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Grow Your Own Records’ Birds of a Feather Vol II compilation features Kiss, Me Killer

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We’re delighted to feature on a brand spanking new DIY punk compilation release from the legendary Grow Your Own Records. The band lines up alongside a whole bunch of eviscerating UK and international acts that feature women in their lineups.

Anthrax - there were SIX of them. Legends.
Anthrax UK at Bristol’s Chelsea Inn.

Grown Your Own Records is an independent DIY record label run by seminal anarchopunk band Anthrax UK, and releases records and punk artwork.

The compilation can be purchased right now from the label’s Bandcamp page for a mere 6 quid (plus p&p) so don’t miss out. The full track listing is as follows:

Birds of a Feather Vol II
Birds of a Feather Vol II

BIRDS OF A FEATHER VOL 2
1 MINDFRAME
2 ZERO HOUR
3 ZOMBIE MET GIRL
4 BRAIN ANGUISH
5 KISS ME, KILLER
6 PROUD CITY FATHERS
7 BRATAKUS
8 CALICO
9 WERECATS
10 JESUS FIX
11 CRESS
12 RUSS CRIMEWAVE
13 ANARCHISTWOOD
14 ABRAZOS
15 PUNKA
16 IN-ERRRANT FEATURING ANDY T
17 REFUSE/ALL
18 WILD POPPIES
19 SUBVISION
20 ARMOURED FLU UNIT
21 THE BLACK DEATH

See our new Cooper Rose-produced KMK trailer!

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Thanks to Cooper Rose we’ve now got a cool intro video. Filmed by Cooper during our appearance at Umlaut Records’ Dugstock II fest at London’s legendary New Cross Inn, some clever aiding has made us look like one of those bands you just have to check out.

The unbelievable multi-talented Cooper also plays and sings with The Menstrual Cramps and well as recording and producing their records. She’s also a part of the supercool Bad Sidekick, who’ll be realising an EP later in 2018, which is one to look out for.

Cooper playing with Kiss Me, Killer.

The video’s already clocked up hundreds of views on the Kiss Me, Killer Facebook page and you can view a YouTube version right here:

Kiss Me, Killer to make Devon debut

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It’s taken us a while but we’re finally playing Exeter at the famous Cavern club on 15 May. The gig, entitled, All in Riot Grrrl, will feature some of the best in punk rock from the West Country, including Bristol legends Drunken Butterfly and Bath’s top feminist anti-folk exponent, Yonic.

A night of punk rock action in Exeter.
A night of punk rock action in Exeter.

Tickets are available for a mere £4, on sale at The Cavern Club and from this website: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/437086

There’s also a Facebook event page here.

Kiss Me, Killer hit London for Umlaut Records’ Dugstock II

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The band returned to London’s famous New Cross Inn over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend for Dugstock II – a three day fest put together by the mighty Umlaut Records. We appeared on the Friday bill with bands like The Murderburgers, Strange Planes and fast-rising Mancunian punks, Aerial Salad.

KMK members arrived there in dribs and drabs, meeting at the venue and happily everyone made it on time. The New Cross Inn is now a relatively salubrious place. It’s also one that’s grown in importance while other iconic haunts have closed down as the capital places property speculation above all other human activities.

Our friend and No. 1 superfan Ina the Dane says she misses the days when The New Cross Inn was a full-on dive bar with people out of their skulls on hard drugs, awakening from a haze to have a little dance before crashing out again, although I was taken with the fine selection of craft beers and real ales now available from the bar. I downed a morish Cornsish pint called ‘Proper Job’, which really touched the spot after nearly three hours on the Megabus.

Umlaut’s Mark greeted us before an enthusiastic Friday night crowd who were right up for some storming punk rock enjoyed the opening acts Dirty White from Brighton. Next up came Kent’s Dark Days feature gallic livewire, John, who charged around the stage like a man possessed, hammering his bestickered Telecaster with reckless abandon. He wore a Kiss Me, Killer snakes t-shirt. Nice. Everyone should have a Kiss Me, Killer shirt.

Most of the KMK and cohorts had invited cool London friends along and many showed up for their first taste of the new breed of punk rock, Bristol fashion. Our set was generally pretty strong, the sound good, and our eclectic mix seemed to go over well, with people appearing to dig our new song, Sliding into my DMs, with its wahwah-laden porno soundtrack intro and spy guitar riffage.

Emilia and Cooper from The Menstrual Cramps were there and Cooper took some abolsutely amazing images for us. Check these out…

Ariel Salad and the headliners smashed it.

KMK’s Easter weekend was not over, though as we returned to Bristol to play TWO more gigs at the Exchange and a fundraiser at The Red Lion! By the end of the third gig in three days I think we were ready for a good long snooze…

Bristol’s NITELIFE Magazine covers Hell Hath No Fury’s Menstruals gig

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Go into any of Bristol hipper cafes, haunts and night spots and you’re sure to have seen, or even picked up, a copy of Nitelife Magazine, which showcases the best is the city’s nightlife.

Nitelife has clearly cottoned on to the now exploding new wave of punk bands emerging both in Bristol and across the UK, which are bringing a lot of excitement, and covered a gig promoted by Holly KMK in her Hell Hath No Fury Promotions guise. The headline act were The Menstrual Cramps, one of the biggest and most authentic names in this dizzying explosion of incendiary new DIY music, mixing feminism, humour and onstage dynamism into an infectious package.

NITELIFE Magazine, Bristol
NITELIFE Magazine, Bristol

The gig made the cover with a stunning image of the band. Holly KMK can even be seen in the background if you look carefully. You can see the whole issue here.