the fabled Wembley Boy Scout headquarters in Jersey Street, Wembley (now erased from Perth’s history as have so many venues and landmarks from the time). I don’t recall whether any of us had played together at that point, but mercifully,...
One of our bands, the great ska-punk-easycore ensemble known as Must Build Jacuzzi, are seeking shows/venues to book them on their way out to California from IL in late July for Joshua Fest and then dates back home to IL. They are looking for gigs on the way to Joshua Fest and on...
Born March 31, 1932—John Jakes. Author of a number of genre series includingBrak the Barbarian. It appears that the novels are fix-ups from works published in such venues asFantastic.Dark GateandDragonardare his other two series. As Robert Hart Davis, he wrote a number of The Man From ...
Is Punk Dead? Sure, the title feels trite – a conversation that has happened a hundred times already for decades. But I’m not approaching this from a strictly musical standpoint. Instead, my focus is largely ideological. Punk, and even other genres like outlaw country, centered around ideas...
m out the door and home by 10. Nice. Would have been even nicer if the sound for King Tuff was, umm, tough. Or even tight. I think Bruce sounded better in a basketball area that Tuff did in a tiny art collective. Such is the nature of music venues in Sacramento. You can only ...
Tour the venues: “How Chinese Food Fueled the Rise of California Punk,” fromMadeline Leung Coleman(@madelesque) *“Punk rock, when I was a part of it, was called ‘the underground.’ There was something very attractive in all the hidden places, the hidden histories.” –Mary Harron ...
Lead singer Max Kerman has the looks, moves and attitude that have been honed to perfection on larger venues in North America rather than the small stage he finds himself on tonight. In fact, the stage isn’t enough for him as it takes him only a few minutes to find himself on the ba...
doorway like a couple of old men and chat over a beer, our backs enjoying the rest. We’re joined a while later by the Writhe guitarist, who seems like a really nice sort, and we get talking about venues and gigs in Copenhagen and why is it always so fucking hard to get a crowd ...
booking venues, though. It is not something that I look forward to. Bottom line, I want to insure that everything goes smoothly and I, at least, don’t lose any money or kill my car in the process. If it is just me and one other person coming along, that should keep the over...
Sea Monster was already earning a reputation as an explosive live act playing New York City punk venues like Max's Kansas City. In 1987, Sea Monster enlisted the help of some friends and self-produceda video for "Sex God Chant,"which was filmed in the Brooklyn Water Works at 5am in th...