POWER MASTERS — “Home of the Grave” LP This month’s Mystery Record: no one knows when it got here, no one knows who assigned it, and even midway through listening to it I have no idea what it sounds like. Maybe a David Yow impersonator fronting the bar band from “Roadhouse”? I haven’t seen that film […]
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This originally ran in MRR #326/July ’10 which you can pick up here I’ve read about bands being described as Afro-beat, Post Punk, but they end up sounding like a shitty ska group or a Joy Division covers band. These two genres (Afro-beat and post punk) can lazily be used to describe Trash KIT; but […]
Read MoreBROKEN TALENT — “Rules No One” LP Fuckin’ sick! Most KBD fans I know have a real soft spot for Florida’s BROKEN TALENT, even tho their classic Blood Slut 7″ EP came out in 1984, a full two years after the industry standard KBD cut-off of 1982. It’s gotta be one helluva classic to get […]
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VIOLENCE CREEPS — “I’m Broke/Gridlock” flexi “I’m Broke” is one of those songs that is so immediately catchy, punk and destroyed that I thought it was a cover song. The band lurches through two chords while their singer Amber screams her fucking head off about all the shit she can’t afford. The band ramps […]
Read MoreIrochka Pechalochka organized a benefit for Red Light Legal that is occurring this weekend in Oakland, California. Red Light Legal is a clinic that is a resource for those who work in the sex industry. I thought it was important to interview her regarding booking this benefit for two reasons. First- it’s important that punks […]
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