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The Menstrual Cramps

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

8th April 2018 By Davidkmk Leave a Comment

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.

@lifeinatrashcan took this gorjus shot of our #fierce #frontwoman @hellhathnoholly at @newcrossinn #london before @umlautrecords #dugstock2 – #punk #punkrock #snakeskin #riotgrrrl #vocalist #newscrossinn #rocknroll #victoryrolls #girlstothefront #festivals #hardcore

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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…

Cat wields her Telecaster
Cat wields her Telecaster
Cat wields her Telecaster
Cat
Holly and David KMK
Holly and David KMK at Dugstock II
Kiss Me, Killer...
Kiss Me, Killer…
David's Gordon Smith GS2 howling away
David’s Gordon Smith GS2 howling away
Another great shot of Nat from Cooper
Another great shot of Nat from Cooper
Emilia from The Menstrual Cramps with Holly KMK - two leading lights of the new punk explosion.
Emilia from The Menstrual Cramps with Holly KMK – two leading lights of the new punk explosion.
Live at the New Cross Inn for Dugstock II
Live at the New Cross Inn for Dugstock II
London gets a taste of the new breed of Bristol punk bands...
London gets a taste of the new breed of Bristol punk bands…
Holly and Cat on vocals...
Holly and Cat on vocals…
Cat, Nat and AJ
Cat, Nat and AJ
AJ hits the skins before the New Cross Inn livery
AJ hits the skins before the New Cross Inn livery
Nat's Phantom Guitarworks bass.
Nat’s Phantom Guitarworks bass.
Down and dirty baseline from Nat KMK
Down and dirty baseline from Nat KMK

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…

Filed Under: Gigs Tagged With: bristol, gigs, girls to the front, London, New Cross Inn, The Menstrual Cramps, Umlaut records

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

8th April 2018 By Davidkmk Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Fake News in Brief Tagged With: DIY punk, feminism, NITELIFE, The Menstrual Cramps

AJ and Cheri star in new video by The Menstrual Cramps

26th January 2018 By Davidkmk Leave a Comment

Kiss Me, Killer’s drummer AJ and ‘sixth-member’ Cheri have featured in The Menstrual Cramps all-new video for their song ‘I like that Top’. It’s an amazing piece of work so go watch immediately.

Filed Under: Fake News in Brief Tagged With: The Menstrual Cramps, Videos, youtube

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KMK to support the MARTYRIALS at The Louisiana, Bristol

KMK to support the MARTYRIALS at The Louisiana, Bristol

29th May 2018 By Davidkmk Leave a Comment

The band will be supporting the incendiary MARTYRIALS at Bristol’s iconic Louisiana venue on 17 August. MARTYRIALS is a high energy psychedelic synth-punk outfit pumping out and explosive blend of punk, glam and Rock and Roll. Punk ethics meet space-delay driven psychedelia like if the Ramones had synthesizers or if System of a Down met […]

Kiss Me, Killer to make Devon debut

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. Tickets are available for a […]

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

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 […]

AJ drum depping for Drunken Butterfly at Bristol Dream Wife gig

KMK drummer AJ will by deputising on drums for seminal Bristol riot grrrl band, Drunken Butterfly who are supporting Dream Wife at the Exchange venue Dream Wife is a punk band from Brighton who released debut album Dream Wife in January and have really been blowing up big time in the UK. Go check ’em […]

AJ and Cheri star in new video by The Menstrual Cramps

Kiss Me, Killer’s drummer AJ and ‘sixth-member’ Cheri have featured in The Menstrual Cramps all-new video for their song ‘I like that Top’. It’s an amazing piece of work so go watch immediately.

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Punk superstars of Instagram

Punk superstars of Instagram

Recently we hit the big 600 follower mark on Instagram, the social network for people who can’t be arsed with words and just what an eyeful of pictures and videos. To mark this achievement here are some of our high-rating videos from the last year. Enjoy! Playing our eponymous song, Kiss me, Killer at the […]

Holly’s lyric sheets

Holly’s lyric sheets

Holly never knows when inspiration may strike when it comes to a good song. Here are some of her hand-written lyrics.

David’s top punk tunes

David’s top punk tunes

Kiss Me, Killer guitarist David lists a few of his favourite punk tunes in no particular order. From the Cradle to the Grave – [SUB][HUM][ANS] After buying of those bumper punk compilations as a 13 year old for no money I was looking for more. Taunton’s Our Price offered up a cassette, which cost £3 […]

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