The swing of Max’s Kansas City era New York punk... the primeval brutality of Iggy and the Stooges... the seedy glamour of 70s glitter trash... the caveman stomp of garage rock... fist-in-the-air anthems that would make Joan Jett proud... Formed in late 2006, Bubblegum Screw are a new, hard-edged London glam punk band. We’re on a rock’n’roll mission and we take no prisoners.
Our debut CD-EP ’St Valentine’s Day Massacre’ is out now. It features songs such as Rock’n’Roll Loser and Love Is Inspiration, plus all lyrics and nifty graphics. Click on the ’Merchandise’ link to order your copy.New stuff will be added to this site very soon, including new photos, music, show dates, and more... so keep checking back!
So long, Bubblegum Screw
"Just imagine that you’re in the audience seeing BUBBLEGUM SCREW for the first time... like in a dream you’ll think that you’re actually looking at Johnny Thunders and Dee Dee Ramone rocking the stage.... but thank God, Mark, Zuri, Johnny, Rich & Mike don’t live in a ghost world... on the contrary, they are genuine London rockers who grew up listening to The HEARTBREAKERS, The DEAD BOYS and HANOI ROCKS... these British cats went shopping at the glam punk sleaze counter to offer us delicious meals that could have been cooked by the best chefs in town... they got it all, despite their young age... their willing victims will turn up their stereo with a smile on their faces."
(Franck of Veglam webzine)
"Imagine amalgamating Iggy & the Stooges, Faster Pussycat, The Orphan Punks and The Damned and you’ll be one step closer to the reality that Bubblegum Screw truly are. There really was no stopping the onslaught of sleaze infused punk. But whatever you do, do not think of this band as being just another re-hash trying to make it in different form. They’re in a class of their own! "
(Spice of Glitzine webzine)
"I am comfortable in saying that Bubblegum Screw is carrying on in a grand rock n’ roll tradition, borrowing liberally from 70’s punk and glam and spitting it up in serio-comic chunks. The drummer sounds distracted, like he’s watching the door, looking out for the pissed-off boyfriend of whatever chick he’s banging. It gives Bubblegum Screw’s sound this hurried, desperate feel, like they wanna finish before the fists start flying. Cool. Anyway, this EP’s got four tracks, all of ‘em wobbling somewhere between Hanoi Rocks and solo Stiv. Closer “Rock N’ Roll Loser†is the clear winner in the pack, a corrosive little JAMC-meets-Bowie gem of pop-snark and self-deprecating cool. If it were in a movie, there’d be tits onscreen. And they’d be awesome tits."
(Sleazegrinder zine)
"An action packed rock ’n’ roll rollercoaster fuelled with an American punk attitude - Iggy, Stooges etc, with a big wide streak of rock ’n’ roll running through... occassionally theres a hint of early Damned... their chaos is always controlled...just! A real powerhouse of an act... the songs are very riff driven and can have a dark, urgent tone at times, but raunchy solos always arrive to glitz things up... this is one act you need to see live...trashy, crashy punk ’n’ roll that hits the spot - they’re gonna kill ya."
(John Swaine of Neon Promotions)
