Captain of the Rant

Bio:

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And hello there. I'm Captain of the Rant - irritant of the police and rebel against quiet things. A blunt, intelligent and witty socially consious performance poet, coming from the DIY punk scene because that's where pretty much all the really great, angry and heart (but not global) warming stuff happens. I think personal politics - with its passionate mess of flaws and contradictions - are the most geniune and it's that often massive gap between ideal and individual action that I want to explore with my work. My poems are like hardcore songs: short, sharp and to the point. My performances are gut-busting, ferocious readings without ever forgetting that a man jumping around like a monkey while trying to write seriously about politics and society is pretty funny in itself. I fucking love performing.

I'll play just about anywhere, so have a listen to my stuff and just drop me a line if you want to book me.

BREAKING NEWS! Captain of the Rant vs. Hair Explosion's new five track EP, 'No Copyright Necessary' is available for completely free download at http://captainoftherant.bandcamp.com! Here's a lovely review of it from Big Wheel Online Magazine:

"No Copyright Necessary" is five spoken word pieces, some set to trip hop-esque beats reminiscent of Aesop Rock, some layered over insidious electronica,and some delivered raw, naked, and profane. You need this album... The Captain rants against the stupidity of reality shows, technological isolation, and even U2. But it’s more than that, it’s a refusal of the assertion that these are the desirable things in life, that the mass media is right and we are wrong... The album builds on these themes, with a piece railing against the tech takeover of our lives. It still manages to be self-deprecating and funny though... This is what ultimately keeps this album interesting. It manages to stay angry, but at times introspective without straying into that intolerably whiny Emo realm. It is a complex and beautiful work, with lines that resonate, making you want to hear the Captain spit them at you again and again, and lines that will bring you to your feet and push you out the door."

And here's some other lovely comments people have said about my performances and the EP:..

"What particularly strikes you when listening to his work, along with his unshying honesty, is his ability to place personal experience in a wider social context. Brave enough to question his own thoughts and actions in a public domain he almost challenges the listener, in words accessible to all, as to their own accountability and responsibility" - Mudkiss Fanzine

"Very punk rock and down to earth" - Mild Peril Fanzine

"Excellent" - Urban 75

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"Spewing stiff, rhythmic tyrades, he is a poet devoid of pretension. No one is performing poetry quite like him at the moment... a pillar of his scene" - Sam Russo

"Although it is poetry it in some ways transcends it... distinctive, confrontational. [The demo] has passion, rage and life!" - Nick Card

"Great stuff" - Neal Zetter

"Genius" - Dave Hughes

"Lyrics are like it was written by a ten year-old. Very poor" - North from Punktastic.com forum

"Freaking brilliant" - The King Blues

"Highly recommended" - Dirty Ska & Punk Promotions

"Well on point... fucking fire" - The Ruby Kid

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Member Since:

April 22, 2008

Members:

Me and my voice. Sometimes I work with a mysterious, ingenious musician called Hair Explosion.

Influences:

The Ruby Kid, Blue Scholars, Alex Iamb, The King Blues, Clayton Blizzard, Conflict, Crass, Asian Dub Foundation, Sonic Boom Six, CapDown, Taylor Mali, Subhumans/Citizen Fish, Dave Pepper, Kate Tempest, Rik The Poet-Tree Man, The Leano, Henry Rollins, Fugazi, William Blake, The Clash, The Levellers, Pete The Temp, Alex Iamb, Danny Chivers...

All the promoters, artists, activists and (extra)ordinairy people who still believe there's some stuff worth fighting for, and that an independent culture is something that can change people's hearts and minds.

Other influences include: Nights out, nights in, days out, days in, late buses, intensely annoying people, idiots, queues, language, thinking, the intense joy that Bernard Manning is dead, and the intense joy that Jim Davidson will most likely die before me.

Sounds Like:

A stampede of cretins.