This one brings back some great memories…

The C-Men – a punk band based in Kiev – playing a show at Club Bochka. We love the C-Men – we played on the same line-up with them in Ukraine last year, at the mighty Bochka.

A little about the band: They play classic old-school punk covers; Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones etc. In fact, we added a Clash song to our set after we saw them do a spectacular version of ‘White Riot’ at a show in Kiev. The C-Men pump out the punk attitude on stage while appearing to ‘take the piss’ as well – great gear to drink & dance to.

The C-Men’s Dave (drums) and Mick (lead vocals & guitar) have a radio show, the only alternative rock show in Kiev. We’ve been their guests a couple of times since 2007. Things get pretty casual in there as the vodka flows & the questions get harder to answer.

And finally, in this video the bass guitarist in the band is none other than Ukraine’s legendary Sasha Pipa. We’ve toured all over Ukraine with Sasha. He’s a fantastic bloke – the reason we went there in the first place – and the last few times we’ve been lucky enough to stay with him at his apartment on the out-skirts of Kiev.

Checkya tomorrow.

Fires out.