RAPIERS ARE GO!

See Neil & Brad Together Again in The Ravemen

Ta times 10 to Kaiser Johnny Maben and his lovely missus Jane (seen sporting a serious do with the lads below) for these backstage and stage snaps of The Ravemen's benefit soiree in December at the Boston Music Room, near Tufnell Park, North London.

This musical side project featured a glad reunion of ex-Rapiers bassist Brad Dallaston and Neil Ainsby—last seen together as Rapiers in 2001—for a holiday night of stonking British Beat (sorry, still no set list supplied!), audience twisting and jiving, plus musicians sporting always fashionable black-on-black finery right out of Hamburgh's Reeperbahn, circa 1962.

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Ravemen Rave Friday in London

CALLING ALL BEAT-INCLINED LONDONERS: Only 48 hours to Friday's Beat Bonanza benefiting cancer research with Rapier Neil Ainsby and former Rapier Brad Dallaston joining ex-Kaisers Matt and Johnny in The Rave Men, at London's Boston Music Room, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park. Tickets only £8.50. Details here.

Jot it down as the first ever co-mingling of two beloved combos, truly brothers in British '60s Beat. Plus you'll get to witness (Shazam!) our Neil handling lead guitar duties, surely worth the price of admission. During breaks, Rapiers and Kaisers producer Liam Watson spins sides. And there's a twist contest. Sounds a right gas.

Rapiers+Kaisers=Ravemen Beat Super Group?

FLASH! In September, whilst I day tripped to Madrid and London's O2, Rapier Neil Ainsby hinted at a super secret collaboration between The Rapiers and (defunct garage kings) The Kaisers.

Now word of this Uber Beat Bonanza is leaking out: The deliciously monikered Ravemen (scheduled to feature our Neil, ex-Rapiers bassist Brad Dallaston, Kaiser Johnny and Kaiser Matt) play a one-off show for charity at the Boston Music Room (aka Boston Arms aka Dirty Water Club), 178 Junction Road near the Tufnell Tube, on 18 December. Why even boss producer Liam "Toe Rag" Watson will be spinning wax for the punters.

Basic details here and at a Kaisers MySpace outpost. Stay tuned for more. NB: Kaiser George Miller did the groovy flyer artwork.