{"id":5517,"date":"2021-02-19T18:24:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T18:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5517"},"modified":"2021-02-19T18:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T18:26:38","slug":"new-zealand-expat-punks-desperate-measures-release-video-for-first-taste-of-mini-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5517","title":{"rendered":"Expat New Zealand punks Desperate Measures release video for first taste of their new mini-album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand-born but London-based punks <strong>Desperate Measures<\/strong> managed to escape the Covid-19 madness of the last few months by writing their first new material in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reignited &#8217;80s band used the time between lockdowns for some cathartic writing and recording sessions, and the first taste of those gatherings arrives today with<strong> The Rich-Tual<\/strong>, a bullet of classic punk reloaded for the pandemic generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a full-blooded punk &#8216;n&#8217; roll ripper which is certainly not for the faint-hearted as frontman Eugene Butcher sings &#8220;fuck the system, before the system fucks you!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DESPERATE MEASURES NZ  . 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