Capdown in general

Capdown were a Milton Keynes Skacore band between the years of 1997 and 2000. They originally started life under the name of Soap, deciding on the name of Capdown at a later date which is actually short for Capitalist Downfall. During their ten year reign they released a total of three studio albums, as well as releasing a live DVD of a performance with Rude Bones entitled 'Live in Brighton', and a live CD also; 'Live in M.K.'. Three EP's were also released, their 'Time For Change EP' which came in 1999 and was their first release, a split EP with the band Link 80, and another split with Hard Skin and Southport, a Christmas themed EP aptly titled 'Christmas Fisting EP'. ...  Read the complete review

Having just started writing music reviews for the Oxford Student newspaper, I’m already beginning to enjoy the perks – a place on the guestlist for this show (free gigs and CDs, great job if you can get it!) Of course, when Ria (music ed) and I turn up, the Zodiac staff don’t know anything about it, but we still blag our way in :o) We’ve missed the first band (who apparently weren’t any good) but we’re in time to see Howard’s Alias (*not* Howard’s Alibi they stop to explain after a promoter made the mistake). They seem a fairly interesting proposition, a punk band with two vocalists, one of whom doubles on ...  Read the complete review

Captown are a Ska punk band and they have been together for about seven years now, in recent times though they have got much bigger, playing places like reading. The band though still has respect for the little places! I live near Milton Keynes in Bedfordshire where there is a place called ‘The Pitz’ (The Woughton Centre) and there is usually a band playing there every week, this is where Capdown first started to play gigs, now they are big they still have decided to come back to Milton Keynes, which I though was great of them as they could have easily got a bigger gig. When I saw them live I was suppressed they were a lot better than on the CD that ...  Read the complete review

?Britain?s answer to Rancid? is a tag CapDown have been branded with on occasion, but apart from being two fantastic bands of the modern punk era they have little in common. CapDown have released one album that is definitely experimental and wide ranging, compared to Rancid?s full circle of 5 albums from punk to ska to rocksteady and back again. Civil Disobedients is a ground breaking album, showing the full force of Britain?s finest ska-core band. It opens up with two powerful hardcore anthems in Unite to Progress (?there ain?t nothin? wrong, with another unity song? ? Operation Ivy) and Kained But Able (arguing for people?s right to smoke weed), both ...  Read the complete review

Can you believe, I saw Capdown live for all of £2?? Ska punk at it's best! I regularly go clubbing and on Tuesdays there's a particularly good night at Camden Palace in London, called Feet First (see my other opinions) where you can see a live, and relatively unknown band play for half an hour, and it only costs £2 to get in with a flyer. Sounds great huh? Well I certanly thought so, I go every week to see the new bands that come out. It just happened, that a couple of months ago I turn up at the club to find the largest queue outside that I've ever seen. I look at the flyer in my hand, who's playing? Capdown, hmmm... never heard of them. ...  Read the complete review