underground, boho, rock and roll life. And everyone in these rooms was kind, giving, poetic, searching and sincere. It's as if there is this global country called "Rocknrollia" or something with no borders and no government but an international populace of artists, outcasts, rebels, dreamers. And floating above it, like a polluted crust, is this mad world of politicians, fundamentalists, businessmen, liars and thieves who are violently screwing everything up. Well, they struck again today and they will strike again tomorrow but they will all ultimately lose out to the Jedi nature of the true Rockanrollians for nothing can withstand the beat, the rhythm and the melody of non-violent liberation. And I think you know what I mean . . .

Step lightly, Stay free

Love

Lach

Mon July 4th JON PLAYS FOR CHARLOTTE HATHERLEY
Buzfuz cellist Jon Clayton is playing bass for Charlotte Hatherley, of Ash, on her festival schedule in August. First date is the Fuji Rock Festival, followed by Reading and Leeds.

Sun July 3rd FRUIT IN SEPTEMBER
The Fruit Machine CD will now be released on September 5th. But you can buy it in the meantime at the Blang nights at the 12 Bar Club. And soon it'll be on sale online and in London shops.

Sun June 26th BAND IN STUDIO
Buzfuz are in the studio today recording strings for Who Are You? and finishing Bone Tired for the 3rd Buzfuz album which will probably appear in the new year. Working title is Society For The Reformation Of Souls.

Sat June 25th
The spam that has been clogging up the guestbook has all been removed, you can now go treading there again without encountering ads for chuffing vicodin.

Sun June 19th
We've had problems with the site but we're now back online. The band had a great time on tour and would like to pass on their thanks to everyone who attended the gigs and gave them floorspace.

Weds May 18th
SCOTLAND/NORTH ENGLAND TOUR
The band trek north in June for a 5 date tour of Scotland, Yorkshire and
Lancashire. They'll be meeting up with friends Thomas Truax and
Misty's Big Adventure on the way. Calling at:
WED June 1 ABERDEEN The Tunnels (with Thomas Truax)
THURS 2 LEEDS The Vine
FRI 3 PRESTON Adelphi (with Misty's Big Adventure)
SAT 4 EDINBURGH Caledonian Backpackers
SUN 5 HULL Adelphi

There'll be a 4 track tour CD on sale. 3 tracks from the forthcoming 3rd
album and "Too Stupid", an out-take from Fire Horse.

Tues May 17th
The name Sgt Buzfuz was discussed on Radio 4's Word Of Mouth show last Friday as Michael Rosen's walk through Soho led him to the 12 Bar and a chat with promoter Andy Lowe. If there are any anal Buzfuz obsessives out there who need to hear this to satisfy an obsessive compulsive urge you can still hear it, prob until this Friday:http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/wordofmouth.shtml

Sun May 8th FRUIT MACHINE OUT JULY 18
The Fruit Machine compilation CD will be released on July 18. Full tracklisting:
a MILK KAN Bling Bling Baby
b LOU PSYCHE AND JET SUZETTE Robot Song
c THE BROKEN FAMILY BAND Wherever You Go
d DAVID CRONENBERG’S WIFE Sweden
e CHRIS T-T A Hole Full Of Submarines
f SERGEANT BUZFUZ Indelible
g SOFIZEL Requin Blanc
h UM A Last Blast
i TIMOTHY VICTOR Fight
j THE ADAMS I Can Do Nothing
k SAM AMANT AND THE MAN FROM URANUS Song H
l FILTHY PEDRO Monotheist
m KINKAJOU Nocturne
n RICKY SPONTANE Hey, You!!!
o THE TEENBEAT Urina
p THE REBEL Death Is Only A Dream
q THE MINK TROUBADOR KAMIKAZE SQUADRON Underpants
r MISTERLEE Natural Born Blonde
s DIET OF SPIRES Ceremony
t J J CRASH Axis Of Evil
u JOHNY BROWN Denmark Street
v THE DIRTY PINS What Shall We Do When The Disco’s Over?
w KATY CARR Case In Hand
x UM When Ur Ten
y ANNA PAGE Pills
z PARTITION Not Before Time
In the meantime catch Filthy Pedro and Milk Kan at Blang this Wednesday

Mon March 28th BLANG COMPILATION CD OUT IN JULY
Joe is putting the finishing touches to a compilation CD of UK musicians who've played at Blang. It'll be the first release on the new Blang label and is due for release in July. It features 26 tracks from 25 acts (Um has 2 short tracks) and is titled "Fruit Machine". The CD will feature a rare solo track by Steven Adams of The Broken Family Band (as The Adams) and an alternative arrangement by Chris T-T of his song "A Hole Full Of Submarines" which originally appeared on his "Panic Attack At Sainsburys" CD. Plus contributions from Blang favourites such as Milk Kan, David Cronenberg's Wife, The Broken Family Band, Ricky Spontane, The Rebel and of course Sgt Buzfuz. Full list of artists will be revealed here soon.

Sun March 20 BUZFUZ ON RADIO GOOD FRIDAY
Various members of Buzfuz are playing live on Resonance 104.4 FM's Mining For Gold show next Friday from 1 to 2 pm. Joe will be singing Here Come The Popes Part 1 and premiering Part 2. The other guest on the show will be legendary comedian, writer and director Ken Campbell. Hear it globally at www.resonancefm.com Repeated Tuesday at 11 am.

Sun Feb 27th
The Guestbook on this site is now up n running.

Tues Feb 15th
The gig with Kimya Dawson and Schwervon on Feb 24 has been moved from The Water Rats to The Marquee, see gigs

Wed Feb 2nd
More photos added to the Buzalbum

Sun Jan 30th JON AND KATE RECORD WITH ALBINI
Stuffy/The Fuses, one of the other bands Jon Buzfuz plays with (bass), are currently holed up recording their next album with legendary Big Black and Shellac frontman (and producer of Nirvana/Pixies/etc) Steve Albini. Kate Buzfuz was due in the Shoreditch studio yesterday to record violin. We haven't heard how it went yet...

Tues Jan 25th
RIP Matt Cole

Mon Jan 10th
Buzfuz are playing a Track And Field gig with Kimya Dawson and Schwervon at The Water Rats on Thurs Feb 24th Gigs

Sun Jan 2nd 2005
There's a review of one of Joe's recent solo gigs here: Leeds Music Scene

Fri Dec 31st
Happy New Year to all Sgt Buzfuz friends and enemies, creditors and debtors, believers and sceptics, music lovers and masochists.

Highlights of 2004 for Buzfuz:
March: Blang Canvas at the Tate Britain
March: "Fire Horse" LP released
June: Sky Saxon playing at Blang
July: Truck Fest
Nov/Dec: Joe Buzfuz solo tour north England/Scotland

2005 should bring:
Compilation CD of UK musicians who've played at Blang (more details soon).
3rd Buzfuz LP, working title "You Were A Magnet, Now You're A Fridge".

Thurs Dec 23rd TOUR REPORT
Joe had a great time on his solo tour. His sisters came to the Sheffield Grapes. Joe, Chris T-T and Thomas Truax almost got arrested by the S. Yorks Police the next day after parking outside a bank which had had it’s ATM tampered with (Chris even had to show the DI the last 2 photos in his digital camera). The tour party stayed 2 days in Hull, Chris and Joe playing the Monday open mic at the Adelphi the night after their gig, with Bod from Fonda 500 taking Kate’s place to duet with Joe on Blanket TV. He also picked up a copy of "One Man And His Bog" the book commemorating 20 years of The Adelphi and it’s legendary proprietor Paul Jackson. The Leeds crowd were small but perfectly formed and Joe made arrangements with Russell from The Research for them to play at Blang in February. The Cumberland Arms in Newcastle was a great homely pub with an Irish session downstairs and the touring trio supporting a blistering and amusing set from Ballboy upstairs. They then drove through the wee small hours to Edinburgh to crash at the SL Records HQ, making use of Nick Ballboy’s room while he was touring. The Edinburgh show was in a disused Methodist chapel above the Forest Café and Joe enjoyed playing Here Come The Popes (Part 1) there (a new song cataloguing papal corruption up to the 10th century). Earlier in the day he played it at an in-store session at Avalanche Records. The final gig for Joe was at Dr Drake’s in Aberdeen, a venue now with a place in his heart next to the Hull Adelphi. In the early hours of the morning messrs Buzfuz and Truax could be seen doing the conga with the venue’s crowd and jiving to Benny Hill tunes. Joe wants to get the band at some of these venues next year. Watch this space!

Mon Nov 15th THE NY-LON TOUR: CHRIS T-T/THOMAS TRUAX/SGT BUZFUZ
Joe is touring in solo mode in Nov/December with pop maverick Chris T-T and New York mad scientist songwriter Thomas Truax. The Ny-Lon tour (New York-London) kicks off at the Spitz in London and then heads to Northern England and Scotland. Dates here.

Sun Nov 14th
Joe sends his apologies to anyone who went to the Dogstar on Thursday. He went down with flu and cancelled.

Sat Nov 6th
Blang on Wednesday headlined by the wonderful Misty's Big Adventure. See Blang Then on Thursday Joe plays a short solo set at the Dogstar in Brixton, see Gigs

Thurs Oct 28th
Rest in peace Mr Peel. We love you.

Mon Oct 25th
Joe and Kate are performing live again on cult improv show Mining For Gold on London's Resonance 104.4FM this Friday 28th, 1 to 2 pm GMT. www.resonancefm.com

Sun Oct 24th
Review just in of Joe Buzfuz solo gig at Buffalo Bar in August: opposition t

Sun Oct 10th
You can now hear the radio show in the last news item here

Saturday October 2nd
We forgot to tell you Joe was appearing live on the radio this week. Sorry! He played on the Clear Spot show on Resonance FM on Tuesday in a programme hosted by Tom (David Cronenberg's Wife) Mayne and Simon (Filthy Pedro) Parry which looked at NYC and UK antifolk past and present. Joe talked of his love for antifolk while stressing he doesn't regard Buzfuz as antifolk. Joe and Simon Mackrell from Milk Kan took turns to sing new tunes from their songbooks at the end of the show.

Monday Sep 13th
There's a Blang extra this month on Wed the 29th headlined by David Cronenberg's Wife. See Blang

Sunday Sep 5th
Buzfuz return from holidays this Wednesday at Blang and Joe is promoting the night with a song on the Glass Shrimp show on Resonance 104.4 FM somewhere between 5 30 and 6 that day. JoshuaGabriel, one of the night's Blang guests will also play a song. Also on bill: Ricky Spontane and The Man From Uranus, see Blang.

Tues July 27th
Joe is playing a solo gig at the Antifolk Festival at The Buffalo Bar this Sunday Aug 1st under the name Joe Buzfuz. He'll be playing all-new songs. Also on the bill: Milk Kan, David Cronenberg's Wife, Filthy Pedro, the Purple Organ, and loads more (who would want to miss Martin Amis And The Cripples?). More details: Gigs

Mon July 26th
"Thanks to everyone who came to see us at Truck! We had a great time." Sergeant Buzfuz

Mon July 12th
Buzfuz now scheduled to play at 4.30 Sunday 25th at Truck Festival. Remaining tickets are now in double figures so move quick if you want one!

Tues June 29th TRUCK FEST
Sergeant Buzfuz have been confirmed to play at this year's Truck Festival in Oxfordshire on July 24th/25th. Buzfuz are scheduled to play at 4 pm on Sunday 25th but this is subject to possible change, we'll keep you up to date here. Others playing include Misty's Big Adventure, Chris T-T, Simple Kid, KaitO, Holly Golightly, The Electric Soft Parade, Lach, Thomas Truax and The 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster. More details at Truck Records site
Tickets are only 35 pounds for the weekend and are available here

Sat June 19th
On Resonance yesterday Joe and Kate, Milk Kan and The Rebel took turns to play 2 songs each, interspersed with Sam Love reading from the Blast Manifesto. Then everyone jammed for 45 mins with Johny Brown on decks adding ambient stuff and trombone. There were some wild moments and with Simon Milk Kan rapping over the top it was a kinda Velvets/Amon Duul meets The Streets groove. The show is repeated tomorrow Sun 20th at 11 am.

Tues June 15th
BLANG RADIO SESSION FRIDAY
A stripped down Buzfuz line-up of Joe and Kate play live this Friday June 18 on Resonance 104.4 FM on Johny Brown's Mining For Gold show which you can hear in inner London between 1 and 2 pm and at www.resonancefm.com around the globe. The show is a Blang special and Buzfuz are joined by The Rebel and Milk Kan.

Fri June 11th
SKY SAXON PLAYS BLANG!
Sky Saxon of 60s West Coast psychedelic punk legends The Seeds played a secret set at Blang on Wednesday. He played at the end of the night with The People's Republic Band which included Sofizel on bass guitar. They played a 20 min improv piece which could probably be titled "Ronald Reagan Is Dead". You had to be there!

Thurs April 22nd
Joe and Kate are playing 2 or 3 songs at the Brixton Windmill on Sunday with The Rebel and others, see Gigs.
New (and last ever) May edition of The Face has a half page feature on Blang Canvas with some hilariously inaccurate text (Blang is a monthly event at the Tate with lots of mariachi jazz) and luvverly fotos of acts and audience. Do you people who shimmy down to Blang know you are called "Blangers"?

Tues April 6th
Buzfuz appear at The Lost Club in New Cross this Friday. See Gigs
More reviews here

Tues March 30th
Exclusive interview with Joe at Drowned In Sound
And a lovely review at New-Noise

Tues March 23rd
More reviews of "Fire Horse" here

Mon March 15th
More reviews: see reviews for The Fly. Did anyone see the review in cheesy men's mag Nuts last week? A complimentary review meriting 3 nuts. Joe says he's now going to join a circus and he doesn't believe the guy listened cos every comment was copied from the press release.
Gig in Cambridge on March 29th with Wooden Ghost who are an NYC band led by ex M. Peaches/Dufus drummer Brent Cole.
And Joe is playing a solo show in Oxford in April supporting Chris T-T. See Gigs

Wed March 3rd
TATE EVENT ON FRIDAY / TASTY REVIEW
If you're in London don't forget Blang! Canvas is on Friday, 6 to 9 pm in the Tate Britain, Pimlico, free entry, bar, visuals and 13 Blang acts. Was 14 but Misty's had to pull out.
Another review: at Tasty

Leapday
REVIEWS
First couple of reviews for new album "Fire Horse" are out. Flux magazine has a half page feature and we'll try and scan and put it here soon. And there's a review on shakenstir
RADIO IMPROV
Joe and Kate improvised for an hour on Mining For Gold on 13 Feb. Joe played guitar and FX, Kate dulcimer, violin and vox and Johny played decks, mixing the duo with voodoo drums, Philip Glass, Ravi Shankar and loads of Sheffield soundscape artist Dual.

Tues Feb 10th
FRIDAY THE 13TH RESONANCE SESSION
Joe and Kate play a live radio session on Resonance FM this Friday the 13th. They'll play 1 or 2 songs and a couple of improvisations celebrating the legends surrounding Friday 13th. You can tune in on 104 FM in inner London or at www.resonancefm.com everywhere else. They are playing on Johny Brown's "Mining For Gold" show from 1 to 2 pm.

Sat Jan 31st
BLANG AT THE TATE MARCH 5TH
Buzfuz celebrate the release of 2nd album "Fire Horse" with a special Blang at the Tate Britain on the eve of release featuring 15 of the top Blang acts. See Gigs page for more details.

Wed Jan 21st
CHRIS T-T 7" AND ALBUM FEATURING BUZFUZ MEMBERS
Chris T-T releases his debut US single this month on 7" vinyl and the A side, "Bored Of The War", features Joe Murphy on accordion. It's out on San Francisco's Isota records. Chris' 4th album "London Is Sinking" released last September on Snowstorm also features guest appearances from Joe. And Buzfuz cellist/T-T member Jon Clayton produced the album as well as playing bass guitar and cello. More info: Chris T-T

Sat Jan 16th
DIET OF SPIRES
The improv gang Diet Of Spires advertised to play Blang on Wednesday turned out to be Sgt Buzfuz in alter ego mode. Eilish was missing but Joe, Kate, Jon and Martin played a 25 min improvised set which featured Kate playing her dulcimer with a violin bow and soundman Alejandro as a 5th member playing with the sound through the mixing desk.

Jan 12th 2004
BLANG MOVES TO WEDNESDAYS
Blang is moving from it's old Monday slot to Wednesdays starting this Wednesday with special guests Timothy Victor of The Folk Orchestra, David Cronenberg's Wife and the mysterious Diet Of Spires. See Blang page.

Dec 16th
2 Buzfuz January gigs in London. See Gigs page.

Dec 12th
NOISEWEB
"Untitled # 1" from first Buzfuz album "Obsessive Compulsion Pour Homme" is December's "Noise Of The Month" over at noiseweb.co.uk

Dec 8th 2003
WEBSITE
Normal service is resumed!
We've had problems with the website but they're now sorted (thanks Filthy Pedro) and the site will now be regularly updated.

NEW LINE-UP
Joe and Kate have been busy rehearsing with 3 new musicians and a new 5 piece line-up made it's debut at the last Blang! night on Nov 10. The full band is now Joe Murphy - guitar, vox, Kate Arnold - hammered dulcimer, violin, vox, Eilish McCracken - violin, whistle, flute, percussion, Jon Clayton (bassist in Chris T-T's band and Stuffy/The Fuses) - cello, Martin Parker - drums. And they're playing again at Blang! Mon Dec 8.

2ND BUZFUZ ALBUM IN MARCH
The second Sgt Buzfuz cd album "Fire Horse" is out on Audio Gland Records on March 8. Mixing was finished last December and finally it's been programmed, mastered, designed, illustrated and manufactured. Launch gig will be March 10 at 12 Bar Club. Followed by dates around UK and maybe Europe. Watch this hyperspace.

21/7/03
Yesterday Joe journeyed up to the Truck Fest in Oxfordshire with antifolk inventor/singer Thomas Truax. Joe guested on analogue synthesiser in Thomas' set.

1/7/03
Much fun at Blang last night with Jeff Lewis joining Buzfuz at the end of their set to play SK1 piano on 2 Julian Cope songs, "Sleeping Gas" and "Sunspots". Then Joe, Kate, Paul The Girl and Grandmaster Gareth guested in Jeff's amazing set with at one point an improbable 7 musicians on the tiny stage. (Tiny: would comfortably fit inside the back of a football net).

18/5/2003: on Saturday may 17 Joe joined Jeffrey Lewis and his band onstage at The Spitz as an impromptu guest on psychedelicate existential dronerock ode "Springtime". Buzfuz played the band's SK-1 keyboard.

Buzfuz appeared live in session on Johny Brown's Resonance FM show "Mining For Gold" on May 2. Joe and Kate played "Ghost", new song "Pour It From The Kettle" and "Swim" and Kate read a Keats poem over some ambient glitches! The Rebel popped in to play "Death Is Just A Dream", Joe brought in some Nico and Johny saluted Joe's Sheffield roots by spinning Clock DVA's classic '4 Hours".

13/04/2003: BUZFUZ SESSION ON RESONANCE FM
Joe and Kate are playing a live radio session on Resonance FM on May 2. They'll be doing 2 songs on the Friday afternoon show hosted by Johny Brown from the magnificent Band Of Holy Joy. Johny's show airs from 1 'till 2 pm.  Joining them live on the show: The Rebel, who headlined last July's Blang! and who delights in picking the scabs off country music and feeding them up the ass of rock'n'roll. 104.4 FM.

PREVIOUS BUZFUZ NEWS:

18/03/2003: joe has recorded accordion on 2 tracks and vocals on 1 track on chris t-t's upcoming 4th album due on snowstorm records in the summer. see http://www.christt.com/

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joe is playing a solo show at the 12 bar club on monday feb 10th.( see blang! and gigs sections for more details). 2 nights later kate returns to action for a buzfuz duo line-up at the hope and anchor. (see gigs). and a week later joe plays a short solo set at the camden head, angel. (see gigs).
joe has finally whittled down the 14 finished studio tracks to 11 songs and decided a running order for the 2nd buzfuz album which should be out by the summer. watch this space.

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joe has finished recording 14 songs for the 2nd buzfuz album. 57 minutes of music. he's currently considering which songs to use. he'll probably drop 2 or 3 to make the cd shorter.

you can see buzfuz's top ten albums of '02 at chris t-t's website, click HERE.

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welcome to the sergeant buzfuz website. maybe you stumbled here websearching info on sergeants, majors, corporals etc. but you're probably here looking for info/stories/rumours/lies about sergeant buzfuz and his music or the monthly blang! nights he puts on at the 12 bar club.
keep checking back regularly and of course you can always click here to join our mailing list.

'blang! runs the 2nd monday of each month at the 12 bar club, denmark st, london. i put on acts from new york's incredible antifolk scene as well as people from over here with a similar lyrical or musical edge and non-corporate attitude. it tends to be acoustic based cos the 12 bar stage is q. tiny, but anything that fits physically and musically'.

joe