Formed late 1979 GBH have been described as one of the forerunners of the UK82 sound and an influence on bands as diverse as metallica,queens of the stone age,rancid,slayer,anthrax,
| nirvana,and a host of younger punk bands.they have continually recorded albums and toured worldwide since they started.currently writing songs for the follow up to 2010`s Perfume and Piss cd on Hellcat records.dates are being added to their touring schedule regularly. |
“One of the most frantic and energetic live bands around today, Graveyard Johnnys mix the primitive rhythms and animal-instinct of 1950’s rockabilly with the aggression and passion of punk rock from back when it was dangerous. Non-stop touring thoughout Europe and Scandinavia and heavy rotation on The Radio1 Punk Show has helped them sell out pressing after pressing of their first EP and set them up for their debut full length album due to be released this winter on Wolverine. This is intense, on the edge of collapse, breakneck, 21st Century rock and roll at it’s wildest”
| Genre | Hardcore Punk |
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| Members | Scotty Violence: Vocals Tim Blank : Lead Guitar Broken Joe Martin : Drums Andy Skovran : Bass Pete Hero: Rhythm Guitar |
| Hometown | Filthy New Jersey |
| Record label | D.I.Y. |
| About | For show info, bookings & Samples of our music you can find us on myspace! www.myspace.com/brokenheroes |
| Description | New Jersey Oi! |
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| Biography | Formed in 1991, the BROKEN HEROES are a New Jersey based band. Once complete, they hit the ground running. Playing many shows and shutting down most of those shows. The aggression that you expect from an oi!-punk band was prominant in BROKEN HEROES. It was a time when punk was still only cool to those that really loved it. (Not the whole entire friggin commercial world!) “The Pipeline”, in Newark …See more |
| Current Location | East Coast, U.S.A. |
| General manager | Matt Bastard |
| Artists we also like | We support local & national acts |
| Influences | Each member of BROKEN HEROES comes from their own unique background, thus mixing a broad spectrum of musical interest & influence. |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/brokenheroes |
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| Press contact | brokenheroesnjoi@gmail.com |
| Booking agent | Broken Heroes can be reached via E-mail, or through the myspace account |
Cryo – Genics, Been in and around the Punk scene for a bloody long time but only got our arses in gear to play recently. After a few false starts with various other people and their instruments Sid finally met Ruby at an English Dogs gig and the new and improved Cryo-Genics was born. Along with Col, our ace drummer boy and Ernie our bass player we’ve been playing together since January 2010 and have played with some mint bands including Disharge, Broken Bones, The Fiend and Sick on the Bus. We’re always on the lookout for gigs and already have some ace ones lined up for 2010. We’ll pretty much play anywhere. We’re completely DIY and fucking love it that way. We’ve just recorded a new live demo which is now up on our page. It’s full of mistakes, feedback and attitude but doesn’t have a bass. For us, it’s all about the music we love and being part of it. Make sure you come and have a drink with us, we’ll be at the fucking bar 🙂 Cheers, Ruby x ..
On Trial started with two Oi! fanatics, Ben and Wes, in January/February of 2007 in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The first two songs written were Friend or Foe and Unionize. They went about one year without a bass player until it dawned on them to just teach Sarah, a mutual friend at the time, to learn bass since she was at every band practice anyway. They played three shows with Sarah and she ended up being their first official bass player. The band finished their first full length titled “Thirty Years Too Late” referring to how their vintage sound could have fit in well with other late ’70s and early ’80s Oi! bands. Shortly after the release of their CD, they released their first E.P. titled “Underage & Full of Rage.” This title referred to how they were all under 21 at the time and how they got picked off by the cops while drinking and driving. About 6 months passed and Sarah left the band, moved to Pittsburgh, then later joined the military. Ben and Wes were once again out of luck with a bass player. There were a few tryouts but nothing really stuck. They couldn’t find anyone as influenced by early British Oi! as them and so they pressed on without a bassist. A year and a half went by without any shows or a bassist until they considered letting Zach try out. Zach tried out and he became On Trial’s new bassist. Since Zach joined the band, they recorded two full lengths, one in 2009 titled, “Falling Down” and one in 2010 titled, “Today America, Tomorrow the World.” Another release they were proud to be a part of was Boots and Booze’s first compilation release titled, “East Coast Oi! Attack Vol. 1” featuring On Trial, Maddog Surrender, Vanguard and The Hooliganz. Throughout their four years of existence they’ve played with bands such as Hub City Stomers, Stigma, The Toasters, Oxblood, Stomper 98, The Templars and many more. They are still looking for venues and bands to play with regularly.
Thanks to the few people who supported us through the years by booking us shows, buying our merch. and believing in us.
-Wes 3/21/2011
The band that came to be known as 999 first came together towards the end of 1976 when Guy Days and Nick Cash (AKA Gene Carsons AKA Keith Lucas) who had known each other since schooldays, started thinking seriously about getting a group together. Previously Nick Cash had been the guitarist in pub rockers Kilburn & The High Roads who also featured Ian Dury and featured on the album ‘Handsome’. But for 999 he claimed to have had to unlearn An advert was placed in the Melody Maker for a bassist. Jon Watson remembers, “I had come back from a year of playing in Germany and I was determined not to end up in a funk/soul band, then I saw this advert in the Melody Maker …’Bass player required for punk rock group.’ Pablo Labrittain (AKA Paul Buck) joined two months later in December after the band had auditioned numerous drummers. Nick and Guy recall: ‘We knew what we wanted and we wouldn’t settle for anything less.’ Others passing through auditions would be the ever hopeful Chrissie Hynde’ later of the Pretenders’ and John Moss who had also failed the Clash auditions and who would later join London, the Damned & Culture Club. They started serious rehearsals the week before Christmas ’76 in the basement of Broomfields Bakery Brixton before making their debut appearance in January supporting Stretch at Northampton Cricket Ground. Drummer Pablo had only been with the band for nine days! Apart from one other show at the Target Club Reading, 999 did not get a chance to play live again for nearly two months. During this period they found that they could not afford to function without taking daytime jobs. Nick worked as a postal clerk. Pablo became a porter, Guy took a job as a general office worker and Jon started painting on a Brixton building site. ..
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Dagger’s Punk presents… 999 + The Fuckwits + Danger’s Close + The Bleach Boys Entry: £10 Doors: 7pm Venue: Bridge House 2, Bidder Street, Canning Town, London, E16 4ST Tube: Canning Town (Jubilee/DLR) or West Ham (Star Lane will be closed on this day) Stage Times (approx)22:30 99921:35 – 22:15 The Fuckwits20:40 – 21:20 Danger’s Close19:45 – 20:25 The Bleach Boys 999http://www.facebook.com/pages/999/46666653829http://www.nineninenine.net/999 are an English rock band who formed in London in 1977. They are often cited as one of the first punk rock bands.Between 1978 and 1981, they had five Top 75 singles in the UK Singles Chart but only one made it to the Top 40. Also, after extensive touring across the Atlantic, the band’s third and fourth (proper) studio albums charted in the U.S. Despite breaking up a couple of times, they continue to record and play live to the present-day. The Fuckwitshttp://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fuckwits/322935834502http://www.myspace.com/fuckwitsTHE FUCKWITS are a 4-piece 77-sounding punk rock band from Sheffield. Danger’s Closehttp://www.facebook.com/dangerscloseofficialhttp://www.myspace.com/dangersclosemusicDanger’s Close are a 5-piece, female-fronted punk rock band hailing from Ipswich. The Bleach Boys (Hertfordshire)http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bleach-Boys/201051713292494http://www.thebleachboys.co.uk/The Bleach Boys are punks best kept secret. In their time, they have produced some of the most collectable punk records and to top it all, are still going. Ok, we have had a few members which isnt suprising in 30 years, but we have two original members and an original roadie who is as much a member as any of us. Daggers Punk Promotionsdaggerspunkpromo@gmail.comClive: 07544534062https://sites.google.com/site/daggerspunk/http://www.facebook.com/DaggersPunk
Buenos Aires Do the Ska es un proyecto independiente y autogestionado de fotografia de Julieta Federico. Las fotos se ven en el blog y eventualmente en exposiciones o shows.
La idea es mostrar lo que pasa en los shows, mostras los djs, la gente en las fiestas y en la calle. Es lo que pasa en la escena de Argentina, o almenos algo de lo que pasa.
Es un proyecto relacionado al reggae, ska, dub, early reggae, rocksteady y generos similares, por eso a veces tambien hay fotografias de punk, oi y rock.
Buenos Aires Do the Ska is an independent photography project by Julieta Federico. You can see the pictures in the blog and also in gigs and expos. The main idea is to give a view of the scene in Argentina, gigs, djs, people partying and in the streets. The project is directly connected to music, reggae, ska, dub, early reggae, punk, oi and rock.
Little East Street I Enero 2012 Este lugar le va resultar familiar a quienes vieron la película Quadrophenia… si, es el callejon de Jimmy! Queda en Brighton, Inglaterra y encontrarlo es un tanto dificil ya que se pierde entre los locales de la cuadra por ser tan angosto.
Si algún dia tienen la posibilidad de darse una vuelta por ahi, busquen Little East Street y dejen su firma!
TheShort ‘n’ Curlies were formed in Norwich, England at the beginning of 1989 by Paddy & Maff after the break up of their band ‘YOB’. The line up at this time was Johnny-Vocals, Adie-Guitar, Paddy-Drums and Maf-Bass. After a couple of years of gigging, Adie left the band and was replaced by Stuie (ex. YOB guitarist). Soon after this Mark, the bands’ van driver, took over on vocals. The line up now was Mark-Vocals, Stuie-Guitar, Paddy-Drums & Maf-Bass. At this time the band released a compilation of old and new demo’s under the title „Nuts As Fuck“ and then set out gigging around the U.K. The demo sold well and was well received by fanzines, the band soon made a name for themselves on the U.K. punk scene. It wasn’t long before the band came to the attention of Germany’s ‘Knockout’ Records who begged the band to release an album which they did in 1994 with their debut album „Bitter ‘n’ Twisted“. The band then set about gigging and touring all ove r Europe, the U.K. and Ireland. 1996 saw the release on Knockout of the 4 track „Make ‘em Suffer“ E.P. followed by yet more gigging and touring. Being fat lazy bastards they didn’t get around to recording any new stuff until 1998 and now in 1999 sees the release of „For Fuck’s Sake“ a new 8 track album. Now were back! with a new line up of mark/vocals,maff bass, mark /guitar,ryan/guitar,paddy/drums.
Well, i definitely was in love with drawing and graphic arts since i was a little girl, so, art does exist in my life since my childhood. I did schooling in Fashion Design, so when i moved to México D.F. the center of México Country in 2006, i met some people involved in the tattoo art. With another 4 skinheads we started “Upsetter Tattoo Shack” in downtown of México City in December 2009, was a great time learning about tattoo art and mixing it with the skinhead subcult. Now the guys are separated and with different ways, but still tattooing, like me.
I’m originally from Guadalajara city, the 2nd city by importance in México, but i lived at different places around México, and now i’m living at the coast, inna beach named “Barra de Navidad”; a beautiful spot in Jalisco, where every year a lot of canadians and americans comes to have a good time with sun, beers and beach. I’m here since 2010 and i really love my place; i have work, friends, my boyfriend and serenity every time i need.
I started my project of a tattoo shop with clothes and mexican kitsch handcrafts, the name is “Old Skull” referred by the Old School, the good times when everything started and the Mexican Sugar Skulls, that visitors from another countries loves because they’re so mexican, and traditionals in México from the “Dia de Muertos” at November 2nd. Our icon is a Mexican Sugar Skull with moustache, a glass of tequila and a big cigarette, sarape and hat, doing his thing haha.
Well, in the beach doesn’t exist a skinhead scene, i’m the only skinhead girl over there, but i’m happy with my friends who are rastas and my boyfriend who are skater. My music and love for my way of live follow me to every place i’m. In my city, Guadalajara, are a little new scene of young guys from 17 to 22 years very involved in the Jamaican music and skinhead style, but i’m feel older sometimes haha, (i’m 25) because i’m skinhead since i was 16 years, so, sometimes i get bored with the same things, do u know?
When i lived at México City, i had the opportunity to see many international Dj’s and artists from Jamaica and many places of the world, like Alfonso & Lola Diez (Torpedo 17) from Spain, Ryan White from San Francisco, Ca., Mr. Symarip Roy Ellis, Granadians from Granada, Spain, The Selecter, Desmond Dekker, Tommy Rock-A-Shacka from Japan, Mighty Ash Aquarius from UK, and many more that i can’t remember at this time.
25 years old, proud Skinhead Girl since 2002, 9 Years and counting, and i really can’t imagine myself as another person, with different choices, because Jamaican music mainly, smart clothes and beer are following me since i put my first pair of Dr. Marten’s when i was a little girl.
I’m skinhead because after the choice by fashion or influence, it becomes to be part of your life, your ideas and identity. Now sometimes i get mad with some girls & boys who started in the “fashion way” because internet is the easier way to get the groove, but i remember the first persons that i met, like Rose from Colombia, Helena from Catalunya, Chema from México City and Iván from Guadalajara, because they was my first skinhead friends, and internet still didn’t exist, if u needed to make an article for a zine, u wrote letters from the other side of world and waited 3 weeks to get the answer. It was very tasty; wake up in the ,morning and see the postman in your door, knocking with a pack from UK or Spain in his hand. Now all is easier, but still have known good people around the world, like u Symond.
Thanx a lot for the space in Subcultz. com, thanx for keeping the torch alive, my best wishes from México, the dub side of the world. xoxo
If you are lucky enough to visit the beautiful Mexico, go find Glammy Gal and get some ink. she can be found smiling at her shop. Address is: Gomez Farías Street 59-3 in downtown of San Patricio, Melaque, Jalisco.
Atte: Johanna Glammy Gal*
Yesterday’s vote can be seen as a reference and recommendation for the final vote of the European Parliament, which is expected to be held by the beginning of 2012, probably March. We hope it is put back a little further, so that there is more time to organise a Euro wide demo. As soon as there is more info, I’ll let you know.
Before the vote was carried, IMCO chairman Malcolm Harbour made reference to an impact assessment which started on November 23rd, dealing with time-lines, emission limits, ABS and anti-tampering measures, and whose outcome is expected to influence Parliament’s final vote. This is why we still need to talk to all our MEPs as the process is changing all the time and those research results are in yet.
Remember that the challenge to the Commission about the way the proposal was drafted in the first place, is still to be answered, which is yet another angle of attack we are pursuing through the Ombudsman’s office.
With regard to power-train modifications [Article 18] IMCO adopted a compromise in line with the European Commission’s logic and propounded by Wim van de Camp’s office, with ‘delegated acts’ laying down measures for manufacturers to prevent subsequent modifications by the user that may have adverse effects on safety or the environment.
Additionally IMCO added a new article 18a which requires that users seek inspection and approval “by the competent authorities” in case of substantial power-train modifications. It may well be that the ‘competent authority’ in the UK will mean the MoT. “A modification is deemed to be substantial when it renders the original type approval obsolete” or when it harms safety or the environment. Interesting terminology and until we see what ‘delegated acts’ include, it is hard to comment.
Aline Delhaye, General Secretary of FEMA says: “This regulation contains many good parts FEMA is in line with, like durability requirements and improved access to repair and maintenance information for the user. But if the current text of article 18 is finally adopted, it will mean that all the usual changes motorcyclists make for riding comfort, fuel efficiency, or simply to suit their riding style, will be illegal or will have to be checked and approved. This has not been a problem so far and there is no reason why it should become a problem tomorrow. FEMA will certainly keep on working on this regulation.”
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EVIL CONDUCT.. 100% working class Oi! music from Holland Many times Evil Conduct was compared with legendary Oi! bands from the early eighties. They were even nicknamed “the Dutch Last Resort”. Although the band regards this as a big compliment it is obvious that Evil Conduct has its own identity with its own distinctive sound. Their music may be classified as basic, straight-in-yer-face, sing-along working class Oi! with powerfull vocals… Evil Conduct was originally formed in 1984. But, with 2 skinheads in the line-up it was very hard to get any gigs in the eighties. After recording a demo and only a hand full of gigs, the band called it a day in 1988. In the nineties however, the demo-recordings were released as two 7″ singles, and because hardly anybody knew anything about Evil Conduct, the band became some kind of obscure legend. In 1998-99 the band agreed to make a come-back after numerous requests by promoters. Since then, Evil Conduct has played gigs all over Europe and they have obtained a good live-reputation. The band is also renowned for its strong skinhead-identity, and what’s more, singer-guitarist Han is a well-known tattooer working at .. .. KING OF KINGS TATTOO .. ……
El Reggae y el Soul era la musica que escuchaban los Skinheads en su comienzo, alla por 1969. Hoy, casi 40 años despues, al reggae se lo relaciona directamente con roots y marihuana, mientras que a los skinheads con el oi! y el fascismo… Los Aggrotones somos una banda de early reggae y soul con la idea de hacer la musica que mas nos gusta, poder difundirla, y desmentir lo que se habla del movimiento skinhead y de jamaica. Asi que si estas cansado del “Jamaica no problem” y del reggae hippie….esto es Reggae! Reggae rapado! ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Close your eyes and you are in The year 1969, Reggae and Soul were the styles that skinheads listened to. Today, almost 40 years later, Reggae is directly associated with Roots and marihuana, while skinheads are being associated with Oi! and Fascism… We, Los Aggrotones, are a band of early reggae and soul that have the only idea of making the music that we love, to spread it, and to bring light to all the lies that are being held against the skinhead movement, Our Music is all original compositions, based heavily on the Jamaican Reggae of the late 60’s… This is Reggae! Skinhead Reggae! Contacto: losaggrotones@hotmail.com ..
Police in Indonesia‘s most conservative province have stripped away body piercings and shaved off mohicans from 65 youths detained at a punk-rock concert because of their perceived threat to Islamic values. The teens and young men were also stripped of dog-collar necklaces and chains and then thrown in pools of water for “spiritual” cleansing, the local police chief, Iskandar Hasan, said on Wednesday.
After replacing their “disgusting” clothes, he handed each a toothbrush and barked: “Use it.”
It was the latest effort by authorities to promote strict moral values in Aceh, the only province in this secular but predominantly Muslim nation of 240 million people to have imposed Islamic laws.
Here, adultery is punishable by stoning to death, gay people have been thrown in jail or lashed in public with rattan canes, and women must wear headscarves.
Punk rockers have complained for months about harassment, but Saturday’s roundup at a concert attended by more than 100 people was by far the most dramatic.
Baton-wielding police broke up the concert, scattering young music lovers, many of whom had travelled from other parts of the sprawling archipelagic nation.
Dozens were loaded into vans and brought to a police detention centre in the hills, 30 miles (60km) from the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, for rehabilitation, training in military-style discipline and religious classes, including Qur’an recitation.
They will be held there for at least 10 days, after which they will be returned to their parents.
One 20-year-old detainee, Fauzan, was mortified.
“Why? Why my hair?” he said, pointing to his clean-shaven head. “We didn’t hurt anyone. This is how we’ve chosen to express ourselves. Why are they treating us like criminals?”
But the police chief, Hasan, insisted he had done nothing wrong.
“We’re not torturing anyone,” he said. “We’re not violating human rights. We’re just trying to put them back on the right moral path.”
However, Nur Kholis, a national human rights commissioner, deplored the detention, saying police must explain what criminal laws were violated by the youngsters.
“Otherwise, they violated people’s right of gathering and expression,” Kholis said, and promised to investigate it.
Aceh was given semi-autonomy as part of a peace deal with Indonesia’s central government after the province agreed to end a separatist struggle in 2005.
were you there? if so we would love to speak to you, to get the real stories of what happened
anda Aceh. Rizal Adi Syaputra says he is a proud punk, but still prefers to hide his dyed red hair under a cap.
The 20-year-old is a member of one of the Aceh capital’s five punk communities that have become the latest target of the province’s Wilayatul Hisbah, or Shariah Police, and Public Order Agency (Satpol PP).
He spent 10 days in detention after being picked up by the Shariah Police, until his parents were able to secure his release.
“I was released recently,” Rizal said. “The officers did not shave my head because my mother told them she would cut my hair off herself. This is why my hair is still intact and not shaven off like my friends.
“There are punks whose heads have been shaved clean by these officers, possibly with the consent of their parents.”
Rizal said his parents were forced to sign a contract with the Shariah Police promising not to repeat his offense. But he said he still had no idea why he had been detained.
Marzuki, who is the head of investigations at Satpol PP and the Shariah Police in Aceh, told the Jakarta Globe that the raids on punks in Banda Aceh were in accordance with existing regulations in the province
“These raids have been verbally sanctioned by the Aceh governor and police chief, and we have received permission through writing from the Banda Aceh mayor,” he said, adding that young punk communities were a public nuisance.
“The presence of punks bothers the general public,” he said. “They are involved in theft, brawls, attacks and assaults in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. They are criminals. Their actions are against Acehnese culture and violate Islamic Shariah law.”
At least five punks are currently being “rehabilitated” at the Satpol PP offices through religious studies, Marzuki said.
“They will only be released if their parents pick them up and sign a contract promising that they will not continue what they are doing now,” he said.
“Parents have thanked us because they have been unable to knock sense into their kids who have been influenced by this punk culture.
“If we catch someone three times after having undergone rehabilitation with us, we will hand them over to the police. We only arrest those who have committed crimes.”
Rizal told the Jakarta Globe that he and five friends from the Museum Street Punks community were arrested while they were hanging out at the Blang Padang field near the city center one Saturday night.
He said he joined the punk community in 2009 because he wanted more personal freedom and an outlet to create art.
“We asked the Satpol PP officers why we were being arrested; we were just sitting there,” Rizal said.
He was speaking on the side of a demonstration on Thursday protesting the Shariah Police’s targeting of punks.
“We asked them why we were being arrested, but the Satpol PP officers stayed silent. They did not tell us anything,” he said.
“We, as members of the Museum Street Punks, have never committed any of the acts they have accused us of. We are only involved in social activities,” Rizal said, adding that he and his punk friends had even raised money for the survivors of last year’s Mentawai tsunami.
At the demonstration on Thursday, members of the five punk communities sat together and sang in protest.
The demonstration’s coordinator, 19-year-old Juanda Syahfitrah, said they were angry about the accusations by the Satpol PP and the Shariah Police that punk communities were criminal groups.
“Punk kids are not criminals. We detest the stigma that has been laid on us,” he said, adding that Banda Aceh was home to more than 100 members of different punk communities.
“We have been here forever. Why are they [the Satpol PP] only now arresting us through no fault of our own?
“We are just young people who want to create art, but not for money. We have every right to organize and express ourselves.”
There aren’t many bands that appeal to both Punks & Skins equally but Infa Riot certainly crossed both genres and have equal amount of respect from both camps. A lot of people nowadays think Oi = Skinhead, but a closer look at the early Oi albums will show that there were more non skinhead bands on them than there were people with shaved heads. It was a working class thing. Terrace bootboys, Punks, Skins, Herberts – Oi! was an ATTITUDE and Infa Riot had plenty of that.
Originally formed in early 1980 by vocalist Lee Wilson and his bass playing brother Floyd, together with guitarist Barry Damery and drummer Mark Reynolds, they soon impressed with their brand of boots and braces punk. So much so, they found themselves in ‘Sounds’ with a glowing review of their fourth gig at Hornsey community centre, courtesy of Upstarts vocalist Mensi.
Mensi said “Every time I see them I think, yeah! This is what it’s all about, ordinary kids getting together for a bash. Gutter level, a garage band, no pose, no shit, just get on with the job. Protest, hate, love, all bottled up and let out in a stream of catchy energetic songs. Punk. What it’s supposed to be”.
By November 1980 they managed to blow both Chelsea and The Dark off the Lyceum stage and earnt themselves the tag the ‘new boot boys sensations’ in the endless fanzines they managed to appear in. Lee Wilson enamoured himself with the eighties punks declaring “our crowd are the same age as us. Pursey’s nearly thirty, he’s got no relation with the crowd. The time is right to kick out all the has-beens. It’s time for a new generation of bands. Punk’s about ordinary geezers – punks, skins, bootboys”.
Catching up with Lee now he might not remember saying that (he loved Sham back in the day) but he concedes, “Floyd and Barry were still at school when we started out. The drummer and I were a bit older at 17”. So what were the gigs like for these kids of the eighties? “They were brilliant gigs” Lee reminisces, “I particularly remember Liverpool and Edinburgh as we did an afternoon gig for the under 18s and then went back on again in the evening. All the gigs were brilliant, apart from the spitting which they did back then if they liked you”.
Vice Squad are a punk rock band formed in Bristol, England. The lead vocalist Beki Bondage has been with the band in the original line-up and when the band reformed in 1998. Beki has continued to perform and record new songs including festival appearances at Rebellion in Blackpool UK, Punk And Disorderly Germany and Pod Parou Czech Republic. She is often cited as being the first punk pin-up featuring on the front cover of a number of influential music tabloids such as Melody Maker, NME, and Smash Hits.
Mexico
Compared to European and North american, the emergence of Mexican Skinhead Culture is more recent, but we consider it one of the largest and most established in Latin America
There are no clubs dedicated to Jamaican music regularily, but the gigs are held in various locations tailored just for the night. Despite this, we had the oppertunity to see international dj’s such as Alphonso Sacristan and Lola Diez, Jim mFox, Tommy Rock a shacka, Ryan White, Mark Morales and Hot Sound System, Ash Aquarious, Tiny T, Malene Soulful and jurassic Sound System, sharing the stage with our own Mexican DJ’s who are increasingly building their collection of Jamaican music for our entertainment.
The mexican scene is not only limited to sound systems, live shows with a long list of artists who continue to visit our country, playing their songs in the largest venues in the country, or in small clubs adapted for the event, giving a nice intimate event for a loyal following.
Artists thast have performed in Mexico range from the Jamaican classics, like the Skatalites, Desmond Decker, Max Romeo and Uroy, british 2tone bands The Selector, Babmanners. third wave bands like the Aggrolites,Toasters, Los Intocables, The Slackers, Skalariak, Tokyo ska Paradise Orchestra, Skaparapid and many more.
Recently we have had Roy Ellis and Los Grenadians participating in a festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Skinhead Subculture. a very Memorable show last December by The Stranger Cole. This festival was organised by, and for skinheads
Many people throughout the whole republic come to enjoy the great events, as there are fans all over the country. The Majority of shows happen in the Capital, Mexico City
Thanks to Daisy Uribe, aka Jamaican Jukebox
If you heading for the sun stop off in Mexico City
Bay Area Skinhead Scene by Pete/Suburban Rebels Fanzine As of right now and the past couple years, it is slowly expanding. I moved to San Francisco about 5 years ago from New Jersey and since I’m here now, I will keep this about the San Francisco Oi! scene only. The first Skin I saw on the streets was a loose canon named Jessie. He had a cross tattooed on his forehead and lived on the streets. I didn’t get to know him very well because I got word that he had passed away. So, I thought I may not meet another Skinhead again. As I started going to shows, I started to discover West Coast Oi! bands and meet other skins that lived in the Bay Area. Some of the local bands are Pressure Point (Sacramento), Harrington Saints, Reducers SF, Hounds and Harlots, Sydney Ducks, and the Old Firm Casuals. Pressure Point and Reducers SF are veterans of the scene around here. Sydney Ducks will soon take over the world and the Old Firm Casuals are taking over as we speak. Cock Sparrer has rolled through here twice and the Business come along every now and then. Slick 46 and Control are some other bands I can remember playing about. Powerhouse Productions (Black and Blue takeover SF) is a night where some Oi! is spinned. Along with hardcore and whatever else they are playing. Lars and Casey from the Old Firm Casuals DJ.
Faces pop up here and there from the Bay Area at shows but there aren’t a whole lot of Skins in the City. Then all of a sudden, Skinheads were popping out of the woodwork. New faces and old faces that started even adopting the Skinhead style and look. But there still is not enough of us! When, the Old Firm Casuals started up things started kicking off. I started Suburban Rebels , https://www.facebook.com/SuburbanRebels which is an Oi!/Skinhead zine around January this year because”we” needed something for our communtiy. I want more bands to come to San Francisco and have things really go off! It started off real small but the zine is starting to grow. I’ve had Roger Miret from Agnostic Front, Mike from Pressure Point, and currently Lars, Hounds and Harlots, and a super good band from Tacoma, called Noi!se.years to come. getting bigger in. I’m on my 3rd issue and I’mplanning a fourth issue with some NYC bands and possibly Stomper 98. I promote shows and I’m even starting to do flyers for people. The Traditional Skinhead scene is pretty big around here. A lot of reggae DJ nights and performers come through. There’s even a tattooer that does a lot of my Skin tats. He’s an oldschool Trad Skinhead. Dannyboy at Let It Bleed. So, we have a small concentrated scene that’s starting to break out.
We have touring bands from both East and West coast uniting the scene across the USA
Check out San Fransisco, if your on the West coast, and support our scene.
Cheers to TWISC Germany for submitting.
The Cockney Rejects were formed in 1978 in London’s East End by Jeff Turner and Micky Geggus. Fueled by their love of old-school punk and seventies rock, they recruited then brother-in-law Chris Murrell on bass and Paul Harvey on drums.
Their first demo, ‘Flares n’ slippers’ caught the attention of small wonder records supremo Pete Stennett who put them into the studio with producer Bob Sergeant to record the song as a single with ‘I wanna be a star’ on the b-side.
The single was a huge success which sold out its’ initial pressing and went on to figure prominently in the indie charts for months.
Realising that the original line up was only ever going to be temporary, they recruited 21 year old Vince Riordan on bass, who in turn brought in drummer Andy Scott from fellow East End band The Tickets, and the ‘classic’ line up debuted at their regular haunt the Bridge house in Canning Town in June ’79 supporting the Little Roosters and life was never the same after that!
As the press went potty and so did the punters, so the record deal offers came flooding in and in September ’79 the band signed with EMI after which the classic ‘Greatest hits Vol.1’ was released in Febuary 1980.
Not a band to rest on its’ laurels, in between touring the U.K the band found time to record ‘Greatest hits Vol. 2’ which was released in October of that year, and had two hit singles with ‘The greatest Cockney Ripoff’ and ‘I’m forever blowing bubbles’ which celebrated the fact that their beloved West Ham United had reached the F.A cup final that year.
Unfortunately at that time the band were beginning to be associated with the burgeoning football hooligan movement that had arisen in Britain at that time, and because of their unabashed association with West Ham united, battles with rival factions at gigs effectively ended the band as a touring unit, and when then GLC supremo Ken Livingstone slapped a totally uncalled for London- wide ban on them (there was never any trouble in London!) the band seemed doomed.
A hastily-arranged live album ‘Greatest hits Vol 3’ was released in March 1981 and from then on the band went in to ‘Beatles’ mode and only released records. Shaping their sledgehammer sound into a more refined beast, the band released ‘The power and the Glory’ in August 1981, and after leaving EMI after 4 albums they released the full-on metal ‘Wild Ones’ on the NEMS label in September 1982.
At that point Vince decided to leave the band, and the remaining three incorporated bass player Ian Campbell for 1984’s ‘Quiet Storm’ which was released on the Heavy Metal records label, which was voted by Kerrang! Magazine the fifth best release of the year, alongside such greats as Deep Purple and Aerosmith.
However, the boys missed Vince and decided to call it a day, only briefly reuniting for the hard rock ‘Lethal’ album on Neat records which was released in April 1990, after which they went their separate ways again.
However, nine years later, interest in the band was awoken by young American bands such as Rancid, green Day and Blink 182 who cited the Rejects as major influences and after a Levi’s ad featured ‘Im not a fool’ Rejects mania seemed to be in full swing and demand for the band to reform, record and play live again reached fever pitch.
With Vince retired from the rock business, Mick asked his old friend from Sunderland’s Red alert Tony Van Frater to join the band on bass, and Tony in turn brought in Andrew ‘Lainey’ Laing on drums, and they recorded an album of Rejects covers called, well well well, ‘Greatest hits Vol.4’ which was released on the Rhythm vicar label in November 1999.
The new line-up also clicked fabulously live, and sell out tour followed sell out tour all over the world, and they released a new album, ‘Out of the Gutter’ in June 2002.
They followed that up with the mighty ‘Unforgiven’ which was released on G&R London in June 2007, and have gone from strength to strength ever since, playing to packed houses the world over with high energy shows which literally take the breath away and show the youngsters how it really SHOULD be done!
In May 2010 they realized a lifetime’s dream and played ‘Bubbles’ to 25000 people at West Ham’s ground in support of their friend Kevin Mitchell on his world title challenge to Michael Katsidis.
The boys are currently writing new material for their forthcoming 10th studio album, as well as working on the forthcoming documentary about the band, ‘East End Babylon’ which is due for release in 2011.
What with all this and new tours being planned all the time, it really is time for everybody to Join the Rejects…….And this time, nobody gets themselves killed!
