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scenes are working..I totally get it if people like
my book or not, that s the way it goes with every
book and I respect that! I cant believe that she
s complaining about the terrible writing with
other words she s fucking up with my friend
BiLL Collins who s a fucking legend in the Bay
Area and an awesome writer aswell !han she
is complaining about mistakes !! That s where
I was laughiy ass off!! It s a Punk Book !! I
don t give a Fuck about fuckin mistakes ! I m
fuckin german and I don t give a shit ! Than for
whatever reason she criticized me,having a wife
which is a half of my age !
how does she now ?? I never mentioned her
age and btw she is 37 and not 25 !! Then she
s complaining about my other wifes (I was
married two times before ) If she would have
read my book,she would know ! And btw,some
are just private and don t need to be part of the
book !
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me shit for wearing a T shirt form Hard Skin
: Spend all day in the fuckin Pub ! Really ??
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Marco
Dear Marco,
Thanks for the letter. I honestly enjoyed parts
of your book and found the story of how you got
involved in the Bremen punk scene to be really
exciting, however I couldnt read most of it
because of the way the book was formatted and
the insane amount of grammar mistakes. Like
I said in my review, the people who published
your book (Regent Press) should be ashamed to
be putting out peoples stories without editing
them. I would expect these types of mistakes in a
zine, but not a real life book.
Im also sick of the narrative in the punk
scene that we have to get loaded and piss drunk
to have a good time, which you talk about a lot
re: your Hard Skin shirt. After years of partying
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Dear Mr. R,
From my modest perspective as an
active part of DIY for a handful of years, I
have noticed that many punks/mutants/city
rockers develop an identity based around
what they like. You know these types (and
I mean nothing negative by that), i.e. the
D-beat punk, 82 worship people, etc.
While I understand aesthetic is important to
the dynamics of punk and I fully support the
concept of displaying ones likes (or dislikes)
I also feel that these ways of dress can
correlate with a close-minded view of punk.
I have often come across some individuals
that only listen to what they deem worthy of
their image. Meaning that if something isnt
from Europe circa 1982 (or at least sounds
and looks just like it), it isnt worthy of their
time. What is your take on the self-labeling
of punks?
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Rebellion Rock Festival 2015 was the last time I saw Dickie. He was drunk as a punkbut then he always was.
He hugged me and told me he loved me and asked whether he could get on stage to sing First Day Angry
Song with Hard Skin. Of course it wasnt a problemhe actually wrote the line Spent All Day in the Fuckin
Pub Cause Im a Cunt. Well, actually he just said it and I stole it as a lyric. So when Hard Skin play the song, all
I can see is a monster of a man trying to climb over the crash barrier and arguing with the bouncers. Its Dickie,
of course. Its comedy gold. With Dickie it always ended up as comedy gold.
I know when someone dies, no one ever says anything bad about them, but in Dickies case I dont think
they could. He was funny, infectious, generous, loyal and loving. He had a million catchphrases: Zeus, power,
sheeba, son, truncheon. If you ever spent time with him, you ended up copying them. All animals were called
sheeba, everyone he met was called son, and anyone with a good Marshall guitar sound was Truncheon.
Dickie played in nearly every band that came out of the North East in the last forty years: Angelic Upstarts and
Toy Dolls, as well as Hex, Doctor Bison, Broken Heart Orchestra, Stokoe, Fatty Jones and The Dipsomaniacs.
But its his work with Leatherface for which he will be most fondly remembered. Wat Tyler spent a lot of
the 90s touring and playing with Leatherface and my favourite memory is being in Gottingen, Germany and
telling Dickie that Rock-O-Rama Records was based in a room in the venue we were playing. Off he went,
knocking on the door ready to go mental at the Nazis. It was just another Wat Tyler wind-up but the man was
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Youll be missed by many. So raise your glass to Dickie Hammondhell be having a pint and a shot if you are
buying!
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DIARY
8/31:
Tacoma,
Washington
@
733
Arts
with
Vexx,
Binge,
Criminal
Code,
Bind
we
set
up
Idaho
show
was
insane!
Feral
House
was
small
but
comfortable
and
ime.
I
love
of
all
t
st
band
s
the
be
TRAP
i
t.
TWAT
sun
se
hile
the
utside
w
merch
o
so
much
merch
and
cabs
and
people
ahhh.
Grill
with
the
Deacons
and
Blindside
USA
was
losing
it
and
screaming
to
do
an
encore
and
the
room.
I
found
this
hilarious
but
of
course
some
legal
fund
ton
before
our
set
and
twice
as
much
after
so
we
donated
$100
to
a
pals
Chicago!
which
sold
a
slice
of
cheese
for
$4???
I
tens
Mar
Doc
l
hee
nch
i
-
four
new
got
I
HINA
Weird
vibes
for
sure.
COC
t.
wes
Mid
the
politeness
in
This
place
has
the
best
guitar
stores
I
have
9/13:
Bloomington,
Indiana
@
Kroger
Castle
police,
spectrum
of
privilege.
Fuck
the
all.
them
I
hate
much.
shing
considering
200
people
were
sma
I
feel
nostalgic
for
places
I
cant
remember
the
point
of
unbearable
discomfort.
awesome
femme
ladies
who
evened
out
the
wildass
a
was
e
ther
and
w
sho
the
r
afte
so
we
are
prepped
for
defensive
aggression.
It
is
beautiful
here
and
the
air
is
a
familiar
that
was
one
of
the
best
Found
a
music
store
about
to
close
down
having
the
time
of
her
life.
Ive
started
to
friends
at
shows.
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
in
the
so
I
made
Tannrr
give
a
speech
before
our
What
else
is
new?
Gas
Station
Girls
this
place.
love
and
uncompromising
toughness
and
refusal
to
move
over
for
the
men
who
want
to
dominate
their
scene
/
lives.
Austin
was
so
fun!
Met
a
friend
named
Juan
Carlos
most
things
a
great
time!
Met
a
great
man
named
Ross
who
was
selling
bootleg
buttons
and
our
found
a
silicon
breast
thing
on
the
ssive
to
a
girl
Tannr
had
was
being
ultra-aggre
this
tour
for
rush-ordering
us
records
and
huge
venue
that
felt
favorite
record.
o
him
let
go.
I
have
n
not
sure
when
Ill
see
her
again
which
ou
y
al,
do
you
know
where
This
is
South
Centr
tour
is
over.
I
cant
believe
Ive
been
are?
new
guitars.
live
in
it.
with
Litter
Brain
and
Chicharra
G.L.O.S.S.
is
a
band
from
Olympia
Washington.
They
have
a
new
7
on
the
way.
Hear
their
music
at
girlslivingoutsidesocietysshit.
bandcamp.com
and
see
them
if
you
ever
have
the
chance.
food.
And
hot
air
balloons!
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Volunteers are the doyens of East Anglian hardcore scene, a band that thrashed many a young
punk out of their sugar-coated, Fat Wreck bullshit-core malaise over a decade ago.Theyre still going
strong, releasing records and having a great time doing so. Genuine legends in the region, I was sure
they mustve been interviewed in MRR before but they told me not so I had to remedy this injustice!
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lynchpins Sam (drums) and Jay (vocals).
MRR: Some of you are involved Hardcore Upraw, putting on great sweaty
gigs in a small rehearsal space. How did
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way of supporting other hardcore bands we knew and
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sports shop? Im not that sporty so I have no idea!
How long has that been going? Do you think there is
any crossover or similarity between being involved in
punk and running your own business or do you think
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Armed with closed-toed shoes, headphones, and our trusty sling, my infant daughter and I round the corner of Poland St. in the
Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. Kidfriendly the poster exclaimed, though Im now
positive this was a call to the under-21 set as
opposed to the infant crowd. The night is thick;
the air like a pool of heat and we, the hopeful,
swim out in the dark hoping for a bit of magic.
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to steal electricity to put on shows, the same way that Kool Hercs
Sound System parties in South Bronx parks did in the mid 1970s.
Roburt thanks us on the way out, telling baby girl, You were my
favorite attendee. We leave to the dulcet tones of a melodic tune,
and the true impact of Room 101 is felt. Roburt eschews that which
he (we) have been taught: about Santa Claus, about democracy,
about our ancestors. But this evolution, this graduation to true understanding comes with having once been duped. I consider the
responsibility of us all, of the enlightened, to liberate the minds of
the misguided. In Roburts words, Those who have lost hope in
the kids have forgotten what it was like to be a kid and would do
well to volunteer somewhere; do something to help pull young
people up. Its so rad and rewarding to help young people. Dont
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more about them and how theyre not yougo die. Dig a hole and
fucking stand in it and wait. Your casket is already sealed.
Punk music is a simple, yet poignant questioning of all that we
know and all weve been taught. Its an expression of a desire to
understand whats real, true, and tangible in the world. Its a rejection of all unessential things. Punk is for young black boys in
Central City who think banging is their only way out. Punk is for
people whove never thought of it. Punk is for toddlers, falling
off bikes, eating dirt, and pushing playmates. Roburt says, Its so
easy for young people to get access to the uber-plastic version
of the counter-culture because so many subcultures have been
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kids are learning this, as they always have. Its an attempt to make
people believe in The Product lie. So, fuck Bourbon Street. Anything timelessly good is worth the search. The message is pure
and true at heart: Own your body, own your mind, question everything, trust yourself, free yourself. In essence, punk rock is for all
ages at all times.
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com/room10101, or email room10101@hotmail.com.
Specious Species #7
Joe Donohoe
282 pages | $8
speciouspecies.net
The zine so huge it reads like a book, Specious
Species, has favored us with this, the seventh
issue. The theme, California, is so broad no
one publication or even bookshelf could do
it justice. Still, the regional focus is because
I think there is something to place and its
a resistance to the world wide web concept
where everywhere in anywhere. Editor and main contributor Joe
Donohoe casts a wide net. Literary stars of the twentieth century receive
the most attention, but the nearly-300 pages allow for a wide variety of
history and some relevant fiction.
The largest piece by far is the fifty-page (!) biography of Oaklands
Jack London. To be fair, he packed a lot of living into forty years.
Before he was a famous writer, he tried working, but didnt take to it. It
was worse then, and in general its no prize now. He tried his hand at
oyster pirating, and, using the boating skills hed picked up in the Bay,
prospecting in the Alaskan Gold Rush. Its exciting history like this,
skillfully told, which makes me excited for this zine. The oyster beds
were owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad, and ripping them off was
as dangerous and violent as running meth is now. Most everyone who
made money in the Alaskan gold rush were the people selling supplies
way the fuck up in the bush (like Donald Trumps grandpa), not the
guys with the pan in the river. London made it back alive, and his ability
to turn these experiences into narratives people would pay for made
all the difference in his life. Donohoe is quite familiar with Londons
writing, and engages with critical perspectives. To his detractors,
much of Londons work is a paean to white supremacy and American
imperialism. Donohoe finds places where this is true, but also wonders
how his fiction could be so popular around the world if its just hyping
white people and the US. Drinking like hell has much to do with his
early death. There are many instances when Im more interested in an
artists biography than their work, and thats the case here.
This is also true regarding the interview with Marin County poet
Gerald Nicosia. Perhaps in some circles hes known for his own work,
but much of this talk concerns Nicosias biographical subject, Jack
Kerouac. Personally, Im not much for fiction and dont care about Beat
literature. Nicosia, a great admirer of Kerouacs writing (innovative in
style and content, he says) dishes the dirt on the man and his circle.
Kerouac was a shit to anyone unfortunate enough to marry him. He
ditched out on the first wife when she wouldnt get an abortion, then
told people it wasnt his kid, when he knew it was. He wed a second
time so the bride would care for his dying mother. At least her family
ended up with his vast estate.
A more uplifting story is a lesser-known figure on the outskirts of the
scene, Eddie Balchowsky. He lost his arm fighting fascists in the Spanish
Civil War, and returned home strung out on morphine. In Chicago he
got busted and did five years. Nicosia says the law in Illinois forbade
live in if youre not well off. (Emory Douglas, the former Black Panther
graphic artist, says the only reason hes still in San Francisco is because
his mom bought the house he lives in.) Talbot emphasizes Feinsteins
policies as mayor around the devastating AIDS crisis, which were ahead
of the rest of the country. (That is to say, not explicitly murderous.)
Another vile pig is Bill Graham. Talbot says Graham believed music
is essential to life, and lived this dream with his shows at the Fillmore
and Winterland. Talbot allows that Graham was megalomaniacal and
greedy, and a complete asshole in many ways. But, he claims, Graham
had a huge heart, and was a tough parent figure, but he provided
tough love too. Donohoe recognizes from his time in the punk scene
that punks hated Grahambut Im open-minded enough to see what
he did rightviolence was absent or kept to a minimum. This is all
bullshit. Grahams love of music never stopped him from calling the
fire marshal to shut down any show, however small, that might compete
with his. He had total contempt for anyone attending his venues, be
they punk, hippie or otherwise. His bouncers were notorious, not for
their huge hearts or tough love, but for beating the ass of anyone who
didnt move fast enough when they said. People go to shows to get
away from tough parent figure[s]. At my bookstore job, whenever his
autobiography comes in, I make sure to draw a helicopter crashing into
high-tension wires inside, to celebrate his death. Penelope Houston is
interviewed separately, and shes asked about playing Winterland with
the Sex Pistols. She seems kind of sick of talking about it, and it wasnt
a high point of the issue.
Southern California freaks and success stories get some attention
too. I really enjoyed San Diego Satyricon, a memoir-style piece by
Erick Matthews. It mostly concerns scoring and doing drugs in the 70s
and 80s. Like Rhoney Stanley, he says acid was cool and speed fucked
up the scene. The opening line is I fuckin [sic] hated growing up in
San Diego The tale closes with Matthews sitting in a nearly-empty
apartment, waiting to move away when his buddy comes by, asking
to use the phone to round up a murderous posse. Even more desolate
is Trans-corp: Out of California, by Michael Glynn, the story of his
forty-hour van ride in the hands of a private prisoner transportation
service. The food and the company are pretty grim. He feels like hes
being released when hes let out at the prison in Yuma, Arizona! And the
freakiest success story of them all may be Jack Parsons. An only child,
wealthy and spoiled, as a teenage science nerd he and his friend are
into rockets. It being the 1930s, rocketry is a hobby, considered without
potential by mainstream scientists. Living in Pasadena, its easy enough
for them to head over to Throp Polytechnic Institute. Throp was the
humble beginnings from which the science giant Caltech would grow.
Self-taught but a genius, Parsons soon is part of the Suicide Squad,
whose technical ability gave rise to the modern American aerospace
industry. Some squad members were able to channel their interest into
lucrative gigs. Parsons, however, had no formal education in science,
and wasnt able to fit in with a bureaucracy. Left to his own means, he
scrambled to make money. He kept busy, though, indulging his spiritual
side at a local branch of Aleister Crowleys Ordo Templi Orientis. A
profligate spender, Crowley was desperate to cash in on greater Los
Angeles money spiritual seekers, as he knew others had already done.
A big party with sex and drugs will make most any cult seem better,
and this was part of the Crowley lifestyle. Parsons was soon running
his own temple. Future Scientologist founder L. Ron Hubbard became
a member, before leaving with Parsons wife and nearly all his money.
Parsons kept his cult membership separate from his daily life, until the
day he dropped a tub of serious shit in his garage, blowing it to hell and
ending his life. Parsons story is another extended biographical sketch
expertly presented by Donohue. I envy his ability to retain and organize
material.
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It is always annoying when a documentary has no music nor interviews
with its subject. It happens too often. One would think Id somewhat
be used to it by now. Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait Of Jeffrey
Lee Pierce & Gun Club has that problem. It also starts out with two
ex-Gun Club members Terry Graham and Ward Dotson who still have a
chip on their shoulders regarding their association with Jeffrey Lee Pierce.
Graham and Dotson are being interviewed on LA radio station Indie
103 and immediately the discussion goes to wanting to hit Pierce. All
this straightaway negativity only makes me get defensive. Without that
connection to Pierce no one would be interviewing either of them. Thats
not a good way to start out a film.
As Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce &
Gun Club continues, more friends are incorporated and present a more
complete story. Jeffrey Lee Pierce was a flamboyant Los Angeles teen who
was president of the Blondie fan club. He collected records, read a lot of
books and played music. He was talented, but he was also a pain in the
ass.
Gun Club formed when Pierce teaches Kid Congo Powers (amusingly
the president of the West Coast Ramones fan club) how to play guitar.
They were joined by bassist Don Snowden and drummer Brad Dunning.
After playing one show as the Cyclones with singer Pleasant Gehman, the
Gun Club is born with Pierce on vocals. The line-up plays some raucous
shows around LA before the rhythm section leaves and is replaced by the
Bags rhythm section. Then Powers was asked to join the Cramps.
The Gun Clubs line up changes many more times during Pierces life.
Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce & Gun Club
follows the trajectory of the band throughout them all. The constant is
Pierce who infuriates as well as impresses everyone with whom he comes
in contact. Although many former bandmates and friends are interviewed
I am surprised there is no interview footage with Pierce himself. Surely,
he must have done some interviews while he was around. There is some
footage of on-stage banter, but no songs.
The mystery of the Gun Clubs music does add an element to Ghost
On The Highway: A Portrait Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce & Gun Club. The
story is interesting enough to inspire viewers to seek out the records. The
documentary is streaming for free online. (gunclobdoc.com)
As a bit of contrast I also watched Quiet Riot: Well Now Youre Here,
Theres No Way Back. I was interested in the juxtaposition with the Gun
Club since both bands were from LA in the 80s. Although both bands
started out playing clubs to small audiences, had singers with delusions
of grandeur and made an impression on their respective scenes, the
Quiet Riot story just doesnt have the intrigue of the Gun Club. There is
drinking, drugging and debauchery on both sides, but Quiet Riots biggest
hit was a cover of a Slade song, Cum On Feel the Noize. They just pale
in comparison.
The funniest thing to me about Quiet Riot: Well Now Youre Here,
Theres No Way Back was listening to musicians complain that in the late
70s no one liked metal. All the labels were signing punk and new wave
bands. I have heard over and over how punk was a reaction to overblown
70s rock. Yet, 80s hair metal bands complaining about punk is a new
viewpoint. I dont buy that labels werent interested in metal. Van Halen
were already on the scene. I had to hear that shit all the time when I was
a kid.
Quiet Riot: Well Now Youre Here, Theres No Way Back is not
a straightforward music documentary. It covers the basic history of the
band. The rise and fall. However I was somewhat flabbergasted when
thirty minutes into the film it is announced that singer Kevin Dubrow
died. Especially when the counter on the screener showed an hour and
fifteen minutes of film remaining. What was going on?
Dubrow died in 2007 after many incarnations, break-ups and make-ups
of Quiet Riot. The documentary brushes on the band in the 90s and 00s
when they are playing county fairs and nostalgia bills. Drummer Frankie
Banali who was good friends with Dubrow stopped playing music after
his death. Three years later Banali decides to reform the band. Then the
whole thing flips. Quiet Riot: Well Now Youre Here, Theres No Way
Back starts to tell the story of getting the band back together. It is painful
and depressing to watch. At least Banali is up front about his reasons. He
wants to pay tribute to his friend, but he needs the money.
The majority of Quiet Riot: Well Now Youre Here, Theres No
Way Back becomes the Frankie Banali story. It should be noted that the
film was directed by Banalis fiance Regina Russell. Banali and the other
band members audition singers. Banali is disappointed that no one sounds
exactly like Dubrow. When they finally settle on Mark Huff, who has a
good voice, Banali is disgusted to discover he does not act like a rock
star. Banalis attempt to recreate his life in the 80s begins to get really
pathetic.
When Huff continually fucks up Quiet Riots big hit I couldnt help but
laugh. I am not against reunion bands per se, but stop taking it so seriously.
If it isnt fun why do it? Of course, that trainwreck atmosphere kept me
watching Quiet Riot: Well Now Youre Here, Theres No Way Back
until the end. (quietriotmovie.com)
Speaking of gratuitous things, theres I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer
On The Run. The basis of this documentary is an interview Joe Strummer
did in 1997 on Spanish Radio. He was in Spain in 1985 and bought a
Spanish-made Dodge car. When he suddenly had to leave in January of
1986 due to his daughter being born he left the car in a parking garage.
Eleven years later he wants it back.
In 1985 Joe Strummer went to Spain to get away from the final break
up of The Clash. He met the band 091 in Granada. They were going to
record their debut album and Strummer went along to the studio to help
them. The majority of I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run
is the members of 091 recalling meeting Strummer and what happened
while he was in Spain. It somewhat interesting, yet superfluous. Someone
is grasping at straws with this. Also at the end the director Nick Hall goes
looking for Strummers car, apparently in 2015.
The packaging for the I Need A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run
DVD is pretty nice. Along with the DVD there is a cassette containing the
interview from 1997. It is cute listening to Strummer try to speak Spanish.
There is also a postcard, a million dollar bill with Strummers face on it
and an insert with more of the story of Strummer in Spain. Even so I Need
A Dodge: Joe Strummer On The Run is for fans only. (cadizmusic.com)
I am always looking for films to review. If you made one, send a copy to Carolyn
Keddy, Maximum Rocknroll, PO Box 460760, San Francisco, CA 94146.
If your film is playing in the San Francisco Bay Area let me know at carolyn@
maximumrocknroll.com. I will go see it. carolynkeddy.com
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(Civilisation / Heptown / Pike)
LE CHEMIN DE LA HONTE LP
Nervous, desperate art punk from Paris, and yet another classic from Danger Records who seem to only
put out records that merit purchasing instantly. Dark,
desolate sounds with Lilys cool-but-tough chanteuse
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continues to be pretty solideven when it
seems like its gonna lose my interest, they
pull off some great guitar tone and basslines
and more gargantuan riffs. Dont forget the
ace photo of the guitarist/singer Perry Shall
looking like Cliff Burton sporting a Stiff Records shirt. (JD)
(SRA)
BONES HOWELL Big Heart In a
Small World/Maya Angelou CD
This is a two-song CD single from a New
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(self-released)
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This one is some very scary Norwegian
black metal from New England. These
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grim, but the cold reverbed vocals get a bit
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sounds like a cold transmission from a demons torture chamber. Im into it. (BA)
(Caligari)
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RAZZAPPARTE Brucia! CD
This is the 20th anniversary release of this Italian
Oi! band that Ive never heard of. The only thing Oi!
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the bad shout-along choruses in Italian. Otherwise its
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and interesting are plain annoying and not appreciated. Lets hope theres not a 30th anniversary for my
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THE SCIENTISTS LP
Well, before they were a spooky goth
post-punk band, they were a cute pink-andpolka-dots punk pop band (any rocker worth
their leather knows this, of course). This is
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anything near the quality pop classics like
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perfect songs that Im glad arent buried
on this mostly placid LP), but the tunes are
passable and its a good grab for the legions of
drooling Australian punk fans out there. (BB)
(Numero Group)
SPLAT Negmo EP
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band name and the front cover (drawing of a gerbil
sitting at a breakfast table with the band members in
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on a 45, Cleveland label). But lets actually listen to
it. To be honest, it is a little cute, but it is some deliberately weird music and that I appreciate. There
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are a lot of left turns here. It can veer from REDD
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bass-heavy post-punka pig-fuck mashup of the PLJKWQGIURPDEDQGRQWKH*LOJRQJRFDWDORJ,I,
RIINLOWHUUK\WKPVRI'2*)$&('+(50$16WKH havent made it obvious already, SPLAT is not a pop
funk of RADIO 4, and the angst of GEISHA GIRLS. punk band. That said, on at least one track the vocals
The B-side is one long tracka semi-improvised remind me a bit of the BANANAS, a band that Ive
trawl through a sewer of repetitive rhythm and gui- SUREDEO\ PDOLJQHG DV FXWH LQ WKH SDVW ,YH EHHQ
tar manipulation. There are parts that are reminiscent wrong before: self-aware ex-punks in their thirties
of SHELLAC or later FUGAZI. Truly an exercise in still drink together at BANANAS shows and manage
stamina (for the player and the listener). I dont think to fuck up each others antique upholstery after the
,HYHUQHHGWROLVWHQWRWKDWVLGHDJDLQEXWWKHUVWIRXU gig. God knows what they do in Cleveland. (EW)
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Swedish rocknpunk thats competent but none
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recall from Killed By Death #7) is about as seminal breasted man wearing the bands t-shirt for a cover.
a punk track as it gets. It also appeared on two of the Supposed to be eye-catching, I guess, but I could give
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us all a solid and reissued all three of these jams on
one piece of wax. Sung in Swiss German, a spoken- STATIONS Work EP
only dialect, the lyrics and vocals do a fantastic job
Punky goth in outer space? Holy shit, I am loving
of capturing the spirit of the youth movementand this. Fusing the anguished shrieks and head-bobbing
subsequent punk scenethat was booming across rhythms of todays dark punk revival with the elecSwitzerland in the late 70s and early 80s, along- tronic wizardry of stratospheric proto-punkers like
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is gone for a moment, they dream of punk and anar- out, a pulsingly manic bit of sonic devilry, completchy, these are the tough Zurich punks. The sloganeer- ing its infernal mission before unraveling into stompy
ing words, unpretentiously simple song progression NUDXWURFNZKLOHWKHFORVHU0DVWHU'LVFLSOHVRXQGV
and nave execution make for one immensely catchy like the throbbing go-go soundtrack to a hideous futrack whose signature choral melody will stay with WXUHVFL7KHEDVVGRHVDIDQWDVWLFMRERIDQFKRULQJ
\RXIRUHYHUDas sind d Zri punx / das sind die down the frenzy, and the laser-guided sonic explorahrte Zri punx. ,WLVVDLGWKDW63(50$OHDUQHGKRZ tions feel completely integrated into the songwriting
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and let slip a number of tapes and not much else in
the mid 80s. Now, over 30 years later, they pump out
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that was apparent in their past recordings. The song is
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reverse echo on the chorus helps enforce the gloom.
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lazy and egotistical. Its like an extremely punk old
man yelling at you to get off his lawn. The music herein is tired and somewhat trite feeling, so locked into a
style these guys learned to play by rote that its devoid
of any real sense of joy or fury. I cant recommend this
for anything besides the chuckle it will provide. (LP)
(Loud Punk / Subversive Haircuts)
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them? Like hanging out with that drip of a
friend who you like, but can really get you
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LVDELWPXFK:,036SOD\DJUXQJH\LQdie rock with touches of poppish punk. The
music has a nice sound and I am all for that
disaffected vocal style. I just prefer it in
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gets really claustrophobic as it goes along.
The singer can barely be bothered to get the
words out. It is odd in all the right ways.
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LESTER BANGS, etc. Obsessives will need this for
the book, and especially for the only-here FEELIES
tracks, which are raw as chopped onions. I cant be
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years later the teenage fans of those groups would be
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would be reacting just like the Ork Records crews to
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forget, and it ignited right here in the U.S.A. on this
comp. (RW)
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A compilation of female-fronted post-punk bands
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mellow gloom. We know what to expect from BELGRADO, but this offering is a tad lackluster, like
maybe this was a D-side. TOTENWALDs frontperson is a banshee wailing over catchy riffs and midtempo drums. CATHOLIC SPIT delivers another
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the money is being given to them, how we can do
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my review pile. The only thing better than getting to Cvlt Nation cut and pasted onto a piece of paper. It
review this bad boy is receiving a reviewer copy to seems like circle jerk liberal clickbait, glamorizing
take home in order to spend some quality time with and objectifying liberation ideologies of non-western
VRQJVIURPEDQGV,YHPRVWO\QHYHUKHDUGRI origins. In light of the events of the recent past, westfrom one of my favorite periods and geographies of erners blatant Islamophobia and ignorance around
punk history. The MRR assigning gods have looked non-western cultures and concepts have shone
favorably down upon me indeed. This compilation through liberal and even radical ideological facades.
is bejeweled with lesser-known Swedish punk gems Its an ugly and real reminder that westerners have
UHFRUGHG EHWZHHQ DQG , FDQQRW UHFRP- a lot of internal dismantling to do in order to shatmend it enough. Some are so little known to a non- ter preconceived notions and the manifestations of
Swedish audience that they dont even appear in the white supremacy and imperialism in their personal
Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk. These volumes focus thought processes. A well meaning gesture, but that
on bands from smaller towns and the title appears to is sometimes not enough. (AP)
this non-Swedish speaker as a combative reference (Suadade)
against raggare, a bizarre Swedish redneck subculture whose participants trolled punk shows pickLQJJKWV5HSRUWHGO\HYHQ6(;3,672/6DQGWKH
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raggare during their shows in Sweden. Anyway, a
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CAIZA and the more hardcore sound executed by
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and PARAGRAF POP with their infectious power
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shot at recognition these days on the reissue circuit.
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Basurilla: losmierda@riseup.net
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Boss Tuneage: bosstuneage.com
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hotmail.com
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facebook.com/debikenovelo
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Golden Gate: ju.guiheneuf@gmail.com
Goner: goner-records.com
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Grump: grump.bandcamp.com
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lastsonsofkrypton.bandcamp.com
La Vida Es Un Mus: lavidaesunmus.com
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Menial Fare: shnsparks@gmail.com
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theonionsmanitowoc.bandcamp.com
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rustykniferecords.wordpress.com
Ryvolte: dektalmapunks@gmail.com
Juliette Seizure:
julietteseizureandthetremor-dolls.
bandcamp.com
Saucepan: 11211 Detroit Ave, Cleveland,
OH 44102,
saucepanrecords.bandcamp.com
Saudade: facebook.com/saudadevinyl
Self-Destructo:
facebook.com/SelfDestructoRecords
783 Landsberg Hardcore Crew:
heridaxprofunda@gmail.com
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jointhelaughter@gmail.com
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snappylittlenumbers.blogspot.com
SRA: srarecords.com
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Strength Thru Oi!:
strengththruoi.blogspot.it
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UVPR: uvpr.fr
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Veneno Sonoro: facebook.com/veneosonoro
Viral Age: viralagerecords.blogspot.com
Volar: volarrecords.com
Warthog Speak: warthogspeak.com
Windian: windianrecords.com
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zegemabeachrecords@gmail.com,
zegemabeachrecords.com
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The writers range from Lori Barbero to
Kelly Osbourne to Allison Wolfe and the
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NUTS! #17
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NWI bands, before a brief Q&A with Mark
Winter, the punk wunderkind, NWI treasure
and main brain behind Ooze, Big Zit, and
Coneheads. Sam Ryser contributes an
ad for the NUTS! shirt he designed, and a
trippy poem by Shannen closes the issue
off. Just get a sub already! (LA)
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of a sketchbook because, well, it is. P Timer
draws people in sharpies all looking the
same. Oval faces and almond shaped eyes
with large black pupils. One senses that P
Timer is drawing his own face over and over
and giving himself different names. Large
blocky text interrupts the portraits and
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not a bad place to be. (EC)
ptimer99@gmail.com
POLLUTION CAPITALE & FRACTURES
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We received this envelope with a few
older zines and a newer one, done by
some of the same folks. Pollution Capitale
was a monthly French-language Parisian
newsletter, whose crew recently split up.
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show listings, interviews, reviews and a rad
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great farewell cover and reprints the covers
of the earlier editions. What a great free
thing! Also great looking is the video zine
they assembled, from the fall of 2014. The
zine housing the DVD looks great and has
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on paper are the French bands Krigskade
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Dauntless Elite, and from the USA, Aaron
Cometbus discussing the French edition
of his On Tour With Green Day issue. The
video has these bands doing a few songs
from shows in Paris over the past couple
years, along with Absurdo, Unlogistic, and
Ghost Trap. Interviews are shown with the
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the styles vary considerably, pretty much
every band has good energy. Altogether, a
very nice package! Mat from the Pollution
crew put together his own thing, Fractures.
The July 2015 issue is a one-sheet, still with
rad punk layout, a photo, and one side is a
creepy drawing. The writing, I think, sums
up recent happenings in the scene. Cheers
to Pollution Capitale and please, many
more Fractures&RQWDFW0DWWRVHHZKDWV
still available.
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to beat depression which theoretically I dig
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holy shit this comes off as a ball of preachy
narcissistic humble bragging. This was
a fucking eye roll front to back. A fucking
copyright message at the beginning? A
list of recent releases? A bio blurb on the
back page with a cool dude hanging out
publicity photo? Press quotes on the back?
If this somehow helps someone out of a
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pretentious sleaze slime. (MM)
pioneerspress.com
SLINGSHOT #119
free / 16 pgs
The Slingshot collective has been putting
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you need to pick up a copy immediately. A
purely political zine, with only a slight focus
on Bay Area issues, plus articles about
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in North America), bullshit pharmaceutical
news, anarchist book reviews, a list of copwatching apps and a fuck-ton more. (DZ)
P.O. Box 3051, Berkeley, CA 94703 /
slingshot.tao.ca
SOFA KING #4
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go through and translate a line here and
there. The stuff I did translate was pretty
funny even though, you know, things get
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a lengthy section of band reviews in which
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the Urinals sound like the Ramones. There
is a lengthy article about True Detective, a
section that appears to be show reviews,
a review of punk from different countries,
maybe something about Ian Mackaye?
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to read. (MM)
lets-have-a-war.blogspot.com
SPARE CHANGE #32
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