Human Punk
Sad news of the death from cancer of Paul Fox, guitarist with the phenomenal Ruts.. fire AND skill in his playing, equally adept at slamming out a pithy punk blast or skanking along inna dub style.
John Peel was a fan, supporting The Ruts as they blazed a trail from the London suburbs to the heart of the capital and beyond, charting most notably with ‘Babylon’s Burning’ and ‘Something That I Said’: no mere three chord thrashes but sharp, punchy, fiery, and adept. Ground-breaking Rock Against Racism tours with Misty In Roots put them firmly in the spotlight until the untimely death of singer Malcolm Owen. Continuing as Ruts DC, Fox, Segs and Ruffy enhanced their CV no end with the dub experiment ‘Rhythm Collision’.
The best punk band ever? You decide.. RIP Foxy.
