A NEW documentary to be screened tonight will credit a ’60s heavy metal band from Cardiff as influencing the legendary long-haired likes of Metallica and Iron Maiden.

Boot was only in the band for one album, 1974's In For The Kill, and was replaced that year by Steve WIlliams. Then, in 1976, Budgie signed to A&M and released two further albums.

When Budgie, the former drummer in post-punk outfits Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Slits, was a touring member of John Grant’s live band in late 2018, he used a day off in Los Angeles to ...

We’re sad to report that former Budgie guitarist John Thomas has passed away at age 63. As one of the earliest bands which inspired heavy metal, Welsh band Budgie is one of the genre’s most ...

Lol Tolhurst & Budgie “live music set” and interview with Mike Halloran Two drummers walk into a bar. No, really, In this case, the drummers in question are Lol Tolhurst and Budgie. The bar is ...

Now, Tolhurst and Budgie have combined on a live version of The Cure’s 1980 classic ‘A Forest’, originally released on their second album ‘Seventeen Seconds’. Watch the video below.

When Budgie, the former drummer in post-punk outfits Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Slits, was a touring member of John Grant’s live band in late 2018, he used a day off in Los Angeles to ...