My TV gave me scabies

Gunfire Dance was formed in Birmingham, England in the 80′s by two young punks, ‘Rockin’ Ray Birch and Ozzie, with a passion for New York ‘rock ‘n’ roll’, The Dolls, The Heartbreakers, and The Deadboys, as well as early Damned and The Sex Pistols. After gigging with a couple of line-ups, by 1988 they were joined by Jeff Ward and Anthony Bullock. By 1991 a publishing contract was signed with Island Records. However, things did not go well. The band became frustrated by the label’s vision for them, and at the lack of product. As a consequence, they released a 4-track EP ‘Killing Time’, on their own Stay Sick records. Whilst with Island, they went into the studio to record 5 tracks with former Damned members Brian James and Rat Scabies: Two of which saw the light of day on a 7″ single…’Suit & Tie/Till The End Of The Day’ which was released on Jeff Dahl’s Ultra Under Label through Triple X. But, neither release really caught on, and Gunfire Dance had seemingly missed the proverbial boat. So, in 1994, following their ‘roots’, Gunfire Dance made their first trip to New York City. It was a success, with flattering reviews, performing at CBGB’s, The Continental Divide (declared by Joey Ramone to be the new CB’s) and Webster Hall among others, amidst the revitalized punk ‘n’ roll scene created by D-Generation (and their Green Door club), and other bands like NY Loose, Pillbox,The Throbs, and Ex Heartbreaker Walter Lure’s band, The Waldos.It was during their second trip to the …