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Monday Photo Blog: UKUK

12 07 2010

Ben Smith from Leeds sent a handful of pics in this week. Check ‘em out!

Take Courage @ the Koepi, Berlin, Germany, 10 Feb 2010 (photo by Ben Smith)

The Autonomads @ the Star & Garter, Manchester UK, January 2010 (photo by Ben Smith)

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: photoblog {at} maximumrocknroll(.)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!

July 12th, 2010 by icki
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MRR Radio #1200 • 7/10/10

10 07 2010

MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!

THIS WEEK: Layla, Hubbs, and visiting punkers Golnar and Yumi are all angered by the unjust verdict in the Oscar Grant case… And although Layla insinuates that no one has been censoring the show for a few months, she was wrong! Sorry to undermine your work Scott Moore — you rule.

Listen here:

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Oscar Grant 1986–2009

Intro song:
RIP – Policia No!

Layla plays some current tunes — all featured in the review section of MRR #327!
SON SKULL – Perennial
NÜ SENSAE – New Lies
NEON BLUD – Sophomore Blud
MAYDAY! – Illegal Alien v. Child Predator
GUN OUTFIT – Southern Chill

Golnar used to run this magazine! Now she is a grad student, but she still has jams.
SONICS RENDEZVOUS BAND – City Slang
MEAT PUPPETS – Walking Boss
HANS-A-PLAST – Sex Sex Sex
URGENT FURY – 58,000 Dead
CHECKMATE – Only Fools Pretend to be Happy

Yumi hates the police!
DICKS – Dicks Hate Police
DILS – Sound of the Rain
YOUNG WASTENERS – Siren Symphony
URBAN WASTE – Police Brutality
AK-47 – The Badge Means You Suck

Hubbs’ set got cut short, but is it sweet? You be the judge!
ELTON MOTELLO – Jet Boy Jet Girl
JAYNE DOE – As the World Turns

Outro song:
VENOM P STINGER – Dear God

July 10th, 2010 by MRR Radio
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Top Tens from MRR #327 • August 2010

7 07 2010

Mariam Bastani
SON SKULL – LP / GLAM – EP
SUDOR/CRIMEN DE ESTADO – split LP
SLANG/MIND ERASER – split EP
VIPER – Committing the Seven Deadly Sins – EP
NÜ SENSAE – TV, Death and the Devil – LP
PARASITE – EP / TALK IS POISON – EP
WHITEBOSS – LP
WALLS – Stare at the Walls – EP
NERVESKADE – Insanity/Forced to Live – 45
PERDITION – Room 101 – EP

Brace Belden
CHOSEN FEW – Jokes On Us – EP
ELECTRIC DEADS – Anti Sex – EP
MIKE REP AND THE QUOTAS – Stupor Hiatus – 2xLP
APACHE – Radical Sabbatical – LP
VIPER – Committing the Seven Deadly Sins – EP
ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS – I Sell Soul – 45
GLAM – Duelo de Titanes – EP
STALIN – Sakhalin Smile – LP
FUCKIN’ FLYIN’ A – HEADS – Swiss Cheese Back – 45
WILD THING – (Now I Wanna Die in a) Nuclear War – EP

Tim Brooks
Watching the footie

Robert Collins
SIN ORDEN / THE HUMANS – live
NERVESKADE – live
TALK IS POISON – live
CROW / SLANG – live
BASTARD NOISE / MORPHEME – live
ANIMALITOS / ARCTIC FLOWERS – live
SALTED CITY / SUBHUMANS – live
NO MANS SLAVE / CROSS STITCHED EYES – live
CRIATURAS / WALLS – live
ACEPHALIX / MATA MATA – live

Sean “Dougie” Dougan
POTENTIAL JOHNS – Can I Really Not Go With You – 45
THE MARKED MEN – On/The Other Side – 45
SAUNA YOUTH – Youth – EP
WILD THING – (Now I Wanna Die in a) Nuclear War – EP
TERRIBLE TWOS – Keep It Grey/Catch a Cold – 45
TALK IS POISON – Rage to Infinity – EP / live in Austin
DILLINGER FOUR – The Bootleg – LP
ROOFIE AND THE NIGHTSTALKER – G.H.B – 45
LAMPS – The Role Of the Dogcatcher – 45
EVERYTHING FALLS APART – Ghost – 45

Layla Gibbon
NÜ SENSAE – TV, Death and the Devil – LP
FUCKIN’ FLYIN’ A-HEADS – Swiss Cheese Back – 45
GLAM – Duelo De Titanes – EP
WETDOG – Frauhaus – LP
NEON BLUD – Whipps – EP
SUDOR/CRIMEN DE ESTADO – split LP
SON SKULL – Birth Scene/Rewind – LP
ELECTRIC DEADS – All
GUN OUTFIT – LP / WHITEBOSS – LP
LA LA VASQUEZ – EP / MAYDAY! – Illegal Alien – EP

Bob Goldie
Vacation all he ever wanted / Vacation had to get away

Kenny Kaos
REAL NUMBERS – Real #S – LP
JOHNNY WOLGA – Punk Sessions – EP
ALICJA POP – Shining Apple/Walking the Cow – 45
TEENAGE KICKS – Electric Girl/Another Night – 45
YOUNG GOVERNOR – Cindy’s Gonna Save Me – 45
BRAIN EATERS – The Girl From S.I.N – EP
THE RATS OF NY – I Don’t Understand It – 45
APACHE – Radical Sabbatical – LP
DAVILA 666 – 12”
ENERGY – First – LP

Carolyn Keddy
THE CHICKENS – Chicken Shit – LP
WILD THING – (Now I Wanna Die in a) Nuclear War – EP
THE BAT/ATOMTIC SUPLEX – split EP
ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS – I Sell Soul – 45
DAVILA 666 – 12” / SAVAGE PINKOS – Novices – EP
NERVESKADE – Insanity/Forced to Live – 45
WETDOG – Frauhaus – LP
MIKE REP AND THE QUOTAS – Stupor Hiatus – 2xLP
STALIN – Sakhalin Smile – LP
Exit Through the Gift Shop – film

Ray Lujan
LOUIS LINGG AND THE BOMBS – Hate Your Laws – EP
JOHNNY WOLGA – Punk Sessions EP
YOUNG GOVERNER – Cindy’s Gonna Save Me – 45
ROOFIE AND THE NIGHTSTALKER – G.H.B – EP
FEAR OF LIPSTICK – LP
CYANIDE PILLS – CD / DOA – Talk Minus Action – LP
BETTY AND THE WEREWOLVES – Teatime Favorites – CD
MAKER-I-91 – CDEP / MAYDAY! – Illegal Alien – EP
LEMON DOTS – EP / TEENAGE KICKS – Uptight – LP
BUZZCOCKS – live / STIFF LITTLE FINGERS – live

Mark Murrmann
Home Is Where the Floor Is

Ken Sanderson
TALK IS POISON – EP / WALLS – EP
NERVESKADE – EP / PERDITION – EP
CAPITALIST CASUALTIES/LACK OF INTEREST – splitEP
MIND ERASER/SLANG – split EP / GLAM – EP
ADA – Max – CD
ANTI – YOU – LP / LAHAR/STOLEN LIVES – split LP
MASAKARI – The Profit Feeds – LP / RIPOSTA – LP
THE ERGS – Thrash Compactor – EP / PARASITE – EP
SUDOR/CRIMEN DE ESTADO – split LP
Chaos in Tejas – indeed, live

Fred Schrunk
TWAT SAUCE – live
KICKTEASE – live
STREET LEGAL – live
KEEP AWAYS – live
FROZEN TEENS – live
MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE – live
RAG RAGE – live / DELAY – live
PROLES – live / MUHAMMAD ALI – live
THE OVENS (Chicago) – live
DEAD LIGHTS – live

Martin Sorrondeguy
Too busy digging through the 7” bins at Amoeba

Top Ten Zines
Henry and Glenn Forever
Distort #28
Ride the Snake #3
Modern Hate Vibe #4
Seven Inches to Freedom #8
Middle Finger Response #2
So Nails #4
Veggie Dog Saturn #4
Chainbreaker #5
Don’t Tread On Me #40

July 7th, 2010 by MRR Web Coordinator
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Monday Photo Blog: Catchin’ Up

5 07 2010

It’s a long weekend here, 4th of July. I know I’m sometimes (often) delinquent in getting photos posted. And those of you who’ve submitted photos a while ago might be wondering why the hell I haven’t posted yours. Well, today I’m playing a little catch-up, getting a few older photos posted. Enjoy!

Amebix @ Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis MN, 27 May 2009 (photo by Damien Inbred)

Positive Noise, Chicago, IL, 20 February 2010 (photo by Stephanie Kiewiet)

Sucio Poder, Melbourne, Australia, 28 February 2010 (photo by xCarlos El PasoX)

Pisschrist @ Gudang Noisy, Amang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 December 2009 (photo by Fae Rebel, submitted by Pat)

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: photoblog {at} maximumrocknroll(.)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!

July 5th, 2010 by icki
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MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #327 • August 2010

4 07 2010

MRR #327 is out now! This month’s cover is graced by the amazing handiwork of Brazilian photographer Mateus Mondini, featuring Brazilian rippers OS ESTUDANTES with a killer interview inside! A revelation awaits you when you read about North America’s first all-female punk band, THE CURSE, from Toronto, Canada. Punk professor Conta of PEKINSKA PATKA delivers us an insightful perspective about old school punk and new wave of late ‘70s and early ‘80s in the former Yugoslavia, during the country’s oppressive and turbulent time, with a smart, funny and moving interview. Get your hardcore mind blown with an epically long interview the mysterious and dark THOU from New Orleans. This issue is also proud to present an amazing nine page Italian scene report, packed full of info on labels, fanzines and venues, and descriptions of new regional bands and where to hear them! The VENEREANS of Valencia, Spain, give us an interview about their beach punk stylings. We have a long chat with Alex, creator of the killer French zine Ratcharge, inspired by raw, punk, Discharge-influenced music. Midwestern antisocial, bratty hardcore punks, CULO, deliver their musings on punk life. The letters section picks up, a great prisoner column, the usual columnists, and the most comprehensive review section in punk all await you in this issue!

Go to our BACK ISSUES page to order this issue.

July 4th, 2010 by MRR Web Coordinator
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MRR Radio #1199 • 7/3/10

3 07 2010

MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!

Roofie and the Nightstalker (photo by Kevin Roseman)

THIS WEEK: Rotten Ron and the family, minus Adam Hot Dog, tear up the kitchen. Friends rule!

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Intro song:
GLAM – Fin de Mes

Rotten Ron – 3 Hours of Sleep and Goin’ Strong
THE GR’UPS – A Lil’ Lost
RANGE RATS – Range Rats Theme
MCDONALDS – ?
FUCK EMOS – Pedophile
BLIGHT – Dream Is Dead – TRK2

Horrible Hal’s Fave Halitosis Newbees
ROOFIE & THE NIGHTSTALKER – G.H.B.
NOVEDADES CARMINHA – T.U.N.A.
JOHNNY WOLGA – New Life
TEENAGE KICKS – Electric Girl
BRAIN EATERS – Girl From S.I.N.

Mike Desert’s Asshole Cleansing:
SYLVAIN SYLVAIN – Teenage News
CRISPY NUTS – Way
DERELICTS – Misery Maker
USELESS FUCKS – Frat Boy Fuck You
SUSPICIONS – Much Too Late

Gemmers (Meat) Injection of Pop
MIND SPIDERS – Dirty Secrets
DEFECTORS – No to the Nite
STICK N STONES – Red Light
THE REACTORS – The Seduction Center
DILLINGER FOUR – Sugar Magnolia
SHITTY LIMITS – Last Order
MARKED MEN – On

Outro song:
THE DICKS – Hate Police

July 3rd, 2010 by MRR Radio
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New Band Spotlight: Golden Staph

2 07 2010

I had to prize the demo by Western Australia’s GOLDEN STAPH from the hands of another MRR reviewer, so enamored of it am I. The first song, “Dr Tony,” has already been my bedroom classic for a few months. Brace yourselves chapesses and chaps — all four songs on this cassette will only add further fuel to the swirling mystique around just what it could be about the vast sub-equatorial landmass of Oz that produces such exciting music. I’m under-qualified to theorize on that, but what I do know is that GOLDEN STAPH is excellent. They don’t really sound classically Australian, in terms of punk, which in my brain has always been a bit on the blokey-mental-junkie-genius side of things, rather than the raw lady-vox keys guitar fuzz we have here, but feel free to correct me. To me they recall more the howling, high-pitched wonderment of raucous echo chamber shouters like ACTION PACT or even HANS-A-PLAST. Sonically they’re extremely vintage upbeat punk, late ’70s, in a magic dark alley somewhere between the Masque and the Roxy (holy shit, dream city) but without sounding obsolete. The guitar and keyboards work together super well. It’s sparse and Amber’s vocals reminds me a lot of Olga de Volga’s stint with THE LEWD.

The demo... get it!

Dowload their hit song, “Dr. Tony” here: GOLDEN STAPH – Dr Tony MP3

The band can be contacted at goldenstaphperth {at} gmail(.)com, and their website is at goldenstaph.wordpress.com.

July 2nd, 2010 by Bryony
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Video of the Week: No Fun City

1 07 2010

Screening at the Frozen Film Festival San Francisco’s Roxie Theatre this Saturday, No Fun City is a documentary about the struggle of underground music venues in Vancouver, BC, Canada. While focusing on legit (read: for profit) venues, it seems to give a fair amount of time to the truly (and literally) underground venues that even a lot of punks don’t seem to know exist nowadays. Go see it and let us know what you think!