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Arcata- Lots of gigs and . an . s
happening up here m far northern
Calilornia. The big gig is DOA at the end o f
April and it features the return of AGEN T
86 to live gigs .
Mike and Michelle from Agent 86
have been putting on gigs at the universit y
campus for over a year. Costs are low and
so is the door never over $4 (usually $3) .
The only unsettling events recentl y
have been gigs at a place called Topper's .
Mike used to do i s there four years ago ,
and recently MR. BUNGLE has gotten gig s
there somehow. The only problem 1 s
Bungle is asking an outrageous amount o f
pay and the opening bands don't get pai d
at all. On top of tha , the cover is nigh ($ 4
or $5) . Most of the out-of-town bans tha t
Mike and Michelle put on get paid around
CONTAMINATION
$100 ; Mr. Bungle has been paid as much as
300 at Toppers . Hiram. . .
Great new locals include : TERMINAL
SICKLE, CLOBBER MONKEY, and DORF .
Thanks to these bands for coming t o
Arcata : DOA, Lethal Gospel, Sea flags ,
Faith No More, Black Wedge Tour ,
NoMeansNo, The Zarkons, Death
Sentence, Sick To Death and Spore .
Thanks to these locals : CLOBBE R
MONKEY, THE LEFTOVERS EGGL Y
BAGELFACE, MR . BUNGLE, WORK FAIRE ,
CEREBRAL PAISLEY, CANCER US,
CHICKENFOOT, and CROW OF ANGELS . N o
thanks to these bands for not showing u p
or cancelling at the last minute: Cown
Alley, BGK, Problem Children, Daygl o
Abortions, Cheetah Chrome
Motherfuckers . We're sorry we had to
cancel Mad Parade . Bye . Me Bri ggs/ P .O .
Box 4754/ Arcata, CA 95521 Mike o r
Michelle
822--2042
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- - ----- East Bay- Hey look, it's time fo r
another Eastbay report! The sad news to
report this time is that SOUP played thei r
final show and has disbanded . The show ,
at Indeppendent Learning School as a
benefit Ior the student council, was a
success both as a show and a fund-raiser .
We (CRIMPSHRINE) played, and the n
NEUROSIS, and then a great set by Sou p
covering almost all of their songs plus a
few covers . It was good to see a band leav e
with a ban • when they broke up instead of
ust fizzlin_ out. The good news is that all
SOUP
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Photo : Murray Bowle s
Hof the former Soupsters besides guitaris t
Tom are working with a new guitarist on a
new band, with new sons except for a few
Soup faves . Meanwhile Rich and Sergie ar e
also fillin in as rhythm section for
SWEET BABY JESUS who are soundin g
better than ever and planning on recordin g
a new demo soon . . .
Now that shows in S .F. are scarc e
(well, not quite yet, but will be soon wit h
the pending closure of both the O n
Broadway and Mab), things on this side o f
the bay are really picking up . Shows at th e
Twilight Zone in Alameda are continuin g
on a regular basis, but are a little high priced for me . . . We at Gilman St . Projec t
have decided to start flyering for shows,
and are experimenting with more divers e
bands, at least until summer comes, along
with all the touring bands . For now it' s
punk bands on Saturdays and other music
and events on Friday. . . A new club called
the Milk Bar has opened up on Northside ,
but it has an over-21 age policy, and may
not provide anything more than what the
Berkeley Square already provides (usually,
a place to hang around outside listening t o
the music and wishing you could get in) .
Still, it's good to have something else to fill
the void That the Keystone closure left i n
Berkeley years back, and I wish the m
luck . . . Superb Productions has started
doing shows at the Pauley Ballroom
again. . . Ruthie's is even supposed to be re opening its doors in Oakland, but I don' t
know the details . . . The big news, probably
the East Bay event of the year, was th e
mega-show put on in Sproul Plaza with
ELECTRIC SPAGHETTI, HEAD STIKKY ,
THE VAGRANTS SLAMBODIA1 S COR RUPTED MORAYS, MDC, BONELES S
ONES, and ISOCRACY. Crimpshrine was
also supposed to play but I was skeptica l
about the show happening at all, and I' d
already had to lie to my boss and say I had
a doctor's appointment so I could play at
ILS the day before, so I blew it off. An d - boy
did I fuck up, not only did we miss out o n
playing the show, I didn't even get to see it ,
and then everyone kept on coming up to m e
for a few days afterwards and telling ho w
great and how fun it was . Congrats anyway
to Brian, Erica and the others who put it o n
for actually getting together and
organizing something on that large a
scale . . . Its not really a club, but I've bee n
meaning tout in a few good words abou t
the Cave Theater for a long time . It' s
located on Telegraph by Dwigh, right nex t
to Fred's Market, and features not onl y
good movies at decent prices, but poetry
readings, acoustic music, art shows ,
spoken word and a lot more . The people ar e
real friendly, and they are looking fo r
others with new ideas and talents, so sto p
by and check it out . Also, if you know how
to get a hold of old 60's trash & gore flicks ,
do them a favor and let them know - they'd really appreciate it . . .
And since I'm talking about places t o
go in Berkeley, I might as well add my
o inion on the coffee situation . . . In the
Telegraph area, I'd say the Heidelberg is the
best deal, with 45€ coffee and 25€ refills .
However, if the dead animal decor turn s
your stomach and you want slightly better
brew go up Durant to Cafe Kenalssanc e
which also has 25€ refills . I also like th e
Med but I can't always deal with a full-o n
cafe scene, plus there's no price break o n
refills . The University Cafe and Cafe
Durant are retry good, but both are onl y
open durin the day. Cafe Durant's coffee
isn't actual y all that good, but it is nice to
sit out on the balcony in the sun ;
University Cafe is actually quite good, i n
fact, it's the closest thing to Denny s you'll
find without having o venture into
Emeryville for your caffeine . Cafe Neutro n
and I-Hop are still the only places eve r
open all night in Berkeley, but I try to
avoid drinking coffee at either because Gud
Fud Mud anI-Hop dirt both make me feel
like there's a rock in my stomach .
Basically, if it's after midnight in Berkeley
and you need coffee, you are out of luck .
But, if you have transportation, then chec k
out Dave's, Biffs or Colonial Donuts in
Oakland, or Denny's in Emeryville you
can also go to Winchell's or 7-1 I in Albany
or Nation s in El Cerrito but they aren t
nearly as cool as the Oakland spots . . . An d
that's it for the coffee report. Next week :
Where to eat for cheap in the East Bay . . .
Back to band news, a few odds-nends . . . SPECIAL FORCES second album i s
out, on the same German label that put ou t
the Life is a Joke compilation album they
were featured on. . . The old bassist of Sweet
Baby Jesus has a new band called th e
CANVAS BACKS . . . CANCER GARDEN
album in the works . . . The band with Basi c
Radio leftovers that I mentioned last issu e
is now complete, and has a name - OPERATION IVY, one of Isocracy's ol d
names. . .
And that brings to an end anothe r
isode of the Cometbus Eastbay Report .
Ne ya next
time around. . . Aaron.
P.S . Good news to those who sent fo r
Cometbus #23 : my new job is pretty
kickback, so I'm forcing myself to answe r
at least one letter a day while at work ,
guaranteeing that I'll be all caught up o n
my mailing by around October. Be patient .
Photo : Murray Bowles
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P.S .S . Dave left CLOWN ALLEY
.1.1IMPPIPIMMOXI.Illell/M....W.11, "No..
P.S .S .S. Anyone know an address o r
the whereabouts of Jennifer G . (Seattl e
area) or Lauren L. (Hollywood area)? I' d
really like to know . . .
Fresno- Fresno's happenin's --we have
been having shows again after a dry spell.
COCKTAIL WAITRESSES FROM HELL
Any bands going from L.A. to Frisco o r
visa versa shoul d-stop by here and play . We
are half way between LA and Frisco and it' s
a logical stop for bands traveling up and
down the state . Here's the facts . Just th e
facts, Ma'am .
Ruthless Productions (Mark
Anthony/ 1131 N . Yosemite/ Fresno, CA
93728) is putting on shows at the Knights
of Columbus Hal (cap . 325) and at the
larger Eagkes Hall (cap . 450) j209) 268 5998 . Mar recently put on a Fang/ local
bands show that went very well, and is
putting on some more shows in the nea r
future . Give him a call . . . Art As A Hamme r
Co-op/ Paul Cruikshank (209) 298-7663 /
350 Minnewawa #121/ Clovis, CA 93612 i s
also putting on shows at the Knights and
Iowa `Gifu lower is a iii i erSt fowrt of
boiut 60,000 . `There's lots going on her
nusically, and though the scent:=s growne
,appart and less unified", It !continues to b e
strong, diverse and tilt ~l .
Photo : Brook Taylor
lust had a 0-eat show there with CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT Victim's Family, SA D
BOYZ, COCKTAIL WAITRESSES FRO M
HELL and PLAID RETINA . . .
THE SAD BOYZ, c/o Mojo 209) 264 9333/ 1436 W. Weldon/ Fresno, CA 93705 ,
are a new band on the scene . They are a
shit- kickin', beer drinkin' group or fellows
that play thrash and mid-tempo punk wit h
verve and sincerity. Already a hit with th e
local crowd! They are looking forgigs I
of town, so give 'em a call. . .
ITA t
PUNISHMEINT, (209) 292-4605/ 1729 E .
Belmont/ Fresno, CA 93701 are still at i t
and are in the process of releasing their
second album, Wm WithAView, on the
We Bite reco label out of Tubingen ,
Germany . C .P have been together five years
and looking forward to their third
national tour in the fall . C .P . has also bee n
playin a lot in the San Francisco Ba y
Area lately. . . THINK TANK c/o Matt
Dunlap (209) 431-4449/ 6756 N . Lafayette/
Fresno, CA 93711 are awaiting the releas e
of their debut 7" EP, 'What ow?" on th e
Mind Matter label out of S .F. THINK TAN K
have been together for several years
playing their unique blend of punk and ra
music . Great ly rics! . . . ERATIC BEHAVI O
Sean Baird (209) 292-6463/ 477 Pico
Clovis, CA 93612, have a dynamic soun d
including elements of punk] thrash ,
a7z/rock fusion and metal. They hav e
been playin around a lot and hope to g o
into the studio soon . . . PLAID RETINA cjo
Matt Morris (209) 732-9386/ 801 N . Akers/
Visalia, CA 93291, are three talente d
youths that have just made a studi o
recording of some absolutely excitin g
thrash with socially aware lyrics for a n
upcoming 7" EP. Everyone that has heard
their tape is raving about it! Really goo d
stuff. . . COCKTAIL WAITRESSES FRO M
HELL, Larry Hobson/ (209) 252-5093J 590 8
E . Kings Canyon Fresno, CA 93727, sport
the guitar sounds of one Dave Prop, wh o
used to be the bass player for Sado -Natio n
out of Portland, Oregon . COCKTAI L
WAITRESSES cover all bases, playing
punk, thrash, funk and even country .
'here are other bands in the forming
stages,_ such as BALANCE OF TERROR ,
CHROIC INSANITY, and FELONIOU S
ASSAULT. Also, the "new wave" ban d
scene is active with such bands as TH E
MISS ALANS RUTH AND TH E
HYPOCRITES, PURE DEATH and LOVE
ROD EXCHANGE . There are a couple of
happenin metal bands, ANNIHILATIO N
and BEYAL . There's a really coo l
rockabilly band playing covers of 60 '
s rockabilly hits with a fiery drive they'r e
called CHACHI RENO & THE STINGERS .
Chachi's got the best pompadour around !
Well, that's about it . Thanx, and don' t
forget to call or write any of thes e
promoters or bands listed above if you'r e
interested .
Dale Stewart/ Capital Punishment
clubs here currently bo o
alternative music: the Central (3l9-37 492, KevinGibsonl andGohe'SOasis (31 9
r "IZObcrsan) . Tl1e oasis f
354-800f1, `Lieu
Izcare willin r to boo;c unl mown bands on
his trore ages snows than the Cen~Xa) .
butte central bent its from a Sttpt3
regular rowdd . lull shows have denline
but, still occur, we had 1 ive Ski a#t ..,
Savage Republic last October . 'E or tlxe
rem' e pp~ossibility, 'call David Murray (319 '
337-980b) .
'I'he Vocal band scr ne' is auLstandtn :
With the advent of local' label ' mudged '
Records, bands arebe nntngto get some
the distribution the t deserve, and'tt seers,
as though Levervono s putting out'a ree0
a ,a tapf .Our thrash too nstets SULIUR13
STIFF LEGGED SHEEP
DEATH TRIP just p~i t oiit. i=iri LP and are
already planning their< .second ; though
they wont be touring a ain this- summcrz
The. are 'interested rnpp`la ip around the
iiild vest (call Jason at tI9 y35-1-20I5 . An d
if you don t have the STICKDDG L et
then get one ; Their "demented ugly vertTgd
Do stowne) onthis slab is only exceede . .
their 11m ex erience . They're also at worts
ion a new LY and~ are nd ring a move tt
San Francisco (tor gig e I PAitl at 31 9
337-7297) .
When
not kidnapping tHO preplan t
widgets for their latest video, the IOWA
I3Lb1' EXPERIENCE pounds out' a diverse
hardcore``attack ;kind of like the Toilin g
Midgets on 78 rpm . They`ve put
u out a tape
and are ..working on a st le p(contact Chri s
or Simone at 319-_337-3351)_ Ciu r
SioogcjMC5 obnoxious ' gunge spewer s
RED HROB are curren y drurnn~erles s
but will not be of t of it for long (contact: d
oti 3i9-337 . 202 Their to is availabl e
iowever ; . send 4 SO to kubx 1801 Iwa
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C.ity, IA 52244 . Tie BI,JRLAP'ELEV To
putt out a casette art their fern Iun y
punkobilly madness butseem tohave sp t
up ; however, new ppTojects seem to b e
forming 'from this . Their singer Beth rl s
continuing hardcoreshow Guilt an d
Revenge" on local radio station ERUI with
Jason of S .P .T. Beth also writes recor d
reviews for the rx lle re newsopnp er . Promo s
can be sent to Beth ueht/ 70l Iowa Ave /
lows City, iA 52240, or call her at 319-35 1
356
soof note is Record Collector, one o f
the best record stores I've seen anywhere .
Kirk, the proprleler, has; really helped ou t
the scene re with fair prices and divers e
stocking . 'He even sells local products a t
mad Contact Kirk at 4 . 1 /2 So . Linn/ Iowa
City, IA 52240, or call 319 .3375029 .
That leavestilly* band, STIFF LEOGB O
SHEEP . We had a Teat time on our las t
tour and are oing'to go out yet again in
A~uou st . Wen
u out an LP thus summe r
ifrae have the
uiitutlwe`ve otour olc
7" ET' and a live "bootietape, for shows .
cal Matt at 319 . 351-3556 or Dave at 319 337-9806, or . .write to'' me at'Smud Smudge d
Records/ .13ox 8907/ Iowa city, Lk 52244 .
Smudged carries every product mentione d
here, and I can>send you a catalo if o u
want . Thanx to everyone who' saw/ helloed
us out on our previous tours (esp . Eric Co p
and we hope to see you soon, and thank yo u
for reading, --Sheriff Paul>; .
position. Incidently, Letch Patrol was o
Midnite Blue", a cable porno station p u
sit by magazine, and caught lots o
shit or that. Don t ask . Just cuz we got t
hang out w/ Al Goldstein and Seka (n
shit), there's no cause for concern .
Enough hping my own band
Onward) tch Pair- just kidding. The
as a benefit to free Charles Manson a
Darinka, but the cops stepped in. OINK
ou can buy his record ((kilter folk musi c
from Malty]nl at T.P.O .S. and Tras
erican Style in CT. Call 775-9079
Manson's new autobiography rules as well
Buy or die .
YOUTH OF TODAY have a new recor_
LETCH PATRO L
out. Great thrash great lyrics, and is a cu
above most bands that they usual
c
lumped together with. Ray Cappo (Y~O :T.
has started patting on shows at th
F'yramid club. The 1st gig was a benefit fo
Some Records a local record store . TOK E
ENTRY, WA R'LONE and SICK OF IT AU
Craig_ is out 9f Y.O.T., and is .
GIIT EAD full time now. Y.O.T.
looking or a bass player. Carl (ex
PSYCHOS) is in UNDERDOG now as t h
new singer. Stoo & Rat
ex-PSYCHOS
have a new band and wW
will be playing soon . .
HE BRAINDROPS, a very diverse origin .
and into punk, noise, reggae
•xperimental and more are looking or
rummer. Call Anthony (718) 778-2535
hey incorporate raw rock & roll with ne
technolog~yy
APPC1 is coma out w/ a new record
If it sounds half as ood as their last tape
it's gonna be great . ey need a drumm e
so you believe in utonomy, ap-eace
Pacifism, liberty and
ualit~Mik
at [718) 232-0542. . .
L BORN play
B's, and were real good. Hope _
them more often. There may be a GG Allin
ess, Letch Patrol show in Brookly
soon, so kee . our ears o• -n. There will b
M.
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G . G. ALLIN & "YOUTH" Friends
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MarshallGorge of thekFAISE PROPHs
'ust called to ask me to fill in for him thi
month since he is busy recording the '
next record . No problem
roblem..
My name i Marc SHAMU Rentzer ak
(in FL anyway) Marky the dateless fartin
boy wonder jyew punts. 1 playy hot meld
ultar in NY's legendary LTCH PATROL.
Now let's get dowbusiness .
Ahh -- Hmmm -- who's ass should I
kiss first? Hmm who has a record label
1IMM ARM MYIEL BOARD and ARTLES
'ust left for a European tour. HAPP
ORLD and LETCH PATROL and ARIL
played at a goodbye party for Artless i n
all night jam at Giant studios . It ended
'th a massive graffiti assault all over th
building . We were 86'ed.
The above 3 bands and NE
REPUBLIC played a benefit for the Fee d
e Hungry organization. Much thanks to
Iiappy World o i- Colorado . They were one o
the most exciting bands I've seen i n
bile. The highlight of the night was whe
Harris - ment, singer of Letch Patrol, brok e
is leg on stage, and the band refused t o
sto playing . Harris was forced b
aravated band members to finish the se
Ile I n • on the floor in the fetal
B
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• -ne it at CBGB or e No More
ensorshi Defense Fund . FALS E
PROPHLiS, HOPE, RAT AT RAT R, NE W
REPUBLIC, WHITE PLASTIC and 20 othe r
.ands will be playing. Unfortunately, most
of the scenesters wo hang out at CB's ,
on't be there that day. People wheeze &
ne about supporting the scene, but
somehow always fail to show up _ to gigs
like the one just mentioned . 'Chat's a
shame, because Jello needs & deserves
support from a punk scene that he put a lo t
into. The place will still be packed, but no t
.y NY scenesters. That's ironic to say the
least . It's also strange that people pay 12 13 dollars a sucker For Rock Hotel I s, bu t
. on't show up for free gigs and 3 doar gig.
'th 6 bands playing, or $6 gigs wit h
•ands. That is a fig problem in NY.
Independent, alternative gigs are sparsely
. ttended. Next.
New Beginnings is puttin out th e
Negazione record soon. Happy Biirthda t o
Bessie at New Beginnings . She s 23. The
new S ash tlpat)ly zine will be out soon
along
it
- Lett
w astte of Wood
n n guessed
it
tc rauol . Lete
tcn will
by be shown i the
nude in the next issue . "Feed The Hungry "
are still goin at it . Call Gus for info : (8)
426-7587. OK, there is a new place to play
t in NY. It's in Brooklyn at John Kessel s
of you've guessed it - I.etch Patrol) huge
.asement. The people running it are
supposedly going to be very selective as to
ho plays Mere . call 858-6845 for info .
Poets, musicians you name it.
Hello to Helen & Habby in England ,
Duna in Germany, Antonio & C~t==MM in
Italy, Cathy J, Carmen and the rest of the
FL crowd, and all the great people I met las t
summer whilst Toadying for False
Prophets & CCM on their Four, especial )
Marc in Maine . Goodbye to Paul who is
moving to England . Good luck pal . It's been
a pleasure communicating with you
onderful people . Peace & love folks) Dro p
me a line. Spend all fan mail to Marc
Rentzer 1450 E . 3rd St/ Brooklyn, NY
11230 . Up yer bu m
THE STATE OF THE STATE O F
VIRGINIA SCENE REPORT : Things ar e
really . . . well, hip, chic and fashionabl e
here in 01' Virginny . Lots of goings on, both
new and old . . . so read on .
MARCH, 1987 -- The Only , .1torpative
zine (Richmond) and Chronic Effort zin c
Wa Beach) are doing a lot of work together .
TI heir current project involves raising cas h
for a youth half in VA Beach, throw h
benefits and a compilation tape. Th e
compilation will consist of two cassette s
and a big booklet, with information on al l
the bs involved and more . We are stil l
looking for bands, so write us soon . Send 2 3 sons (decent quality) with lyrics, ban d
info and photos/art to David Kabler (34 9
Pike Circle/ Va Beach, VA 23456) .
From the West, Mark Ennis report s
that, in Harrisonburg, there are a couple of
bands still kicking. TREES FOR LUNCH
are re-recording their demo, which shoul d
be available as you read this . Another
band, FLOWERS OF DISCIPLINE, have a 7 inch out now . They are not thrash, bu t
"loud, sharp and punk ." So sayeth The
Wizard . for more info about this area an d
the bands, contact Mark (P .O. Box 1291 /
James Madison Univ/ Harrisonburg V A
2280 . A bit south of there, Steve Slac k
and 7CK-IN-MAN-MUSIC report tha t
Roanoke is a neat town . . . Lynchburg, home
to Jesus Hell Falwell (sorry, Steve), is jus t
developing a scene . Mail encouragemen t
and live ands to Dave (SS#225-9& 1447 )
(Route 2 Lot #52 Evergreen/ Lynchburg V A
24501) . He's also wollcing on a newsletter
about the various activities of Amerika' s
favorite Saint.
In Hopewell, THE GUILTY are alive
and well, having. recently played several
shows and bene its in the area. They've
ppro ressed much since they formed back in
T919 and now boast a very powerfu l
crossover sound, more metal than core .
And with a stage presence like theirs ,
they've ottabe good. . . right, Beefcake?
HONOR ROLE are back from a trip on
the road, this time with a band from Nort h
Carolina CORROSION OF somethin
CONFORMITY I think . They've been pret
busy along the DC/ Richmond/Ralei h
circuit and- recently_ played with PLEDG
E
ALLEGIANCE in Reigh . Rumour is tha t
Pen Rollings and Vance Thomas were
married in Reno returned to VA were
divorced and will be in all the tabloids .
Check these guys out . (tour ends in mid April) (HONOR -ROLE/ 9 South Pine St/
Richmond, VA 23220)
THE PREVARICATORS have playe d
several benefits (for Jello and The VA Foo d
Bank), and have finally settled on a ne w
line-up . They recently put on a show with
MUDD HELMUT and T'OP TONTO and their
set has seemed to move to more of a
heavier sound but they still boast the
same power. They will definitely be in the
studio in May to record LP #3 and July wil l
be the time to see them on their US tour .
(Disrupted Records/ PO Box 14742 /
SCREAMING FOR CHANGE
Richmond
VA
23221)
WHITE CROSS will not reform .
POP TONTO has finally put out thei r
first album, featuring_ 12 powerful songs
with hard- hitting lyrics. These guys
personify hardcore, except they don't have
mohawks. Time To Think is another
Disrupted Records release and is available
for $6 .50 from the address above . They've
played locally in the past month or s o
about 300 times, with mixed reactions .
THE SERICE are still together
recently playnng shows in NY City and
Richmond . They have a second tape out
now, with all new recordings and are
currently looking for a label to sign to .
Both topes are available for $5 each t o
!THE SERVICE/ PO Box 5125/ Richmond ,
VA 23220 . Intelligent lyrics and a very
punk/pun / funk punk sound are these
Fellows specials
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE has broken up ,
with "core" members Taylor and Bo Steele
working on an unnamed band with Mont y
Jones (ex-NATIVE GREEN) and Greta and
Dewey (ex- UNSEEN FORCE). I saw thei r
practice last week and they will definitely
be rockin' out soon!!! The remaining three
P.A.'ers have formed a three-piece tha t
rumor has it, is incredibly good. Time will
tell. .. (Taylor Steele 6329M'dgeway Rd /
Richmond VA 2322 6
SORDID DOCTRINE is taking the city
by storm . After playing_ with COCna
DAYS OF in January hey followed u p
with a show with THE GUILTY and
SCREAMING FOR CHANGE that wa s
awesome. A great crossover band, perhap s
the most intense in the area these guys are
destined for. .. well heck, a lot of stuff. One
of the most popular bands with the kid s
now, check out their cassette and see why. ..
(BIG NEWS. .. S.D . is now composed of 3 ex members of GRAVEN IMAGER]) "And Then
The Rain Came" $3 .50 ppd (Dwayne Curd /
19 S . Lombardy St/ Richmond VA 23220 )
SCREAMING FOR CHANGE played
their first show in mid-February and were
reatl Dave Smalley look out . Made up of
focal high school kids, these guys are a
very positive, straight- edge band . They've
played three (I thin) shows and have som e
definite potential.. . lots of XXX's showing
upon hands at local schools.. . (Caine Rose/
8221 Robert Bruce Dr/ Richmond, VA
23235 .
THE ALTER-NATIVES and ALWAYS
AUGUST both have hot releases out now
on SST Records. Both of these band s
present original and creative music an d
make the word "alternative" come aliv e
and both of them left for national tours a t
the end of February. If you get a chance, se e
these bands! !
Other bands still around are GWA R
who recently played a show with AT WA R
and HONOR ROLE . GWAR presents a very
interesting_ set, complete with fantasti c
props, battles and great fun . I think they're
workingon a movie now, but when an d
where it'll be available is a bi ? . And they
have a top-secret line-up that promises to
be hot.
GEEK MAGGOT BINGO is back, wit h
rotating bass players. They are supposed to
be playing a few out-of-towners with GWAR
and just recently played at a TOA benefit ,
where they drop-kicked dead chickens .. .
ouch!
UPRISING, I think is still around, but
I haven't heard much from them .. .
DENNIS' PROBLEM is another new ban d
made up of two ex-PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE er's. A three piece, these uys are allegedl y
a very incredible strai htmrash band bu t
I've yet to see them . They hopefully will b e
playing shows by March or April and hav e
a demo available for $4 to (Mark Corbett/
514 Win row Rd/ Richmond, VA 23229) .
As Tar as the Virginia Beach scene ,
which is just over an -hour east of here,
there seems to be very little going on .
DISARM is still together and are plain
in Raleigh with NUCLEAR ASSAULT
Other than that, who knows? Chroni c
Effort fanzine is still going strong and
should have a new issue out soon. It's $1
and the address is at the beginning o f
the report (Dave Kabler) . Hopefully they
can get things rolling down there, so writ e
them for more detaied news . And peopl e
from the Beach, write me with more
details.
The Only Alternative has issue five
out and issue six on the way by June . $2
ppd for one, or et both for $3 ppd to John
Sarvay/ 2833 Ueffers Dr/ Richmond V A
23235.
Dewey is still doing occasional shows
here in town and has had lots of success ,
with turnouts exceedin all expectations ,
which is great. ROCKITZ is starting to b e
helpful in setting up good shows . NEW
HORIZONS has been taken over by the
DeadHeads and Oneness ofJuJu folks . THE
PYRAMID, after months of "thought" ha s
decided to re-open its doors to punks fo r
Sunday matinees and other shows, but I
think it's only because Dewey has showed
that there are people willing to turn out.
So, call Dave at Rockitz at (804) 358-7787 .
Mark Thomasson is booking for The
Pyramid at (804) 359-8849 . Last resort, ge t
in touch with me and I'll do what I can,
which may or may not be helpful.
That about covers everything in th e
state except Northern VA, who are usually
handled in the DC reports . If I missed ya,
it's cuz you missed me, so write us! Peace
and Freedom, John Sarvery/ TOA 283 3
Jeffers Dr/ Richmond, VA 23235 (804-272 0690
S. What's a Todd?
Last minute news .. . Everything is
moving so fast here that it's hard to kee p
up.. . ack Kemp will be running for
President in 1988, don't vote. Dick, in
CANADA, write back.. . Hot bands to see on
tour this summer: OUTH OF TODAY,
VERBAL ASSAULT, DEAD SILENCE (th e
ultimate in kick-ass bands . .. and they
didn't even ay me to say that), JUSTIC E
LEAGUE, FALSE LIBER, and zillion s
more. Go to shows, be active in your life
and show you care for yourself and
others... a message from your local PTA .
FLORIDA
e
Greetings from the frozen South. It's
the 3rd of April and the outsidt
temperature is in the 30's, still . This scent
report is mostly about ; Gainesville as w
have quite a few bands here now about 1 9
or 20J. George Tabb (of False Prophets )
thinks that the University of Florida is
lame, backwards place, and so do I . There
is no student newspaper on campus, and
the "student" radio station has a fossilized
music director who doesn't like any must
produced after 1976), but Gainesville
is i
the middle of a Renaissance of h core .
ere are at least 15 hardcore bands i
town, with more coming into existen c
every day, or so it seems, and of these, a
least 5 have some sort of tape or rele
out.
First, a few corrections to the Florid .
Scene Report in the Februaiy '87 issue o
MRR (#45) . SCARED OF STARES are n o
longer in existence• some of them are in
band called DOLDRUMS. The same goe
for TWO PLUS TWO, NOD, and TH
SATTELITES GONE as well as YOUNG
PIONEERS . Many ol` the bands which hav
broken up have reformed with differe n
people.: more on that later . MUTLEY C H
are still with us, as are YARDAPES, and
PSYCHIC VIOLENTS. The list of loca
clubs is not accurate either, and so I wi l
give contact addresses for the current one
at the end of this report . No Worries is no
longer in print, since Lois axanyy moved
to St. Louis, but the next issue of No de :
should be comingout real soon .
Now for the local bands here i
Gainesville. Bear in mind that writi n
about music is sort of impossible, at lea s
for me ; it is really difficult to give a good
idea in words on a page what it is like to
experience a band live, standing three fee
away next to the maelstrom of flyin
bodies inthe "pit".
First u are DOLDRUMS, who hav
just re eases a tape on cassette . Some ro c
stars do cocaine, others do acid or dri n
themselves into a stupor . The vocalist fo
this band, Pete Brightman, must do
adrenalin, mainline ; coupled with th e
blazing drums of Vic Wilkinson, and th e
g uitar virtuosity of Russ Johnson and Grc
ierce, the total result is powerfu l
hardcore, enough to blow you out th e
window and down the street, if you aren' t
careful . Their tape is availabele from :
Doldrums/ P .O . Box 14932/ Gainesville, Fl
32604 . (904) 374-4982 is the phone to cal l
for more info .
Next are PSYCHIC VIOLENTS, wh o
also have just released a cassette, one ful l
hour long, 28 songs for $4 .50 post paid . I f
ou were to take the blazing thrash of
)oldrums, and mix in some Camper Van
Beethoven, but with the vocals screami n
at the top of the lungs, you mi ght have
first approximation to what Psychi c
Violents sound like. Their music Is so
eclectic and varied that it is impossible t o
describe in a single paragraph. Thei
instrumentals are very tight, very melodic,
very beautiful and impossible to describ e
adequately . The tape is available from:
. Violents/ P.O . Box 1475 5
University Statio_nJ Gainesville, FL 32604 .
GENERIC WHITE TRASH is a ne
band in town, playing 1977 style hardcore .
I'he featured vocalist is Bob Fetz, who di d
the vocals for ROACH MOTEL, the ban d
that George Tabb got thrown out of. Oth e
co* in the band are Dave Low (bass), Be n
Fluge (guitar)
and Ivan (drums) . Th e
skankiri g is usually fairly intense a t
Generic White Trash show, and the amoun t
of beer that gets thrown back and fort h
between the band and the crowd i s
probabley twice that which people actuall
drink. They will have a tape out soon .
Their address is : Generic, c/o Bob
Metz,/ 1101 NW 6th St ./ Gainesville, Fl
32601 .
NAOMI'S HAIR have lust release d
cassette, available from Naiomi's Hair/
P.O . Box 2414/ Gainesville, FL 32602 fo
$4.00 ost paid. Their music is like v e
early HEM (say like around 1981 or 1982
with the same intensity and quality of
lg,uitar and drums, with vocals that seem t o
be understandable but you can just bare ]
not hear them, delivered with the same
amount of intensity that Ed from Ohio of
IFirehose puts into his voclas . In fact, you
might say that these guys are very close to
being like Firehose as well .
WHITE LUNCH (ex 2+2) have just pu t
out a cassette of their songs packaged i n
sandwich bag, complete with an authentic
bill from a lunch counter. Rumor has i t
the bag contains a surprise, a 1 •
CrackerJacks . Their music varies between
powerful thrash and late '70's hard rock ;
they have a female vocalist with an
exceptionally strong voice . They deserve <
better reception than they have gotten s o
far here in Gainesville, as they ar e
musically very ti ght and clean. The
cassette is available from Hyde & Zek e
Records/ 1620 W . University Ave. /
Gainesville, FL 32601 for $4 .50 post paid .
Another cassette worth gettin is fro
RENEE O'DOYLE - The Tru"th of e Goat .
this group consists of the vocalist fro m
/Doldrums, the vocalist from Psychic
Violents, and Greg Drais, (ex-Scared o f
Stares), on a variety of instruments
includinga coronet obtained at a local fle e
market . The music is best (?) described as
insane
ramblin gs
laced
wi
psychedelic/industrial noise, or vic e
ersa. Certainly this tape is worth th e
money as it comes to you from Hyde an d
.eke Records for only $3 .00 postpaikd (sec
address above) .
Our local speedcore/metal band ,
1-IELLWITCIi, are currently working on .
new cassette/demo . It should be availabl e
from Ilellwitch, c/o Pat Ranieri/ 515 N
13th Terrace/ Gainesville, Fl. for $4 .00
postpaid . Compared to what happened
then they opened for Agnostic Front i n
Miami last year, this band unfortunatel
gets a pretty anemic response when it play s
around town . The five local headbangers
are up front at the stage doing their thi n
the local skinheads ma7ce fun of them, and
everyone else hangs back and makes li k
nothin is happeni .
DANGERS&nBENEFITS, a new grou p
made up of ex-Apriest Probably members
(Bob McNellis on guitar and vocals and
Mic ac Martin on • rums , Greg Drais, an .
Sam Gough, lead guitarist Tor Psychic
iolents, play a cross between psychedeli .
d new wave/fusion music, more on th e
side of jazz than anhing else . Their wor
is very tight and intense, easy to get lost in .
hey are currently working on a cassette .
Contact address: Dan ers & Benefits, c/o
Michael Martin/ P.O . Box 14664/
Gainesville Fla. 32604.
YARDAPES are still around, although
they haven't had any releases. They
sually play at parties, rarely at bars .
heir music could best be described a s
country/garage punk, like something tha
might come out of Topeka, Kansas.
MUTLEY CHIX are still here, also, b u
th the addition of Deborah "English "
Phillips, who came into take Lois
akany s place. They have had no cassette
• ut yet although one rumored to be in th e
orks . They play 1977 style garage pun
rock and are great. atpartes.
CINDY BRADY'S LISP are an all-girl
like Mutley Chix, and include som e
of the chix as members most notably
Cindy Brady . They play the same sort of
• arage music as Mutley hix, but the lyric s
e somewhat more risque.
KNOCKWURST are the ultimate in lowtech bands here in Gainesville .
hey kook like they get their drum kit and
gut out of dumpsters; their music ,
arage/punk, is so bad that it is good, in
perverse way of looking at things . If ey
o a cassette, it will probably be recorde d
• n fifteen-times used , Radio Shac
•assettes .
DEAD SEXUALS are the local Skate Punk band here in town Ithe sin er,
Rodney Perry, is a sponsored skater) . They
are in the middle ofpa line-up chang~ee,~ bu
• nce they get that overwith they inle d to
try to get- something out, probably
cassette . The contact- address is: 7154
onant Ave Apt 9 Jacksonville, F1 3221 0
IDIOT HEA ID are aalong the
same lines as Dead exuals, but as I
haven't yet heard them play, can't say
much more, Charles Pinion, local aril s
twisted tissues too) and vocalist fo
Psychic Violents, likes them so much tha
he had them play their first gig, opening fo
the Psychics at the Fallout exVa can) .
FREEDOM PRINCIPLE lay
r raallly/at jam sessions and house
parties.
cner Their address
is: c/o Phil Gelb
/
ainesville, Fl,32601 hey mightpu vou/
tape in the near future.
t
HOPPIN' JOHN are a "progressive"
new p
ave band, whatever that means ( robably
not much). DiIE TRYING just died' about .
eek ago. They are working on a new line up and will have a new name as well
• - rhapsTry Dying?) . BLACK POTATO
OCII;IY are a
blues band ,
• ormant until this Tall, when thei
. itarist gets back from his job in Alaska.
F.E play somewhat the game sort of musi c
that Dangers & Benefits play, and ar e
orking on a cassette.
That about wraps it up for bands here
in Gainesville. If I have missed anyone, my
apologies. This data is good as of April 3 ,
1987. Now for some info on local fanzines.
Th
be
e ~• tweeen 32 anissu e 4aaog~esl ionlgd by 1 1
ormat. It will have interviews in
music and
show reviews, and photos . ' sou can e
■ our copy from Var I'helin/_3925 SW Or d
ve./ Gainesville, FL 3260 for $1 .5•
postpaid . There are two arty Ines of note
here in town, both of which gave orginal
t and e , and both of which ar e
fairly low-budget productions . The costs
address are: 7 ipso Facto/ 720 N.E.
• d Ave/
4th
Gainesville, Ft Yi. About 32
pats 8x11 format (904)37'7-5452, blac
, white; $1.50 2 Reactr/ P.O. Bo '
14733/ Gainesville, Fl 3. • 15~same size as
Ipso Facto, but the printing is fancier an d
in more colors; this is probably a bette
uy. $1 .50. 3) The low tech garage band
Knockworst, mentioned above, also put ou
• low-tech low budget zinc called MVle Me
M, available for 25 cents plus ppooi e
mm Hyde & Zeke Records/ 1620
University Ave/ Gainesville, FL This zin
is written with ball-point pen, sometimes
illegibly, and xeroxed. Between 5 and 1
pages . Like the band, it is so bad that it i s
funny. 8 x 11 format. 4) Finally, - M. ' az e, a tabloid format zlne on
newsprint, oo s ost commerei . I
.roduced, with slick, well-done layou .
hey give local bands fairly good coverage ,
although the quality of the writing so f.
leaves something to be desired . You c.
probably get a copy for a 39e stamp to th =
lollowin address: Zest Magazine/ P .O.
Box 5471 / Gainesville, Florida 32602 .
For a place with as many bands a
Gainesville you might think that there w
a lot of clubs to play at. Well, most of th
bands mentioned in this report play a
parties at houses, although certain lce .
in town are opening up to the idea o
putting on hardcore ows. Some of thes :
places are : 1) Fallout. This is in the sane
place as the old Vatican, but under entire ]
new management. The person to call to
book shows is Mark Perdue, at (904) 225 0675 or write #6 Vest University Ave /
Gainesville, Florida . 2) Moondance.
Straw Dogs have played here, as wel l
LeavingTrains, amon others . Tit
n ,personhiDalwc
reached at (904) 372-2100 or #8 SW 7th St/
Gainesville, Florida. 3) The Bar. This club
has had a few live bands,. Naiomi's H .
has played here, among others. A contac
person is Arthur )ulaner/ 18 E .
University Ave/ Gainesville, Florid .
(904)377-8227.
There are mole in town who arinterested in settin up shows (usually a l
a es, if possible) . ands should note tha
Gainesville is not a place to get a lar g
guarantee from, but the crowds a r
enthusiastic and really get into the music .
Some people who can possib set u p
show are : 1) Bob Fetz (Generic to Tras h
address: 101 Nw 6th St/ Gainsville, F
Phone: (904) 373-7154 2) Var Thelin (No
Idea Zinc), Address : 3925 SW Ave J
Gainesville, Fl . Phone : (904) 372-0658. 3)
E. Harry 'Tyler. Harry has set up quite
few shows, under Fat Harry Productions,
but he seems to be getting somewh a
burned out on the local scene, partiall
thanks to all the people who bitch, whine,
and moan about what a rip-off he is whil
not lifting a finger to elp out or do better;
not only That, but they add injuy to insul
by constantly trying to sneak into sho
or edge their way in at the door . It would b
a good thing if some of these people woul d
get off the fat asses and try to d o
something instead of complaining abou
another persons handling of shows etc .
Anyhow, the number is (904) 335 0620 . (Fa
Harry Prodc).
I can see the morning light in th ,
window, and see that the temperature i
sunny Florida is hovering near 32 degrees ,
which makes about as warm as Anchorage ,
An comments, questions, etc .,
reports should be addressed to me:
II Luce/ 220 Nw 12th Terrace/ Gainesville ,
Fla 2601 (address good until July 31 ,
In our Iast scene roport,as mentione d
soi'rW new I rench Speed-natal bare Is . Afte r
sOiflC tmrestt ation, the can give sein e
precise information. MW I RA CORPSE i s
not a good bind just a pop bind lik e
Genesis . But AGR1•.SSOR is a very goo d
rnctalcore band, like Onslaught . The y
have produced a tape with three song's
called Fhe Merciless Onslaught, and that i s
defy good ITip : Alexandre Col1n !I~ocqqurirne/ Les Semhoules Lot Les Fins/ 4
TtveTristan -Beara/{ COO Antibes) !
Jr) Grenoble and Rhone Valle}* w e
have new bands PHOBIA, SLD 'DE.N
DEATH, and EAT YOI'FZSEI,t
EAT
YOURSELF is a thrash metal F rod Cron)
Valence n France not in Spain) ,
SUDDEN! DEATH is a garde oremetal ban d
from Lyon with the old guitarist from
]
F
p
ban . :wi t
Grenobl e
in Pans,
d>
nos
:also have new good
h irdcore bands . KRUI L Is formed wit h
Phil the old drurnrnerof-ZOl and Vi rscmtit ;
who founded the fanzine ~iardeoreland .
'They play with Christophe and Arnaud
bass and a ocaLs.
neru a t d
t1113ASliMI~N POGQ
we
with a variety of aces . The dnm me* s '2 7
years old and the read guitarist is 14 earg
old! They have no bass ; but two guita r
They have some demos . You can e us .tp
o taJd them .
Ales etwo bands will be on 198 €T t
"dbl
aouuenay
LPdi M .
I. .ASTi Irom Reu g,~pny have produced
their first emo'' with three son s_ its a
good punk sound . The demo Ins called
I'Iurdered b Government? Contact: Nico/
tie
. a • • eu n . SCRAPE
S
produced its new I P, Wit tar 12" o f
PARAFIELL 1M in May.
Somc other new bands fire LE S
PROSCRlTS LAID TIiEVARDJER (wit h
A~xrabian
kids), MNZ (w_io Hounde d
lanzine L
d9'Qoeidenil etc,. . "
From ypn,
It .h ~I fuOADE a5
released ;' Its
led
r.st . ..record, an ''LP
t o
.thee alternative
eore/ pun] ; shop :: opened recently .
ashen, with . fanzine Alienation and
new band DAl2 . AC, . Contact Rue
In I?ans, si~r. . .Fe b
:Avi s :a n
6i -Odell
Devgi r
smsinc)
lndl
ao rd
Reagan) doesn't :;warn .. . . .
activities in the cente r
Hanes cismrnerELal center far
club does eontiiue with aultu r
like .,
itions videos little
Vo~.~,T LES
d
eexeed rby Velvet
I,iddergrouttc i ixd the'I3 ds, fis~r extunpl ,.
o es ton April : 1st,
ire t r ani z
% Merry Chris Ema meets
that'),ve can organize>0
thus club or in another tae
P.t the radio station, colleen F
once
Alizes its okay Each weekend, . . w!e
or anze'
i
free s wit hthree bands This
rs Moons t%n
the only leftist/tactical
In Paris, There. ;aro shows for.: ; all
minorities all pvlttteal oppositions in
nee like w
rr blanks aura people,
a,n
also aatxtf impes
tt .
fascist, :atid attf racist ruvv ' ents l l' ke
the P L .O
Haiti Opp sition Turku
movemei3ts PerI,A an kitist etc 'So* t
government wszrt to destty tktss ta'dio
station. . and often theyve organized soni c
provocations (example : a cop into nitr
goes to a gi asid fifes to sell drugs bu our
mends : effect thls provo~a
quickl
, no problems . . We
sic had
s with THRASHMEi 3
y
o0O, Kf2~ :
BRIGADES LAIR
°E
lE#i,,
IJ~J PRICK MNZF1, et c
The 4aceoyvtrig wvit_z peoplounks, Ara tan kids, politicos, and
rockers. No segregation, rio problem
.
an
Ther e
are interviews, free gi~s on t he au- tad I n
bar, sv dliich Is inside the radio station
Wee haveha BORGHESiA T
hfrom
om Yu slavia,:
and TRIGGERS AND TIID
G INGss
from the U .S . some kids who .tai shout
their town like Jessica finerr '}few Fork
notc : Parts loves the hardcore vemeu t
E N .Y
.
.C
So, with the sun, comes big me t rig s
here . to June in Montaris, the wt
a
i with PASSION FODER, DAZIBAO, and
RURIER NOIR. In May, there might be A
gg Biafra, with 1LITQX,:
ETMATY,OS, and others. We also wait fo r
A
in the south with DECIBELIOS fron
t
S n,
On vinyl'
productions are : HA1N 1
BRIGADE LP on Bebe Rose Prod, thei r
label at Lyon; HEIMAT OS/KR0MOI.ON 4
olit LP and
• - • • vol, 11 'o t
•s
Beau Alto a :I
arts, This
abel has relea ed t e Special Forces 1~,;p
S, hardcore from Berkeley, 11 power fu {
rash hardcore music songs with sleeve
o Kent Matthieu an I es inside . InM A
h
Well et the • ;, f~ _ : a• double LP wli[
CANC R0U
• ~+
OUTHOUAKE ,
TI
FM OLEIRA., ATAg F.F ONTAL N W
ANDEREN MARIA PUNK, MNZ F
._, Between
,etc 35 ad 40 bands from around
the world, Also EXTREM BOSLINGE t
Cl-WTIC SU VE'RSJQN, COOK ROACHE S :
andother bsil
Inc Toulouse, first record of SS24 ,
"Clash" sound, hL Lyon; first LP of 69 K.
RATS "Qrkamp sound .
no ,
I~cw fanzines :
SCREAM ,BRIGADES F T tOX "ZO1 RAF Y
tl Rue Mademoisell
,BHandCAFRDS)
e
75015
Invocation Macbre no .
L(O~}ST Paris.Czechoslovakian
punk,
OFFENSIVE, SCRAPS, VEF DUN ,
GNOMES Yves' T3outeiller/ 20 Rue de s
Lours/ 58300 Deeize, Konta ion no . 3
1RAFF. PARJA PUNK, KRUMOZON 4
SKORBUT MOLOTOVE, Go omax Prod .
Laurept
lone Neste I-odeng/ 762 7
Neufchatel en Bray,
ti.'■re • no . I
((FINAL BLAST,WRF;l'
' ar .JON E
I) R.I) Vincent Bouchard/ 74 Rue Dunois /
75013 Pans. On a Faith no . 6 (T#l E
DAU ALSET, 'AUSWUIS, VERDUN D O
9 Impasse deb Pommiers/ 7600 Si
Oat eau waves ':Radk> :;Arlo, l'or .veil
kids, is back again
y oung
~p?urik har ore sh.w, founded : by
'THIzP,sL3 EN P C?GO Its iii Paris, their
place is : a house transformed 3nt<s a bisat;
brit wltIiotit the seat :(t's a boat . in, th e
middle <of :.the street, in ; Paris i4e, nea
. .. . r
m
Montparnasse
Cesxietary
S . . ' #f you Lv #17f :: tYl(>LF` . rift}i t$r10.rA
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APMGJ :BP no . ;6 7h̀46 Parrs Gedc:x 10 /
!ra e W net eive acts ly R} to 40 letter s
;a :day..S., if yau have some letters late., we
hope you will riot worry Excuse nil We
shallanawereachletter no roblem.''
Manyach kisses from; Paris, l-fcrr
Sang and all : the ench staff< Lady Skin ,
Behe1 t`T c MNEE, Ernitiviuelle 5 1es5x ' ,
phi1 Mao the: .tool ~T nese kid bards ar e
Unttgent att.ty Av. ieIkid s
My name is Rino Vincken and I' m
living in the very south of the Netherlands .
The scene in this part of Holland isn't very
large . There are only two towns where
there's something going on . That's Venl o
(about 75,000 inhabitants) and Geleen
T( about 361 ,000 inhabitants) . In Venl o
here's a very good "concerthall" called th e
O .O .C . The same place offers bands a lac e
to rehearse as well . The only thingp the
bands have to bring along at the rehearsal s
are their own instruments . The rest i s
provided by the O .O.C . - even the drumkit .
They've also got a bus for rent at a very ,
very largep rice .
The best bands from Venlo are : OH ,
DEV - The band consists of three people .
You can compare them to the Birthda y
Party in sound and emotion . Their live
performances are loaded with passion .
They've also released two albums calle d
Raving Barkers and Don't Push, the mos t
recent one . Their drummer Ruud Wolker s
is a very friendly and helpful person . He' s
always willing to offer you a place to slee p
or to give you addresses where you can ge t
gigs . . . GORE - This is a three piec e
instrumental outfit. They are described a s
the best crossover between hardcore an d
heavy metal . But so is the Family Man by
Black Flag, isn't it? Live, they are prett y
voluminous . The drummer used to play
guitar with the famous hardcore ban d
Pandemonium. They've also released an
. WAMP SURFER S
album on the same label as Oh, Dev calle d
Eksakt. The album is called Hard Gore and
it is said that they've a record deal with the
American SST label . I hope so . . . TH E
REVELLS - The Revells are a very sixtiesfuzz oriented band . Their guitarist/singe r
Marc Kohler is a real obscure sixtiesweirdo . They play covers like "Night of th e
Sadist" and "All Black and Hairy —lout their
orl finals are even better. These guys are
world famous in Geleen. They've released a
7" with 5 tracks on it called Swamp City. . .
GOTEFIX - I've never seen them live, but
they're at almost all our gigs so I'm almos t
obliged to go and see them. They're said to
play Amencan styled hardcore . Well, let' s
hope so .
The best bands from Geleen are: THE
SWAMP SURFERS - This is Geleen's mos t
important alternative outfit . The band
consists of Jo Kieboom guitar, Fran k
Smeeks - bass, Han van der Gouw - drum s
and myself Rino Vinker vocals . We play
American styled hardcore with a very
broad view. Well part of that you can hea r
on our tape . Weve played all the majo r
concerthails in southern Holland an d
we've got lots of dates planned for the res t
of Holland . The band is at its best when in
front of a crowd . We've got a very lively
stage performance dripping with emotion
and power. Even the people who don't like
the music stay to watch the performance .
We also try to keep up contacts betwee n
others' bands and exchange gigs .
Concerning the ideas of the band : we've all
ot kind of our own opinions abou t
gdifferent
subjects, but on one thing we al l
agree and that is that every person has t o
be allowed to live his life the way he or sh e
wants to and we all hate racism; fascrs
m
and Reaganism ... JOE C FRON - This is a
four piece outfit. They're very much
influenced by Joy Division . But some of
their originals are tunes that you can't ge t
out of your head . They've also got a very
lively stage act . But -I've recently heard
theyve of some problems with thei r
singer ... THE LONELY HEARTS - This is a
very much Velvet Underground-style d
band. They haven't done many gigs et bu t
the two gigs I've seen were very good. .. TH E
MORIAS - This band which is calle d
after one of the characters in Jac k
Kerouac's book On The Road describ e
themselves as the wildest band in the
world. Well let me tell you, they're close t o
it . They don't play any originals, bu t
they've taken the toughest songs from the
past 30 years of rock and roll music and
they play them with such an intensity tha t
they've gotten a whole differen t
atmosphere. Lots and lots rougher than th e
original versions . Here are a lew of them :
"Kick Out the Jams" "Lookin' at You" - th e
MC5 ; "Little Doll", "1970", "I've Got a Right" The Stooges ; "New Race" - Radio Birdman ;
"On The Road South" - the Stere o
Shoestring. Live, there's nothing or no one
like them . the singer is down on his knees ,
crawls over the ground, climbs the P A
speakers or bands the mike against his
head. The two guitarists jump across th e
stage or dive Into the audience whils t
laying . All this and more against the
p
background
of moving liquid projection s
and a wall of fuzz sound . No wonder their
favorites are The Stooges and Radi o
Birdman.
The rest of Liinbur. (the southern
Province of Holland) should really be
ashamed of itself . Even the capital of th e
Province Maastricht (120 000 inhabitants )
has nothing to offer . Yes, two English
styled hardcore bands called BLAC K
VAMPIRE and CRISIS C . who have become
so stagnated in their own stupidity tha t
they aren't worth mentioning . The music
scene in Maastricht is very competitive .
They all want to help themselves, they are
not prepared to do something for othe r
bands, unlike the scene in enlo an d
Geleen.
In Geleen we've also got a place where
we can organize gigs or bands fro m
everywhere called theoerdery (the Farm) .
We never charge entrance money so ever y
ig is without admission . We've had the
panks from Brussels, Wax Pontiffs fro m
gDoekinchen
and the Revells from fro m
Venlo and Just Colors from Amsterdam.
So, that was all for this time.
Rino Vincken/ Agnetenwal 3/ 6131 H R
Sittard/ The Nether ands .
Well, it's time for some mor e
twaddling about this little odd tribe called
the Danes, once well known as barberian &
loodthirsty vikings - now nothing bu
some poor Twerps who can only be u set byy
strikes at the brewery or WM in tOotball.
I'm not gonna bore you with the good & bad
sides in general of being born here, instead
I'll make some tiresome speech about life &
death in the Danish "scene' .
In Copenhagen -- the capital o
Denmark & home of "the little mermaid "
hose picture is covered above -- pun
seems fo be slowly rising from the ashe s
again like some bird Phoenix . Copenhagen
L . U. L. L .
has a huge scene of new wave & avantgard e
d is filled with small feebleminded 'nice
oung fellows" who worship Nick
like
dye Cave
anythi
some hol idol (not that a_Ware
hs es fo
against Cave in particular),
he usual umpti-umpti hardcore pun
he scene has been as Anderz sat' in ou
ast report... dead for far too long. But there
have been quite a lot of good ows latel y
thanx to Anderz & Ditte & Kaos... & ne
ands are forming again for the first time
thin living memory (hmm ... maybe no
completer true) . Let's take a shotlook a
two "order" bands. MISANTHROPIC
CHARITY recorded some tracks for an
album in the fall, but aren't satisfied abou
the sound on the test pressing, so for th e
present the project is still all in the air.
O.H.M . was completely taken by surprisee
after a good review of their EP this
gutter paper and is selling quite good
4broad at the moment - God knows why .
hey're always complaining about h o
hard it is to get shows when you're a n e
and, but it seems like theyve got mor e
stablished now and are gigging qui e a lot .
Moving to Odense we'll fin d
GITATORS, a new but obviously talente d
and . I certainly don't like their macho
image and lyrics like for example "I need
our cunt" . Still, people don't seem to car e
much about it as long as the music shreds- a pity, but I pin my faith on the singer's
new girlfriend & hope the relationship will
adjust some of the sexual frustrations . I
had the opportunity to catch L.U.L.L.
(formerly Leben Und Leben Lassen -- th e
initialplague still grows) in the studi o
here they've been recording an album t o
e released on the German Starvin .
Missile label. Th • 're in m o . triton th
best outfit that has come out of Denma r
et -- ripping, high intelligent speedcor
th to originality & shorthaire d
members by the way. All things
considered, a pleasant and rare experien c
these days. They're also supposed to have
track on the next Flipside video & will go
on an extensive European tour th
summer. ZERO POINT from Arhus finall
layed their farewell show in February .
hey've existed since '79 been broken u p
couple of times & have been through lot's
changes - both musically & in lrrwups .
ey be missed . Also hailing from Arhus
DREAM POLICE, or raer Johnn
Concrete with a constantly char in
backing group . I don't know tight what to
say about em - JC has sim ~i3Y' screwed
this up for too many people (includin
me) o many times, so I can t possibly b
objective in my comment & have no
intentions about being it either. The
have, over the past years developed fro
laying boring punk rock to boring rock,
put most obviously think they're just" abo u
the best band in the world since JC can '
have foreign bands playing at his shows
(Raf GierIs the latest example) a prope
treatment at the expense of his own outfit .
But never mind, I'm lust happy to repo
that they haven't got much of a bi
following (gna gna_ hmm sorry) . ..
mostly famous for always being too pissed
to play, recorded an EP over a year ago, b u
till it has yet to be released . . . it wil
probably be on some label in England, a
And TUN
gave
E up .
E made a live album (so
they say - I can't hear it, they cut the sound
of the audience oil) which must b
considered as a documented farewell to
punk rock, say hello to poppish tunes &
showbiz . LE CRA. P, a fine acidpunk band
for sure, had some serious problems fo
1/2 a year due to the facet that thei
drummer (he gets angry at me when I t
about how young he- -is, so I don't) was
locked up in a boarding school, but have
started gigging again & will tour France i
the sprin .
Finally proceeding to Alborg which i
the place where I belong (& there)'ore is th c
place I can tell most about) . JERX IN
ERUSALEM is the ultimate not-very-goodmusicians-but-very- noisy band -- they've
'ust released their second cassette & ar c
always searchin for shows but not ve
successful) . BULD ap on the Emp
Roc . (in W. Germany comp EP . _ d o
Farce. They haven't payed out since ` a
as year. but intend to start again soo
'th some new material. HUMAN WAS
is a fine young band playing some sor t
punk rock with metallish elements ,
they're slooww. like some big black creep
I
UNITY SQUAD
crawlinng~ right across the floor.
AXIDRIVER, my favorite most hateds, g o
a new bassplayer after the old one & the '
singer left the band, while their odd gui
layyer is taking over the vocals . RHESU S
K EGATIV added a fourth member & is no
recording some tracks for a debut cassette .
s female band is improving all the ti m
& will probably end up some day wit
being good .
UNITY SQUAD has
reputation for being awful at stage but air '
as black as they re painted any longer .
ey got a new man on guitar & arc
making .a new het. a little bit slower than
their old stuff, but much stronger & stil
they ride at a quite. good speed.
There is nothing much happenin o
the zinc front -- a new issue ofV.U .Rg,l#4)
should be out as you're reading—Mg— &
Marie & I are talking about making a spli
issue between Set- Peters Engle & Sorte Ros c
soon, but as far as I ►mow, that's • ■Mlr:9
Rare have officially throwed up the spon g
haven't seen any other zines o
months.
Guess that's all I have to say. Fo
addresses see the report in MRR 45. We'l
probably meet again someday -- until then ,
all the best
akob/ Sort Rose HobroveJ 575/ DK 92
Svenstru
enmark
London, Ont-This is the D .K.R Press ;
pressing ever onward towards th e
realization of the total communicatio n
goal ; set forth by those irreplaceabl e
mentors: splatter, murder, police an d
christl II I
Due to certain circumstances, certai n
items ; which were to appear in thi s
column, shall not mainly because of my
own impatience.
So on and so on and so on to thi s
edition of "What the hell is so important i n
London anyways, ehl?"
We'll start off with some news abou t
the 2nd annual 'What's the Poop" award s
night . Now for all readers who are no t
familiar with W.T.P . let me explain in an
abrupt format . W.T.P . was begun about two
years ago by Scott Bentley, lead vocalis t
Lor the London band, '63 MVIONROE . Scot t
has been one of the most active members o f
the London underground since its earl y
days of punkdom and had originally se t
forth to use the magazine as an outlet for
information surrounding the upcoming
activities which his band would be
involved in. Now, as the idea of actuall y
having his magazine break even in its cos t
area became reality, Scott began to expan d
on the original ideas and began to include
articles on local bands, concerts etc . ,
making the magazine an informatio n
acka a of London's talented ones . Bla h
blah b ah .
Held at the end of January, the award s
are dealt out on a humour/reality
platform, to honor the most and leas t
deserving groups . Local and international
performances by some of the area's mos t
intriguing acts highlighted the award s
ceremony, each band playing just enoug h
to get you moving out of place .
THE BLACK DONNELLYS 4 created th e
most controversy by sweeping four majo r
awards from the competition. Althoug h
the band has been together less than a year
they received awards for bein best new
band, best live act best band arid best mal e
vocalist (Dan Rudbal, two years in a ro w
for that guy. Ha .) Congrats go to Jeff, Rob,
Chad, Dan and Jade.
'he other winners ran the gammet of
categories . Those western boyos, SNF U
took the award for best Canadian band,
knocking off last years winner D .O .A. (it' s
something to do with initials isn't it) . The
Big Ig tool best international vinyl Ilor hi s
Blab
album, while the albu m
compilation ndo U derground won fo r
localstuff. Davey Do Letterman took hi s
award ersonally) for best talk-show hos t
(I voted Donahue, l man animal y'see )
John Ondrasek received an award fo r
being the best bassist (second year for the
big guy) which came on the heels of new s
that he had been fired from his band ,
OCTOBER CRISIS, leaving Jamie Maclean
the only original "Crisis member . Th e
news is that 'Crisis" is trying out a new
member and the thought of a name chang e
were also being considered . But really, I
was not supposed to report on these things ;
such is life.
Anyways, other winners included :
Nansea Greenham (EDNA & EDNA) - 'bes t
female vocalist . . . Nansea and Lisa
Patterson (SUFFER MACHINE) a.k .a. Edna
& Edna - Sex Objects . . . Scott "Steven R.
Stunning" Bentley - Fashion Plate '86 . . .
Mike Sanders (DYOXEN) - Best Guitarist . . .
GLASS TIGER was voted the, and I mean ,
the, worst group, anywhere . . . and Shme,
Palace a .k.a. the home of CONDO-CHRIS
was voted as the best dwelling of'86 .
Well, with the presentation of 2 4
awards, performances by 9 bands and a
general feeling of appreciation, th e
evening could have been seen as nothin g
less than a success by the awards
organizers Scott Bentley and Bob
Bradbury twhose bar the Key West won th e
award for such)
And in other news : SHEEP LOOK UP The sheep have been continuin to play
out in support of their self-titled - EP, it is
receiving a lot of airplay from college
stations and is bringing to Matt, Gilbert ,
John, Mark and Gregg; the recognitio n
these gentlemen rightly deserve . Good
work folks . . . SUFFER MACHINE are als o
out, in support of their LP Deprogram,
which is also receiving good radio play.
Pete, Greg, Stephan, Pat, Chris and Lisa pu t
more than just time into this project, they
put their souls as well . . . UKASE - th e
Special K's have a new drummer and a
killer song on the LP London Underground .
It's called 'Shadowdancer' and ii you like a
song with operatic twists to it, that's it .
Please, play it again Rose White. . . PUZ Z
FUNDELS - the Puzzies have been boppin g
around Fundeland creating new song s
which tempt your quadrants o f
harmonium and quaintness . I think I
heard somewhere that they would be
recording for something or another . If they
do, you should watch out for that media man out there enjoyin the surface life o f
the human stew. laming carrots?
What?. . . DYOXEN - This "metal with a
message" band has recently involved itsel f
with some studio work, tting ready t o
release their "message" on thi s
unsu_spectin world . Mike, Steve Sinclair
and Derek Kerr are impressive in thei r
talent to create a form of orchestrated ,
classical heavy rock . These boyos also can
offer you their own stylised t-shirt ,
buttons, etc . And don't put it past them to
actually offer you some Dioxen flavoure d
Kool-Aid, made fresh daily at Pottersburg
Creek, here in London . . .
CONDO-CHRIST - The Condos have
been busy as of late, both on and off stage .
They've been doing some recording at Marc
Anderson's Omega Studio, with Stepha n
(of SUFFER MACHINE) as co-consultant .
The Condos have also done a number o f
shows with PROBLEM CHILDREN of St .
Catherines and because of this there seem s
to be an interest from the "Children's "
label Irate Faction, in the Condo- Christs .
To Chris, Mary Lou, Wayne,
Rick an d
James the best of everythin gis wished to
you . Oh yeah! Hey you! Baconheadl you're a
Lean-boiled ham alright . Hal Patrioti c
fever? What? And sppec n of lean-boile d
hams . . . BLACK DONNELLYS' - Thos e
damned dudes and dame of Donnelly fam e
are reaching further towards their goal of
fame and frtunate . The Donnellys hav e
finished the recordings for thei r
j ust
short" cassette, "Life's a Screamlll" , whic h
should be out by print time . It contains 8
songs which were recorded at Omega
Studios from Jan . to Mar. '86, with th e
unending help of Mr . Anderson . The ban d
also has a couple of t-shirts for sale, al l
produced in limited edition format . Get 'e m
quick! And they're still looking for tha t
elusive corporate sponsor, to divide an d
conquer. Collect their posters . Collec t
them all . Hal Hal Hal S.O .-C . Hey! do thes e
folks actually give away cake or what? I' d
like to know . . . LEGEND KILLERS - bes t
drummer of '86, Bill Wallace continues t o
solidly back the uitar, bass and vocals of
Mike, Brian and -Earl respectively, as the y
comb the grass of psychedelia, searchi n
for the legend they will road kill for . P .S .
Hey Rick Do you still play with these
killers or what?
And finally some quickie notes :
S .F.H . (SAMFUCKINGHAIN) - The Hainer s
have had a line change since the last repor t
with the loss of guitarist Don to famil y
matters . He has been replaced by the one
and only "bun-ito and tequila Toppley" .
Bob John, Ritchie and Barry are hard a t
work continuing the advancement of thei r
music . And Sam, they'll still mold their
metal anyway they want . . . SPURM COUNT These boyos were originally "Fist Fight"
but thanked their name so that they coul d
et AM radio pplay . Brian and the boys have
cost guitarist Marty to the Canadian Penal
System; in his place for awhile was Ric h
Smith (x-HARD OF HEARING) who soo n
left after the demise of his guitar (h e
smashed it a la Who k He was replaced b
Andy Sanders (x-Black Donnellys Iy
brother of Mike Dyoxen) . Speaking of
Brian ; the tape that he and Mike were
compiling 'Things To Do On The Day
After" is finished so all bands who gave
songs (23 bands, 41 songs) you should have
your copies by now or soon . . . SLAG - This
is Andy Sanders' other project, although
not quite ready to hit the stake yet it should
be interesting when they do . Andy has
employed the talents of Andy Feedback (is
he crazy or what? What?) and drumme r
Jamie McNiel . They are currently looki n
for a suitable vocalist. . . EXCITEMENT 0
SEARCHING - I'm not actually sure
whether Jeff Creature still has this ban d
together, but I thought I saw some poste r
for them awhile ago . . . LIFELESS
CURRENTS - This band sort of reminds me
of New Model Army for some reason . Their
gig posters always have a picture of an
endangered species of animal on them.
Guess what message is coming to you fro m
them . God help us if we see a human fac e
advertising their next show . . . 63 MONROE The Monroe men are currently working
on some new sons for their next albu m
protect. Each member is also hard at work
on 'the individual projects they have going .
Scott, Jeff, Alex and Pete should be ou t
rocking down the houses with their new
stuff soon. Damage done! Luvit . . .
NEFARIOUS - This three piece band lay ou t
a metal barrage guaranteed to remind yo u
of the sound and style of a grenade attack .
Relatively new, they are very good at what
they are doing . Keep it up boyos . Hey Owen !
is this a skin flick or what? Better rewind
it, eh . Ha !
L.M .O .T .V . - These folks are stil l
playing around town supporting the son g
which they have on the Londo n
compilation album. As far as any othe r
recording projects o, I have no idea what
they are doing. . . NOSMO KING JR - This
band has been featured twice on a n
afternoon news program, plying thei r
trade to those fortunate enough to b e
watching . Jed House tells me that-the band
will be movie to Toronto soon . Luktuyu . . .
MANACLE - Never heard 'em, never seen
'em never heard a bad word, so . . . BI G
TEETH - Same as above . But these guys
used to be "Bits of Food" . So . . . HOUSE OF
XENON - They played for Eugene
Chadbourne didnt they'? So . . . THE BRAI N
SHOW - With Chaz Vincent of Min d
Theatre fame . So . . . THE FINKS - Never
seen or heard 'em . Never heard anything
bad either. So . . . WEIRDSTONE - Dan D .
and Pat L. are still plucking away . They'll
do something soon .
If I've missed anyone which surely I
must've, it's because I m falling asleep now .
Sorries to anyone who feels hey've bee n
left out. Next time write your own . Eh .
Anyone wishing info on any said ban d
write them c/o me, I'll see that they get the
letters . Anyways r that's it for now. `If yo u
ain't seen Sid 'n Nancy" yet, see it . I loved
it. I'd like to thank hose who've really
enjoyed these reports enough to write bac k
to me . You've g~ot guts Jerry Lehane, Do n
Rodgers and Hit
. If you haven't gotten
City be there tomorrow .
my Fetter yet, it should
I'll be writing back everyone. And if I could
I'd like to say hello to some others namely :
Ma of Fodder, Sons of Ishmael, Proble m
Kids, Social Suicide (for the Condo's) ,
Direct Action, A_gi Zours in W . Germany
my sister Liz in O . (my promo agent) an d
Sheree (wherever the hell you are), Mik e
Niederman and Chris of Heartwar
Fuckzine/ 48 Crai St/ London, On t
Canada N6C IE8 - 'The" radical rag - bac k
issues available for $1 postpaid, also there
are three cassettes, 5 , money order or
Canadian stamps to Mike, as above . Hi
folks! The boyos at Mo ottville and Mom .
Write if you'd like. Maybe I'll write back .
So until next time : this has been the D .K.R.
Press . See ya, DKR
P .S . If Jello Biafra ever thinks abou t
doing lectures, please let me know . I'd love
to let1rim have a o at our city council .
This is Hambur . not liotbrauh:~usi I n
words this scene report is abou t
North Germany not the South lain', n o
ws aboutE l A . and Challen rer Cr e w
let's start . in .Ilariover v. Isere A P .1~. O
anti >Chaos 'pays were born, hometow n . o f
various
nds : CRIB fh'S ((Punk vctgt ins )
A13STUft~ENI~E BRIEITA Lti3EN (F o{n
Punk) and -FNOLAGAY dn. the rass voin) ,
Whey all have records out . TH E -SMARTIE S
d>d an album on I3 Y O . but
are not
t 7 ; popular here, so lase you r
tither
DAILY TERROR are .... turnings info rock ,
:Soccer and I ve he zrd some
ome- bad stones
about them . So better stop belorc it gels
~psa~tnfult . . . I3remen what about Bremen ?
Well, there are' only i few ac to ee Punks .
The biggest part of the scene is Very int o
drinkind aarid drugs, which brow r h t
straine re)(ations''with Puns [Corn of e r
Cities . Onl JIG hand I know sire
DIS©RGAN I YZED .BUNCH OF 1 .UCKERS bu t
they are not something c to tional . Gigs
take pplace at the Schla-ehlhoi, the rent fo r
this > large building is Only half a dollar pe r
yeadI
Hamburg - the'town I'rn from :had :a :big
?unk ;History and _lrn very satisfied with_'
be, wereOnO t
tu
larmdanco City
"nmberne,
100% DISKRETIO N
P
Tfifif:~ s a
bands; various gig places (15 hardcore
p le are
shows zn December) and a lot of pe. opeople
a
interested to keep the scene aloe
look at ' local fanzines : ,Matte post,
Kabel)au, No Pity, fIreakoutand you know
vrlrat I'm taikin about . 1 he alternative
houses In the lialenstrascc (formersqunits)
Area the practice target of police actions . .
Several rites the cops threw ,furniture
efrigeratora, record .players, etc .) of the
ta sifants out the windows . But II :th e
Hafenatrassr received a big . wave o f
solidarity, windows of shopping" cerfc ;r s
an'O bar offices were smashed, pr tibia.
were made e~and a lot of other activities too k
place . A large number' of p unks ar c
'olitieally active .and involved in thes e
fights foralternative space here .
lee Bands and labels :' RAt/IA,putou t
their firsta t se Ifprod Deed LP, its with
g~so~od
kateboard _at home and join Germany's
ist ;Ruby' funks : MORHI ty OUTBURST
!loaner iPrreuasens Gloria) . Their 4P is out
soon (self-produced) . From Hanover also,
Comes a very good record distribution wit h
Mainly US Imports, called Punhouse.
They've a big selection and very low p rices.
P1snhouse Records/ Postfach 2069 300)0
Hanover
Hildesheim gives us M TT
they are a great HG trio with a woman o n
bass, 2 Is are available from them,
Guitarist Stefan owns a 24 track studi o/
Balled
Masterplan,
Stefan
Grupe
Heinrich Helmke Str . 3/ 3`20
0
Hi)desh im .< . P .M .A. is a young, U S
influenced band from f3raunsclweig, they
have a song on the Trust Vinyl comp F
sy'nthesrrer. F haven t heard it, but it -ge t
food reviews_ We've au rown Ramanes here
err shows are big parties . cvervtime, Ear
Reeders their formertt trummer ;ttt :joine d
G 13 :H . Sr ingerdoey, sorry Lui Rimohe (ex t
Napalml quit lasf month rn consideratio n
of 'his health (he was . not able to' loo k
through his sunglasses so he often falls
flown the stays New rlrontman tis \ rotzet
e : SS>Ultra?rutzl, Torpedo . '" Moskau;i ,
taeweomers are tt:tt EMILS anti
eSt
SGRAMDbED EGGS . ErniIs had ver y
slrccesslu i sttt in North Germany and
Denmark 'heir first ttt demo .' tape t(see
9tei!tewj 'is just out--get itt $3 fo Seen
Gaistensj Saseler Str .'72/ 2000 Hamburg
kCaSpeteftl of der WaIIhalb~nsel 27J 200,
I,,ubeck;
Wc1t that aL:4 . ut, North Germany
a the nxrment> ?he scene is getting bette r cr
2iiicl better, cause marl different people a
involved in a >lat of d~ifferent'aeuan s
not the thing of a few persons : Me and tw o
Mi
R,1,t1ONEZ 77
73.̀ StRAM13LE.D EGGS are the fastes t
't>cals . Mark, their drummer, was in Na f
hitch and the Jews (Not So Quiet On th e
Wetern Tr mnt romp,LPJ some years ogo t
at't waft for thomei studio recordings of
t se guys . 2 of her hot bands are C . and_
. .00. 'o D1SKRET1ON• There are so man y
bthkr bands, but 1 cant t mention them all,
P rtew'ronmp LP . features CHANNEL RATS
•PEJNLICH UNLIMITED . tt and DERANGE:,
mm Hamburg and LEI3EN'UND LEI3E N
L,ASSEN WAR OF DESTRUCTION an d
ZERO r} OINT from Denmark. .It`s a n
Oldenee ofthe good relations between th e
North German and the Denmark scene . tt .
N yu releases on . Weird System are.;
tom LP, a 1tve
fro>i the_
art gig o t se EUR TIC ARSEHALES t s
license- ressings o 2 ' Wipers LPs . They
should, give youn fer bands a chance als o
Weird ystem! .an e Reihe 101/ 2000
Hamburg 1 . . . .A smaller Iabel is HoiyWaft
heeords . The guy whor:runs . it put out ari
Artless //GG Akin split LP and some EPs<
Dirk Ehlert/ Saseler Muhlenwegg 30/ 2000
That's it- music~all .
I1tin bur r
skinhead problem has decrease d
t'eme:riiber: some of them killed . 2
foreigners and hurt many others in '85j,;
because- lots of Germans and foreiE ncr s
stick together, to light . the fascist violence,
But Hamburg is noithe only town with this
problem . -In Lubeck, skinheads make
troubles also .
The "Alternative" is the best place fo r
bands to play in North Germany, Hut it a
not only a hall for . shows, you can find a
restaurant, • studio (run by ex-mcmbers o f
he "Nest of the Boys") and several room s
tor otheraetivitiest Slbppporrtt that -place !
tt
"t PISSED I3OYS'is the best known pun k
band from .Lubeck they play an Or style
with great political lyrics and have jus t
recorded an LP on 'We Bite Records, f'o r
their debut EP or more information abou t
the
`Alternative°,
contact:
'Gustav
friends':7ustut out jlre -kgrtl # , I . 1Cs an
iiffset nntedd photozme with IIC bands
from I:u oe rt4z America, and ry ail:rhle fo r
$2 + R.Gitt
C . . from my address, i rrr stil l
looking for distributions . OK feel free to
write yye . . . Stefan RieheseIl/ Rt>hlstie g
1 D/ 20001 ianiburg 72 j West Germany:
Hello, well John and I (Craig) hav e
decided it's about time that Maximu m
Rock and Roll had another New Zealan d
scene report since the last one that was i n
No . 34 a year ago .
Since the-last report there has been a
lot of new bands and zines appearing. I t
seems that finally the New Zeal pand scene
has come of age and more punks are gettin g
off their arses and doing- something . On e
World zinc has disappeared from the 1 e w
Zealand scene due to the music no t
appealing to the guy doing the zin e
anymore, but however there are lots o f
other zines around which arelust as goo d
as One World was . A .N .I .P.M .T ., Secon d
Dark Age, Positive Approach, Anti System ,
Divide We Fall and Thrash Till Death are
some of the better ones around done b y
caring people . Hopefully, we can pu t
another scene report to ether sometime ,
now I'll hand you ove r, to John who is going
to write a bit about the bands and zines in
New Zealand .
Hello John here, right starting at th e
northern end of N .Z . in a city calle d
Whangarei there is one band, DEAT H
THREAT - they have gone through a lot o f
members and currently are rather quiet so
it is hard to know if they are still going .
One zinc Subvert Herald, was supposed Co
have had its second issue out but nothi
n
more about that either so who knows
Anyway for any info on both write to
Brendon/ 26 Isola Street/ Whangarei . H e
also runs a distribution service so bands ,
zine editors contact him . . . New Zealand' s
largest city, Auckland, has one of the
largest scenes . Two of the younger bands,
SERVICE 42 and DEFIANCE, will both be
recording soon. DEFIANCE will have a
track on the Sound Mind Music
compilation EP due out early May.
SERVICE 42 should have a track on the
second compilation EP . Another fairl y
young Auckland band, BYGONE ERA, wil l
also have a track on the compilation EP .
DEFIANCE are a hardcore thrash ban d
while SERVICE 42 are more in a melodi c
hardcore style, BYGONE ERA go in for a'77 '78 sound, Influenced by the Damned . . . One
of New Zealand's oldest band s
ARMATRAK are still going strong an d
hope to release more vinyl
year . They
split
already have two sinesoutthis
-FIVE
YEAR
MISS
EP with with Napier band
latest EP has shown a new musica l
direction, somewhat like the new 7
Seconds material. Steve of Armatrak 'als o
runs a record and tape label calle d
"Positive Youth Promotions" and both
Armatrak releases are on this label. The
address is P.O . Box 8809/ Symonds St /
Auckland . So far there are only two
Auckland zines, both run by bands . A.N .I .
is done by Defiance and should have issu e
3 out soon . Service 42 are onto the third
issue of their zinc Positive Approach . That
should be out very soon as well.
Further south we go to Napier, home
of the oldest New Zealand band, FIV E
YEAR MISSION . So far they have released
one 7" and the split EP with ARMATRAK .
They are soon to release a 7 track 12" a s
welly All available from Postive Youth
Promotions .. FIVE YEAR MISSION ar e
influenced by the DK's . . . From Hasting s
there is (was?) CORRECTIVE TRAINING bu t
little has been heard of them lately.
Apparently 2 members of the band hav e
been in jail, hmmml
Across to New Plymouth which has a
large and active scene. There are 3 band s
and 2 zines . The oldest of the bands i s
CASUALTY but they have had lineu p
problems so their future is uncertain . They
are an English punk style band but still ar e
very original . STICKY - FILTH have a liv e
tape out and a track on a compilation LP ,
they don't want to be considered a pun k
band but more a handed e rock & roll band .
A very new band is NEWS, NEWS, NEWS ,
little is known about them but their singe r
(Brett) does a hard hitting anti-stat e
comicJzine called Fuck it Up whic h
already has 4 issues out . . . Wellington, th e
capital city of New Zealand, has the larges t
scene with_ quite a few bands and 5 zines .
FLESH D-ISE have a very large followin g
around the country, but because thei r
drummer is moving back to Englan d
shortly they are going-to have a break for 6
months and soon they play their last gi g
for the time being, supporting the Damne d
in Auckland shortly . In the past they hav e
released 2 LP's, 1 12" EP and-p 1 7" sin le al l
available from : Jayrem Records/ P.O . Box
3054/ Wellington, New Zealand . COMPO S
MENDS split up last October but did play a
few final gig„s and recordings. Out of t e
ashes of CONIPOS MENTIS has risen Ne w
Zealand's first Metal/ Thrash Hardcor e
band called NAZGUL, they will also have a
track on the Out Of Order distribution (use d
to be Sound Mind Records and toes) ne w
Zealand 7" compilation EP . The first
COMPOS MENTIS-precord is still availabl e
on this label . 3 members out of NAZGUL
ut out zines Craig and Michelle d o
BDivided
We Fall which will have its 4th
issue out soon and David does Thrash Till
Death issue 1 of that due out very soon. Ou t
of Order Distribution is wanting to sell o r
swap overseas 7" records in New Zealan d
so ifyou're interested write to them at P .O .
Box 7414/ Wellington South, New Zealand .
Young band ACIDIGN has 2 demo tape s
out, do a zinc called Second Dark Age ( 3
issues out so far) and will also have a trac k
on the out of order records comp EP which
is due out late April or early May. NO . 9
who are not a punk band but more just an
alternative outfit have recorded an LP
which should be out this year . Some othe r
Wellington bands that deserve a mentio n
are DNE LESS CUSTOMER and
MICROWAVE BABIES, both have yet to
record any material .
Onto the south Island and to
Greymouth, BRAIN DAMAGE split u ye t
again and two new bands have sprung up NOT NECESSARILY NORMAL an d
GENOCIDE FACTORY who are supposed to
be an all-out thrash band . I n
Christchurch, further south, a band calle d
HOLOCAUST have called it a day but they
are another band that will have a track o n
the Out Of Order comp EP. Some of the
members of HOLOCAUST have formed a
new band called ILOCH . As well VERMI N
have split up so that leaves DETOX and N O
IDEA. NO IDEA are one of the country' s
older bands having released a tape a Fe w
years ago and a 12" EP which is still
available from Jayrem Records . All th e
Christchurch bands are very British pun k
oriented and DETOX are no exception to .
this rule. . . In Dunedin a large number o f
bands have sprung up lately and one zinc
.' issue 3 out soon . John who does
R
P.M .T. also does a radio sho on the local
University station, so send him som e
music to play on his show.
MINDFUCKERS play a slower style musi c
reminiscient of Flipper and bands lik e
that . I can't really say much about th e
others - CACTUS CLUB, SURVIVORS O F
THE PLAGUE because I haven't heard
them . In the deep south in Invercargil l
there is MORAL FIBRE who have a demo
tape out .
Well that about wraps it up, anybod y
interested in writing, swappIng tapes ,
records etc can write to either -Crai o r
John (that's me) care of P .O . Box 7414 /
Wellington South/ New Zealand . Take
care, bye for now.
Some Important Addresses :
ARMATRAK/ 137 Valley Rd/ Henderso n
Auckland . . . DEFIANCE & A.N .I . zinc/ 4 4
Bel-Air Dr/ Hillsbough-Auckland . . .
SERVICE 42 & Positive Approach zinc/
P .O . Box 62198/ Sylvia Pk/- Auckland 6 . . .
BYGONE ERA/ 5424 Glenfield Rd1
Glenfield, Auckland 10. . . FIVE YEAR
MISSION]_ 19 Gallipoli Rd/ Napier. . .
CASUAL / 36 Pendarves St/ New
Plymouth . . . STICKY FILTH/ 126 South Rd `
New Plymouth . . . NEWS, NEWS NEWS t k
F .I .U . zinc/ P .O . Box 112 Oakum ,
'Taranaki, New Zealand . . . FL H D-VICE
c o Jayrem Records/ P .O . Box 3054
ellingtyon . . . NAZGUL & Thrash Till Deal
zinc c/o David/ 673 Fer usson Drive
Upper Hutt. . . Out Of Order-Distribution
Divided We Fall/ P .O . Box 7414/
Wellington South . . . I Don't Conform zin c
o Rod/ 8 Penryn Dr/ Camborne ,
V
WWellinggtton . . . ACID REIGN & Second Dark
Ae_/ "7 Winston St/ Crofton Downs
Wellington . . . ILOCH/ 110 Nayland St/
Sumner Christchurch. . . P .M.T. zinc &&
radio show/ P .O . Box 6T77T Dunedi n
North . Mindfuckers/ 9 Mckinnon Place /
Dunedin .
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