Another month and another issue of Maximum Rocknroll hits the newsstands! It’s the April 2010 issue, MRR #323, and it’s full of the usual things you expect from the miscreants at MRR. We have cover stars THE SPITS revealing their true warped psyches, then there’s San Francisco’s post riot grrrl punkers DADFAG, along with a history of 1980s garage rock sensations, the PARTIBREJKERS from the country formerly known as Yugoslavia. A controversial interview with John Paul, bass-guitarist of ‘80s Texas punk legends REALLY RED, plus an interview with Chuck Warner, proprietor of the reissue label Hyped to Death, who are responsible for the classic Messthetics compilations. French punx ATTENTAT SONORE check in, as do Scottish crusties SCATHA and the Bay Area’s own skate punks FACE THE RAIL. There’s some heaviness from the East Coast courtesy of BATTLETORN, a look into the early Canadian punk scene thanks to film maker Colin Brunton who made the genre capturing punk movie The Last Pogo, and British hardcore is represented with MOB RULES. Plus all the usual photos, columns and the most extensive review section in punk… Cover art by Kevin McCarthy, Cover photos by Canderson.
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The International Girl Gang Underground compilation zine aims to document and dissect how Riot Grrrl’s legacy has manifested twenty years later, as well as provide guidance for those who want to transform “revolution girl style now!” into “REVOLUTION GIRL STYLE FOREVER!”
We want your submissions!
If Riot Grrrl doesn’t resonate with you or your cause, that’s okay! We also want to know about all the do-it-yourself, grassroots music movements currently being run by women/girls/trans/genderqueer/queer folks today.
Talking points include, but are not limited to:
ESSAYS ON…
What would a modern-day “Riot Grrrl manifesta” look like?
The successes and failures of Riot Grrrl and what we’ve learned from them
Your experience as an immigrant grrrl, genderf**king boy, revolutionary pornographer, Muslimah punk, working class queer, etc
REPORTS ON…
What was your experience as a Riot Grrrl in the ’90s?
What’s going on in your community that supports feminist & queer DIY musicians today?
Scene reports from regional DIY music scenes that traditionally are lady- and queer-friendly (London, Berlin, NYC, or your town)
Individuals who are making a difference–musicians, activists, writers, whomever!
“Where are they now?” (Riot Grrrl edition)
HOW-TO…
“Get off the Internet and meet in the street”
Reclaim feminism for the 4th wave
Organize conferences, protests, benefits, etc
Combat the “dude-first” mentality of your music scene
Use new technologies to organize effectively
Start a band/go on tour/create a zine/etc
Create spaces for working class, POC, international and rural women and queers
BAND/ZINE/COLLECTIVE/ACTIVIST GROUP INFO…
We’re creating a directory for the International Girl Gang Underground–send along info on your project to be included!
ART…
Print, digital, audio, video, whatever–so long as it’s in an easily rendered format for a black & white zine or can be included on an accompanying CD-R for distribution, we want it!
I have one thing to ask of you: PLEASE, SUBMIT!
I am surrounded by amazing people that make music and participate in feminist cultural production – that play in bands, write zines, make art, and live life in a do-it-yourself feminist context. We want to hear from you! We want to encourage a multitude of voices in this project, and in particular want to encourage POC voices and trans/queer/genderqueer/ally folks – including transguys and cisguys, to submit their work. The due date is May 31st, 2010, at 11:59 PST.
Go to our website or email us at girlgangunderground {at} gmail(.)com
March 11th, 2010 by Layla
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Ben Pepin from Canada sent in these killers for this week’s photo blog:
Brazen Hell @ Le Zaricot, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Jan 9 2010 (photo by Ben Pepin)
Mad Men @ Barfly, Montréal, QC, January 10 2009 (photo by Ben Pepin)
Omegas @ Rancho Relaxo, Toronto, ON, Oct. 31 2009 (photo by Ben Pepin)
Wanna submit a photo for the MRR Photo Blog?
If you shoot shows and have photos you want to submit for the MRR Blog, send them to: markmurrmann {at} gmail(.)com. Be sure to put “MRR Photo Blog” in the subject. Include your name, the band, where and when it was shot. Just send your best photos – edit tightly. Three to five photos is plenty. We will be exercising a little quality control here…not everything sent in will be posted. Please size your photos so they are 500 pixels (72 dpi) at the longest side.
There are a lot of awesome photographers out there shooting shows…and there are a lot of unseen archives of old shows. Show us what you’ve got!
We’d love to mix it up with some old photos in the next few weeks. Dig into your archives and send some of those lost gems.
If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, now is the time. It runs until the 12th of March at Needles and Pens on 16th St., between Guerrero and Dolores in SF’s Mission District.
This week’s videos were discovered on the YouTubes by our own shitworker/MRR Radio DJ, Rob Coons. The band needs no introduction. This is shot in Chicago in 1993. Enjoy!
AYS 31 December 2009 @ Rootsclub, Mönchengladbach (photo by Annabelle)
PRESS GANG 9 April 2009, Beat Club, Stuttgart (photo by Annabelle)
THE BABYSHAKES 6 November 2009, Hegel Tübingen (photo by Annabelle)
Wanna submit a photo for the MRR Photo Blog?
If you shoot shows and have photos you want to submit for the MRR Blog, send them to: markmurrmann {at} gmail(.)com. Be sure to put “MRR Photo Blog” in the subject. Include your name, the band, where and when it was shot. Just send your best photos – edit tightly. Three to five photos is plenty. We will be exercising a little quality control here…not everything sent in will be posted. Please size your photos so they are 500 pixels (72 dpi) at the longest side.
There are a lot of awesome photographers out there shooting shows…and there are a lot of unseen archives of old shows. Show us what you’ve got!
Hal’s “Foreign Bands” Set
HEIL HIDIOT – Riot Gore
VENEREANS – Terminal Beach
RATAS DEL VATICANO – No Busco Problemas con la Autoridad
LOS PLATANOS – Cosmovision Pasta
LOS LAXANTES – Escuelas
Gemma – I only had 5 minutes to think of this, set
BUSY SIGNALS – Plastic Girl
SPIDER – Back to the Wall
YOUNG CANADIANS – Where Are You
THE REDS – It’s About Time
THE POWERCHORDS – More Than Me
Adam’s Hot Dog Music
SKREWDRIVER – Backstreet Kids
TEMPLARS – Kids of Today
CHILD MOLESTORS – Punch You in the Face
THE ACTION – Downtown Boy
RADIO REELERS – Drinkin’ Shoes
Rotten Ron – Hardcore Tattooed on Your Knuckles
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE – Expedite Death
INFAME – Vidas Ahogadas
EXTORTION – Kill the Lights
BAD BRAINS – Black Dots
AGENT ORANGE – Your Mother Sucks Cocks in Hell
Hal’s Oddities and Extras
MODERN ACTION – Radioactive Boy
BOATS! – Porno
IDLE HANDS – This Generation’s On Vacation
Outro song:
CUTE LEPERS – Thanks for Not Showing Up
February 27th, 2010 by MRR Web Coordinator
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Paco played us this record a few years ago, and it became an MRR obsession, but I never even thought to look them up on YouTube… The perfect antidote to the endless parade of clueless punks who endorse Skrewdriver (“Only the early work/BlahBlah Blah”). As someone who grew up in Thatcher’s Britain, with the dark shadow of the National Front and Combat 18, that never sits right with me… The lyrics to “Culture Crossover” are so fucking great and punk — Alien Kulture rules…
You can read the Alien Kulture story on their website here or in the Observer here.
Acid Reflux @ BCHQ, Raleigh, NC, 20 February 2010 (photo by Will Butler)
Thieves @ Slims, Raleigh, NC on 12 February 2010 (photo by Will Butler)
Deathrats @ Slims, Raleigh, NC on 12 February 2010 (photo by Will Butler)
Devour @ BCHQ, Raleigh, NC on 20 February 2010 (photo by Will Butler)
Wanna submit a photo for the MRR Photo Blog?
If you shoot shows and have photos you want to submit for the MRR Blog, send them to: markmurrmann {at} gmail(.)com. Be sure to put “MRR Photo Blog” in the subject. Include your name, the band, where and when it was shot. Just send your best photos – edit tightly. Three to five photos is plenty. We will be exercising a little quality control here…not everything sent in will be posted. Please size your photos so they are 500 pixels (72 dpi) at the longest side.
There are a lot of awesome photographers out there shooting shows…and there are a lot of unseen archives of old shows. Show us what you’ve got!
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MRR #323 • April 2010:
This month's issue: Seattle's THE SPITS, SF's DADFAG, PARTIBREJKERS, John Paul of REALLY RED, Chuck Warner of Hyped to Death, ATTENTAT SONORE, SCATHA, FACE THE RAIL, BATTLETORN, filmmaker Colin Brunton, and MOB RULES from Leeds, UK. Cover by Kevin McCarthy.
Buy issue #323 here — use drop-down to choose your location:
Another month and another issue of Maximum Rocknroll hits the newsstands! It’s the April 2010 issue, MRR #323, and it’s full of the usual things you expect from the miscreants at MRR. We have cover stars THE SPITS revealing their true warped psyches, then there’s San Francisco’s post riot grrrl punkers DADFAG, along with a history of 1980s garage rock sensations, the PARTIBREJKERS from the country formerly known as Yugoslavia. A controversial interview with John Paul, bass-guitarist of ‘80s Texas punk legends REALLY RED, plus an interview with Chuck Warner, proprietor of the reissue label Hyped to Death, who are responsible for the classic Messthetics compilations. French punx ATTENTAT SONORE check in, as do Scottish crusties SCATHA and the Bay Area’s own skate punks FACE THE RAIL. There’s some heaviness from the East Coast courtesy of BATTLETORN, a look into the early Canadian punk scene thanks to film maker Colin Brunton who made the genre capturing punk movie The Last Pogo, and British hardcore is represented with MOB RULES. Plus all the usual photos, columns and the most extensive review section in punk… Cover art by Kevin McCarthy, Cover photos by Canderson.
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