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NEWSFLASH!
NEWSFLASH!! The first round of demo's are underway for 'THE WAVE' ...a major new album project coming up from The Men They Couldn't Hang.. The Wave will be loosely themed, following a family line from the early 19th Century and into the near future. It will be set...
Prepare for “The Wave”
Watch this space for further news of "The Wave" - a new project from the band that will be kicking off in April this year. Enjoy this taster...
New Music and Tour Update September 2025
Since the start of this year Paul, Swill, and Ricky have been hard at work on an epic new TMTCH project with a theme and storyline spanning three tumultuous centuries and ending in an imagined future. Soon, The Men They Couldn't Hang will be launching a crowdfunding...
Glastonwick and Bristol Gigs coming up
Just a walkin' the dog... TMTCH and Swill/Bobby gigs coming up this month. Here's a video update from Swill
Cherry Red Jukebox – released on vinyl on 12th April 2025
We’re mighty proud to announce that on 12th April, as part of this year’s Record Store Day, THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG release THE CHERRY RED JUKEBOX on vinyl. Recorded at Fortress Studios, London N1, in the winter of 2002, and dedicated to the memory of Joe Strummer,...
A slightly tipsy update
Slightly tipsy update Firstly, thanks to everyone that came along to the show in Barnoldswick. What a night that was! Songs, stories, and excellent company. I can safely say we all had a good time. Tell me if I’m wrong… In addition to that I’ve spent three very...
TMTCH going back on tour
Here is a short video from Swill before TMTCH go back out on tour
Special version of Swill’s latest audio podcast
Have a listen to Swill's latest audio podcast and if you want to join Swill's music club then you can do so here https://philodgers.bandcamp.com/swills-music-club
Behind the Songs Part 4: Ghosts of Cable Street
The Ghosts of Cable Street, a song about the 1936 confrontation between the fascist blackshirts of the British Union Party and a coalition of the Jewish community, Trade Unionists, and decent, extraordinary people, was written in Hornsey Library, North London over...
Behind the songs Part 3: Jennifer Grey
The 90’s were not a good decade for me. I’d had a tremendous run through the late 70’s and 80’s; the great surge of youth, punk revolution, the furious euphoric creativity of life with TMTCH. It was like leaping from stone to stone and landing in perfect rhythm each...