Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire

Following the demise of The Buff Medways with a sold out show upstairs in the Dome last October, Wild Billy Childish quickly returned with a new band. The Musicians Of The British Empire features fellow Buffs drummer Wolf Howard and Buffet Nurse Julie on bass. Their debut 7", "Punk Rock At The British Legion Hall" and is backed with "Joe Strummers Grave", is out now on Damaged Goods (Damgood 276) as well as a full album, Punk Rock at the British Legion Hall. Every so many years Billy Childish is cited by some top-selling or influential band as the embodiment of rock'n'roll integrity (which, indeed, he is), and every so many years Billy splits his group up and starts again from scratch. With his latest combo, The Musicians of the British Empire, Billy carries on his tradition of home made punk and rhythm and blues, singing odes to Joe Strummer and nodding to The Who, whilst showing the next generation what a real rock ’n’ roll group sounds like.