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The King Blues evolved from the squat scene in Hackney and are fronted by Johnny "Itch" Fox. The band themselves are outspoken on a number of social issues which have affected them in the past and are affecting people every day. The single Let's Hang The Landlord is an auto-biographical track about Itch in his youth and the struggles he went through.
The King Blues' music is punk music as it was intended - engaging, forward thinking and all-encompassing. The new as-yet untitled second album will be released in October and reflects the evolution of a band who have gone from being threatened with ASBO's for guerrilla performances at Canary Wharf and Westminster to shows at Wembley Arena.
These days they're viewing the bigger picture - and searching for solutions. "Initially we just wanted to be a soundtrack for the movement but now we feel that we have explored our art and opened our hearts," says Itch. "As a result, our political ideas carry a lot more weight now."
Never has there been a better time for a band like The King Blues than now. Politically-sussed, constantly active but never dogmatic, they are the latest in a long tradition of well-read, well-intentioned British refuseniks representing the disenfranchised youth from the ground up. With war in Iraq still raging, a right wing leader in charge of their home city and an economy in decline, the world needs bands like The King Blues more than ever.page << 1 2 >>
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