Want to know more about these other bands we keep namechecking in the vain hope that we can ride to fame on their coattails? Curious about idle culture and the possibilities for a work-free existence? Our forced whimsical humour starting to grate a little?

No problem. Just follow one of these links. We won't be offended. All good stuff as well. The Regulars don't link just any old site, you know.

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Adbusters are into 'culture jamming', which 'will change the way information flows, the way institutions wield power, the way TV stations are run...Above all, it will change the way we interact with the mass media and the way meaning is produced in our society.' Admirable ideas meet brilliant design.
Anxiety Culture is predicated on the notion that 'we live in a crazy work-obsessed society driven by puritanical fear and guilt', and is dedicated to interrogating the myths surrounding and emanating from work, consumption and the media - all in hilarious style.
Arcade is the first site I've linked here without actually seeing it. My PC hasn't got a sound card and Arcade crashes it. But the chap who does it works with Stu, and he's nice. He says it's 'basically a site for a lofi bedroom boy', which sounds a bit sexist, but have a look and let me know what you think. And bear in mind that it's still under development.
Autolight turned up on the Birmingham scene in 2000 with an appealing sort of lo-fi glam-pop sound and a very promising set of songs. And they're very sweet people. Go and see them.
Avrocar are the band at the cutting edge of Birmingham's ambient/lo-fi scene, and this site offers a first-rate collection of articles and reviews. The news and discography complete this invaluable point of reference. Nice set of links too.
Bagpuss was voted the finest ever kids' TV programme in a recent BBC poll, and is an icon of beautiful slowness. This wonderful site holds pictures, screensavers, audio clips, storylines, board games, and more. You can even make a lavender Madeleine 'to go into the drawer with your handkerchiefs to keep them smelling nice'. Bless.
Baxxter do an invigorating lo-fi grunge-pop thing with sparse, jagged guitars and nice structures, and are very endearing and pretty on stage. Their Bearos debut 'Russian song' - released the same day as ours - has just been played on Radio 1 by John Peel. The site is looking good.


Bearos Records released The Regulars' debut single Lie down and fight in July 2000, and the website is coming on a treat. A great starting point for news and background info on all our wonderful labelmates.
Birmingham Music Scene does exactly what it says on the tin. A great starting point for news and background info on lots of the many and various other bands here in the second city.
The Catapult Club is the slighly whimsical name for the live venue at the Jug of Ale, one of Birmingham's few remaining top-quality stages for smaller indie bands. Besides offering gig listings and a good set of links, the site is quite pleasing to the eye.
CLAWS describes itself as 'a pro-leisure and anti-wage-slavery collective of people dedicated to answering the question "why work?"' Its excellent website carries a wealth of thought-provoking material.
Cooler Kings are a Birmingham band we are yet to sample, but they've asked for a link and by golly they shall have one. Their site is unusually literate and well worth a visit for the anti-Robbie Williams rant alone.
Decadent Action, the pioneers of World Phone In Sick Day, envisage revolution by hyperinflation: if enough of us run up enormous credit card debts by drinking expensive cocktails, then the economic system would collapse before we can all be thrown into jail. I can see synchronisation being a problem, but it's certainly food for thought.
Distophia, one of the ace young Brum bands who emerged in 2000, do a gritty-sounding kind of indie rock with edgy guitars reminiscent of Sonic Youth and stuff like that. The site is a lovely blue colour. We recommend both it and the band.
Driftnet is the creation of Walsall designer Al Stewart (responsible for the design and photography on Lie down and fight) and is intended as a platform for new talent in all branches of the creative arts - music, photography, poetry, the lot. The stuff there now is well worth a peek, and new submissions are actively sought.
Grover are a fellow band - not only in the sense that all three of them are blokes, but also meaning they are from Birmingham and have released stuff on Bearos. They are also really good - expansive wide-angle soundscapes, that sort of thing.
Idle Theory gives it you in detail. If you want biological, political, psychological and economic justification for being a slack-arse, here's your website. Survival of the idlest. It's what I've been saying all along!
Jameson seem to have got themselves a rocktabulous website to go with their popmongous tunes. They are, if you don't already know, another Brum band of considerable musical merit; and their website looks as good as it tastes, by gosh.
The Knowhere Guide to Birmingham is a good way for those of you not familiar with our delightful home city to learn the basics; and I've finally been arsed to link it after all this time! Hurrah! Shame about all the duffers who reckon Broad Street is really good, but still.
LaME are a band from Worcester who asked very kindly to be linked from this page. They openly admit that their early days were 'totally influenced by Oasis', but hey, everyone deserves a second chance. Give 'em a spin, eh, people?
A Mouth Full of Eggs is a beautiful and wondrous site featuring the art of a cool goth lass. My meagre words cannot convey its radiance. So go and visit immediately. Go on.
Offbeat, a truly wonderful Sheffield indie night, offers 'an alternative to the mass-market orientated indie discos which proliferate these days' by championing real indie pop over the deathly bland likes of Oasis and OCS. They even invite you to e-mail your requests in advance of your visit. And what's more, they play them too. Visit the site then visit the night. Your life will be changed forever.
Openminded, 'a night exploring the boundaries of music', has upped sticks and moved from Bearwood to Moseley, for which reason we can no longer promise it our wholehearted support, but it's still a flipping good night, damn it.
Pennyblackmusic is one of several million online record shops, but Pete and his mates have used it quite a bit and, to use the modern parlance, it rules. You can order Lie down and fight from them too, you know.
Pink Lemonade is here partly because of its entirely pleasing content - photographs and poems and things to make you feel good about the world - but also because its creator said 'it would be lovely of you to give me a link'. The Regulars, you see, try to be lovely whenever possible.
The Regulars are not just a tight little pop combo from Birmingham, England; they're also a wild rock monster from the US of States. Support the worldwide Regulation movement by visiting our American counterparts now!
"Singles" are another Birmingham band - but not just another Birmingham band, as their horny glammy indie pop-rock choons have been turning a head or two as of late 2001. "For once I have to say someone's sexier than The Regulars!" enthused one visitor to our guestbook about them. What can I say...
Siren is simply the best fanzine in Birmingham. Granted, there isn't much competition, but it embodies all that a zine should be - honest, unpretentious, and passionate about music. This online version carries interviews and reviews from the paper zine and also features an 'interactive gig guide'. And we're in it!
Si Wilson is a real person, and this is his disco homepage. You've probably read his numerous entries in our guestbook and thought, 'Who is that nutcase?' - or indeed met him in person and thought, 'Who is that nutcase?' There's some nice writing there, and a cool dictionary thingy inspired by something or other...
Sloganeering is the work of one Mark Shephard, whose solo recordings are available for download there. We recommend the wonderfully lush and wistful 'The Day I Fell Apart'. Mr Shephard is also inviting suggestions for other bands to feature on his site.
Spaghetti Funktion is a bric-a-brac of photography, politics and cultural musings concerning Birmingham and the rest of the world. Have a dip, and find some random mind stimulation. Nice Brum-bleak design too.
Tasty is a rather fine fanzine, and this is its online incarnation. Its editorial preoccupations are indie pop, international socialism, and Grimsby Town Football Club. What more could you ask, really?
Tea.com styles itself 'the place for tea information', and it fulfils this ambition unimpeachably. Different kinds of leaves; various global steeping practices; whether to put the milk in first - it's all right here.
Travel West Midlands, bless their hearts, seem to have gone from one extreme to the other. Just as their old shonky buses have been replaced by bright, spanking, shiny new models, so has their website. Except their buses don't crash my computer by trying to run silly animations. Ah well - there's bound to be another one along in a minute.
Unamerican Activities supplied the 'WAGE SLAVE' t-shirt worn by Pete in the photo on the front page of this site.'Quality rebellion at affordable prices', they claim, and I'll tell you what - they're not wrong. They do slogans like you've never seen.
Virtual-Brum offers a wealth of great photographs from Birmingham's past and present, and The Regulars are especially delighted to find The Dog properly and beautifully represented. Well worth a visit.
Working for the Man - 'enter only if you're on the clock' - brings you tactics and tales of workplace subversion. Essential reading for all those with whom 35 hours and Lie down and fight strike a chord.
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Zoot Promotions need no introduction, but it would look a bit silly with just blank space here, so Zoot Promotions - namely Jackie, Rob and Eddie - stage most of the gigs at the Flapper & Firkin and some elsewhere. Their splendid website, besides its invaluable listings guide, offers a definitive collection of links to other band sites.
If you'd like to get your site linked here, or if any of these links don't work, mail us now.