live: SLAPPER (Punk/Cabaret - UK)

live: SLAPPER (Punk/Cabaret - UK)

...“The pièce de resistance of the evening came when Slapper took the  
stage. Slapper is a transportational feast of dada-esque whimsy and  
surrealist grunge-glam punk... The bassist was wearing braces of black  
and yellow barrier tape and the guitarist was dressed as a nightmare  
monk, a sexy scantily clad Freddie Mercury look alike was on  
keyboards. The lead singer was a cross between the MC from Cabaret and  
Fred Schneider from the B-52s and was occasionally interrupted, or  
maybe frightened away, by two larger Goth-inspired bodyguard figures  
that would howl syllables…or play the triangle. Frequent use was made  
of props like a stuffed dog or a cabbage and the ‘lyrics’ seemed to be  
in some mix of French and nonsense...

It’s not easy to make something as random as this work, but Slapper -  
largely owing to the talent of the lead singer and the general gusto  
of the whole assemblage - pulled it off with abundant charm and to  
hallucinogenic effect. As our MC said at the end of their set, ‘A  
little bit glam, a little bit punk and so fucking avant-garde...’   
They were an inspired choice.
JEFFREY GORDON BAKER for REMOTEGOAT on 14/08/10


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…“If they are playing... you GOTTA check them out, because these  
motherfuckers, they put on a SHOW. It’s very, very entertaining.
They’re totally amazing, I don’t really know how to describe them,  
kind of punk rock Tiger Lilies, burlesque cabaret. Rude, crude with  
loads of attitude.
Trust me, you don’t wanna miss them. Check em out.”
CRAZY GIRL, AUDIO/VISUAL ARTIST, ECLECTIC CRAZYLAND RADIO DJ