Thomas Mensforth, better known as Mensi, vocalist of punk/Oi! legends Angelic Upstarts, passed away on Friday (12/10) after a battle with COVID-19. He was 65. “Today we lost a punk rock legend,” a ...

Angelic Upstarts at the time of 'Teenage Warning's' release. Second left: Mensi All this as Sham 69 imploded. They played what were billed as their farewell shows in June and July 1979. Supposedly ...

Thomas 'Mensi' Mensforth, who was part of punk rock band Angelic Upstarts, has died due to Covid complications after stay in the Intensive Care Unit Want all the latest Showbiz news direct to your ...

Days after revealing the relaunch of his label Casa Gogol Records, Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz is beginning to release a series of collaborations, including two remixes of British punk rockers ...

Most casual observers could be forgiven for thinking that South Shields’ most famous/notorious band released little of note after their first three albums. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock band formed in South Shields in 1977. They are one of most prominent Oi! bands, and espouse a socialist and working class philosophy. Angelic Upstarts have ...

Fans and friends are set to honour a punk legend at a sell-out charity gig raising funds for NHS heroes who cared for him in his final days. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo ...

THREE decades after they were banned from venues across the region, punk rock veterans The Angelic Upstarts are set to play at a North university. The not-so angelic Upstarts, who hail from South ...

Forty-one years into their career and still going strong, it's as good a time as any to take stock of the Angelic Upstarts' legacy. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can ...

In a recent update to the band's website, longtime Angelic Upstarts frontman Thomas Mensforth announced he was leaving the band. Mensi, as he's known to fans, founded the four piece in South Shields, ...