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BA LE - ING OUT
Dea r Jef f Ba le:
We jus t f o r meda ba n dher e i n
Ha mtr a mck a n dpr a cti ce a ll the ti me a n d
a r e getti n g pr etty ti ght. Wer e go n n a
r eco r da ta pe a n ds en di t to yo u guys s o
yo u ca n tell us wha t yo u thi n k. A ll o f o ur
f r i en ds li ke us , a n dwe a r e qui te ha ppy
wi th o ur s elves , but ther e i s much a r gui n g
a n ddi s a gr eemen t between ba n dmember s a s
to wha t i s Jef f Ba le's a llo wa ble gui ta r s o lo
ti me li mi t
. I (the gui ta r i s t), s a y tha t ther e
i s n o ti me li mi t, but the li mi t i s 4ba r s o f
o o delee o o deli n g . The ba s s i s t s a ys a gui ta r
s o lo s ho uldn '
t ta ke up mo r e ti me tha n 1
ver s e i n the s o n g . The dr ummer s a ys tha t
(he thi n ks )yo u do n 't ca r e ho wlo n g the
s o lo i s , a s lo n g a s i t's go o d
. Ho ws tupi d.
Wha t i s go o d?K
. K . Do wn i n g i s go o d, but
I wo uldn t put a n y o f tha t s hi t i n a n y o f
my s o n gs . Our s i n ger s a ys n o gui ta r s o lo s
i s yo ur li mi t. So co uldyo u plea s e let us
(a n dthe wo r ld)kn o wa bo ut ho wlo n g i s
the s ho r tes t pa th thr o ugh la me gui ta r s o lo
la n d?

Si n cer ely, Di s i n f ect/ Ha mtr a ck, M I

Dea r DISINF E CT:
Si n ce I kn o wtha t the who le wo r ldi s
ho ldi n g i ts br ea th a wa i ti n g my r es po n s e to
thi s cr uci a lly i mpo r ta n t ques ti o n , I'll ha ve
to ma ke the r es ults o f my exten s i ve
r es ea r ch i n to the pr o blem publi c . A f ter
yea r s o f a n a lys i s , I've di s co ver edtha t the
mo s t a ccepta ble len gth f o r gui ta r s o lo s i s
3 . 78567 s eco n ds
. Ser i o us ly, tho ugh, I li ke
my s o lo s s ho r t, pr i mi ti ve, a n dto the
po i n t, a n dco n s i der 4ba r s o f o o delee
o o deli n g mo r e tha n en o ugh
. Jef f
STE PE - ING INSHIT
Dea r M RR:
I a m wr i ti n g thi s letter to get a n
un der s ta n di n g o f the peo ple who li s ten to
ha r dco r e to da y. Recen tly (i n NewYo r k
a n ywa y), hea vy meta l a n dha r dco r e a r e
pla yedto gether a t s ho ws a n do n the r a di o
a n dma n y ha r dco r e ba n ds do BLA CK
SA BBA TH a n do ther HM s o n gs . Wha t I
wa n t to kn o wi s why?
Ha r dco r e a n dhea vy meta l a r e bo th
f a s t a n dha r d, but a s f a r a s I'm
co n cer n ed, tha t's wher e the r ela ti o n s hi p
en ds
. I tho ught the r ea s o n pun k ca me
a bo ut

wa s to get a wa y

f r o m the
pr eten ti o us , f la s hy, s elf - i n dulgen ce o f
r o ck'n 'r o ll . So why a r e peo ple br i n gi n g i t
ba ck?
I kn o wthi s letter wi ll bo ther a lo t o f
peo ple beca us e they li s ten edto HM bef o r e
they go t i n to ha r dco r e a n ds ti ll en jo y i t
(whi ch I s ee n o thi n g wr o n g wi th), but ho w
ca n yo u mi x 2 phi lo s o phi es to gether ?When
I f i r s t go t i n to . pun k I s a wi t a s a
phi lo s o phy a n ds ti ll do . I li ve s tr a i ght
edge a n da cco r di n g to my phi lo s o phy o f
li f e
. A n dwhi le o ther peo ples ' ma y di f f er , I
do n 't s ee ho wa HM phi lo s o phy mi xes wi th
a HCphi lo s o phy.
If yo u thi n k ther e i s n o phi lo s o phy to
ei ther o n e yo u a r e wr o n g- - ther e i s !
I a m lo o ki n g f o r wa r dto s eei n g wha t
o ther s ha ve to s a y a bo ut thi s .
I kn o wpeo ple wi ll f eel I a m
clo s ed- mi n dedbut I a m r ea lly jus t the
o ppo s i te . The f us i o n o f HM a n dHCi s
li mi ti n g the ba n ds a n dthei r mus i c . I s ee
the mus i c a s beco mi n g mo r e a n dmo r e a li ke
a n dbei n g wo un di n to a ti ght ba ll i n s tea d
o f exten di n g a n dgr o wi n g . The n ewba n ds
a ll pr es cr i be to the s a me f o r mula o f wha t a
HCba n ds ho ulds o un dli ke . Peo ple a r e
bui ldi n g wa lls i n s tea do f tea r i n g them
do wn
. Well, I'm s tr a yi n g i n to a di f f er en t
a r ea n o w . I jus t wa n t to r emi n dyo u o f the
pur po s e o f thi s letter , whi ch i s to
un der s ta n dpeo ple who mi x HM a n dHC. I
do n o t wi s h to co n demn a ltho ugh I mi ght
s eem tha t wa y. I jus t get ver y a n gr y when
pun ks , s ki n s , etc
. , co me do wn o n me f o r
li s ten i n g to s ka , r egga e a n dE n gli s h
po s t- pun k whi le en jo yi n g ha r dco r e when
they a r e ba n gi n g thei r hea ds to BLA CK
SA BBA TH.
Tha n kyo u,
Vi ckk, Br o n x, NY
Dea r M RR:
I'm go i n g to s ta r t thi s ba n da n do ur
s o un di s go i n g to be Bi g Ba n d- HC. We'r e
go i n g to pla y Ben n y Go o dma n a n dGlen n
M i ller s o n gs thr a s h s tyle . Jus t ki ddi n g
f o lks
. But i s i t a n y les s r i di culo us tha t
hea vy meta l s ho uldi n f luen ce ha r dco r e
. To
me, hea vy meta l i s mea thea dmus i c a n dha s
ever ythi n g tha t I'm a ga i n s t ; exa gger a ted
ma s culi n i ty, pr eten s i o n s to bei n g
"mus i ci a n s ", gui ta r s o lo s , s exi s m, a n d
gen er a l i gn o r a n ce o f r ea li ty i n f a vo r o f
s ci en ce f i cti o n a n d/o r s a ta n i c themes .
Wher e I ca me f r o m (Peo r i a ) hea vy
meta l i s the mus i c o f r edn ecks . It go es
wi th lo n g ha i r , hi ki n g bo o ts ,
4- wheel dr i ve
pi ckup tr ucks , a n dkegs o f Bus ch to
"pa r ty"! I s ta r tedli s ten i n g to pun k
beca us e i t wa s i n telli gen t a s well a s bei n g
lo uda n do bn o xi o us .
To the def en der s o f hea vy meta l who
li s ten beca us e ha r dco r e a ll s o un ds the
s a me a n di s go i n g n o wher e . Yo u a r e f ull o f
s hi t
. Ha r dco r e ma y ha ve i ts pr o blems , but
tha t i s n o excus e to li s ten to the mus i c
tha t pun k/HCwa s develo peda s a n
a lter n a ti ve to .
I thi n k the r ea s o n tha t s o me ha r dco r e
peo ple li s ten to meta l i s tha t they a r e s i ck
o f (wha t they per cei ve a s )bei n g pr ea ched
a t a n di n gen er a l bo r edwi th HC. They
wa n t mus i c tha t a s ks o f i ts f a n s o n ly tha t
they "ba n g thei r hea d"a n dthe ever
f a mo us "pa r ty".
In clo s i n g, I'dli ke to s a y tha t meta l
thr ea ten s pun k beca us e the HM s tyle i s
even mo r e s ti ltedtha n the lo ud/f a s t s tyle
tha t ha s ma de ha r dco r e bo r i n g i n s o me
ca s es .
Ja mes M o r a n / 1231B GTS/ Deka lb IL 60115
a f ter M a y 4: 1034W
. Teto n / Peo r i a IL
61614
Dea r M RR,
I s ti ll ha te meta l a n dmeta lhea ds ! I
go t a lo t o f en co ur a gi n g, but I a ls o go t
s o me ha te ma i l f r o m my a n ti - meta l letter .
To M a r ci a : Yo u ca n ca ll me
n a r r o wmi n ded, but I do n 't thi n k I a m
. I
ca n ha n dle a n y mus i c except meta l . I li s ten
to a ll types o f mus i c, but meta l s ucks the
bi g wa z o o ! I'm n o t s a yi n g ha te meta l cuz I
do . I'm a ls o n o t s a yi n g a ll lo n gha i r s a r e
bo z o s . I'm ta lki n g a bo ut the s tupi d, s li my
s ki ds ! I do n 't co n s i der i t s ter eo typi n g
when ever y (well, mo s t ever y)s i n gle
meta lhea dI met i n my s ho r t but f r ui tf ul
li f e i s a di ckhea d. Hey, even I li s ten edto
meta l when I wuz a yo un gs ter , but I kn ew
o f n o a lter n a ti ve . A f ter f i n di n g the
s o o thi n g s o un ds o f pun k r o ck i n 7th gr a de
(I'm a s o pho mo r e i n co llege n o w), I ca n 't
un der s ta n dwhy peo ple wo uldgo ba ck i n a
ti me wa r p to tha t s hi t . I'm jus t pi s s edcuz
a f ewpeo ple tho ught, "Hey, let's be
meta l,"a n dn o wa lmo s t ever y ba n di s
gr o wi n g thei r ha i r a n dlea r n i n g A C/DC
r i f f s beca us e i t's s o "pun k". So r r y to
o f f en da ll ye f a i thf ul r ea der s , but thi s i s
jus t o pi n i o n (even tho ugh Peo r i a pun ks
f eel t- he s a me wa y) . If yo u do n 't li ke i t, I
do n 't ca r e, but do n 't co me r un n i n g to me
when yer s cen e i s i n va dedby a bun ch o f
bur n edo ut meta lhea ds . Sen dmo r e ha te
ma i l, I thi n k i t's co o l, ma n , co o l! Jo yf ully
yo ur s , Ba r r y Stepe
P . S . : Sa us a ges !! A n dI do n 't ha te a ll
lo n gha i r s , jus t meta lhea ds .
Dea r M RR,
I wo uldli ke to a ddr es s thi s letter to
Ba r r y Stepe f r o m Peo r i a , IL . Ba r r y, yo ur
li f e's a mes s ! Who a r e yo u to s a y Hea vy
M eta l s ucks ?Yo ur ba n d. UNA CCE PTE D, . i n
ha s a lwa ys been a t the to p' o f my li s t a s -
o n e o f the gr ea tes t ba n ds a r o un d. But
when yo u s ta r t s a yi n ' Hea vy M eta l s ucks ,
tha t r ea lly pi s s es me o f f . I do n 't thi n k yo u
kn o wen o ugh a bo ut li f e, bud. When yo u
get bi gger a n dmea n er tha n me, yo u ca n
s a y i t
. Un ti l then , I'll be the o n e to judge
mus i c i n thi s pa r t o f Cen tr a l Illi n o i s .
M a tt Ro us ey/ 204WM i ller / Blo o mi n gto n IL
61701
F IRSTTHE BA D NE WS
Dea r M RR:
I a m wr i ti n g to di s cus s a n i n ci den t
tha t o ccur r edi n E l
Pa s o thi s pa s t s ummer
when F i n la n d's RIISTE TYTa n dIta ly's RA W
POWE R ca me her e to pla y a s ho wa t the
lo ca l a ll a ge pla ce . The s ho wi ts elf wa s
gr ea t ; i t wa s a plea s ur e to s ee E ur o pea n
ba n ds ,
a n dthe cr o wddug i t, es peci a lly
the s et by RA WPOWE R, but ther e i s a
s o ur n o te to the even t . It s eems tha t
RIISTE TYTs ta yeda t a lo ca l mus i ci a n 's
ho us e a f ter the s ho w, a n dthey ma de a
qui te expen s i ve ($120)pho n e ca ll to thei r
n a ti ve la n d. Of co ur s e they di dn 't bo ther
to tell the guy tha t put them up ; he f o un d
o ut when hi s da dgo t the bi ll . No w, yo u
mi ght s a y "the guy wa s dumb f o r lea vi n g
hi s pho n e o ut", but RIISTE TYTs ur ely
kn ewwha t they wer e do i n g . The guy tha t
s et up the to ur , Chr i s o f Ba dCo mpi la ti o n
Ta pes i n Sa n Di ego , wa s n o ti f i ed, a n dhe
to ldus tha t thi s
a ls o ha ppen edto s ever a l
o ther peo ple a r o un dthe U . S . (They go t
s o me po o r per s o n i n Chi ca go f o r $300 o r
s o !)He a s s ur edus he i s wo r ki n g to
a s s es s a n d r epa y da ma ges , but i t lo o ks
do ubtf ul thes e vi cti ms wi ll ever be r epa i d.
I s ugges t tha t a n y mo n ey Chr i s /BCT
ma kes o f f s elli n g RIISTE TYTta pes be
gi ven to the peo ple thi s ba n dr i ppedo f f ,
a n dtha t pr o mo ter s a r o un dthe co un tr y
a vo i dbo o ki n g thi s a n do ther ba n ds tha t
r i p o f f a n ddes tr o y ho n es t peo ples '
pr o per ty. A ctua lly, we'll pr o ba bly n ever
s ee RIISTE TYTa ga i n i n the U . S . ; they
s eemedpr etty wi mpy a n df uckedup . I
welco me a n y r eply f r o m RIISTE TYTa n d
o ther i n ter es tedpa r ti es . M ucky Pup/ Si ck
Ha r o ld/ Bo x 627/ Cli n t TX 79836
Dea r M RR:
Hello f r o m F lo r i da !
Beca us e o f the i n des cr i ba ble r es po n s e
to a letter o f mi n e whi ch M RR pr i n teda
whi le a go , I wo uldo n ly be a f o o l n o t to
vo i ce my o pi n i o n a ga i n i n a ma ga z i n e tha t
pr i n ts letter s jus ta s they a r e wr i tten .
(ts k ts k to yo u o ther s ).
It's been thr ee mo n ths n o ws i n ce M RR
pr i n tedthe co mpla i n t I wr o te co n cer n i n g
the ma r keti n g a n dcen s o r s hi p o f HC/pun k
r eco r ds . Si n ce the letter wa s pr i n tedther e
ha s been a n a bs o lute tur n a r o un di n the
s to r e po li cy o f the r eco r dcha i n tha t I a m
emplo yedby i n F la . Seems tha t n o wn o t
o n ly i s the co mpa n y en co ur a gi n g me, but
a r e a ls o en co ur a gi n g o ther s to r e ma n a ger s
to i n cr ea s e thei r HC/pun k s electi o n by
50% . So meho wthe wo r dgo t ba ck to the bi g
chees e o f the co mpa n y, who pr o ceededto
lo o k up the pr o f i ts my pa r ti cula r s to r e wa s
ma ki n g o n i ts pun k s ecti o n . Upo n s eei n g
tha t thi s pr o duct s ells , well, let's jus t s a y
tha t ther e wi ll be ma n y mo r e pun k r eco r d
s to r es a lo n g the So uthea s t co a s t.
I ur ge a ll peo ple f r o m a ll o ver the
wo r ldto wr i te to M RR- - i t wo r ks !! A n dI
ha ve n o do ubts tha t i t wi ll wo r k a ga i n .
Yo u s ee, tho ugh the Ga y Ri ghts
mo vemen t ma y ha ve ta ken ef f ect i n
Ca li f o r n i a , her e i n F lo r i da i t i s
i gn o r ed- - es peci a lly a mo n g the pun ks . It's
ti me to r ea li z e tha t o n e equa ls o n e, n o
ma tter ho wyo u lo o k a t i t.
I wa s r ecen tly ki ckedo ut o f a ba n d
(DISORDE RLYCONDUCT)f o r ha vi n g a
"r ela ti o n s hi p"wi th a cer ta i n member o f
Ca li f o r n i a ba n dwho f lewo ut to So uth F la .
t
r ecen tly
. Obvi o us ly I a m n o t wo r r i eda bo ut
bei n g i n the ba n d, I a m wo r r i eda bo ut the
r eco gn i ti o n o f a huma n bei n g, n a mely me.
I wa s wi dely the ta r get o f a bus e by mo s t
S . F la . ba n ds (es peci a lly "F ")who wer e
la ughi n g a t me . I f elt co mf o r tedto be the
o n e to la ugh ba ck
. . . but my la ugh wa s
the la ugh o f pi ty. Pi ty f o r thei r
i gn o r a n ce.
I ha ve s i n ce jo i n eda di f f er en t S . F la .
ba n dwho m I un der s ta n da r e do i n g pr etty
well i n Ca li f o r n i a - - the GA YCOWBOYS IN
BONDA GE . (humo r o us n a me)
. Tho ugh they
a r e n o t ga y thems elves , a t lea s t I kn o w
tha t I wi ll be tr ea teda s a n equa l s ho uld
be
.
Plea s e wr i te ba ck wi th a n y co mmen ts
(o r chi ldi s h thr ea ts ).
Sco t La de/ Or a n ge Blo s s o m M a ll/ 4118
Okeecho bee Rd/ F t . Pi er ce, F L 33450
Dea r M RR:
I a m wr i ti n g thi s letter the da y a f ter
I s a wBLA CK F LA G i n Chi ca go . To get the
s to r y s tr a i ght, BLA CK F LA G, the f i r s t
ti me they wer e to be her e wi th thei r n ew
li n e- up, ba ck i n A pr i l, ca n celledthei r
s ho wa t the M etr o . I ca lledM etr o to f i n d
o ut why, a n dthey to ldme beca us e BF
wa s n 't getti n g en o ugh mo n ey
. Wha t I di d
wa s dr i ve wi th a f r i en dto Detr o i t to s ee
them . F i ve ho ur s to s ee BF , M E A T
PUPPE TS, a n dNIG- HE IST. Gr ea t ti me!
Then they ca me to Chi ca go i n A ugus t
. No t
ba d(except f o r Hen r y getti n g o f f o n
letti n g ever yo n e to uch hi s ha i r !)Then
they wer e to co me a ga i n i n Octo ber
. I
wen t to Ti cketM a s ter to pi ck up a ti cket,
a n dbeho ld$10. No wlet me thi n k . $10to
s ee Hen r y?So , I ma de the bi g deci s i o n . I
bo ught the f ucki n g ti cket . BLA CK F LA G
ca n celledthe da y o f the s ho w, a n dwer e to
co me ba ck la ter
. They di d. F o r THIRTE E N
DOLLA RS A ND F IF TYCE NTS!!! (I mea n ,
I ca n s ee the 50C, but $13?)A t the
begi n n i n g o f the s ho w, I a i r edmy
di s a ppo i n tmen t to Hen r y wi th a "Wha t the
f uck i s wi th the $13. 50!"He r epli ed
s n o t- li ke a n ds a i d"Oh, I'm the o n e tha t
ma kes the pr i ces !"Then , wa vi n g hi s
ha n ds , s a i d"Why do n 't yo u lea ve?! "- - It
wa s a da mn go o di dea ! No wI ca n s a y tha t
I WA S o n e o f the bi gges t f a n s o f BLA CK
F LA tTWhen ther e wa s Chuck &Dez &
Chuck, a n dHen r y us edto di ve o ut i n the
a udi en ce . No wHen r y i s a teen - i do l who
ca n 't put o n mo r e tha n s ho r ts a n dwho s e
ego i s un - s ur pa s s ed
. Hen r y a n dhi s ca s t
o f bo un cer s di dn 't a llo wo n e s ta ge- di ver .
M a ybe a ll the bo o s , f uck yo us , a n d
s pi tti n g they des er vedly go t wi ll keep them
a wa y . Her e i s a ba n dtha t cha r ges $1 jus t
f o r thei r lyr i c s heet- - to kn o wthe f ucki n g
wo r ds ! Tr a s h i t, Hen r y! So un ds li ke a
s to r y a bo ut the E XPLOITE D.
Si n cer ely, To m F o s ter / 9521 Gr een wo o d
Dr . / Des Pla i n es , IL 60016.
PS- p- Hen r y, I'dlo ve to hea r f r o m yo u . We
co uldta lk a bo ut yo ur n ewa lbum!
P . P . S . - - F o r $13. 50a n dn o s ta gedi vi n g, I
wa s expecti n g DURA NDURA N(a n ds ea ts ).
F LYNN- F LA M M E D
A Wa r n i n g to A ll To ur i n g Ba n ds :
On December 31s t (NewYea r 's E ve)
two NewJer s ey ba n ds , A DRE NA LINO. D.
a n dBE DLA M wer e ba mbo o z ledby a
pr o mo ter / club o wn er n a medSha r o n F lyn n .
Let me tell yo u f i r s t the dea l thes e ba n ds
wer e pr o mi s edbef o r e I get i n to the
i co n tr a di cti n g o utco me.
The n a me o f the club i s F lyn n 's . It i s
i n a ho tel ca lledOcea n 71 o n the bea ch i n
M i a mi , F lo r i da
. A . O. D. a n dBE DLA M wer e
pr o mi s ed $500
to s pli t a mo n g thems elves .
Thi s pr i ce wa s to co ver the pla n e f a r e f o r
3 member s o f A . O
. D . who co uldn o t ta ke
o f f a week f r o m wo r k to dr i ve do wn wi th
BE DLA M .
Deli pla tter s a n dho tel r o o ms wer e
us eda s a lur e to ma ke the who le New
Yea r s extr a va ga n z a mo r e a ppeti z i n g . M s .
F lyn n
a ls o to ldus tha t the M i a mi Her a ld
wa s go i n g to do a s to r y o n us a n dwe
s ho uldi mmedi a tely r us h r eco r ds a n da
pr es s ki t to her . We s pen t 7 do lla r s o n the
r us h deli ver y f o r the pa cka ge s he s o
des per a tely n eededo n ly to f i n do ut tha t i t
ha dgo n e to a club ha n dn a medJo e f o r hi s
o wn per s o n a l us e
. When we a r r i ved
expecti n g to ha ve a r edca r pet r o lledo ut
f o r us , we n o ti cedthe pla ce wa s n o t
n ea r ly a s bi g a s des cr i bed.
M s . F lyn n di dn o t a r r i ve a t the club
un ti l 3/4o f the s ho wwa s o ver . She
wo r kedthe do o r f o r 45 mi n utes a n dthen
lef t bef o r e a n yo n e co uldeven ta lk to her .
The tur n o ut wa s po o r er tha n a n ti ci pa ted,
a n da ll n i ght we hea r df r o m Jo e tha t ther e
s ho uldha ve been mo r e peo ple a n dn o o n e
s uppo r ts thei r s cen e . We met lo ts o f n i ce
peo ple tha t s ta r tedtelli n g us ho r r o r
s to r i es o f ho wF lyn n 's co n s a n dr i ps o f f
o ut o f s ta te ba n ds . CORROSIONOF
CONF ORM ITYs uppo s edly r ea lly go t
s cr ewedo n thei r vi s i t . Un bekn o wn s t to
us , ther e wa s a n o pen i n g ba n d, POISON
PA CTf r o m M i a mi , f ea tur i n g a s ki mply- cla d
gi r l s i n ger do i n g a er o bi cs ba ckedby a
po li s hedn ewwa ve ba n d
. A t the en do f the
n i ght, A . O. D
. a n dBE DLA M wer e pa i da
to ta l o f $170a n dPOISONPA CTr ecei ved
$100. A f ter a r gui n g o ver the pa y, we
f i n a lly go t i t ja ckedup to a who ppi n g $200
to s pli t between the two ba n ds .
The deli pla tter tur n edo ut to be a n
a ppeti z i n g a lpo s pr ea dwi th a s i de o f Ri tz
cr a ker s , whi ch wa s pla cedi n the mi ddle o f
the club f o r ever yo n e to s ha r e . Lucki ly,
by the ti me the ba n ds go t n ea r i t, i t wa s
a ll go n e
. No o n e s eemedto r eca ll pr o mi s i n g
us ho tel r o o ms ei ther , a n da f ter mo r e
a r gui n g, we o bta i n ed3 f i lthy,
r o a ch- i n f es tedr o o ms ups ta i r s . We ha dto
s leep wi th the li ghts o n to keep the bugs
f r o m devo ur i n g us .
A t o ur depa r tur e the n ext mo r n i n g,
the ho tel ma n a ger a n dclub- ha n dJo e
s ta r teds cr ea mi n g a bo ut gr a f f i ti they
a ccus edus o f wr i ti n g o n the wa lls . They
ha do ur equi pmen t lo ckedup i n the club
a n dr ef us edto o pen the do o r un les s we
pa i dthem o r clea n edi t up.
It tur n s o ut tha t the wr i ti n g they
bi tcheda bo ut wa s n o t o n ly n o t o ur do i n g,
but i t s a i dthi n gs li ke, "I lo ve the Bi g
A pple"
. Beli eve me, i f we wer e go i n g to
wr i te a n ythi n g, i t wo uldbe, "F lyn n 's
Sucks . "We'r e n o t even f r o m NewYo r k.
We f i n a lly lef t i n ti me f o r A . O
. D . to
mi s s thei r pla n e ba ck ho me, lea vi n g them a
12 ho ur wa i t i n the a i r po r t. Ba n ds bewa r e
o f thi s pla ce! ! ! We wer e n o t the o n ly o n es
to get the s ha f t, f r o m wha t we
un der s ta n d. F lyn n , jus t r emember , yo u
go t wha t yo u ga ve.
Si n cer ely, the member s a n dcr ewo f
A DRE NA LINO. D . a n dBE DLA M .
Dea r M RR,
Thi s s cen e r epo r t i s go i n g to be a
li ttle les s o pti mi s ti c a n ds uppo r ti ve tha n
mo s t . We a r e M ORA L DISGUSTf r o m
Os hko s h, Wi s co n s i n . La tely we've been
qui te di s gus teds i n ce the s cen e her e i n
Os hko s h pea keda n dthen di eda f ter
BLA CK F LA G a n da f ter wa r dthe OK's ca me
her e, we've been pla yi n g the o ther
n ei ghbo r i n g s cen es
. Recen tly, we wer e
a s keda t the la s t mi n ute to ho p o n a bi ll
wi th STIF F LE GGE D SHE E P (f r o m Io wa
Ci ty)a n dS . U . M
. i n Gr een Ba y. Well, we
wer e a bi t wa r y o f Gr een Ba y s i n ce we
ha dun f o r tun a te i n ci den ts ther e i n the
pa s t, but r elucta n tly a gr eeds i n ce they
n eededmo r e ba n ds
. Our o n ly co n di ti o n
wa s tha t we ma ke s o me mo n ey (s o methi n g
tha t yo u ca n 't expect i n Gr een Ba y)
. The
tr uck tha t we us e f o r ha uli n g o ur s tuf f
wo uldta ke a bo ut $30wo r th o f ga s s o I
a s kedf o r $50s o we co uldget $5 a pi ece
f o r pla yi n g . The r es po n s e to tha t wa s "We
do n 't ma ke gua r a n tees , but yo u'll get yo ur
- ga s mo n ey. "Thi s I wa s n 't to o thr i lled
a bo ut, but a gr eedn ever the les s beca us e
we n ever ma ke mo r e tha n ga s mo n ey
. Well,
we go t ther e, a n dther e wa s a r o un da
hun dr edplus peo ple ther e who pa yed
$2
. 75 (why n o t $3?)a t the do o r . A s
us ua l, S . U. M . di dn 't pla y, s o i t wa s jus t
STIF F LE GGE D SE E P a n dus , but the
s ho wwen t o n a n da go o dti me wa s ha dby
a ll
. When i t ca me ti me to get o ur f a i r
s ha r e, Ji m "Imma tur e"Run ge, the per s o n
di vi di n g the ca s h, wa s go i n g to s ti f f us !
No t to be s cr ewedo ver o n ce a ga i n , we
dema n dedo ur mo n ey
. So Ji m, bei n g the
ben evo la n t s hys ter tha t he i s ha n dedus
$9, whi ch he s a i dwa s $10. I s a i d"F uck
yo u, s hell i t o ut a n dhe ga ve us $3 mo r e -
a to ta l o f $12. They pa i dSTIF F LE GGE D
SHE E P $100whi ch wa s n 't f a i r s i n ce they
ha dbeen i n Wi s co n s i n s i n ce f o ur da ys
ea r li er when they pla yedKen o s ha a n dwer e
ho pi n g to pla y Chi ca go two da ys la ter
. So
the ba n ds go t $112 when a hun dr edplus
peo ple pa yed$2. 75 a t the do o r ?Wher e's
the r es t o f the mo n ey?The P . A . a n dthe
ha ll di dn 't co s t clo s e to two hun dr ed
bucks ! When STIF F LE GGE D SHE E P hea r d
ho wwe go t chea ted, they ga ve us $10o ut
o f thei r o wn po ckets ! So we en dedup wi th
$22 a n dS . L . S
. en dedup wi th $90, a n d
s o me li a r a n dchea t f r o m Gr een Ba y ma ke a
co uple hun dr ed! BA NDS! Bewa r di f yo u'r e
co mi n g to Gr een Ba y! Ji m Run ge's letter i n
M RR #20en ti tled"A tten ti o n Pr o mo ter s "i s
a f ucki n g ba djo ke - ha ve n o thi n g to do
wi th thi s ma n ! It's a pi ty to o , beca us e the
peo ple i n the s cen e a r e gr ea t, we li ke
pla yi n g f o r them, but they ha ve s o me r ea l
cr eti n s r un n i n g the s ho ws .
C
On the li ghter s i de, we pla yed
Cha mpa i gn , IL a bo ut a mo n th ea r li er wi th
the CRUCIF UCKS a n di t wa s gr ea t! The
pr o mo ter ther e, a s uper per s o n n a med
Da ve Ho ltgr a ve, lo s t a lo t o f mo n ey o n the
s ho wjus t s o the ba n ds co uldget pa i d.
Cha mpa i gn ha s a gr ea t s cen e a n dwe gi ve
them o ur f ull s uppo r t
. Tha t n i ght we wen t
ba ck i n to Wi s co n s i n to pla y wi th the
CRUCIF UCKS a ga i n i n Ken o s ha a n deven
tho ugh we co uldn 't pla y due to la ck o f
ti me, they s ti ll ga ve us ga s mo n ey.
Ken o s ha a ls o ha s a s tr o n g yet yo un g s cen e
a n dwe ho pe i t co n ti n ues a n dgets
s tr o n ger .
A s f a r a s M ORA L DISGUSTn ews ,
o bvi o us ly we a r e n o t br o ken up a s wa s
r epo r tedby o ur Gr een Ba y "f r i en ds "i n
M RR #17
. We've been wr i ti n g lo ts o f n ew
ma ter i a l a n dwi ll be en ter i n g the s tudi o
s o o n to r eco r do ur debut LP
. To a ll o f yo u
who i n qui r eda bo ut the "I Lo ve Co llege"
ca s s ette (r evi ewedi n M RR #13), i t i s
un f o r tun a tely un a va i la ble, but lo o k f o r wa r d
to the a lbum
. Yo u'll be hea r i n g mo r e f r o m
us then .
Sa lva to r e

Ser i o /309

Wa s hi n gto n

#9/
Os hko s h, WI 54901/ (414)233- 4805
NOWTHE GOOD NE WS?
Dea r M RR Rea der s ,
Thi s letter i s a bo ut a ll the s tr a n ge
thi n gs s ur r o un di n g my r eco r ddi s tr i buti o n ,
i n r eply to co mpla i n ts . F i r s t, I've ha da
lo t o f pr o blems wi th the po s t o f f i ce a n d
co ps , ca us e they thi n k I'm a bi g a s s ho le.
They've even ha dme put o n o bs er va ti o n .
I've a ls o ha d a lco ho l pr o blems .
A bo ut 5 o r 6 ti mes I've been chea ted
by the po s t o f f i ce, a s s o me peo ple ha ve
s en t ca s h i n thei r letter s
. They've been
o pen eda t the P
. O. a n ds ea r chedf o r
mo n ey
. (No te : plea s e do n 't wr i te
"A NTI- CIM E X"o n o n letter s /pa r cels to me,
a s ther e's a bi g f a cto r y n ea r by ca lledtha t
to o , a n dI've ha dto go o ver ther e a n d
r ecla i m a bo ut 30letter s ).
Beca us e I've r ecei vedco mpla i n ts f o r
buyer s , a ll I ca n s a y i s tha t i f yo u
ha ven 't r ecei vedyo ur r eco r ds wi thi n 3
weeks , let me kn o w. The ma i li n g dea ls i n
Sweden a r e f o r s hi t . A n ywa y, I pr o mi s e to
get better i n r eplyi n g f a s ter . Tha n ks ,
M a tt Bo den ma lm/ Bulls hi t r eco r ds / Br a n a
1
:11/ 571 00Na s s jo / Sweden .
Dea r M RR,
I've been r ea di n g M RR f o r 11 yea r s .
I li ke i t
. Rea s o n f o r wr i ti n g : It's ha r df o r
me to co mpr ehen dthe pr o blems wi th
vi o len ce a t s ho ws i n va r i o us s cen es a cr o s s
the glo be . I'm f r o m Chi ca go a n dI us edto
dr um f o r BLA TA NTDISSE NTf r o m Deka lb
(70mi les wes t) . The s cen e her e i s gr ea t.
Vi o len ce i s ver y mi n i ma l her e
. A pun ch
her e a n dther e
. But, o f co ur s e, ther e's
go i n g to be s o me dr un k o ver s i z edf o o ls a t
s ho ws tr yi n g to hur t s ma ller peo ple
. Lo ts
o f peo ple i n the s cen e a r e f r i en dly . I've
been a r o un da bo ut 3 yea r s a n dha ve met
ma n y n i ce peo ple . I do n 't ha ve a s ki n hea d
o r a mo ha wk a n dn o o n e ca r es
. Peo ple o f
a ll ki n ds a tten ds ho ws her e, even meta l
hea ds . It's co o l
. M a n y gr ea t ba n ds i n
Chi ca go
: A RTICLE S OF F A ITH, NA KE D
RAYGUN, OUT OF ORDER, ROTA,
SAVAGE BELIEFS, SEISMIC WAVES
. Lots
of kids starting with bands too
. I'm proud
of this scene
. Summers are great here,
winters not so . But people remain
friendly
. Just thought I'd let you know
one person's feeling
. Oh yeah, almost
forgot
. I feel that the letter from "A
Concerned Chicago Hardcore Enthusiast"
was a bit hard on Sean Duffy and
BLOODSPORT
. I myself only know Sean by
sight and have only seen BLOODSPORT
once, so no bias
. If there's something
bo ther i n g thi s per s o n s ho uldn 't they
co n s ult Sea n a bo ut i t i n s tea do f wr i ti n g a
letter M RR a n dn o t ha vi n g the ba lls to
s i gn thei r n a me . Oh well, tr y a n dha ve a
n i ce yea r
a n dwr i te i f yo u wa n t, I do n 't
mi n d! I'll even wr i te ba ck
. Da ve
F i s hma n /8119Li n co ln s hi r e Wes t/ Deka lb IL
60115
M RR,
I'dli ke to tell ever yo n e a bo ut M a tt
Vi n et, ma n a ger o f the STRE TCH M A RKS.
Whi le o n to ur ,

they di da gi g i n
Va n co uver
. Un f o r tun a tely, the a s s ho le
pr o mo ter bo o ked them i n the Smi li n '
Buddha , a n o ver - 19ba r . I wa s n 't to o
plea s ed(I'm 16)a n dn ei ther wer e Bi ll o r
Di k, s o the ba n dto ldus to meet them i n
the ba ck a lley la ter a n dthey'ds ee i f they
co uldget us i n . Well, when we r etur n ed,
we wer e gr eetedby M a r k Str etch a n d
M a tt, n ei ther o f whi ch I ha dever met.
They co uldn 't get us i n cuz the guy a t the
ba ck do o r checkedID to o , s o , i n my
o pi n i o n , we wer e f ucked
. But between
s ets , whi le ba n ds wer e go i n g to thei r va n s
to get equi pmen t, M a tt co n vi n cedthe guy
a t the do o r to let us i n - - a s lo n g a s M a tt
s li ppedhi m a ca s e o f beer
. M a tt di dn 't
ha ve to do thi s ; he ha r dly kn ewme a n d
my f r i en d. Tha t wa s the co o les t thi n g a n y
ba n d

ha s

ever do n e,

a n di t jus t
exempli f i es the dedi ca ti o n tha t the
STRE TCHIE S ha ve to wa r dthe s cen e . M a tt,
yo u a r e go d!
I kn o whe do es a lo t f o r the Wi n n i peg
s cen e, a n dwe'djus t li ke to tha n k hi m f o r
a ll he do es . By the wa y, the ba n d
thr a s hed, a n dI s wea r ever yo n e i n the
STRE TCHIE S i s a s co o l a s M a tt.
Ka i &Ka mel/ #111 13325 105th A ve/ Sur r ey
BC/ Ca n a da
V3T- 1Z2/ (604)588- 2648
P
. S
. A n y ba n dwa n ti n g to pla y Va n co uver ,
get i n to uch. We'r e s ta r ti n g a BYOtype
dea l her e a n dn eeds uppo r t!
A NTI- A NTI- SE M ITISM
Dea r M RR:
Recen tly Ga r y Ya r br o ugh, the ki ller
o f A la n Ber g, who wa s a Jewi s h ta lk s ho w
ho s t i n Den ver , wa s ca ptur edi n Po r tla n d,
OR . Ya r br o ugh li vedi n Bo i s e, ID, a n d
ha do n ce been the hea do f s ecur i ty f o r the
A r ya n Na ti o n , a whi te s upr ema cy gr o up.
A f r i en do f hi s n a medJo hn M i ller
li ves i n Jer o me, whi ch i s a dja cen t to my
to wn . He wa s a s kedho whe wo uldr ea ct i f
he f o un do ut a bo ut a whi te ma n /bla ck
wo ma n ma r r i a ge . He s ta tedtha t he wo uld
f i r s t wa r n the whi te ma n a n dthen do
ever ythi n g i n hi s po wer to s to p the
ma r r i a ge, even i f i t mea n t ki lli n g them.
No r thwes t s ta tes s uch a s Ida ho ha ve
beco me cen ter s f o r the A r ya n Na ti o n a n d
gr o ups o f thei r ki n d. They r egula r ly bur n
cr o s s es , ter r o r i z e Jews a n dbla cks , a n d
even blewup a chur ch. Ther e i s a ls o a n
i n ves ti ga ti o n o f a plo t to blo wup a da m i n
n o r thea s ter n Wa s hi n gto n .
A ll o f thi s ma y n o t s eem li ke much to
yo u, but thi s i s my s ta te a n di t s ca r es the
s hi t o ut o f me
. If thes e ter r o r i s t gr o ups
co n ti n ue to gr o wever yo n e wi ll be i n
da n ger , n o t jus t the Jews a n dbla cks .
Do n 't be f o o ledbeca us e yo u wi ll s o o n
be o n thei r bla ck li s ts
. Thi s i s n o jo ke.
Ra ci s m mus t en dn o w!!
Ken t M cCla r d/ 964M t . Vi ewDr . N. / Twi n
F a lls , ID 83301
Dea r M RR:
Thi s letter i s di r ectly a ddr es s ed to
Bo b Beyer . Gee, i t's r ea lly co o l tha t
yo u've been i n to pun k f o r Si yea r s . By
pun k s ta n da r ds yo u a r e a n elder , but by
wo r ldly s ta n da r ds yo u ha ve a lo t to lea r n .
I r emember the HB's a n dthei r
s wa s ti ka s . They wer e a bun ch o f ki ds who
wo r e s ymbo ls to br i n g a tten ti o n a n d
co n tr o ver s y to thems elves
. The i s s ue o f
the HB po li ce bei n g n a z i s i s i r r eleva n t,
but the po i n t i s tha t the s wa s ti ka do es n 't
mea n a n ythi n g di f f er en t n o w- i t s ti ll
mea n s the s a me . A s ymbo l o f a mur der o us
f a s ci s t go ver n men t tha t ha d s o me s ho r t
a n ti - Jewi s h f uck a s the ma i n ma n .
6,000,000
i n n o cen t men , wo men , chi ldr en ,
Jews a n dn o n - Jews a li ke wer e mur der ed
un der the s i gn o f the s wa s ti ka .
A ll o f yo u r ea der s o f M RR a r e to o
yo un g to r emember the Ho lo ca us t, but
ma ybe yo ur pa r en ts o r n ei ghbo r s do . I
lo s t f a mi ly i n the n a me o f the s wa s ti ka , i n
the n a me o f the Thi r dRei ch, a n dthe n a me
o f n a z i s m.
A ll yo u a s s ho le pun ker s o ut ther e
who thi n k they a r e n eo - n a z i s a r e f ull o f
s hi t . Ther e i s n o thi n g co o l a bo ut bei n g
a n ti - Jewi s h, a n ti - Bla ck, etc . Yo u
f uckhea ds o n ly gi ve pun k a wo r s e n a me.
M a ybe o n e da y yo u'll meet a s ur vi vo r ,
a n dyo u'll s ee the ter r i f i edlo o k i n thei r
eyes , even a f ter 45 yea r s . They s ti ll ha ve
n umber s o n thei r a r ms f r o m the dea th
ca mps , ma n y ha ve n o f a mi ly beca us e they
wer e a ll exter mi n a ted.
I cha llen ge a n eo - n a z i pun k to wr i te
i n a letter a n dtell a ll the
r ea der s jus t
wha t he s ta n ds f o r . Cha n ces a r e he
do es n 't kn o w. I do n 't beli eve a n y o f thi s
whi te s upr ema cy cr a p, tha t di edwi th the
Ci vi l Wa r
. A n dI wa n t to kn o wwha t evi l
Jews ha ve do n e . Do n 't gi ve me a n y
f r eedo m cr a p o r Rea ga n s hi t ei ther . I've
hea r di t a ll . I'm jus t wa i ti n g to hea r the
a r gumen ts o f s o meo n e who r ea lly i s a n a z i .
A n di n my o pi n i o n , a ll the r ea l o n es a r e
dea d o r li vi n g i n So uth A mer i ca beca us e
n o bo dy els o wa n ts them . Yo ur s tr uly, On e
Jewi s h Pun ker wi th s tr o n g o pi n i o n s .
Dea r M RR,
I'm f r o m the Sa n F r a n ci s co Ba y A r ea ,
but a t the mo men t I'm i n the mi ds t o f
s pen di n g a week vi s i ti n g my a un t a n d
un cle i n NewYo r k Ci ty. Wha t s ta r tedo ut
a s a n i n n o cen t li ttle tr i p f o r me ha s tur n ed
o ut to be a r ea lly eye- o pen i n g exper i en ce.
I'm getti n g a lo t o f i n s i ght i n to ho wthe
wo r ldha s beco me s o f uckedup a n ds eems
s et o n r ema i n i n g tha t wa y, by
extr a po la ti n g the a tti tudes heldby my
s o mewha t elder ly (60- i s h)r ela ti ves to the
wo r lda t la r ge.
M y o n e bi g co n clus i o n i s thi s
: ha te
br eeds ha te . M y r ela ti ves I'm vi s i ti n g a r e
Jewi s h, a n dthi s tr i p i s my f i r s t expo s ur e
to Jewi s h cultur e . They ta lk a lo t a bo ut
the per s ecuti o n o f "thei r peo ple"by Hi tler
a n do ther s , a n dthey'r e i n di gn a n t wi th
go o dr ea s o n
. But wha t r ea lly di s tur bs me
i s tha t they've lea r n edn o thi n g f r o m thei r
exper i en ces a n dtho s e o f thei r f a mi li es i n
E ur o pe i n the '30's
. On the co n tr a r y, they
s pi t thi s ha tr edr i ght o ut i n the f o r m o f
per s ecuti o n a ga i n s t o ther s . I've n ever
hea r ds o much s exi s t a n dr a ci s t ta lk a s
I've hea r di n the pa s t f ewda ys f r o m my
o wn

ki n ,

s po uti n g

o f f

a bo ut
"Schwa r tz er s ",

"wo men

dr i ver s "

a n d
"o r i en ta l dr i ver s "
. Wi th my li ber a l,
po li ti ca lly r a di ca l upbr i n gi n g, thi s ki n do f
ta lk r ea lly s i cken s me . No thi n g, n o t even
n uclea r wa r , s ca r es me a s much a s
i gn o r a n ce a n dthe pr ejudi ce tha t go es wi th
i t, o f ten f o un di n peo ple who a r e o ther wi s e
qui te ho n o r a ble.
A n o ther thi n g tha t bo ther s me i s the
i s o la ti o n a mo n g the cr o wdtha t my r ela ti ves
a n dthei r n ei ghbo r s ha ve f a llen pr ey to .
Her e they a r e, li vi n g i n the mi ddle o f the
bi gges t ci ty i n A mer i ca , a n dthey ha ve
s uch a n i n cr edi bly n a r r o wvi ewo f wha t's
'go i n g o n i n the wo r ld. The wa y ci ti es ha ve
develo ped, i t's po s s i ble, a n dco mmo n , f o r
peo ple li ke my a un t a n dun cle to go ba ck
a n df o r th to thei r jo bs a n dget the ba r e
es s en ti a ls o f li f e wi th pr a cti ca lly n o s o ci a l
co n ta ct wi th a n yo n e . Thi s a ls o ma kes me
s a d.
Ther e a r e a
lo t o f o ther thi n gs tha t
bo ther me a bo ut wha t I'm s eei n g thi s
week, i n cludi n g i n to ler a n ce, un thi n ki n g
cli n gi n g to r eli gi o us do gma , la ck o f
co n cer n f o r o r kn o wledge a bo ut o ur li mi ted
n a tur a l r es o ur ces , a n ds o o n , but I thi n k
I've ma de my po i n t . If yo u'r e li ke me a n d
ha ve gr o wn up i n a li ber a l ho us eho ld, yo u
ma y f i n di t ha r dto un der s ta n dwhy
Rea ga n , ca pi ta li s m, ha tr ed, ma ter i a li s m,
Bur ger Ki n g, etc . co n ti n ue to exi s t.
Beli eve me, ther e a r e peo ple o ut ther e who
a r e n ever go i n g to f i ght thes e thi n gs
beca us e thei r en ti r e exi s ta n ce i s bui lt o n
s uch cr a p . A ll I ca n s a y i s THINK a n d
then A CTa cco r di n gly . I'dli ke to r ea d
a bo ut

o ther

peo ples '

tho ughts

a n d
exper i en ces r ela ti n g to wha t I've wr i tten
a bo ut. Tha n ks . Yo ur s To wa r dPea ce,
Ri cha r d/2457 E ye Str eet/A r ca ta , CA
95521
SKINS,BRAINS,&
GUTS?
Dea r M RR:
Hello yo u a ll . Thi s i s the f i r s t ti me
I've wr i tten to M RR
. I've wa n tedto qui te
a f ewti mes , but .
. excus es , excus es .
Ti me i s ver y ti ght . I pi ckedup the Dec.
co py a lo n g wi th Wa ke Up f r o m the U . K . ,
a n ds i n ce I'm o n va ca ti o n , n o excus es .
Thi s letter i s i n r es po n s e to yo ur
r eques t f o r "s cen e per s pecti ves "f r o m
n o n - s ki n /n o n - pea ce pun ks .
I jus t s ta r tedli s ten i n g to "pun k"
r o ck, a n dgo i n g to s ho ws i n '77- - mo s tly
better - kn o wn ba n ds - JA M , TA LKING
HE A DS, CLA SH, E DDIE A ND THE HOT
RODS, etc
. But i t wa s n 't un ti l I s a wSLF ,
a n dTHE BA D BRA INS, UNDE A D, etc
. , i n
the Wi n ter /Spr i n g o f '81, tha t my wa y o f
thi n ki n g a n ddr es s i n g cha n ged. A t f i r s t i t
s eemedto mea n s o methi n g, bes i des bei n g
f un . It wa s ea s i er to be di f f er en t- - n o t
jus t f o r "co n f o r mi ty"o r the s a ke o f bei n g
di f f er en t
. E s peci a lly li vi n g her e o n L. I . ,
i t's s ti ll a s s - ba ckwa r ds .
Well, en o ugh b . s . Qui te a f ewo f my
f r i en ds ha ve a ls o been a r o un df o r a whi le
a n ds ti ll o cca s i o n a lly go to s ho ws . I ca n 't
s pea k f o r them, but they a ll expr es s
co n cer n o ver the s cen e a n dr ecen t letter s
i n M RR .
t
I r ea lly ca n 't co mpa r e NY/NJ/CTto
a n ywher e els e, to gi ve per s pecti ve . But
thi s s cen e i s s ti ll ver y la r ge . I s ee n ew
f a ces a ll the ti me . Sho ws a r e r a r er tha n i n
'80- '
82, but then a ga i n a bo ut tha t ti me
da n ce clubs beca me po pula r a n dgo t mo r e
mo n ey ha vi n g a DJ a n dda n ci n g, s o the
li ve mus i c di s a ppea r ed- - M udd, Pr i va tes ,
Hur r a hs , Pep M a x's , etc . Pr i ces f o r s ho ws
t do ubled. Sma ller pla ces , 171- A , A - 7,
Sa bo ta ge, Plugz , etc . a ls o go n e . Thes e, o f
co ur s e, wer e the bes t pla ces .
Whi le I ha ven 't been to ever y s ho w, I
go o f ten . Over the s ummer up un ti l n o w
ther e ha ve been a f ewf i ghts - - n o thi n g
ma jo r tha t I kn o wo f . I s ee mo r e i n tr a f f i c
ever y da y o r i n lo ca l yo kel ba r s .
Ther e's a f ew"ego "blo ckhea ds , but
I've n ever s een them s ta r t tr o uble.
Ther e's a ls o the "pun ker tha n yo u"
a tti tude . Its n o t a r a mpa n t di s ea s e, but
i ts ther e, a lo n g wi th the "f ucki n g ki ds
f r o m the Is la n dco mi n g to "o ur "s ho ws "
a tti tude . Thes e a r e
ver y gen er a l
s ta temen ts , but tha t's wha t I s ee a n dhea r
a n di t's my i mpr es s i o n .
I ha ve s een s o me o f the pr o blems
men ti o n edi n o ther letter s a s f a r a s s ki n s
ha r a s s i n g ga ys a n d
o cca s i o n a lly tea s i n g o r
go o f i n g o n a hi ppi e o r two but tha t's jus t
i mma tur i ty- - I've s een mo r e vi o len ce a ga i n s t
ga ys a n df r ea ks i n the "ha ppy s ubur bs ".
I'm n o t s ta n di n g up f o r thi s , i t's
wr o n g, but thes e s ki n s a r e ki ds a n dthi n k
i t's co o l, I gues s . M a ybe thei r bo r ed?I
ha ve n o thi n g a ga i n s t s ki n hea ds , a n dI
do n 't s ee a n y s ki n s vs . pun ks a t s ho ws .
M a ybe o n the s tr eet, but n o t a t s ho ws
. To
me- - ther e's n o di f f er en ce
. La bels a r e jus t
wo r ds , n o t n eces s a r i ly a ccur a te
des cr i pti o n s .
M a n y ha ve "qui t the s cen e,"but they
a r e s ti ll li s ten i n g to r eco r ds a n d
a lter n a ti ve r a di o a n dpla yi n g i n ba n ds .
They jus t do n 't go to ever y s ho w.
Occa s i o n a lly I'll s ee a f a ce I ha ven 't s een
i n 1 o r 2 yea r s . The devo teds eem to s ta y
tha t wa y i n mi n d, even i f they do n 't go to
gi gs a n ymo r e.
Well, ti me to wr a p i t up . Jus t tr yi n g
to get my po i n t a cr o s s , whi ch i s , NYi s
s ti ll gr ea t!
Pa tr i ck Ben n ett
Dea r M RR:
In r ega r ds to r ea der s ' co mmen ts o n
s ki n s - - a ll the peo ple do wn o n vi o len ce,
des tr ucti o n , etc
. , ha ve go t thei r hea ds up
thei r a s s es ; why, they ma y a s well mo ve
to A then s , GA
. , put f lo wer s i n thei r ha i r ,
s mo ke do pe a n ddo a ci da n djo i n the n ew
R . E . M . hi ppi e mo vemen t
. Go i n g do wn to
the lo ca l f a s hi o n s to r e, buyi n g s pi kes to
wea r to s ho ws s o yo u ca n s ta n do n the
s i deli n es a n dlo o k i n ti mi da ti n g
. . . Ha , i f
yo u do n 't li ve yo ur phi lo s o phy, then yo ur
phi lo s o phy i s bulls hi t . Yo u guys r ea dto o
much i f yo u thi n k tha t the meek wi ll
i n her i t a n ythi n g bes i des s la ver y a n d
o ppr es s i o n - - i f yo u let yo ur a s s get ki cked
a t a s ho w, o r wher ever , ma ybe yo u'r e to o
ti mi dto be ther e i n the f i r s t pla ce- - the
n a me o f the ga me i s s ur vi va l o f the f i ttes t.
. ma ybe tha t's why s o ma n y s cen es a r e
dwi n dli n g- - beca us e pa s i f i ci s ts a r en 't f i t,
ther ef o r e they do n 't s ur vi ve.
Oh, by the wa y, I'm the f a r thes t
thi n g f r o m a s ki n . . .
F eedba ck?
M . M . / 2215 Ber r yhi ll Rd
. / Cha r lo tte, NC
28208
Dea r M RR:
I've been li s ten i n g to "ha r dco r e"
mus i c f o r a bo ut thr ee yea r s n o wa s well a s
o ther types o f mus i c
. Si n ce the tr en dn o w
s eems to be la beli n g, i . e . , "pea ce pun ks ,"
"Na z i s ki n hea ds ,"I wa s wo n der i n g, s i n ce I
n ei ther ha ve lo n g, s pi ky ha i r o r a ba ld
hea d, a m I i n a n i den ti ty cr i s i s ?Sho uldI
r un o ut to the n ea r es t ba r ber a n dget a
s ha ve o r i s i t o k f o r me to be mys elf ?
Si n ce thi s la beli n g bus i n es s ha s r un
r a mpa n t i t's br o ught a ques ti o n to mi n d
tha t I bet a lo t o f peo ple do n 't kn o wthe
a n s wer to
. I kn o wtha t ba ck i n '77 o r s o ,
dea r o ldM a lco m M cLa r en co i n edthe la bel
"pun k r o ck,"but wher e i n hell di dthe
la bel "ha r dco r e"co me f r o m a n ywa y, a n d
who tho ugh o f i t?I wo uldr ea lly a ppr eci a te
a r eply f r o m a n yo n e who mi ght kn o w.
Ther e's to o ma n y a s s umpti o n s a n dbli n d
o bedi en ce (f o llo wi n g)go i n g o n , whi ch i s
i r o n i c beca us e i t s eems tha t tha t i s wha t a
lo t o f pun k/ha r dco r e mus i c i s tr yi n g to
pr even t.
Sen dkn o wledge to Thea Kea r n ey/ 693
Pr es i den t St . / Br o o klyn , NY11215
D e ar MRR:
I wo uldli ke to s en da la te
co n gr a tula ti o n s to Ki m F o x a n dher letter
o n the Den ver s cen e i n #18. She pr etty
much co ver ed the a tti tude a n dpr es en t da y
s ho ws i tua ti o n but I thi n k s he f o r go t to
men ti o n who wa s a t the bo tto m o f thi s
who le f ucki n g n eedles s pr o blem : the n a z i s
a n dthe s ki n hea ds . F uck, i f a n ybo dy wa s
a f r a i dto be pa r t i n the s cen e bef o r e they
s ur e ha ve s o li dr ea s o n s to n o w! A n dI
do n 't bla me 'em . Who wa n ts to r i s k thei r
li f e a t a s ho wjus t beca us e they a r e a f r a i d
to s la m i n a cer ta i n a r ea ?Tha t's co mplete
bulls hi t . The
pr o blem o f the n a z i pun ks
a n dthe s ki n hea ds i s a n o ver whelmi n g o n e
a n dI thi n k tha t i t i s a n ybo dy els e's duty,
tha t wo uldli ke to keep the a mo un t o f
excellen t ba n ds tha t s ho wup i n Den ver ,
to do s o methi n g a bo ut i t
. I a m jus t o n e i n
hun dr eds , I'm n o f ucki n g a r my, whi ch by
the wa y s eems to be the s i z e tha t yo u
n eedto kn o ck s o me s en s e i n to thes e
f uckups . Co s ' when they r ui n the s cen e
they a r en 't jus t hur ti n g thems elves but
ever yo n e els e tha t wa s en jo yi n g i t a n dby
tha t ti me i t's go n n a be to o la te to f ucki n g
s a y they'r e s o r r y. So s uppo r t the Den ver
ha r dco r e/pun k s cen e a n dba n da ga i n s t
thes e ki n do f a cti o n s to br ea k us up.
Jes s i ca Dutto n / 2343 Sen a to r Ct/ Lo ui s vi lle
CO80027
Dea r M RR,
I ha ve f i n a lly deci dedto wr i te a n d
get my 2< i n o n the i s s ue o f vi o len ce a t
gi gs .
F i r s t o f f , let me des cr i be mys elf
. I
a m 16 a n dha ve been i n vo lvedi n
a lter n a ti ve mus i c f o r a yea r
. A ltho ugh I
ha ve f a i r ly lo n g ha i r , I do n 't a s s o ci a te
mys elf wi th a n y f a s hi o n o r gr o up o f
peo ple . I wea r wha t I wea r beca us e tha t's
wha t I f i n di n my dr a wer . M o n ey s eldo m
r ea ches my ha n ds , s o I r a r ely ha ve go n e
to s ho ws - - ei ght, to be exa ct.
A t the s ho ws I go to , I f i n ds tupi d
vi o len ce beco mi n g mo r e a n dmo r e the "i n "
thi n g to be a pa r t o f
. Tha t's bulls hi t! If I
wa n tedto s ee bo xi n g, I'dgo ho me a n d
wa tch i t o n TV. Sho uldn 't I be a ble to s ee
ba n ds a n dta lk wi th peo ple wi tho ut bei n g
vi o la ted

by

s o me

dr un ken

a s s ho le?
Thr a s hi n g s eems to pr o vo ke f i ghts
s o meti mes , es peci a lly when peo ple ha ve f un
by ta ki n g o ther thr a s her s o ut a n dtr yi n g
to kn o ck o ver a s ma n y peo ple a s po s s i ble.
A t the f i n a l F A NG s ho wla s t mo n th her e i n
Ber keley, ther e wer e a f ewi n di vi dua ls who
di dn 't gi ve a da mn a bo ut a n ybo dy els e,
i n cludi n g me
. Ha vi n g a br o ken leg a t the
ti me, I f o r tun a tely met a f ewca r i n g a n d
s en s i ble peo ple who wen t o ut o f thei r wa y
to pr o tect me . I wa s n 't s ur pr i s edtha t
s ever a l f i ghts br o ke o ut tha t n i ght.
Do es a s i tua ti o n li ke the o n e a t the
TRIA L/DICKS o utdo o r gi g br i n g the
pr o blem o f mi n dles s vi o len ce to the
a tten ti o n o f a ll i n the s cen e?I ho pe s o .
Un f o r tun a tely, s o me peo ple ma y be a pt n o t
to go to s ho ws n o wbeca us e o f thi s ki n do f
cr a p .
Thi s br i n gs up the ques ti o n o f
s o lvi n g the vi o len ce . A n i n ter es ti n g
s o luti o n i s the o n e Ti m Ybr o ught up (o n
the r a di o s ho w)o f ever ybo dy li n ki n g a r ms
(jo i n i n when yo u s ee a bun ch o f peo ple
do i n g thi s )a n den ci r cli n g the a ggr es s o r ,
lea vi n g n o r o o m to f i ght . A n o ther i s a ki do ,
whi ch i s a s elf - def en s e metho dtha t us es
the a ggr es s o r 's o wn en er gy a ga i n s t
hi ms elf . Co mmun i ca ti o n i s a lwa ys n eces s a r y
i n a s i tua ti o n li ke thi s , a n di t a ppea r s to
be ti me to s ta r t ta lki n g - - n o t jus t wi th
yo ur f r i en ds , but wi th peo ple yo u do n 't
kn o w.
No w, I ha ve n ever been to NYCi ty,
but ther e s eems to be a di vi s i o n i n the
s cen e (I thi n k the n umber o f letter s i n
M RR r ef lect thi s ) . The 2 ma i n f a cti o n s a r e
a gr o up o f peo ple who pr ef er n o t to ha ve
ha i r o n thei r hea ds (f o r the s a ke o f
s i mpli ci ty, I'll ca ll them "s ki n s "), a n da
gr o up o f peo ple who s uppo s edly li ke to
s pi ke a n dco lo r thei r ha i r (I'll ca ll them
"pea ce pun ks ") . Ther e s eems to be a lo t
o f n a me- to s s i n g a n dchi ldi s h f i ghti n g
between the 2 gr o ups , a n dthe r es t o f the
s cen e i s lo s i n g o ut . A lo t o f the pr o blem i s
bla medo n the "o ther guy", but the s i mple
f a ct i s tho s e who a r e qui ck to po i n t
f i n ger s a r e gui lty o f the s a me a tr o ci ty.
So me ha ve even go n e a s f a r a s
bla mi n g M RR f o r the tr o ubles
. No w, tha t's
i gn o r a n ce i f I ever s a wi t . Jus t beca us e
News week

pr i n ted

mo r e

letter s f r o m
M o n da le s uppo r ter s do es n 't mea n i t
r eco mmen ds hi m (I do ubt they di d!)
. Co me
o n guys , i f peo ple ha ve wr i tten i n s a yi n g
ther e i s a pr o blem, then ther e mus t ha ve
been a pr o blem.
Then ther e a r e the a n o n ymo us
letter s
. On e wa s f r o m a s o - ca lled"pea ce
pun k"(M RR #19)who to ldo ut- o f - to wn
ba n ds to bo yco tt NYCs ho ws
. I ho pe n o
ba n dli s ten s to tha t, beca us e i t do es n 't
mea n a n ythi n g . If yo u wa n t to pla y i n
NYC, get i n to uch wi th peo ple who ha ve
been /a r e ther e a n dthen ma ke the deci s i o n
yo ur s elf . In i s s ue #20, s o me s uppo s ed
"s ki n "wr o te i n s a yi n g tha t ever yo n e ha s
f un a t ever y s ho w, a n dNYi s the bes t
ci ty i n the wo r ld, a n ds ki n s a r e the
pr o udes t, a n dthey ha ve the bes t ba n ds ,
a n ds o a n ds o r ules a n dbla h, bla h, bla h.
Wha t a bun ch o f ma la r key. Put o n yo ur
A mer i ka n f la g s hi r t a n dgo to a f ucki n '
f o o tba ll ga me- - wha t's the di f ?
It i s un f o r tun a te tha t s o me peo ple
ha ve been tur n edo f f by the di vi s i o n i n
the s cen e, but tha t i s i n evi ta ble when
ther e i s vi o len ce
. I, mys elf , ha ve tho ught
o f qui tti n g my o wn li f es tyle beca us e o f
a pa thy, but the ca us e i s to o gr ea t . Pla y i n
a ba n d, ma ke a z i n e, i n ven t s o me s ti cker s ,
but
do n 't
jus t s i t o n
yo ur butt . Plea s e
wr i te,
To by Bo di n e/ 1521 Li n co ln St/ Ber keley,
CA 94703
JUSTBRA INS
Dea r M RR:
I a m wr i ti n g to yo u a bo ut the a lmo s t
co n s ta n t s tr ea m o f letter s i n yo ur ma ga z i n e
ea ch mo n th f r o m r ea der s who cr y a n d
co mpla i n a bo ut the s cen e, s ki n hea ds
f i ghti n g, etc.
I a m a t pr es en t s er vi n g i n the M a r i n e
Co r ps . No t o n ly i s i t the bi gges t mi s ta ke I
ever ma de but I'm s ta ti o n edo ver s ea s a n dI
ha ven 't been to a s ho wi n o ver a yea r . I
ha ve a bs o lutely n o wher e to r i de my
s ka tebo a r d. The o n ly co n ta ct I ha ve i s a n
o cca s i o n a l
z i n e o r M RR my f r i en ds mi ght
s en dme a n dI'm lucky to ha ve tha t . Ther e
i s o n e o ther s ka te pun k her e wi th me a n d
we bo th f eel the s a me wa y: If yo u do n 't
li ke s o methi n g i n yo ur s cen e f ucki n g
cha n ge i t o r do s o methi n g a bo ut i t! Do n 't
f ucki n g cr y to ever yo n e
. Beli eve me, i t
co uldbe wo r s e, yo u co uldha ve n o thi n g a t
a ll, a n di t ma y ver y well be li ke tha t i f
yo u let yo ur s cen e be o ver r un by go d
da mn edn a z i s ki n s o r be br o ken by
dr ughea dBr i ti s h wa n n a bes .
On e o f the thi n gs pun k s ta n ds f o r i s
thi n ki n g f o r yo ur s elf , s o thi n k o f a wa y to
get r i do f thes e a s s ho les i n yo ur s cen e o r
be pr epa r edf o r them to ca us e the s elf
des tr ucti o n o f pun k . If yo u'r e a f r a i dto
f i ght f o r wha t i s yo ur s then yo u s ho uld
jus t tur n i t o ver to the n a z i s .
I ca n 't even begi n to tell yo u a ll
a bo ut the f a s ci s m I've exper i en cedi n the
M a r i n es but I kn o wthi s : tha t ki n do f
per s o n i s a da n ger , a n dthes e peo ple
s ho uldn o t be a llo wedto s pr ea d, s ki n hea ds
i n cluded.
The mea n s to f i ght them do es n 't ha ve
to be a vi o len t wa y, but tha t's pr o ba bly
wha t tho s e di ck f o r br a i n s wi ll r eta li a te
wi th. M o s t o f thes e peo ple wi ll o n ly
un der s ta n da n o uts ta n di n g a s s ki cki n g
a n ywa y . But a bo ve a ll, s ta n dup f o r yo ur
r i ghts , a n ddo n 't let them r ui n yo ur
s cen e, o r yo u mi ght wa ke up o n e da y a n d
n o t ha ve o n e, a n dbeli eve me i t i s n 't a n y
f un .
I ha ve o n e s ugges ti o n tho ugh, gi ve
a ll o f thes e n a z i 's n a mes to a M a r i n e
r ecr ui ter , they wo uldf i t r i ght i n . SKA TE
TOUGH . SKA TE F RE E . A ls o we'di n vi te
a n yo n e to wr i te us
. We n eedto co r r es po n d
wi th a n yo n e who ha s a br a i n (n o o n e her e
do es ).
La r r y Ni els en / Steve La uch/ A mmo Co 3D
Sup Bn 3DF SSG/ F POSa n F r a n ci s co CA
96602
Dea r M RR:
Co n cer n i n g po li ti ca l legi ti ma cy o f the
pun ks - yo u a ll kn o wyo ur r heto r i c, but
let's f a ce i t - yo u'r e n o thr ea t . Tho ugh
the s cen e do es get bi gger ther e's n o wa y
pun k wi ll ever un i te peo ple i n a n i mpo r ta n t
wa y . Why?Co s ' n ega ti vi s m a n dr es en tmen t
a r e wha t mo ti ve Tho s e Who Run The Sho w,
a n dyo u do n 't s ubver t tha t by mi mi cki n g
i t . Yo u wa n t pr o o f ?Ta ke M a r ti n Luther
Ki n g, Jr . He wa s a s s a s s i n a tedbeca us e o f
hi s po wer , po wer ba s edn o t o n ha te but
lo ve
. So un ds li ke hi ppi e r evi s i o n i s m, huh?
The bo tto m li n e i s , ha te di vi des a n dlo ve
un i tes . Pun k do es n 't r a di a te lo ve, n o
ma tter wha t a n yo n e s a ys . A n ger i s go o d-
ther e's plen ty o f tha t - but i t's go tta be
di r ectedi n the r i ght wa ys . Un ti l then the
pun ks mea n n o thi n g a s a po li ti ca l f o r ce.
They've n o t s ho t Jello yet (Tha n k Go d),
n o r ha ve the member s o f CRA SS been
i n ter n edi n a co n cen tr a ti o n ca mp . Pun k i s
s elf - def ea ti n g, a n dthe a utho r i ti es kn o wi t.
Ho wever , ther e a r e i n telli gen t peo ple
i n the mo vemen t s o ther e i s a cha n ce thi s
co ulda ll cha n ge . Ther e a r e les s o n s to be
lea r n edf r o m the Si xti es , beca us e except
f o r di f f er en ce i n ha i r len gth f eeli n gs a r e
ba s i ca lly the s a me
. It i s go o dtha t ma n y
pun ks a r e a ga i n s t br a i n wa s hi n g - they
s eem to be the o n ly bun ch o f peo ple o f my
a ge tha t a r e a s a who le.
F o r a "co mmer ci a l"ba n d, U2 s eems to
ha ve i n tegr i ty. To the pun ks , tha t s ho uld
be a co n tr a di cti o n , but a n yo n e who puts
o ut a n a lbum ba s i ca lly dedi ca tedto M LK
gets my vo te, he bei n g the la s t gr ea t
cha mpi o n f o r jus ti ce i n thi s co un tr y. Jello
B. i s my i dea o f pun k i n tegr i ty (a ctua lly,
the who le ba n d)a n dtho s e tha t tr a s h hi m
a n dthe DK's , well, tha t'll be the la s t
n o i s e they ever ma ke . Ther e's n o thi n g
wr o n g wi th humo r (tha n ks a ga i n Jell- O)o r
bea uty, f o r tha t ma tter .
SSS - Sto p Ski n Stupi di ty
. M a ybe
we'll s ur vi ve Rea ga n .
Da n M cNa ughto n / ReedCo llege Bo x 494/
Po r tla n dOR 97202
Dea r M RR,
Wha tever ha ppen edto i dea li s m?Ca n
a n yo n e a ctua lly ho lda n i dea l a s tr ue, a n d
s tr i ve to a chi eve i ts en ds i n to da y's
f uckeds i tua ti o n ?F r o m wha t I've s een a n d
hea r df r o m a ll but a f ew, mo s t peo ple's
i dea ls a r e jus t a co p- o ut to hi de thei r
i gn o r a n ce o f a gi ven s ubject, o r els e i ts
jus t a n i n tellectua l po s e f o r the ben ef i t o f
i mpr es s i n g o r a li en a ti n g thei r
a cqua i n ta n ces A n exa mple o f thi s a r e the
peo ple ca lli n g thems elves "a n a r chi s ts ". A lo t
o f thes e peo ple do n 't even kn o wwha t the
ter m "a n a r chy"mea n s
. F o r tho s e o f yo u
who do n 't, her e we go "A n a r chy i s the
a bs en ce o f go ver n men t co n tr o l a n d
i n f luen ce". So un ds go o ddo es n 't i t?I
mea n , n o t ha vi n g a n yo n e to tell yo u to go
to s cho o l, o r wo r k o r wha tever
. Ha vi n g n o
o n e

to

tell

yo u

to

do

a n ythi n g,
wha ts o ever . Well jus t ho wthe f uck do yo u
expect to li ve?Who s e go i n g to tea ch yo u
ho wto r ea da n dwr i te?Wha t a bo ut thei r
chi ldr en ?Wha t a r e yo u go i n g to do f o r
f o o d, clo thi n g, s helter ?Yo u a ls o ha ve to
r ea li z e tha t wi tho ut s o me ki n do f s ta te
(wha tever s ys tem yo u ca r e to cho o s e)tha t
ther e wi ll be n o la ws o f a n y ki n d. I gues s
tha t mea n s ever ythi n g wi ll be lega l! Is n 't
tha t gr ea t! M ur der , r a pe, ki dn a ppi n g,
r o bber y, to r tur e a n dca n n i ba li s m wo uldbe
lega l! Let's f a ct i t ; a n a r chy wo uldbe a
heyda y f o r ever y f uckedps ycho pa th ther e
i s . Ther e a r e a ls o s o me peo ple a r o un d
ca lli n g thems elves "n i hi li s ts ". Wo w. Thes e
n i hi li s ts wo uldha ve to r eply "s o wha t"to
a ll o f the a bo ve (a n dbelo w) . Ver y, ver y
to ugh thes e "n i hi li s ts ". So to ugh tha t i f
they wer e wa lki n g do wn the s tr eet wi th a
f r i en d(a r e "n i hi li s ts "a llo wedto ha ve
f r i en ds , I wo n der ?)a n da n o ther "n i hi li s t"
wa lkedup to them a n db
l
ewthei r "f r i en d"
a wa y wi th a r o cket la un cher , I s uppo s e
they'ds a y "s o wha t, cha o s r ules "a n dbe
un a f f ectedby i t a ll . I do ubt i t hi ghly.
Getti n g ba ck to the o r i gi n a l quer y,
thes e a bo ve gr o ups ho ldn o i dea ls a t a ll.
Cha o s i s n 't a n i dea l, i t i s cha o s ! It i s
evi den t tha t the exi s ti n g po li ti cs s ys tem i s
co r r upt, un jus t a n di llo gi ca l (un les s yo u
thi n k tha t putti n g the r i ght to "r ule"i n
the ha n ds o f a pr i vi ledgedf ew- n a mely
the r i ch, i s lo gi ca l) . Wha t i s n eededby
"the peo ple"i s a dr a s ti c s o ci a l cha n ge.
So me who thi n k tha t wo r ki n g wi thi n the
s ys tem i s the o n ly wa y to ma ke a cha n ge
f o r the better , a r e i n va r i a bly co r r uptedby
the ver y s ys tem they s et o ut to cha n ge.
Sta r ti n g f r o m the gr o un dup, r ef o r ms
s ho uldbe ma de to r es to r e "a go ver n men t
f o r the peo ple, by the peo ple a n do f the
peo ple", (whi ch wa s a ver y po pula r i dea l
a bo ut two hun dr edo r s o yea r s a go ) . Wha t
I mea n i s tha t thi s "demo cr a cy"wa s
f o un dedupo n r evo luti o n . But a r evo luti o n
i n the co n ven ti o n a l s en s e i s i mpo s s i ble
to da y (ho wma n y peo ple do yo u kn o wwho
o wn a n a uto ma ti c wea po n let a lo n e a
s qua n dr o n o f hyper s o n i c f i ghter jets ?)
Wha t i s n eededi s a "qui et"r evo luti o n
. A
co llecti ve o f peo ple who wo uldr un f o r
electi o n i n va r i o us di s tr i cts a n dwho
co mmun i ca te wi th ea ch o ther f o r i dea s a n d
n ews f r o m thei r r es pecti ve di s tr i cts . They
co uldmeet i n a ki n do f co n gr es s to vo te
upo n mo ti o n s per ti n en t to the peo ple o f the
"r i di n g"they wer e cho s en to r epr es en t.
To da y's s ys tem i s des cr i beda s bei n g s uch
tho ugh, i s n 't i t?But i n r ea li ty, i f o n e o f
the r epr es en ta ti ves di s a gr ees wi th thei r
pa r ty's f un da men ta l pla tf o r m o n a n i s s ue,
they r un the r i s k o f lo s i n g thei r po r tf o li o
(o r s peci a l ti tle, s uch a s "M i n i s ter o f
F i n a n ce"o r "M i n i s ter o f E duca ti o n ")a n d
po s s i bly the s uppo r t o f thei r pa r ty. We
ha ve thes e pa r ti es to gi ve the vo ter a
"cho i ce". Is ther e a cho i ce i n s a men es s ?
Ho wa bo ut a o n e pa r ty s ys tem wher e
a n yo n e who cho o s es to r un f o r a n o f f i ce i s
f r ee to do s o . Wo uldn 't i t be mo r e lo gi ca l
to vo te s o meo n e i n to o f f i ce f o r thei r
po s i ti o n o n a n i s s ue, i n s tea do f f o llo wi n g
s o me pa r ty's po li ci es , go o do r ba d?F o r
tho s e o f yo u i n ter es tedi n s uch a n
"i dea li s ti c, bleedi n g hea r t"ki n do f s ys tem,
ho wa bo ut ma ki n g a n ho n es t a ttempt a t
r un n i n g f o r a n o f f i ce o r po s i ti o n the n ext
ti me a n electi o n co mes a r o un d. Tr y to
i mpr o ve yo ur co mmun i ty o r r egi o n a n d
keep thi n ki n g o f the wa ys to do s o
. Yo u
do n 't ha ve to wo r k wi thi n the s ys tem, f o r m
a n ewa n di mpr o vedo n e! Sen dr epli es ,
r es po n s es o r ha te ma i l to J . M er ci eca /145}
Ki n g St #5/Lo n do n , On ta r i o / Ca n a da
P . S . F r ymi r e plea s e wr i te n o o n e kn o ws
wher e yo u a r e!
P . P . S . A ll f a s ci s t/r a ci s t/s exi s t s cum,
plea s e ki ll yo ur s elves o r ea ch o ther a n d
lea ve i n n o cen t peo ple a lo n e.
WE LIVE TOGE THE R OR WE DIE TOGE THE R
The po i n t i n hi s to r y ha s co me upo n
us , we ca n des tr o y o ur en ti r e wo r lda n d .
wi th i t o ur s elves
. Never bef o r e ha ve we
ha dthe techn o lo gy to do s o , n ever bef o r e
ha s the thr ea t o f wa r been s o o mi n o us , . A
wa r between the s uper po wer s to da y s pells
co mplete a n dto ta l a n n i hi la ti o n to ever y
li vi n g thi n g o n thi s pla n et ; tha t's yo u a n d 4
me!
Wa r i s , to da y, OBSOLE TE . Wa r i s
o bs o lete a s a mea n s f o r n a ti o n s to s ettle
di s putes , i f we cho o s e to co n ti n ue,
emplo yi n g wa r f a r e a s o ur r es o lvi n g f a cto r ,
we f a ce dea th by o ur o wn do i n g.
The r ea li z a ti o n tha t wa r i s o bs o lete
mus t be ma de by a ll o f us . We mus t begi n
to emplo y thi s vi s i o n i n to o ur ever yda y
li ves , to da y
. The o n ly wa y we ca n br i n g
o n thi s n ewwa y o f thi n ki n g i s to s ta r t
wi th o ur s elves . We ha ve go t to s ee
vi o len ce i s n o t a r ea s o n a ble wa y to
co mmun i ca te
. Un les s we, the i n di vi dua l,
ca n do thi s ho wca n we expect o ur n a ti o n
to do i t?It begi n s a t ho me . The i n di vi dua l
ulti ma tely s ha pes the who le, r ea li z e yo ur
s tr en gth, put i t to wo r k!
Ho w, do we s ha ke o f f a ll the
pr o gr a mmi n g we've been put thr o ugh?I
mea n i n thi s s o ci ety we a r e to f i ght f o r
wha t we wa n t a n dto emplo y a n y mea n s to
get o ur wa y, we'r e co n s ta n tly ta ught tha t
tha t's the wa y thi n gs a r e do n e . We n eedto
r e- eva lua te o ur wa y o f thi n ki n g a n do ur
a tti tude to wa r do n e a n o ther .
Thi s r e- eva lua ti o n ca n begi n to da y,
n o w! I've f o un do n e wa y to s ee the wo r ld
i n a di f f er en t wa y, tr y thi s
: n ext ti me yo u
wa lk do wn a ci ty s tr eet tr y to i ma gi n e
ever y per s o n yo u s ee i s a member o f yo ur
f a mi ly. A ccept a n y f a ults yo u s ee i n them
a s yo u wo uldthe f a ults yo u s ee i n , let's
s a y, yo ur mo ther
. In o ur f a mi li es we ha ve
to a ccept o ur di f f er en ces a n df a ults i n
o r der to li ve ha r mo n i o us ly un der o n e r o o f ,
i f we do n 't do thi s we ten dto go cr a z y,
o r wo r s e!
We mus t begi n to s ee the ea r th a s a
ho me a n dwe a r e the f a mi ly tha t s ha r es i t.
Un li kely a t bes t, huh?It's un li kely
s o un di n g but, tell me, ha ve we r ea lly go t
a n y cho i ce?!
The s i mple f a ct i s we ha ve n o cho i ce!
Ther e i s n o wa y we a r e go i n g to s ur vi ve
un les s we begi n to r es pect o n e a n o ther 's
r i ghts
. I s a y i t ca n be ver y well s ta r t
wi th me
; I to da y ha ve expa n dedmy
n "f a mi ly"to i n clude ever y o n e o f us , the
peo ple o f thi s f i n e pla n et . I tr uly ho pe
ea ch o f yo u r ea di n g thi s wo ulddo the
s a me
. Spr ea dthe wo r dto o , tell ever yo n e
wo u s ee
. Tell'em wer e f a mi ly n o ws o we
ma y a s well jus t get a lo n g.
The s i n gle r ea s o n I'm s a yi n g a ll thi s
to yo u i s beca us e I WA NNA ' LIVE ! ! !
To clo s e thi s o pen letter to
huma n ki n dI'll jus t s a y, r emember
: i f yo u
s ta r t a f i ght to mo r r o wa t the s ho wyo ur
gi vi n g s o me a s s ho le the per mi s s i o n to blo w
yo u up . Do n 't be s o s elf i s h tho ugh, mo s t
o f us wa n t to li ve! I DO! Well, tha t's a ll,
the cho i ce i s o ur s
. THA NKS F OR
THINKING! Ja s o n Tr a eger / 1243 Hygei a
St/ Leuca di a CA 92024
Be caus e if he looke d like this he
could not have a
job, be an e f f e ctive
f ighte r f or s ocial jus tice , and more ove r,
w ould re duce hims e lf to a f re ak-circus
re je ct or the paradoxical f as hionable
"anti-f as hion" punk.
I thi n k o n ce ba n ds a cco utr e
thems elves i n "pun k"r ega li a o r the
"Ha r dco r e Outf i t' they a r e o n the s a me
level a s hea vy meta l exhi bi ti o n i s t a s s ho les .
I'll

ta ke VE RBA L A BUSE ,

SA TA N'S
CHE E RLE A DE RS, a n dGILLIGA N'S
RE VE NGE o ver GBH, the E XPOLITE D, a n d
PSYCHOS a n yda y
. Ho wca n a n y pun k
i den ti f y wi th s o me bur ly, lea ther bo y wi th
a mo ha wk ; he'll n ever ha ve to a pply f o r a
jo b i n s o me f a s t- f o o dco n glo mer a te . I
beli eve tha t "pun k r o ck"i s a ctua lly the
s ucces s o r o f tr ue r o ck 6 r o ll . We a r e the
des cen den ts o f the s pi r i t o f r o cka bi lly a n d
ea r ly '60's "pun k"ba n ds
. But when yo u
s pen dho ur s tea s i n g yo ur mo ha wk yo u
r educe yo ur s elf to the level o f gli tter
r o cker s a n do ther f o r ms o f co mmer ci a l,
po mpo us mus i c.
Seco n dly; I a tten deda KRA UTs ho wa
whi le ba ck a t NY's Ro ck Ho tel
. KRA UT
(who a r e us ua lly co o l)us eds o me bli n di n g,
i n ten s e li ghts tha t pa n n edthe a udi en ce.
Bes i des ha vi n g ha lluci n o gen i c f la s hba cks o f
F OGHA To n the M i dn i ght Speci a l, I f elt
li ke I wa s i n vo lvedi n s o me s i ck,
exper i men ta l C. I . A . pr o ject, o r wo r s e yet,
a hea vy meta l co n cer t
. E ven mo r e
di s tur bi n g wer e the 2 o r 3 s ki n s who wer e
hi r ed(I i ma gi n e by KRA UT)to pr even t
a n y o f us lo wli f e s pecta to r s f r o m
s ta ge- di vi n g o r di s tur bi n g the "s a cr ed"
s et. Geo r ge Or well s a i d:"Po wer co r r upts ".
I co uldn 't help thi n k tha t a s I wa tched
tho s e bur ly, ma cho , f a s ci s t s ki n s i n thei r
la me "s ta f f "s hi r ts , hur li n g ki ds o f f - s ta ge.
Ho wthes e mi li ta n t f a s ci s t s ki n s a r e dr i vi n g
deep f a cti o n s i n the NYHCs cen e i s
A
another 2-pag e l etter . (A l l due respec t to
c ool , open-minded skins)
. Getting bac k to
the KR A UT show, I have nothing ag ainst
using stag e effec ts, but c aution and
question the use ofc ommerc ial trapping s of
c onventional c onc erts . Hi Johnny.
Thi r dly; wha t's a ll thi s n o n s en s e
a bo ut pun ks bei n g a po li ti ca l a n da pa theti c
(ha r dco r e buz z wo r do f the yea r )?When
a s keda bo ut wha t the a ver a ge pun k
tho ught a bo ut po li ti cs , Jo ey Ra mo n e s a i d
s o methi n g to the ef f ect o f "Pun ks do n 't
ca r e a bo ut po li ti cs ; they ca r e a bo ut ha vi n g
a f un ti me . "No w, r ega r dles s o f wha t yo u
thi n k o f Jo ey Ra mo n e, hi s po i n t ha s s o me
va li di ty. Pun k i n i ti a lly wa s the i dea tha t
pla i n (i e pun ks )ki ds co uldget to gether
a n dma ke mus i c f o r ki ds by ki ds , etc . . . It
wa s the i dea tha t pun ks - - ki ds who wer en 't
i mpr es s edby hea vy meta l po wer - tr i p
ego ti s ts o r br a i n wa s hedA OR, M OR
s ta ti c- - co uldf o r m thei r o wn un der gr o un d
mus i c s cen e wi tho ut the ma n i pula ti ve
po wer s o f r eco r dexecs , club o wn er s , a n d
mo s t o f a ll, la me- br a i n ed, po s t- hi ppi e
mus i ci a n s who co mpr i s edmo s t o f A mer i ca n
mus i c thr o ugho ut the '70's . Tha t i n i ts elf
i s a n i n ten s e po li ti ca l s ta temen t . No t tha t
pun k s ho uldbe a po li ti ca l- - I per s o n a lly
f eel tha t ha r dco r e a s a f o r um f o r s o ci a l
cha n ge ha s been a po s i ti ve develo pmen t,
but n o t n eces s a r i ly a n a tur a l o n e . I thi n k
tha t pun k ha s gr a s pedpr o gr es s i ve po li ti cs
beca us e, o n the who le, pun ks ha ve les s
s exi s t, r a ci s t, r eli gi o us , a n dego ti s t
ha n g- ups - - but do n 't jump o n s o meo n e's
ca s e i f he's i n to pla yi n g the co n ga s , o r
jus t s ka ti n g.
I thi n k mo s t peo ple i n the s cen e ca n
a ppr eci a te ba n ds who cr i ti ci z e a s pects o f
i n s ti tuti o n s , wes ter n ci vi li z a ti o n , o r the
wo r ldi n gen er a l i n a n i n telli gen t wa y.
Ba n ds who ca n ef f ecti vely ma ke
s o ci a l/po li ti ca l s ta temen ts /a r guemen ts do s o
i n a n o bjecti ve, i n f o r med, a n dn o n -
ma ke- em- cha n t- "Na z i s s uck"- i n - the cho r us -
a n d- ma ybe- they'l l- f o r get- the- 15- yea r s - tha t-
pa r en ts - s cho o ls - ta ught- them- the- jo ys - o f - r a ci :
wa y . Get i t?M o s t o f the ba n ds who a r e
la beled"pr ea cher s "en co un ter thi s s ti gma
beca us e they cr i ti ci z e (o r i n mo r e extr eme
ca s e, a ttempt to i n do ctr i n a te the a udi en ce)
i n a s i mpli s ti c, co n des cen di n g ma n n er
(s o meti mes un i n f o r med)wi tho ut a n y humo r
i n vo lved. Yo u do n 't ha ve to ha ve a degr ee
i n s o ci o lo gy to r ea li z e thi s type o f
s ecta r i a n o pi n i n g i s bo un dto r es ult i n
r es en tmen t by yo uth who a r e a lr ea dy
pr ea chedto i n s cho o ls , chur chs , a n d
ho mes . Co n s equen tly, I thi n k tr a di ti o n a l
metho ds o f pun k cr i ti ci s m, pa r o dy, a n d
s a ti r e a r e mo r e ef f ecti ve a n dmuch mo r e
bea r a ble . Tha n ks ,
Jo e A s a r o / 84- 4460th A ve/ E lmhur s t NY
11373
Dea r M RR,
I a m pr etty s i ck a n dti r edo f s eei n g
"A n a r chy"s pr a wledo ver pa r k wa lls , etc.
a n ds eei n g gen er a l a pa thy a t s ho ws . I
gues s mo s t pun ks a r o un dher e va lue
s ho wi n g T ho w"pun k"they a r e tha n
r ea lly bei n g a thr ea t by pa r ti ci pa ti n g i n
a n y r a lli es o r o ther f un cti o n s wher e o n e
ca n vo i ce o ut hi s /her beli ef s o r cr ea ti vi ty.
M y i n ter pr eta ti o n o f bei n g "pun k"i s
putti n g yo ur i n tellects to gether to mus ter
a ll o f o ur cr ea ti ve a n di n tellectua l s ki lls
a n dta len ts to gether a n dcr ea te s o methi n g
n ew- - to be i dea li s ts i n a ma ter i a li s ti c
wo r ld. We ca n to pple thi s "s ys tem", a lo t
o f "pun ks "ca ll "f a s ci s ti c a n do ppr es s i ve".
If we jus t ba n dto gether (n o t a s i n s heep
o r ga n gs )a s i n di vi dua ls f un cti o n i n g
i n depen den tly i n a gr o up to wa r ds a
co mmo n go a l.
But bef o r e o n e go es to cha n ge the
wo r ld(i t ca n be do n e)o n e s ho uldlo o k a t
o n e's s elf - - f i n do ut who yo u a r e, wha t yo u
r ea lly wa n t, a n dwher e yo u a r e a n dwher e
yo u wa n t to go . M a ybe i f yo u kn o w
yo ur s elf (even a li ttle bi t)a n dyo ur
pr ejudi ced, yo u ca n then o pen yo ur mi n ds
to n ewi dea s a n dlea r n i n g exper i en ces .
On e ha s to ha ve a r evo luti o n i n the s o ul
f i r s t, bef o r e he s ta r ts tea r i n g do wn the
s o ci a l yo ke pla cedo n hi s s ho ulder . "Pun k"
i s a lea r n i n g exper i en ce . It, to me, i s a
s cho o l wher e o n e lea r n s f r o m o ther peo ple
a n dupo n "gr a dua ti n g"f r o m thi s s cho o l- -
o n e beco mes mo r e a wa r e o f hi s
go ver n men t, f r i en ds a n ds elf . M a ybe, i f
we s ta r t to r ea lly li s ten to ea ch o ther
(i n s tea do f jus t hea r i n g)a n ds ee ea ch
A M A E M !!
Thi s , er , emba r r a s s i n g a n n o un cemen t
per ta i n s to f a n z i n e edi to r s a r o un dthe
wo r ld. A s we a ttemptedto pr i n t o ut a li s t
o f f a n z i n es a n dthei r a ddr es s es f r o m o ur
n ewco mputer , we (I mea n I)ma n a gedto
f uck up ba dly a n dE RA SE a ll s uch
i n f o r ma ti o n f r o m the memo r y
. So , n o t o n ly
ca n 't we pr i n t a li s t o f a ll the z i n es we've
r ecei ved, but we wi ll n o t be a ble to s en d
o ut tr a de co pi es to yo u a ll n ext mo n th.
Wha t do we do n o w?The o n ly
r ea s o n a ble s o luti o n s eems to be to i n s ti tute
a n ewpo li cy f o r the f utur e
. F r o m n o wo n ,
when we r ecei ve a tr a de co py f r o m yo u,
we wi ll put yo u o n a n ewli s t, a n dyo u'll
get o ur ver y n ext i s s ue when i t co mes
o ut . A o n e- f o r - o n e tr a de.
Yep, ther e's n o thi n g qui te li ke thi s
mo der n a ge . Ti m
A A A GH! ! !
Dea r M RR:
To

M ykel

Bo a r d:

s a y- - Yo u' r e
wr o n g!! E ver y mo n th i t gets mo r e
un beli eva ble
. Ok, s o ma ybe peo ple do n 't
ta ke i n to a cco un t the f a ct tha t ba n ds wo r k
24hr s a da y . I s a y they s ti ll ha ve a r i ght
to be pi s s edwhen SIOUXSIE &THE
BA NSHE E S cha r ge $12 a s ho w- - even i f
they'r e wr o n g
. But plea s e do n 't ta lk li ke a
s cho o l- tea cher o r ma ke dumb jo kes , ca us e
i t's n o t go i n g to a llevi a te the f r us tr a ti o n
whi ch co mes f r o m
the f a ct tha t mo s t peo ple
jus t pla i n do n 't ha ve 12 bucks to s pen d
li ke tha t. But a n ywa y, wha t r ea lly gets me
i s M ykel's a s s er ti o n tha t "r o ck mus i ci a n s
a r e n o t explo i ter s , n o ma tter ho wmuch
mo n ey they ma ke"
. Wha t the f uck do es he
mea n ?Who i n s peci f i c i s he ta lki n g a bo ut,
a n ywa y?Wha t a bo ut wo ma n - ha ter s li ke
M o tley Gr i me a n dthei r co ho r ts who a r e
ma ki n g mi lli o n s o f f o f the explo i ta ti o n o f
peo ple's f r us tr a ti o n wi th thei r r ela ti o n s hi ps
a n dthei r mi s un der s ta n di n g o f wo men ?Wha t
a bo ut ba n ds tha t ca ll thems elves "jo ke"
ba n ds a n dyet per petr a te mo r e a n dmo r e
s ta n ces o f ha tr ed, vi o len ce a n ds tupi di ty?
Sur e, "Ki ll the Po o r "wa s a r evea li n g s la p
i n the f a ce, but ho wmuch lo n ger ca n
ba n ds go o n cr a n cki n g o ut the s a me o ld
ba ckwa r ds dr i vel i n the n a me o f s a ti r e?I
thi n k tha t's explo i ti n g peo ple's des i r e f o r
s o methi n g s ho cki n g o f i ll umi n a ti o n g
va lue- - by telli n g them ho wbr i lli a n t a n d
r evo luti o n a r y thei r s exi s t, r a ci s t lyr i cs a r e
they mi s lea d(o r tr y to )s o me peo ple i n to
thi n ki n g they'r e getti n g s o me r ea l s o ci a l
co mmen ta r y.
The s a me go es f o r ba n ds li ke THE
CLA SH- - who m M ykel excus es a s bei n g
"jus t hypo cr i ti ca l". Well, yo u co ulds a y
tha t Ro n n i e Rea ga n i s "jus t hypo cr i ti ca l,"
to o . Ho wla me . M ykel jus ti f i es the who le
s ell- o ut men ta li ty by s a yi n g "Wha t's wr o n g
wi th ma ki n g mo n ey?"wi th a n
A mer i ca n - dr ea m pla ci di ty tha t do es n 't ta ke
i n to a cco un t wha t i s bei n g explo i ted. THE
CLA SH a r e explo i ti n g peo ple's (es peci a lly
yo un ger peo ple's )n eedf o r s o ci a l cha n ge
a n dthe f eeli n g o f pa r ti ci pa ti o n i n thi s
cha n ge . If buyi n g lo a ds o f CLA SH
pa r a pher n a li a a t ma s s - ma r ket pr i ces i s
yo ur i dea o f r evo luti o n , f o r get i t . Yea h, I
kn o w, n o o n e ma de them buy i t, but i f we
ca n

s ee

the ef f ects tha t co r po r a te

Yo M RR,
Jo e A s a r o , GRA ND POO- BA RS her e.
No wtha t I've ga i n edthe r es pect o f the
r ea di n g a udi en ce, let me o n ce a n df o r a ll
put a n en dto a ll the br o uha ha a n d
co n f us i o n s ur r o un di n g the r i ghtf ul f un cti o n
o f "pun ks "i n A mer i ca .
F i r s t o f a ll, the a ver a ge pun k lo o ks
li ke thi s :

No t li ke thi s :
E '_,
o ther (i n s tea do f o n ly lo o ki n g)we ca n
lea r n f r o m ea ch o ther
. M o s t o f the ti me,
lea r n i n g des tr o ys i gn o r a n ce, whi ch br eeds
ha te
. If we co uldo n ly s ta r t lea r n i n g f r o m
educa ti n g ea ch o ther ma ybe we wo n 't ha ve
a pa r thei d, la bels , wa r s , etc
. Remember ,
the wo r lds ta r ts wi th yo u a n dyo u a r e the
s pa r k tha t pr eludes a n explo s i o n . E n o ugh
pr ea chi n g
. Pea ce a n dUn der s ta n di n g.
Jed/ 7540St
. Cla i r A ve/ NH CA 91605
P
. S .

a m

putti n g

to gether

a
"tho ught"- z i n e . So , i f ther e a r e a n y o f
yo u "en li ghten ed"phi lo s o phi ca l o r
po li ti ca lly a wa r e pun ks o ut ther e, co n ta ct
me . A n co n r i but)o n wI be elc ed.
a dver ti s i n g a n dTVha ve o n o ur
br a i n wa s hedmi n ds , ca n 't we a t lea s t
dema n da li ttle co n s ci o us r es po n s i bi li ty
f r o m s uppo s edly r a di ca l ba n ds ?I jus t ca n 't
s ee thr i vi n g o n the ver y s ys tem yo u'r e
cla i mi n g to wo r k a ga i n s t
. We a ll kn o wwho
po ckets the r ewa r ds o f thi s f a r ce.
"Ro ck mus i ci a n s do n 't ma ke mo n ey o n
the mi s f o r tun es o f o ther s . "M ykel, tha t's
jus t n o t tr ue . E xplo i ta ti o n exten ds beyo n d
the phys i ca l, do lla r s - a n d- cen ts r ea li ty;
peo ple's a s pi r a ti o n s f o r a better wo r ldget
explo i ted, whi ch i s wo r s e i n es s en ce
beca us e i ts a mi n d- f uck
. Tha t's the
gr ea tes t mi s f o r tun e o f a ll.
Oh, a n do n e la s t thi n g- - I kn o w
wo r ki n g ca n s uck
. A n dI do n 't en vy yo u
yo ur jo b, M ykel . But do n 't lump a ll wo r k
i n to o n e ca tego r y. The ma i n r ea s o n ther e
i s s o much a pa thy a n dha tr edto wa r ds
wo r k i s tha t mo s t o f i t i s s o lo us y yo u'd
r a ther di e, but ther e a r e o ther ki n ds o f
wo r k, yes even phys i ca l wo r k, li ke
ca r pen tr y o r f a r mi n g, whi ch ca n be r ea lly
r ewa r di n g a n dca n r ei n f o r ce o ur pla ce i n
thi s wo r lda s bui lder s o f po s i ti ve, cr ea ti ve
vi s i o n s . Let's f o cus o n ma ki n g thi s a r ea l
a lter n a ti ve,

a n d

n o t

s pen d

ti me
po n ti f i ca ti n g a n dexcus i n g the
mi ddle- o f - the - r o a d"hypo cr i tes "who a r e
jus t ma ki n g a f ewmi lli o n i n n o cen t bucks .
So , do n 't gi ve up ho pe a n df er chr i s s a ke,
do n 't be a do pe! Tha n k M RR!
Wr i te- - Ka ti e/ 2373 E mpi r e Gr a de/ Sa n ta
Cr uz , CA 95060
TE SCOTIM E
Dea r M RR:
Whi le I f ully en jo yedyo ur a r ti cle o n
the In dus tr i a l s cen e i n #19(yes , Tes co ,
tha t la bel do es i n deeds uck s hi t), I f eel
co mpelledto s ha r e s o me o f my s pa r s e
tho ughts wi th yo u.
F i r s t o f a ll, Tes co Vee r ef er r edto
THROBBING GRISTLE a s the "ha r bi n ger o f
thi n gs to co me . "Upo n thi s po i n t I beg to
di f f er . F i r s t, tho ugh, let me s a y tha t I'm
n o t tr yi n g to ta ke a n ythi n g a wa y f r o m
T. G . a n dtha t I a m lo s t i n a dmi r a ti o n f o r
them . Dur i n g the 70's , T
. G . wa s o n e o f
the f ewgr o ups whi ch co mpr i s edthe
un der gr o un d, a lo n g wi th IGGY,
BE E F HE A RT, the Ra lph Reco r ds gr o ups
a n dGE NTLE GIA NT, bef o r e the SE X
PISTOLS blewthe s cen e o pen .
The "i n dus tr i a l"mus i ci a n s , whether
they ca r e to a dmi t i t o r n o t, wer e a n da r e
mer ely a n exten s i o n a n dco n ti n ua ti o n o f a
much o lder s et o f mus i ci a n s tha t Tes co
n eglectedto men ti o n : JOHNCA GE , TODD
DOCKSTA DE R,

KA RLHE INZ
STOCKHA USE N,

E DGA RD

VA RE SE ,
GE ORGE A NTHILE , DA VID TUDOR,
M A RCE L DUCHA M P (yea h, he ' s the da da i s t
pa i n ter a s well), HE NRYCOWE LL, A LBA N
BE RG, GE ORGE CRUM B, THA DDE US
CA HILL, CHRISTIA NWOLF F , M ILTON
BA BBIT, BULA NTA RE L, etc . etc.
I wi ll s pi t upo n a n yo n e who di s mi s s es
thes e peo ple a s "a r ty"o r o bs o lete . Thei r
mus i c i s a s va li d, vi br a n t a n da li ve n o wa s
i t wa s when f i r s t per f o r medbeca us e i t
la cks the tr en di n es s tha t ha s pr o vedto be
f a ta l to a go o ddea l o f mus i c tha t ha s s i n ce
been s pa wn ed.
Thi s mus i c wa s la belled"a va n t- ga r de"
a n dthey kn ewa thi n g o r two a bo ut
bus ti n g do wn ba r r i er s
. Tha t's my
po i n t- - they wer e the ha r bi n ger s o f thi n gs
to co me . I beli eve we s ho uldgi ve cr edi t
wher e cr edi t i s due.
Whi le we'r e a t i t, let's n a me a f ew
mo r e '70's "In dus tr i a l"ha r bi n ger s : BRIA N
E NO, ea r ly DE VO, E LP . Pr etty pr eten ti o us
s tuf f yo u s a y?Well, let me quo te
s o mebo dy : ". .
. yo ur pr ecepti o n s / ta s tes !
a n do pen - mi n dedn es s wi ll di cta te a n y
pr edeli cti o n to wa r ds thi s type o f
mus i c . .
. But to thi s wr i ter , thi s r ea lm o f
(n o n )mus i c i s a s r eleva n t a s a n y
. . . "
A n o ther go o do n e i s KRA F TWE RK's f i r s t
do uble LP o n Ver ti go .
Wha t s et me o f f o n thi s r a ve wa s tha t
Tes co Vee s ta tes r i ght o f f the ba t tha t
"No i s e i s cer ta i n ly n o thi n g n ew. . . ", but
then s ki ps o ver the a va n t- ga r di s ts who m
wer e us i n g n o i s e, a to n a li ty, a n d
di s ha r mo n y bef o r e the Nuclea r A ge, bef o r e
yo ur pa r en ts , i n ma n y ca s es , a n deven
yo ur gr a n dpa r en ts i n s o me ca s es , wer e
even bo r n
. In s tea dhe wen t s tr a i ght to the
"i n dus tr i a li s ts ", a s tho ugh they've
i n ven teds o methi n g n ew. Na h! C'mo n ! Be
s er i o us !
Well, wha t a bo ut the s o ci a l
co mmen ta r y, yo u s a y?Well, Ducha mp, a s
I've s ta ted, wa s a da da i s t pa i n ter (he ma y
ha ve a ls o i n ven tedDa da ), a s well a s a n
a va n t- ga r dmus i ci a n , a n dda da ha da thi n g
o r two to s a y a bo ut s o ci ety a n di ts mo r es .
Why do yo u thi n k Ga r y Ka i l (o f A NTI)
ca lledhi s a va n t- n o i s e ba n dZURICH 1916?
Go lo o k up the a r ti s ts who wer e pa i n ti n g
i n Zur i ch i n 1916 a n ds ee wha t they ha dto
s a y a bo ut s o ci ety (Jea n A r p, M a x E r n s t,
Pa ul Klee, A lf r edJa r r y, Ren e M a gr i tte,
a n dM a n Ra y yo u mi ght wa n t to ta ke a
lo o k a t a s well) . A t lea s t Ka i l kn ewwho to
bo wto . M y po i n t?Ther e i s n o s et
begi n n i n g to "In dus tr i a l"mus i c
. Who ever
yo u cla i m wa s the f i r s t, s o meo n e els e wi ll
f i n da n a r ti s t who wa s do i n g i t bef o r e
tha t. "In dus tr i a l M us i c"i s a s o lda s
i n dus tr y i ts elf (check o ut Ra vel), i f yo u
wa n t to get techn i ca l a bo ut i t (n o pun
i n ten ded). Hen ce, a n y "i n dus tr i a li s t"who
di s cla i ms i n f luen ce f r o m the A va n t- ga r di s
n o t o n ly a n a s s ho le, but a f ucki n g li a r a s
well : yo ur mus i c exi s ts beca us e ther e wa s
A va n t- ga r d. So , i f yo u s ti ll f eel n o
o bli ga ti o n to them, then yo u ca n s ti ck i t
up yo ur a s s s i dewa ys a s f a r a s I ca r e
a bo ut yo ur mus i c.
Sti ll, tho ugh, ha ts o f f to Tes co Vee
beca us e thi s i s o n e o f the f i r s t z i n e
a r ti cles to dea l wi th un der gr o un dmus i c
tha t i s n o t ha r dco r e, a n dI'm gla dhe ha d
i t i n hi m to wr i te a bo ut i t (I kn ewI li ked
the M E A TM E Nf o r s o me r ea s o n )a n da ler t
us to Chr i s Phi n n ey's z i n e, whi ch I n ever
kn ewexi s ted. Well do n e! !
Hi s a r ti cle a ls o hi t i t dea dcen ter
: we
pa y peo ple wi th n i ce phys i ca l en do wmen ts
la r ge s ums o f mo n ey, a s tho ugh we wa n t
them to tr i ck us i n to beli evi n g tha t
ugli n es s do es n o t exi s t, by s ho wi n g us
ho wn i ce thei r ti ts a r e o r wha tever
. The
s ys tema ti c dehuma n i z a ti o n tha t go ver n men ts
a ll o ver the wo r ldha ve been f o r ci n g o n
ma n ki n ds i n ce ti me i mmemo r i a l i s n o w
ef f ecti vely o ut o f co n tr o l . Thi s mus t be to
ma ke us o bs equi o us , a bject s la ves
. I ca n 't
s ee a n y o ther r ea s o n f o r i t
. So be ca r ef ul
a n ddo n 't gi ve up.
I a m n o t n o wn o r wi ll I ever be yo ur
humble a n dwi lli n g s er va n t . Ito / 23 M a r vi n
St/ Sa r a to ga NY12866
P . S . Two o f my f r i en ds a n dmys elf
co llecti vely po s s es s a n en o r mo us li br a r y o f
wei r do mus i c, r a n gi n g f r o m the o r i gi n a l
a va n t- ga r d, to a va n t- ja z z , to ps ychedeli c,
i n dus tr i a l, pun k, po s t- pun k a n dn ew
wa ve . So , i f yo u'r e i n ter es tedi n tr a di n g
r eco r ds a n dta pes , wr i te me a t the a bo ve
a ddr es s . If yo u do n o t r ecei ve a n
i mmedi a te r eply, i t mea n s I mo veda n d
n ever go t yo ur letter , a n dI ca n be
r ea cheda t : 23706 Tho r n to n / M t Clemo n s M I
48043, whi ch i s my pa r en ts a ddr es s . They
wi ll s ee to i t tha t I get yo ur letter ,
a ltho ugh i t wi ll ta ke lo n ger .
THE SITUA TION
Dea r M RR,
I'djus t li ke to co n gr a dula te Bi ll
Br o wn o n hi s a r ti cle i n M RR #19. The
who le thi n g wa s r ea lly "i n f o r ma ti ve", but
I'dli ke to co n cen tr a te o n the la s t
pa r a gr a ph. I di s a gr ee wi th hi s s ta temen t
"Pun k r o ck i s dea d"
. It def i n i tely i s n 't
s ho cki n g to s o ci ety a n ymo r e ; the "pun k
lo o k"ca n be f o un di n a n y s to r e a n di s
bei n g ma de mo r e po pula r a s the ti me go es
o n
. It i s the thi n g a mo n g tr en dy peo ple.
Peo ple o f ten co n f us e M a do n n a a s a "pun k",
a n dher lo o k i s bei n g co pi edby mo r e a n d
mo r e teen a ge gi r ls
. Ho wever , the i dea
behi n d"Pun k r o ck"i s s ti ll a li ve . The
a tti tude r ema i n s the s a me . The s o ci a l
co n cer n (o r r a ther , o ur tr yi n g to cha n ge
s o ci ety bef o r e i t cha n ges us )i s ther e.
Tha t's wha t co un ts
. Thi s i s wha t we n eed
to wo r k o n , n o t tr yi n g to s ho ck, but
cha n ge the s ys tem.
I do a gr ee wi th hi s co n cer n f o r "the
ha r dco r e s cen e"
. Thi s i s a r eleva n t a n d
n eces s a r y co n cer n to da y. Ho wever , hi s
s ta temen t s ugges ti n g tha t the f a ct tha t
ma n y i n to ha r dco r e a r e a n a r chi s ts , a n d
tha t thi s i s lea di n g to i ts decli n e i s f a ls e.
It's tr ue tha t a lo t o f peo ple who wea r
a n a r chy s i gn s pla s ter eda ll o ver thei r
clo thes r ea lly do n 't kn o wi ts r ea l mea n i n g:
they thi n k i t's jus t "co o l"to wea r them.
Ho wca n ther e be s uppo r t f o r s o methi n g
when the s uppo r ter s thems elves a n dthe
r es t o f huma n i ty ha ve n o clue a s to wha t
i ts theo r y i s ?Ther e s ti ll i s a lo t o f peo ple
who r ea lly a r e i n vo lveda n ddo ha ve
en o ugh i n f o r ma ti o n i n thei r br a i n to be
a ble to s uppo r t thei r o pi n i o n s . Thes e a r e
the peo ple who a r e helpi n g "the s cen e",
r a ther tha n wr ecki n g i t . If we ha den o ugh
s tr o n g- wi lled, deter mi n ed, i n telli gen t
peo ple co o per a te a n ddo s o methi n g,
ha r dco r e wo uldgr o ws tr o n ger (Do es tha t
ma ke a n y f ucki n g s en s e a t a ll?) . Ta lk i s
chea p
. Ta lk wo n 't cr ea te cha n ge ; a cti o n
wi ll . If a n y s ugges ti o n s , plea s e wr i te . I'm
do n e.
M a deli n e Vi r ba s i us / 33 Li n da A ve/ M i llbur y
M A 01527
STA RVE A F E E DE R
Dea r M RR:
Bef o r e wr i ti n g "A n In tr o ducti o n to
the Si tua ti o n i s t In ter n a ti o n a l,"I s en t a
po s tca r dto the F E E DE RZ i n f o r mi n g them
tha t "a n y co n tr i buti o n s o n yo ur pa r t wo uld
be gr ea tly a ppr eci a ted
. "F r a n k Di s cus s i o n ,
i n hi s letter to me (M RR#21), cla i n s i t
a r r i ved"two da ys "b o r e the dea dli n e,
mea n i n g Oct . 13
. Yet hi s o wn pho to co py o f
the po s tca r d, whi ch he i n s i s tedo n s en di n g
me, s ho ws pla i n ly tha t i t wa s po s tma r ked
o n Sept
. 18! The o n ly o ther r ea s o n F r a n k
s a i d the F E E DE RZ
ha d f o r i gn o r i n g my
r eques t wa s tha t I mi ght've been (ga s p!)
A STUDE NT, a n dthus pr es uma bly n o t
ever ca pa ble o f beco mi n g "po li ti ca lly
co r r ect".
No wtha t thi s STUDE NTha s
cha llen gedthei r mo n o po ly o n the ha r dco r e
mo vemen t's a cces s to the techn i ques a n d
wr i ti n gs o f the Si tua ti o n i s ts , the F E E DE RZ
a r e s udden ly r ea dy to ta lk, o r r a ther , to
bello wi n s ults a t me.
Go ba ck a n dlo o k a t the li n er - n o tes
o n Ha ve Yo u E ver F elt Li ke
Ki lli n g Yo ur
Bo s s ?: Sur e, they tell yo u a bo ut a ll the
gr ea t Si tua ti o n i s t bo o ks , but they wi thho ld
the a ddr es s es o f the bo o ks ' publi s her s .
Yo u ha dto go thr o ugh them to get i t a n d
i f yo u wer e (ga s p!)A - STUDE NT, ma ybe
yo u wo uldn 't get i t a t a ll . But do n 't
wo r r y, tho s e da ys a r e go n e f o r ever , the
"In tr o to the S . I . "s a wto tha t. It's yo ur
tur n n o w. Bi ll Br o wn / P . O. Bo x 7252/ A n n
A r bo r , M I 48107.
P . S .
: It i s s ti ll i n co n cei va ble to me tha t
the Si tua ti o n i s ts wo uld, un der a n y
ci r cums ta n ces , ever en do r s e a s o n g a s
r ea cti o n a r y a s the F E E DE RZ' "Lo ve,"
who s e n a r r a to r s a ys he wa n ts to r es po n d
to a wo ma n 's a mo r o us a dva n ces by "ki cki n g
her wher e s he pees "a n d"s ti cki n g a
br o ken Co ke bo ttle up her cun t. "
Gr eeti n gs ,
We a r e a n A lter n a ti ve A r ts ,
co n tr i buto r - s po n s o r ed, ma i l ma ga z i n e club
ca lledVelo ci ty.
A n yo n e ca n jo i n by s ubmi tti n g 100
co pi es o f s o methi n g (i ma ges , wr i ti n g,
r evi ews , i s s ues , etc . ). We ta ke o n e o f
ever yo n e's s ubmi s s i o n s , pa cka ge i t i n a n
en velo pe, then s en di t ba ck to the
co n tr i buto r s .
Velo ci ty exi s ts a s a n etwo r k o f
excha n ge, a n da s er vi ce to the
co n tr i buto r s . Sen da SA SE f o r mo r e
i n f o r ma ti o n a n dco n di ti o n s f o r s ubmi tti n g
to : Velo ci ty/ 4350M cPher s o n / St Lo ui s M O
63108 .
M a xi mum Rn R,
I'm wr i ti n g to tell yo u ho wmuch I
ha te yo ur ma ga z i n e
. Yo ur wr i ter s wr i te
po i n tles s a r ti cles tha t pr o ve n o thi n g . The
letter s yo u pr i n t a r e a ll the s a me : ho w
f ever yo n e co mpla i n s a bo ut thei r s cen es a n d
the dea th o f the M o vemen t
. So r r y to br ea k
i t to yo u
: ther e i s n o M o vemen t.
Is s ue #17 wa s r ea lly ba d. It ma de me
ts o f r us tr a tedby r ea di n g i t tha t I to o k i t
.
o uts i de a n ds et i t o n f i r e
. A f ter r ea di n g
M RR, I've deci dedtha t I ha te i t
. Tha n ks
f o r n o thi n g.
A di s gus tedr ea der / Phi la delphi a .
Dea r M RR,
I'm s ta r ti n g a "wr i tten wo r d"z i n e
. I
wo uldli ke peo ple f r o m a ll o ver the wo r ld
to s ubmi t po etr y, s ho r t s to r i es , lyr i cs ,
etc . Plea s e i n clude yo ur n a me a n da ddr es s
a n ds en da s ta mp i f yo u wo uldli ke a
co py. It wi ll ta ke 2- 3 mo n ths to get the
f i r s t o n e o ut, s o s en di n yo ur s tuf f n o w,
a n dplea s e be pa ti en t.
Ka z / 1111 Pi n e St #7/ Sa n F r a n ci s co CA
94109.
Dea r Rea der s ,
We wo uldli ke to tha n k the r ea der s
tha t wr o te to us , who helpedus wi th
hun dr eds o f n a me s ugges ti o n s , then vo ted
f o r the f i n a li s ts . The wi n n er o f o ur n ew
n a me electi o n i s M A GGOTSA NDWICH . It
lea dthe ma i l- i n vo te 2 to 1 to the n ea r es t
co mpeti to r . Ho wever , a lo t o f o ur mo s t
lo ya l f a n s a n dthe peo ple who bo o k us
r egula r ly ha te i t! So we a r en 't s ur e wha t
we'r e go i n g to do (a s us ua l). I li ke the
n a me a lo t, but I do n 't thi n k i t ha s to o
much to do wi th o ur mus i c . Oh well, wha t
do yo u thi n k?
Vi k Ka o s / 1261 E Tun i s / Pen s a co la F L
32503.
Dea r M RR:
Yo wl Plea s e help us s a ve a dyi n g/yet
un bo r n s cen e! A ma r i llo , TX(po pula ti o n :
to o ma n y go dda m co wbo ys !)ha s a ti n y
s cen e o f les s tha n ten peo ple, a n dwe've
n ever ha da n y gi gs her e (a ltho ugh I di d
hea r tha t the VA NDA LS go t s tuck i n the
s n o wher e a bo ut two yea r s a go ).
A ma r i llo i s lo ca tedi n the Pa n ha n dle,
tha t i s , the li ttle r ecta n gula r pa r t a t the
ver y to p o f the s ta te
. In ter s ta te 40r un s
r i ght thr o ugh the ci ty, a s do es In ter s ta te
27. We ca n pr o vi de a pla ce to pla y a n da
pla ce to s ta y, s o plea s e do n 't f o r get the
s ma ller s cen es li ke o ur s
. A n y a n da ll
ba n ds i n ter es tedi n s etti n g up da tes her e
(c'mo n guys , do n 't let us do wn ), co n ta ct
me, La n ds ha r k M a r c, 6200M cCo y Dr
. /
A ma r i llo , TX79109, o r ca ll (806) 359- 9361,
a n dlea ve yo ur n a me a n dn umber i f I'm n o t
ho me . Tha n ks a lo t!
Dea r M RR,
Thi s i s the Huds o n Va lley s cen e
r epo r t . Wha t s cen e?, yo u who a r e f a mi li a r
wi th the a r ea a s k. E xa ctly!
Ther e i s n o s cen e her e i n thi s to wn
(NewPa ltz ), but I'm tr yi n g to bui ldo n e . I
jus t put o ut the f i r s t i s s ue o f a f a n z i n e
(A ci d
Tea r s )a n dI'm getti n g i n s o me
ba n ds . I wa s i n N
. Y. C. but deci dedmy
en er gy wa s n eededup her e i n my
ho meto wn . No n e o f the n ewba n ds ha ve
a n y pla ce to pla y a r o un dher e . The
un der gr o un da r t/po li ti ca l s cen e i s
do mi n a tedby hi ppi es who do n 't wa n t to
s ee a n y cha n ges
. The la ck o f co mmun i ty
a mo n g the r evo luti o n a r i es , pun ks , a n d
hi ppi es ma kes a ll the mus i ci a n s s la ves to
the ba r o wn er s . I'm tr yi n g ha r dto wa ke
peo ple up to wha t's ha ppen i n g n o wi n s tea d
o f li vi n g i n the '60's , li ke a ll Wi s e ea r th
n a z i s do a r o un dher e . I wa n t to bui lda n
un der gr o un dpun k s cen e tha t wi ll gi ve a ll
the f r us tr a tedcr ea ti vi ty puls i n g un der the
bo r i n g co llege- to wn exter i o r o f thi s pla ce a
vo i ce .
So un ds pr etty r o ma n ti c, huh?Well,
I'm go n n a gi ve i t a f ucki n ' s ho t a n ywa y.
Plea s e, a n yo n e who wa n ts to gi ve a dvi ce,
get a co py o f A ci dTea r s (500, o r jus t
ta lk, get i n to uch. I'm s uf f er i n g f r o m
men ta l s ta gn a ti o n a n dter mi n a l do ubt.
Stephen Bo r t/ 51 A Vi lla ge A r ms / New
Pa ltz NY12561
D e ar MRR:
S . O
. F ucki n S . . . A tten ti o n a ll
ba n ds !!! Buf f a lo , N. Y. i s ho me to a
r a pi dly gr o wi n g ha r dco r e s cen e
. Bei n g a
Buf f a lo pun k, I f eel o ur lo ca ti o n i s o n e o f
the bes t i n the co un tr y. Our ci ty, bei n g
o n e o f the ma n y i n dus tr i a l ci ti es i n the
wo r ldbei n g clo s edby the gr eedy ca pi ta li s t
blo ckhea ds ,

ha s

ma n y

f a mi li es

o n
go ver n ma n t i s s ueds o ci a l s er vi ces .
Ba s i ca lly the ci ty (a s i n mo s t n o r thea s ter n
ci ti es )i s f ull o f o ppr es s edpeo ple, whi le
the s ubur ba n pr eppi e f uck ups li ve
ca r ef r ee . A ls o i n the n ei ghbo r ho o d, we
ha ve Lo ve Ca n a l, "Ho me o f o ur f r i en ds a t
Ho o ker Chemi ca l a n dUn i o n Ca r bi de"; tha t
s pea ks f o r Its elf . A s we ta ke a to ur s o uth
o f the "Queen Ci ty", we a r e gr eetedby
the f r i en dly emplo yees o f the Wes t Va lley
Nuclea r Po wer Pr o ject . F o r a ll yo u mi li ta r y
buf f s , the Ni a gr a F a lls A i r F o r ce Ba s e;
107 F i ghter a n d 914Tr o o p Ca r r i er a r e
s ta ti o n edther e . A n dthe USS Sulli va n a n d
Li ttle Ro ck tha t s to r e a ver y s ma ll f r a cti o n
o f U . S . s emen .
The la s t two ba n ds to pla y o ur s cen e
wer e DE CRYa n dCRUCIF UCKS (I wa s i n
ja i l a n dmi s s edthes e two s ho ws but hea r d
they wer e a bi g s ucces s ) . A n ywa y, the
o wn er s a i di t wo uldbe co o l to ha ve mo r e
H. C
. ba n ds pla y tha t club . The club i s
ba s i ca lly a n a ll a ges club, a ltho ugh we do
ha ve a ba r club . Plea s e, we a r e i n
des per a te n eedo f es ta bli s hi n g a f i r mer
ba s e f o r o ur s cen e . Thi s i s a n emer gen cy.
S . O. F ucki n S . o ut to a ll ba n ds (po li ti ca l,
meta l, s o ci a l, o r a n y o utca s t o f s o ci ety).
We ha ve pla ces to pla y a n dto s ta y.
So s en dletter s o f ti mes a n dda tes a va i la ble
to pla y a n dho wma n y peo ple yo u n eedus
to put up
. Wr i te o r pho n e us i f yo u wa n t
to pla y o r jus t co me up a n da n dcheck o ut
the ma n y f i n e to ur i s t a ttr a cti o n s tha t
Buf f a lo a n dthe s ur r o un di n g a r ea ha ve to
o f f er . If a n yo n e o ut ther e wa n ts to
r es po n d, plea s e f eel f r ee, jus t to pr o ve
tha t ther e a r e o ther thi n ki n g peo ple o ut
ther e . No ws i gn i n g o f f . . . Chi ef / 472 Gr a n t
St . / Buf f a lo , N. Y. 14213
. Pho n e (716)
885- 1549.
D e ar MRR:
Hey, let's lo o k lef t a n dr i ght her e.
Let's a t lea s t let o ther peo ple s a y wha t
they thi n k . Bei n g a hi gh en er gy "pun k"
ba n df r o m Co ldwa ter M I (po p . a pp.
10, 000)
we kn o wwha t i t's li ke when peo ple
do n 't gi ve a s hi t who yo u a r e o r wha t yo u
do . The va s t ma jo r i ty o f thes e peo ple a r e
In to "To p 40"a n dhea vy meta l
. Ho wever ,
ther e a r e a bo ut 10o f us i n to the s cen e
who ha ve ha lf thei r s hi t to gether (f o r
wha tever go o di t do es ).
A n ywa y the n a me o f o ur ba n di s
TWISTE D VA LUE . It co n s i s ts o f 3 peo ple:
To ddBa g, Dea th Lee III a n dRubi e
Ca s a n o va . We ha ve been to gether f o r a bo ut
1} yea r s a n dha ve r ecen tly pr o duceda 45
E P "Ta ke It F o r Gr a n ted".
Our pr o blem i s we r a r ely get to pla y
o ut, ma i n ly beca us e o f o ur lo ca ti o n . We
ha ve been lo o ki n g to pla y i n bi gger ci ti es
a r o un do ur a r ea , ho wever , a lo t o f pla ces
wo n 't even a ckn o wledge the f a ct tha t we
exi s t (we ha ve n o ma n a ger ). We tell them
who we a r e, wha t we pla y, dr i ve mi les a n d
mi les o n ly to be pun cheda s i de li ke hea d
chees e
. Our r eco r ds do n 't s ell well a r o un d
the a r ea .
Wha t's the pr o blem???Wha t a r e thes e
peo ple a f r a i do f ?A lo t o f go o dper f o r mer s
ha ve co me f r o m the n o r thea s ter n U . S . li ke
IGGYPOP, HA LF JA PA NE SE , M C- 5, GO
E A T, THE SCHM A NG LORDS, etc
. . . A ll
I'm r ea lly tr yi n g to get a t i s tha t TWISTE D
VA LUE do es exi s t a n dwe a r e a va i la ble to
pla y i n a r ea s li ke Detr o i t, A n n A r bo r ,
La n s i n g, Ka la ma z o o , Gr a n dRa pi ds ,
Co lumbus , Clevela n d, Co lumbus , To ledo ,
A kr o n , Pi tts bur gh, In di a n a po li s , F o r t
Wa yn e, Lo ui s vi lle, Chi ca go , M i lwa ukee o r
a n ywher e i n between ther e.
TWISTE D VA LUE / 564E . Sta te Rd/
Co ldwa ter M I 49036
Dea r pun x,
It s eems tha t ther e i s a bui lt- i n
pr ejudi ce to wa r ds peo ple i n vo lvedi n
un der gr o un dmo vemen ts
. Peo ple do n 't ta ke
ti me to li s ten to thes e "di f f er en t"peo ple
a n do f co ur s e, a n y medi a a tten ti o n gi ven
to the mo vemen t i s f ully di s to r ted. So un ds
a lo t li ke the pun k s cen e do es n 't i t?Well,
I'm a ctua lly ta lki n g a bo ut the bea tn i k er a
o f the 50's a n d60's , a n dbef o r e yo u
s ter eo type them, co n s i der bea tn i ks a s yo ur
f o r ef a ther s .
The bea tn i k er a wa s pr i ma r i ly
li ter a r y, wi th a s ma ll co r e o f men li ke Ja ck
Ker o ua c (the da ddy o f the ps ychedeli c
er a ), A llen Gi n s ber g, a n dWi lli a m S.
Bur r o ughs (a cti ve i n to da y's mus i c s cen e
i n E n gla n d), a n do ther s . Ther e wa s a
s tr o n g a s s o ci a ti o n between the bea ts a n d
ja z z mus i ci a n s , yet i t wa s Bo b Dyla n who
beca me a di s ci ple a n dco lla bo r a tedwi th
Gi n s ber g to f o r m blues /po etr y . The bea t's
ja z z a s s o ci a ti o n a ls o ledto a f a ls e
s ter eo type o f go a tees , ber ets , a n dher o i n ,
etc . a n dthes e men , i n vo lvedwi th the
li ter a r y co mmun i ty, f o un di t ver y ha r dto
get thei r wo r ks publi s hed(s o un df a mi li a r
ba n ds ??)a n di t wa s n 't un ti l the ta i l en do f
the "s cen e"tha t a n a ti o n a l ma ga z i n e pa i d
a tten ti o n to wha t thes e men ha dto s a y . Of
co ur s e "bea ts "dr es s edi n ber ets a n d
go a tees a ppea r edi n TVs ho ws a n dmo vi es
(much li ke Jo hn n y Sla s h et a l).
So a s yo u s ee, we s ha r e co mmo n
pr o blems wi th to da y's pun k s cen e a s
peo ple di dwi th a n o ther un der gr o un ds cen e
o f 30yea r s a go . A s o f n o w, ther e i s a
gr o wi n g li ter a r y a wa r en es s o f wha t the
bea ts wer e a ll a bo ut, s o ther e i s ho pe f o r
the pun k s cen e to s ur f a ce a ga i n much li ke
the ps yca deli c er a i s do i n g to da y . Sco tt
Huey Nebbi s h/ M i n n ea po li s M N
Dea r M RR,
To a ll peo ple who bo ught a n
A RTICLE S OF F A ITH a lbum (Gi ve Tha n ks )
a n ddi s co ver edtha t ther e wa s n o lyr i c
s heet i n s i de, ther e i s s ti ll ho pe . E vi den tly
a la r ge n umber o f r eco r ds wer e s hi pped
o ut by the pla n t wi tho ut tho s e us ef ul li ttle
12x12 s heets o f r hymi n g wo r ds , s o i f yo u
f i n dtha t yo u a r e o n e o f tho s e la cki n g
lyr i cs , wr i te to the r eco r ddi s tr i buto r a n d
yo u wi ll s o o n r ecei ve o n e
. The a ddr es s i s
Dutch E a s t In di a Tr a di n g/ 45 A la ba ma
A ve/ Is la n dPa r k NY11558 . No w, f o r
tho s e o f yo u who ha ve lyr i c s heets but n o
r eco r ds . . . Vi r us X/ A . O. F .
Dea r M RR,
Thi s letter i s i n r es po n s e to A n dy T,
Subur ba n Vo i ce f a n z i n e's letter f ea tur edi n
the Bo s to n Scen e Repo r t i n yo ur Ja n ua r y
i s s ue .
Tha n ks , but n o tha n ks A n dy. When I
n eedto li s ten to yo ur wa r n i n gs a bo ut wha t
ki n do f mus i c I s ho uldo r s ho uldn o t li s ten
to , I'll s i mply li s ten to to p f o r ty r a di o .
It tr uly s ur pr i s es me tha t A n dy f eels
tha t he ha s to ta ke i t upo n hi ms elf to wa r n
me a bo ut wha t r eco r ds I s ho uldbuy. Wha t
a n i n s ult to a n yo n e who r ea ds thi s
ma ga z i n e! Such a hypo cr i ti ca l letter do es
n o t belo n g i n a ma ga z i n e whi ch a dvo ca tes
f r ee thi n ki n g . If M r
. Tf elt s o i n ti mi da ted
by the r a n ti n gs o f s o meo n e a s go o d
n a tur eda n dha r mles s a s Spr i n ga I tr uly
f eel s o r r y f o r hi m
. (A n dwhy i s i t tha t
when a n yo n e f r o m a ba n ds pea ks M r
. T
beli eves they a r e s pea ki n g f o r the en ti r e
ba n d?)I ca n n o t beli eve tha t he wo uldput
do wn cer ta i n ba n ds f o r ma ki n g a
pr o gr es s i o n . If he do es n 't li ke thei r mus i c,
f i n e - - tha t's hi s per o ga ti ve, but i t
cer ta i n ly do es n 't en ti tle hi m to f o r ce hi s
o pi n i o n s do wn ever yo n e els e'e thr o a t
. It i s
s ho cki n g to me tha t he ca n put D . Y. S.
do wn beca us e they ha ve a ba lla do n thei r
a lbum! Gi ve me a br ea k f r o m s uch n a r r o w
mi n dedthi n ki n g . I do n 't beli eve the ba n ds
men ti o n edi n yo ur a r ti cle ha ve ever pus hed
thems elves o n a n yo n e.
M a ybe, A n dy, yo ur ta s te i s da ted.
M us i c cha n ges yea r a f ter yea r , a n dtho s e
li ke yo u, un wi lli n g to a ccept the f a ct, a r e
ba ckwa r ds . Yo u a r e a s much i n a ti me
wa r p a s tho s e peo ple who thi n k the o n ly
go o dmus i c i s f r o m the 50s o r 60s
. If yo u
cho s e to li ve i n the pa s t, f i n e but plea s e
do n 't tell me to . I f eel s o r r y f o r yo u
beca us e yo u wer en 't a pa r t o f the tr ue
ha r dco r e s cen e - i f yo u wer e, yo u wo uld
n o t be s a ti s f i edby the i mi ta ti o n ha r dco r e
ba n ds tha t tr y s o ha r dto br i n g ba ck the
s pi r i t o f 1980ha r dco r e.
La s tly, I ca n n o t beli eve tha t M r . T
devo tes a who le letter co n do n i n g the ver y
thi n g he s a ys he des pi s es .
So me a dvi ce to yo u A n dy : Ro ck a n d
r o ll wi ll n ever be jus t ONE f o r m o f mus i c.
Ro ck a n dr o ll ha s n ever been a bo ut
f o r ci n g yo ur i dea s o n s o meo n e els e . Spen d
mo r e ti me li s ten i n g a n dyo u wi ll s pen dles s
ti me ma ki n g a f o o l o f yo ur s elf . Si n cer ely,
Lo ui e La So r da / Bo s to n M A
Dea r M RR,
A f ter r ea di n g a co uple letter s i n the
la tes t M RR I've f o un dmys elf i n s pi r ed
en o ugh to us e thi s ma ga z i n e a s a publi c
f o r um o n ce a ga i n o n the co n ti n ui n g to pi c
o f the co mplexi ti es o f i n depen den t r eco r d
di s tr i buti o n . Wha t ti ckedme o f f i n
pa r ti cula r wa s the letter f r o m M o der n
Reco r ds i n Syr a cus e NYi n whi ch they
a ccus ed

"cer ta i n "

who les a ler s

o f
explo i ta ti o n f o r the s a ke o f ca pi ta li s m a n d
i mpli ed

di s tr i buto r s

ta ke

n o

r i s ks
wha ts o ever .

I thi n k thi s vi ewpo i n t i s

r a ther mi s lea di n g.
Ba ck i n Octo ber 1984, Geo r ge o f
M o der n ca lledTo xi c Sho ck to pla ce a
s i z a ble o r der wi th us f o r hi s s to r e . Dur i n g
the co n ver s a ti o n I r emi n dedhi m tha t s i n ce
thi s wa s hi s f i r s t o r der wi th us , hi s
pa cka ge wo uldbe go i n g o ut C. O. D . , un ti l
he co uldf i ll o ut a s i mple co mmer ci a l
r ef er en ce a ppli ca ti o n . We do thi s to pr o tect
o ur s elves f r o m wr i ter s o f ba dchecks .
Geo r ge s a i dthi s wo uldbe "n o pr o blem",
s o we s hi ppedo ut hi s pa cka ge . A co uple
weeks la ter , thi s ver y s a me pa cka ge ca me
ba ck to us , un a ccepted. A ttempts to r ea ch
Geo r ge by pho n e wer e un s ucces s f ul,
ho wever we di dr ecei ve a po s tca r df r o m
hi m s ho r tly ther ea f ter , wher e he s ta ted
yes , he s ti ll wa n tedthe pa cka ge a n da s ked
us to r es hi p i t. We co mpli ed. A n o ther two
weeks , ba ck co mes the s a me pa cka ge . By
thi s ti me o ur s hi ppi n g expen s es ha d
a ccumula tedto o ver $30whi ch we a r e
r equi r edto pa y UPS, plus o ur ti me a n d
en er gy to pr o ces s the o r der . A ll f utur e
a ttempts to co n ta ct M o der n Reco r ds tur n ed
f uti le . E ven ca lli n g Syr a cus e i n f o r ma ti o n to
ver i f y the pho n e n umber , we wer e to ld
ther e wa s n o li s ti n g f o r M o der n Reco r ds .
No r i s ks , huh Geo r ge?
In hi s letter Geo r ge a ls o co mpla i n ed
o f bei n g a s kedby di s tr i buto r s to o r der
o n ly wha t he co ulds ell . Is thi s
un r ea s o n a ble?A ls o , di s tr i buto r s do a llo w
s to r es s o me r etur n pr i vi leges o f un s o ld
r eco r ds (a f ter o r i f they r ecei ve them).
The r ea s o n we exten dcr edi t to a mi n i ma l
o f s to r e a cco un ts i s to i n s ur e tha t we'll be
a ble to pa y the r eco r dla bels wi thi n a
r ea s o n a ble a mo un t o f ti me . E ven when
co llecti n g a s to r e check o r ca s h f r o m a
s to r e, we wo n 't r ecei ve pa ymen t f r o m UPS
f o r up to two weeks la ter . It's r a ther
s eldo m when we'll s ell o ut o f wha t we
r ecei ve f r o m the la bel i n the f i r s t two
weeks ther ef o r e we r a r ely r ecei ve a ll the
mo n ey o wedto the la bels i n the f i r s t 30
da ys . We've f o un da s Sys tema ti c s ta tedi n
thei r i n ter vi ewi n M RR #16 60da y ter ms
wi th o ur s uppli er s a much mo r e r ea li s ti c
pa ymen t s chedule . We s ti ll pa y wi thi n 30
da ys o n s o me o f o ur s ma ller pur cha s es ,
but the n eces s i ti es o f "ca pi ta li s m"do
i n deedi n vo lve cer ta i n r es tr i cti o n s a n dyes
even r i s ks . Jus t r ecen tly M i ke Nes s
bur n edus f o r $75 o n s o me SOCIA L
DISTORTIONvi deo s tha t tur n edo ut to be
bla n k . So much f o r jun ki e ca pi ta li s m.
The o ther letter I'dli ke to co mmen t
o n i s by Sco tt o f Gr a velvo i ce, co n cer n i n g
ba n kr uptcy a n dla ck o f co mmun i ca ti o n
between s uppli er s a n dthe mi ddlema n .
To xi c Sho ck lo s t $330o n a ba dcheck when
Rea l Reco r ds i n Ho us to n wen t ba n kr upt;
we di dget pa r ti a l pa ymen t i n r eco r ds
tho ugh
. Ho wever thi s do es n 't bo ther me
ha lf a s much a s s eei n g the Ups ta r t la bel
thr i ve a f ter Jo r ge Newber r y's s uppo s ed
ba n kr uptcy. E r i ka Reco r ds , who
ma n uf a ctur es the Ups ta r t la bel, co n ti n ues
to ma ke hi s r eco r ds a n dco llect hi s mo n ey.
I thi n k a r ea l s i mple s o luti o n wo uldbe f o r
a ll di s tr i buto r s to bo yco tt E r i ka /Ups ta r t
a lto gether . To xi c Sho ck ha s ta ken thi s
s tep but i t's i n ef f ecti ve un les s ever y
di s tr i buto r do es the s a me
. The r eco r d
buyi n g publi c s ho uld
a ls o s to p putti n g
mo n ey i n to Jo r ge's po ckets a n ds i mply s to p
buyi n g Ups ta r t r elea s es (KILLROY, RE D
SCA RE , STA LA G 13 a n dCIRCLE ONE 12"s
a n dSTUKA S OVE R BE DROCK 7").
By the wa y, ha s a n yo n e els e been
bur n edby Tez o f Reta li a ti o n i n the UK?
We s en t hi m $90i n r eco r ds ea r ly la s t
s ummer a n ds ti ll ha ven 't go t a r eply. A s
Sco tt po i n tedo ut, co mmun i ca ti o n i s ver y
i mpo r ta n t.
In the f o r ma ti ve s ta ges o f To xi c
Sho ck's develo pmen t ba ck i n 80- 81, we ha d
o ur f i n a n ci a l wo es , but i n ti me we clea r ed
up a ll o ur o lddebts a n dwo uldexpect the
s a me o f o ther s o r a t lea s t a n expla n a ti o n .
I'm tha n kf ul ther e's a z i n e s uch a s
M RR to co mmun i ca te a wa r n i n g to o ther s
a n da llo wi n g ever yo n e i n the s cen e a n
o ppo r tun i ty to a i r gr i eva n ces a n d
n umer o us s ubjects . Let's gi ve the a ccus ed
a mple ti me to r es po n ddi r ectly wi tho ut
go i n g publi c, but i f yo u do n 't get a n y
r es po n s e, let's expo s e the s i pper y a n dlet
o ther s be wa r n ed!
A n o ther thi n g tha t i r r i ta tes us i s
when a n i n di e la bel wi ll r ef us e to a llo wus
to di s tr i bute thei r r eco r ds a f ter r epea ted
r eques ts by us due to the hi gh dema n d
f r o m s to r es we s er vi ce . We get to ld"we
ha ve en o ugh di s tr i buto r s a lr ea dy"
. M a ybe
we'r e lo o kedupo n a s a s ma ll- ti me o per a to r
co mpa r edto o ther di s tr i buto r s wi th la r ger
wa r eho us es , a bi gger s ta f f a n da les s
s peci a li z edca ta lo g.
We en co ur a ge ba n ds , la bels a n d
f a n z i n e peo ple to s en dus s a mples o f thei r
pr o duct wi th r ela tedi n f o a n dto co n ta ct
us , by pho n e i f po s s i ble, a s a n s wer i n g
letter s ca n get ti me co n s umi n g due to the
vo lume we r ecei ve . We s o meti mes r ely o n
br i ef n o tes a n df o r m letter s to co mmun i ca te
a n dwe do n 't n eces s a r i ly di s tr i bute
ever ythi n g we r ecei ve, but gi ve us a
cha n ce
. If we do deci de to ca r r y yo ur
pr o duct, help us o ut by ma ki n g i n vo i ces
clea r ly s ta teda n ds ta y i n to uch wi th us .
Let us kn o wa bo ut i mpo r ta n t thi n gs li ke
to ur s chedules . F eel f r ee to a s k ques ti o n s .
We'r e her e to help.
We lo o k a t To xi c Sho ck a s a s er vi ce,
n o t a s a ca pi ta li s ti c en ter pr i s e
. A f ter we
meet o ur expen s es , a n y "pr o f i ts "a r e put
ba ck i n to o ur o per a ti o n s . We keep o ur
r eco r dla bel f i n a n ces s epa r a te f r o m
di s tr i buti o n , o ur r eco r dla bel pa ys f o r
i ts elf wi tho ut o uts i de f un ds
. Thr o ugh the
la bel, o ur ma i l o r der s er vi ce, a n d
di s tr i buti o n , we ho pe to ma ke un der gr o un d
mus i c a va i la ble to a n yo n e i n ter es tedi n a n
a lter n a ti ve.
Bi ll Sa s s en ber ger / To xi c Sho ck/ Bo x 242/
Po mo n a CA 91769
. (714) 865- 2088 o r (714)
620- 6265.
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48 BE F ORE 18
Hey f o lks , get o ut yo ur di cti o n a r i es - -
I'm ba ck . I do n 't kn o wi f yo u n o ti ced, but
i ts been a lmo s t a yea r s i n ce the la s t "Li ve
Li ke Bi ll"co lumn . Ther e wer e per s o n a l
r ea s o n s f o r tha t, a n dpubli c o n es to o . .
. ba s i ca lly I ha df elt s o mewha t di s en cha n ted
wi th the who le "Pun k Ro ck/Ha r dco r e"
wha tever i ti s . I bega n to f eel the who le
thi n g i mplo di n g i n to i ts o wn r heto r i c,
beco mi n g r educi ble to pa t cli ches a n d
mea n i n gles s s lo ga n s : "We'r e pi s s edo f f . .
. "So wha t?
Ha r dco r e wa s mi s s i n g a huma n f a ce,
to o co n cer n edwi th s o ci ety to ca r e a bo ut
the s elf , to o o ccupi edwi th the wo r ldto
ca r e a bo ut ea ch o ther , to o co o l to be
un der s ta n di n g
. Then to o , the o lder s et,
tho s e who ha ve been a r o un ds i n ce the
ea r ly 80's , wer e s ta n di n g a r o un d
co mpla i n i n g a bo ut a ll the n ewf a ces i n the
s cen e, ho wi t wa s n 't a s go o da s the o ld
da ys , ho wthey co uldkeep i t jus t the wa y
i t wa s . A n d, M a xi mum Ro ck 'n ' Ro ll,
des pi te i ts go o di n ten ti o n s , kept
ha r a n gui n g us . The who le thi n g f elt
i n cr edi bly s ti f li n g, tr i vi a l, es peci a lly i n
the f a ce o f a la r ger a r ti s ti c co n text.
Per ha ps the bes t exa mple I ca n thi n k
o f to i llus tr a te my di s en cha n tmen t wa s the
a bs en ce o f co n cer n f o r the yo uth i n o ur
"yo uth cultur e . "Os ten s i bly thi s Ha r dco r e
wha tever i ti s i s the pr o duct o f yo un g
peo ple, gea r edto wa r ds yo un g peo ple . But
r a r ely di dwe f i n da n y o f the
cha r a cter i s ti cs o f yo uth i n tha t s elf s a me
cultur e . Pun k Ro ck wa s en er geti c a n d
r ebelli o us s ur e, but wha t a bo ut un s ur e,
gr een ,

a f r a i d,

a n d

hur t?

A n yo n e
gr a dua ti n g f r o m hi gh s cho o l kn o ws tha t
ter r i ble f eeli n g tha t yo ur f utur e i s
n o wher e, tha t a ll o ppo r tun i ti es a r e beyo n d
yo u, tha t yo u s i mply ca n n o t co pe . So
wher e wer e the s o n gs a bo ut i t, wher e wer e
the letter s ?We wer e s o bus y s a vi n g the
wo r ld, we f o r go t to s a ve o ur ho pes , o ur
dr ea ms , a n do ur li ves . We wer e 48 bef o r e
we wer e 18, s o s ur e o f o ur co n vi cti o n s
tha t we f o r go t ho wto gr o w.
A n dtha t's wha t thi s co lumn i s a ll
a bo ut, beca us e i t's ti me to r eco gn i z e tha t
Ha r dco r e i s n o t the be a ll a n den da ll,
tha t "Li ve F a s t, Di e Yo un g"i s n o thi n g but
a n o bs cen e li e, tha t a dultho o di s n o t a
tr a p, a n dtha t i den ti ti es a r e n o t s o methi n g
yo u ca n put o n a n dta ke o f f li ke lea ther .
It's ti me we s to ppeda s s er ti n g wha t we a r e
a n ds ta r teda s s er ti n g wha t we ca n be
. If
tha t mea n s s o me o f us o utgr o wHa r dco r e,
s o be i t ; I've n ever qui te bo ught the
pr o po s i ti o n tha t thi s i s a phi lo s o phy; i f i t
i s , i t i s the phi lo s o phy o f a do les cen ce
a n ywa y, a n dli ke i t o r n o t, ever yo n e
gr o ws up . Tha t i s n o t to Sa y tha t ther e
a r e n o t legi ti ma te po li ti ca l a n ds o ci a l
co n cer n s tha t we ha ve a ddr es s ed. I jus t
f eel tha t i f we a r e wo r ki n g to gether to
f o r m a s o ci a l i dea l, tha t o f a co mmun i ty,
i t's ti me we helpedea ch o ther gr o wi n to
o ur o wn def i n i ti o n o f wha t o ur li f e s ho uld
be li ke
; s uppo r ti n g o ur o pti o n s , r es pecti n g
o ur deci s i o n s
. Beca us e gr o wi n g up i s a
pr o blem ea ch o f us f a ce i n o ur o wn lo n ely
wa y, a n dbeca us e ther e i s n o o n e wa y yo u
ha ve to lea dyo ur li f e, n o ma tter wha t
yo ur pa r en ts , M DC, o r Vi c Bo n di s a ys .
The i dea i s tha t we s ho uldha ve the
r o o m a n dthe la ti tude to gr o w, beca us e I
1

CHECKMA TE
In everyone's searc h for sec urity
I
We los e track of w hat It me ans to be f re e
Armie s prote ct us f rom the thre at of invas ion
I Y e t the re al thre at lie s w ithin e ach nation
The electedr uler s , f ewa s ma y be
Rea lly do n 't s pea k f o r yo u a n dme
They wo n t f i ght, theyll jus t pus h us i n
A n ds i t ba ck a n dwa i t un ti l s o mebo dy wi n s
They'll bli n dyo u wi th pa tr i o ti s m when yo u'r e lo s i n g f a i th
A n dbr a i n wa s h thr o ugh medi a ti ll OldGlo r y yo u'll wa ve
Pump yo u wi th pr i de ti ll yo u'r e n umb f r o m r ea li ty
Then wr i te o f f thei r mi s ta kes a s a mer e techn i ca li ty
I do n 't ha te Rus s i a n ci ti z en s , they've do n e n o thi n g to us
Lo o k beyo n dpr o pa ga n da a n dthe a i r o f f a ls e tr us t
Why ha te a n dki ll peo ple we've n ever met
F o r tr uth wi tho ut gla mo r , ta lk to a vet
We'r e a ll jus t pa wn s i n a bi g ga me o f ches s
Wi th o ur li ves i n o ther ha n ds , ho wca n we r es t
Demo cr a cy's a f a r ce, yo u do n 't co n tr o l
yo ur f a te
To da y's jus t a check, to mo r r o w's check ma te
Si n ce Pus hea di s do i n g a n a r ti cle i n
thi s i s s ue la udi n g the a dven t a n dpo ten ti a l
o f "Speedco r e", a s yn thes i s o f meta l's
"cr un ch"wi th pun k's "s peed", I tho ught
I'dta ke thi s ti me to expla i n why I di s li ke
the gen r e s o much. I've f r equen tly s ta ted,
i n r eco r dr evi ews , my bi a s , but ha ven 't
r ea lly expla i n edtha t i n depth bef o r e
. . . s o
her e go es .
M us i ca l ta s te i s to ta lly s ubjecti ve.
Jus t a s wi th ever y type o f a r ti s ti c li ke a n d
di s li ke, bea uty i s i n the eye (o r ea r )o f
the beho lder . We a ll ha ve o ur bi a s es ,
us ua lly ba s edo n s o me type o f
co n di ti o n i n g, a n dI ho pe i t's o bvi o us to a ll
tha t a n y gi ven r eco r dr evi ewer i s bi a s ed,
a n dtha t s a i dbi a s i s (ho pef u)f y)ma de
a ppa r en t s o tha t the r ea der ca n ta ke i t
i n to a cco un t whi le tr yi n g to i ma gi n e wha t a
ba n ds o un ds li ke . (Jus t a n a s i de : a decen t
r evi ewer s ho uldge beyo n ds ta ti n g a bi a s ,
a n ds ho uldgo beyo n da bla n ket "gen r e"
cla s s i f i ca ti o n , to a t lea s t s ta te ho wwell the
mus i c i s executed. Un f o r tun a tely, i n s uch
a s ho r t 3 o r 4li n e f o r ma t a s M RR's , gen r e
cla s s i f i ca ti o n i s n eces s a r y).
But ba ck to co n di ti o n i n g : my theo r y
i s tha t mo s t a ll o f us a r e pr edi s po s edto
wha tever type o f mus i c we i n i ti a lly wer e
pa s s i o n a te a bo ut, o r to wha t we wer e
bludgeo n edby the mo s t o n A M o r F M r a di o
dur i n g o ur f o r ma ti ve teen yea r s . In my
ca s e, my teen a ge yea r s wer e s ta r tedo ut
o n the f i r s t wa ve o f r o ck'n 'r o ll - - r o cki n '
R&B a n dRo cka bi lly . Thi s f o un da ti o n wa s
a ugmen ted, o r ma tur edby '60's pun k,
Br i ti s h In va s i o n , s ur f , etc
. A n da ltho ugh
I i n i ti a lly wa s a ttr a ctedto the f i r s t wa ve
o f meta l (BLUE CHE E R, LE D ZE P, IRON
BUTTE RF LY), I qui ckly r ejectedi t a s a
mi s lea di n g s tr a i n o f r o ck'n 'r o ll . . . . a n d
her e's why.
F o r me, beca us e o f my "co n di ti o n i n g",
ther e wa s a lwa ys a "r o ll"i n tha t
r o ck'n 'r o ll . A n dtha t r o ll wa s a n upbea t
melo dyo cka bi lly a n d'50's R&B to o k C&W
a n dblues r es pecti vely, a n dr o ckedthem
o ut
. The f i r s t wa ve o f Rn R even co mbi n ed
the two , but the melo dy wa s a lwa ys ther e,
des pi te the pi cked- up s peed. In the ea r ly
'60's , M o to wn , s ur f , Br i ti s h In va s i o n , a n d
ga r a ge mus i c a ll kept tha t ba s i c s et- up,
but upda tedthe s o un ds o mewha t
(es peci a lly o n the vo lume s i de o f thi n gs ),
But tho s e ea r ly meta l ba n ds (i t wa s n 't
ca lled"meta l"then tho ugh)a n dma n y o f
the la te '60's s o - ca lled"pr o gr es s i ve"o r
"ps ychedeli c"ba n ds (n o t to be co n f us ed
wi th the r a w- edged, ba s i c s o un di n g
pun k/ps ychedeli c s o un ds o f '66- '67)
dumpedthe "r o ll", a n dthen ther e wa s jus t
"Ro ck".
Ro ck mus i c wa s "hea vy". It wa s f o r
s to n ed- o ut peo ple, f o r do wn er s . Ther e
wer e a f ewbr a ve ba n ds tha t kept a li ve the
"r o ll"pa r t o f r o ck'n 'r o ll i n the ea r ly '70's ,
s uch a s the M C5, STOOGE S (co n tr a r y to
cur r en t po pula r o pi n i o n , tho s e 2 ba n ds
wer e n o t meta l o r pr e- meta l, but wer e a
r ea cti o n

a ga i n s t

the

lo s s o f

"r o ll"),
VE LVE TUNDE RGROUND, F LA M IN'
GROOVIE S, NYDOLLS, etc
. They a ll
ha r ken edba ck to a pr e- Ro ck er a , wher e
melo dy a n ddr i ve wer e cr uci a l . It wa s n 't
un ti l thi r s t wa ve o f '76- '77 pun k tha t
the "r o ll"wa s r e- i n s ta tedi n to
r o ck'n 'r o ll . . . ma xi mum r o ck'n 'r o ll, a n ew
upda ti n g o f the o r i gi n a l i n n o va ti o n .
The ma jo r i ty o f to da y's pun ks ha d
thei r "f o r ma ti ve"yea r s i n the '70's , a n d
thei r co n di ti o n i n g wa s i n Ro ck mus i c, wi th
ma n y o f them es peci a lly ween edo n meta l.
To thi s a ge gr o up, i t wo uldma ke s en s e to
i n co r po r a te tha t cer ta i n mus i ca l ta s te
co n di ti o n i n g i n to thei r i dea o f wha t "pun k"
i s . So , a f ter a br i ef f li n g i n r ejecti n g
thei r "Ro ck"r o o ts , they mi ght well s ta r t
s li ppi n g i n meta l mus i ca l a s pects i n to thei r
pun k . Whi le I do n 't li ke tha t a es theti ca lly,
beca us e o f my mus i ca l bi a s a n d
co n di ti o n i n g, I do un der s ta n di t (a ltho ugh
I ho pe tha t lea ds to a n o ther ba ckla s h
thi n k tha t the o n ly wa y yo u s ta y tr uely
yo un g i s to gr o w. Tho s e o f us s ti ll I
wo r s hi ppi n g the SE XPISTOLS, a n d
en jo yi n g o n ly "the o lds tuf f "a r e the o ld
s tuf f . If yo ur o pi n i o n a n dmi n -a a r e s ti ll
o pen to n ewi dea s a n dn ewexpr es s i o n s , I
yo u n ever gr o wo ld. Tha t's s o methi n g to !
lo o k f o r wa r dto , beca us e n o ma tter wha t
a n yo n e ha s to ldyo u, thes e a r e n o t the
bes t yea r s o f yo ur li f e . They a r e a hea d o f
yo u, even i f yo u ca n 't s ee the li ght a t the'
en do f the tun n el
. M a ybe tha t s eems li ke
mi s pla cedo pti mi s m, a n dma ybe i t s eems
li ke a wi mpy pi le o f s hi t . The wa y the'
wo r ldi s , a s ha r da s li f e i s , I'll a dmi t i t
s eems a lmo s t un r ea s o n a ble . But a n y o ther I
a ppr o a ch wo n 't get yo u ver y f a r , beca us e'
yo u'r e bea t bef o r e yo u begi n , a n dbeca us e'
yo u'r e s o a f r a i do f s ta r ti n g tha t yo u n ever
get a n ywher e, a n dyo u s ta y 18, f r o z en I
ther e, r ea dy to di e . Tha t's to o ba d,
beca us e 24i s n o t s o a wf ul, a n dI'll bet 30
i s n 't ei ther . But un les s yo u deci de tha t, I
cha n ces a r e yo u'll n ever f i n do ut.
I gues s wha t I'm a dvo ca ti n g i s a li ttle'
co ur a ge ; co ur a ge en o ugh to gr o wup,
co ur a ge en o ugh to s i n g a bo ut i t, to wr i te'
a bo ut i t, a n dco ur a ge en o ugh to a llo wa ll
o f us to beli eve i n s o methi n g to da y tha t we
mi ght n o t beli eve i n to mo r r o w. WeI
s ho uldn 't be pi n n edto o ur o pi n i o n s li ke'
butter f lys i n a di s pla y ca s e ; we a r e n o t'
depo s i to r i es o f do gma . I'd'li ke to s ee s o me
ha r dco r e huma n i s m . Let's gi ve thi s co r ps e'
we li ve i n s i de a s wi f t ki ck a n dtell i t to l
gr o wup . Yo u n ever kn o wwha t mi ght,
ha ppen .
a ga i n s t Ro ck do wn the r o a dwi thi n the/
pun k mus i ca l s cen e). A n dwhi le I ho pe'
tho s e o f yo u tha t li ke the meta l- pun k
gen r e un der s ta n dmy s ubjecti ve mus i ca l
bi a s , I a ls o ho pe yo u s ha r e my f ea r tha t!
thi s i n co r po r a ti o n o f meta l i n to pun k
do es n 't exten dbeyo n dthe mus i ca l
a es theti c, tha t we a ls o do n 't get meta l's '
tr a di ti o n a lly ba ckwa r ds o ci a l va lues a s
well. But I'm a f r a i dI do s ee ba cks li di n g'
i n to tho s e va lues ha ppen i n g to o (s exi s m,
ego ti s ti ca l s elf - i n dulgen ce, r o cks ta r i s m, !
a n ti - po li ti ca ln es s , etc . ). If meta l r hythms ,
r i f f s , a n dgui ta r wa n ki n g a r e a do wn er to
me, tho s e a cco mpa n yi n g r ea cti o n a r y va lues
a r e 10ti mes wo r s e . A n d, a s I'm n o t'
co n vi n cedtha t the r hythms (mus i c)a n d'
va lues (men ta li ty)a r e i n s eper a ble (tha t
the dull, hea vy mus i ca l bea t do es ha ve a I
co r r ela ti o n wi th a dull, hea vy mi n ds et),
then thi s do es lea dme to wo r r yi n g a bo ut
i t a ll . But, to en dthi s , let me r ei ter a te : !
thi s i s a ll jus t a theo r y. Ho pe I'm wr o n g
. '
Two un r ela tedn o tes : F i r s t, a s to !
s o me co mpla i n ts a bo ut the ver a ci ty /s la n t o f
s cen e r epo r ts . . . a ll we ca n do i s ur ge'
r epo r ter s (us ua lly peo ple hea vi ly i n vo lved
i n a gi ven s cen e, ei ther a s a mus i ci a n ,
z i n e publi s her , pr o mo ter , etc)to tr y a n d
be a s co mplete a s po s s i ble,'
do uble- checki n g f a cts a n di n f o . M RR
ca n n o t, a t o ur en d, ver i f y ever y bi t o f
ma ter i a l we r ecei ve f r o m hun dr eds o r '
tho us a n ds o f mi les a wa y. A s to the bi a s o f
a r epo r ter , we wo n 't a s k them to pr eten d
they ha ve

n o n e, but do a t lea s t a s k!
tha t

they

expla i n

s a i d

bi a s .

By'
o cca s s i o n a lly publi s hi n g "a lter n a ti ve"'
r epo r ts , we ho pe a ba la n ce o f s o r ts i s
cr ea ted. But by- a n d- la r ge, we a r e ver y'
gr a tef ul to the r epo r ter s we do ha ve,'
beca us e f i n di n g r eli a ble, co n s i s ten t, a n d
o n - ti me wr i ter s wi lli n g to wo r k f o r f r ee i s !
n o ea s y ta s k . . . a n dthes e peo ple a r e
dedi ca ted.
Seco n dpo i n t : I wi s h I ha dthe ti me'
to r es po n dto ever y ques ti o n we get a s ked'
i n letter s peo ple wr i te us , o r to '
i n di vi dua lly tha n k a ll s ubs cr i ber s , etc.
So me f o lks wa n t ha r di n f o , o ther s wa n t
o pi n i o n s , o ther s s en dus ta pes , etc . , a n d'
wa n t f eedba ck . In ma n y ca s es , I'dlo ve to p
be a ble to wr i te ba ck to s a y "tha n ks ", jus t)
to

ma i n ta i n

equa l

a n d

r egula r '
co mmun i ca ti o n . But un f o r tun a tely, i t's '
phys i ca lly i mpo s s i ble
. A t the mo men t, a f ter
I do my pa r t- ti me "r ea l"jo b, I r etur n !
ho me a n ds pen dthe n ext 3 ho ur s '
pr o ces s i n g the ma i l (f i lli n g o r der s , '
bo o kkeepi n g, a ds , etc
. )
. We a r e getti n g
20- 50pi eces o f ma i l a da y a t pr es en t!'
Then I do s o me r evi ews , typi n g, la yo ut'
pr ep, a ds a les , f o llo w- up o n expected
a r ti cles , gr a phi cs wo r k,

pho to wo r k,!
bus i n es s ma i n ten a n ce, a r ti cle wr i ti n g,
i n ter vi ews , etc . I thi n k yo u get thei
pi ctur e . Ulti ma tely, I'm putti n g i n 8- 10
ho ur s a da y, 7 da ys a week, o n M RR'
r ela teds tuf f
. So , plea s e un der s ta n dwhy I
ca n 't ma i n ta i n a ll the i n - depth!
co mmun i ca ti o n I'dli ke to . M a ybe s o me da y!
thi n gs wi ll s lo wdo wn . . . but I do ubt i t.
A s yo u gr o wo ld, ther e ga i n 's a
wi s do m . . . The mi s ta kes tha t a r e ma de a r e a
pa r t o f the lea r n i n g pr o ces s
. Ques ti o n s to
s eek a n s wer s , tr uth f r o m kn o wledge
. . . Li es
o n ly to decei ve a wa y. . . E ver yo n e r ef lects
tha t i ma ge i n the mi r r o r , a ll wi th tha r
s peci a l plus , a n dequa lly a n n o yi n g mi n us
.
But tha t i s wha t ma kes peo ple ti ck . Ther e
i s n o per f ect bei n g ; o n ly peo ple s ur vi vi n g.
Wi th yo ur judgemen t upo n o ther s , do yo u
a ccept cer ta i n f a cto r y o n ly?Wha t a bo ut the
who le o f tha t i n di vi dua l?Dea li n g wi th the
po s i ti ve/n ega ti ve f o r ces wo r ks equa lly i n
wha t yo u s ee a n dho wyo u dea l wi th i t.
The n ucleus i s the co r e, the co r e tha t
f o r ms the o uts i de . Wi thi n tha t co r e yo u
wi ll f i n dthe f eeli n gs a n dthe a cti o n . A n d
n o wI lea ve the r es t o f thi s co lumn 's s pa ce
to a n i n s pi r i n g pi ece wr i tten by a ver y
clo s e f r i en d, Debo r a h Va len ti n e
. I en jo yed
i t s o much, I tho ught I'ds ha r e i t her e.
Wr i te
. .
. Pus hea d/ P . O. Bo x 701/ S . F . , CA
94101 .
"A n y li f e mus t dr a i n f r o m ever ythi n g.
Ti cki n g a wa y, lea vi n g i ts s hell, twi s ted
f r o m ea ch f r o z en eter n i ty, ga s pi n g by o n
li ghtn i n g s leds , da s hedo n the r o cks ,
r ea di n g o r mo un ta i n cli mbi n g, s tudyi n g
co n s ta n tly o r dr ea mi n g
. I f i s h, a n d
wi tho ut kn o wi n g, r a n do mly I ba i t my ho o k
wi tho ut kn o wi n g wha t va r i ety o f mo n s ter
co n s i der s i t i ts deli ca cy. Wi tho ut kn o wi n g,
I a ct, wi tho ut gui le, thi n ki n g n o t . Wi tho ut
kn o wi n g, ho wca n a n ythi n g mo r e tha n ti me
tr i umph, ma ke i ts ma r k, n o n - exi s ten t
ma r k- vo i di n g, ca n celli n g o ut . . . A
pr es s ur e co o ker f r o m s ta r t to f i n i s h,
i n s i de o r o ut, a lo n e o r i n a cr o wd. So ,
ba n a li ti es a r e the s keleto n , the per s pecti ve
co mpa r i s o n , the petty a ga i n s t the
pr o f o un d. The cho i ces , s a f e o r da n ger o us ,
a ll mus t be li ved, li ved, r eli ved. Then
ther e's r i ght a n dwr o n g, o r a es theti cs . Or
per s o n a l f eeli n gs o r dea den i n g o f the
s en s a ti o n s o r i n tui ti o n , ma s tur ba ti o n ,
pr o vo ca ti o n , i e ca us e a n def f ect, whi ch
br i n gs me ba ck to ti me . . . whi ch, wi tho ut
r ea lly do i n g a n ythi n g, i s a bui lt- i n ca us e
a n def f ect, a n dbr i n gs co i n ci den ce a n di ts
o ppo s i te, whi ch i s a ls o co i n ci den ce, i n to
pla y . The r ea cti o n o f o ther s , s ma ll, la r ge-
i mpo r ta n t, i n s i gn i f i ca n t, i n to pla y, i n to
s ta s i s , co lo r s the a i r . Do mi n o es , bla ck &
whi te
. Wha t n umber (s )wi ll co i n ci de o r
co me up?Our i n a bi li ty to a ccept li f e,
phys i cs , mi r a cles , the i mpo s s i ble a s a
po s s i bi li ty,

ma gi c ma gn ets ,

electr i ci ty,
go o d, ba d, o ur s elves , lo ve, ha te,
mys ter y, f ea r , etc . r a ys a n df r equen ci es .
We ha ve bui lt- i n pr o tecti o n devi ces a n d
s elf - des tr uct butto n s , s ur vi va l i n s ti n ct,
s us pi ci o n , s elf - den i a l, cur i o us i ty, lo ve,
ha te, i dea s , i dea ls , pr o ces s o f eli mi n a ti o n ,
ta bo o , co ur a ge, pr i de, f o r ce, s ubmi s s i o n ,
n ega ti o n ,

dr a wi n g

s tr a ws ,

r ea pi n g,
s o wi n g,

ma n i pula ti o n , z o mbi s m, ha bi ts ,
lea r n i n g, f o r getti n g, blo cks , s ti mula n ts ,
tr a ps ,

r o o ms ,

br o ken gla s s ,

hea r ts ,
pr o mi s es , tr us ts , f r i en ds hi ps , a f f a i r s ,
bo n es , a n da n ythi n g tha t ca n be cr ea ted,
bui lt- up, i n ves ted, ea s i ly blea ched. It ma y
be a n i n vo lvedpr o ces s ; tha t's wher e
kn o wi n g ca n be s ui ci de, humi li a ti o n , pa i n ,
r evuls i o n - puls i o n - di culo us - dun da n t-
. etc.
(wi tho ut bei n g to o per s o n a l)co n tr o ls ,
vi ta mi n s , exer ci s e, men ta l, phys i ca l, po eti c
s ta r k deci s i o n - ma ki n g,- - ca n n o t be mea n i n g-
f ul i n a po s i ti ve s en s e wi tho ut kn o wi n g . Our
a bi li ty to a ccept li f e, tr a gedy, def ea t,
i llus i o n ,

decr epi tude,

pa s s i o n ,

f a r ms ,
s ubur bs , ci ti es , n a tur e, ho t/co ld, o n /o f f ,
deep/s uper f i ci a l, i s a ll i n o ur f i n a l
s o luti o n . So wha t i s tr ue?Why do es i t
exi s t?We a r e ho wwe a r e, n o t ho wwe
a ppea r .
I wa n t to tell yo u a bo ut my pa l 5 -
kTp.
the ea r th ha ds un - s pun ma n y ti mes s i n ce
la s t we met
. So when bo th o f us wo un dup
i n A us ti n o ver Xma s , i t wa s ti me to ca tch
up o n the wa ter tha t pa s s edbetween us .
A s i t tur n s o ut, mo r e wa ter pa s s ed
between hi m tha n me . Yo u s ee, Ski p o f f ed
a n djo i n edthe Na vy! Yes s i r eebo b! Ski p
wa s a jet pi lo t o n a n a i r cr a f t ca r r i er . He
ha dbeen to Bei r ut a n dGr en a da
. A n dto
thi n k, I i ma gi n edmys elf exo ti c f o r ha vi n g
s pen t s i x weeks i n Po la n d!
Ski p di dn 't do a n y a ctua l bo mbi n g i n
Gr en a da . Yo u r emember a ll the hubbub
a bo ut the pr es s bei n g kept o ut o f the
a cti o n ther e?They wer e ha r r a s s eda n d
f o llo wedthe who le ti me . Well, a bi g pa r t o f
tha t wa s Ski p.
It wa s hi s jo b to f ly o ver a bo a tlo a d
o f pr es s peo ple, hi s bo mba y do o r o pen ,
per petua lly s ca r i n g the s hi t o ut o f them.
Thi s la s tedun ti l the r es t o f the Na vy,
A i r f o r ce, a n dM a r i n es di dwha t they
di d- - un s een a n dun r epo r ted.
Ski p a n dI wen t to a pun k s ho wa t
Li ber ty Lun ch i n A us ti n . A lo ca l ba n dwa s
pla yi n g wi th the gr ea t DE CRYf r o m Lo s
A n geles . Between ba n ds , Ski p to ldme
a bo ut ho whe wa s i n a s hi p o f f the co a s t
o f Leba n o n .
Ther e they wer e, ma n n i n g the gun s ,
helmets f a s ten ed. The BUZZCOCKS pla yi n g
a t f ull vo lume i n the ba ckgr o un d. It wo uld
ha ve been mo r e po eti c i f the ba n dwa s
M DCo r CRA SS- - but i t mi ght jus t a s well
ha ve been . A n ywa y, I li kedthe i dea o f
Na vy bo ys s la mmi n g to ha r dco r e i n the
Per s i a n Gulf .
Jus t then ca me DE CRY. They wer e
gr ea t a s us ua l . A s we lef t, Ski p s po tted
s o me r a d- pun ks s elli n g t- s hi r ts wi th
pi ctur es o f bo mber s o n them . Un der n ea th
the bo mber s i s the ca pti o n "Rea ga n 's So ci a l
Wo r ker s ".
"Go d, I go t to buy a do z en o f thes e
f o r the guys o n the s hi p!"s a ys Ski p,
pulli n g o ut hi s wa llet.
Oka y. Sto p . Shi f t gea r s . Shi f t o ut:
a n ecdo ta l . Shi f t i n : di da cti c . Remember a
f ewM RR i s s ues a go ther e wa s thi s
po s t- s i tua ti o n i s t guy wr i ti n g a bo ut ho w
yo u've go t to be ca r ef ul when yo u'r e a
r evo luti o n a r y, beca us e yo u ca n get ea ten
a n dus eda n dtur n edi n to s o methi n g els e?
F a s hi o n , mus i c, po li ti cs : they've been
ho mo gen i z ed, pa s teur i z ed, M TVa n dDo n n y
Os mo n di z ed. Pa t Bo o n e s wa llo wedNegr o
mus i c dur i n g the 1950's a n ds pi t up whi te
pa blum tha t tur n eda bo a tlo a do f bea tn i ks
a wa y f r o m ja z z . La ter , the '60's po li ti co s
li ke Jer r y Rubi n s o ldo ut to the i n s ta n t
f o o dma n uf a ctur er s . No wi t s eems yo u
do n 't even ha ve to s ell o ut i n o r der to s ell
o ut. Jus t s ta n dther e a n dyo u'll be us ed
f o r s o methi n g yo u di dn 't i n ten d
. Yo u'r e
ta ken a s i s a n ds wa llo wedwho le . Is ther e
a n y wa y to pr even t yo ur s elf bei n g us ed?
Well, her e a r e a f ews ugges ti o n s :
1.
BE A NA SSHOLE . F o r o bvi o us r ea s o n s ,
thi s i s the f i r s t s o luti o n I wo uldpr o po s e.
It wo ulds eem un li kely tha t ther e wo uldbe
a n y expo li ta bi li ty i n a s s ho les
. Who wo uld
wa n t o n e?Ho wco ulds ell yo u i t?Ho w
co uldyo u ma ke a s s ho le- i s m wo r k f o r yo u?
A t f i r s t, I f i gur edthi s mus t be the
bes t ki n do f per s o n a li ty ; co mpletely s a f e
f r o m a ll po s s i bi li ty o f explo i ta ti o n .
Un f o r tun a tely, I wa s wr o n g . La s t week I
hea r dthi s a dver ti s emen t f o r ca r s ter eo s :
"Thi s i s the ca r s ter eo f o r tho s e who li ke
to dr i ve wi th the vo lume up a n dthe
wi n do ws do wn !!""Oh n o !"I tho ught
. "A
co mmer ci a l a i meda t a s s ho les !"
Yes , they'r e n o wa ma r ket . They'll
s o o n be i n cludedi n demo gr a phi c s tudi es
a n dbef o r e lo n g yo u'll be s eei n g des i gn er
jea n s , la un dr y deter gen ts a n dpa per to wels
s peci f i ca lly ma de f o r a s s ho les . Si n ce tha t
s o luti o n a ppea r s n o t to wo r k, a n o ther o n e
i s :
2. RUN. Sta y a s tep a hea d. Des er t o n e
I
bandw agon and jump onto the ne xt . Y ou
may be able to ke e p a f inge r-le ngth ahe ad
of thos e w ho w ould us e you to the ir ow n
n en ds .
a lr i ght . . . But thi n k a bo ut tha t a cti o n f o r

In f a ct, I thi n k M RR s ho ulddevo te s o me

a

li ttle

per s pecti ve,

s po o n f ed' o f i ts pr eci o us pa per to the s ubject.

mo ther f ucker s . "A s s ho le Of The M o n th"

I mea n , I to o a m wi tn es s to the
a wa r dgo es wi tho ut hes i ta ti o n to the Stepe

ho r r i f yi n g s ubject o f ki lli n g o n e's s elf . A

br o '

who

wr o te

the

n a r r o w- mi n ded

f r i en do f mi n e (f ema le) deci ded to ti e a n

di s s er ta ti o n o n meta l . . . Ga mm my kn o b,

exten s i o n co r dto a r a f ter o f my o lds cho ll

ti ckbr a i n
. Such a tti tudes a r e qui ckly I a n djump . Tha n kf ully, s o meo n e tho ught
f a di n g i n pun k r o ck's pa s t (pr a y . . . ho pe).

f a s t en o ugh to whi p o ut thei r ja ckkn i f e

La s t mo n th's wi n n er , Dyla n Co hl, a t la s t

bef o r e s he s wa llo wedher to n gue.

r epo r t wa s pla yi n g Ti mes Squa r e, pla yi n g

Seei n g s o methi n g li ke tha t f i r s tha n d

up to the decr epi t chi cken ha wks , a n d

ma kes yo u wi s h s o meo n e tha t teen a ger s

s ucki n g

thei r

her peti c,

po ckma r ked

tr us tedwo ulds pea k o n the s ubject,

cr a n ks . . . So n o wi t's ti me, ga n g o ' mi n e,

i n s tea do f o ur pa r en ts o r po li ce . So wha t
f o r the "Who gi ves a f uck but her e's

do yo u s a y?
Tes co 's Bes t Of '84". . .

Br i a n Tho r pe/
1) The E F F IGIE S' F o r ever Gr o un ded.
The LP o f the yea r , s leeper tha t i t i s
. . .
Jo hn Kedz y des er ves 6 f i gur es f o r hi s
ef f o r ts . A s a va ge s la b tha t s ho uldbe'
cr o s s o ver ma s s i ve.
2)
M E TA LLICA 's Ri de The Li ghtn i n g.
A f ter a di s ma l f i r s t LP, thes e bo ys to ur ed'
wi th VE NOM a n dthey wer e n ever the'
s a me . . . Pa i n t peeler s li ke thi s a r e f ewa n d
f a r between . . . I
In o r der to us e thi s s o luti o n , yo u
ha ve to be li ke a NewWa ver wi th ha i r cuts
getti n g a qui ck cha n ge the mi n ute ten
peo ple ha ve the s a me s tyle . It's a lr ea dy '
to o la te to jump f r o m the pun kwa go n to the
n ewps ychedeli a . Yo u've go t to f i n dthe
f a dA F TE R tha t o n e . Thi s s o luti o n i s a
ti r i n g o n e a n dyo u ma y f i n dyo ur s elf
r un n i n g s o ha r dtha t yo u do n 't even wa tch
wha t di r ecti o n yo u'r e go i n g i n . So meti mes
yo u'll en dup ma ki n g a co mplete ci r cle.
Jus t lo o k a t the hi ppi es who beca me pun ks
o n ly to beco me hi ppi es a ga i n wi tho ut
r ea li z i n g i t! Oh well, yo u co uld. . .
3. BE COM E A RE A CTIONA RY. I do n 't
mea n i n the n ews en s e o f the wo r d- -
extr eme co n s er va ti ve, but i n the a ctua l
mea n i n g o f the wo r d- - o n e who r ea cts .
Tha t mea n s yo u a ct ONLYi n r es po n s e
to the a cti o n s o f o ther s . When they do o r
s a y s o methi n g, THE Nyo u deci de i f yo u
s uppo r t i t o r r eject i t . Other peo ple
a lwa ys ma ke the f i r s t mo ve . They ca n 't
us e yo u, beca us e THE Yha ve to do
s o methi n g f i r s t . The pr o blem wi th thi s i s
tha t yo u jus t ha ve to s i t ther e un ti l
s o meo n e els e do es s o methi n g . If they
do n 't, yo u'r e s tuck! Hmm, thi s i s getti n g
di f f i cult . Ho wa bo ut:
4. PURE NE GA TIVISM ?Remember the
Gr o ucho M a r x mo vi e, wher e Gr o ucho s i n gs
"Wha tever i t i s ; I'm a ga i n s t i t!"It wo uld
be ha r df o r a n yo n e to tur n pur e
n ega ti vi s m i n to a s ella ble co mmo di ty,
wo uldn 't i t?Jus t be a n A NTI : a n ti - KKK,
a n ti - po r n ,

a n ti - Na z i ,

a n ti - New

Wa ve,
a n ti - Co mmun i s t. . . who o ps . It lo o ks li ke
THE Yca n us e even n ega ti vi s m to thei r
o wn en ds .
Well, ther e A RE gr o ups tha t do n 't
s eem to get us edo r ta ken a dva n ta ge o f .
Qui et gr o ups li ke A mn es ty In ter n a ti o n a l o r
the A mer i ca n Ci vi l Li ber ti es Un i o n
. Whi le I
do n 't a gr ee wi th ever ythi n g they do (A
. I . ,
f o r exa mple, do es n o t co n s i der ho mo s i n
Cuba n pr i s o n s o r po r n o gr a pher s i n
A mer i ca n pr i s o n s to be po li ti ca l pr i s o n er s .
The A . C. L . U . ha s a ver y li mi tedvi ewo f
the r i ghts o f tho s e un der 18
. They
s uppo r tedthe "r i ght"o f Rus s i a n pa r en ts
to get thei r s o n ba ck a f ter the ki d
def ectedto the U . S
. ), they a r e o n the
co r r ect s i de o f mo s t pr o blems . They wo r k
ha r d, dea l wi th i s s ues a n dn o t f a s hi o n ,
a n dever y- o n ce- i n - a whi le get s o methi n g
a cco mpli s hed
. The pr o blem wi th thes e guys
i s tha t they wea r tur tlen eck s wea ter s ,
s mo ke pi pes , a n dha ve bea r ds . The ma les
a r e f un n y- lo o ki n g to o !
Oh ho ! Wha t's a po s t- s i tua ti o n i s t
pun k to do ?Is ther e a n y s o luti o n to the
pr o blem o f ho wto li ve wi tho ut bei n g
explo i ted

- -

us ed

by

the

ho r r i ble
es ta bli s hmen t f o r i ts o wn en ds ?
Yep, ther e i s . The s o luti o n i s to keep
o n do i n g wha t yo u'r e do i n g
. E n jo y i t.
Wo r k f o r wha t yo u beli eve i n a n ddo n 't
gi ve a s hi t i f Ski p buys yo ur t- s hi r ts f o r
the guys o n the a i r cr a f t ca r r i er o r li s ten s
to yo ur mus i c i n the co ckpi t o f hi s f i ghter
pla n e whi le s tr a f i n g Ni ca r a gua n f a r mer s .
Tha t's jus t ho wthi n gs wo r k o ut . If yo u've
do n e yo ur bes t, tha t's a ll yo u n eedwo r r y
a bo ut
In the "F uckedUp B
depa r tmen t . . .

30yea r o ld

bla ck'
qua dr a plegi c, ma n y mo n ths ho s pi ta li z ed,'
wa s mo weddo wn i n the ho s pi ta l cr o s s wa lk
'
by a dr un k dr i ver
. Oh he s ur vi ved
6) BIG BLA CK's Ra cer X. OK, s o i t'
a i n 't o ut yet, but a s i n gula r ma s ter pi ece
n o n etheles s !
7) COCTE A U TWINS' Tr ea s ur e . Wo r ds '
ca n n o t expr es s the ma gn i tude o f thi s '
r eco r d
.
8) DA NIE LLE DA X' Jes us E gg Tha t'
Wept . Wo men ex o f LE M ONKITTE NS, i s a '
cr ea ti ve mo n s ter .
9)
PORTIONCONTROL (a ll).
Po un di n g di gi ta l co mpo un dedby a gr a ti n g'
vo i ce, bo th bea uti f ul a n dgr un gy.
10) WHITE F LA G's Si s Is F o r Spa ce
. '
C'mo n , yo u kn o wTi m Ys ti ll di gs thi s '
when he's i mpa ctedi n o r der to vo i dhi s )
bo wels . . . Ba r tell &Co . a r e "wa r ped- o ut
jer ko f f s cum vi s i o n a r i es o f the NewA ge . "
M y s eco n da n n ua l NewYea r 's ba s h'
f ea tur eda n o ther r o un do f a ll- s ta r f un
. 15'
peo ple dr o ve 10ho ur s f r o m Detr o i t, s o yo u
kn o wi t wa s wa y co o l
. A ll- s ta r li n eup . Yo u'
s ho ulda s een i t . Next yea r 's Pen i s '
Pa ppa r a z z i r es er ve s pa ce n o w! La ter ,
po n go s - - I lo ve yo u.
Dea r M RR,
I'm wr i ti n g i n r es po n s e to T. L. 's
letter (M RR #20)a bo ut her f r i en d, a n dI'm
tr yi n g to wr i te thi s a s ta ctf ully a s po s s i bly
s o 's n o t to s o un dco ld. But, I thi n k yo u'r e
a ll i n ter pr eti n g her dea th wr o n g . I'm s ur e
T. L
. 's f r i en ddi dn 't ki ll her s elf a s a
s ymbo l to Pun x, a n dI do n 't thi n k we ha ve
a r i ght to i n ter pr et i t a ll . The ti me f o r
tha t wa s o ver the mi n ute s he s to pped
exi s ti n g . I do n 't kn o wo f a n yo n e who ta kes
HCs er i o us ly en o ugh to ki ll thems elves a s
a s ymbo l o f pun x n o t co mmun i ca ti n g.
I a gr ee we n eedmo r e co mmun i ca ti o n
i n o ur wo r ldwi de s cen e, but I'm s ur e thi s
wa s the la s t thi n g o n thi s per s o n 's mi n d
when they s li ppedthe n o o s e a r o un dher
hea d. I thi n k the i s s ue o f teen s ui ci de
s ho uldbe the po i n t o f wr i ti n g to a n yo n e
.
Dea r Br i a n ,
Co mmun i ca ti o n i s i mpo r ta n t, but n o t
o n ly i n vo lvedwi th f } a i s s ue o f s ui ci de
. I
cer ta i n ly do n 't thi n k tha t T. L . mea n t to
i mply tha t n o n - co mmun i ca ti o n between
pun ks wa s the r ea s o n f o r hi s f r i en d's
dea th. Ra ther , tha t co mmun i ca ti n g wi th
o ther s i s the o n ly wa y to r ea lly begi n to
un der s ta n da bo ut huma n i ty, a n dto r ea li z e
tha t yo u'r e n o t a lo n e i n the wa y yo u thi n k
a n dthe thi n gs yo u thi n k a bo ut. I thi n k
tha t a lo t o f ti mes wha t ma kes peo ple
beli eve tha t they'dbe better o f f dea d tha n
a li ve i s jus t f eeli n g s o co mpletely a lo n e
tha t n o o n e co uldever un der s ta n d
them- - i n s tea do f r ea li z i n g tF t o ther peo ple
f eel tha t wa y a s well but jus t do n 't ta lk
a bo ut i t ei ther .
F r a n kly, I'ds a y tha t I f i n ds ui ci de a
lo t les s tr a gi c tha n o ther f o r ms o f dea th.
Of the peo ple I kn o wtha t do n 't "exi s t"
a n ymo r e, mo r e ha ve di edf r o m ca us es
beyo n dthei r co n tr o l tha n ha ve ta ken thei r
o wn li f e . A bun ch o f ki ds o n thei r wa y
ba ck f r o m a s ho w, getti n g r a mmedo f f the
r o a d by s o me dr un k guy o n hi s wa y ho me
a f ter clo s i n g do wn a ba r . . . o r they wer e
dr un k . . . o r a cci den ts wi th dr ugs
. . . o r
s i ckn es s . A t lea s t wi th s ui ci de, the cho i ce
to di e i s yo ur s a lo n e.
Recen tly, a f r i en do f mi n e hun g
hi ms elf
. A t f i r s t I wa s s ho cked, a n djus t
co uldn 't get us edto the f a ct tha t I'd
n ever s ee hi m a ga i n . But I wa s n 't r ea lly
"s a d"
. On ce he wa s go n e I co uldn 't br i n g
hi m ba ck- - a n di t wa s n 't li ke he ha dn ever
exi s ted. E ver ythi n g we'ddo n e up un ti l
tha t po i n t wa s s ti ll a s a li ve a s ever . A ls o ,
i t wa s hi s cho i ce, a n dwho 's to s a y he's
n o t better o f f wher e he i s ?It's s ur e a s
hell n o t ea s y to "li ve", a n ds o meti mes I
ca n r ea lly s ee wher e s o meo n e co ulda n d
wo ulddeci de tha t i t jus t i s n 't wo r th a ll the
ef f o r t a n dhea r ta che a n dpr o blems to keep
o n li vi n g, a n dI r ea lly do n 't s ee a n ythi n g
wr o n g wi th s ui ci de i n tha t r es pect.
Ho wever , I do a gr ee tha t f o r s o me
peo ple, a n a ttempt a t s ui ci de i s a cr y f o r
help a n d/o r a tten ti o n , a n dn o t mea n t to be
the f i n a l deci s i o n tha t i t co uldtur n o ut to
be
. If yo u kn o wtha t o n e o f yo ur f r i en ds
r ea lly i s n 't ha ppy- - s ur e, tr y to ta lk wi th
them a n dhelp them f i n do ut wha t s o me o f
thei r pr o blems a r e . Then ma ybe s o luti o n s
ca n be f o un d- - li ke ho wto eli mi n a te o r
co r r ect the pr o blem, a n dwha t wo uldr ea lly
ma ke them en jo y thei r li f e, wha t wo uld
meke them ha ppy. A n dper ha ps yo u'll
lea r n s o methi n g to o
. The o n ly per s o n who
ca n ma ke yo u ha ppy i s yo ur s elf , a n dyo u
a r e the o n ly per s o n who ca n ki ll yo ur s elf .
Ho pef ully, thr o ugh co mmun i ca ti n g mo r e,
the peo ple who s e tho ughts o f s ui ci de a r e
ca us edmo r e by s eemi n gly i n s ur mo un ta ble
pr o blems tha n a n a ctua l wi s h to di e ca n be
pr even ted
. But who 's to s a y tha t i f
s o meo n e r ea lly wa n ts to di e tha t i t s ho uld
be s to pped?
A n yho w, thi s i s the f i r s t o f a r egula r
co lumn wher e I'll be ha n dli n g tho s e letter s
tha t r equi r e a mo r e ca r ef ully tho ught- o ut
r eply tha n us ua l . If yo u ha ve o n e o f
"tho s e letter s ", s en di t to thi s co lumn c/o
M RR . If I do n 't a n s wer i t i n the co lumn ,
I'll s en dyo u a r eply.
3)
DIE KRE UZE N's LP . Ha dthe go o d'
f o r tun e to pla y a s ho wwi th 'em i n Jer s ey.
The ulti ma te s peedun i t. Bes i des , they
ha ve co o l ha i r .
4) BE LF E GORE 's
A Do g Is Bo r n LP . '
Do n 't mi x thi s o n e up wi th thei r do mes ti c
LP . Thi s o n e ha un ts the s hi t o utta me.
5) The SWA NS' Co p . Thi s LP r educes '
tun ea ge i n to r ubble . The i n ten s i ty o f '
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s tr a i ght f r o m the r o a d, a n dpla yeda
f a n ta s ti c (a n dlo n g)s et . M ORA LLY
BA NKRUPTpla yedn ext, a n dM i ke to o k
ti me o f f f r o m wa tchi n g the pa r ty (a t hi s
wa r eho us e)to dr um up a s to r m . F o llo wi n g
them wer e a n ewho t ba n df r o m So n o ma
Co . , VICTIM 'S F A M ILY. E xtr emely
ta len ted, thes e guys do a lo t o f i n ten s e,
di f f er en t s tuf f . Ho pef ully, they'll pla y
wher e mo r e peo ple ca n s ee 'em.
A n yho w, f i n i s hi n g up the mo n th wa s
a n i n cr edi ble s ho wa t the I Bea m- - the
LYRE S a n dBOSS HOSS . A n y f a n s o f
ga r a ge/ps ych/60's type r o ck wi ll be ha ppy
to kn o wtha t we ha ve a n o ther go o dlo ca l
ba n d(bes i des the E XOTICHIPSTE RS a n d
the F ILTE RING POOR)- - - BOSS HOSS.
They pla yeda f a n ta s ti c s et tha t n i ght,
a n da r e a s much f un to wa tch a s they a r e
to hea r . A n dthe LYRE S wer e i n cr edi ble- -
hi p, co o l, a n df a r o ut, ma n . Jef f "M o n o
M a n "i s a ma z i n g- - ho t vo ca ls a s well a s
keybo a r ds a n dta mbo ur i n e- - a ll a t o n ce!! It
wa s s ur e a r ef r es hi n g cha n ge to s ee a
s ho wli ke thi s .
A n da f ewbi ts o f ba n d
n ews - - - Pen elo pe Hus to n i s ba ck i n to wn
a n dther e's ta lk o f per ha ps r ef o r mi n g the
A VE NGE RS?Hmmm . A ls o s o o n to be
r elea s edi s mo r e o ldA VE NGE RS tun es , thi s
ti me li ve . . . . BRE A KOUTS ha ve been
gi ggi n g a r o un dr ecen tly, wa r mi n g up f o r
thei r upco mi n g US/Ca n a da to ur wi th RA W
POWE R . . . . Jo hn Pa tter s o n (NO
A LTE RNA TIVE , PE OPLE 'S TE M PLE )ha s
been helpi n g o ut lo ca ls A LTE R DE F E Yo n
ba s s , a n da ls o pr a cti ci n g wi th a n ewa n d
a s yet un n a medli n eup i n cludi n g dr ummer
To n y Sho r t a n dba s s i s t Steve . Gr ea t
r o cki n g s o un da n di t's s ur e a s hell go o dto
hea r Jo hn s i n gi n g a ga i n . . . .
Ave nge rs
Well, hi ther e f o lks ! Ja n ua r y's been
her e, yep, i t s ur e ha s
. Sta r tedo f f wi th a
ba n g wi th RE D KROSS! Thes e dudes n ever
cea s e to a ma z e me- wher e do they get
thei r wa r dr o be?A n di s i t huma n ly po s s i ble
to wea r s o much po lyes ter ?A ppa r en tly s o .
"We wa n t ever ybo dy to ho ldha n ds f o r thi s
n ext s o n g- - tur n to yo ur n ei ghbo r a n dtell
'em tha t yo u lo ve them"- - a n dthen o f f we
wen t i n to a pr etty wa r pedver s i o n o f
"Bla ckbi r d"
. A GE NTORA NGE hea dli n ed
the s ho wa n dI ki n da ha te to s a y i t but
they wer e a lmo s t bo r i n g
. Sur e, they'r e
gr ea t- - per f ect, f la wles s - - but yo u ca n
ba r ely tell o n e s o n g f r o m the n ext
. I'd
r a ther s ta y ho me a n dli s ten to thei r
r eco r ds tha n put up wi th the bo un cer s a t
the Sto n e
. RUINput o n a n o ther i n cr edi ble
per f o r ma n ce tha t n i ght- - I ho pe ever yo n e
go t to s ee them whi le they wer e her e.
A t the So un do f M us i c a bi t la ter
wer e
the E XOTICHIPSTE RS, hi p a s us ua l.
Gr ea t ver s i o n o f "Ha ve Lo ve Wi ll Tr a vel"
a s well a s plen ty o f gr o o vi n ' o r i gi n a ls
. . .
be s ur e to ca tch 'em i f yo u ca n
. They
o pen edf o r THRE E DA YSTUBBLE , who
a r e, uh, a ma z i n g . Ner dr o ck o r wha t?
Thes e guys ha i l f r o m Texa s , a n dwhen yo u
thi n k o f a ll the o ther wa r pedmus i c co mi n g
o ut o f ther e- - well, i t jus t ma kes yo u
thi n k
. I gues s ma ybe the s un bea ti n g
do wn a ll the ti me r ea lly do es wa r p mi n ds .
Gr ea t pa r ty up i n the co wto wn o f
Peta luma - - the SKOUNDRE LZ bla z edo n
. . .
. n ewE a s t Ba y ba n d, the BONE LE SS
ONE S- - pr etty go o da n ddef i n i tely
di f f er en t, tha t's f o r s ur e . . . . OK
. Let's s ee
i f I ca n get thi s a ll s tr a i ght- - F A NG ha s
n o t br o ken up- - To m di dlea ve F A NG but i s
n o wi n SPE CIA L F ORCE S
. Steve Hun t
(TA LE S OF TE RROR)i s n o wpla yi n g wi th
F A NG a s well a s TA LE S OF TE RROR . A n d
Chr i s Wi ls o n , F A NG'S ba s s pla yer , i s n o w
a ls o pla yi n g wi th the DE VIA NTS . A n d
A n n a , the DE VIA NTS dr ummer , ha s been
pr a cti ci n g wi th SPE CIA L F ORCE S a s well.
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INITIA LS- - - jus t ca ll 'em A . T. I . f o r
s ho r t- - - i n cludi n g Wi ll o f F LIPPE R, a n d
E mi li o a n dE ddi e o f BA D POSTURE
. Co o l
n a me f o r a ba n d, huh?. . . Pa ul Ra t a n d
RRZ a r e ba ck a r o un dputti n g o n
s ho ws - - f i r s t o n e i s the CIRCLE JE RKS o n
the lSth &lo o k f o r mo r e . . .
. A n do n a s a d
n o te, I'm s o r r y to r epo r t the dea th o f the
DRUNK INJUNS
. Remember hea r i n g a bo ut
tha t pla n e tha t cr a s hedi n the A n des la s t
mo n th?Well, the INJUNS wer e o n bo a r d,
co mi n g ba ck f r o m a s peci a l gi g i n
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them to r etur n , s o meda y
A n yho w, yep- - tha t's a ll f o r n o w.
Do n 't f o r get to ha ve f un , ya ' hea r ?A n d
s ee ya n ext ti me . Sa me Ba t ti me, s a me Ba t
cha n n el
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get my s uppo r t a ga i n . I wi ll gi ve a ll the
help I ca n to 12XU, F la s hda n ce, a n da n y
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wo n 't s ta n df o r thi s , wi ll yo u?
ORA NGE COUNTY- I ho pe ever yo n e ha da
M er r y x- M a s a n dNewYea r . the s o br i ety
checkpo i n ts o n NewYea r 's E ve ma n a gedto
keep me f r o m dr i n ki n g . No w, i ts ti me to
co ver the even ts o f the la s t 2 mo n ths . The
bi gges t n ews o f a ll i s the o pen i n g o f
F la s hda n ce i n A n a hei m . The club o pen ed
r i ght a r o un dthe ti me the Ca tha y clo s ed
do wn i n L . A
. F la s hda n ce puts o n a ll- a ges
s ho ws ever y Wedn es da y thr o ugh Sun da y,
a n dus ua lly yo u ca n expect to pa y $4to
get i n . Our s cen e her e i s begi n n i n g to
s ur f a ce a ga i n beca us e n o wba n ds a n df a n s
a li ke ha ve a pla ce to meet, pla y, a n d
ga ther . Ca ll the club a t (714)220- 1102 f o r
i n f o . A n y ba n ds f r o m a ll a r o un dthe s ta te
o r even o ut- o f - s ta te s ho uldco n ta ct me s o
I ca n get yo u s et u f o r a s ho w.
Ba n dn ews : the CONVICTE D ha ve r e-
emer gedwi th a n ewdr ummer a n da r e n o w
r ea dy to ta ke o f f . They ca n be co mpa r ed
Ito SLA YE R a n dDR KNOW. On e o f the
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time . T he HAT E D have als o s how n the ir
I
f ace s again, s haring the bas s playe r f rom
!the VAND AL S and drumme r f or T SOL
. I
I
s aw the m in January but w as bore d by
the ir s e t . U NIFORM CHOICE re unite d ove r
'vacation and attacke d O .C . w ith the ir
I MINOR T HRE AT pow e r . T he y are
s che dule d to play the be ne f it f or Se cond
I T houghts zine at Flas hdance , T he y can
!de f inite ly be calle d the ultimate hardcore
e xpe rie nce .
To co n clude my ba n dn ews , TA RGE T
OF DE M A ND i s wo r ki n g o n a lo t o f n ew
ma ter i a l, a n dI ea ger ly a wa i t hea r i n g them
pla y a t the ben ef i t
. DOGGIE STYLE a n d
HVYDRT, bo th f r o m the F uller to n a r ea ,
ha ve been pla yi n g much la tely, a n dwi ll
s o o n ta ke the cr o wn a wa y f r o m SOCIA L D
f o r the ki n gs o f F uller to n . SE COND
GE NE RA TIONa n dF IRSTOF F E NSE , bo th"'
f r o m Ro s s mo o r , I hea r a r e pla yi n g a ga i n .
Keep pr a cti ci n g guys .
To clo s e, I ho pe my n ewma g, Seco n d
Tho ughts , ca n be a co mmun i ca ti o n br i dge
f o r a ll o f O. C. to us +. I'm di s a ppo i n ted
wi th the r es po n s e o f the f lyer s I put o ut
a t Zed's a n dPeer i n o ur a r ea a s ki n g f o r
help wi th the f i r s t i s s ue, but I ho pe yo u
ca n a ll help i n s o me wa y wi th i t
. Be
a cti ve, ca us e tha t's wha t wi ll keep pun k
a li ve.
F r a n k/ P . O. Bo x 6873/ Buen a Pk, CA
90622
P . S
. Lo r a Wi ls o n , plea s e wr i te me.
LOS A NGE LE S- I thi n k i t's a bo ut ti me tha t
2 ba n ds tha t ha ve
n ever been men ti o n ed
a n ywher e get s o me f r eee pr es s f i n a lly.
COA LITIONa n dNA RTHE XSTRUCTURE ,
bo th f r o m Ven tur a , pla yedto gether a t a
gi g i n Oxn a r dr ecen tly a n dr ea lly r o cked.
COA LITIONi s o n e o f the bes t thr a s h
ba n ds I ha ve hea r di n a lo n g ti me . They
a r e f a s t a n dti ght a s a dr um . NA RTHE X
STRUCTURE a r e a ls o s o mewha t o f a thr a s h
ba n d, ho wever they ha ve mo r e o f a n
a bs tr a ct s o un dto them
. A n o ther ba n dI
r ecen tly wa s a ble to s ee wa s BLA ST.
BLA STa r e the ho ttes t bun ch o f BLA CK
F LA G en thus i a s ts s i n ce DR KNOW
. They
wer e s o f ucki n g lo udtha t I ha dto lea ve
the r o o m mo men ta r i ly . So , i f yo u'r e ever
i n Sa n ta Cr uz , be s ur e to check o ut
BLA STThev o ut- f la g F LA G.
Spea ki n g o f BLA CK F LA G f a n s , DR
KNOWi s ba ck o n thei r f eet a ga i n a f ter a 2
mo n th br ea k, a n dthei r n ewE P,
ten ta ti vely en ti tledBur n s ho uldbe o ut
thi s s pr i n g.
On 1/18/85 BROKE NBONE S f r o m
E n gla n dpla yeda t the Olympi c A uda lo n g
wi th KRA UT, BA TTA LIONOF SA INTS,
TA LE S OF TE RROR, a n dSUBTE RF UGE . I
ca n o n ly s a y thi s . . . BROKE NBONE S wer e
pr etty decen t, but the BA TTS blew
ever ybo dy o f f o f the s ta ge . (E ven the
cr o wdkn ewi t).
Si n ce the club s cen e ha s co mpletely
di edf o r a s pi r i n g pun k ba n ds , la r ge s ho ws
a r e the la s t s ta n df o r s ta r vi n g pun k
ba n ds . In the mea n ti me, the F eti s h Club
s ti ll ma r ches o n ever y F r i da y n i ght . Tla e
pr i ce i s $6 n o wjus t to
be a ble to s i t
a r o un da n dbe dea d.
A GRE SSIONi s pla n n i n g to r elea s e
thei r s eco n dr eco r do n M ys ti c (ha ck!).
A ls o o n M ys ti c thi s mo n th, the r elea s e o f
RKL's f i r s t ef f o r t o n vi n yl, a n dILL
RE PUTE 's li ve 7". . . Bo y o h bo y, I'm s ur e
ever ybo dy ca n 't wa i t f o r thi s o n e.
P . S
. Ser en a Da n k i s s ti ll ugl

M o us e
I'dli ke to co mmen t o n the Go lden vo i ce
!extr a va ga n z a s
. In M RR #21, the a utho r o f
!
the So Ca l s cen e r epo r t to uchedbr i ef ly o n
the Go lden vo i ce pr o blem .

The To va r I!
!Dyn a s ty (Ga r y To va r , the o wn er )thi n ks
I
tha t they ca n co n tr o l the who le L . A . pun k
s cen e by li mi ti n g who pla ys , a n dby
I
I
!ma n i pula ti n g the who le So Ca l a r ea . Yo u
!(Go lden vo i ce)a r e n o t A va lo n A ttr a cti o n s
.
WE HAVE HEARD YOUR MUSIC SCENE - NOW HEAR OURS
T HIS IS T HE CE NT RAL COAST
1)A MN IT!
A ssaul t

Los Cremators
Corrupt ors Mood R oom
Death of Gl ory P edestrian A buse
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P yramod
Group Sex

Users
Wimpy
D icks
YES THAT'S RIGHT-ELEVEN YOUNG AND VIRILE BANDS FROM THE
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CENTRAL COAST? YOU KNOW-228 MILES SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO AN
207 MILES NORTH OF LOS ANGELES!
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ha ve been s o ld s o f a r . If yo u a r e n o t o n e o f
tho s e peo ple, o r i f yo u wa n ta n o ther co py,
r ea d o n . M YRULE S
i s a co llecti o n o f
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30
well- kn o wn
ha r dco r e ba n ds a n d a f ewedi to r i a ls f r o m
n o ta ble f i gur es i n the n o r th A mer i ca n
ha r dco r e mus i c s cen e, i n ma ga z i n e f o r -
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A i r ma i l.
Plea s e ma ke
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s o yo ur o r der do es n 't get s cr ewedup - If
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checks plea s e . Sen d yo ur o r der to :
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by Va da
Ji m Ca lla ha n , ba s s / Ca r l Va ldez , dr ums /
Jo hn Pha n euf , vo ca ls / To n y Co r tez , gui ta r
M RR : Yo ur s ho wto n i ght wa s ho t . Is thi s
the f i r s t ti me yo u've pla yedi n yo ur ho me
to wn o f Oxn a r df o r a whi le?
IR : Tha n ks . Yes , the f i r s t ti me i n a bo ut a
yea r
. It wa s gr ea t! Oxn a r dha s a go o d
s cen e, but n ever a n ywher e to pla y. The
ki ds r ea lly ma de up f o r lo s t ti me to n i ght.
It wa s cr a z y, a n dwe ha da bla s t!
M RR : A r e yo ur cr o wdr es po n s es thi s go o d
o n to ur ?
IR : Pr etty much. Peo ple a r e s ta r ti n g to
kn o wo ur s o n gs . Out- o f - s ta te s ho ws a r e
r ea lly f un beca us e they do n 't get to s ee
lo ts o f s ho ws , li ke i n L. A .
M RR
: Ho wa r e yo ur r eco r ds do i n g?
IR
: Gr ea t! M ys ti c Reco r ds i s do i n g a go o d
jo b keepi n g the r eco r ds i n s to r es a n d
co n s ta n tly a dver ti s i n g . They r ea lly tr ea t
us go o d
. Do ug M o o dy's n o t r i ppi n g a n yo n e
o f f . He's helpedto bui ldma n y ba n ds li ke
us . We pla n o n s ti cki n g wi th M ys ti c to
r etur n the f a vo r .
M RR
: A r e a ll yo ur r elea s es o n M ys ti c?
IR
: The f i r s t r eco r di n g we di dwa s o n
Po s h Bo y f o r R . O
. T. R . Vo l 3, the s o n g
"Clea n Cut A mer i ca n Ki d"
. Then we
ho o kedup wi th M ys ti c a n dput o ut o ur
debut E P, Oxn a r d- La n do f No To i lets .
Si n ce then , we ha ve r eco r dedf o r
n umer o us co mps , a n dr elea s edo ur 12"E P
Wha t Ha ppen s Next, a ll o n M ys ti c
. We a ls o
ha ve a li ve 7"E P o n the wa y, a n da r e
pr epa r i n g f o r o ur n ewLP en ti tledPo s ti ve
Cha r ged.
M RR
: Tha t's a co o l ti tle
. Wha t ca n we
expect?
,. ,
Pho to by Jef f
Pho to by Li n da F
IR : The lyr i cs a r e "Get o f f yo ur a s s ,
thi n k po s i ti ve, pr o - un i ty, a n ti - vi o len ce,
a n dha ve f un "ki n do f s tuf f . We thi n k a
po s i ti ve men ta l a tti tude i s the bes t thi n g
s o meo n e ca n ha ve go i n g f o r 'em!
M us i c- wi s e, we'r e tr yi n g to a ddpo wer
wi tho ut lo s i n g the s peed. It wi ll n o t be
hea vy meta l tho ugh.
M RR : Wha t i s i mpo r ta n t to yo u?
JOHN: The ba n d, a n dmy hea lth . I do n 't
s mo ke o r dr i n k o r do dr ugs beca us e I've
s een them r ui n peo ple . I've s een peo ple my
age w ho are s o "old" . I don't w ant to f e e l

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~~1~ o ldti ll 1 a m o ld.

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.

a
TONY: Li ke Jo hn s a i d, hea lth. I do n 't

~~v~
s mo ke o r do dr ugs , but I do en jo y

48' P/

~A r
dr i n ki n g . I ha ve jus t r ecen tly beco me a
vegeta r i a n , a bo ut 3 mo n ths a go . But i t ha s
n o thi n g to do wi th pun k . I di di t f o r ,
mys elf a n dwo n 't us e the ba n dto a dvo ca te)
i t .

CA RL
: Li vi n g li f e to da y. Ta ke wha t yo u
ca n whi le i t's ther e
. "Be gr a tef ul f o r wha t
i s gi ven , but to mo ur n A ver wha t i s a wa y
def ea ts the pur po s e o f ha ppi n es s . "No t
di s a ppo i n ti n g a n yo n e i s a ls o i mpo r ta n t.
No thi n g i s mo r e i mpo r ta n t tha n the wa y I
f eel r i ght n o w!
JIM : Bei n g yo ur s elf , n o t cha n gi n g a n d
go i n g a ga i n s t yo ur va lues jus t to plea s e
s o meo n e els e.
{

M RR : Wha t i s "Na r dco r e"?

r ,
S IR : It's ha r dco r e f r o m Oxn a r d. It's n o t a
ga n g ; jus t a bun ch o f pun ks ha vi n g a
go o dti me
. Other "Na r dco r e"ba n ds a r e:
1 M A GRE SSION, DR KNOW, STA LA G 13,
t

F A LSE

CONF E SSIONS,

SE COND
THOUGHTS, A . F . U . , SCA RE D STRA IGHT,
HA BE A S CORPUS, R . K . L
. , a n dthe
ROTTE RS . A ll a r e f ea tur edo n M ys ti c's
Na r dco r e co mpi la ti o n LP.
'

'

M RR : Do yo u guys s ka te o r s ur f ?
JOHN: Yes , we tr y to s ka te a s much a s
po s s i ble . I s ur f a t Huen eme Bea ch . Ther e
i s a lo t o f pun ks who s ur f i n Oxn a r d.
M a kes i t f un .
JIM : I us edto s ka te co mpeti vely, but tha t
wa s a whi le a go . No wI s ka te o n ce i n a
whi le, a n ds ti ll en jo y i t.
TONY: I'm n o Ca ba ller o (Steve o f the
F A CTION), but I ha ve f un wi th the li ttle I
ca n do .
CA RL : No , but I lea r n edho wto f a ki e a t
Ri cha r d's r a mp i n Ho us to n . I f ell.
M RR : A n y la s t wo r ds ?
IR : A ll f o r f un a n df un f o r a ll . In o ther
wo r ds , ha ve f un wi tho ut f ucki n ' i t up f o r
o ther s . Sta y po s i ti ve . A n df o r f r ee
s ti cker s , s en da SA SE to : ILL RE PUTE /
E . O. Bo x 1012/ Oxn a r d
. CA 93032.
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Nuke Yo ur Oi n k co mp E P wi th qua li ty
r eco r di n gs : 7 SE CONDS n ewE P, a YOBS
LP, a n da NODE A L debut E P thi s s pr i n g.
No wto let a f ewf o lks tell yo u a bo ut
thems elves :
Ro ma n , To n y, Ro n , To m- NODE A L
"A f ter 2 mo n ths o f s ta gn a ti n g, NO
DE A L f i n a lly f o un da n ewdr ummer , a n
n o t jus t a n y dr ummer
: To m Bo r ghi n o ,
f o r mer ly o f 7 SE CONDS, the COWSKULLS,
a n dSE CTION8 . He ha s the s tr o n g, pr i ma l
kn o wtho s e f eeli n gs , tha t a n ger , tha t
ha ppi n es s o r s a dn es s ", tha t to me i s why I
ca n 't o r wo n 't qui t n o w. A n di t i s tha t
s ucces s , I f eel, tha t o utr i des a ll o f the
mo n ey, f a me, o r f o r tun e i n the wo r ld
. No
ques ti o n i n my mi n d
.
Jon
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.
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but
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of
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wi th the
n o w
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thi s s pr i n g.
n i n the
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ba n d.
much
In a
mo r e
mo n th
ef f o r t
o r
we ca n ma ken a
been much between the pa ges o f M RR

a n ddedi ca ti o n
a bo ut the go i n gs o n i n No r ther n Neva da ,

s o , we s ho uldbe a ble to tr a vel a n dla y

s o I f i gur edi t's a bo ut ti me to dr o p a li n e
.

a n dba ck up o ur r eco r d
. "
Ther e, I dr o ppeda li n e, s o n o wto ; :
get to the r ea l po i n t o f thi s r epo r t (wha t's ' ')3 `f 3 `~' y.

''
up wi th the Ren o /Ca r s o n ga n g)a n dthen }`' . '?''
we'll ta ke a br i ef lo o k a t the s i mi la r i ti es
a n ddi f f er en ces between pun k r o ck a n d
deo der a n t.
Ren o , Skeen o , wha tever yo u wa n t to ''
ca ll i t, i s i n ter es ti n g i n tha t ther e i s a 3 `
po s i ti ve f eeli n g tha t jus t s o r t o f ha n gs
the a i r her e, whi ch, n o ma tter ho w'
tr a mpled, s qui s hed, a n dben t o utta s ha p
ma y get, a lwa ys ma n a ges to s pr i n g ba ck`'`'
i n to s ha pe
. Recen tly, ther e's been a ' z '
s tea dy hum o f a cti vi ty her e, mo s tly 4
cr ea ti ve, wi th s ever a l n ewz i n es , s o me :
'`'`
ba n dli n e- up s wi tches , a bur geo n i n g?' 4?
r eco r dla bel, co o ti es , a s tyli n ' r eco r ds ho pi:,:
;
: ?'
i n the wo r ks , a n da r o ller r i n k tha t ma y: !
pr o ve to be a s tea dy ven ue f o r gi gs .

i c. 4i :4,:
The f a n z i n es tha t ha ve s pr un g up3444
i n clude Un tun e The Sky, a Ren o /Vega s #4'44
ef f o r t
; F r en z y, whi ch f ea tur es lo ca l s ka te
ha ppen i n gs ; Oddba ll, the n a me s a ys i t
a ll- - wr i te to Steve Yo uth a n dur ge hi m to
pr i n t

i t;

a s well a s the r etur n o f

S . K . I . T. C. H . , put o ut by Kevi n Seco n ds ,
a n dPa r a n o i a , br o ught to yo u by the pa i r
o f a n n o yer s . . .
,/

evi n Seco n ds - Po s i ti ve F o r ce, 7 SE CONDS

. i
"7 SE CONDS i s celebr a ti n g o ur 5t
a n n i ver s a r y thi s yea r , a n djus t lo o ki n
!ba ck br i ef ly, I ca n s ee ho wmuch ha
cha n geda n dho wmuch ha s s ta yedth
s a me . In 1985, we a r e getti n g s et t
r elea s e o ur 7- s o n g Wa lk To gether
. . . E P,x,
a n dma y ho pe to emba r k o n a 2n dU . S . ?
to ur , wi th E ur o pe pla n n edf o r Jun e/July.
Ba n ds up a n da t 'em thes e da ys a r e
NODE A L, JA CKSHIT, 7 SE CONDS, o ur
Ca r s o n co us i n s The YOBS, a n dThe M a n y peo ple a s k why a f ter s o ma n y
E XPE LLE D, tho ugh the E XPE LLE D ha ve yea r s we wo uldwa n t to keep go i n g
. Well,
been r a ther do r ma n t la tely due to co n f li cts i t's ver y s i mple
: i f the f eeli n g i n s i de i s
wi thi n the ba n dwhi ch s o me li n e- up s ti ll deep a n dpa s s i o n a te en o ugh to
cha n ges s ho uldho pef ully r es o lve
. They'r e co n ti n ue to tr y to expr es s , pr o gr es s ,
ho pi n g to do a n E P a n ds o me to ur i n g when cr ea te, upda te, yea r n a n dlea r n , why s to p
they lur e a dr ummer
. We s a i dgo o dbye to n o w?M y li f e i s wr i ti n g s o n gs , pla yi n g
the meta lly CRIM INA L M ISCHIE F , welco me ha r dco r e mus i c,

a n dr ea chi n g peo ple'

ba ck to 7 SE CONDS, a n dwi ll be s a yi n g thr o ugh my mus i c
. A n dI f eel i n ma n y'
ho wdy s o o n (f i n ger s cr o s s ed)to the wa ys , I've o n ly jus t begun
. Wi thi n the%we
pr a cti ci n g 0, LE NNY! (bea tn i k pun ker s ?), pa s t yea r - a n d- a - ha lf o r s o , I r ea li z edtha t
LA STRITE S (wi th f ema le member s !), the o ur mus i c do es r ea ch peo ple, a n di n ma n y
F E VE R (Ro ger Ro ger s o n o n the 6- s tr i n g), i n s ta n ces ha s i n s pi r edthem to r ea ct a n d'
138 (a
M ISF ITS co py ba n d?!), a s well a s s ha r e
. We ver y s eldo m get the letter s tha ta
o ur 30mi le a wa y
br o s P . N. P
. a n d3r djus t wa n t "f lyer s a n ds ti cker s , ma n "
CLA SS .

a n ymo r e, but get lo n g deta i ledo n es tha t

tle
r ea lly go o ut o f the wa y i n expr es s i o n
. .
emo ti o n , a n dco mmun i ca ti o n
. I lo ve tha t. 1
Chr i s Cr a s s - Un tun e The Sky
"Spen di n g ti me i n bo th La s Vega s a n d
Ren o , whi ch a r e 500 mi les a pa r t, ha s gi ven
us a cha n ce to ta ke pa r t i n bo th s cen es
whi ch ha ve been un kn o wn to ea ch o ther
f o r a lo n g ti me . Un tun e The Sky i s a n
ef f o r t o n o ur pa r t to br i n g the s cen es
f r o m bo th en ds o f Neva da clo s er to gether ,
s o tha t peo ple i n ea ch s cen e kn o wwha t i 5 y

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a ls o wa n t to pr o mo te i n ter es t i n a va r i etyi i %
o f mus i ca l s tyles , i n cludi n g n o n - co mmer ci a liel
meta l, ps ychedeli c, ho r r o r , po s t pun k,
etc . , a s well a s pun k 6 ha r dco r e, whi le ea -44\6
the s a me ti me pr o vi di n g en ter ta i n men t,
humo r , tho ught- pr o vo ki n g i dea s , a n
co n s tr ucti ve cr i ti ci s m . "
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they just got thei r fi r st batch of sti cker s,
6 di ffer ent ki nds (3 for $1)
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have sear ched the 28 cor ner s of Jackwor ld
for
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punker s . .
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fame. Yea, the guy onthe cover of 7
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ti s .
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gla dthe ba n dpr a cti ces mo r e tha n o n ce a
mo n th thes e da ys a n di s gla dDi m ha da
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o ut o n ba ck- up vo ca ls a n ds ho uldbe a bi g
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thei r n a me, ha vi n g di s gus tedco un ti es
lo ca l r es i den ts
. THIRD CLA SS, a lo n g wi th
P . N. P
. a n dYOBS wi ll be f ea tur edo n a
upco mi n g ca s s ette co mp
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Ca r s o n Ci ty a n dSkeen o s cen es a r e
un i que a n den er geti c, wi th ba n ds wo r ki n g
to gether a n dmutua l r es pect f o r ea ch
o ther
. I kn o wwo r ds li ke r es pect
a n d lo ve
do n 't s o un dco o l, but a n ybo dy wh.
s er i o us ly lo o ks a t i t mus t f i r s t s ee tha t
wi tho ut i t, thi s s o - ca lleda n a r chy we
s cr ea m a bo ut mea n s n o thi n g
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wo r ds , i f yo u wa n t to s a ve the wo r ld,
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DE NVE R, COLORA DO- If yo u thi n k Den ver
i s Den vo i d, li s ten to thi s : Ha r dco r e,
In dus tr i a l, a n dPo li ti ca lly A wa r e ba n ds
a bo un di n the ci ti es o f Den ver , Bo ulder ,
a n dCo lo r a do Spr i n gs (s ee #19)
. Den ver 's
s cen e a lwa ys s eems to s ho wgr o wth r a ther
tha n decli n e i n the wi n ter , pr o ba bly
beca us e the pun ks a r e to o po o r to buy
co ca i n e a n dgo s ki i n g a t Va i l wi th the
ja dedma s s es .
F LIPPE R r ecen tly pla yeda t E a gle's
Lo dge wi th lo ca l f a ves A CID RA NCH a n d
BUM - KON
. Tur n o ut wa s gr ea t, wi th o ver
400cr a z i es s ho wi n g up to r o ck o ut to lo ca l
tun es
. BUM - KONs ur pr i s edus wi th a
r o cki n ' ver s i o n o f M C5's "Ki ck Out The
Ja ms ", a n dthe s ho wwa s a gr ea t s ucces s .
Ps ychedeli c co un tr y- pun ks CHA RLIE
PICKE TTA ND THE E GGS (F lo r i da )pla yed
the A r t Depa r tmen t wi th ZOZOBRA , a lo ca l
p- deli c o utf i t, a n dmy ba n d, CHILDRE N
OF DE NIA L.
Thr a s h- a tta ck men UBE RF A LL a n d
IM M ORA L A TTITUDE a r e o pen i n g f o r
n a ti o n a l a cts a s well a s ta ki n g the
i n i ti a ti ve to s et up thei r o wn s ho ws .
UBE RF A LL even r es ur r ectedDen ver 's
legen da r y BA D CIRCUS to do a r eun i o n
s ho w
. Wi th thi s ki n do f un i ty, Den ver 's
lo ca l mus i c s cen e ca n o n ly keep gr o wi n g.
U . T
. I . (Ur i n a r y Tr a ct In f ecti o n )ha ve
member s i n 3 ci ti es , but they s ti ll f i n d
me to pr a cti ce a n dpla y s ho ws ,
o n es they put o n thems elves .
The Gr o ve i s a n ei ghbo r ho o d3
. 2 ba r
tha t puts o n s ho ws thr o ugh To m
hea dba n ger
. A f ewn a ti o n a l a cts ha ve
pla yed, but mo r e r ecen tly lo ca ls li ke
HA PPYWORLD, A CID RA NCH, a n dTHE
CORE ha ve been kn o cki n ' em do wn ther e.
THE CORE ha ve a ls o br a n chedo ut
i n to pla yi n g the Pea r l Str eet M us i c Ha ll
a n dthe Ba mbo o Ga r den s (21 o n ly clubs ),
wi th ba n ds li ke The TRE E S a n dM A U M A U
55.
Ther e's a ls o a f ewdi s tur bi n gly
cr ea ti ve

i n di vi dua ls

gen er a ti n g

s o me
i n ter es ti n g exper i men ta l In us tr i a /
per f o r ma n ce s i ghts a n ds o un ds . BIG IF
ma ke a n dpla y thei r o wn "i n s tr umen ts ",
whi le

K . I . A .

a n d

HUM A N

HE A D
TRA NSPLA NTho ldo cca s s i o n a l
per f o r ma n ces
. A f ewweeks ba ck, the
la tter 2 pla yedwi th HUNTING LODGE a t a
lo ca ti o n tha t wa s , well f r a n kly, s o mewha t
i llega l. The mus i c a n ds o un ds wer e
i n cr edi ble, but the ca r bo n mo n o xi de f r o m
the electr i c gen er a to r wa s n 't . . .
Other gi ggi n g ba n ds i n clude
: A NTE
BE LLUM , M A DHOUSE , DE A D SILE NCE ,
A NTI SCRUNTI F A CTION, SLOTH . We'r e
a ls o wa i ti n g br ea thles s ly f o r gi gs f r o m the
PA RTYM E M BE RS a n dA RE A D.
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PE A CE CORE
HA PPYWORLD
Ba r n Ba r n o f JF A a n dF A DE TOBLA CK
PHOE NIX- The mus i c s cen e i s o n the
ups wi n g her e i n A r i z o n a , wi th go o d,
weekly s ho ws go i n g o n i n bo th Tucs o n a n d
Pho en i x
. Pho en i x ha s a n ewclub ca lled
Vi vi a n 's , whi ch i s a n o lddo wn to wn chur ch
. Sho ws ther e go o n o n ce a week.
A s us ua l, lo ts o f n ewba n ds a r e a bo ut
i n Pho en i x, li ke RA CE R X, whi ch ha s
Br i a n (JF A )o n keybo a r ds &vo ca ls
. the
DIRTCLODS f ea tur e member s o f the ZA NY
GUYS
. JOKE F LOWE R debutedelectr i ca lly
Xma s n i ght wi th Cha r li e o f the SUNCITY
GIRLS o n dr ums
. Other n ewo n es i n clude:
KLUGE D, RE SPONSE , A WA KE NING, HE A VY
CONVICTIONS, a n dS . V
. C.
M E A TPUPPE TS co n ti n ue to get
cr i ti ca l a ccla i m a n ds ho p f o r ma jo r la bels .
J . F . A . ha s a
n ew12"E P o ut ca lledM a d.
Ga r den E P . They gi g, but o n ly a bo ut o n ce
a mo n th thes e da ys
. SUNCITYGIRLS a r e
i n the s tudi o r eco r di n g ma ter i a l f o r a n
upco mi n g 12"E P . M IGHTYSPHINCTE R ha s
a 6- s o n g di s c r eco r dedtha t s ho uldbe o ut
i n M a r ch. JR
. A CHIE VE M E NTcha n ged
thei r n a me to F A DE TOBLA CK a n da dded
Ba r n (J
. F . A . )o n dr ums a n dDa n n y (NOVA
BOYS)o n ba s s . They've been pla yi n g gi gs
a n dpr o mo ti n g thei r 12"r eco r d
. OUR
NE IGHBORS SUCKS r elea s eda s tudi o ta pe
a n dha ve been pla yi n g o ut o f ten . ZA NY
GUYS ca n celledthei r Xma s to ur but
co n ti n ue to pla y lo ca lly
. Other lo ca l ba n ds
i n clude
: CRE E PING SE NILITY, E DDIE
DE TROIT, M A YBE M E NTA L, a n dDA VID
THE RIA N. NOVA BOYS a n dHE LLF IRE
br o ke up.
I wo r r y a lo t la tely a bo ut pr o blems
wi th o ur s cen e her e i n Pho en i x
. I thi n k
tha t thes e pr o blems mi ght be co mmo n to a
lo t o f o ther s cen es to o
. They i n clude:
a lco ho li s m, dr ug a bus e, vi o len ce, a pa thy,
i gn o r a n ce, a ccepta n ce o f i gn o r a n ce, a n d
la ck o f r es pect f o r ea ch o ther 's huma n
r i ghts
. I've s een to o ma n y peo ple to o
dr un k to wa lk, to o ma n y peo ple dr ugged
o ut o f thei r mi n ds . So me o f the wo r s t
ca s es a r e o n ly 15 a n d16 yea r s o ld
. I've
wi tn es s edto o ma n y ca s es o f s exua l a bus e
a n dphys i ca l ha r r a s s men t a t o ur s ho ws .
I've
s een ever ythi n g f r o m pi n chi n g a n d
s pi tti n g to a s s a ult a n dr a pe a t s ho ws .
Co n ver s a ti o n f o r mo s t o f o ur s ho w- go er s
co n s i s ts o f s ex a n ddr ugs a n dha r dco r e.
F ewca r e a bo ut va lues a n dcha n ge
. M o s t
ha ve n o a mbi ti o n s o r go a ls
. No o n e
ques ti o n s ea ch o ther
. The pa tr o n s o f o ur
s cen e co n demn thems elves to s ta gn a ti o n
a n di gn o r a n ce by thei r a ccepta n ce o f ea ch
o ther 's a cti o n s wi tho ut ques ti o n
. If we
ca n n o t go ver n o ur s elves a t the s ho ws , the
po li ce wi ll be gla dto do i t f o r us .
To n V' to r / Bo x 23316/ Pho en i x A Z 85063
Do n 't f o o l yo ur s elf i n to thi n ki n g tha t
do i n g thes e thi n gs o r en co ur a gi n g o ther s
to do them ma kes yo u pa r t o f
s o me ki n do f
co o l s ubcultur e
. Do i n g thes e ki n ds o f
thi n gs ma kes yo u pa r t o f the pr eppy M TV
men ta li ty
. Ther e's n o thi n g co o l a bo ut i t
a n dther e's def i n i tely n o thi n g s ubcultur e
a bo ut i t.
A f ter ta lki n g a bo ut thi s pr o blem a n d
deci di n g tha t s o methi n g n eeds to be do n e
a bo ut i t, a n o bvi o us ques ti o n co mes to
mi n d
. Wha t ca n we do ?A s I s ee i t, ther e's
3 thi n gs we ca n a n ds ho ulddo a bo ut i t.
On e o f them i s wha t we the peo ple who put
o n the s ho ws a r e go i n g to do , a n dthe
o ther 2 a r e up to yo u the peo ple who co me
to the s ho wto do i f yo u wa n t to
. Her e's
wha t we'r e go i n g to do . We'r e go i n g to
en f o r ce s o me n ewr ules . I kn o w"r ules "i s
the la s t thi n g peo ple wa n t to hea r , but
they'r e n eces s a r y a n dyo u'r e go i n g to ha ve
to li ve wi th them o r jus t n o t co me to thes e
s ho ws .
1)
If yo u'r e to o dr un k to wa lk s tr a i ght,
yo u'r e go n e f o r the n i ght.
2) If yo u to uch s o meo n e wher e they do n 't
wa n t to be to uched, yo u'r e go n e f o r the
n i ght.
3) If yo u s pi t o n s o meo n e who do es n 't
wa n t to be to uched, yo u'r e go n e f o r the
n i ght.
4)
If yo u'r e f ucki n g i n the ba thr o o m o r
thr o wi n g up i n the bui ldi n g, yo u'r e go n e
f o r go o d. The r es tr o o ms a r en 't
who r eho us es a n dthe da n ce f lo o r i s n 't a
f ucki n g to i let.
5)
It go es wi tho ut s a yi n g tha t i f yo u'r e i n
a f i ght, yo u'r e go n e f o r the n i ght . If
yo u'r e co n s i s ten tly s ta r ti n g f i ghts , yo u'r e
go n e f o r go o d.
Tho s e a r e the r ules tha t we'r e go i n g
to en f o r ce a s s tr i ctly a s po s s i ble . Tha t's
o ur pa r t. No wher e's the 2 thi n gs yo u ca n
do to help:
1)Yo u ca n a ct a s yo ur o wn gua r di a n s
. If
yo u s ee a gi r l bei n g ta ken a dva n ta ge o f o r
a bus ed, s to p i t. The per s o n ta ki n g
a dva n ta ge o f her i s n 't co o l. He's a vultur e
pr eyi n g o n the vuln er a bi li ty o f a yo un g
gi r l who , beca us e o f her co n di ti o n , ma y
n o t even kn o wwha t's ha ppen i n g . The f i r s t
s tep i s n o t bei n g o n e o f thes e vultur es
yo ur s elf . Thi s i s a ca s e wher e we mus t
cho o s e to a ct di f f er en tly tha n the TVha s
to ldus we s ho ulda ct . It's ea s i er to ta ke
thi s f i r s t s tep i f yo u get o ut o f the ha bi t
o f getti n g s lo bber i n g dr un k a t ever y
s ho w.
2)The s eco n dthi n g yo u ca n do i s i f
yo u've been hur t by s o meo n e, do n 't be
a f r a i dto tell s o meo n e . Tell a f r i en dtha t
yo u ca n tr us t
. Thi s s ho ulda pply a cr o s s
the bo a r d, n o t jus t a t s ho ws . If yo ur
f a ther , s tep- f a ther , o r mo ther i s hur ti n g
yo u, tell s o meo n e . Sti ck to gether . If yo u
ha ve a f r i en dwho s e f a ther r a pes her ,
ma ybe her f a ther n eeds hi s a s s ki cked.
The r ea s o n I'm br i n gi n g thi s up i s beca us e
we kn o wtha t a n i n cr edi ble a mo un t o f
r a pe, s exua l a s s a ult, a n dchi lda bus e i s
bei n g i n f li ctedo n yo un g peo ple who co me
to thes e s ho ws , ei ther by o ther peo ple who
co me to s ho ws o r by pa r en ts a n dr ela ti ves .
The r ea s o n i t go es o n un checkedi s
beca us e peo ple i n the pun k s cen e thi n k
i t's un co o l to tell a n yo n e, es peci a lly the
po li ce . So , i f yo u wo n 't tell the po li ce, tell
ea ch o ther .
I ho pe yo u'll help me o n thes e thi n gs ,
but i f n o t, let i t be kn o wn tha t the r ules
tha t I've put do wn to n i ght wi ll be
en f o r ced. Tha n ks f o r li s ten i n g".
A la n Bi s
ho Pr
ba s s f o r JF A a n d
SUNCITYGIRLS
P . S
. The f o llo wi n g i s a s clo s e a s po s s i ble
to a n exa ct tr a n s cr i pt o f the s peech Ni ck
Vi cto r ga ve a t a r ecen t YOUTH BRIGA DE
s ho wi n Pho en i x.
"Go o deven i n g . I ha ve a f ew
a n n o un cemen ts to ma ke . I ho pe yo u'll gi ve
me yo ur a tten ti o n f o r a f ewmi n utes
beca us e wha t I've go t to s a y i s r a ther
i mpo r ta n t
. M e, To n y, a n da ll o f us who
a r e i n vo lvedi n putti n g o n thes e s ho ws a r e
di s tur bedby s o me thi n gs tha t ha ve been
ha ppen i n g a t the s ho ws , n o t jus t r ecen tly,
but ha ve a lwa ys go n e o n
. . . ma ybe mo r e s o
n o wtha n ever . I'm n o t ta lki n g a bo ut the
us ua l thi n gs we bi tch a bo ut, li ke ha n gi n g
o ut i n the pa r ki n g lo t a n dda ma gi n g the
pr o per ty
. I'm ta lki n g a bo ut s o methi n g mo r e
s er i o us .
I thi n k o ver the yea r s we've a ll been
gui lty o f ta ki n g a n "a n ythi n g go es "type
a t4`ude a t thes e s ho ws
; i n o ther wo r ds ,
n o r Sdy s ho uldtell a n ybo dy els e wha t to do
o r c. s .r a t n o t to do a n da n ythi n g a n ybo dy
do es y i s OK, even i f they'r e hur ti n g
s o meo ^. f ,
els e o r thems elves . I'll be mo r e
s peci f i . 00
let me jus t tell a f ewo f the
thi n gs . n a t heppen eda t la s t week's s ho w.
1) A 14
yea r o ldgi r l pa s s edo ut i n the
ba ck o f a tr uck
. A lmo s t i mmedi a tely, 4o r
5
guys wer e i n the tr uck wi th her , tr yi n g
to ta ke a dva n ta ge o f the s i tua ti o n i n a n y
wa y they co uld.
2)
A 15 yea r o ldgi r l who wa s to o dr un k
to wa lk wa s ca r r i edi n to a ba thr o o m a n d
s exedby a guy s he di dn 't kn o w. He
ja mmedthe do o r wi th a ga r ba ge ca n s o n o
o n e co uldget i n to br ea k i t up.
3) A guy who wa s dr un k o n whi s key la i d
i n the mi ddle o f the da n ce f lo o r f a ce do wn
i n hi s o wn puke f o r a n ho ur , a n dn o bo dy
even mo vedhi m.
4) A yo un g gi r l co mi n g to the s ho wf o r
the f i r s t ti me ha do n ly been i n the do o r 10
mi n utes when a dr un ken i di o t s pi t i n her
f a ce f o r n o r ea s o n
. She lef t cr yi n g a n dI'm
s ur e wo n 't be ba ck.
5) On e guy s a t a t the do o r dr i n ki n g
whi s key a n dgr a bbi n g ea ch gi r l tha t ca me
thr o ugh the do o r .
Thes e thi n gs ma y s o un df un n y a t
f i r s t, but I'll tell yo u a r ea li ty yo u ma y
n o t wa n t to hea r . "F eeli n g UP' a 14yea r
o ldgi r l i n the ba ck o f a tr uck i s chi ld
mo les ta ti o n
. Sexi n g a gi r l i n a ba thr 000m
i s r a pe . Lea vi n g a guy o n the da n ce f lo o r
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s o meo n e's f a ce f o r n o r ea s o n i s a s s a ult.
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be gr a bbedi s s exua l a s s a ult . A n dgetti n g
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s i n ce the la s t s cen e r epo r t f r o m D . M . , s o
her e's a n upda te o n wha t's been ha ppen i n g
her e . F i r s t o f a ll_a lmo s t ever y ba n dI
wr o te a bo ut i n the la s t r epo r t ha s br o ken
up, but ther e a r e s o me n ewo n es .
NOPE STa r e i n f luen cedby the
F A CTIONa n dJ . F . A . - hey, gues s wha t,
they'r e a s ka te ba n d! F r o n tedby Co r n er ,
who s ka tes f o r the F lyi n g A ces - ther e's
a lwa ys a pa r ty a r o un dCo mer ; tha t i s ,
when ther e's n o t a
s ka tebo a r d un der hi m.
The "pa s s i ve"PE NTUP A GGRE SSION
ki ckedo ut thei r s eco n dgui ta r i s t a n d
r eco r deda 3- s o n g demo . They a r e
co n ti n ui n g a s a f o ur - pi ece . THE M ISSING
PA PE RBOYS a n dF INA L SOLUTIONbr o ke
up . A ll o f Des M o i n es wi ll mo ur n . Other
ba n ds whi ch ha ve br o ken up i n clude
A BSCE SS, SCRE A M A ND SCRE A M A GA IN,
The CHA NTa n dGHOSTDA NCE . Other
D. M . ba n ds a r e the DE A D M OINE S ("Bo wl
a n dDes tr o y"), D. M . Z . , the IDS, the
CA TA LINA S a n dSUBURBA NDE A TH TRIP.
A s f o r z i n es , I ca n r emember when
Buf f a lo (my z i n e)wa s the o n ly f a n z i n e i n
to wn . Tha n kf ully, tho s e da ys a r e o ver , a s
a who le s ta mpede o f z i n es a r e s ta r ti n g up.
F i r s t o f a ll, Buf f a lo #5 i s o ut ($1 . 00+
po s ta ge)wi th HUSKE R DU, DE A D
M ILKM E Na n dCHA NNE L 3, co mi cs ,
co mmen ta r y,

etc .

a va i la ble f r o m the
a ddr es s a t the en do f the a r ti cle.
Newz i n es a r e Dea dM o i n es Hype
(P . O
. Bo x 453/ Des M o i n es , o f wa , 50302);
Omn us Vi n ci t A mo r - pea ce/CRA SS
o r i en ted7114F r a n kli n / D. M . , 50322);
Ir o n y o f Demo cr a cy (c/o Tha d/ 153431s t
St . A pt. #126/ D. M
. 50311 ; Gen er i c -
s ma ll z i n e co ver i n g s yn th- po p a n k
(1405 Cutler A ve . / D. M . , 50315) ; a n d
Sa li va Ci m Bi le Sn o t F eces Shi t Spi t Pi s s
Blo o dF ukemen Di a r r T~ea
Zr a bs Sca bs
~megma ~c~r 701 Wo o dla n -a A T/e.
340, D. M
. , 50309).
Other s whi ch a r e pla n n i n g to s ta r t
but n eedco n tr i buti o n s f i r s t : Blo o dles s
Revo luti o n (c/o D
. Hyto n e/ 648 32n dSC/
D. M . , 50309)a n dF o r get the A la mo - my
10- yea r o ldbr o ther 's z i n e s a me a ddr es s
a s Buf f a lo .
Ther e i s n o mo r e even i n g ha r dco r e
r a di o i n Des M o i n es , due to the
ca n cella ti o n o f my weekly s ho w, "Buf f a lo
Ra di o : 'Ther e i s No Such Thi n g a s New
Wa ve'"We go t ki ckedo f f KDPS beca us e I
pla yeda CRUCIF UCKS s o n g a n da n d
a n n o un cedthei r n a me, but ho pef ully we
ca n f i n da n o ther s ta ti o n to a i r the s ho w.
F o r the s ubur ba n ha r dco r es , ther e's A n dy
(O. V. A . )'s s ho w"Ri s e A bo ve Ra di o ",
F r i da ys f r o m 10- 11 a . m . o n 88 . 9KWDM
"Ho me o f the Thr ee- Blo ck Ro ck".
The o n ly pr o blems wi th the D
. M .
s cen e a r e a la ck o f s ho ws a n dla ck o f
un i ty. But I s ee thi n gs s ta r ti n g to co me
to gether , a n dr i ght n o wwe'r e s ea r chi n g
f o r a go o dpla ce to put o n s ho ws . To ur i n g
ba n ds ca ll Beth o r
Bo b f o r gi gs a t (515)
274- 1161, o r ca ll me a t (515)255- 5019.
Tha t's a ll f o r n o w
. Jo e Bo / Buf f a lo z i n e/
4004Jo hn Lyn de Rd. / Des M o i n es , Io wa ,
50312.
A f ter a gr ea t s ummer , thi n gs i n
Detr o i t ha ve s lo weddo wn co n s i der a bly, a s
us ua l, a ltho ugh i t s eems to be pi cki n g up
a ga i n . A bun ch o f ba n ds wer e demo ted
f r o m the r a n ks o f exi s ten ce, a n do ur ma i n
club, the A s ylum, clo s edtha n x to po li ce
ha s s les a n dmi s ma n a gemen t . A n ewpla ce
the Hun gr y Br a i n , i s o pen i n g thi s mo n t'i
i n the r ui n s o f Delr a y.
A NGRYRE D PLA NE T
Ba n ds tha t a r e s ti ll ki cki n g a r o un d
to wn a r e A NGRYRE D PLA NE T(wi th a n ew
ba s s i s t, thei r s eco n dE P s ho uldbe o ut a n y
ti me) ; F LOWE RS (ex- NOBE VE RA GE , ha ve
been pla yi n g a r o un da lo t a n deven ha d
f ewo ut- o f - to wn s ho ws . . . A Detr o i t ba r n
pla yi n g els ewher e i n M i chi ga n ?. . . Geez ,
n ext thi n g ya kn o w, ups ta te ba n ds wi ll be
pla yi n g i n Detr o i t . . . n 000) ; H. E . D.
(Hedo n i s ti c E n jo ymen t Des tr o yer s , a r e
i mpr o vi n g wi th ever y o uti n g a n ds ha r e a
ca s s ette wi th HE RBIE S, who ha ve pla yeda
f ewgi gs thi s wi n ter a n da r e gr ea t, i n my
o pi n i o n ); THE TRIA L r eco r deda n LP
a bo ut 5 mo n ths a go . . . when wi ll i t be
r elea s ed?Ho pef ully s o o n , whi le they s ti ll
ha ve s o me f a n s lef t; DISINF E CT, I hea r ,
i s pla yi n g a ga i n a f ter thei r dr ummer a n d
gui ta r i s t s pli t to r e- f o r m F ORCE D A NGE R
wi th X- Ba s s i n g f r o m La n s i n g's
A NTI- SOCIA L . SLA UGHTE RHOUSE i s s ti ll
f es ter i n g wi th thei r ea r - s i n gei n g o n s la uyr i
o f a tmo s pher i c di s tur ba n ces . Thes e guys
pr i de thems elves a t bei n g a ble to clea r a
r o o m f a s ter tha n a n y vo i ce yelli n g "F i r e!",
n o ma tter ho wdi s to r tedi t i s . So me n ew
ba n ds

i n

to wn :

The

STIF F S,
A LIE N- NA TION, CROSSWIRE , the
TRIF F IDS, SNA KE OUT, a n dthe ROY
E XPE RIE NCE . Ba n ds tha t a r e n o mo r e:
A LLIE D, SONOF SA M . PLA INTRUTH.
DISINF E CT
In A n n a r bo r , BORNWITHOUTA
F A CE a r e wo r ki n g o n a LP, a n dthei r
Ps yche_ta pe i s n o lo n ger a va i la ble . The
F URYa n dthe BA TS a r e s ti ll ki cki n g, a n d
a r e pla yi n g the Hun gr y Br a i n o pen i n g.
GROUND ZE ROha s a n E P co mi n g o ut
s ho r tly
. SUDDE NDE A TH cha n gedthei r
n a me to A ZRE A L, a n dJo hn Br a n n o n
(ex- N. A
. )a n dLa r i s s a (ex- L7)a r e
wo r ki n g o n a ba n d
. Tha t s ho uldbe
i n ter es ti n g . DISM A NTLE a n dthe STA TE
a r e ka put .
Pho to by 1 r ,
. , S171m 1. 1
M i chi ga n f a n z i n es tha t I'm f a mi li a r
wi th a r e :

Pla cebo E f f ect (40C),

5313
M a r lbo r o ugh/ Detr o i t M I 48224; E n dTi mes
(997)/ 3645 28th St/ Dept 184/ Gr a n d
Ra pi ds M I 49508; IckyPo p / P
. O. Bo x
3224/ Gr a n dRa pi ds M I 49501 ; Li ttle F r i en d
(40G)/ 42 Den n i s St/ Gr a n dRa pi ds M I
49506;

Is o la tedRa t
Hea r ts (75G)/ 501
Br uce St/ A n n A r bo r M I 48103
; Beef Ra g/
501 Ro a n o ke/ Bi r mi n gha m M I 48010/ No t
Bo r ed/ P . O
. Bo x 7252/ A n n A r bo r M 1
407.
Sa y Nyet To M i chi ga n co mpi la ti o n ta pe
i s i n the wo r ks
. M i chi ga n ba n ds , s en d
ta pes to Pla cebo E f f ect's a ddr es s
. Tha n x
We ' re sending this letter ant to about
xty bands from all over Michigan reyueuting
recording of their best eongs for a tape that we
compiling entitled "Say ' NOT ' To Mlthigen".
It rill be released on o 90 minute ceaettee
(that's 180 minutes, you dropouts), eo

re
get all sixty bend . to purucipete that will give
each band 3 minutes . With come
uuaerel inn,
this could turn out to be a helluven effort and
maybe lift Michigan out of it's " asp somewhere
between New York and Milwaukee" status
. The bend,
that re

eeking out are hated on the beck of

this formre If anroneis a

of any Mlchlgan
bands that re have left out, or any newly formed
bands, please let as knot about thee.
We already here fifteen or eo contribution.,
an [hie project is definetely underway . Studio or
demo tepee are proffered of course, ea le unreleased
material, but send whatever you

at

you rent ten.

your
tape retured, Just ask and we'll return it.
Please Include lyrics, info
., art, photos,
phone
Is,
etc . .
Sand stuff to: PLACEBO EFFECT
5313 Marlborough
Detroit MI
48224
If you can't/won't participate, please let us
know b

cross your n

off of the list.

Plus, pahap . we
tcon
help out rwith any problems you
might have.
Thane,
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ANGRY RED PLANET
ANTI-SOCIAL.
ARMAGEDDON
ASREAL
BATS
BLIGHT
BLIND ALLEY
1OUEANS
HORN WITHOIU A FACE
BRAIN POLICE
CAUSE OF PAIN
COAGULATED CHILD
CROSSWIRE
CRUCIFUCKS
CURSED FROM SOCIETY
DIIARMA BONUS
DINGY WHITES
DISINFECT.
DISMISSIE
DISSONANCE
11 :55
FACTS
FLOWERS
FORCED ANGER
FURY
G .O .C.
GODSPEED
We don
' t intend for this compilation to
bee contest to see which city' . bands " rule " .
Michigan' . punk scene ie a splintered that
people in this state know very little about
what's going on outside of their beck yards.
Perhaps this could be the catalyst re need
for unity and recognition . Whaddya

say?
141(f lIGAN
~r
A f ewba n ds ha ve po ppedup a r o un d
my ho me to wn , F li n t
. DISSONA NCE i s a
s peedy yo un g thr a s h ba n dtha t's
develo pi n g a f o llo wi n g i n Cen tr a l M i chi ga n .
GODSPE E D ha s a to ta lly o r i gi n a l lo o k a n d
s o un d
. Ima gi n e M OTORHE A D wi th Br ya n
F er r y s i n gi n g . Tha t des cr i bes thei r lo o k
better tha n thei r s o un d
. . . ver y o r i gi n a l.
GUILTY

BYSTA NDE RS,

HOUSE

OF
M YRTH, BLOODYCOUP, a n d
SOLIDA RNOSCa r e F li n t ba n ds tha t I'm
un f a mi li a r wi th
SKID ROWGIA NTS
F r o m La n s i n g, the CRUCIF UCKS
r elea s edthei r LP a n di ts gr ea t, n eedles s
to s a y. BLIGHTi s s ti ll a r o un d. They
pla yeda wo n der f ul s et i n the f r eez i n g r a i n
wi th M a s o n 's 11
:55 a t thr F a r m . It wa s
f un
.
In M us kego n , PUBLICM E NA CE
r e- f o r medi n to NOLA DS, who r egr o uped
a n da r e
n o wSKID ROWGIA NTS, a ver y
go o dthr a s h ba n dwi th a s i n ger . J2K2 A ND
THE PORTCITYBA STA RDS br o ke up a n d
mes hedi n to the INSULTS . PRE M A TURE
BA BIE S a r e a ls o f r o m M us kego n
. Thqt
n a me r emi n ds me o f s o me o f the peo ple who
go t dr un k ther e, thr ewbo ttles a t
n ei ghbo r s ho us es , a n dgo t thei r ha ll clo s ed
to f ur ther pun k gi gs .
So uthwes t M i chi ga n i s ho me to A . D . C.
(Tr i ba l F eedba cK), who s e LP to be s ha r ed
wi th COA GULA TE D CHILD i s lo n g o ver due.
Gr a n dRa pi d's HOLYTE RROR ha ve a
decen t ta pe o ut . The BODE A NS a r e Gr a n d
Ra pi d's o n ly thr a s h ba n d. I do n 't kn o w
wha t VIOLE NTA PA THY a r e up
to
. . . ho pef ully r eco r di n g .
VIOLE NTA PA THY
GARIAIYAI. SIlt
ONOIIND /.F.RO
GUILTY BYSTANDERS
B.E.D.
IIb:RRILS
Al.A ELSY
WILY TERROR
HOUSE OF MYNTH
INSULTS
MINUS
NERVOUSE NYMPINIS
PLAIN TRUTH
PORT CITY BASTARDS
PREMATURE BABIES
PRIVATE ANGST
SCABS
SKIDR13W GIANTS
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
SHUCK THERAPY
13th KEY
TOXIC ATTITUDES
1INIR
TRIFFIDS
TRIAL
URBAN UPSET
VARIABLES
VIOLENT APATHY
WEIRD WORLD
The wi n ter mo n ths ha ve br o ught a n
i cy NewE n gla n dchi ll, but the mus i c
r ema i n s s co r chi n g ho t her e i n the Nutmeg
Sta te . The la s t co uple o f mo n ths ha ve s een
the ca n cer s pr ea dto a ll co r n er s o f the
s ta te
. Sho ws a r e ha ppen i n g f r o m Putn a m to
NewLo n do n , f r o m Ha r tf o r dto Br i dgepo r t,
f r o m Da n bur y to Sta mf o r d- f ully s a tur a ti n g
the a r ea . Whi le A n thr a x s ti ll r ema i n s the
s tea di es t pr o vi der o f s ho ws , o ther pla ces
lo o k ver y pr o mi s i n g . A t the Pub o n 44i n
Putn a m, Br i a n Tho r pe ha s s ta r teddo i n g
Sun da y ma ti n ees tha t a r e lo o ki n g go o d. 76%
UNCE RTA IN, CHRONICDISORDE R,
VIOLA TORS, a n dBODIE S INPA NICpla yed
the f i r s t s ho wther e, a n di mpr es s edthe
ma n a gemen t en o ugh to a s k hi m to do s ho ws
weekly . The pla ce i s a ba r , but they lo ck
up the bo o z e o n Sun da y a f ter n o o n s s o tha t
a ll a ges ca n en ter
. Ho pef ully, thes e
ma ti n ees wi ll beco me a weekly even t . The
E l 'n ' Gee club i n NewLo n do n ha s been
do i n g s po r a di c, yet i mpr es s i ve s ho ws ,
n o ta bly a gr ea t s ho wwi th CIA a n dLOST
GE NE RA TION, a n da CIRCLE JE RKS gi g.
The club i s n o t a ll a ges , a n dthey ha ve
ha dn o i s e co mpla i n ts , ho wever . Up i n
Ha r tf o r d, the bo ys f r o m CHRONIC
DISORDE R ha ve been putti n g to gether
o cca s i o n a l ha ll s ho ws tha t br i n g o ut a go o d
a mo un t o f peo ple a n dgo ver y well
.
Br i dgepo r t- - Sa l D's , co o l pla ce . It's ti n y
but en thus i a s ti c . It's a ba r , but ever yo n e
who wa n ts to get i n us ua lly do es . A n thr a x
i s s ti ll go i n g s tr o n g- - a n yo n e a n d
ever yo n e who co mes thr u to wn s to ps by.
Ther e a r e s ho ws ever y weeken d. Br i a n wi ll
be clo s i n g A n thr a x f o r the mo n th o f
F ebr ua r y to ta ke a lo n g o ver due va ca ti o n .
He's r un the pla ce a lmo s t s i n gleha n dedly
f o r n ea r ly 2 yea r s n o w, s o he des er ves a
br ea k. The o ther clubs s ho uldta ke up
thi s s la ck tho ugh, a n dA n thr a x wi ll r es ume
weekly gi gs the f i r s t week o f M a r ch.
On to the ba n ds . Seems li ke jus t
a bo ut ever yo n e i s up to s o methi n g.
VIOLE NTCHILDRE Nha ve r eco r dedthei r
f i r s t 12"a n da r e cur r en tly wo r ki n g o n
getti n g i t pr es s ed. CIA 's Dea th In Sma ll
Do s es s ho uldbe a va i la ble a n y da y n o w,
a n d- -
i t's def i n i tely wo r th yo ur ti me to
check o ut thi s po wer f ul n ewli n eup.
VA TICA NCOM M A NDOS ha ve a ddeda
s eco n dgui ta r i s t a n da r e ma ki n g pla n s to
r etur n to the s tudi o . 76% UNCE RTA INi s
r epr es s i n g thei r f i r s t LP, a n da r e i n the
pr o ces s o f wr i ti n g n ewma ter i a l f o r the
n ext 12". LOSTGE NE RA TIONha ve
f i n i s hedr eco r di n g thei r s eco n dLP, Vi cti m,
but a r e ho ldi n g ba ck o n i ts r elea s e . A
r ela ti vely n ewba n dto the s cen e, NUM B
SE X, a r e i n the pr o ces s o f r eco r di n g thei r
f i r s t 7". WHITE PIGS ha ve go tten a n ew
gui ta r i s t, a n da r e n o wa lmo s t exclus i vely a
meta l ba n d. They ha ve a n ew7"o ut
n o n etheles s . On e mo r e ba n dI'dli ke to
men ti o n i s PA INTE D SA INTS . Thes e guys
a r en 't wha t yo u'dca ll ha r dco r e, but tha t's
n o t s a yi n g they a r en 't ha r d. They co me
a cr o s s a s a ki n do f ha r d- edgedpo p ba n d.
Thei r lyr i cs ha ve co n vi cti o n , a n dthe la ck
o f di s to r ti o n o n the gui ta r s do es n 't ma ke
them wi mpy. I'm lo o ki n g f o r wa r dto s eei n g
mo r e o f them . Oh yea h, SE IZURE ha s
la n deda cut o n the n ewWe Go t Po wer
co mp, n a mely "Ja cki e On The Co r n er ".
s a ut a o t o a ve- men ti o n ed
ba n ds wi ll be pla yi n g a huge Ro ck F o r
Ri ce ben ef i t a t a lo ca l un i ver s i ty to ben ef i t
the peo ple o f E thi o pi a . It'll be a ga ther i n g
o f the s ta te's bes t f o r a ver y go o dca us e.
A n y ba n dtha t's co mi n g to the E a s t
Co a s t, be s ur e to ma ke us a s to p . Get i n
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Sorry are clearly a band that doesn
' t fit it . Their
music escapes catelgorization, despite attempts to slap a tag
like hardcore or post-punk on it
. What Sorry does create is
enticing, exhilarating music that melds together a variety of
influences ranging from the post-punk of The Mekons, Wire,
Gang Of Four and Boston's late, lamented Mission Of Burma to
hardcore thrash . Their live performances are a combination of
sharp, jarring music and Jon Easley's larger-than-life,
dramatic stage presence
. As to where the group feels they
fit into the scheme of things in Boston, if at all, bassist
Chuck Hahn says, "The Boston music scene is sort of a group
of different niches . You have the heavy metal, the hardcore
thing and we do, to a certain degree, fit in with a certain
group of bands of a post-punk nature and share a lot of
kinship with them and stuff . " Sorry plays regular gigs with
bands as varied as The FU's, Psycho and "artier" bands like
Salem 66 and Volcano Suns, but sometimes seem caught in the
middle, being perceived as too arty by some of the punks and
too hardcore by the art crowd . Its too bad that Boston, as
many scenes, has to have little cliques and factions, because
caught in that void in between are a band playing truly
original music with finesse and versatility.
Each member plays an equal role- Chuck ' s pulsating,
driving bass lines, Dave Kleiler's jarring, skewed and
innovative guitar work, Andy Burstein's hard-edged, free form
drumming and Jon
' s expressive vocals, which range from
braying to sarcastic to emotional- all meshing seamlessly
together.
Sorry formed a little over two years ago and, since
then, have . gigged incessantly around town and, to date, have
two tracks on Gerard Cosloy's compilation Bands That Could Be
God ("My Word," "One More Step") and recently released their
long-delayed debut album,

ImaginaryFriend

(Radiobeat
Records) . While the album neutralizes a little of the
cathartic spontaneity of their live shows, the album has
uncommon richness and depth and diversity- something the band
feels may have led to negative reviews from some quarters,
mainly this publication .

As Jon puts it, "For a magazine

that's supposedly progressive, they should be supporting
diversity . It made it seem like being diverse was a fault
and not a positive thing . When it comes to us, since were
not easy to write about, people start using all these terms
that don't really mean anything
." Chuck adds, "Our album is
a highly eclectic work
: and it goes from the hardcore to the
pop and there definitely are going to be people who don ' t
like an album that's as diverse and I think the reviewer is
simply one of those . You've got an album that jumps musical
genres quite a bit ." Indeed, the album is quite eclectic,
including added keyboards and sax on some cuts that seem out
of place at first, but all fit in after repeated listenings.
"Imaginary Friend" is an album that has to grow on you . The
cover is something liable to promote discussion, too- a
little boy, completely nude, frolicking happily in a field
.
It was picked as "Album Cover Of The Year" by the Poston_
Phoenix, a weekly alternative newspaper . Selecting the cover
was a long process- Jon says they argued over it for 3
months . They've had no problems distributing it, although,
says Dave, "Some of the guys from DVS said, ' hey, you're
getting into child porn here!'" The band looks at the record
as a learning experience
. They feel it properly represents
where the band was at the time.
So what is Sorry trying to put across with their music?
The band's songwriting is an "experimental process" says
Chuck : "I think what we're trying to do, musically, is put
forth sort of an amalgamation of our musical personalities,
which are fairly distinct and different and they all have
things which are a part of the sound, in a very equalizing
nature." Andy adds, "The songs sort of write themselves for
me- pulled right out of the ether
." "It may be harder," says
Jon, "but it makes it more interesting
." Dave says, "We like
to jam, but we're still coming from that think like Gang Of
Four and those bands and you sort of get the sense from
listening to that that all the instruments are sort of
equal
." It's clearly, the band points out, a democratic
writing process.
As for the lyrical content, Jon, who writes most of
them, says, "Songs like "24," it's almost like theatre- I
represent a character . I'm portraying different things I
see." This is not a band with profound political messages,
but their lyrics are definitely dealing with social issues
that directly relate to them and may relate to others . Songs
like "Bouncer," "24," and "Why Do I Have To Look At You" deal
with relationships within the scene . Jon adds, "Some songs
could be political, in a sense, like real politics, but an
attitude about the way people go about living . It ' s a closer
way to reach someone . I mean, I think it's great if someone
can write a really good political song, but I don't feel I
know enough about politics to do that . I do know enough
about people to write from that perspective. "
So where does the band go from here? Their potential is
seemingly limitless . All members, except Andy, are still in
their teens . They've added several new songs to their set
that are less abrasive and more melodic, like "Satellite" and
"Just Making Noise," as well as a riveting cover of Wire's
"Ex-Lion Tamer ." College looms in the future for some of the
guys, with Dave scheduled to go to NYU, so the future may be
tenuous.
I'm sometimes asked by people not attuned to the band's
original "musical mayhem" what I see in Sorry
. I see a band
overflowing with musical talent, creating unique music that
isn't trendy- a band that won't be labelled or tagged that
easily . Plus, you can dance to it! Sorry may say "just
making noise" sums it up for the band, but Sorry is much more
than just noise.
Their album is available for $ 6 .00 to P.O. Box 75,
kenmore Station, Boston, MA 02134 .
Si n ce Ti m ha s a s kedme to be the
r egula r NYCs cen e r epo r ter , i a m go i n g to
ta ke the o ppo r tun i ty to di s cus s my
a ppr o a ch to thi s po s i ti o n
. On o n e ha n d, i
ha ve been tr a i n eda s a r epo r ter f o r la r ge
n ews pa per s a n dA P, a n dthus br i n g
cer ta i n pr o f es s i o n a l s ta n da r ds to a n y
r epo r ti n g i do . A n ythi n g tha t ha ppen s o n
s ta ge, a n da n y "publi c"beha vi o r i n a
club, i s f a i r ga me f o r co ver a ge . I do
r es pect co n f i den ti a li ty a s a ma tter o f
pr o f es s i o n a l ethi cs . I wi ll n o t tr y to ma ke
thi s i n to a f r ee- wheeli n g co a mn , much a s i
mi ght be tempted. A n di wi ll n o t kn o wi n gly
mi s r epr es en t the s cen e.
On the o ther ha n d, i 'm a pun k a n d
a n a lumn us o f PUNK ma ga z i n e, a n dwi ll
r ef lect tha t i n my wr i ti n g . I wi ll n o t
cen s o r o ut a ll my o wn o pi n i o n s , but i wi ll
be ho n es t a bo ut my bi a s es (i n a s much a s
i 'm a wa r e o f them)a n da n y co n f li cts o f
i n ter es i ma y ha ve.
M y s en s e o f wha t i s "pun k"a n d
ther ef o r e s ubject to co ver a ge i s pr etty
br o a da n di n clus i ve . Geo gr a phi ca lly, the
s ubur bs a r e o uts i de my bea t, but s i n ce
they a r e clo s ely r ela tedto the NYCs cen e,
excepti o n s a r e po s s i ble.
I a m n o t a techn i ca l mus i c cr i ti c . I do
thi n k s o me a tten ti o n s ho uldbe pa i dto n ew
ba n ds a n dthus , a s a r egula r pa r t o f thi s
r epo r t, i wi ll i n clude br i ef co mmen ts o n
o pen i n g ba n ds her e, un der the ti tle o f
"Reco n Repo r t". A s s pa ce per mi ts , i wi ll
i n clude ca ps ule a cco un ts o f NYba n ds
whi ch ha ve n o t been i n ter vi ewedi n M RR.
I a m n o t a pho to gr a pher f o r M RR,
a n ds o wi ll be depen den t o n peo ple i n the
s cen e to get pho to s to me i f they wa n t
them publi s hed. I wo ulda ls o li ke to
i n clude o uts ta n di n g pun k a r t(f lyer s , etc)
f r o m ti me to ti me a n dco ver pun k i n the
medi a o n ther tha n mus i c.
Wha t i do n 't kn o wa bo ut, i ca n 't
r epo r t o n , a n di t wi ll ta ke a whi le to get
mys elf o r ga n i z edto co ver thi s "bea t", s o i
wi ll be depen den t o n peo ple to let me kn o w
wha t's n ew.
I wi ll ma ke mi s ta kes . When i beco me
a wa r e o f them, i wi ll tr y to co r r ect them;
but i wi ll ma ke them, s o plea s e bea r wi th
me .
BA ND NE WS
A DRE NA LINO. D . i s pla n n i n g a
co n ti n en ta l to ur i n July, ha vi n g o r der ed
a n o ther 2000pr es s i n gs o f thei r LP a n d
develo ped4n ews o n gs , i n cludi n g
"In f i ltr a te The Sta te". It's A OD's mo s t
di r ect po li ti ca l s ta temen t to da te:
"In f i ltr a te the s ta te/ Yo ur ha n ds a r e
r i ppedto s hr eds / F r o m ba n gi n g o n the
wa lls / If yo u wer e pus hi n g f r o m the
i n s i de/ Yo u co uldma ke the bui ldi n gs f a ll . "
A OD i s getti n g mo r e s er i o us a s they mo ve
i n to the r a n ks o f ma jo r ba n ds n a ti o n a lly;
thei r r ecen t li ve s ho ws ha ve been s uper b.
A GNOSTICF RONTi s pi cki n g a
dr ummer , pla n n i n g a to ur f o r M a r chl o r
la ter , a n di s r eco r di n g a 5- s o n g E P ca lled
D'n ewBo mber Zee
. The ba n dha s a ls o
ma de i ts pea ce wi th M RR, tha n x to s o me
di r ect pho n e co n ver s a ti o n s wi th Ti m.
A RM E D CITIZE NS ba ck.
The BE A STIE BOYS ha ve a n ew12"
"pun k r a p"r eco r do ut ca lled"Ro ck
Ha r d". . . CRO- M A GS ha ve 5 s o n gs
r eco r deda n dma y i n clude li ve cuts o n a
LP to be ca lledSho wYo u No M er cy, s ez
s i n ger Jo hn Blo o dclo t . Co r r ecti o n : Jo hn
s ez they a r e n o t a s ki n hea dba n d, tho
thei r f o llo wi n g s eems to be do mi n a tedby
s ki n s a t thi s po i n t.
F A LSE PROPHE TS ha ve r eco r deda n
LP a n da r e lo o ki n g f o r a la bel ; they a r e
pla yi n g o ut a f ter a lo n g per i o do f lo w
vi s i bi li ty a n ddi da vi deo f o r F r en ch TV. . .
KILLDOZE R's debut LP, No M i s ta ki n g
Qua li ty,

i s due o ut i n ea r ly F eb . . .
kRIE GKOPF ha s a demo ta pe, o ut . . .
M E NTA L A BUSE ha s a n LP, Str eets o f
F i lth, due o ut thi s mo n th o n Ur i n a l
Peco r ds .
M URPHY'S LA Wha s f i n i s hedr eco r di n g
thei r lo n g- a wa i tedLP
. Si n ger Ji mmy
Ges ta po 's exi le f r o m CB's en ded. The LP
wi ll be o ut o n Spli f f Reco r ds , a n dwi ll
la un ch a n a ti o n a l to ur .
NE VE RM ORE wa s s uppo s edto pla y
CB's Ja n 7, but Geo r ge the dr ummer
di dn 't s ho wa n dwa s s a ckedi mmedi a tely. . .
NOCONTROL br o ke up i n Dec.
DeeDee s a ys he ha s 5 n ewha r dco r e
s o n gs f o r the RA M ONE S, i n cludi n g a s lo w
o n e wi th ba lla d- li ke lyr i cs . He a ls o s ez he
o cca s i o n a lly a tten ds the CBGB ma ti n ees
a n dhi des o ut o n the li ghti n g pla tf o r m
RE A GA NYOUTH ha s a 12"7- s o n g E P
o ut o n F r eewa y a n dR Ra di ca l Reco r ds ;
thei r f i r s t r elea s e a f ter 4yea r s . Da ve
In s ur gen t, the s i n ger , s ez the ba n di s
un der ta ki n g a wo r ldwi de ca ll f o r pea ce
a n d, thr u F r eewa y E n ter pr i s es , i s s ta r ti n g
a multi - medi a even t f o r whi ch they n eed
vi deo s , s li des , f i lms , po s ter s , etc
. Yo u
ca n co n ta ct them a t P . O. Bo x 69/
Stuyves a n t Sta / NYNY10009.
SA BOTA GE due o ut wi th a 15- s o n g
LP
. . . THE SE RVICE i s to ur i n g the E a s t
Co a s t . . . Ja mes Do n tr i n ha s f o r meda n ew
ba n dca lledSHE E R TE RROR wi th Pa ul f r o m,
F A THE A D SUBURBIA a s s i n ger . Ja mes s ez
the ba n di s "ha r d"a n dwo r ki n g o n a n E P
Da r k A ges . They a r e a ls o wo r ki n g o n a
s qua t a n dthe A pr i l 29Sto p The Ci ty
pr o ject, a n da r e n o t pla n n i n g a n y gi gs i n
a cco r da n ce wi th the s lo ga n "o ut o f the
clubs a n di n to the s tr eets ; n o bus i n es s a s
us ua l!"
Si n ger M i ck o f the SICK KIDZ wa s
r epo r tedly i n vo lvedi n a n a cci den t o n hi s
wa y to a gi g . . . The SWA M P GOBLINS ha ve
br o ken up f o llo wi n g a f a r ewell per f o r ma n ce
a t CB's , wi th s i n ger Lyn n e a n ddr ummer
Peter f o r mi n g the WILLIE S, whi le ba s s i s t
Juke a n dlea dgui ta r i s t Ri chi e f o r m the
KRE TINS a n dr hythm gui ta r i s t Debbi e go es
to a n a s yet un n a med3r dba n d.
The UNJUSTha ve a n ew7"o ut o n
Bi g Ci ty a n da r e ho pi n g f o r a s ummer
to ur . . WA RZONE dr ummer Ra y r epo r tedly
s uf f er eda br o ken leg i n a f i ght.
. The
YOUNG &USE LE SS a r e r eco r di n g a n LP
ca lledHi tler Wa s a Na z i . . . a n di 'm lo o ki n g
f o r a dr ummer .
ZINE S
So me mo r e z i n es [ca ve co me to my
a tten ti o n
: Ts e- Ts e F ly #1 i s a 2- pa ger
a va i la ble
f o r 54 f r o m Ga r y/ 1671 E
17th St
#3A / Br o o klyn NY11229, wi th po li ti x,
ca r to o n s , a n da co uple o f gi g r evi ews .
Bull- Shi t M o n thly #1 co mes f r o m
89- 58 215
PI/ Queen s Vi lla ge NY11427 a n di s f r ee
f o r 2 s ta mps .
Jus t o ut i s Li vi n g F r ee #4, a va i la ble
f o r po s ta ge (75Ci n US)f r o m Jo hn
Guz ma n / 160E 3r dSt #2E / NYNY
10009.
Its mo s tly po li ti x, lo o ks li ke a pun kz i n e,
but Jo hn s ta tes he do es n 't r ea lly wa n t a n y
a r ti cles o n pun k.
Gui llo ti n e o bvi o us ly gi ves the mo s t
tho r o ugh co ver a ge o f the NYs cen e , s o
a n yo n e who wa n ts to f i n do ut mo r e s ho uld
tr y to get a co py (Wen dy pr ef er s yo u get
i t f r o m a lo ca l ven do r tha n thr u ma i l).
Wo r k o n the f i r s t i s s ue o f Skeleto n
F o r ces ha s been dela yedby the evi cti o n e
us a n Ho r s ma n . but Sa bi n e Hr echda ki a n i s
co n ti n ui n g wi th i t a n dho pi n g f o r a n A pr i l
debut a s a po s i ti ve, un i ty- o r i en tedma jo r
z i n e, lo ko ki n g f o r i n t'l di s tr i buti o n .
They'r e lo o ki n g f o r co n tr i buti o n s : 341 W
11th St #4H/ NYNY10014.
RA DIO, RA DIO
So me mo r e deta i ls o n pun k r a di o :
WF M U i s a t 91
. 1, br o a dca s ti n g f r o m Ups a la
Co llege/ 345 Pr o s pect St/ E Or a n ge NJ
07019. Pa t Dun ca n 's s ho wi s Thur s f r o m
6- 9PM
. He's wo r ki n g wi th me o n a s er i es
o f f ea tur es i n co n n ecti o n wi th the 10th
a n n i ver s a r y o f pun k . Other WF M U DJ's
a r e : To m Jo lly (mi dn i te Sun /M o n ), Pa ul
Ca va n a ugh (mi dn i te F r i /Sa t), La ur i e E s
(Weds 2- 5PM ), Da wn Lee (M o n 10A M ),
M a r ga r et (M o n 2- 5PM ).
WF DU s ha r es the 89. 1 s lo t wi th
WNYU, br o a dca s ti n g weeken ds a n dn i tes
f r o m F a r lei gh Di cki n s o n Un i v/ 795 Ceda r
Ln / Tea n eck NJ 07666. A cco r di n g to DJ
Jer r y Rubi n o , a ll F DU jo cks i n clude pun k
mus i c .
WNYU, a ls o a t 89. 1, br o a dca s ts f r o m
NewYo r k Un i v/ 566 La Gua r di a PI/ NYNY
10012. The "Hellho le"s ho wi s Thur s f r o m
10- 11 PM
. Ther e a r e o ther s ho ws tha t pla y
s o me pun k.
WKCR, 89. 9, ca r r i es mo r e a r ts y pun k
o n the "Tr a n s f i gur edNi ght"s ho wi n the
wee ho ur s o f Tues thr u Sa t
. They
br o a dca s t f r o m Co lumbi a Un i v/ F er r i s Bo o th
Ha ll/ NYNY10027.
A n ewen tr y to the f i eldi s Pa ci f i ca
li s ten er - s po n s o r edWBA I,
99. 5, wi th a
well- n a med"Rude A wa ken i n g"a ll- pun k
s ho wo n Tues f r o m 5- 7 A M . The s ho w's
s ta f f i s a cti vely s o li ci ti n g ta pes (wi th ba n d
bi o , a ddr es s , pho n e, etc)a n dho pi n g f o r
a better a i r ti me i n the f utur e
. Sen ds tuf f
to Lyn n Sa muels / 505 8th A ve/ NYNY
10018.
On e mo r e s ta ti o n i s WSIA , 88. 9, o ut
o f Sta ten Is la n d. Ter r y Telen ko ha s a
s ho wf r o m F r i da y a t 10PM to Sa t 2A M .
A ddr es s i s 50E mer s o n Ct/ Sta ten Is la n d
NY10304
. A i r s the M RR r a di o s ho w.
M ISCE LLA NY
1
:__Ci ty f a n z i n e i s n o mo r e, but Bi g
Ci ty F f eco r ds i s putti n g to gether a co mp
LP, s ez Ja vi , who i s lo o ki n g f o r a
ma r keteer a n ds o mebo dy to i n ves t i n i t a s
a jo i n t ven tur e . Ja vi gets ma i l a t 2329
Va n ce St/ Br o n x NY10469.
Da ve Ra tca ge ha s gi ven up the r eta i l
r eco r dbus i n es s , but wi ll co n ti n ue r un n i n g
hi s r eco r dla bel a n ds elli n g z i n es a n d
s ka tebo a r dgea r a t the Secr et Spo t/ E 9th
St between 2n da n d3r dA ves / NY10003.
Ho hum . Such a dull to wn , the Bi g
A pple
. Do n n y the Pun k/ 233 E 3r dSt #lc/ '
NYNY
10009/ (212)982- 3075.
P . S . If yo u wa n t to bo o k, r eco r d,
di s tr i bute, o r f i n a n ce a NYba n dbut do n 't
kn o who wto co n ta ct them, ca ll me between
8 a n d10PM E a s ter n Ti me .
A f ter vi r tua lly s i n gleha n dedly
cr ea ti n g a n dbui ldi n g the Syr a cus e/Cen tr a l
NY"s cen e"f r o m s cr a tch to the po i n t o f
bei n g qui te the "ha ppen i n g"li ttle pla ce,
the CA TA TONICS ha ve f i n a lly ma n a gedto
r elea s e thei r debut r eco r d, Hun tedDo wn .
It wa s n 't ea s y.
Sta r ti n g ba ck o ver 3 yea r s a go , they
wer e the o n ly ga me i n to wn - - Syr a cus e,
NY: po pula ti o n 200, 000
o r s o , lo ca ti o n
mi ddle o f n o wher e, a ver a ge men ta li ty 10
yea r s r emo vedo r mo r e, tha n k yo u. In the
cultur a l wa s tela n dkn o wn a s Cen tr a l NY,
ther e wa s li ter a lly n o thi n g . No thi n g
CA TA TONIC's co - f o un der s Belvy K . a n d
Jo e M i ller co uldi den ti f y wi th . . . ther e wa s
the us ua l a s s o r tmen t o f a lter n a ti ve/a r t/po p
ba n ds , but tha t wa s i t, a n dthe
CA TA TONICS s to r medtha t s cen e
; bei n g
lo o keda t a s un wa n tedo uts i der s a n djus t
pla i n o bn o xi o us ki ds . When we s ta r ted,
we jus t wa n tedto pi s s o f f a s ma n y peo ple
a s po s s i ble, thi s pla ce wa s s o la me . Yo u
n a me i t, we di di t : we'dpi s s o f f yo ur
mo ther , we s pr a ypa i n tedever ythi n g a n d
ever ywher e, go t a r r es ted, go t ba n n edf r o m
ever ywher e, go t i n f i ghts . . . to get a
r ea cti o n then , a n y r ea cti o n , wa s wha t we
wer e a bo ut . The co mpla cen y level her e wa s
a ppa lli n g . "A n dto a po i n t, i t s ti ll i s - - but
tho s e s a me o bn o xi o us ki ds s tuck wi th i t
a n dn o wther e i s a legi ti ma te ha r dco r e
s cen e i n Syr a cus e ; hea lthy a n dgr o wi n g
wi th a go o d a mo un t o f s ho ws a n da n umber
o f decen t lo ca l ba n ds . They've ha dto
li ter a lly Do It Thems elves . M a n y a ti me
ther e's been n o club(s )- - they ma de
a ll- a ges ha lls a r ea li ty. Ther e wa s n o
medi a o utlet- - Ra wLea ka ge n o ws er ves a s
CNY's o n ly HC/a lter n a ti ve mus i c
publi ca ti o n
. Ther e i s n o Di s cho r d, n o BYO
Reco r ds to help ba n ds put o ut thei r
pr o duct- - the r eco r d(a n dA n o r exi c Nympho
Reco r ds )i s to ta lly a uto n o mo us . To s a y the
CA TA TONICS a r e a dedi ca tedba n di s a n
un der s ta temen t . "F uck, I'dha te to f i gur e
o ut ho wmuch mo n ey we've lo s t ; i t's go tta
be i n the tho us a n ds . I'm $400i n debt
r i ght n o w'ca us e o f the E P . . . but hey, i t's
een a bla s t
. . . n o wi f we get a i tt e
r eco gn i ti o n a n deven s o me mo n ey, i t'dbe
li ke a dr ea m . Shi t, i t's been lo n g en o ugh!"
Thr ee yea r s a n dvi n yl vi r gi n s
. A h yes ,
the r eco r d
. In deed.
Hun tedDo wn s mo kes a tes ti mo n i a l to
bo th the ba n ds ' s ki ll a n dpo wer a s well a s
dedi ca ti o n . It's o n e hell o f a debut
. It's
go t "ba lls ", s o methi n g mo s t thr a s h lo s es o r
la cks o n vi n yl . "We've go t a po wer f ul
s o un d. I thi n k we've a lwa ys ha d, ya
kn o w, a
r ea l bo tto m, a ba s e . . . "The E P i s
go o d,

but

i t wa s a ls o a

lea r n i n g
exper i en ce- - CA TA TONICS pha s e two
(tha n x SSD)s ho uldbe tha t much mo r e
po wer f ul a n ds ho uldexceedHun tedDo wn .
Ther e's lo ts a la bels thes e da ys i n the
wo r ldo f pun kdo m
: po li ti ca l, mi d- tempo ,
s ka te, o i , co un tr y wes ter n , meta l, po s t
pun k, thr a s h, a n do f co ur s e, go o do f
ha r dco r e . La bels . A n dtha t's a ll they a r e.
I s uppo s e yo u co uldca ll the CA TA TONICS
a "thr a s h"ba n d, but do n 't
. They'r e
di f f er en t. They do n 't jus t pla y f a s t to pla y
f a s t- - they've ki n do f ho n edi t, ya kn o w?
They've go t thei r o wn s o un d. They'r e a ll
co mpeten t pla yer s , a n dpr o udo f i t . . . they
do n 't pla y pun k r o ck beca us e they ca n 't
pla y a n ythi n g els e . They ca n
. The
CA TA TONICS pla y wha tthey wa n t to
hea r
: the mo s t po wer f ul, co mmi ttedmus i c
po s s i ble
. Thei r lyr i cs r ef lect
thi s . . . s i n cer e, i n ten s e, a n dpa ckedwi th
emo ti o n . No pho n ey s lo ga n eer i n g . Jus t o n e
o n o n e
. Ri ght her e, r i ght n o w.
In f luen ces r a n ge f r o m M OTORHE A D to
PISTOLS to GA NG GRE E Nto JUDA S
PRIE STa n dA C/DC. . . they a ls o ha ve qui te
a n a f f i n i ty f o r s o me o f the n ews tr a i n o f
"s peedmeta l"ba n ds li ke SLA YE R a n d
M E TA LLICA
. "ever yo n e li s ten s to di f f er en t
s tuf f . F a r mer 's (gui ta r &vo ca ls )r ea lly i n to
the M ISF ITS a n dM OTORHE A D, but li kes
co un tr y to o ; Jef f (ba s s &vo ca ls )lo ves
A C/DC, we ca ll hi m A n gus
. . . I (Belvy K,
dr ums &vo ca ls )li ke a lo t o f s tuf f , mo s tly
Bo s to n a n dE a s t Co a s t ba n ds - SSD's my
f a vo r i te ba n dever - I li s ten to a lo t o f
meta l to o . .
. Jo e (gui ta r &vo ca ls )wa s
s r a n ge . e a es meta ut o ves a ll the
n ewBLA CK F LA G s hi t
; I ca n 't get i n to
tha t s tuf f . . . "Gui ta r i s t a n dco - f o un der Jo e
M i ller qui t 2 mo n ths a f ter the r eco r di n g o f
the E P due to "mus i ca l di f f er en ces ". The
s ea r ch f o r a gui ta r i s t to r epla ce hi m wa s
lo n g a n dha r d, but n o wthey a ppea r to
ha ve f o un ds o meo n e : "the r ei n ca r n a ti o n o f
Ra n dy Rho des "i s a ll they'll s a y.
Thr o ugh the yea r s the CA TA TONICS
ha ve pla yeda ll o ver ups ta te NY, but
tha t's been i t . Cur r en tly i n the embyo n i c
s ta ges o f pla n n i n g a to ur (s pr i n g)- - i t'll
mo s t li kely be jus t No r thea s t o r E a s t
Co a s t, but who kn o ws , depen di n g o n wha t
ki n do f r ea cti o n the E P gets - - i t co uldgo
co a s ta l . So get i n to uch. So me thi n k
they'r e a ba n do n i n g the s hi p they bui lt,
but a f ter a whi le i n the s a me pla ce, yo u
ca n pi geo n ho le
. "I kn o wwha t peo ple thi n k
o f us up her e, a n dtha t's gr ea t a n dwe
r ea lly do a ppr eci a te i t . . . but we o we i t to
o ur s elves to s ee wha t we ca n do , wher e we
ca n go . .
. "Lo o ki n g a hea d, o ther tha n the
to ur , s ees them r eco r di n g a ga i n s o o n (a n d
wo ulda ppr eci a te s o meo n e to help f o o t the
bi ll . Rea d: hey a ll yo y Di s cho r d's a n d
To uch &Go 's - - gi ve 'em a s ho t!), helpi n g
SF B get thei r r eco r do ut, a n deven tua lly
r elea s i n g a n ups ta te co mpi la ti o n . "Tha t's
s o methi n g we r ea lly wa n t to do . Ther e's a
lo t o f go o dba n ds up her e who I'dr ea lly
li ke to s ee get o n r eco r d
; li ke
SF B- - they'r e ho t!! ONE DE A TH TWO,
STILL

BORN,

KA TSA PI,

A lba n y's
CA PITLE , B SOLUTION, the
RA UNCHE TTE S f r o m Ro ches ter , Buf f a lo
ha s a f ewdecen t ba n ds n o w- - o r s o Jef f
s ez . . . o h yea h, ca n 't f o r get M ILTONS
DISCIPLE S!!!
In a ddi ti o n to Hun tedDo wn , the
CA TA TONICS a ppea r o n A x/ti o n Reco r ds '
Co mpo s t- Pi le- A cti o n ca s s ette co mp, a n d
wi ll be i n cludedo n the s eco n dF li ps i de
co mp LP.
A s a n o ther 20belo wz er o wi n ter
a s cen ds , the CA TA TONICS ca n lo o k ba ck
o n a ll the f i ghts , the ba n s , the f un - - a n d
be pr o udo f ho wf a r they've co me, a t the
s a me ti me r ea li z i n g they've a lo n g wa y to
go to o
. Hun tedDo wn i n a s en s e a ppli es to
them, but do n 't f eel s o r r y o r s heda n y
pi ty. "We ha ve n o r es pect f o r peo ple li ke
tha t . . . we've been do wn i n the dumps but
we've a lwa ys helpedea ch o ther o ut, pulled
thr o ugh, a n dma de i t . I do n 't thi n k we
ha ve a n y r ea l hea vy theme o r a n ythi n g
. . . I
wa s jus t thi n ki n g o f wa y ba ck when , ho w
n o o n e ever us edto let us pla y a n ywher e,
ho wever yo n e us edto gi ve us s hi t, ho w
they s a i do ur mus i c a n dha r dco r e wo uld
n ever go a n ywher e, ho wther e n ever wo uld
be a s cen e up her e . . . It wo uld've been r ea l
ea s y to jus t qui t a n ds a y 'f uck i t', r i ght?
But n o wa y! A ll tha t s tuf f , ya kn o w, i t's
a ll go n n a co me tr ue 'ca us e we s tuck wi th i t
a n dbeli evedi n o ur s elves
. So , i f we do
ha ve a n y type o f mes s a ge, tha t's i t . . . i t's
s i mple : Do n 't ever gi ve up, a n dbeli eve i n
yo ur s elf . "hi mo m.
Thi s i n ter vi ew/s to r y wr i tten by Bo b Ca t,
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a ll- a ge
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but o ther types a s well . A n upco mi n g Ro ck
A ga i n s t Ra ci s m gi g wi ll ha ve a di ver s e
li n eup, i n cludi n g po etr y. The Co mmun i ty
E duca ti o n Cen ter ha s been ha vi n g s o me o f
the s ho ws a ga i n . The o ther ma i n ven ue i s
the ba ck r o o m o f A be's Pi z z a pla ce.
M o r e vi n yl i s expectedi n the n ea r
f utur e . the DE A D M ILKM E N, HOM O
PICNIC, a n dDE CONTROL ea ch pla n to
r elea s e a n a lbum . HP r elea s eda ta pe
en ti tledBlo o dOn TheWa lls , a n da r e
pla n n i n g a to ur , a s i s DM r es pecti vely.
SUNSHINE STA TE ha s beco me E LE CTRIC
LOVE M UF F INa n da ddeda 2n dgui ta r i s t.
A ta pe f r o m them i s s uppo s edto be i n the
wo r ks .
Un kn o wn Cr i me i s s uppo s edto
co mplete i s s ue #3 s o o n . To ddf r o m U . C. i s
i n a n ew- f o r medba n dca lledo bli vi o he
o ther 3 a r e ex- member s o f Y- D1, WA STE D
TA LE NT, a n dKRE M LINKORPS . F r a n k
Bla n k (ex- INF ORM E D SOURCE S)i s f o r mi n g
a n ewba n d. F A THOWA RD'S A RM Yi s
mi n us a gui ta r pla yer r i ght n o w, a n d
ther e's r umo r s tha t F HA wi ll beco me the
INCRE DIBLE SHRINKING HOWA RD.
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SA DISTICE XPLOITS a r e pla n n i n g a to ur .
SUDDE NIM PA CTa n dM ORE F IE NDS a r e
pla yi n g
a ga i n . PSYCHOTICNORM A Na r e
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. The Lehi gh Va lley
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f r o m ther e ha ve been pla yi n g i n Phi lly
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Ca r o l Schutz ba n k, ma n a ger o f a
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. a n dther e ma y
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vi ew- - cha n ges i n ever y a s pect a r e ta ki n g
o ver . the glut o f s ho ws i n the '83- '84
yea r s ha s di mi s hedto a tr i ckle a s ha r dco r e
a n dr ela tedi n s ti tuti o n s r e- exa mi n e thei r
r o les a n ddi r ecti o n . Go o ds ho ws s ti ll
o ccur , but ther e s eems to be a n a wf ul lo t
o f peo ple tha t lo o k bo r eda t the n ext
r o un do f ha te Rea ga n - whi te n o i s e ba n ds .
Or do n 't r ea lly li ke the ti n n y s o un di n g/2
mi n ute budget E P tha t lo o ks co o l but i s n 't
tha t plea s a n t to li s ten to - - but yo u a r e
ki n da s uppo s edto li ke i t
. F o r tun a tely,
ther e a r e gr o ups i n Ri chmo n dthi n ki n g
a hea do f the ven er a ble Go do f Thr a s h;
NE A R E A STi s a ca s e i n po i n t . They
bo r r o wf r o m KILLING JOKE f o r thei r ma n i c
un der cur r en t, a n dpla y s o n gs wi th pa s s i o n
a n dphys i ca l co n vi cti o n - - a r a wver s i o n o f
do o m- a n d- glo o m . A n o ther i mpo r ta n t en tr y
o n the lo ca l a r en a i s M R WIGGLYA ND THE
F A BULOUS SUM P PUM PS, a s uper gr o up
tha t pla ys n o i s a bi lly, a n do n e s ho ulds ee
them when ca ta to n i c, i f po s s i ble . I ca n 't
ta lk a bo ut them to o much beca us e I'm i n
the ba n d.

BLA CK

PYRA M ID i s a
hea vy- meta l co r e o utf i t debuti n g r ecen tly,
plus a s o r ta thr a s h gr o up ca lledDA M A GE
RE PORT. TOOLING F OR A NUS a ls o di da
f i r s t s ho w, but un f o r tun a tely I mi s s edi t.
Other n ewgr o ups a r e o ut ther e a n dwi #I
be a ppea r i n g.
WHITE CROSS a n dPRE VA RICA TORS
bo th ha ve LP's r ea dy to go o ut s o me ti me
i n '85 a n da r e pla n n i n g to ur s f o r the
s pr i n g . The BE E Xa ls o ha ve a n a lbum
wa i ti n g a r o un da n dha ve been do i n g s o me
gr ea t s ho ws - - a r a wbut exper i en cedba n d.
DE A TH PIGGYn o wha s Cr a z y Ji mmy o n
tr o mbo n e, a n dpla yedthe 9
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D. C. wi th F LIPPE R, a gr ea t s ucces s .
HONOR ROLE i s a li ve a n dki cki n g o n the
li ve ci r cui t, pr o mo ti n g thei r E P o f la s t
yea r . GRA VE NIM A GE ha s br o ken up, but
s o methi n g wi ll r i s e f r o m the a s hes ,
a cco r di n g to Ni ck, the f o un der .
On the n o n - ba n den do f thi n gs a r e a
va r i ety o f n ews ti dbi ts . So un dz i n e, the
o n ly ha r dco r e z i n e ever i n Ri chmo n d, wi ll
do "The La s t Is s ue"thi s s pr i n g a n ddi e.
Ha r dti mes i s clo s edto li ve s ho ws , pr o ba bly
f o r go o d. The empha s i s ha s cha n gedto
do wn to wn ; a n ewclub ca lledP . B . Kelly's
((804)648- 1208) ha s been ha vi n g s ho ws li ke
RE A GA NYOUTH, the SE RVICE , a n d
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i o n 't s cr ewup a n dva n da li z e a n ythi n g
mo r e (li ke the a dja cen t bui ldi n g they
s pr a ypa i n ted), ca us e thi s li mi ts the li f e o f
a n y club a n df un ti mes . Go i n g Ba n a n a s
ha s a s tea dy s tr i n g o f s ho ws put o n by
Bo b

Ha r dti mes ,

s o co n ta ct hi m f o r
bo o ki n gs
. Ro cki tz wi ll pr o ba bly o pen
s o mti me thi s yea r , but i t ha s been a n
a wf ully lo n g ti me f o r va r i o us r ea s o n s .
Well, Ha ppy NewYea r a n da ll tha t!
Br o o ke Sa un der s / 13 NSta f f o r d/ Ri chmo n d
VA 23220.
Well, Ha ppy NewYea r ! I s i n cer ely
ho pe tha t the n ewyea r wi ll br i n g us a ll
clo s er to gether tha n the pr evi o us wa s a ble
to do .
Thi s i s a r a ther br i ef r epo r t, a s
thi n gs i n the Ca pi to l Ci ty ha ve s lo wed
s o mewha t wi th the co mi n g o f wi n ter . I'd
li ke to s ta r t o f f wi th the o n ly 2 n ewba n ds
tha t I kn o wo f tha t ha ve r ecen tly
s ur f a ced
. Bo th ha ve a ctua lly been a r o un d
f o r a f ewmo n ths , but f o r s o me r ea s o n o r
a n o ther ha ven 't been men ti o n ed.
The f i r s t, CE RE A L KILLE R, ha s r e-
emer gedwi th a s li ghtly r eva mpedli n e- up,
tr a di n g s i n ger Vi cki f o r o n e- ti me gui ta r i s t
o f IRONCROSS, Gr eg . The s eco n dba n d
ha s a ls o been a r o un df o r s ever a l mo n ths ,
per f o r mi n g o utr a geo us ly bi z a r r e
ps ychedeli c r i tua ls a r o un dthe No r ther n
Vi r gi n i a a r ea . YOM , f ea tur i n g member s o f
SE COND WIND a n dM A LE F ICE , ha ve
ca ptur edthe s pi r i t o f ti e
di e/a ci d/di s to r ti o n , to put to gether D . C. 's
o n ly ps yco - deli c ma n i a cs .
A ha n df ul o f r eco r ds i n the pla n n i n g
s ta ges , whi ch s ho uldpr o ba bly s ur f a ce i n
2- 3 mo n ths : GOVE RNM E NTISSUE a r e a t
i t a ga i n !! Yet a n o ther r eco r di n g, va s tly
di f f er en t tha n the Jo yr i de s tuf f . But wi ll
i t co me o ut?The CRIPPLE D PILGRIM S ha ve
r eco r deda f o llo w- up to thei r ver y
well- do n e Bla ck &Whi te LP . A ls o wo r ki n g
o n a s equel to thei r debut i s 9353 . HR
ha ve r eco r ded, a n dwe s ha ll s ee whether
o r n o t i t i s BA D BRA INS r ebo r n
.
A n df i n a lly, 2 n ewca s s ette r elea s es
ha ve hi t the s tr eets . The f i r s t i s the
la tes t co mpi la ti o n by WGNS
. M etr o z i n e ha s
put to gether i ts f i r s t ta pe, f ea tur i n g s o me
f a i r ly o bs cur e ba n ds . . . a n ds o me n o t to o
o bs cur e gr o ups
. A mo n g the ba n ds f ea tur ed
a r e : JE TBOYS OF N. W
. , M ISSION
IM POSSIBLE (who a ls o ha ve a n ewdemo
o ut), GRA YM A TTE R, a n dGRE YM A RCH.
Sho ws ha ve been a r a ther
up- a n d- do wn exper i en ce, the do wn bei n g a
NewYea r 's E ve s ho wa t the Key Thea ter ,
wi th SCRE A M a n ds o me NYba n ds . The
s ho wwa s br o ken up a t a bo ut two a mi ds t
s ever a l f i ghts a n d2 s ta bbi n gs
. Ni ce, huh?
A mo n g the hi gh po i n ts wa s a s ho w3 da ys
la ter wi th RITE S OF SPRING a n d
M INUTE M E N. R. O. S
. 's dr ummer br o ke hi s
co lla r bo n e 2 da ys bef o r e, s o i n s tea do f
ca n celli n g, they pla yeda r o us i n g a n d
cr ea ti ve (tho ugh a bi t lo n g)a co us ti c s et.
A ls o a plea s a n t s ur pr i s e wa s the
a ppea r a n ce o f Hen r y "Ro lli n s "a t D
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Spa ce (a s to p o n hi s 12 ci ty "po etr y"
r ea di n g to ur )
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they put the a udi en ce thr o ugh 2 ho ur s o f
f i lms , r emi n i s cen ce, pi a n o pla yi n g, a n d
s to r y- telli n g tha t hi n gedo n a cti n g . A n
extr emely s ti mula ti n g a n di n ter es ti n g
even i n g.
Tha t a bo ut co ver s i t f o r thi s pa s t
mo n th. Ho pe to ha ve s o methi n g a bi t
lo n ger a n dmo r e exten s i ve/i n ten s i ve f o r
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p . 148) . Thus , the pun k celebr i ty who
medi a thi n ks r epr es en ts the pun k
mo vemen t a s a who le but i n a ctua li ty
r epr es en ts n o thi n g s o o n ga ther s clo n es
who

emula te

i n

deta i l

the f a s hi o n s ,
ma n n er i s ms , i dea s , etc
. o f thei r s ta r .
Si dVi ci o us beca me the pa r a di gm o f
wha t pun k r epr es en ts to ma s s medi a . He
per s o n i f i edthe devi a n t beha vi o r o f the
pun k mo vemen t a s a who le
. Juli a n Temple,
a Gli tter bes t emplo yer a n ddi r ecto r o f The
Gr ea tRo ck a n dRo ll Swi n dle, s a ys [F a
Vi ci o us r ea lly di dn 't wa n t to do the f i lm a t
f i r s t, but by the en dhe wa s plea s ed
"beca us e he kn ewhe wo uldbe the s ta r o f
the f i lm"(F r eda n dJudy Ver mo r el, Sex
Pi s to ls , 2n dE d, Lo n do n , 1981, p
. 163).
Vci o us 's
her o i n a ddi cti o n , a cco r di n g to
Temple, ledto "a co mplete dr i f t a wa y
f r o m
a n y un der s ta n di n g o f wha t the f uck wa s
go i n g o n . . . "

(Sex
Pi s to ls , p . 161) . He
r epr es en tedto the medi a vi o len ce, s elf
des tr ucti ven es s , mur der a n df i n a lly hi s
o wn dea th
. Beca us e the medi a r ea lly di d
s ee the pun k mo vemen t embo di edi n the
per s o n o f Si dVi ci o us , hi s dea th s i gn a lled
the en do f pun k
. "Pun k i s dea d"
pr o cla i medthe medi a
. Si dVi ci o us 's mur der
o f hi s gi r lf r i en da n dhi s s ubs equen t dea th
beca me a medi a even t . But Jo hn Lydo n
s a i di t wa s a tr a gedy f o r Vi ci o us mo r e I
tha n a n yo n e els e beca us e "he r ea lly bo ught
hi s publi c i ma ge"(Ro lli n g Sto n e, M a y 1,
1980, p . 20).
M a n y "pun ks "di dbuy the publi c
i ma ge, a n dthe pun k mo vemen t i s pa yi n g
f o r i t . A s mo r e a n dmo r e peo ple a do pt the
a ppea r a n ce o f pun k, they ha ve les s a n d
les s o f a n i dea o f i ts co n ten t. The cr i ti ca l
mes s a ge o f pun k ha s a n umber o f ta r gets ,
i n cludi n g cla s s i s m, s exi s m, r a ci s m, a n d
a utho r i ta r i a n i s m . The pun k mo vemen t i s
n o wa n dha s been ma ki n g a s i n cer e ef f o r t
to co mmun i ca te thi s cr i ti ca l mes s a ge
thr o ugh the mo vemen t lyr i cs a n dmus i c,
f a n z i n es ,

vi deo ,

r a di o (when ever a n d
wher ever tha t's po s s i ble),

clubs ,

a n d
po s ter s , etc
. The pur po s e a n dgo a ls o f the
pun k mo vemen t i n clude the
s elf - ma n a gemen t o f thei r o wn cultur e
r a ther tha n the co n tr o l o f cultur e by
multi n a ti o n a l co r po r a ti o n s . When "pun ks "
a do pt the f o r m o r s tyle wi tho ut a tten ti o n
to the cr i ti ca l mes s a ge o f the pun k
mo vemen t,

peo ple's

a s s umpti o n s a bo ut
r a ci s m, s exi s m, cla s s i s m, a n d
a utho r i ta r i a n i s m r ema i n un cha llen ged; the
s eeds o f the pun k mo vemen t's o wn
des tr ucti o n a r e s o wn . The ques ti o n s
r ema i n whether the pun k mo vemen t wi ll t
"even tua lly co lli de i n thei r o wn do mi n a ti o n "
(Co hen , F o lk Devi ls , p . vi i i ).
We mus t a s k gr o ups li ke Pa r en ts o f
Pun ker s a s well a s o ur s elves who r ea lly
n eeds to be depr o gr a mmed. It, i s tho s e
peo ple who r ema i n n o thi n g but pa s s i ve
s pecta to r s o f thei r o wn li ves whi ch a ppea r s
bef o r e them o n a TVs cr een ?Or i s i t tho s e
peo ple who a r e a cti vely s eeki n g to co n tr o l
a n dto cr ea te thei r o wn cultur e?If
depr o gr a mmi n g i s to o ccur , a pa thy mus t be
o ver co me . A pa thy i s a s o ci a l co n di ti o n i n
whi ch peo ple ha ve a la ck o f s en s i ti vi ty to
huma n s uf f er i n g . A cultur e whi ch pr o mo tes
celebr i ti es , i n di vi dua li s m, (do yo ur o wn
thi n g)a n dco mpeti ti o n r ei n f o r ces a n d
s tr en gthen s the co n di ti o n o f a pa thy.
A pa thy a ls o i mpli es a pa s s i ve a ccepta n ce o f
a s pecta cula r s o ci ety whi ch thr o ugh the
ma s s medi a o wn s a mo n o po ly o f the po wer
to def i n e the ter r a i n o f mea n i n g . Pun k
co n tes ts thi s mo n o po ly o ver the ter r a i n o f
mea n i n g . Thr o ugh i ts a n ger pun k n a mes
the ca us es o f huma n s uf f er i n g . A n ger i s
the f i r s t s tep i n a depr o gr a mmi n g pr o ces s ,
a n dthe s eco n ds tep i s pun k's co n ti n ui n g
a ttempt to co llecti vely co n tr o l a n dto cr ea te
thei r o wn cultur e . The o ppo s i te o f a pa thy
i s s o li da r i ty
. So li da r i ty i s a n i den ti ty wi th
I
1
"Li f e i s the o n ly thi n g wo r th li vi n g
f o r . "- F LIPPE R
Ther e i s n o wo ccur r i n g a mo r a l pa n i c
ba s i ca lly pr o pa ga tedby the medi a o ver the
i n f luen ce o f the pun k mo vemen t o n yo uth.
the pr i n tedmedi a , TV, f i lm a n dr a di o
ha ve pa i n teda pi ctur e o f pun k whi ch
thr o ugh a

pr o ces s o f i n ter pr eta ti o n ,

pr es en ta ti o n ,

s electi o n ,

empha s i s ,

a n d
exclus i o n ha ve gi ven i t a cer ta i n
cha r a cter i z a ti o n . Thi s cha r a cter i z a ti o n - a
medi a f r a me - s ho ws pun k to be ba s i ca lly
s elf - des tr ucti ve a n dvi o len ce o r i en ted. The
ma jo r ma s s medi a i s co n s tr ucti n g a
pa r ti cula r i ma ge o f pun k o ver whi ch the
pun k mo vemen t ha s li ttle co n tr o l . Jus t a s
wo r ker s ha ve li ttle s a y a n dco n tr o l o ver
the qua n ti ty a n dqua li ty o f the pr o ducts
they ma ke, s o a ls o do peo ple ha ve li ttle
co n tr o l o ver the ma s s medi a pr o ducti o n o f
mea n i n g . F o r the ma s s medi a a n dmo r a l
a utho r i ti es pun k ha s beco me jus t a n o ther
r ei n ca r n a ti o n o f the "devi l's mus i c". The
f o llo wi n g i s i n f luen cedby two wo r ks o n
the i n ter r ela ti o n s hi p between the ma s s
medi a a n dcultur a l a n dpo li ti ca l mo vemen ts :
To ddGi tli n 's The Who le Wo r ldi s Wa tchi n g;
M a s s M edi a i n the M a ki n g a n dUn ma ki n g o f
theNewLef t (Ber keley
: Un i ver s i ty o f
Ca li f o r n i a

Pr es s ,

1980)

a n d

Sta n ley
Co hen 's F o lk Devi ls a n dM o r a l Pa n i cs ; The
Cr ea ti o n o f the M o ds a n dRo cker s (2n d
E d, NewYo r k : St
. M a r ti n 's Pr es s , 1980).
I a ppr o pr i a teds o me o f thei r i dea s i n o r der
to un der s ta n dthe i n ter r ela ti o n s hi p between
the pun k mo vemen t a n dthe ma s s medi a .
A gr o wi n g n umber o f ta lks s ho ws ,
co mmer ci a ls , r ecen t epi s o des o f "Chi ps ",
"Squa r e Pegs ", "Qui n cy", a n dthe mo vi e
Cla s s o f 1984ha ve a ll gi ven the i mpr es s i o n
to un wa r y wa tcher s tha t pun k i s a di r ect
ca us e o f s a do - ma s o chi s m, s ui ci de, mur der ,
r a pe a n do ther f o r ms o f vi o len ce . The
theme o f s a do - ma s o chi s m ha s lo n g been
s tr es s edo n TVclo thi n g co mmer ci a ls wi th a
"pun k"theme a n do n a n epi s o de o f
"Chi ps "wher e a r o ck gr o up cla i mi n g to be
pun k ca lledi ts elf PA IN.
The TVs ho w"Qui n cy"cla i ms pun k to
be a co n tr i buti n g f a cto r to vi o len ce,
s ui ci de a n ds elf - des tr ucti ven es s
. The
"pun k"r o ck gr o up M A YHE M s i n gs , "I
wa n n a s ee yo u cho ke . . . "a n dmo cks thei r
f a n s s a yi n g "Yo u a r e the ugli es t,
s cummi es t cr o wdI've ever s een "
. A f ter
ta lki n g to the ps ycho lo gi s t Dr . E mi ly
Ha n o ver who clo s ely r es embles Ser en a
Da n k o f the vi gi la n te gr o up, Pa r en ts o f
Pun ker s ,

Qui n cy

co n cludes tha t the

"mus i c"s a ys mur der a n ds ui ci de i s O. K.
So me o f the co n ver s a ti o n go es li ke thi s :
- Qui n cy
: E mi ly, yo u'r e n o t bla mi n g wha t
ha ppen ed(a mur der a t a pun k r o ck
co n cer t)to tha t gi r l o n mus i c?
Ha n o ver
: Do n 't un der es ti ma te thi s
pa r ti cula r mus i c, Qui n cy! Yo u tell a ki d, a
vuln er a ble ki d, o ver a n do ver a ga i n tha t
li f e i s n 't wo r th li vi n g, tha t VIOLE NCE i s

i ts o wn r ewa r d, a n dyo u a ddto i t the

ki n do f i n ten s i ty tha t mus i c ha s , a n dyo u
jus t mi ght co n vi n ce her .
Qui n cy a n dHa n o ver a ppea r o n a lo ca l

TVta lk s ho w
. Ha n o ver s ees pun k a s a

da n ger to yo uth beca us e o f i ts "r elen tles s

n ega ti vi ty". Qui n cy f ur ther s ta tes tha t the
mus i c i s a ki ller o f s pi r i t a n dho pe
. A t
s o me o ther po i n t, Qui n cy s ta tes tha t
"pun ker s "s ho uldta ke a mo r e co n s tr ucti ve
vi ewpo i n t i n thei r mus i c li ke the mus i c o f
the s i xti es di d. Qui n cy o bvi o us ly do es n o t
r emember tha t the ma s s medi a dur i n g the
s i xti es ha da s i mi la r vi ewo f tha t ti me's
r a di ca ls a n dthei r mus i c . In f a ct, ma n y
r a di ca ls o f the s i xti es pr o tes teda ga i n s t
the s po n s o r o f "Qui n cy", Gen er a l E lectr i c,
whi ch wa s a ma jo r electr o n i c wea po n ma ker
dur i n g the Vi etn a m Wa r
. Gen er a l E lectr i c
wa s the f i f th la r ges t mi li ta r y co n tr a cto r i n
1980.
The f i lm Cla s s o f 1984i s pr o ba bly
wo r s e (i f tha t's po s s i ble)i n i ts po r tr a ya l
o f pun ks tha n "Qui n cy". A ga n g o f
"pun ks "ter r o r i z e s tuden ts , f a culty a n da
n ei ghbo r ho o d. They r un a do pe a n d
pr o s ti tuti o n r i n g . M a r k Les ter , the
di r ecto r o f the f i lm, co n s tr ucts a medi a
f r a me o f the ga n g o f pun ks a s r a ci s t thugs
who wa n t to co n tr o l thei r vi cti ms ' li ves .
Thi s ma s s medi a po r tr a ya l o f pun k
ha s cr ea teda "mo r a l pa n i c"
. It ha s
la belledpun ks a s devi a n ts , i . e . "f o lk
devi ls ". Pun ks a r e s een a s a s ubver s i ve
cha llen ge to the r ei gn i n g mo r a l a utho r i ti es
a n dva lues . Whi le ther e i s n o den i a l tha t
pun k cha llen ges the do mi n a n t va lues o f
ca pi ta li s t s o ci ety, a udi en ces ga ther f r o m
ma s s medi a a n i ma ge tha t i s exa gger a ted
a n ddi s to r ted. A udi en ces ha ve n o i dea o f
wha t pun k cr i ti ci z es o r o f wha t i t s ta n ds
f o r ; they per cei ve pun k to be s o methi n g
tha t i t i s n o t
. The ma s s medi a helps to
s pr ea da gen er a li z edbeli ef o f the mea n i n g
a n dmes s a ge o f pun k . The "s o ci eta l co n tr o l
cultur e"(Co hen )s uch a s the po li ce, la ws ,
co ur ts , a n dmo r a l vi gi la n te gr o ups
(Pa r en ts o f Pun ker s )ha ve a n ea s i er
jus ti f i ca ti o n f o r a n y a cti o n s - n o ma tter
ho wun jus t o r i llega l - they ma y wi s h to
ma ke to eli mi n a te the devi a n ts o r to deter
o ther s f r o m jo i n i n g thei r r a n ks . F o r
exa mple, ther e ha s been a n un pr o vo ked
a tta ck o n pun ks a s a r es ult o f a udi en ce
r ea cti o n to the Cla s s o f 1984, a n dther e
ha ve been do z en s o f ca s es o f po li ce
ha r a s s men t a n dr a i ds o n pun k clubs .
Repea tedmedi a di s to r ti o n ,
exa gger a ti o n a n ds ter eo typi n g help to
cr ea te a type o f "pun k"who ha s n o i dea
o f the co n cepti o n s , po li ti ca l a n ds o ci a l
phi lo s o phi es , a n ddi ver s i ty o f the pun k
mo vemen t . Thi s type o f "pun k"wi ll jo i n
the pun k mo vemen t i n i n cr ea s i n g n umber s .
A s they jo i n , the "medi a f r a me"wi ll
li ter a lly beco me tr ue
. The mo r a l a utho r i ti es
wi ll be pr o ved"r i ght"a n dthe a ppr o pr i a te
a cti o n s whi ch the s o ci eta l co n tr o l cultur e
deems n eces s a r y to dea l wi th the "pr o blem"
wi ll be legi ti ma ted. The po ten ti a l f o r
des tr o yi n g o r co mpr o mi s i n g the pun k
mo vemen t wi ll beco me gr ea t.
The ma s s medi a ca n f ur ther
co mpr o mi s e the pun k mo vemen t thr o ugh the
f o r ma ti o n o f celebr i ti es a n do ther di vi de
a n dr ule ta cti cs
. No ma tter ho wha r dthe
pun k mo vemen t ma y tr y to pr es en t a n
i n s i der 's vi ewthr o ugh the ma s s medi a , the
medi a wi ll o n ly ten dto r epo r t n ews wo r thy
even ts . Cr i me a n ddevi a n cy ma ke the bes t
s to r i es . So the medi a wi ll ten dto pi ck
tho s e a s pects o f the pun k mo vemen ts whi ch
f i t i n to thei r medi a f r a me . A s to r y beco mes
n ews wo r thy when i t i s per s o n a l a n dwhen
i t ha s emo ti o n a l a n ddr a ma ti c i mpa ct . In
the medi a ver s i o n - o f even ts , the pun k
mo vemen t i s r educedto per s o n a li ti es . The
celebr i ty o r s ta r co mes to r epr es en t the
pun k mo vemen t a s a who le . A cco r di n g to
C. Wr i ght M i lls , a celebr i ty "i s the
cr o wn i n g r es ult o f the s ta r s ys tem o f a
s o ci ety tha t ma kes a f eti s h o f co mpeti ti o n "
(Quo ted

by

To ddGi tli n ,

p . 148) .

A
celebr i ty lo s es a ll co n n ecti o n to a
co mmun i ty, r egi o n o r a mo vemen t beca us e
i n o r der to beco me a celebr i ty yo u mus t
butt o ut the co mpeti ti o n . The va lue o f
s o li da r i ty i s a n a thema to the celebr i ty . A n
es s en ti a l a s pect o f beco mi n g a celebr i ty
(n o t i n the qua n ti ta ti ve s en s e o f the wo r d)
i s po pula r i ty. The f a n s o f a r o ck s ta r o r
gr o up a dmi r e a n dwa n t to beco me li ke
them . A s Wi lli a m Ko r n ha us er wr i tes : "The
decli n e o f a utho r i ta ti ve s ta n da r ds a n d
lea der s hi p cr ea tes a n xi ety a n di n s ecur i ty;
f eeli n gs o f a i mles s n es s a n dla ck o f s o ci a l
di r ecti o n beco me wi des pr ea d
. Such a s ta te
o f a n o mi e gen er a tes the ques t f o r n ew
a utho r i ty a n dhei ghten s r ecepti vi ty to
o s eudo - a utho r i tv"(Quo tedby To ddGi tli n ,
poop w i-
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A n o ther Sta te o f M i n d- A da m Sma ll a n d
Peter Stua r t
Subur bi a - Pen elo pe Spheer i s
Repo M a n - A lex Co x
B
The tr en do f putti n g pun ks o n f i lm i s
o n the ups wi n g a ga i n . Two "Ho llywo o d"
s tyle pr o ducts a n do n e i n depen den t
do cumen ta r y a r e i n r elea s e r i ght n o w-
co n ti n ui n g tha t en dles s s a ga o f tr yi n g to
expla i n , def en do r put do wn tha t
co un ter cultur a l r evo luti o n kn o wn to the
gen er a l ma s s es a s "pun k r o ck".
A n o ther Sta teo f M i n d

i s

a
do cumen ta r y chr o n i cli n g the No r th
A mer i ca n to ur o f YOUTH BRIGA DE a n d
SOCIA L DISTORTIONs po n s o r edby BYO
ba ck i n 1982
. Ki n do f da ted, but s o wha t.
Its mer i ts f a r o utwei gh tho s e wi th s i mi la r
s ubjects , n a mely Decli n e, DOA , etc.
Do cumen ta r i es a bo ut the pun k mus i c s cen e
a r e mo s tly n o vel a n dhi s to r i ca l jus t f o r
pr es en ti n g li ve ba n ds i n per f o r ma n ce : DOA
wi th SE XPISTOLS, SHA M 69, etc . ;
Decli n e wi th i ts r o un do f LA ba n ds - a s
f a r a s I'm co n cer n edtha t's the o n ly mer i t
o f tho s e f i lms . Sta te o f M i n do f f er s mo r e -

n
M K'S re ce ive d
the s e tw o article s
a w hile back, and
although the
s pe cif ic movie s
cite d may be a bit
outdate d, the ide as
ce rtainly are n't.
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eo ple who a r e

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to

f r ee
lems ef ls f r o m o ppr es s i o n .

It i s a n
r o ces s o f n etwo r ki n g i n vo lvi n g pun k
ubs , f a n z i n es ,

ba n ds ,

di s c jo ckeys ,
n s , ti c, A n da n edi to r i a l i n the Po li s h
)li da r i y Str i ke
Bulleti n No . 6 s ugges ts :
Ye a n di f f er en t n o w, a bo ve a ll beca us e
a r eun i ted, a n dther ef o r e s tr o n ger ".
s er e a e ma n y i n the pun k mo vemen t (a s
s ewhee)who a r e n o wta ki n g tha t
'gges bn s er i o us ly .
co n cer n s o f li f e, s o ci ety a n dthei r pla ce i n
i t . It pr o mo tes a f a r mo r e "po s i ti ve"i ma ge
o f pun k then ei ther Decli n e o r DOA
. Tho s e
f i lms ha ve been humo r o us to wa tch a n d
s ha ke o ur hea ds mutter i n g "o h br o ther , i t
mus t be pun k r o ck". But wha t o f the
ma i n s tr ea m a udi en ces who s a wDecli n e a n d
DOA - wha t a r e they s uppo s edto thi n k?
F To wma n y ti mes ha ve yo u wo n der edwhen
ever s eei n g a "pun k"s pea k i n a f i lm o r o n
TV: "Why do n 't they ever ta lk to the 'r ea l'
pun ks ?In s tea do f the mi n dles s a s s ho les ?"
Well,

Sta teo f M i n df i n a lly do es i t.

M emo r a ble bi ts a r e the vi s i ts to Ca lga r y
M a n o r i n Ca n a da a n dthe Di s cho r dHo us e
wi th M INOR THRE A T. A ll s po n ta n eo us a n d
i n ter es ti n g a n df un . Un f o r tun a tely the
o n ly thi n g I di dn 't en jo y a bo ut the f i lm i s
when to wa r ds the en do f the to ur , the bus
ha s br o ken do wn a n dthey'r e s tuck i n
D. C. E ver yo n e i s ti r eda n dbr o ke - s o
they deci de to en dthe to ur a n dF LYba ck
to LA (except f o r thr ee who n o b- dr i ve
ba ck wi th the vi deo tr uck) . Yo u a r e ma de
to beli eve thr o ugho ut the en ti r e f i lm tha t
thi s ha s been a do wn - to - ea r th
i n depen den tly f i n a n ceda dven tur e do n e f o r
the hell o f i t, s uf f er (i f )the co n s equen ces
co me
. Sudden ly ever yo n e f lys ba ck to LA . I
ma y be n i tpi cki n g, but i t r ea lly ma de me
wo n der i f they wer e r ea lly "li vi n g o n the
edge"a s we'r e ma de to beli eve
. So un ds
li ke s o methi n g tha t wo uldha ppen o n ly to
ba n ds co mi n g f r o m LA , do es n 't i t?
So methi n g to beli eve i n , yea h. Oh well.
Sti ll i t's wo r th s eei n g, jus t to s ee wha t i t
lo o ks li ke i n di f f er en t s cen es a n dwha t
peo ple a r e do i n g o n thei r o wn .
Whi ch br i n gs me to Pen elo pe
Spheer i s 's pun k dr a ma Subur bi a . Ha vi n g
a lr ea dy cut her teeth o n the n o to r i o us The
Decli n e

o f

Wes ter n Ci vi li z a ti o n
do cumen ta r y, i t s eems s he'dbe a n a tur a l
to ma ke a pr o bi n g dr a ma getti n g i n s i de the
hea ds o f thes e cr a z y pun k r o cker s , r i ght?
I s er i o us ly ha dmy do ubts . But I wa s
plea s a n tly s ur pr i s edco me o pen i n g n i ght.
Subur bi a i s a bo ut a bun ch o f ki ds
s qua tti n g i n a n a ba n do n edho us i n g tr a ct,
li vi n g o n thei r o wn i n ven ti ven es s a n da r e
co mmi ttedto thei r "pun k"i dea ls o f
a uto n o my a n di n depen den ce f o r s ur vi va l.
But, co n s i der i n g the ki n do f s o ci ety we
li ve i n , ther e's a lwa ys go n n a be a co n f li ct
wi th s tr a i ght "n o r ma l"peo ple n o t li ki n g
wha t the pun ks a r e do i n g : the mea t o f the
a cti o n i s pulledo ut o f thi s ba s i c s i tua ti o n .
Ra ther

tha n

r eco gn i z e

pun ks

a s
i n di vi dua ls , mo s t cr i ti cs r evi ewi n g
Subur bi a to ut tha t i t's jus t a n o ther en tr y
i n the lega cy o f teen a ge r ebels wi tho ut a
ca us e mo vi es dr es s edi n the la tes ttr en dy
f a s hi o n
. A n dpa r ti a lly thi s i s tr ue, lo o ki n g
a t the wa y Subur bi a i s f i lmed- gr i tty,
r ea li s ti c, vi o len t a n ddepr es s i n g . It s ho ws
the extr eme po s s i ble a lter n a te li f es tyle o f
ho ver i n g o ver the edge o f s o ci ety, but i t
o f f er s n o a n s wer s a s to why thi s ki n do f
li f es tyle ca n 't be co n ti n ued- the f i lm a
pr o duct s o meo n e wi th a mi ddle cla s s
s en s i bi li ty - o n ly co n cludes wi th the s a me
o ldr heto r i c : "i f yo u f uck wi th the s ys tem,
the s ys tem wi ll ki ll yo u". So o f co ur s e the
f i lm en ds i n dea th - the s to r y bei n g i n
thi s tr a di ti o n a l "Ho llywo o d"ma n n er , ho w
els e co uldi t?A n ywa y, the f i lm a ctua lly
ha s cha r a cter s , humo r o us r ea li s ti c bi ts o f
a cti o n a n ddi a lo gue . E ven the a cti n g ta len t
wa s culledf r o m "r ea l"pun ks o f f the
s tr eet, gi vi n g i t a lmo s t a ho me mo vi e f eel
pus hedto the li mi t
. The o n ly thi n g I
di dn 't get a lo n g wi th i s the cen tr a l i dea o f
s ho wi n g the pun ks ba n dedto gether
thr o ugh a ki n da s o r ta ga n g men ta li ty -
they a r e the TR ki ds (to ta l r ejects )
co mplete wi th TR bei n g br a n dedi n to thei r
s ki n , s pr a y pa i n ti n g TR, wea r i n g TR o n
clo thes , etc . It's n o t r ea lly a s ba da s i t
s o un ds
. but s ti ll i t's r a ther a s i ck a n d
o r r y po r tr a ya o f pun ks , co n s i der i n g tha t
tha t f a cti o n i s the excepti o n a n dn o t the
r ule
. A n o ther , "o h well, ca n 't ha ve
ever ythi n g".
A lex Co x's Repo M a n i s un a s ha medly
jus t a n es ca pi s t en ter ta i n men t co medy
us i n g a f ewpun ks a s cha r a cter s . Otto ,
the lea di n g ma n , i s a pun k a ppa r en tly
bumbli n g a r o un dlo o ki n g f o r s o me mea n i n g
i n hi s li f e . Thr o ugh s o me a dven tur es he's
i n ductedi n to r a n ks o f bei n g a r epo ma n -
s o meo n e who r epo s s es s es ca r s . Ther e a r e
a lo t o f cha r a cter s , plo ts , s ubplo ts a n d
s i tua ti o n s a ll co mplexly wo ven a r o un dOtto ,
a n dmo s t s ur pr i s i n gly, i t wo r ks . It's a ll
hi la r i o us
. M o men ts s uch a s Otto s i n gi n g
"TVPa r ty"to hi ms elf o n s o me r a i lr o a d
tr a ck
; a member o f the ba da s s "pun k"
thr ees o me ga n g emo ti n g (a f ter the thi r do f
thei r n umber ha s been ki lled)to hi s
gi r lf r i en dtha t they o ught to s ettle do wn ,
ha ve chi ldr en , beca us e, well - "ever yo n e
els e i s do i n g i t"- s he jus t gr un ts a n d
s ho ves a myl n i tr a te up hi s n o s e ca us i n g
hi m to qui ckly f o r get the i dea a n dgo
"co mmi t s o me cr i mes ". No t exa ctly r ea l
li f e, but f un n y n o n etheles s . Or when the
pun k "cr i mi n a ls "get gun n eddo wn , the
o n e guy co n f es s es to Otto - "I bla me
s o ci ety f o r wha t I a m"a n dOtto r eta li a tes
"Bulls hi t! Yo ur a whi te s ur bur ba n pun k!"
In a ca mec, the CIRCLE JE RKS a r e s een i n
gli tter s ui ts per f o r mi n g a s a ba r lo un ge
a ct wi th Otto mutter i n g un der hi s br ea th
"Go d, I r emember when I us edto li ke
thes e guys ". Bi ts s uch a s thes e a r e
pa ckedthr o ugho ut the f i lm, ma ki n g i t a
cur i o us co mbi n a ti o n o f tr ue s en ti men t
pa r edwi th gut bus ti n g la ughter . I lo ved
i t, but then ma ybe yo u wo n 't.
1984i s lo o ki n g li ke the yea r to
s ho wca s e pun k cha r a cter s i n f i lm . A ll o f
thes e f i lms a r e s eemi n gly i n li mi ted
di s tr i buti o n , tho ugh Subur bi a ma y tur n
o ut to be the f a r thes t r ea chi n g beca us e o f
i ts di s tr i buto r - NewWo r ld- who a lwa ys
s eems to ha ve a kn a ck f o r f i lli n g up tho s e
r ea lly chea p s hi tty thea tr es wi th pr o duct.
Un i ver s a l pi ckedup the r i ghts to Repo
M a n a n dthey r eputedly r elea s edthe f i lm
o n ly beca us e o f br i s k s a les o f f the
s o un dtr a ck LP a n da r e r umo r edto be
pulli n g i t o f f di s tr i buti o n a n dput ba ck o n
the s helf . I ha ven 't a n y i dea ho wA n o ther
Sta te o f M i n di s getti n g a r o un d, s o i f r t
co mes to a thea tr e r emo tely n ea r yo u - GO
SE E IT. Better yet, r eques t thes e f i lms a t
yo ur f a ve r eper to i r e ("a r t")thea tr es - o r
tho s e f ucki n ' s cr een s i z edmulti plex jo bs -
thei r mo r e a pt to r un "explo i ta ti o n "f i lms
tha n the "legi t"ma i n s tr ea m thea tr es . Do i t
i f
'yo u li ke f i lms ca us e i f thes e r ecen t
r elea s es a r e by f a r better tha n pa s t dr i vel
li ke Cla s s o f '84a n dtha t i lk, s o i t ma y be
yo ur o n ly cha n ce to s ee them by bei n g
vo ca l
a bo ut i t. The "po s i ti ve"i ma ges i n
thes e f i lms i s o n ly go i n g to be r eco gn i z ed
by Ho llywo o dwhen they ca n r ea p a pr o f i t
o f f them . By per s o n a lly s uppo r ti n g thes e
f i lms a n di gn o r i n g o ther s li ke Cla s s o f '84,
mo r e f i lms ma y be ma de uti li z i n g a better
o utlo o k. But then , s pea ki n g her e f o r
mys elf , I'dmuch r a ther s ee i n depen den t
f i lms wi th pun k cha r a cter s tha n wa ter ed
do wn s tudi o pr o ducti o n s - who a r e o n ly
o ut to ma ke a pr o duct, ma r ket i t, a n d
gr eedi ly s uck i n the lo n g gr een ; whi ch i n
tur n they us e to ma ke the s hi t bei n g
s ho wn o n s cr een s to da y. F i lm i s a n
i n dus tr y a n dtha t mea n s bi g mo n ey, s o i f
Subur bi a o r Repo M a n ha ppen s to ma ke i t
i n a n y bi g ki n do f wa y, do n 't be s ur pr i s ed
to s ee a bun ch o f f i lms cr a wli n g o ut o f the
wo o dwo r k a n di mi ta ti n g them - tr yi n g to
pull tha t mo n ey o ut o f yo ur po cket a n d
i n to thei r ha n ds . So be wea r y o f a n ythi n g
yo u s ee a dver ti s ed
. Us e yo ur co mmo n
s en s e i n cho o s i n g wha t ki n do f f i lm yo u
wa n t to s ee ; i t's yo ur mo n ey a n dyo ur
r i s k.
-
by nj~o1
yr - - - :4
Hi ever yo n e . I f i n a lly get to do
a n o ther r epo r t . Thi n gs a r e pi cki n g up
o ver her e a n dI f eel (f o r the f i r s t ti me i n
o ver a yea r )they'r e wo r th wr i ti n g a bo ut.
A n dtha t ma i n ly co mes i n the f o r m o f the
STUPIDS, a ho t, ti ght, yo un g 3- pi ece we
wer e r ecen tlylucky en o ugh to s ee when
they pla yedi n No tti n gha m . They a r e a s
f a s t, en er geti c, i n ter es ti n g, a n di n ten s e a s
a n y gr ea t i n ter n a ti o n a l ba n d- - a n da r e
bo un dto o n ly get better . Thei r Lea ve
Yo ur E a r s Behi n ddemo (mi n us 2- 3 tr a cks )
i s s o o n to be r elea s eda s a 7"E P o n the
up- a n d- co mi n g C. O. R . la bel f r o m Br i s to l.
They wi ll a ls o ha ve 3 n ews o n gs o n a
f lexi di s c co mp E P tha t Di g a n dI a r e
putti n g o ut s ho r tly. Spea ki n g o f f lexi s ,
they s eem to be the "i n "thi n g to do a t
pr es en t- - a n ewcr a z e whi ch Pa ul o f
Bla ck/Whi te z i n e s eems to ha ve s ta r ted
wi th hi s 7 SE CONDS/YOUTH BRIGA DE
f r eebi e (whi ch, by the wa y, i s co mpletely
s o ldo ut)
. Cha i n s a w#14ha s a f r eebi e f lexi
E P wi th BGK, M ORNINGTONCRE SCE NT,
a n dBUTCHE R s o n gs (a va i la ble f r o m Bo x
787/ 32 Ivo r PI/ Lo n do n NW1) . I've hea r d
tha t Pek a n dM i ddi e o f Pho en i x F r o m The
Cr ypt z i n e wi ll be do i n g a n A NTI- CIM E X
f lexi s o meti me s o o n , a n dtha t Sha n e o f
F eedba ck ho pes to ha ve a SIE GE (7!!)
f lexi i n o n e o f hi s f o r thco mi n g i s s ues
. I
ho pe thes e la tter 2 ma ter i a li z e.
A pa r t f r o m the STUPIDS, o ther
un vi n yledup- a n d- co mi n g UK thr a s her s
a r e : DIRGE (f r o m Lei ces ter )
. They ha ve
a n ea r ly A NTISE CTmeets CRUCIF IXs o un d
(whi ch mo r e o r les s en s ur es the f a ct tha t
they'll be po pula r o n ce they r ea ch mo r e
peo ple/r elea s e vi n yl) . They pla y ho t a n d
ti ght, tho ugh lyr i ca lly/thema ti ca lly they'r e
dr a s ti ca lly un o r i gi n a l wi th
CONF LICT/A NTISE CTclo n eds ta temen ts .
Ther e's

CONCRE TE

SOX

f r o m
No tti n gha m, who pla y s lo wer thr a s h wi th a
meta lli c f eel, li ke a mo r e s i mpli s ti c
ONSLA UGHTo r s lo wer DISCHA RGE .
They've i mpr o ved500% wi th the a ddi ti o n o f
n ewdr ummer Jo hn , who i s r ea lly
excellen t, a n dpr o mi s e to be r ea lly go o di n
the n ea r f utur e .
*
*
*
Then ther e's LE UKE M IA f r o m the
Peter s bo r o ugh a r ea , who pla y ti ght
thr a s hco r e s i mi la r to CIVIL DISSIDE NT
. I
s a wthem 6 mo n ths a go , but ha ven 't hea r d
a n ythi n g a bo ut them s i n ce . Ho pe they'r e
s ti ll to gether .
A ls o a bo ut a r e PA NICSTRICKE Nf r o m
Ba r n s ley, wi th a hea vy thr a s hi n g gui ta r
s o un d a la GA NG GRE E N. They n ever pla y
much (I do n 't kn o wo f a n yo n e tha t's ever
s een them), but ca n be hea r do n va r i o us
co mpi la ti o n ta pes . The DE SE CRA TORS
(f r o m Peter s bo r o ugh, a n ex- DE STRUCTOR
o n gui ta r /vo ca ls )a n dPLA SM ID, who s o un d
li ke DISCHA RGE meets the f i r s t PE N! E P
a t 78 RPM (o r s o methi n g s i mi la r )but a r e
pr es en tly i n a cti ve a s they ca n 't f i n da
ba s s pla yer . No do ubt ther e a r e pi les mo r e
ba n ds a bo ut, a s the HCpla gue i s f i n a lly
s ta r ti n g to s weep the UK, a n dma n y s ma ll
s tr eet- level vi n yl di s tr i buto r s s elli n g
f o r ei gn HCs tuf f (chea ply)a r e cr o ppi n g
up a ll o ver the pla ce.
*
*
*
*
Bi gges t n ews , r eco r dco mpa n y wi s e,
i s the f a ct tha t Ri o t Ci ty a r e pa cki n g i t
i n - - o r ha ve mo r e o r les s go n e o ut o f
bus i n es s . Pi n n n a cle, thei r ma i n
di s tr i buto r , wen t o ut o f bus i n es s o wi n g
them mo n ey
. Si mo n wa s a ls o di s i llus i o n ed
wi th co n ti n ua lly f a lli n g po o r s a les (o r
co n ti n ua lly f a lli n g pr o f i ts ma r gi n s , I
wo n der ), a s the s lo ppy/o i po pula r UK
pun k s o un do f the '81- '82 per i o dn o lo n ger
s ells well
. Per s o n a lly, I thi n k thi s i s
ba s i ca lly a go o dthi n g f o r the UK pun k
s cen e
. A s mo s t o f the s ur vi vi n g la bels a r e
mo r e a wa r e, s elf - mo ti va tedo utf i ts who
ha ve a mo r e gen ui n e i n ter es t i n thi n gs a n d
wo n 't be putti n g o ut cr a p li ke CHA OTIC
DISCHORD a n dva r i o us o ther ti me- wa r ped
a s s ho le men ta li ty types tha t ha ve ma r r ed
the s cen e o ver her e f o r s o lo n g.
I wa s ta lki n g to Pi n ch the o ther da y
(E NGLISH DOGS' dr ummer ), a n dhe s a ys
they s ho uld be
co mi n g o ver to to ur the
U . S
. s o meti me ea r ly- to - mi d'85 . In ca s e
yo u'r e n o t a lr ea dy a wa r e, Wa key ha s lef t
the ba n dto be r epla cedby A di e
(ex- ULTRA VIOLE NTvo ca li s t)a n dthey
n o wpla y ver y pr o f es s i o n a l s o un di n g ki ller
thr a s hedmeta l (a s demo n s tr a tedo n thei r
la tes t 12"E P), a s o ppo s edto the dr o n i n g
GBH s peeds tuf f they di dbef o r e . They'r e
a ll a h'i n ch o f meta l f r ea ks n o wa n da r e
ho pi n g they'll get the cha n ce to s uppo r t
SLA YE R i f a n dwhen they ma ke i t to the
UK thi s yea r .
VA RUKE RS' dr ummer A n dy ha s jus t
lef t them
; i t's the la tes t cha n ge i n thei r
ver y i n co n s i s ten t li n e- up
. They'do n ly jus t
s ecur eda n ewgui ta r i s t a n dba s s i s t a f ter
Da mi o n a n dTo n y lef t the ba n da f ew
mo n ths a go
. (Suppo s edly to f o r m a mo r e
po li ti ca l thr a s h ba n dtha t wo uldn 't be
r es tr i ctedto 4- 5 li n e s o n gs ).
DISCHA RGE a r e s uppo s edly wo r ki n g
o n n ewma ter i a l i n the s tudi o wi th a
co un tr y &wes ter n dr ummer !! (Huh! ! ! ?)
Ther e's been a f ewf o r ei gn pun ks
ba n ds pla yi n g o ver her e o ver the la s t f ew
mo n ths (TOXICRE A SONS, YOUTH
BRIGA DE wer e the la s t), tho ugh ho pef ully
BGK a n dCA USE F OR A LA RM wi ll pla y
her e a s pa r t o f thei r E ur o pea n to ur .
BA TTA LIONOF SA INTS tr i edto get i n to
the co un tr y twi ce, but wer e r ef us ed
a dmi s s i o n bo th ti mes
. (A r epea t o f wha t
ha ppen edto M DC10mo n ths a go ) . A NTI
CIM E X a r e ho pi n g to to ur her e s o o n ,
whi ls t her e they s ho uldr eco r dthe s eco n g
ha lf o f thei r upco mi n g LP a n dho pe to
r elea s e i t i n the UK (C. O. R . ?).
DISORDE R go t s ever a l o f f er s by U
. S.
pr o mo ter s to to ur yo ur go lden la n d, but
wer e r ef us edvi s a s o n a cco un t o f thei r
cr i mi n a l r eco r ds , dr ug o f f en ces ,
mi s beha vi o r , etc
. . . Thei r f a i lur e to get
vi s a s wi ll pr o ba bly
mea n tha t A M E BIXa n d
CHA OS UK wi ll n ever get to do the U
. S.
to ur s ever yo n e yo ur s i de o f the A tla n ti c i s
ho pi n g they'll do , a s they pr o ba bly ha ve
s i mi la r ly lo n g cr i mi n a l r eco r ds
. Spea ki n g o f
A M E BIX, they've been keepi n g a lo w
pr o f i le- - ha ven 't pla yedli ve i n a ges
. I've
hea r dtha t thei r n ewma ter i a l i s gr un gy
ba s s meta l, s i mi la r to M A NOWA R o r
s o methi n g .

A NTISE CT

ha ve

a ls o
s tyli s ti ca lly cha n geds o mewha t- - s lo wi n g
do wn to a chi eve a mo r e po wer f ul s o un d
wi th mo r e meta lli c r i f f s
. Pete (the ta lles t
o f the 2 s i n ger s )lef t them a whi le ba ck
(due to hi s di s li ke o f meta l)
. They a ls o
ha ve a n ewba s s i s t (a s do LE GIONOF
PA RA SITE S a n dA NTI SYSTE M )
. The n ext
vi n yl r elea s es by bo th ba n ds s ho uldbe
a wes o me.
Well, tha t ba s i ca lly co ver s a ll the
n ews f r o m thi s i s la n do ver the la s t f ew
weeks
. I'dli ke to tha n k ever yo n e tha t
wr i tes to me, a n dwi s h yo u a ll a heppy
n ew yea r
. Cheer s ever yo n e!
Ka Iv/ 66A Ho ggett Dr / Chi lwell/ No tts /
NG94HR/ E n gla n d
A NOTHE R RE PORT
NORTHE A STE NGLA ND- F i r s tly, o n the
n a ti o n a l s i de o f thi n gs
: M E TA LLICA ha ve
jus t pla yeda s hi t- ho t gi g a t the r i p- o f f
Lyceum Ba llr o o m i n Lo n do n
. A la s , I wa s n 't
a ble to go , due to f i n a n ci a l di f f i culti es ,
but ever yo n e s a ys i t wa s excellen t
. The
A n i ma l Li ber a ti o n F r o n t r ecen tly go t a lo t
o f publi ci ty o ver a po i s o n ed"M a r s Ba r s "
s ca r e
. A s us ua l, the f i lth- r i dden pr es s put
the bo o t i n , s a yi n g thi n gs li ke "E ver y
li ttle ki d's tr ea t i s n o ws po i led", whi le
to ta lly i gn o r i n g the vi o len t di s gus ti n g
f ucki n g o bs cen i ti es tha t ta ke pla ce i n
la bo r a to r i es tes ti n g s weets , dr ugs , etc.
Sti ll, wha t ca n o n e expect f r o m the medi a ?
I do n 't kn o w
. . .
DURA NDURA N, WHA M , a n dva r i o us
o ther n o n - en ti ti es go t to gether to r eco r da
s i n gle a s a ben ef i t f o r E thi o pi a . The
s en ti men ts , o f co ur s e, I to ta lly a gr ee wi th,
but wha t a r e s o me o f the a r ti s t's r eco r d
co mpa n i es i n
vo lvedi n ?Wea po n s ! Di dI
hea r yo u s a y?Pr eci s ely! They per petua te
the a ppa lli n g hun ger a n ddea th tha t ta kes
pla ce i n co un tr i es li ke E thi o pi a
. Sti ll,
ma ybe o n e s ho uldput a s i de po li ti ca l a n d
pr ejudi ci a l di f f er en ces a t a ti me li ke thi s .
A n ywa y, o n to o ther thi n gs
. the
A POSTLE S 5th E P i s a bo ut to be r elea s ed
o n CONF LICT's M o r ta r ha te la bel
. They've
jus t s a ckedthei r dr ummer Chr i s , a n da ls o
ha ve a n ew(well, he wa s n ew6 mo n ths
a go )gui ta r i s t, n a mely my br o ther Scr uf f ,
who s ti ll r ema i n s the bi gges t, mo s t
a ggr a va ti n g pes t i n the wo r ld(o n ly jo ki n g
Scr uf f
; n o w, wher e's my f i ver ?)A ls o
a bo ut to be r elea s edo n M /ha te i s a
def i n i ti ve s er i es o f co mpi la ti o n a lbums ,
f ea tur i n g 50o r 60a n a r chi s t ba n ds f r o m
a r o un dthe co un tr y. I a ls o hea r A NTISE CT
f ucker s , but they've ha da cha r t hi t wi th
the utter ly wo r thles s Nelli e the E lepha n t
E P, s o I s uppo s e tf hey s er ve s o me
a ppla us e . Other ba n ds wo r th men ti o n i n g
a r e DA NE LA STROUGH CA USE f r o m the
Da r li n gto n a r ea , the SA DISTICSLOBS
f r o m Ho ughto n - le- s pr i n g, a n dNE WBLOOD
f r o m Dur ha m, who a r e co mi n g a lo n g a t a
f i n e pa ce.
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Ri ght, en o ugh o f tha t f o r the mi n ute,
a t the Sta ti o n r ecen tly we've ha ds o me
excellen t gi gs , n a mely by the SE A RS,
whi ch s a dly go t a s hi t tur n o ut,
ONSLA UGHTpla yeda n excellen t gi g to o .
A NTISE CTr ecen tly pa lyeda bli n di n g gi g,
a s well a s TOXICRE A SONS, who pla yeda
br i lli a n t gi g, des pi te YOUTH BRIGA DE n o t
tur n i n g up! CONF LICTpla yedtwo gi gs
r ecen tly, i n Octo ber a n dDecember . Bo th
gi gs wer e, i n my o pi n i o n , the bes t gi gs
ever a t the Sta ti o n , wi th bi g tur n o uts a n d
electr i c a tmo s pher e a n dwi th n o tr o uble a t
a ll . I tho ught the f lo o r wa s go i n g to gi ve
wa y o n bo th n i ghts , wha t wi th a ll the
po go i n g . They s ho uldbe pla yi n g a ga i n i n
the s pr i n g, a s s ho uldA NTISE CT,
DISORDE R a n dma n y o ther s . A ga i n , s ho uld
a n y ba n ds wi s h to pla y a t the Sta ti o n ,
plea s e wr i te to me, s en di n g i n f o
. , ta pes ,
etc.
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Ri ght, o n to lo ca l ma tter s . So me*
ba n ds tha t des er ve a men ti o n a r e RE A LITY
CONTROL, who 've r eco r deda n ew(3r d)
demo , but I'm n o t s ur e tha t i t's bei n g
r elea s ed. The F IE NDS' 4- tr a ck E P i s o ut i n
M a r ch, when i t wi ll be thr ee mo n ths la te,
but i t's wo r th wa i ti n g f o r , I a s s ur e yo u.
TOTA L CHA OS f r o m Ga tes hea da r e n o w
ca lledCHE M IRA , I'm n o t s ur e wha t they
s o un dli ke, but they s ho uldbe go o d. A ls o
f r o m Ga tes hea d, the RE PTILE S a r e s ti ll
go i n g
. PUBLICDISTURBA NCE co n ti n ue to
pr o duce thei r cha o ti c br a n do f thr a s h, a n d
s ho uldbe ma ki n g a ta pe s o o n . SONS OF
VE NGE A NCE , a pun k/ meta l ba n da ls o f r o m
Ga tes hea d, a r e bus y pr a cti ci n g n o wbut
thei r f i r s t gi g s ho uldr ea lly ma ke the P . A .
s ys tem wo r k o ver ti me . A ls o f r o m the
Newca s tle/ Ga tes hea da r ea i s A NIM A , o f
whi ch I a m i n e o f the two vo ca li s ts . We
ha ven 't pla yeda gi g yet, but we've been
pr a cti ci n g o n a n do f f n o wf o r o ver two
yea r s . Ho pef ully we ma y get o f f o ur a r s es
a n ddo s o methi n g thi s yea r . Other lo ca l
ba n ds a r e the WA RPLOYS, DISRUPTIVE
NA TURE , TRA UM A TICE XPE RIE NCE , LE F T
F OR DE A D, a n dthe ps ychedeli c- s o un di n g
THE E ND
. F r o m Whi tley Ba y ha i l
WA RF A RE , who a r e a pun ki s h- s o un di n g,
VE NOM - type ba n d. In deed, VE NOM pla y o n
thei r r eco r ds a n dthey a r e o n the Nea t
r eco r dla bel
. F r o m Sun der la n da r e F A M OUS
IM POSTE RS, who 've go t a s ha r edE P o ut
wi th Cun ebr ea 's the DE A D, a n dOUTRA GE ,
who 've been go i n g f o r qui te a whi le.
UPROA R, f r o m Peter lee, a r e n o wwi tho ut a
r eco r dla bel (s o I hea r ), s o i s a n yo n e
i n ter es ted?A n o ther ba n dI f o r go t to
men ti o n f r o m Sun der la n di s the TOY
DOLLS
. Per s o n a lly, I ca n 't s ta n dthe
ha ve a r elea s e co mi n g up o n M /ha te . 1'
ho pe s o , co s thei r br a n do f n o i s e i s even
better n o w. ONSLA UGHT's Po wer F r o m
Hell LP i s a bo ut to be r elea s ed, a n d
s o uldbe a bla s ter !! A ls o , des pi te r umo r s
to the co n tr a r y, CHA OS U . K . ha ven 't s pli t
up a ga i n . E A TSHIT, tho s e co ckn ey
"ya n kees "f r o m Nebr a s ka (I di dn 't kn o w
Nebr a s ka wa s i n Ha ckn ey, eh cha ps !!)
co n ti n ue to ma ke thei r s chi tz o phr en i c
n o i s e
. A ls o , a co uple o f thei r member s a r e
i n SON'S OF &A D BRE A TH, a n dthey a ls o
co n ti n ue to a s s a ult the ea r s wi th thei r
glo r i o us s o n i c bo o ms . OM E GA TRIBE ha ve
been den o un ci n g thei r pun k r o o ts
r ecen tly, gi ven thei r a tti tudes i n va r i o us
i n ter vi ews I've s een . Li s ten cha ps , i t's
a lr i ght to cha n ge yo ur mus i ca l di r ecti o n ,
but do yo u r ea lly ha ve to tr y a n dco n vi n ce
us , a n dyo ur s elves a s well,tha t yo u ha d
n o thi n g to do wi th pun k . . . a n df a i l
mi s er a bly?! A r e yo u a s ha medo r s o methi n g?
On e thi n g yo u s ho uldbe a s ha medo f (a n d
tha t go es f o r the POISONGIRLS to o )i s
the hef ty a dmi s s i o n pr i ces yo u've been
cha r gi n g r ecen tly a t yo ur gi gs . Do yo u
ha ve to do thi s ?DOYOU, F UCK!
BRIGA NGA GE a r e ba ck to gether n o w,
ho pef ully wi tho ut a ll tha t "Po s i ti ve Pun k,
ho li er - tha n - tho u"a tti tude tha t pr eva i led
i n the pa s t. CONF LICTha ve a s i n gle
co mi n g o ut s o o n tha t s ho uldco s t 49pen ce.
No wtha t's r ea l "Po s i ti ve Pun k"f o r yo u!!!
Go o dluck to them .
On the n a ti o n a l s i de a ga i n , the
mi n er s ' s tr i ke i s en ter i n g i t's 11th mo n th,
but the s tr en gth a n dr es o lve o f the
s tr i ker s wi ll n ever be br o ken , des pi te the
who les a le a tta cks o n pi t vi lli ges a n ds o o n
by Tha tcher 's po li ce thugs . On e a s pect o f
the s tr i ke ha s been the i n cr ea s i n g us e o f
pi li ta r y- s tyle o per a ti o n s to s ea l o f f who le
vi lla ges a n dto wn s . In deed, the a r my a r e
tho ught to be i n vo lved. On e s tr i ki n g mi n er
s a whi s s o ldi er s o n i n the po li ce r a n ks ,
des pi te the f a ct tha t he wa s s uppo s edto
be s er vi n g i n No r ther n Ir ela n d!! On e to p
pi g wa s s a luteda n dhea r dto be a ddr es s ed
a s co r po r a l! It's s o s er i o us tha t the
go ver n men t i s deter mi n edto s ma s h tr a de
un i o n i s m o n ce a n df o r a ll, but s he ha s n 't
r ecko n edo n the wi ll o f the N. U . M . F o r a n
excellen t a cco un t o f li f e o n the pi cket li n es
a n dthe a tta cks the s tr i ker s ha ve
s uf f er ed, r ea dX. M o o r e's (Chr i s Dea n o f
the Reds ki n s )br i lli a n t a r ti cles "F r o n t Li n e
Di s pa tches "i n the 5th &12th Ja n ua r y '85
i s s ues o f N
. M . E .
A n o ther la te pi ece o f n ews i s the
di s tur bi n g i n ci den t i n Oxf o r dwher e a ma n
wa s den i edtr ea tmen t by ki dn ey di a lys i s
ma chi n e beca us e hi s qua li ty o f li f e wa s n o t
f elt to be hi gh en o ugh! So much f o r the
Hi ppo cr a ti c o a th!
Anyway,
I feel I've wr i ttenenough
now, but anyone who'd li ke to wr i te to me,
please do . Also, i f ther e ar e any bands
out ther e who'd li ke to send tapes, etc
. to
be i ncluded i na compi lati ontape I'm
planni ng, please send them, i ncludi ng
lyr i cs, poster s and suchli ke. Oh, I've just
hear d that the A.L .F
. has wr i ttenup a hi t
li st of vi vi secti oni sts,hunter s and other
fi lth that they i ntend to physi cally
vi olently attack and petr ol bomb thei r
homes, etc ., and may I say good for
fucki ng them! I know i t sounds li ke
pr ea chi n g vi o len ce, i t i s ! Ba s h the
ba s ta r ds , they've go tten a wa y wi th i t f o r
to o f ucki n g lo n g! Ri ght, tha t's i t f r o m me,
plea s e wr i te . Hello to La ur a A . o f New
Yo r k! A n a r chy, Lo ve, a n dStr en gth, To o t/
2 Pr i o r y Co ur t/ Hi gh Str eet/ Ga tes hea d/
Tyn e a n dWea r / NE 8 3JC/ E n gla n d
Its be e n a tong time s ince the las t s ce ne
re port f rom D e nmark, but at las t he re 's
one . A lot of things have happe ne d, a lot
of bands have s plit (like E L E CT RIC
D E AD S, E NOL A GAY , FL E RE D OD E
PANSE RE , RAZOR BL AD E S, w ho have got
a ne w guitaris t, and are now name d
SU NSE T Y E L L OW, and have als o change d
als o f rom ultra-s pe e d H .C . to playing
much more s low ly).
FRE SHL Y RIOT S have made an L P
calle d Hope , have give n the ir old s inge r
the boot and are now calle d s imply
FRE SHL Y
. I think a lot of ne w bands w ill
s oon come up, caus e the pe ople (w e ll, mos t
of the m), f rom all the old bands are s till
around . D K D e cay Re cords has s toppe d,
caus e Y rs a (the guy w ho us e d to w rite
D anis h s ce ne re ports f or MRR), ain't a
punk any more . Anyw ay, the y're gonna
put out one more re cord w ith the RAZOR
BL AD E S.
He re in Arhus e ve rything is w orking
out ok . WAR OF D E ST RU CT ION have jus t
re corde d a mini L P (20 min .)calle d D e
D oe s Hvis ke n (T he Whis pe r of the D e ady
it w ill be out on Span Re cords (the ZE RO
POINT and WAR OF D E ST RU CT ION labe l)
about the ne w ye ar . By the w ay, the
ZE RO POINT and WAR OF D E ST RU CT ION
have jus t gotte n a dis tribution de al w ith
Probe Plus D is tribution f rom L ive rpool
T he addre s s is : Probe Plus D is tribution/
8-12 Rainf ord Garde ns / L ive rpool 2/
E ngland . VI are quite a ne w re al gre at
H .C. band in the Ame rican s tyle . T he y
have jus t gotte n a ne w drumme r, and have
tw o s ongs out on a compilation 7" E P on
Bos ton T e a Party T ape s toge the r w ith
othe r bands E NOL A GAY (las t w ill and
te s tame nt?), L E CRAP and W. of D . L E
CRAP are s till going s trong in the ir ow n
s tyle , and are talking a lot about making a
12" E P
. I re ally hope the y s oon w ill, but
it cos ts a lot of mone y . D U ND E RHE AD S are
w orking on ge tting the ir 2nd tape out.
T he ir s tyle is f rom s traight H . C . to more
he avy punk . MORE SAD CL OWNS are a
ne w band too . T he y s ound a lot like
SIOU XSIE AND T HE BANSHE E S, the y got
the ir f irs t gig at las t ye ar's Monody
Fe s tival (a big punk f e s tival w e make
e ve ry ye ar he re in Arhus , w ith about 20
bands ) . FU NE RAL S are anothe r H .C . band
f rom Arhus .
As f ar as I know , w e 've only got 3
f anzine s in D e nmark . T he re 's No Arhus
(f rom Arhus ), Alle s
KrigModAlle
(Cope nhage n), and Alt
f or Me ge t (als o
f rom Cope hage n)
. It's too bad w e have n't
got more zine s , but the one 's w e 've got
are gre at.
KAL ASHNIKOV b NRG (both bands
f rom Cope nhage n)w e re going on a mini D K
tour toge the r, , but the y have n't be e n ye t.
CIT Y - X are in the s tudio to re cord the ir
de but L P, the y are s till gre at, but have
change d the ir s tyle a bit--one of the mos t
popular be nds In D K . I'll s top f or this
time , all the be s t
Ste e n T homs e n/ Span Re cords /
Viggos tucke nbe rgs ve j 25/ 8210 Arhus
. V./
D e nmark.
Othe r addre s s e s : T he Bos ton T e a Party
T ape s / c/o Ande rs Nie ls e n/ Fos garde n 61/
2620 Albe rts lund/ D e nmark
. Hub Re cords
(Kalas hnikov and NRG)/ , Sports ve j 62-116/
2600 Glos tru / D e m rk

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a whi le, I ha ve n o wf i n a lly go t my s hi t
to gether a n da m o n ce a ga i n pr o udto
pr es en t the la tes t n ews f r o m Sweden . The
r es po n s e s i n ce my f i r s t r epo r t ha s been
en o r mo us , a n di t s eems tha t the Swedi s h
s cen e, n o wmo r e tha n ever , i s i n the
s po tli ght o f f o r ei gn i n ter es t . It i s gr ea t to
s ee tha t s o ma n y peo ple ca r e a n d
co mmun i ca te beca us e, jus t a s mo s t o ther
s cen es , the Swedi s h o n e n eeds a ll the
a tten ti o n i t ca n get . On e ba n dtha t
a bs o lutely o ught to be o n ever ybo dy's li ps
a r e A STA KA SK, who ha ve s ta r ted
r eco r di n g a 12". A s f a r a s I ha ve hea r d,
they wi ll o n ly r elea s e thi s i f thei r la tes t 7"
E P (Pli kten F r a mf o r
A li t)s ells well
. I
do n 't kn o wwha t "s ells well"mea n s , but
the E P s ho ulds ell a s i t i s gr ea t a n d
def i n i tely up to the s ta n da r d o f ea r li er
r elea s es
. The ba n di s a ls o gi ggi n g a lo t
r i ght n o wa n dha s s o f a r do n e n ea r ly 100
gi gs . Tha t's a lo t i n Sweden . A s I
gues s ed, the n ew12"E P Let's Get Dr un k
Bef o r e i t i s To o La te, f r o m . E XISTE NZ, i s
a lo t s o f ter tha n thei r pr evi o us 7". Sti ll,
the r eco r di s r ea lly r eco mmen da ble . Wa tch
o ut f o r the ba n ds "lo vely"(a hem)ver s i o n
o f M o n ty Pytho n 's "Br i ght Si de o f Li f e".
SOTLIM PA ha s n o w, s a dly, s pli t up, but
lucki ly ma n a ged to put o ut a 12"en ti tledA
No n - F i tti n g Gen er a ti o n . To s a y the lea s t,
the 12"i s ver y s tr o n g . I ea r li er a s kedf o r
mo r e po wer /en er gy o n thei r n ext ef f o r t
a n dI go t i t . A n ywa y, o n e o f the member s ,
M a r ti n , wi ll co n ti n ue i n a n ewba n da n d
they a r e s a i dto be keepi n g s o me
SOTLIM PA s o n gs i n the s et . E . A . T. E . R.
i s a bo ut to r elea s e thei r s eco n d7". The
n ew o n e i s pr o ba bly go i n g to be ca lled
A bo r t the Sys tem, en di f they ca n get a
decen t li ve- r eco r di n g, they wi ll ma ybe
f o llo wi t up wi th a li ve E P . They ha ve a ls o
go n e thr o ugh a li n e- up cha n ge, a s two
member s lef t to jo i n PRODUCTA SSA R.
Si n ce then , E
. A . T. E . R . ha s been jo i n ed
by two s ki n hea ds o n ba s s a n ddr ums . The
n ew E P
f r o m THE BRISTLE S ha s , a s
ever yo n e kn o ws , been o ut f o r a whi le . It
i s the s a me ki n d o f mus i c a s thei r ea r li er
s tuf f , a ltho ugh I thi n k they ha ve
pr o gr es s ed a bi t
. A s f o r the lyr i cs , they
a r e much better (n o "Ca r r y On Oi "
i n n er - s leeve r i p- o f f thi s ti me), but I
co uldn 't r ea lly un der s ta n dthei r mi x o f
po s i ti ve a n dn i hi li s ti c lyr i cs . a 6- tr a ck 12"
f r o m the ba n ds ha ll be o ut i n the Spr i n g
ti me o f 1985. NONCE NS ha s n o t s pli t up,
but a r e jus t s ea r chi n g f o r a n ewgui ta r i s t.
F a n s o f thei r s ca n check them o ut o n Pa x
Reco r ds thi r ds a mpler LP, Da f f o di ls to the
Da f f o di ls (wo n der wher e Pa x get thei r
r eco r :a i tles f r o m?)whi ch f ea tur es thr ee
tr a cks f r o m the ba n d
. A n E P i s r eco r ded
a n di t wi ll pr o ba bly be r elea s edi n the UK
by Pa x Reco r ds . A bi g cha n ce f o r tho s e
cha ps , a n dthey a r e wo r th i t a s they ha ve
pr o gr es s ed
a lo t s i n ce the f i r s t E P.
KRUNCH i s a ba n dI to ta lly f o r go t i n my
f i r s t r epo r t. A s yo u pr o ba bly kn o w, they
ha ve
a 7"
E P o ut (Hello Bo b)a n d ha ve
n o wa ls o put o ut a ca s s ette LP ca lledNa r
Va r je Steg A r E tt Sn eds teg . Pla n s a r e s et
up f o r a 12". CRUDE SOCIE TYSYSTE M
(CRUDE S . S . )wi ll ha ve thei r debut E P
o ut when yo u r ea dthi s . It i s a 6- tr a ck 7"
E P ca lledWho 'll
Sur vi ve?Per s o n a lly, I
thi n k It i s o n e o f the bes t Swedi s h r eco r ds
ever r elea s ed, but yo u'll ha ve to check
tha t o ut yo ur s elf a s I'm i n vo lvedi n tha t
r elea s e
a n dpr o ba bly pa r ti a l . A n ywa y, the
r eco r di s s peedy, ti ght, po wer f ul, hea vy,
f uz z y a n dha s a go o dr eco r di n g . Wha t
mo r e do yo u n eed?A n un kn o wn ba n d,
SWA NKE RS PM S, i s s uppo s ed to ha ve a 7"
E P (A n ti - 0i )o ut r i ght n o w. Who a r e
they??Ca n s o meo n e tell me?A NTI CIM E X,
o n the o ther ha n d, i s def i n i tely n o t
unknow n . U nf ortunate ly, the y have
te mporarily s kippe d the ir plans f or an L P
and are ins te ad about to put out the ir
f ourth 7" E P, Sile nce is the Only T hing
L e f t
. I can promis e you that the ir s tyle
has n't change d . In
Octobe r, the band w as
aw ay on a "ve ry s ucce s s f ul" tour in
Finland . T he y w e re s uppos e d to do 6gigs ,
but no promote r s how e d up and no s how s
w e re booke d .
Still, the y manage d to do a
gi g i n Na den da l to gether wi th UGLY
SQUA WS TROZOR, VA URIO, F E A R OF WA R
a n dTHE BE DROVLE RZ (CRUDE S . S . wa s
a ls o s upo s edto pla y but co uldn 't ma ke i t).
A s a r es ult o f thi s tr i p the ba n di s
pr o ba bly go i n g to s pen dthei r Chr i s tma s
o n br ea da n dwa ter (yo u s ho uldha ve
bo ught les s beer when we wer e ther e
guys ) . A RROGA NTA A GITA TORE R ha s , a s
ha s NYXNE GA TIVE , ca lledi t a da y . The
gui ta r i s t i n N. N. , M a n f r ed, wi ll co n ti n ue
i n INGRONHUTLOS- - a ba n dtha t ha s a 5-
tr a ck 7"E P o ut r i ght n o w
. It i s a f i n e E P
wi th a to uch o f U . S . ha r dco r e, a n dwi th
s o me ver y go o dvo ca ls
. On e o f the
yo un ges t Swedi s h ba n ds , A NTI- A VA NS,
ha s n o ws udden ly put o ut a n E P o n thei r
o wn . The mus i c i s ver y s o f t- - i n f a ct, '77
s o un di n g . Wi tho ut bei n g cr uel, I mus t s a y
tha t I do n 't li ke them to o much
. The E P i s
ca lledM ed
Sver i ge

i s Ti den a n di s a
5- tr a cker
. F r o m Jo n ko pi n g co mes
A NTI- HUND M INA a n d POBE L M OBE L who
to gether ha ve r eco r dedthr ee tr a cks ea ch
f o r a jo i n t 12"E P tha t'll be o ut o n lo ca l
Pi s s ed
Reco r ds . A . H . M . i s ver y PE TE R
&
THE TE STTUBE BA BIE S- i n f luen ced,
a n d
ver y go o d
. A s f o r wha t I ha ve hea r df r o m
POBE L M OBE L, I li ke them to o . On e o f the
ba n dmember s i s i n f a ct r un n i n g Skva ller
Reco r ds - - a la bel tha t ea r li er
ha ve gi ven
yo u r elea s es
f r o m A STA KA SK, SOTLIM PA
a n dA RA BE NS A NUS
. No wthey a r e a bo ut
to put o ut a 5- tr a ck 7"E P wi th UPRIGHT
CITIZE NS f r o m Ger ma n y . S . O. D . i s a ba n d
to wa tch o ut f o r
. I'm ter r i bly s o r r y to s a y
tha t I ha ven 't hea r dthem yet, but they
a r e go i n g to be o n a F r en ch wo r ldwi de
s a mpler LP a n dI s uppo s e tha t they ca n 't
be ba dthen
. A VSKUM i s do i n g n o thi n g a t
the mo men t. I've hea r dthem s a yi n g tha t
they a r e s a vi n g up f o r a n ewr eco r d.
A SOCIA L s pli t up s o me ti me a go
. Ref o r med
un der the n a me o f STA TE CONTROL
(wi tho ut thei r ba s s pla yer )a n da r e n o w
ba ck a ga i n a s A SOCIA L
. Thei r debut
E P i s n o wo ut a n di t i s def i n i tely n o t a s
f a s t a s
thei r ea r li er r eco r di n gs . I'm n o t
to o i mpr es s edwi th the s i n gi n g, but the
mus i c i n s o me o f the s o n gs i s r ea lly
s o methi n g s peci a l
. Sho uldbe bo ught.
A SOCIA L's o ldba s s pla yer i s n o wi n
a ba n d
ca lledSVA RTPA RA D, who jus t ha s
put o ut a ca s s ette en ti tledM uti n y.
ZYNTHSLA KTr ecen tly put o ut thei r n ew
r eco r dwhi ch i s a 12"
. A s well a s ea r li er
r elea s es , i t i s go o d, but I co uldn 't f i n d
a n ythi n g 's peci a l' o n thi s o n e.
KRIXHJA LTE RS f r o m Sto ckho lm (a ba n dI
men ti o n edi n #16)ha s n o t yet put o ut
12 yea r o ldki di s a n excepti o n ),
JUNKYA RD, COM M A NDOCRA SH, DISA RM ,
etc . Yo u ca n 't r ea lly ca ll a ll o f them go o d
yet, but they a r e a t lea s t tr yi n g a n dwi ll
pr o ba bly be the f utur e o f Swedi s h pun k.
DISA RM (a n o ther ), ea r li er kn o wn a s
TOTA L A RM SVE TT, who i s i n the s a me
mus i ca l vei n a s A NTI CIM E X, ha s jus t put
o ut a 4- tr a ck 7"E P . Thei r ci ty br o ther s ,
A B HJA RNTVA TT, a r e a ls o a bo ut to
r elea s e a n E P s o o n . UGLYSQUA W'S
TROZOR a r e pr o ba bly bi g i n F i n la n dr i ght
n o w. Thei r i ma ge a n ds ta ge a ppea r a n ce
s ho uldha ve ta ken the F i n n i s h a udi en ce by
s to r m . Ho wwo uldyo u r ea ct i f yo u ha d
s een a guy wea r i n g r edlo n g pa n ts , Dr
M a r ten s , a Sco tti s h- lo o ki n g s ki r t, a la dy's
wi g, ma de- up a s a wo ma n , a ter r i ble ves t,
a n dla s t but n o t lea s t, a n umbr ella ?Jus t
i ma gi n e a pun ky ver s i o n o f M a r y Po ppi n s .
Thei r ca s s ette wi ll be o ut s o o n , a n d
beli eve i t o r n o t, wi ll i n clude s o me s er i o us
s o n gs a mo n g thei r cla s s i cs (li ke a s o n g
a bo ut s o a pba ths wi th DISORDE R).
ple as e
give the m a f air chance . T .S .T .
has gone through a line - up change and
has now got a ne w drumme r . It w as s ome
time ago, but the y playe d the ir las t gig
w ith Rickard (the ir old drumme r)at a
Scandanavian "pe ace " me e ting. Gre at! as
the y w e re s o drunk the y s tarte d a f ight.
Punks f or Pe ace ? 01 D IVISION, Sw e de n's
only know n of band, has now s plit up
. I'
can't re ally s ay I'm s orry and I gue s s no
one e ls e is e ithe r
. MOD E RAT L IKVID AT ION
has s adly s plit up
. It w as f un as long as
it las te d
. KE E KONE N HE ROE S, w ho e arlie r
put out a cas s e tte , has done the A-s ide
re cordings f or the ir de but E P.
I'm s o r r y f o lks , but n o wi t s eems tha t
we ha ve co me to a n en d. But bef o r e
co mi n g to a to ta l en d, I wo uldli ke peo ple
who a r e wi lli n g to s ell /di s tr i bute o r buy
the CRUDE S . S
. 7"E P to wr i te to me . The
E P
i s a va i la ble f o r $3 po s tpa i da i r ma i l (US
$), a n d ea ch a ddi ti o n a l a r e
$2 when s en t
to the s a me a ddr es s a t the s a me ti me.
Other s a r e, o f co ur s e, welco me to wr i te a s
I wo uldli ke to hea r f r o m a ll o f yo u.
So meti mes i t's ha r df o r me to get ba ck to
yo u f a s t (Hello Ro r y!), but I a n s wer a ll
the letter s even tua lly.
Peter A lqvi s t/
F lo r a va gen 20c/ 773 00
F a ger s ta / Sweden .
P . S
. Get the CHA RTA 77 LP di r ect f r o m
me f o r o n ly $4pp a i r ma i l.
P . S
. In ter es tedi n Swedi s h r eco r ds ?F o r a
f r ee li s t, jus t s en da n IRCto
: F r edda
Ho lmgr en / Br o ms va gen 60/ 125 30A lvs jo /
Sweden
. The li s t i n cludes a ll the cur r en t
Swdi s h r eco r ds a va i la ble
. He wi ll a ls o s o o n
s ta r t s elli n g f o r ei gn r eco r ds .
thei r 12"f o r s o me r ea s o n
. I wo n der why??
I ho pe to hea r i t s o o n , a n dyo u s ho uld
to o , beca us e thei r s o un di s ver y di f f er en t
f r o m o ther Swedi s h ba n d(they s o meti mes
even i n clude ja z z pa r ts i n thei r s o n gs ).
A n o ther r eco r dtha t wa s s uppo s edto co me
o ut ea r ly !a t f a ll wa s the debut E P f r o m
DNA . Wher e i s i t?The o n ly thi n g I kn o w
i s tha t i t wi ll be ca lledA Tr i p To The
La n dOf Dea th A n dBa ck
. F E A R OF WA R
wi ll n o t do the pla n n edjo i n t E P wi th the
BE DROVLE RZ, but a r e i n s tea dlo o ki n g f o r
expo s ur e o n s o me wo r ldwi de s a mpler LP's .
No thi n g i s def i n i te yet, but s o me s a mpler
cuts ma y a ppea r s o o n
. A n E P i s a ls o
pla n n ed, i f they ca n ma n a ge the f i n a n ci a l
bi t. Other wi s e, thi s s pr i n g wi ll be
un bea r a ble . Ther e i s n o do ubt a bo ut i t:
f r o m my s ta n dpo i n t, they a r e a mo n g the
bes t 4Swedi s h ba n ds .
So me n ewba n ds tha t ha ve ca s s ettes
o ut a r e
: ROVSVE TT, PUKE , a n dDOM DA R
(pr o mi s i n g lyr i cs )
. A ll o f them a r e
pr o mi s i n g ba n ds i n the HCvei n . So me
o ther n ewba n ds tha t ha ve s pr un g up
la tely a r e
: TTTA SK, SKA M , CRUE L
M A NIA CS, F A XE , CRUDITY, A BRA SION,
DISA CCORD (Ra f f e Ra pun k r ules Ha lms ta d
Hell OK . . . No o n e r ules , but ho wever thi s
Bi r ds hi t Reco r ds a r e a t the mo men t
wo r ki n g o n 2 s a mpler s . On e i s a n E P
f ea tur i n g 4lo ca l Ko pi n g ba n ds (the PA ST,
CHA RTA 77, BA A DE R M E INHOF , a n d
ZYNTHSLA KT), whi le the o ther o n e a s a
do uble
LP f ea tur i n g s uch f i n e co mbo s a s
SLA M , F E A R OF WA R, DISA CCORD, the
PA ST, CHA RTA 77, KA RISM A KA OS, etc.
M OB 47 a r e go i n g to be o n R
Ra di ca l's i n ter n a ti o n a l P . E . A
. C. E .
co mpi la ti o n
. I'm n o t jea lo us , but co uldn 't
they ha ve pi ckeda mo r e po li ti ca lly
i n ter es tedSwedi s h ba n df o r tha t ta s k?
ROLA NDS GOSSKOR ha ve thei r s eco n dE P,
Gen o n Ba r r i a r en o ut by the ti me yo u r ea d
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. I ca n 't
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I've n o ti cedtha t ther e ha s n 't been
to o much o n Ita ly i n M RR r ecen tly, but
we'r e n o t dea d! Ther e's s ti ll lo ts o f wo r k
go i n g o n , wi th the mo s t i mpo r ta n t a s pect
bei n g f i n di n g pla ces to pla y, s ta yi n g
to gether , a n df i ghti n g a pa thy.
A s yo u s ur ely kn o w, the Vi r us club
i n M i la n clo s eddo wn , but we've f o un d
a n o ther pla ce f o r gi gs a lmo s t ever y
Sa tur da y. It to o i s ca lledVi r us , a n di t's
i n Vi a le Pi a ve ; i t's a s o ci a l cen ter . It's
s ma ll a n dver y o ld, a n di n a whi le the
a utho r i ti es wi ll tea r i t do wn to o , a s well a s
a n o ther s o ci a l cen ter wher e the pun x who
li veda t the o ldVi r us (Vi a Co r r eggi o 18)
n o wli ve
. A s I s a i d, the pla ce i s ti n y.
Ther e a r e 15 pun x li vi n g i n 4r o o ms . A f ter
the BGK a n dUBR gi g, ther e wer e 90
peo ple ther e.
Si n ce the s ummer , the a mo un t o f
peo ple co mi n g to s ho ws ha s tr i pled, a s well
a s the a mo un t o f peo ple ta ki n g pa r t i n
a cti o n s
. Thi s i s a r ea l po s i ti ve s tep, a n d
ha s r e- en er gi z edever yo n e . M a n y o f thes e
n ew
peo ple co o per a te i n f a s t a cti o n s to let
peo ple kn o wtha t Vi r us i s s ti ll a li ve, a n dto
pr es s ur e the ci ty f a ther s to ma ke go o do n
thei r pr o mi s e to f i n dus a n ewpla ce . )wa s
s ur pr i s edto f i n do ut f r o m Jua n , a f r i en d
i n L. A . , tha t the L
. A . Ti mes r a n a n
a r ti cle o n o n e o f o ur a cti o n s i n M i la n . The
pun x ha ds tuck f lyer s o n wa lls a ll o ver
M i la n , a n n o un ci n g a da n ger o us "vi r us ",
ca lledVi r us Co r r eggi o 18. It s a i d"F o r
mo r e deta i ls , ca ll
. . . "a n dthen li s tedthe
pho n e n umber s o f ci ty o f f i ci a ls
. A lo t o f
peo ple ca lled, a s ki n g f o r a n ti do tes f o r
thei r ki ds a n dwha t to do . It o pen edup a
lo t o f a tten ti o n to the ma tter
. A n o ther
da y, pi eces o f pa per wi th "Vi a Co r r eggi o
18"wr i tten o n them wer e pla s ter edo ver a
lo t o f s tr eet s i gn s . Thes e wer e o n ly 2 o f
the di f f er en t a cti o n s pun x her e to o k to
publi ci z e

the

i s s ue .

Ther e

wa s

a
n o n - r ela teda cti o n r ecen tly, a "co lo r f ul"
demo n s tr a ti o n o uts i de Un i o n Ca r bi de's
"ki ller "f a cto r y, wi th f les h &bo n es s tr ewn
i n the s tr eets a n do f f i ces , a s well a s
r ed- pa i n t bo mbs , s i mula ti n g blo o d.
In o ther pa r ts o f Ita ly, pun ks a r e
wo r ki n g o n getti n g pla ces f o r chea p
s ho ws . Vi cto r Cha r li e i n Pi s a wa s clo s ed
by the po li ce, but a r e tr yi n g to r e- o pen .
It wa s the bes t pla ce i n Ita ly
; they di d
gr ea t wo r k! In Ba r i , ther e wa s a s qua t
ca lledGi un gla , but s o me ma f i o s o s wen t up
ther e o n e n i ght a n ds ma s heda n dbur n ed
the pla ce, bea ti n g up peo ple
. A s yo u ca n
s ee, we ha ve r edn eckkks i n o ur So uth to o !
No wthey ha ve s o me n ewpla ces , a n dthi s
gr o up o f 60- 70ki ds a r e a s tr en gth
. In
To r i n o , they s qua tteda br o ken do wn
thea ter , but the co ps thr ewthem o ut.
They ca n o n ly f i n dpla ces to pla y i n
s cho o ls
. Tuwa t i s a n o ther pla ce i n Ca r pi
(n ea r Bo lo gn a ) . The pla ce i s s ma ll, but
well- r un f o r the un der gr o un d. In Bo lo gn a ,
ther e wa s the "Vi lla ", a la r ge ho us e
s qua ttedby a ll pun ks a n d2 o ldla di es o f
90yea r s o ld! La s t week they wer e evi cted.
A s yo u ca n s ee, s elf - ma n a gi n g i s the ma i n
s tr uggle i n Ita ly, whether wi th gi gs o r
ho us i n g . A n dkeep i n mi n dtha t the
ma jo r i ty o f tho s e do i n g thi s a r e 16- 20
yea r s o ld!!
No wf o r s o me vi n yl a n dmus i c n ews :
DE CLINOa n dNE GA ZIONE go t a ta pe o ut- -
f ucki n g gr ea t! They a ls o pla yed2 to ur s a ll
o ver E ur o pe . NE GA ZIONE wi ll put o ut a 7"
wi th 5 n ewtr a cks r ea l s o o n , a n dDE CLINO
wi ll put o ut a n LP . PE GGIOPUNXn ew12"
i s a ll s et to co me o ut, a n dKINA wi ll put
o ut thei r debut LP n ext mo n th. They'r e
gr ea t li ve, wi th a ll 3 member s s i n gi n g,
wi th f a s t a n dpo wer f ul melo di es . Check 'em
o ut! BLOODYRIOTha ve br o ken up, but
they a r e f i n i s hi n g up wo r k o n thei r LP
a n ywa y.
News f r o m GDHC. CHE E TA H CHROM E
M OTHE RF UCKE RS a r e putti n g o ut a n ew
12", a n dI RE F USE IT's 7"debut i s a ll
r ea dy (except the co ver ) . WRE TCHE D's LP
i s o ut! It's thei r bes t to da te . The co ver
pr i ce i s $2. 50(Hey ma n , tha t's the co ver
pr i ce . Plea s e do n 't s en dme $2
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i t! ! ! Remember , Ita li a n a i r ma i l i s the mo s t
expen s i ve i n the wo r ld) . CRA SH BOX's
s i n gle i s o ut, a n da ls o o ut i s a n ewRi vo lta
Dell' Odi o / CCCP, 4F o r @co mp 7" (o f f r a n
a n a r chi s t ma g ben ef i t), o n A tta ck Reco r ds .
STIGM A THE wi ll put o ut a n ew7"wi th 3
tr a cks
. M e a n dM a r co a r e wo r ki n g o n a
n ewi s s ue o f TVOR . It'll be a "U . S . A .
Speci a l"i s s ue, a s we wer e ther e thi s
s ummer
. It'll be ultr a - f ull o f i n cr edi ble
pi cs - - yo ur f a ce co uldbe i n i t! Sen d$3,
a n di t's o f f s et qua li ty. The f o llo wi n g i s s ue
wi ll co n ta i n f ea tur es o n lo a ds o f ba n ds
f r o m a r o un dthe wo r ld, s o s en dus yo ur
pi cs a n dwe'll gi ve yo u cr edi t (a n dr etur n
the o r i gi n a ls i f yo u r eques t).
F i n a lly, I ca n s ti ll get yo u Ita li a n HC
r eco r ds . If yo u've wr i tten bef o r e a n d
go tten n o r eply, plea s e- do s o a ga i n . I lo s t
a f ewa ddr es s es (n o t mo n ey) . If yo u n eed
a r eply, s en da n IRC. Tha n ks ,
TVOR/ Sti v Va lli / Vi a Zez i o 28/ 22100
Co mo / Ita ly.
P . S . - Her e's s o me a ddr es s es f o r peo ple who
wa n t to co me to pla y i n Ita ly, es peci a lly a t
Vi r us :
A lex M o n do r i / Vi a le E . Bez z i 19/ 20146
M i la n / tel . 02/6122532 . . . . Gi a n ma r i o M us s i
(Wr etched)/ Vi a Ludo vi co II M o r o 173/
20142 M i la n / tel . 02/4233197. . . M a r co
M edi ci / Vi a A bbi a ti 4/ 20148 M i la n . . . Ja i me
Ca r di / tel . 02/8378063 .
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Her e's a r epo r t o n s o me n o t- s o - kn o wn
ba n ds . I'll begi n wi th TA RNF A RBE . They
co me f r o m Neuwi ed, the ho meto wn o f
TOXOPLA SM A (I've hea r dthey s pli t up).
They pla y a f a n ta s ti c ha r dco r e s tyle, a n d
a r e r ea lly go o dpeo ple
. Thei r f i r s t vi n yl
wi ll be r elea s edby the ti me yo u r ea dthi s
o n a n ewla bel f r o m Stuttga r t ca lledRa t
Reco r ds .
A ddr es s es :
TA RNF A RBE /
Wi lly F a ber /
E i chen weg 12/ 5450Neuwi ed12/ WGer m
. .
E M BODIE D VIOLE NCE /
Pi s s hea dLeo n ha r dt/
Bo n n er s tr 48/ 6090
Rus s els hei m/ WGer m
. .
CORRE CTIONS/ Di r k Chr i s to ph/ Geo r g
Tr eber Str 70/
6090
Rus s els hei m/ W
Ger m .
. KING DE X/ D
. A ugus t!
Sto r chen s tr 16/ 6085
Na uhei m/ WGer m
. .
NUCLE A R/ Peter Zi egler / Ho lbei n s tr 1/
8900
A us ber g/ WGer m
. . SCA PE GOA TS!
Ka r l Hei n z To lkmi t/ Ki ebi tz weg 4! 2300
Kla us do r f ! WGer m
.
. CIRCLE OF SIG- TIU/
Jo s ef Klumb/ Vo r s ta dt 84/
6530 Bi n gen / W
Ger m .
. JOHNDE NVE R CLA N/ Rudi ger
Wo hr le/ Ko r n ber gweg 203! 3150Pei n e! W
Ger m .
. SCA PE GOA TS F OR F UN/ Oli ver
Wa cha / Ho hen weg 203/ 4200Ober ha us en ! W
Ger m.
E M BODIE D VIOLE NCE co mes f r o m
Rus s els hei m, the
ho mo eto wn o f the br o ken
up M . A . F . Di r k a n dJP f o r meda n ewba n d
ca lledthe CORRE CTIONS, a n dDi r k pla ys
wi th E M BODIE D VIOLE NCE a s well . They
pla y a U . S
. - i n f luen cedHCs tyle . A n o ther
ba n ds f r o m Rus s els hei m, KING DE X, wi l
ha ve a gr ea t ta pe o ut ca lledHell Co mes T.
Yo ur To i let .
SCA PE GOA TS ha ve ma de a per s o n n el
cha n ge a n da r e n o w
a 3- pi ece . E x- s i n ger
Hen n i n g n o wha s a n ewba n d, but I do n 't
kn o wthe n a me yet.
vA US 98
r elea s eda 7"la s t yea r a n d
G

i ;
then s pli t up. But 4ex- member s a r e
2J

f orming a ne w band calle d

CIRCL E OF
SIG- TIU
. A n ews ka teba n df r o m Pei n e i s
. "~ 1 :,, . Y"
. ,,~ca lledJOHNDE NVE R CLA N. A n o ther n ew
ba n d, f r o m Ober ha us en , i s SCA PE GOA TS
F OR F UN, a n dthey pla y a r a w
DISORDE R- type s tyle
. A n dlet me a dd
s o methi n g a bo ut my n ewba n d, DE CA YE D
M E A T. It co mes f r o m the r ui n s o f
SYPHILIS a n dLOBOTOM Y
. We pla y a f a s t
tr a s h, a n dtr a cks wi ll be o n upco mi n g
s a mpler s li ke No i s e A tta ck #2, La r ma tta ck
3 . I a ls o put o ut a f a n z i n e
ca lled Tr a s h &
Wo i s e/Schei s s a us , a n ds a mpler ta pes wi t
Oli ver Wa cha o f Ober ha us en . So
plea s e,
NUCLE A R co mes f r o m A us ber g, ho me ha r dco r e/ tr a s h! kult ba n ds f r o m a ll o ver
o f the gr ea t INF E RNO
. In f a ct, NUCLE A R the wo r ld, s en di n f o , pho to s , demo s .
i s the ba n do f
INF E RNO'S ex- dr ummer , Ber t Wer le!
Im Ber gf eld18/6729Wo r th/
Wes t Ger ma n y
P . Z .

A n d

thei r

ha r dco r e

i s ver y
U . S
. - i n f luen ceda s well .
Inte rvie w by Ralf Winte rme ye r/ Nas ty
Facts Zine / Was s e rs tr . 176/ 4630 Bochum
he s t Ger many 4 ' ,a' i 14
MOT T E K's album, Hypnos e , w as a
s urpris e in 1984
. Af te r the ir 6-s ong de mo
"ape in May '83, the band re le as e d this
:xce lle nt re cord w ith 15s imple but cle anly
-roduce d s ongs of f ull pow e r me tal/thras h,
ith s ome ve ry catchy hardcore tune s on
It ca me
o ut o n the i n depen den t Scgr o tt
ebel, a n dga ve the Ger ma n s cen e a f r es h
br eez e, n o t o n ly mus i ca lly, but a ls o
14r i ca llyy
The ba n ds ta r tedi n 1982, a n da f ter
s ever a l li n eup cha n ges , M OTTE K a r e:
Stepha n , gui ta r / M a r gr et, ba s s (a n da ll
a n s wer s her e)/ Ber n wa r d, dr ums / Lo bi ,
vo ca ls .
. 1111111n 11W
M RR
: WHA TDOE S YOUR NA M E M E A N,
A ND WHYDID YOU CHOOSE IT?

0I
N
: M o ttek co mes f r o m the Po li s h la n gua ge
ta dmea n s "ha mmer "
. Her e i n Ger ma n y,
wi ldi n g co n s tr ucti o n wo r ker s ca ll thei r /
i gges t a n dhea vi es t ha mmer by thi s n a me.
:'s n o t a n i ce o r mo der n ter m, a n d
her ef o r e we li ke i t.
M RR : WHA TA F F E CTDOE S ITHA VE ON
THE BA ND BYHA VING A WOM A NINTHE
( BA ND?HOWDOE S THE PUBLICRE A CTA T
'GIG?HA VE YOU (M a r gr et)BE E NA
VICTIM OF A BUSE BE CA USE OF IT?
M
: M OTTE K o f ten cha n gedthei r ba s s
pla yer s , a n df i n a lly Stepha n a s kedme to
I jo i n the ba n d. I thi n k the o ther 2 guys
wer e a bi t s ho cked. They ha da n
un tr a - br uta l s o un da n da r guedtha t s uch a
s o un dco uldn 't be ma de by the "s mo o th
ha n ds o f a gi r l". But we lea r n edto wo r k
to gether
. No w, I'm o n e o f the bo ys a n d
i t's OK when they s a y to me "Hey ma n ".
(On e ca n 't expect to o much) . I f o un di t
r ,cr e di f f i cult to per s ua de the a udi en ce,
b . ca us e M OTTE K wer e kn o wn a s "to ugh
tcys "
. So I ha dto hea r s o me r ubbi s h,
I . ke : "Hey gi r l, wha t a r e yo u do i n g wi th
tha t ba s s ?"But tha t o n ly ha ppen edi n the
I- gi n n i n g
. No wpeo ple r ea li z e tha t wo men
c . n pla y ha r dco r e well . It's n o thi n g s peci a l
l . ' the U . S . A f ter the r eco r dma de us
I A ter kn o wn , peo ple kn ewwha t to expect
ten they ca me to o ur gi gs . A n dbes i des ,
1 :men a r e the ta r gets o f ver ba l r ema r ks
'n ether o n the s ta ge o r n o t.
M RR : DOYOU SPE ND M UCH OF YOUR
F RE E TIM E WITH THE BA ND?DOYOU
STILL HA VE TIM E TODOSOM E THING
DIF F E RE NT?
M : We pla y ever y da y to gether . The mus i c
la ys cla i m to s o much o f o ut ti me tha t
Ber n a r d(he i s a n electr i ci a n )a n dme
r a phi c des i gn er )ha ve a s much gi ven
up o ur jo s s .

ut s i n ce we ca n 't li ve o
o ur mus i c, we a lwa ys wo r k f o r a s ho r t
ti me
. Lo bi i s a ha ppi ly- a dmi tted
co n s ci en ti o us o bjecto r (ever y yo un g a n d
hea lthy ma n ha s to per f o r m wa r s er vi ce f o r
15 mo n ths )a n di s do i n g a lter n a ti ve
s er vi ce
. Stepha n f ulf i lls hi s yo uthf ul dr ea m
o f ha vi n g hi s o wn s o un ds tudi o
.
do ma i n s
. The lyr i cs , a n dt e mus i c,
expr es s o ur s en s e o f li f e
. We n ever
i n ten dedto put a s peci f i c "mes s a ge"
a cr o s s , a n ddo n 't pr es cr i be wha t to do a n d
n o t to do
. Ho wever , we wa n t to s a y wha t
we per s o n a lly f eel i s r i ght o r wr o n g.
M RR
: A SK YOURSE LF A QUE STIONA ND
A NSWE R IT.
M : Oka y
. Wha t do es pun k
mea n to yo u?
A n s wer
: It's a n o utcr y
. A s o n g i s li ke a
wi ldf i ght between
a ggr es s i o n s , emo ti o n s ,
a n dto r i dyo ur s elf o f a ll the s hi t tha t
a ccumula tes i n yo ur hea d
. A n dwe wi s h f o r
tha t to ha ve a n a f f ect o n peo ple li ke a
a la r m- clo ck
. Pun k i s n o t r es i gn a ti o n .
M RR
: YOUR RE CORD WA S RE CORDE D IN
THE M OTTE K STUDIO?
M : A t the ti me we r eco r ded, Stepha n ha d
r o o ms f o r hi s s tudi o , a n dha da mi xi n g
bo a r d, but we
bo r r o wed a n 8- tr a ck
ma chi n e . Si n ce the, he i s n o wthe pr o ud
o wn er o f a 24- tr a ck s tudi o , whi ch i s n o t
jus t us edby us
. It's o f f er edto o ther
gr o ws to o a t a bs o l

a vo r a bly pr i c
k
M RR : E

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UR
LYRICS
. A F E WOF THE M , LIKE % a r
~ "M OTTE K", "DA S LE TZTE SCHWA RZ"(The ',~6
La s t Bla ck), "F RE M DE GA RTE N"(Str a n ge
Ga r den s )NE E D A NINTE RPRE TA TION.
M :

The

wo r d

"mo ttek"

i s

pur e
s elf - i r o n y. .
. "E i n mo ttek s chla gt i n mei n
hi r n , er dur chdr i n gt mei n en s cha del"(A
mo ttek dr i ves i n my br a i n ; i t gets thr o ugh
my s kull)
. M a n y peo ple ha ve to ldus :
"Yo ur mus i c i s s o ha r d. Yo u'r e s o to ugh",
hen a ctua ll

we a r en 't . We'r e o n ly a
r ef lectedi ma ge o f the wo r a r o un us ,
a n do ur a cti o n s a r e the r es o n a n ce o f the
i n f luen ces a n dexper i en ces o f ever y
"n o r ma l"da y
. "Da s Letz te Schwa r z "i s
a bdut a pr o blem o ur s i n ger ha s
. He s mo kes
a bo ut 20ci ga r ettes to o ma n y a da y.
"F r emde Ga r ten ". .
. We a ll li ve i n a
!co n s er va ti ve s ma ll to wn
. If we lo o k o ut the
wi n do w, we ca n s ee the n ei ghbo r wa s hi n g
hi s ca r a mer e 15 f eet a wa y
. But
'
none the le s s , the re are w orlds be tw e e n us .
All in all, the lyrics de al w ith pe rs onal
e xpe rie nce s and e ve nts in all pos s ible
I t s a n o pen i g

a ga i n s a

a s g
wr o n g i n the wo r ld
: wa r , vi o len ce,'
co r r upti o n , r a ci s m, s ta r va ti o n , ma s s
co n s umpti o n , etc
. , etc . , etc . On the o ther
s i de o f pun k Is "f un "
. A n dwha t co un ts
her e i s a cti o n . If
o n e da y a ll we ca r e
a bo ut i s wha t co lo r the gui ta r i s ts s o cks
a r e a n dho wper f ectly he pla ys , pun k wi ll
be dea d. M RR
: A NYLA STM E SSA GE ?
M
: We'r e lo o ki n g f o r pla ces to pla y, to
o r ga n i z e a to ur , s o i f yo u ha ve i n f o ,
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Oye z! Oye z! Bonne s ge ns ! Fre nchie s
10 are back
. T he s ocialis t gove rnme nt is s till
*' le ading the country but w ill the y 'till 1988?
Lo ts o f s ca n da ls , a br a n dn ewpr i me
; - !mi n i s ter s i n ce A ugus t, a much- cr i ti ci z edE L
:a f o r ei gn po li cy, lo ts o f ter r o r i s t a tta cks
a n d, tr a gi c n ews i n br i ef : New Ca ledo n i a .
"1 i s blo wi n g up i n o ur ha n ds , mo r e tha n 50% G"
Iv o f the publi c o pi n i o n i s a ga i n s t the 1
'
s o ci a li s ts a n d15- 20% wi ll vo te f o r the
?, Na ti o n a l F r o n t i n the n ext electi o n s i n
1986. L ots of f un and action the n, but
back to the mus ic.
M o s t o f the F r en ch da tes f o r YOUTH
BRIGA DE wer e ca n celledi n September .
a a , They o n ly pla yedi n Ct- F er r a n di n f r o n t o f
r
a s ma ll cr o wd(a bo ut 100peo ple),
but wer e
1
en thus i a ti c a s hell . Sha wn a n dthe guys
t bur n edthe s ta ge . They ha ds i x da ys o f f
In Gr en o ble bef o r e a n da f ter thei r Spa n i s h
da tes . Co me ba ck s o o n f o r a r ea l
to ur thi s
k, ti me! The bi gges t s ur pr i s e o f the en do f
. the yea r i s the n ewHUM A NBE ING s i n gle.
Thi s thr ee s o n g E P i s a r a di ca l cha n ge;
when ever ybo dy expecteda po wer f ul
"ha r dco r e s i n gle, they o f f er a n ewmus i ca l
w
a ppr o a ch, to ta lly depr es s i ve wi th di s to r ted
*gui ta r s , excellen t dr umbea t
a n ds ui ci da l
?lyr i cs .

The

member s o f H . B .

a r e
e
depr es s edto dea th. It s eems they a r e
co mpletely des per a te a bo ut li f e a n dpun k
r o ck. A n ywa y, thi s s i n gle i s a ma s ter pi ece k
s ,
o f s o un def f ects whi ch wi ll lea ve thei r . ,+1
4
a udi en ce co n f us edbut r ea ch a n o ther OP

A n o ther br a n dn ewPa r i s i a n la bel

t;. a udi en ce .

po s tpa i df r o m A n dr e
a udi en ce .

They've

o pen ed

f o r

the 4 Res ea u A lter n a ti f . They bega n wi th a

"- 1 M E M BRA NE S i n Pa r i s a n dwi ll a ppea r o n a n I
F r en ch pun k s a mpler en ti tled"F r a n ce

Zelo n i / 18 Rue Hecto r Ber li o z / 81100;

i n ter n a ti o n a l co mpi la ti o n E P wi th C. C. M
. ,

Pr o f o n de"

wi th

COLLA BOS,

KIDNA P,
~i 3Ca s tr es , F r a n ce) . The n ewSUB KIDS CE P
w POWE RA GE ,

CA NCE ROUS

GROWTH,

VA TICA N, CA F A RDS, R. A . S . (n o w
a

's o ut a n di t s o un ds ter r i bly s i xti es

RA TTUS, T. A . S . K . a n dPE RM A NE NT

ha r dco r e ba n dn a medCHROM OSOM E 4), !k"+' us eles s a n da wf ul! We'r e f edup wi th a ll

33,,

thes e "s i xti es "ba n ds who br eed li ke r a ts

DA M A GE , r elea s ed by Bun ker Reco r ds / 1
. -
PA NIK a n dmo r e . The s o un do f thi s r eco r d

a n dtr y to r ule the F r en ch a lter n a ti ve.

mus i c s cen e . By the wa y, n eedles s to s a y, 4
the

la tes t

ef f o r t

o f

LA

SOURIS
DE GLINGUE E i s a pi ece o f s hi t (o h n o ,
ma n ! It's r o ck 'n ' r o ll, pur e r o ck
r o ll!) . Lo ts o f n ewti n es a r e i n the wo r ks ,
but n o t to o ma n y to ca r e a bo ut, s o
co n ti n ue to co n cen tr a te yo u
a tten ti o n o n :+
ea ch n ewIs s ue o f NewWa ve z i n e . Do n 't r l
up the BRIGA DE S o f Bo r dea ux wi th'1
the BRIGA DE S o f Pa r i s , a s I di df o r '
yea r s . The ba n d who ha s r elea s edo n e LP,
o n e 12"E P a n dtwo s i n gles i s the Pa r i s i a n
BRIGA DE S o n thei r o wn la bel, Ro ck!i
Ra di ca l Reco r ds .

_C
Fore ign bands , if you're planning a
E urope an tour, don't f orge t France on ~r
yo ur ma p a n d
co n ta ct Bun ker o r A a r ghh! t`
A s s o ci a ti o n

i n

Ct- F er r a n d

(c/o J
. P.
Vua gn o ux/

41 Rue des Gr a vo us es /
63000CIe rmont-Fe rrand,
France ). T he s e
N
guys are dying to s e e othe r punk/HC
bands s ince the y've put on the Y OU T H
, I RIGAD E s how . T hat's bas ically all f or
now , but
ke e p In touch w ith Bunke r If you I
w ant to ge t s ome Fre nch re cords (as k f or
, T ,
catalog)or If you w ant your re cords to be
dis tribute d in France and to ge t airplay on
radio . And I'll e nd the
re port w ith millions
of e xcus e s to pe ople w ho have be e n
3
w aiting more than a couple of w e e ks f or me
to w rite the m back
. E njoy lif e and ke e p up
the good w ork e ve ryw he re
. Ge rard
M i ltz i n e/

23 BdM a l Lecler c/

38000
Gre noble , France

~ i11
P .S . :
Bands to w atch f or In the ne ar
f uture are VE RD U N, BL OOD Y FU CKE RS,
SCHIZOPHRE NIC among othe rs .
ba ttle f o r t e s cen e In Li e . s t er ba n s
who ha ve s pli t a r e WUNDE RBA CH, NA NA
BONNA RD, L'INF A NTE RIE SA UVA GE ,
SK- NIKS . The COLLA BOS LP i s o ut o n
Cha o s Reco r ds a n dI mus t a dmi t tha t i t's
the bes t Cha o s r elea s e 'ti ll n o w. In f a ct, . .
COLLA BOS' s o n gs a r e mo r e ultr a - s peed 01
pun k tha n ha r dco r e (ther e's a di f f er en ce) . ;
CHA OS ha ve r ef us edto put o ut the LP o f
KA M E RA SILE NS, but i t'll be r elea s edo n
a n o ther bi g i n di e la bel. KIDNA P i s y
a ppea r i n g do a 7"s a mpler , wi th 3 o ther
F r en ch pun k ba n ds , r elea s ed o n a br a n d?
n ewla bel f r o m Or lea n s s ubur bs . The
peo ple who a r e behi n dthi s r eco r dla bel
a r e di s s i den ts o f Cha o s pr o ducti o n s , s o
yo u ca n gues s wha t the s a mpler s o un ds 4
li ke . To f i n i s h wi th Cha o s , they put o n a
gi ga n ti c pun k f es ti va l i n Or lea n s o n Oct.
20th wi th mo s t o f the Cha o s ba n ds , but i t
s eems tha t n o o n e hea r do f thi s f es ti va l,
di dIt even r ea lly ha ppen ?The o n es whi ch
ha ppen edwi tho ut a n y do ubt a r e the pun k .
f es ti va ls o f Na n tes i n A ugus t wi th KA M E RA
SILE NS, COLLA BOS, BE RRURIE R NOIR,
etc, a n do f Blo i s wi th NE WTOWNs
NE UROTICS, KIDNA P, VA M PIRE S,etc i n f
No vember . Ho pef ully, the KA M BRONNE S
j
k wi ll put o ut a n LP s o o n o n thei r o wn la bel ti
i
'* M i x Reco r ds , but yo u ca n check o ut thei r
i s j excellen t li ve ta pe ($3

s t a i df r o m A n dr e
Rue La ka n el/ 38000 Gr en o ble, F r a n ce i n
Ja n . /F eb . '85. Thi s s a mpler wi ll per ha ps be
f o llo wedby a s pli t E P o f tho s e excellen t
- 'So uth A f r i ca n ba n ds POWE RA GE a n dBA ND
OF 01 . The f i r s t HE IM A TE P i s dela yed

r '' a n dwo n 't be o ut o n NewWa ve Reco r ds

E LE CTRONA ZE ha ve br o ken up but the

bef o r e Ja n ua r y beca us e o f s o me pr o blems

LUM PE NF UCKE RS a r e co n ti n ui n g the

i wi th the pr es s i n g . Thi s E P wi ll be a

+~

r ~

s - t
ti ; s even - s o n g s i n gle en ti tled"Schla g! "
. I've

% : :

's ?

r `~,t 5+
'" hea r dthe tes t pr es s i n g a n di t r i ps li ke
j hell, behi n dthe to o - hea vy dr um s o un d.
. `i Check i t o ut s o o n ! GOUGNA F M OVE M E NT%
i s a n ew
a s s o ci a ti o n i n Pa r i s o f peo ple who
a r e pr o mo ti n g gi gs a n dr elea s i n g r eco r ds . ,,
34 f o r pa r i s i a n pun k ba n ds . CA F A RDS E P, ti'
ULTRA VIOLE T

12"

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CHA RNIE R

.
'. f i ve- s o n g E P, a n ds o o n . . . a r e a lr ea dy o ut . -t:
Lw
A PA RA BE LLUM E P i s s cheduledf o r the 2
~en do f December . GOUGNA F M OUVE M E NT/
J 37 Rue de la Ter a s s e/ 91260 Juvi s y/ Or ge,
(,F r a n ce.
~!A
Is pr etty r o ugh, but i t's a go o d
pr emi er
'ef f o r t . SHE RWOOD f r o m Pa r i s a r e i n
Br i s to l (U . K . )tr yi n g to r eco r da n LP wi th
the help o f Ti m/ CHILDRE NOF THE
RE VOLUTION.

Un f o r tun a tely,
A VS*~'~BA A
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LS'
4THOUSA ND M ILLIONa r e a n excepti o n a lly
dedi ca ted

pun k

ba n d. . . . dedi ca ted

to
co un ter i n g the s tupi di ty a n da pa thy
en gen der edi n us a ll by the po wer s tha t
be . Ra ther tha n pr es en t a s ta n da r d
i n ter vi ew, we tho ught we'dr epr i n t s o me o f
the i n f o tha t a cco mpa n i es thei r excellen t
ca s s ette . They n o t o n ly do mus i c, but r un
a pr es s a s well . A n yo n e wa n ti n g to get
a ho ldo f the ta pe a n dpr i n tedpa cket ca n
wr i te them a t : G. P . O. Bo x 1814/ Ca n ber r a
A CT2601/ A us tr a li a
. The ta pe co s ts $5
(a i r ), $4(s ur f a ce), f o r peo ple i n No r th
A mer i ca . In the mea n ti me, let's let thei r
gr a phi cs s pea k f o r them.
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s aid nucle ar w e apon, e ach w ith the
e xple tive pow e r of all the bombs e x-
C
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a nucle ar e tchas ge be tw e e n the no
pe rpow e rs . I. a hall-Wm or Is m 11
w llo . w ill be te e d s ad mothe r 1.1 WI
Ile a w ill be dyt - Ii total kWIha
pe palatlw of the llamas race. Gnarl
de tow t .r a "harde ne d" iltls s ry
targe t rais e huge dual clouds
bore s e ve r title s rais e martin

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T he male obs curing cloud contain 2s o
million tos s e s of radioactive s oot and'
dart and is alre ady cros s ing the E gas -
te r la w ide s tre ams . Be ne ath the main
cloud it n nightmare of rcle ar de -
s truttioe and os bte ro te mpe rature s .
High ove rhe ad s moke s ad s oot has
re e le d the s tratos phe re tad Is moo-
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a
D AY T HRE E . . . the black clouds
mix. Clouds of s moke aid tine dus t me
ve topy the middle latitude s o1 the North-
e rn He mplaphe re . T he re are s till s ome
cle ar patche s and northe rs Canada and
the Arctic are f re e of s moke . T e mpe ra-
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w hich s huts out IS pe r ce nt of the Se 's
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TOKYO- Yo u've pr o ba bly hea r dta les a bo ut
ho wcr o wdedthi s ci ty i s . Well, tho s e ta les
a r e tr ue . I r ea lly f eel bo xedi n li vi n g
her e, but then a ga i n , I lea r n to be
to ler a n t o f the n o i s y n ei ghbo r s , a n d-
ho pef ully, they'r e to ler a n t o f me
. A ll.
r i ght, o n to s o me o f the ha ppen i n gs o f la te.
M ember s o f GA UZE ha ve f o un da n ew
pla ce to ho ldgi gs . It's i n a s tr i p club
ca lledThe Thea tr e NewM o der n A r t do wn
i n the s eedy a r ea o f Shi n juku Sa n cho me,
wher e o n e ca n f i n dTo kyo 's la r ges t
co llecti o n o f ga y clubs . Let me di gr es s a
mo men t a n dtell yo u a ll a bo ut GA UZE .
F i r s tly, they'r e o n e o f Ja pa n 's pi o n eer 0
ha r dco r e ba n ds s i n ce f o ur yea r s ba ck . z
Seco n dly, they've n ever been r eco r ded"
except f o r s o me li ve tr a cks o n the- ,
Outs i der Lp f r o m Ci ty Ro cker la bel . But
s o o n a n LP ca lledF uck Hea ds wi ll be o ut
o n A DK la bel . No w, ba ck to the gi g.
Un f o r tun a tely, to o ma n y li ttle
pr o blems f uckedup the Dec
. 1 gi g.
Pr o blem 1 ha dto do wi th the dr a w(a bo ut
30peo ple s ho wed), s i n ce ea r li er tha t
even i n g ther e wer e 2 ma jo r gi gs i n o ther
pla ces
. Other pr o blems i n cludedha vi n g a
s eco n dr a te PA a n dli ttle ti me to s et i t up.
No s o un dcheck . On ly two (o o ps )mi kes o n
the dr umki t, s n a r e a n dki ck . Oh well, i t
wa s a f a i r gi g tho ugh a ll i n a ll . M y ba n d,
NOLIP, debutedtha t n i ght . We pla y
pun k. No t s tr i ctly ha r dco r e o r thr a s h o r
po s t pun k o r wha tever - - jus t a ll tha t i s IL ,
-
pun k.

A li ttle thr a s h, s o me po ppi s h

n umber s , even a bi t i n the ha r dr o ck '
vei n . No meta l.
Next wa s TOTSUGE KI DA NCE HA LL.
They'r e ki n da , I do n 't kn o w, R&B s to mp?!!
It wa s r o ck, da n cea ble, n o t to o f a s t wi th - >
s o me ca tchy r i f f s . A f ter tha t wa s M R 4
NA GA SHIM A 'S PE RF ORM A NCE . Rea l wei r d
wa i li n gs f r o m a s a x, ba s s , a n ddr ums .
Ha lf wa y thr o ugh the s et I lef t to go ho me
ca us e I wa s to o ti r edha vi n g been i n the
mo un ta i n s ea r li er tha t da y to meet the'
i n - la ws . So I mi s s eds eei n g KYA H, but,
wa s to ldla ter tha t the s o un dma n ha dthem
s o un di n g a wf ul . Sha me ; I've s een them . '
twi ce bef o r e a n dthey r ea lly a r e go o d.
F o ur gi r ls pla yi n g f a s t '77 pun k . But the
thi n g I li ke bes t, they do n 't tr y to be
cute o r a n y o f tha t s hi t . A f ter tha t wa s
M OODYBE A T. I ca n 't tell yo u a bo ut them z
beca us e I n ever hea r do f them
. So r r y
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A n ywa y, ever y s a tur da y n i ght n o w, the i n
a f o r emen ti o n edha ll wi ll ho ldgi gs . . . s o i f
V
yo u'r e i n To kyo . . .
Other n ews
: Di dGISM br ea k up o r
wha t?Gui ta r i s t Ra n dy Uchi da ha s a meta l
f o ur s o me ca lledR. U . G . n o w, a n dvo ca li s t
Sa kevi ha s a n o ver pr i cedLP ca lledVIVA
A NGE L o ut . It co s ts $12
. 50. ZOUObr o ke
up, a n dvo ca li s t Cher r y i s f o r mi n g a n ew.N
ba n d. No deta i ls ya t . A n dthe Ho ldup
Omn i bus co mp E P i s o ut a f ter li ter a lly -
mo n ths o f dela y. OK, o n to a n o ther gi g',
whi le i t's f r es h i n my memo r y.
In the Ro kmei ka n Ha ll : f i r s t ba n dwa s
ROA D WA RRIORS, a ba s i ca lly meta l gr o up,
but f a s t a n dupli f ti n g wi th mi n o r cho r ds
a n da lo t o f cho r us es . Rea lly go o da n d
well- per f o r med, a n dI do n 't li ke meta l
much! ex- BA WS dr ummer Wa n ta n pla yed
ba s s , a n dex- G- ZE Tba s s i s t Kei go s a n g.
He s eemeda bi t a n gr y s i n ce o n ly a f ew
peo ple wer e da n ci n g . Yo u ca n 't ha ve F
ever ythi n g per f ect . Next up, G- ZE T, wi th
a n ewba s s i s t a n dvo ca li s t. The mus i c
cha n geda bi t to o , mo r e i n the po s t pun k
vei n
. A n dthe n ews i n ger ca n r ea lly
s cr ea m, i n qua s i - ps ycho mo ti o n . She
r ea lly a dds s o me co lo r to them . Then
- I GA STUNK a tta ckedthe s ta ge wi th thei r
0l o wn br a n do f meta l thr a s h
. F o r mer s i n ger
g
Yuta ka , i t s eems , wa s f i r ed. So n o w
p ex- E XE CUTE s i n ger Ba ki i s wi th them, a n d
he's s ti ll wea r i n g ma ke- up jus t li ke the o ld
da ys
. They s ti ll s hr edtho ugh, a n da r e
pla n n i n g a n E P to be o ut o n Do gma /Ci ty
`( Ro cker s o meti me i n '85. I ca n 't gi ve yo u a
decen t r epo r t o n the la s t ba n dtha t n i ght,
( A UTOM OD, s i n ce the s i n ger tr i edto cut a
chi cken 's hea d o f f wi th a ci r cula r s a w
. He
Idi dn 't t do i t tho ugh beca us e s o meo n e
ba cks ta ge pulledthe plug, but the chi cken
di edo f a br o ken n eck a n ywa y
. Wha t a
f ucki n g a s s wi pe! The f ucker r a n ks wi th
OZZYto me, a n dI ho pe f o r hi s s a f ety he
n ever meets me when I'm dr un k
. So ber , I
ca n s pea k r a ti o n a lly
. But dr un k a n d
pi s s edo f f i s a n o ther s to r y. A n ywa y,
A UTOM OD a r e dr ums , gui ta r , ba s s , s a x,
keybo a r ds , a n do n e s a di s ti c s i n ger . The
mus i c i s po s t pun k a n dr ea lly o ddwhen
they a ll pla y i n the hi gh o cta ves . But get
a n ews i n ger , OK?
La s tly, GA UZE wer e s uppo s edtc
pla y, but dr ummer Hi r o di dn 't s ho wup, s o
they wer e i n a s hi tty mo o d. I wa s i n a ba d
mo o dmys elf , a n da lmo s t go t i n to a vi o len t
co n f r o n ta ti o n wi th GA UZE , but o ur f r i en ds
j. (tha n k

yo u)

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ba ck

ti ll

o ur
r es pecti ve temper s co o led. Tr ue f r i en ds
i n deed. Yo u o ught to tr y i t s o meti me.
In s tea do f jumpi n g i n to help yo ur buddy,
jump i n a n dho ldhi m ba ck (o n bo th s i des
`o f the f i ght).

I kn o w,

kn o w. Yo u keep r ea di n g
a bo ut the gr ea t r eco r ds co mi n g o ut o f

Ja pa n , a n dwo n der wher e the hell yo u ca n

p get a ho ldo f them . Well, I do n 't kn o w.
E ver yti me I r ea da go o dr evi ewo f a ba n d
o r r eco r d, I s ho wi t to the ba n da n dla bel
i n ho pes tha t they'll r ea li z e ho wmuch the
Wes t wa n ts a pa r t o f the E a s t . So , her e's
I
an indie re port : D ogma/City Rocke r are
doing quite w e ll w ith D utch E as t, s o if you
w ant re cords on that labe l, as k D E IT . AA
Reco r ds wi ll be s hi ppi n g to Wes ter n
di s tr i buto r s s o o n . But they n eedmo r e
mo n ey to do mo r e pr es s i n gs , s o i t wi ll be
a whi le . Ho ldup Reco r ds a r e i n f i n a n ci a l
`1 tr o ubles to o , s o . . . Ta m a t A DK la bel s a ys
he'll be do i n g extr a pr es s i n gs f r o m n o wo n
i n o r der to a cco mi da te the i n ter n a ti o n a l
. s cen e . Jha Jha &M i n o r u o f LIP CRE A M
pla n to s ta r t a n ewla bel, Dyn a mi ght.
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A mer i ca
(s peci f i ca lly the E a s ter n F r o n t, s i n ce
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i r ea li z e tha t they wi ll ha ve to get thei r
mus i c i n to yo ur ea r s bef o r e a to ur o f the
St State s be come s a re
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ca n 't s a y tha t thi s thr ee pi ece ba n di s a
ver y cr ea ti ve gr o up, but they a r e
po s i ti vely the mo s t cr a s s a n dcha o ti c
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s tyle wa s ver y well do n e, a s wa s VIRUS 27

Hi , thi 4i s a s ho r t r epo r t to let yo u

(Sa o Pa ulo ), the f i n a l ba n dto pla y tha t

kn o w

wha t

ha ppen ed

i n Sa n to s o n

n i ght.

December 22n d. "Dez embr o Na gr o "wa s the

A t thi s gi g, peo ple gen er a lly ha d

n a me o f the gi g whi ch br o ught pun x a n d

po s i ti ve a tti tudes , ea ch o n e r es pecti n g the

ba n ds f r o m s ever a l lo ca li ti es to gether . The

mus i ca l pr ef er en ce o f o ther s . The o ld

hea t wa s s tr o n g a n dma n y pun x ma de go o d

a n i mo s i ty between A . B . C. 's pun x a n dSa D

us e o f the lo ca l bea ches bef o r e go i n g to

Pa ulo 's wa s n 't pr es en t . Ha r dco r es , pun x,

the s ho wwhi ch bega n a t 10pm . A f ter a

Oi s a n dmo r e wer e yelli n g, un i teda ga i n s t

n s ma ll dela y, two hea vy meta l ba n ds o pen ed

thei r co mmo n en emy : the s ys tem . Wa s i t a r

the s ho w. A f ter tha t s i cken i n g a n dbo r i n g

pr elude to vi o len ce's en da n dpeo ple

meta l o ver do s e, ever ybo dy wa s wa i ti n g to

wo r ki n g to gether i n the f utur e?Let's ;

n
hea r the Ri o ba n d- peo ple r ea lly li ked

ho pe . . . Huds o n / R. Ga l . Vi cen te P . D.
a n d

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n n a

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"F i ght F i r e Wi th F i r e"- M E TA LLICA
Do un to o ther s a s they ha ve do n e to yo u
But wha t the hell i s thi s wo r ldco mi n g to ?
Blo w the un i ver s e i n to n o thi n gn es s
Nuclea r wa r f a r e s ha ll la y us to r es t
n

F i ght f i r e wi th f i r e
E n di n g i s n ea r
F i ghr f i r e wi th f i r e
Bur s ti n g wi th f ea r
i i i

A A A A -A A A A A
k
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n to the depths o f thi s s peedco r e,R`
ther e a r e s tr o n g i n f luen ces o f wha t's ca lled
"bla ck meta l"o r "dea th meta l", wher e the
ts o un di s r a wa n dgr i n di n g, a n ds o meti mes
co n ta i n s a lo t o f s peedThe ba n dtha t

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po pula r i z edthi s f o r m o f mus i c Is ca lled
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VE NOM . T he y are a 3-pie ce f rom the U .K . : :>~

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' who s e br a n do f s a ta n i c ma dn es s i s wi dely; ; . :r . ,y:. < ~gca z

_ kn o wn . VE NOM pa ck a s heer wa llo p
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.Q hard-e dge d

guitar

s ounds ,

grow ling ., .. . s ; .

; y, . ; :y:.
vo ca ls , a n ddeep ba s s a n ddr um velo ci ty.
T he re are many VE NOM imitators , but
00451 the original has b een created,
it's time for

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the o ther s to be o r i gi n a l, ba ca us e VE NOM
ho lds thei r gr o un dwi th a n o - ho lds ba r r ed
: 4. ,:

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a s s a ult
( lyr i cs r i de to tha t s i de
. On the o ther `''i
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p'
ha n d, n o t a ll the mus i c put i n to
ca tego r y dea ls wi th tha t ma tter . Such
the ca s e f o r M E TA LLICA , o n e o f the f i r s t
+s
ba n ds to wi dely us e the ha r dco r e s peed'> '
. Y'

r a ppr o a ch. F a s t gui ta r

r i f f s i s wha t they'r e z r z >`

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kn o wn f o r , a s they ha ve cr ea teda un i que >>
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gui ta r s tyle tha t i s o f ten xer o xed! A t o n e-

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ti me, when ta lk f i r s t s ta r teda bo ut a bo ut ::; : a h
e , aj this ne w me tal, only 4 bands w ould
eePeee; men ti o n ed
.

Thes e wer e
M E TA LLICA ,
eeIV
SLA YE R, E XCITE R, a n dA NTHRA X, w . ; y r
a ll f ea tur eda r a wqui ckn es s tha t
'un co mmo n i n the hea vy meta l ci r cl hey; ; ,,,
e e r-le je S are s till not acce pte d, and a

row ne d
upo n f o r bei n g thr a s h

ta l . To da y
; r
tho ugh, tha t li s t ha s gr .
Bla ck meta l i s la cedwi th helli s h`'r '''?'''?
s ugges ti o n s a n ds a ta n i c beli ef s , wher e
A n o pen f i eldo f ea r s a wi n g n o i s e,
f ea tur i n g s o un ds tha t s ti mula te the s en s es
yet s ti ll put i n ca tego r i es f o r o n e to f o llo w
o r n o t to mi s i n ter pr et
. Yet s ti ll they do .
Rega r dles s o f wha t di r ecti o n i s ta ken ,
ther e wi ll be a
la bel f o r whi ch i t i s
i den ti f i edwi th
; tha t's why ther e i s r a di o
wi th ma n y va r i ti es o f s ta ti o n s wi th
s o methi n g f o r ever yo n e to cho o s e f r o m . So
n o wa n o ther ti tle, a n o ther la bel,
a n o ther . . . It's the s a me o ldta le
. Yet,
ma ybe thi s ca n help wi th the co n f us i o n o f
thi s s ubject ma tter .
"Speedco r e"i s the cr o s s o ver , wher e
wha t's kn o wn a s hea vy meta l mi xes i n wi th
t ~e ha r dco r e pun k s o un d. Na tur a lly,
meta ller s wi ll s a y i t's meta l, a n dpun ks wi ll
s a y i t's ha r dco r e, o r tho s e who jus t i gn o r e
It wi ll s a y i t's jus t bun k. E i ther wa y, thi s
n ews o un di s r a pi dly gr o wi n g a n dga i n i n g
a n un der gr o un dpo pula r i ty. Speedco r e
mi xes i n the s peeda n di n ten s e po wer o f
ha r dco r e wi th the whi n i n g gui ta r s (s o lo s
to o )a n dbr uta l f o r ce o f meta l . But thi s
meta l i s a n ewbr eed; n o t the s ta n da r di z ed
hea vy meta l tha t i s s o i mi ta teda n d
mi s ca tego r i z ed, wher e per f o r mer s a n d
ba n ds beco me "mega "f o r la bels to a ttr a ct
s a les . On the ha r dco r e s i de, s o me o f the
ba n ds a r e di s i llus i o n edby wha t go es o n i n
the s cen e o r wi s h to expen dthei r mus i ca l
kn o wledge by explo r i n g n ewa ppr o a ches .
Wha t yo u en dup wi th i s a s o un dtha t i s
f a s t, r a w, f ur i o us , pa cki n g a cr un chi n g
bi te, a n da bi t lo n ger i n len gth. It
co n ta i n s a n ewen er gy, s o meti mes a
r evi ta li z eden er gy, yet the po wer i s s tr o n g
a n d ea r - a ppea li n g.
e -e e E ~e e e e e Ve We e e VA''e
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D ISCHARGE
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ma n y ba n ds , wi th thei r tur bulen t di s pla y
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M E TA LLICA a n dSLA YE R, a mo n gs t o ther s ,
ha ve ta ken di f f er en t i n s i ghts i n to the
pr o blems o f the wo r ld. Co uldthi s
co n ti n ue??
Spe e dcore . . .w hat clas s if ie s a
band
unde r that le be l? We ll, nothing re ally.
Since it's not the name , but the mus ic.
T he re are no s pe cif ications , e xce pt
pos s ibly that it's f as t . Not ge ne ric thras h,
but a more s tre tche d out, s tructure d
approach
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bands w orth looking into . ..
SLA YE R . Kn o wn a s the f a s tes t meta l
ba n di n the wo r ld, li ghtn i n g f a s t cha n ges
tha t ha ul electr i ca l cur r en ts wo r th
. Li ve,
i t's a blur , a s the s peedSLA YE R deli ver s
gets z o o mi er ea ch ti me
. Rea l n i ce guys
f o r m thi s ba n da n dha ve a po s i ti ve
cha r i s ma . Thei r ma i n des i r e i s to pla y
f a s t.
E NGLISH DOGS . A ba n dkn o wn to be
i mi ta to r s o f the G. B . H . s tyle un ti l thei r
n ew12 ha ckedi ts wa y o ut
. Its la ced
wi th qui ck gui ta r pi eces a n dgr i tty cha o ti c
a tta cks
. Co uldbe a ho t up- a n d- co mi n g
ba n da t thi s s peed.
GISM . Ha i li n g f r o m Ja pa n (wher e a lo t
o f ba n ds ha ve tha t thr a s h meta l s o un d).
Thi s o utf i t s po r ts gr o wli n g vo ca ls wi th
di s to r tedgui ta r whi n es a n dlea ds .
In ter es ti n g a n dpo wer f ul, but i t's to o ba d
they br o ke up . The gui ta r i s t f o r med
a n o ther ba n dca lledR
. U . G . , but they'r e
n o t a s po wer f ul.
M E GA DE A TH . F ea tur es Da ve, o r i gi n a l
gui ta r i s t o f M E TA LLICA , a n dthe ma i n
a ttr a cti o n o f thi s ba n d. F a s t gui ta r - pla yi n g
i s the n a me o f the ga me her e
. Ker r y Ki n g
o f SLA YE R us edto be pa r t o f thi s
a cceler a ti o n .
CORROSIONOF CONF ORM ITY
. Thes e
No r th Ca r o li n a ha r dco r es a cedi n s o me
meta l li cks wi th thei r a lr ea dy i n ten s e r a w
s o un d, co mbi n i n g ,
m- f er o ci ty wi th
ha r dco r e a ggr es s i o n
E XODUS . The No
. 1 thr a s h meta l
ba n di n the Ba y A r ea . F a s t twi n gui ta r
a cti o n wi th gr uf f vo ca l a cti o n . So o n to
ha ve a r elea s e o ut . The exci temen t a t a n
E XODUS li ve s ho wJs s o extr eme,,,hea vy
thr a s hi n g a n ds ta ge di vi n g.
POISONIDE A . Po r tla n d's o wn , a lo n g
wi th F INA L WA RNING, pa ck a n a wes o me
di s pla y o f f i er y r hythms wi th go o dgui ta r
wo r k, ea s i ly ma ki n g the cr o s s o ver . To m's
s tr i n g wo r k i s gr o un do ut f er o ci o us ly, a s
Jer r y's vo ca ls ho a r s ley s ho ut o ut the
melo di es
WA RF A RE . F r o m E n gla n d
. F a s t
dr ummi n g a n dqui ck- pa ced, but n o t thr a s h
i ke SLA YE R o r POSSE SSE D . Hea vi ly
VE NOM - i n f luen ced, but mo r e o f a ha r dco r e
cha r ge tha n a dea th s ta n ce . Ver y
en jo ya ble, up r elea s e.
SODOM . F r o m Wes t Ger ma n y. Cr a z y
meta l thr a s h i n f luen cedby VE NOM o r
SLA YE R, yet un lea s heda n dwi ld
. Sn o tty
vo ca ls even up thi s r a w, pi ledr i ver . New
LP s ho uldmelt yo ur s kull.
The E XE CUTE . F r o m Ja pa n
. Ti ght,
f a s t thr a s h bea ts wi th meta lli c gui ta r
s tr uctur es
. On e o f the bes t s peedco r e type
ba n ds i n Ja pa n , pa cks a wa llo p wi th ea ch
r hythm . The Ja pa n es e s peedco r e a s s a ult i s
lo a dedwi th hi gh velo ci ty s to r mtr o o per s .
Bes i des the hea vywei ghts GISM , ther e a r e
ZOUOa n dM OBS, who a r e ver y s i mi li a r to
GISM wi th whi n y gui ta r lea ds a n dgr uf f
vo ca ls , the CLA Y, who a r e mo r e
DISCHA RGE - i n f luen ced, a n dthe meta lli c
po un di n g o f G- ZE T. A ll thes e ba n ds wer e
f ea tur edo n Gr ea t Pun k Hi ts LP.
ZOE TROPE . F r o m Chi ca go . Thr a s h
meta l a t i ts f i n es t. Pla y gi gs wi th ha r dco r e
ba n ds a n ds ti ll deli ver a s o n i c bes et.
Str o n g f o llo wi n g gr o wi n g.
VOIVOD . F r o m Ca n a da . Thi s ba n d
blo ws yo ur s o cks o f f . Gr o wli n g vo ca ls wi th
r a w, ma n i a c s li ces o f qui ckn es s a n dpo wer .
The ba n dtha t ca n tur n pun ker s i n to meta l
lo ver s . Super b LP r elea s e o ut, a n d2n d
due o ut s o o n .
DA RK A NGE L . F r o m Wes t Ger ma n y.
E xplo s i ve po wer i n ti ght- pa ckeds peed
bli tz es . Thr a s h s tyle dr ummi n g wi th vo ca l
di ver s i ti es
. Str o n g lea ds i n to r men ti n g
r a ge, well tho ught o ut s tr uctur es i n the
s a me vei n a s SLA YE R
. Thi s i s o n e o f the
n ewbr eedto wa tch f o r .
HE LLHA M M E R
. F r o m Swi tz er la n d.
Ra w, un co mpr o mi s i n g a tta cks o f f ever o us
co mbus ti o n
. A 3- pi ece i n the vei n o f
VE NOM wi th twi ce the s peed
. A s o - ca lled
meta l ba n dtha t s o un ds ha r dco r e, gr i n di n g
gui ta r s , a n dha r s h vo ca ls
. On ly o n e
r elea s e by thi s ba n d
. Br o ke up a n d2
member s f o r medCE LTICF ROST, who
co n ti n ue i n the HE LLHA M M E R tr a di ti o n .
Da r k, f a s t, a n di n ten s e, but wi th mo r e
depth. Speedgui ta r wa i li n gs r ea lly exci t
thi s s o un d.
POSSE SSE D
.

F r o m the No r ther n

BULL DOZE R. F r o m Ita ly. Ver y

Ca li f o r n i a a r ea
. Str o n g s i mi la r i ti es to

i n ten s e VE NOM s o un d, yet clea n . To ugh

SLA YE R, but ultr a - f a s t a n di n ten s e
. Thi s

vo ca ls a n ds ever e gui ta r wo r k
. Thei r 7"i s
ba n dhur ls s o n i c dr i vi n gs i n to s ma s hed,

r a r e.
da r k melo di es . Thi s i s a ba n dto check

IRONA NGE L. Wi ldthr a s h meta l

i n to . A wes o mee'

ba r r a ge f r o m Wes t Ger ma n y
. La cedwi th
RA WPOWE R
. F r o m Ita ly
. F a s t thr a s h dea thly o ver to n es
. Thi s ba n di s a n o ther
a tta cks wi th twi n meta lli c gui ta r velo ci ti ey
.

f r o m

the

wi cked

Ger ma n

s peedmeta l
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a n d

s ho wed

thei r explo s i o n , whi ch i n cludes LIVING DE A TH,

meta l/thr a s h

s ta n ce .

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i n cr edi ble who s e LP i s excellen t, a n dDE STRUCTION,

co mbus ti o n o f s heer f o r ce
.

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ba n ds evo lved,

Si
a lmo s t to o i n ten s e h a wNs o un dh a t
s tuck
a ti me.
whi ch i t wa s un hea r do f , a n dthe U
. S . A . ;
ha r dco r e explo s i o n wi th the li kes o f the'
F A RTZ, S . O. A
. , M INOR THRE A T, l
NE CROS, a n dmo r e, to the U
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ba n ds li ke C. B . H . Thes e ba n ds i n s pi r e&
aa a

an e ntire w ave of crazine s s in both me tal-

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hardcore w as totally s trong at one point,
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s ome ge ne ric s ounds as the ne xt w ave of
.
me tal came . Now the s ound is a thras h
i meta l bea t, f a s t gui ta r s , a n dhi gh- pa ced
dr ummi n g, us ua lly un hea r do f i n meta l a n d!
s ti ll un a ccepted. In ha r dco r e, mo s t s o n gs !
wer e s ho r t, n o gui ta r lea ds , jus t!
s pli t- s eco n dma dn es s . Thi s n ewmeta l(
i n co r po r a teds o me o f thes e a s pects , butt
the lea ds wer e di f f er en t . . . s peedy a n d(
s o n gs go t lo n ger a n dmea ti er
. A n o ti cea ble(
cha n ge wa s ha ppen i n g . Ha i r go t lo n ger . ;
A n i n va li dpo i n t, but i t wa s n 't thel
"f a s hi o n "to be ha r dco r e . It beca me wha t;
aaau= o ~aas aa
you are
. And hardcore pe ople s tarte d (
- a - wher e DISCHA RGE beca me a ccepted, jus t
(
the s ta r t
. No wthe cr o s s o ver ha s ha ppen ed

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` wi th bo di es la n di n g o n thei r bo bbi n g'

n o ggi n s .

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f a s t,

a n d

the cr o wd

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un co n tr o lla ble . A ba n dli ke SLA YE R a ls o l
~~- - - -

` en co ur a ges the en er gy a n da lwa ys l

Per a ps i t wa s the len gth o f the ha i r a n da ppr o a ches i t wi th a f un , po s i ti veI
the di f f er en ces i n r ebelli o n s
. A s hea vy a tti tude . . . n o t a "Do n 't ba n g i n to me, I'm
; ,
meta l gr ew, i t evo lvedi n to di f f er en t=the s ta r "type
. Yo u ca n s ee the exci temen t=
pha s es
. So o n , ba n ds li ke JOURNE Ywer ea s they s to r m thr o ugh a li ghtn i n g s et.
hea vy meta l
. It go t s o ever ythi n g wi th a
gui ta r lea dwa s meta l . Pun k wa s do i n g the4

s peedco r e i s the co r e o f the s peed, l.

ha r dr o ck, po p r o ck, a n dla ter hea vy

s a me a s the n ewwa ve/pun k ba ttle wa s

meta l . But when s o - ca lledhea vy meta l

cr ea tedby the medi a , to hi de thei r f ea r .

f i r s t

. n o ma tter wha t la bel yo u us e f o r the

f i r s t s ur f a ced, i t wa s a n un der gr o un do , s o o n the B 52's a n dDE VOwer e pun k` mus i c
. F a s t a n da ggr es s i ve, yo u'll bed
mo vemen t, a n da cceptedby f ew. The

r o ck
. Then s o methi n g s ta gn a tedi n pun k, kn o cki n g yo ur bo dy a s f er o ci o us s o un ds r
s o un ds wer e r a wa n dvi ci o us , es peci a lly La n dha r dco r e wa s bo r n , qui ckly s weepi n gs s co r ch the deci bels
. Check i n to i t ; yo u II
f o r the ti me per i o do f the ea r ly '70's . The
the wo r ldwi th f a s t, s pli t- s eco n ds o n gs
.

li s ten to be en ter ta i n ed. It ca n a f f ect yo ur :,-

ba n ds tha t wo r kedther e wer e wa y o ut o f
?Pun k

di dn 't
Bi ke li f es tyle, yo ur dr es s , yo ur s peech, yo ur
the un der gr o un di n to the a i r wa ves wer e

thi s ha r dco r e
. It wa s even mo r e a n ger ed
a n dr a w,

'
a tti tude, a n dyo ur thi n ki n g . So , ho wyo ur
JUDA S PRIE ST, the SCORPIONS, a n d

f eel a n da ct ca n r ef lect the mus i c yo u-

A C/DCa mo n g o ther s . Wi th A C/DC's

f i r s t

mea n i n g.
peo ple
So ,
ba i led,
whi le a ll
s i n ce they
thes e di d r i di n culo us ' en jo y
. Tho s e who i n dulge i n s peedco r e
f la i li A mer i ca n Relea s e, Hi ghVo lta ge, i t wa s
cla s s i f i ca ti o n s wer e go i n g o n i n the hea vy
wo r ld,

ther e

wa s

n gs a r e f a r a n df ewbetween . No t
la beleda s a pun k r o ck r eco r dto f i t

.
. n eces s a r i ly do a ll a gr ee o n the s a me
them a ll.
meta l

a n o ther - L-
wi th the gr o wi n g tr en do f r a wmus i c:i r +o r lyr i cs , but the mus i c en cha n ts them a ll. T
a s s o ci a tedwi th pun k, li ke the SE X""- `~<

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Wi tho ut n o i s e, wha t wo uldthe wo r ldbe . . .

un der gr o un df o r mi n g, la r gely due to a -
PISTOLS, DA M NE D o r DE A D BOYS . A n d i t
^ba n dca lledM OTORHE A D (who ha ve been a s i len t dr ea m.

=s o ld. Wi th thei r n ext U . S . r elea s e, L!

a r o un df o r yea r s , but o n ly r ecen tly bei n g .

No t a ll i n f o r ma ti o n i s her e . Thi s e :
r 4- Ther e Be Ro ck, i t wa s o bvi o us tha t thi s
a ccepted)
. They pr o duceda r a w, s a va ge lus t a s ho r t di s pla y f o r tho s e who a r ea
da wn i n g o f hea vy meta l, ther e wa s a ls o the- - - -
s o un d,

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da wn i n g o f pun k,

s ti ll

yo un g a n d- i s o un d, equa l to the ea r ly ha r dco r e s o un d

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I So me HCba n ds li s tedM OTORHE A D a s a n T

} . un der gr o un d. . , ever y bi t a s un der gr o un d,

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ma tter s . It's n o t wha t yo u a r e, but who

.
s ti ll cr ea ti ve wi th po wer . Thr o ugh mutua l :. ,, i n

1980,

a n dthei r s peedy,

thr a s h

yo u a r e
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di vi s i o n o f s peedco r e whi ch i n vo lves the
wi ldes t o n the i n s a n e . Thi s i n cludes the
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CHA OS U . K . , a n dJa pa n 's OUTO, who
cr a z i ly to r tur e thei r gui ta r s i n di s to r ti o n
a n dco n s ta n t f ur y. Thes e ba n ds s ha r pen
thei r po i n t f a s t, a s the ma dn es s er upts .
Is thi s a n evo luti o n o r a r evo luti o n ?
Bef o r e ther e wa s pun k o r ha r dco r e, ther e
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APPL IANCE S-SFB - "SFB" L P
T he s e guys have be e n around f or aw hile and have a couple
of re cords out . Once you ge t pas t the s inge r (w ho s ounds too
much like Je llo Biaf ra), you ge t a pre tty good band w ith lots of
dif f e re nt te xture s . T he y s till s ound a little like e arly
BAU HAU S, but the s ound he re has s ome rough e dge s that s ort
of re mind me of the E MBARRASSME NT . (D og)
(Appliance s -SFB, PO Box 55243, Madis on WI 53705-9043)
THE A RM S OF SOM E ONE NE W- "Bur yi n g the Ca r n i va l"12"
Never tho ught f r o m the co ver tha t I'dli ke thi s
. . . but li f e
i s f ull o f s ur pr i s es
. Its r hythm ma chi n e dr i ven , but ha s plen ty
o f chutz pa h - s o r t o f li ke SUICIDE meets PE A RLS BE F ORE
SWINE . (TY)
BE AT HAPPE NING -
"Our Se cre t/What's Important"
T his one 's a re al le f t-hande d ge m
. Bas ically, the y're a pop
band f rom the Northw e s t w ho are s ave d f rom the w impy pop
grave yard by a cool and grungy production f rom Gre g Sage of
the WIPE RS . One s ide s ounds like
JONAT HAN RICHMAN on acid
and the othe r like Y OU NG MARBL E GIANT S punking out.
Gre at! (D og)
(K Re cords
; PO Box 7154, Olympia WA 98507)
BONE CABAL - "Work/Hollyw ood Cow boy"
The B- s i de i s f o r getta ble . The A - s i de wo uldbe, to o ,
except the vo ca ls s o un dli ke Jello meets Beef hea r t a t the Gr a n d
01' Opr y . (TY)
(M ys ti c Reco r ds , 6277 Selma , Ho llywo o d
CA 90028)
BOYDIRTCA R - "Ca ta lys t"
ca s s ette
T his Is a ve ry s trange D ada-e s que band f rom Milw auke e
w ho us e dildos f or pe rcus s ion and are he avily into pyro . T he re
are e ve n punk and he avy me tal bands w ho as k the m advice on
how to blow up things on-s tage
. Mus ic he re is s low e r and more
de ns e than on the ir f irs t cas s e tte , "Grave l on U rine
." L ots of
f ound vocals and s craping me tal . (D og)
(Artw e athe r Communications , PO Box 92181, Milw auke e , WI
52302)
CONGO
E E LS - "Co n go E els " E P
A bi g n o i s y ps ych s o un df r o m thi s
Phi la delphi a gr o up . The
tun es a r e pr o pelledby a dr i vi n g s a x tha t ma n a ges to s ta y o ut
o f the wa y when i t's i mpo r ta n t
. Put thes e guys o n the s a me bi ll
a s the LYRE S, F UZZTONE S, a n dNOM A DS a n dthe r o o m wo uld
explo de i n s po n ta n eo us
co mbus ti o n
. (Do g)
(Ji m's Reco r ds , 4526 Li ber ty A ve
. , Pi tts bur gh, PA 15224)
DYS - "DYS"LP
We ll . . .f ore w arne d
is f ore arme d
. So be w are that D Y S, like
SSD , have change d and , ye s ,
it is he avy me tal
. And ye s ,
the re
is a ballad on this
re cord .
While f ar f rom be ing the w ors t
me tal re cord I've he ard, it doe s n't s e t the w orld on f ire ,
y'know ? I me an, if you're
gonna
do a goddamn he avy me tal
re cord
. .
.GOD D AMN IT , make it knock dow n pe ople , make w alls
s hudde r and make it
have w ome n take
the ir kids of f
of the
s tre e ts be caus e of
it, f or chris s ake s !
L ook, if you ne e d to
he ar
the old D Y S, change the
s pe e d to 45
. (D og)
(M o der n M etho d, 332 Newbur y St
. , Bo s to n , M A 02116)
DA S DA M E N- "To o Ho t f o r
Ho llywo o d"ca s s ette
Wha t's thi s ?
A n ew A us tr a li a n di s co ver y?
A mi d- 70's
gui ta r ba n d?A n eo - M o d o utf i t?A ctua lly, i t's o ur buddy Lyle
Hys en (ex- M ISGUIDE D)a n df r i en ds tur n i n g i n a pr etty n ea t,
r o cki n ' s et o f thr ee s o n gs , except f o r the
o f f bea t
dr ummi n g
(n o , n o - - jus t ki ddi n g, Lyle!)F un
. (TY)
($2 . 50 to Ro o m 821,
Ha yden Res i den ce
Ha ll, 33 Wa s hi n gto n
Squa r e W
. , NYNY10011)
DE VIL'S NIGHT- "Res t i n Hell"
ca s s ette
Thi s pr i mi ti ve ef f o r t by DE VIL'S NIGHTa dds n ew
di men s i o n s to the wo r d"ga r a ge
. "The f ema le vo ca ls veer i n to
ps ycho s i s mo r e o f ten tha n n o t (whi ch i s go o d), but the s lo w- to
mi d- s peedo f f er i n gs her e a r en 't qui te a s en ter ta i n i n g a s they
co uldbe . (SS)
($3 to T ony Golon, 12296McD ougall, D e troit MI 48212)
D IAT RIBE - cas s e tte
Ve ry impre s s ive political thras h a la CRU CIFIX, but w ith
othe r cool inf lue nce s too
. Pow e rf ul as s hit, this band has be e n
w orking at it
. Re comme nde d
. (T Y )
($2 to Julius Martine z, 5642 Hamill Ave
., San D ie go, CA 92120)
DROOLING IDIOTS - "Lo n ely Wo r ld"ca s s ette
Thi s i s thei r thi r dta pe, a n dn o let- do wn
; the f i r s t s i x
s o n gs a r e f i n e s tudi o
s tuf f , f o llo wedby
wha t s o un ds li ke a
bun ch o f 4- tr a ck
a n dli ve ma ter i a l .
Ca tchy s o n gs , a ll pun chy,
a n dti ghtly ho n ed. They s ho uldto ur
. (TY)
($3
. 50to 653 Lo n e Oa k Rd
. , Pa duca h, KY42001)
ROKYE RICKSON- "Do n 't Sla n der M e/Sta r r y E yes "
The f o g ha s li f teda n dROKYi s ba ck . Or ha s i t?ROKY
s o un ds
wi de a wa ke o n thi s o n e a n d he's go t hi s
Texa s ba r ba n d
r a ci n g to keep up wi th hi s n a s ty vo ca ls
. He's s a cr i f i cedmuch
o f hi s ps ycho ti c edge
to get a mo r e co n tr o lled s o un d her e,
a n d
f a n s o f CRE E DE NCE r o ck s ho ulds n a tch thi s up
. The f li p i s a
s mo o ther r e- ma ke
o f a n ea r li er s o n g he di d. (Do g)
D ynamic Re cords , 911 Re d Rive r, Aus tin T X 78701)
FAD E T O BL ACK - "Corridors of Ge nde r" 12"
F A STBA CKS - "E ver y Da y i s Sa tur da y"12"
Se attle 's
FAST BACKS re turn to vinyl once again to
s how cas e the ir
s olid, chunky pop/punk compos itions .
Of the
f our s ongs he re , "Midnight Conf e s s ions " and "Se e and Say" w in
the top s ong honors , though the
ge ne ral s tandard he re is
s ome w hat low e r than the ir
de but 45and 12" . As alw ays , the
plaintive f e male vocals f it the mus ic w e ll . (SS)
(No T hre e s , PO Box 95940, Se attle WA 98105)
(Of f ice Re cords , no addre s s )
BAD RE L IGION - "Back to the Know n" E P
Af te r re le as ing that ridiculous "Into the U nknow n" L P las t
ye ar,
mos t bands w ould have broke n up and hid the ir f ace s
f ore ve r
. But the s e brave f e llow s buckle unde r and come back
w ith this f ive -s ong E P that has the m on the road to re cove ry.
While now he re as good as the ir de but, it's a promis ing re s tart.
(Ne w band has Gre g He ts on of
CIRCL E JE RKS.)(D og)
(E pi ta ph, 1165 12th St
. , Sa n ta M o n i ca , CA 90404)
BU D CORE - "What Happe ns Ne xt" cas s e tte
T his labe l, Mutant Baby, is obvious ly he avily into garage
s atire
. Raunchy mus ic and e qually nas ty lyrics are the ve hicle
f or anyone to s ay anything mus ically -- a truly de mocratic
f orm
. And BU D CORE ce rtainly e xe rcis e the ir rights
. But as the
CRU CIFU CKS have s ugge s te d, "D e mocracy Spaw ns Bad T as te
."
(T Y )
(Mutant Baby, 110 Be ve rly D rive , Ke nne tt Square , PA 19348)
BURNING WITCHE S - "The So un do f the F ur y"
ca s s ette
I
w as totally blow n aw ay by
this
one . With the
quas i-re ligious
cove r draw ing, I
w as e xpe cting
s ome de vil drone
w ank, but ins te ad I
w as tre ate d to
a s le gde hamme r-s tyle
thras h
band that
is mos tly f e male !
Should be a 7"
out s oon! (D og)
(Bur n i n g Wi tches , 1733 M cA lli s ter #4, Sa n F r a n ci s co , CA 94115)
L e t's be charitable he re
. T he be s t thing this dark,
ke yboardy band has going f or the m is that the ir bas s playe r
us e d to be in NO AL T E RNAT IVE . (T Y )
(CD Pre s e nts , 1230 Grant Ave ., Suite 531, San Francis co, CA
94133)
FIL T E RING PORE - cas s e tte
A deci dedly '60's r a un ch s o un d- - '60's pun k wi th o r ga n ,
r o ck'n 'r o ll dr i ve, a n d po p melo di es - - a ll to ughen edup by
s tr o n g r hythm gui ta r wo r k . Li ve ta pe, a n dun f o r tun a tely n o t
r ea lly mi xed. E XOTICHIPSTE RS : s pi n o f f . (TY)
(POBo x 1013, Sa n Ra f a el, CA 94915)
HUSKE R DU - "NewDa y Da wn i n g"LP
Wha t mo r e ca n be s a i da bo ut thes e guys - - even tr a di ti o n a l
Ro ck cr i ti cs li ke them
. Tha t s ho uldn 't be helda ga i n s t them,
tho ugh, beca us e they ha ve mo r e br i lli a n t i dea s up thei r s leeves
tha n f i f ty n o r ma l ba n ds , a n dthey ca n pla y r i n gs a r o un dthe
co mpeti ti o n . Her e, they co me up wi th yet a n o ther pla tter f ull o f
cla s s i cs tha t co mbi n e i n n o va ti ve s tr uctur es , ever y exci ti n g
s peci es o f gui ta r n o i s e, lo a ds o f i n ten s i ty, a n ddi ver s i ty o f
mo o d
. A ce a ll the wa y, a n d"The Gi r l Who Li ves o n Hea ven
Hi ll"i s a ma z i n g . (JB)
(SST
; co n ta ct Hus ker Dtl- - Bo x 8646- - M i n n ea po li s ,
M N55408)
JF A - "M a dGa r den "12"E P
Thi s i s wher e JF A co mes ba ck to r elea s i n g f a s t thr a s h wi th
n o a po lo gi es
. "M a dGa r den "i s a tr i bute to the M a di s o n Squa r e
Ga r den i n A r i z o n a , a wr es tli n g a r en a /pun k r o ck club tha t n o w
s ells pla n ts . A n dI hi ghly a ppr o ve o f the pun k co ver o f the
Cha r li e Br o wn Sho wtheme . (Do g)
(Pla cebo Reco r ds , POBo x 23316, Pho en i x A Z 85063)
KILLDOZE R 85 - "Ther e's No M i s ta ki n g Qua li ty"LP
Thi s i s n o t the s a me KILLDOZE R f r o m the mi d- wes t tha t
r elea s ed"In tellectua ls
. . . "In s tea d, thi s i s a debut by a n
The LE PE RS' la tes t f o ur - tr a ck E P r a n ks , i n my o pi n i o n , a s
thei r bes t to da te
. Thi s ba n dblen ds a s i mple thr a s h s tyle wi th
di s ti n ct r o ck'n 'r o ll elemen ts , a n demer ge wi th a tr ea t i n thei r
pi ledr i ver , "Co n cen tr a ti o n Ca mps
. "Whi le thi s o utf i t wi ll wi n n o
a wa r ds f o r o r i gi n a li ty, they deli ver thei r mea s ur e o f a ggr o wi th
a gi li ty. (SS)
(Un clea n Reco r ds , POBo x 725, Sa n Spr i n gs , OK 74063)
Cla i mi n g to be Or a n ge Co un ty's "s eco n dwo r s t ba n d,"thi s
o utf i t r ea lly i s pr etty go o d
. Whi le the ta pe r eco r di n g qua li ty i s
ga r a ge, they'r e o bvi o us ly a pr etty ti ght un i t
. Ho wever , they
a r e a bun ch o f go o f s , wi th s o n gs li ke "Ki ller Pi geo n s . "(TY)
($1 to 3523 E . Ruth Pla ce, Or a n ge CA 92669)
Thi s ha s a wei r d, den s e, chur n i n g s o un dtha t co mpa r es
wi th NOTRE ND a n dF LIPPE R . The s i n ger keeps the ba n df r o m
s o un di n g li ke a bun ch o f whi n er s wi th hi s bewi lder eds tyle.
No i s y a n df un . (Do g)
(Ra bi dCa t Reco r ds , P . O. Bo x 49263, A us ti n TX78765)
A n o ther o n e f r o m the SHOCK- hea ds ! Thes e guys a r e to
mus i c wha t Her s hel! Go r do n Lewi s i s to go r e : chea p a n dgr ea t.
Bes i des the f uz z ed- o ut s pa z z co ver o f "Bo r n o f the Bi yo u,"we
get tr ea tedto a wo n der f ul co ver o f "Ni ca r a gua "s un g by E d
Sa n der s . The bes t thi n g i s the po s ter i n s i de tha t chr o n i cles
thei r la s t to ur o f the US a n dCa n a da tha t's s o s tr a n ge yo u'd
thi n k they wer e ma ki n g i t up
. (Do g)
(F un da men ta l Reco r ds , POBo x 2309, Co vi n gto n , GA 30209)
SOCIA L SLUGS - "Buf ui n Bo ys "ca s s ette
Yet a n o ther i n s ta llmen t i n thi s ba n d's s lug- f es t, wher ei n
we'r e s luggeda n ds ludgedwi th a }- do z en o o z i n g, s lea z y,
ga r a ge n o i s e co mpo s i ti o n s
. I thi n k they'r e pi s s eda bo ut
s o methi n g . (TY)
(M uta n t Ba by, 110Bever ly Dr i ve, Ken n ett Squa r e, PA 19348)
en thus i a s ti c NYthr a s h ba n d
. Gi ve thes e guys s o me ti me a n d
I'm s ur e they ca n co me up wi th a ps ycho s i s tha t co uldr i va l
even the BUTTHOLE SURF E RS . M i x equa l pa r ts o f thr a s h,
ps ychedeli c, co un tr y, n o i s e, a n dten po un ds o f muda n dyo u
s ta r t to get the pi ctur e
. (Do g)
(Lucha Li br e Reco r ds , POBo x 1841, NewYo r k, NY
10009)
DA OM LITS - "Da Yea r o f Li vi n g Des per a tely"ca s s ette
Thr a s h ga r a ge mus i c (?), chea ply r eco r dedwi th s o me
bi tter - a s s lyr i cs . It's a n a s ty bus i n es s , thi s pun k r o ck, a n dI
thi n k thi s i s the en d- r es ult . (TY)
(POBo x 127, A n a hei m, CA 92804)
PUBLICHUM ILIA TION- "Go o n er s i z e"ca s s ette
LIBE RTINE S - "E ver ybo dy Wa n ts to be M y Si s ter /Swa yba ck"
A s mooth
and murky pop s ingle in the
are a of BIG ST AR
and RICH KID S
. T he B-s ide w e ars be tte r ove r time be caus e it
doe s n't try to hit you ove r the he ad w ith a hook
. With bands
like D U MPT RU CK, L OVE T RACT OR, GRE E N and now the s e guys
the re 's an e ncouraging s ign of unde rground pop bands w ho
don't f e e l it's ne ce s s ary to w imp out to be good
. (D og)
(Da y On e Reco r ds , 2416 Lo s a n ti va lle #4, Ci n ci n n a ti , OH 45237)
M A STE R SICKNE SS - "Vo lume 1"ca s s ette
A lo t o f o n e- ta ke, a dJi bbedlyr i cs a n da va r i ety o f mus i ca l
co mbi n a ti o n s , to o
. Wi s e guy ga r a ge s tuf f
. (TY)
($4to Jo hn M i dby, POBo x 13762, Ren o NV89507)
M INISTRYOF TRUTH - ca s s ette
M edi um- tempo ha r dco r e, la un chi n g i n to f a s t
. Plen ty o f
melo dy, li ke ea r ly SOCIA L DISTORTION
. Ca tchy s o n gs do n 't
hur t ei ther
. I li ke i t . (TY)
(POBo x 3419- 113, La M es a , CA 92041)
Ro cka bi lly, s ur f , SLIM HA RPO, a n dmo r e r o o ts mus i c a r e
co mbi n edi n a po p meta pho r . It's f un , jus t s li ghtly ma n i c a t
ti mes . Ba s i c r o ck'n 'r o ll . (TY)
(1198 Pi n e St . , Ca r r bo r o , NC27510)
Jef f Ba le
thr ea ten edto do thi s r evi ewhi ms elf un les s I
ga ve thi s a r a ve r evi ew
. So I gues s I better . . . . It's excellen t
'77- s tyle pun k wi th So Ca l '81 ti n ges , ma ki n g f o r s o me ho t,
melo di c, a n dtun ef ul po p- pun k
. (Jef f . . . go o den o ugh?)(TY)
(Ro n Ho us e, 120Co un tr y Club Ct
. , Glen do r a CA 91740)
We r ecei vedthr ee ta pes s i multa n eo us ly f r o m thes e guys ,
two o f whi ch wer e r elea s edla s t yea r
. Thi s o n e, tho ugh, i s
typi ca l o f thei r s o un d, whi ch i s dr i vi n g, melo di c pun k do n e a t
a r a pi df i r e pa ce - i t's r ea lly ti ght a n dca tchy
. Lyr i cs a r e s o r t
o f i n a s i cko BRUCE SPRINGSTE E Nmo ld
. Pr o f es s i o n a l s o un d.
(TY)
(Ra y M cKelvy, 4554Tun i s St
. Ja cks o n vi lle, F L 32205)
STE VE STILE TTOA ND THE SWITCHBLA DE S - "Speci a l Club
M i x"ca s s ette
A s i x- s o n g jo b tha t's qui te en jo ya ble . Si n ce the vo ca ls a r e
la r gely f ema le ha r mo n i es (two o f thr ee ba n dmember s a r e
f emmes ), ther e i s a po p "gi r l gr o up"s o un do f s o r ts . But the
i n s tr umen ta ti o n , whi le s ti ll po p R'n 'R, ha s mo r e o f a '77 - '79
bi te, whi ch ma kes f o r a pr etty n ea t co mbo . (TY)
(Ca s i n o , 40- 14F o r ley St . , E lmhur s t NY11373)
SUBLIM INA L F A ULT- "Gi r ls Behi n dBa r s "ca s s ette
Br i a n E dge s ez "s o o thi n g a f ter a ha r d
da y's thr a s h,"
"eclecti c
. "Thi s ba n dha s a '75 er a ga r a ge s o un d- - a udi ble
lyr i cs , dr i vi n g r o ck, pr e- pun k f eel
. Ca n yo u judge a ba n dby
i ts co ver s . VE LVE T's "Pa le
Blue E yes "a n dBYRDS' "Ro ck 'n '
Ro ll Sta r . "(TY)
($3 to M
. Ro mer o , Sui te A 1602, 360 E 72n dSt . , NYNY10021)
Thi s ba n dchur n s o ut s o me tun ef ul So Ca l thr a s h/pun k wi th
clea r vo ca ls . Yet a n o ther un hea r d- o f co mbo wi th s o methi n g to
s a y a n d a go o d wa y o f do i n g i t . (TY)
($1 . 50to Pa ul M i ller , 5024W
. Wo o ley Rd. , Oxn a r dCA 93030)
OF F S - "F i r s t Reco r d"LP
M i s lea di n g ti tle, a s they put o ut thr ee 7"er s a n dha ve
tr a cks o n co mpi la ti o n s , to o (Dea f Club, etc . ). E a r ly OF F S wer e
the r a un chi es t ba n di n SF , hea vy i n to VE LVE T's whi te n o i s e.
They la ter go t 'F un ky,"a n ds ka pr edo mi n a ted. Thi s LP
r epr es en ts thei r la tter per i o d(di s a ppo i n ti n gly), wher e s li ck
pr o ducti o n a n ds a xo pho n es a r e up f r o n t . F i n dthe 45's . (TY)
(CD Pr es en ts , 1230Gr a n t A ve
. , Sui te 531, Sa n F r a n ci s co , CA
94133)
Thi s i s a po s thumo us r elea s e f r o m thi s exper i men ta l gui ta r
ba n d. The two gui ta r i s ts wea ve a chi mi n g type o f r hythm wi th
bur n i n g f uz z ed- o ut lea ds whi ch, to gether wi th r o ck- s o li d
dr ummi n g, bea t a lo t o f E n gli s h ba n ds to the pun ch. M o s tly
i n s tr umen ta l, thes e tr a cks s ho ulda ppea l to f a n s o f SISTE RS OF
M E RCYo r JE SUS A ND M A RYCHA IN. (Do g)
(Ther mi do r , 5618 Cen tr a l A ve . , Ri chmo n d, CA
94804)
Whi le thi s i s un do ubtedly '60's pun k r evi va l ti me, thi s
pa r ti cula r a ppr o a ch lea ves me s o mewha t un exci ted
. It's o n the
po p/f o lk- r o ck s i de o f the gen r e, wi th a li ttle to o much cuten es s
a n dto o ma n y "gi r l"s o n gs
. Ther e a r e s o me r o ugh edges
(go o d!), but they'r e f ewa n df a r between
. (TY)
(348 E 9th St . #10, NYNY10003)
VOA - "Pun k Sux"ca s s ette
WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "Pha n to m Ta kes "ca s s ette
Thi s i s a r ea lly qui ck o ver vi ewo f the So Ca l
i n dus tr i a l/di f f i cult mus i c s cen e
. Yo u get jus t a bo ut ever ythi n g
o n thi s ta pe, i n cludi n g ps ycho s li ke JOHNTRUBE E , DE BTOF
NA TURE , a n d
BRE NTWILCOXto CA BA RE T
VOLTA IRE /CHROM E - s o un d
a r ti s ts li ke PIE RRE
LA M BOWa n d
RA NDA LL KE NNE DY
. Co mes i n a r ea l cla s s y ca r dbo a r dpa cka ge
wi th bo o klet . (Do g)
(Tr a n cepo r t Ta pes , POBo x 85/1136, Lo s A n geles , CA 90072)
The IDOLS a r e f r o m F lo r i da a n dha ve ha da co uple o f
s i n gles o ut bef o r e, mo s t n o ta bly "We A ll Di g Ni xo n . "Wi th thi s
n ewLP, they blen da di s jo i n tedM INUTE M E N- li ke thr a s h wi th a
n a s ty s wa mp pun k s o un d. They a ls o ha ve a n i ce wa y o f us i n g a
s a xo pho n e o ver the di n to cr ea te a f ull- bo di eds o un d
. (Do g)
(VeeDee Reco r ds , 3907 Sevi lla A ve . , Ta mpa , F L 33629)
VOA a ddr es s a
ba s i c thr a s h s tyle wi th lo a ds o f s pun k ,
tho ugh thei r s o n gs s tr uctur es a r e hi ghly r emi n i s cen t o f ea r ly
ILL RE PUTE
. Wi th a ddeds o n gwr i ti n g f i n es s e, thes e guys co uld
r ea lly develo p i n to co n ten der s
; tha t's why I ca n r eco mmen dthi s
ta pe, a n dlo o k f o r wa r dto f utur e r elea s es
. (SS)
(VOA , c/o M i ke A les s i , 533 W
. Lo r a i n e St . , Glen da le, CA
91202)
YOUTH INA SIA - "Pulli n g Out the Plug"LP
Yet a n o ther eclecti c pun k ba n ds i gn s o n to M utha Reco r ds .
Thi s o n e ha s a n o lder s tyle, U . S . ga r a ge/pun k s o un d, but wi th
elemen ts o f meta l, po p, etc . , wea vi n g thei r wa y i n
. So meti mes
i t wo r ks , s o meti mes n o t (es peci a lly the electr o n i c keybo a r ds ).
Di f f er en t . (TY)
(M utha , P . O. Bo x 416, W. Lo n g Br a n ch, NJ
07764)
CORONA DOS - "N'i mpo r te Quo i "LP
So me r eco r ds a r e pr etty un memo r a ble
. In f a ct, I jus t
pla yedthi s o n e a n dca n 't r emember s hi t a bo ut i t
. No , a ctua lly
ther e wer e a f ewpr etty r o cki n ' mo men ts f o r thi s
'60's - i n f luen ced- yet- mo r e-
'77- s tyle ba n d
. Pr etty po ppy tho ugh,
wi th the a ccen t o n r hythm gui ta r
. (TY)
(Ro ma n ce Reco r ds , 11
Pla ce Sa i n t- Lo ui s , 28000
Cha r tr es ,
F RA NCE )
DA LTONS - "Ta ga da Ta ga da Vo i la "E P
Thi s Is li ke to n s o f ea r ly '60's ba n ds tha t r e- di s co ver ed
'50's r o ck'n 'r o ll . A n dli ke the ma jo r i ty o f tha t er a 's ba n ds , thi s
o n e i s pr etty bla h - - r ehea r s edr o cka bi lly r i f f s , wi th RE B
f la vo r i n g - - but n o t ho t
. F r o m F r a n ce . (TY)
(Cr eepy Cr a wl, n o a ddr es s )
DE L M ONA S - "Vo l
. 1"E P
"Vo l
. 2"E P
Li n er n o tes s a y thes e thr ee la s s es a r e ba cked
i n s tr umen ta lly by the M ILKSHA KE S, tho ugh o n thei r Vo l
. 2 E P
(n ea r ly the s a me f r o n t co ver a s Vo l
. 1), i t s ho ws them po s i n g
wi th thei r i n s tr umen ts
. A n ywa y, bo th 7"er s a r e cho ck f ull o f
gr ea t gi r l- gr o up tr a s h
. .
. wi tho ut s o un di n g s elf - co n s ci o us o r to o
po p
. A deli ght! (TV)
(Bi g Bea t Reco r ds , E NGLA ND)
VOODOOIDOLS - "Tempta ti o n "LP
WORLD
VA RIOUS A RTISTS

"We Begi n Bo mbi n g i n F i ve M i n utes "

ca s s ette
A go o dva lue, thi s ca s s ette f ea tur es a clutch o f Clevela n d
ba n ds (CIVILIA NTE RRORISTS, LURID, JIPPO, PE STILA NCE ,
a n dPLA GUE )a n djus t un der 30s o n gs
. The s o un dqua li ty's
go o d, the mus i c even better - - a n dthi s ta pe (a s well a s f utur e
o n es i n thi s s er i es )co mes wi th a f a n z i n e, s ti cker s , etc
. i f yo u
s en d. .
. (SS)
(51 . 35 to No F un , POBo x 4
1
18, La kewo o d, OH 111
1107)
CA RNA GE - "F a ce the F a cts "LP
Co ulda n y ba n di n ten ti o n a lly be
thi s ,ba d?On f i r s t
li s ten i n g, I tho ught i t wa s un i n ten ti o n a l - - tha t they'r e jus t
pla i n ba d
. But n o wI do n 't kn o w. It's s o o f f bea t, even o n the
s i mples t o f pun k
bea ts , tha t they've go t to be tr yi n g to be thi s
ba d
. Do es a n ybo dy o ut ther e kn o wthe a n s wer ?Go o dlyr i cs ,
tho ugh. (TY)
(Cr ea ti ve Rea li ty, UK)
E XPISTOLS - "La n do f Ho pe a n dGlo r y/F lo wer s o f Ra ma n s k"
Co uldbe CHA OTICDISCHORD do i n g a s ca m o f s o me ki n d.
The co ver s a ys "Reco r dedi n 1976,"a n ds o un ds li ke o utta ke
f r o m the PISTOLS' mo vi e
. Who kn o ws ?Who ca r es ?It blo ws .
(TY)
(Cher r y Red, UK)
E XILE INTHE KINGDOM - "F r eedo m/To ta l
Di s o r der "
So me pr etty n ea t, ca tchy pun k f r o m E n gla n d
. It's medi um
tempo s tuf f , tho ugh s n a ppi ly a n dun i quely do n e
. The A - s i de i s
pa r ti cula r ly gr a bbi n g, wi th the r hythms r ea lly ha vi n g a bi g
ef f ect o n the o f to es . I li ke i t. (TY)
(Pr o phet Reco r ds , di s t . by Ro ugh Tr a de)
HIJYOKA IDA N- "Vi va A n gel"LP
Hey, Tes co , hea r da n y go o d"i n dus tr i a l"s tuf f la tely?Well,
yo u'r e mi s s i n g o ut o n thi s o n e! HIJYOKA IDA N(E SCA PE E XIT)
i s a bs o lutely bi z a r r e, di s to r ti o n go n e ma d. Wi ldli ttle n o i s es
pla yi n g ha vo c wi th yo ur ea r s a s s o meti n es f r en z i edvo ca ls
s plur t o ut ps ycho n o i s e
. Ha s the ma ki n gs o f a gr ea t s o un dtr a ck
r eco r di n g . Yo u kn o w, thi s wen t i n to Ti m's tr a de pi le, s o yo u
better ca ll f a s t ; i t's f r o m Ja pa n to bo o t! (Pus )
(A lchemy Reco r ds )
GA S/NIKUDA N- s pli t E P
GA S i s s o r t o f a Ja pa n es e
SIOUXSIE - i n - mo r e- pa i n - tha n - us ua l,
wi th a n a cco mpa n yi n g ha r d
po s t- pun k ba ckup
. But wa tch o ut f o r tho s e r o ck gui ta r s o lo s
a n dwa h- wa h peda ls ! NIKUDA N(M E A THUNTE R)i s hea vy o n
co mplex s tr uctur es , hi gh pr o ducti o n , a n da tmo s pher i c ha r d
po s t- pun k
. A ll yo u "Ha r do r e i s pa s s e"BIRTHDA YPA RTY

f r ea ks wi ll li ke i t . I do n 't. (TY)
(No a ddr es s )
F ucki n @(pa r do n my Ger ma n ), thes e guys s hr ed! A ll f o ur
s o n gs a r e
r i p- s n o r ti n ' a n dn a s ty- a s s . A cut a bo ve . (TY)
(Vi n yl Bo o gi e, Gledi ts chs tr
. 45, 1000Ber li n 30, W
. GE RM A NY)
LONG TA LL SHORTY- "On the Str eets A ga i n "E P
M o dr evi va l ti me (?). E ven a
co ver o f "I F o ught the La w. "
Why n o t co ver the f ucki n g JOLT??A a a gh! (TV)
(Di a mo n dReco r ds )
LUSTF INGE R - "Ha r te M a n n er Ta n z en Ni cht"LP
A br a wn y type
o f
Ger ma n pun k tha t s wi tches ea s i ly f r o m
Ger ma n to E n gli s h lyr i cs
. So me o f the r hythms r emi n dme a bi t
o f the PROLE TA RIA T, but they s ti ll s ho wa lo t o f di ver s i ty i n
thei r s o un d
. A ll i n a ll, a go o d'79- s tyle pun k r eco r d
. (Do g)
(Ra t Reco r ds , Ro ggen s tr a s s e 27, 7000Stuttga r t 70, W.
GE RM A NY)
M A NIA CS E P
HUM A NBE ING - ,,
&
,l E P

M A NICDE PRE SSORS - ca s s ette

Thi s o ddr elea s e f ea tur es F r en ch po s t- pun k i n a
s po r a di ca lly i n ter es ti n g vei n
. The A - s i de's br i s k tempo a n d
ca tchy, s pa r e gui ta r r i f f i n g ma kes f o r plea s a n t li s ten i n g,
tho ugh the f li p mo ves i n to a mo r e f r eef o r m mo de wi th
di s a ppo i n ti n g r es ults
. A n o r i gi n a l ef f o r t, but thi s ba n dn eeds
much mo r e di s ci pli n e . (SS)
(NewWa ve, B
. P . No . 6, 75462 Pa r i s 10, F RA NCE )
I RE F USE IT- E P
Thes e s o n gs a r e i n a ver y f a s t ja z z meets ha r dco r e vei n :
qui te a n un us ua l co mbo , a n do n e tha t pr o ba bly r equi r es a n
a ppr eci a ti o n o f bo th gen r es
. M us i ca lly a dept a n dqui r ky a s a ll
geto ut
. F o r the a dven tur o us . (TY)
($3 to Stef a n o Betti n i , C
. P
. 18104, 50100F i r en z i 18, ITA LY)
INSTIGA TORS - "No bo dy Li s ten s A n ymo r e"LP
Si mply o n e o f the f i n es t ef f o r ts I've hea r di n a ges , a
5- s ta r r a ti n g f o r tho s e o f yo u who r a te
. The INSTIGA TORS
co mbi n e s uch a ha r mo n i o us cha r i s ma i n the mus i c they cr ea te
tha t the r hythms s ta y wi th yo u, bo un ci n g thr o ugh yo ur hea d.
Well s tr uctur edmus i ca l s li ces uti li z e cr a f ty gui ta r wo r k,
puls a ti n g ba s s bo o ma ge, dr um s ma s hi n gs a t the r i ght mo men ts ,
a n da ver y un i que vo ca li s t, who s e vo i ce tr a vels wi th the mus i c.
Str o n g lyr i ca l melo di es ha ve yo u hummi n g a lo n g i n n o ti me
. Wi th
ea ch pla y, yo u'll di s co ver mo r e ma gi c a n d
be to ta lly ho o ked.
The INSTIGA TORS a r e a ba n dto n o ti ce
. (Pus )
(Bluur g)
INSURRE CTION- ca s s ette
Se lf -e xamination
and re s ulting re be llion are the lyrical
the me s of this D ow n U nde r band, de live re d in a punk/0i s tyle
that's s imple but e f f e ctive
. T he n, s udde nly the y
le ap into a
thras he r w ith a f e male s cre ame r
. T he n back to olde r, traditional
punk s ounds
. I like d the e xce ption the be s t, but maybe the y
ne e d the s low curve s to s e t up the f as tball . (T Y )
($4to 17/4
Per i n i a Wa y, Sca r bo r o ugh 6015,
Per th W. A .
A USTRA LIA )
KUOLLE E TKUKA T-
"Is o veli Va lvo o "E P
Ra w, hea vy gui ta r do mi n a tes thi s s even i n cher wi th s ter n ,
po wer f ul r i f f s . No t thr a s h, mo r e o f a ha r d, gr i n di n g s o un da s
thi s F i n n i s h ba n dbi tes do wn f o ur mea ty melo di es wi th
RIISTE TYT- type vo ca ls . Tur n thi s up a n dthe di s to r ti o n z o o ms
o ut o f the s pea ker s . Wi lda n df r en z i ed, thi s i s a di f f er en t type
o f pun k r elea s e, whi ch s ti ll ho lds tha t s ha r p edge . (Pus )
(Ra t Po i s o n , a va i la ble thr o ugh P . Tuo ta n to )
KYA H - E P
A f o ur - s o n g, a ll- f ema le r elea s e . The s o n gs a r e i n a s n a ppy
po p/pun k mo de wi th hyper vo ca ls (the COM E S vo ca li s t i s s o o n
to jo i n the ba n d)
. When I s a y po p/pun k, I do n 't mea n i n a
li ght s en s e li ke, s a y, TOYDOLLS
; thes e s o n gs a r e mo r e
co mplex a n dja z z y, yet ma i n ta i n a po p s tr uctur e
. (TY)
(RBF Reco r ds , JA PA N)
Wi n n i peg's M A NICDE PRE SSORS chur n o ut a thi ck,
hi gh- velo ci ty s tyle o f thr a s h wi th lyr i cs tha t a ddr es s ma jo r
i s s ues hea d- o n
. A go o dba n d; the s o un dqua li ty o f thi s ta pe,
ho wever , ha s a gr ea t dea l to be des i r ed- - i t's extr emely
f uz z y. (SS)
($3
. 50o r r ea s o n a ble tr a de to Ha r dko r n , 1188 Welli n gto n
Cr es cen t, Wi n n i peg, M a n i to ba , CA NA DA R3NOA 4)
M A SSA CRE - "Tuho "E P
Gr i tti n g F i n n i s h ha r dco r e wi th
a r a wedge
. M o r e hea vy
po wer tha n thr a s h, wi th whi n i n g ba ckgr o un g gui ta r s a n dlo ts o f
cr a ckly di s to r ti o n
. M o r e o f a n E n gli s h s o un d, but the pr o mi n en t
F i n n i s h vo ca ls a r e the hi gh o f the mi x, wi th po un di n g dr ums
a n dcr a n kedgui ta r s i n the di s ta n ce
. Go o ds tuf f ; a go o d
r eco r di n g co uldhelp thi s o n e
. Sti ll, the ef f o r t ha s the po s s i ble
thr us t n eeded
. (Pus )
(Tuho Reco r ds , a va i la ble thr o ugh P
. Tuo ta n to )
M E LLA KKA - "E l. . . . "E P
I ha ven 't been r ea l thr i lledby mo s t o f the r ecen t F i n n i s h
ha r dco r e r elea s es , s i n ce they've ten dedto be s lo ppy a n d/o r
o ver ly gen er i c
. A n deven tho ugh M E LLA KKA do n 't o f f er to o
much tha t's n ewi n the thr a s h s weeps ta kes , they do i t well.
Ti ght a n dwell- r eco r dedf o r a D . I . Y. pr o ject. (JB)
(di s t .

by P . Tuo ta n to - - c/o Vo te Va s ko - - Bo x 69- - 40101

Jyva s kyla 10- - F INLA ND)
M E TA L VIRGINS - "A n i ma l Peo ple"LP
Di g s en ds me thi s gem . I expecteds o methi n g co mpletely
di f f er en t, In s tea dI get thi s po wer thr a s h a tta ck wi th a U
. K.
pun k s o un d
. So li d, dr i vi n g dr ums s ma ck wi th ker r a n gi n g gui ta r
cha n ges , a n di n ter es ti n g vo ca ls
. Rea lly s o methi n g go o di n a
def f er en t vei n , ha s s i mi la r i ti es to a lo t o f the n ewJa pa n es e
ba n ds
. "Rubber Do lls "i s a gr ea t bli s ter i n g ba r r a ge o f ma yhem.
F un ! (Pus )
(Thr a s h M eta l, 25 Jutla n dHo us e, Pr o s pect Va le, Wo o lwi ch,
5E 18, UK)
M WA B - "Is M i cha el Bum a n A pple/A n gus Yun g"
A to ugh- s o un di n g r hythm bo x pun k r eco r d, ha r ken i n g
ba ck to a mo r e di ver s e er a . In f a ct, thes e guys do da te ba ck
to '79(tho ugh they a dmi t they di dn 't lea r n to pla y ti ll '81).
In ter es ti n g (us ua lly, thi s i s a co de- wo r df o r "ba d, but they
tr i edto be di f f er en t. "In thi s ca s e, i ts gen ui n ely co o l . )(TY)
(51 A ppes ley Rd. , Stuckf i eld, No r thumber la n d, E NGLA ND)
DIE M USLIE S - "Ki n der ka mpf "ca s s ette
M o s t o f the n i n e s o n gs a r e ver y lo n g,
ga r a ge- pr o ducti o n ,
o lder s tyle pun k
. I ca n 't un der s ta n dGer ma n , but i f the
a cco mpa n yi n g letter wa s a n y i n di ca ti o n o f the i n telli gen ce o f
lyr i cs , then they'r e qui te well tho ught o ut
. (TV)
(F r a n k Ren ki n , F elds tr
. 9, 2721 F i n te, W
. GE RM A NY)
N. J . F . - E P
On e s i de ha s thr ee excellen tly pr o duceda n ddeli ver ed,
dr i vi n g thr a s h n umber s wi th a ho t f ema le vo ca li s t
. The B- s i de,
"Wo un dedKn ee,"i s a mo r e per cus s i ve, s lo wer , but to ugh s o n g
wi th s o me r ea lly gr uf f ma le
vo ca ls . A go o do n e . (N. J . F . s ta n ds
f o r NE GROJA ll F UNE RA L, n o t NE WJE RSE Y'S F INE ST. )(TY)
(11- 67 Glo uces ter St . , To r o n to , On ta r i o , CA NA DA M 4Y1L8)
JUNK SCHIZO- E P
Qui te a n un us ua l r eco r d
. Whi le i t's def i n i tely go t i ts pun k
a n dha r dco r e a s pects , ther e's a lo t o f o r i gi n a li ty i n r hythms
a n ds tr uctur e
. A ppa r en tly, thes e guys s hun the lo ca l s cen e,
a n di t s ho ws i n thei r la ck o f i mi ta ti o n - the bes t Ja pa n es e
r eco r dI've hea r di n a whi le
. (TY)
(A A Reco r ds , 1
. 11 . 22 Ki kuwu Co po 102, Ka mea r i , Ka ts us hi ka ko ,
To kyo , JA PA N)
NIRVA NA DE VILS - "So me F o r ei gn Sho r e/Pur e F un "
LE GE NDA RYGOLDE NVA M PIRE S - "Cr eepi n g Po i s o n /Rebel
Wo ma n "
Thi s i s gr ea t! Thes e two r elea s es a r e bo th f r o m Ger ma n y
a n dbo th a ttempt a f un s o r t o f po p/ps ychedeli c s o un d
. It i s n 't
un ti l yo u lo o k r ea lly clo s e a t thei r pi ctur es tha t yo u ca n f i gur e
o ut tha t they'r e the s a me ba n d
. The DE VILS' r eco r di s mo r e
f un i n the a r ea
o f LILIPUTo r the RE VILLOS, whi le the
VA M PIRE S gi ve a hea r tf elt, humo r o us n o dto ea r ly
VE NTURE S- i n s pi r eds pa ghetti - Wes ter n themes
; the f li p i s li ke
the LYRE S a n dDM Z
. (Do g)
(E xi le o n M a i n Str eet, Li n tr uper s tr a s s e 39, 1 Ber li n 49, W
GE RM A NY)
OLHOSE CO- "Is to (:. . . . "E P
A ne w E P's w orth of chunky thras h f rom one of Brazil's
pre mie r hardcore outf its . T he re 's one s tudio s ide f e aturing both
the ir e xce lle nt "the me " s ong, w ith its dis tinctive guitar rif f ,
and anothe r pile drive r ; the f lip contains thre e le s s appe aling
roughly-re corde d live cuts
. But s ince the s tudio mate rial is
kille r s tuf f that s atis f ie s all e xpe ctations , you s hould look f or
this one . (JB)
(Vinyl Boogie --Gle dits chs tr
. 45--1000 Be rlin 30--W. GE R)
POBE L MOBE L /AHM - s plit 12"
POBE L MOBE L are a ve ry gruf f -vocale d thras h band --
s ort of a le s s -me tal GISM . AHM are s imilar in approach, though
le s s nas ty vocally, and a bit more me lodic -- but s till quite on
the pow e rf ul HC s ide of things -- and als o s ounding a bit
Ge rman to me . Both groups are tight! (T Y )
($4to F r eder i k Jo ha n s s o n , Rekta n gelva gen 140, 552 75
Jo n ko pi n g, SWE DE N)
RA F F - "Ra f f "E P
Thr ee pr etty un i n s pi r i n g s kun k tun es
. "Da n s e"i s the
ca tchi es t o f the lo t, but o ver a ll i t's pr etty li mp s tuf f
. (TY)
(Pa tr i ce Bo i s s ea u, 6 Rue A n dr e M a ur o i s ,
87350Pa n a z o ,
F RA NCE )
RA WPOWE R - "Scr ea ms f r o m the Gutter "LP
Co n ta i n i n g a go o dma n y o f the s o n gs f r o m thei r
un der - pr o ducedIta li a n LP, thes e n ewr eco r di n gs a r e a who le
lo t better do n e, a n ds ho uldhelp thes e la ds o ut a lo t when they
r etur n to to ur No r th A mer i ca thi s s ummer
. Ther e's a n
i n cr ea s i n gly HM gui ta r i n f luen ce, but the po un di n g thr a s h s ti ll
pr edo mi n a tes . (TY)
(To xi c Sho ck, Bo x 242- Z, Po mo n a CA 91769)
RIVOLTA DE LL'ODIO- "II Cuo r e Della Bes ti a "E P
Spa r s e pun k, do n e a t s lo w- to - medi um pa ce, ver gi n g o n
a tmo s pher i c po s t- pun k . So un ds a bi t li ke ea r ly SIOUXSIE a n d
ma n y s ucces s i ve i mi ta to r s
. I i ma gi n e the lyr i cs a r e a ll- i mpo r ta n t
her e, kn o wi n g the la bel, but I've go t n o i n kli n g a s to thei r
mea n i n g . (TY)
(M a r co Os s i di , Vi a Dell'In dus tr i a 7, 60127 A n co n a , ITA LY)
SCE NE - "So methi n g Yo u Sa i d/Sto p- Go "
M o dto the ma x. Oka y, but n o thi n g n ew(s ur pr i s e!)
. Do I
ha ve to go o n ?(TY)
(Di a mo n dReco r ds , E NGLA ND)
SE COND A USCHWITZ - "Po r ca Di o "ca s s ette
Ima gi n e, i f yo u wi ll, a ba s s gui ta r , dr ums , a n ds a x
f i ghti n g wi th s i ck vo ca ls i n a mes s y thr a s h f o r ma t
. Ima gi n e 19
s o n gs , s o me a s s ho r t a s ten s eco n ds , deli ver edi n un der f o ur
mi n utes
. The lyr i cs a r e vi ci o us ly a n ti - r eli gi o us a n d
pr o - vegeta r i a n , but thi s i s s ti ll a ver y un us ua l pa cka ge
. (SS)
(c/o Ja n vdE i n den , Hya ci n ts tr a a t 11, 5701 wj Helmo n d,
HOLLA ND)
SOLUCIONM ORTA L - "E n Vi vo y E n s a llo !"ca s s ette
A ver y ho t li ttle ta pe, s ho wca s i n g thi s M exi ca n HCo utf i t
i n a li ve s ho w
. The s o un dqua li ty i s jus t o ka y, but go o d
en o ugh to gi ve yo u a n i dea o f ho wti ght a n dpo wer f ul they ca n
be
. Peo ple who 've s een them li ve cer ta i n ly co n cur
. (TY)
(c/o Bo o n z , F r a cc
. Co s ta Bella #923, A ve .
B, E n s en a da , B . C. ,
M E XICO)
SOUPCOUPE S VIOLE NTE S - E P
Ther e's a deci ded'50's r o cka bi lly meets '60's pun k meets
'70's pun k her e
; the ho ttes t tr a ck i s a co ver o f the
BE A CHNUTS' (ea r ly RE E D a n dCA LE )"Dr i vi n M e In s a n e . "(TY)
(Sur f i n ' Bi r l, 33 A v . Phi li ppe- A ugus te, 75011 Pa r i s , F RA NCE )
SPORE S - "M ea t Bi pr o duct"E P
Wi th a s i de "Shi t"a n da s i de "F uck,"i t i s n 't to o ha r dto
f i gur e o ut the gi s t o f thei r s tyle
; a s the r un - o f f gr o o ve s a ys ,
"The SPORE S a r e a bun ch o f f un guys !"Her e, they've ma n a ged
to ta ke the better elemen ts o f E n gli s h f un n ypun k a n df us e i t
wi th a r a wCa n a di a n s o un d
. On the ti tle tr a ck, they s o un d
s o methi n g li ke Da ve M DCs i n gi n g wi th ISM . (Do g)
(Spo r es , 2820E a s t 6th A ve
. , Va n co uver BCV5M 1R8 CA NA DA )
STA NX/LA RM - s pli t LP
LA RM s peci a li z es i n tho s e s ho r t, s ha r p po li ti ca l a tta cks o f
n o i s e/thr a s h tha t a ma z e/di s ma y. STA NX, to o , a r e po li ti ca l,
tho ugh thei r cuts ten dto be a bi t lo n ger a n dmo r e tun ef ul;
thi s di s ti n cti o n i s o n ly s li ght, due to the r a di ca ln es s o f LA RM 's
br i ef bla s ts . Des tr o y a ll mus i c! (TY)
($5 to Paul Van D e n Be rg, Koe rie rs te rs w e g 21, 3815 NT
Ame rs f oort, HOL L AND )
STA LIN- "F i s h In n "LP
Putti n g o f f thei r ven tur e i n to ha i ku ti l the n ext r elea s e,
thi s ei ght- s o n g jo b i s mo r e li ke thei r s lo wer pr evi o us ma ter i a l,
but mo r e s pa r s e a n dles s po wer f ul
. Ther e a r e even f un k
r hythms mi xed- i n her e, a n do ver a ll, I'dha ve to s a y tha t the
"ma gi c"s eems to be go n e f r o m thi s pa r ti cula r o uti n g
. (Co mes
wi th a f lexi tha t s o un ds better tha n the a lbum
. )(TY)
(BQReco r ds , 2- 2- 20- 704Ka buki - cho , Shi n juku- ku, To kyo ,
JA PA N)
STRIPPE R - "Sca n da l A ge"E P
Decen t but un s pecta cula r '77 U . K
. - s tyle pun k . I've co me
to expect s peci a ln es s f r o m Ja pa n es e r elea s es , but ther e's n o
i ma gi n a ti o n her e
. (TY)
(No a ddr es s )
SUBHUM A NS - "Li ve i n Sa n F r a n ci s co "ca s s ette
A ver y ho t per f o r ma n ce f r o m thei r U . S . to ur o f la s t yea r ,
but un f o r tun a tely the s o un dqua li ty ma kes yo u f eel li ke yo u'r e
i n the ba thr o o m a t the On Br o a dwa y i n s tea do f up f r o n t.
A ctua lly, i t's n o t qui te tha t ba d, but i t i s n 't go o den o ugh to do
thi s ba n djus ti ce . (TY)
(Bluur g, 2 Vi cto r i a Ter r a ce, M elks ha m, Wi lts , E NGLA ND)
SWA NKE RS P . M . S . - E P
So me ver y f a s t- pa cedpun k wi th go o dtun es , plen ty o f
ba ck- up vo ca ls a n dcho r us es , a n ddr i vi n g but s i mple gui ta r .
So un ds li ke the BRISTLE S, i n tha t ther e's a hea vy U
. K.
i n f luen ce
. (TY)
(A va i l f r o m Rea lly F a s t, SWE DE N)
TE LL - "Get Up"f lexi
A ba d'77- s o un di n g ba n df r o m Ja pa n
. Ba dJo hn n y Ro tten
vo ca ls , ba dr egga e
. Ni ce co ver , tho ugh
. (TY)
(INBU, n o a ddr es s )
305 - 8"f lexi
So r t o f ja un ty ea r ly pun k s o un di n g
. Thes e thr ee s o n gs
s o r t o f r emi n dme o f RA DIOSTA RS o r s o methi n g li ke tha t.
Lyr i cs a r e
s i mpy f un - o r i en ted
. F r o m Ja pa n
. (TY)
(Ha ppy Ti me Reco r ds , n o a ddr es s )
TIM E ZONE - "Wo r ldDes tr ucti o n /Wo r ldDes tr ucti o n "
A n o ther "un i ty"
a ppea l
f r o m A F RIKA BOM BA A TA A , thi s
ti me i n co n jun cti o n wi th Jo hn Lydo n
. The r es ult i s a r a p/pun k
mo der n - da y "E ve o f Des tr ucti o n
. "In f ecti o us , but M r
. Ro tten
do es n 't s eem qui te beli eva ble to me
. (TY)
(Cellulo i dReco r ds )
TOTE NHOSE N- "Un ter F a ls che F la gge"LP
Ba s i ca lly, thi s Ger ma n Gr o up mi n es tha t s a me lo de tha t
E DDIE &THE HOTRODS di dyea r s a go
. Sti ll, wi th the
ha r d- cha r gi n g gui ta r s a n dn i f ty melo di es yo u mi ght f i n d
yo ur s elf s i n gi n g a lo n g to thes e f ull- thr o ttle r o cker s
. Thi s ba n d
ha s

a s i mple but go o df o r mula o n thi s r eco r ds tha t wo r ks .

(Do g)
(Vi r gi n Reco r ds , To ten ko pf , Ko ln er s tr a s s e 170, 4000Dus s eldo r f
1, W
. GE RM A NY)
r
UNITE D STA TE -
"A uto ma to n /Gla s s Ni ght"
Both s ide s have the ir catchy, draw ing
as pe cts - s low ,
grinding,
pow e rf ul,
dark tune s , s killf ully and me nacingly done .
At time s , the
f e male vocals ge t a bit too "pre tty" f or me , but
ove rall, f or this kind of mate rial, it's good
. (T Y )
(Vi cto r y Reco r ds , Bo x 1011 Pps ta l Sta
. K, To r o n to , On t
. ,
Ca n a da M 4P
2V3)
LE S VA NDA LE S - ca s s ette
So me extr emely f a s t- pa cedpun k her e tha t's bo th tun ef ul
a n dr i ps
. Wo r th checki n g o ut - - I ho pe they do a r eco r d. (TY)
(A r n a udLa n g, 33 Rue des F a br i ques , 68200M ulho us e,
F RA NCE )
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "Clea n s e the Ba cter i a " LP
Pus a n dI o f ten ha ve mi n o r mus i ca l di f f er en ces , s o I wa s
ho pi n g f o r the o ppo r tun i ty to ta ke a f r i en dly s wi pe a t the o ld
hea dba n ger 's i n ter n a ti o n a l thr a s h- o r i en ted co mpi la ti o n . But I'm
ha vi n g a ha r dti me beca us e i t's a f ucki n g go o dr eco r d
. So me o f
the gr o ups her e a r e a mo n g my f a vo r i tes (li ke 7 SE CONDS a n d
M OB 47)a n dthe s electi o n s a r e us ua lly up the bes t o f ea ch
ba n d's s ta n da r d, s o I'll jus t ha ve to bi te my to n gue a n dget
i n to thes e vi ci o us s la bs o f cr a n i um cr un chi n g ma yhem, etc.
Kudo s to GE NOCIDE E XPRE SS, SIE GE , a n deven HOLYDOLLS.
(JB)
($7 to Pus hea d- - Bo x 701- - Sa n F r a n ci s co , CA 94101)
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "Co mpi la ti o n
" E P
It's tha t pun k/Oi (s kun k)s o un dtha t's s o po pula r i n
F r a n ce
. Her e we ha ve a muddi ly- r eco r dedi n di e r elea s e wi th
f o ur ba n ds , two o f whi ch pr o duce medi o cr e
r e exa mples the
gen r e (DISTURB a n dTOXIK), o n e
a go o d
OF F E NSIVE ), a n dthe o ther a n excellen t exa mple (KIDNA P).
The s o n g by the la tter i s "1984,"the s o n g Jef f wa n tedto put
o n o ur "Welco me to 1984"LP
. (TY)
(Ri po s t, 19Ro ute de Vi llef la n z y, Vi lleba r o u 41000, F RA NCE )
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - - "E a t Yo ur Hea d"do uble LP
The M elbo ur n e, A us tr a li a equi va len t to "Bulls hi t Detecto r ",
wher e yo u get go o dr eco r di n gs by eleven o f A us tr a li a 's ho ttes t
ha r dco r e per f o r mer s . The pr i z es i n clude do uble tr a cks by
CIVIL DISSIDE NT, who un do ubtedly a r e o n e o f the thr ee bes t
A us tr a li a n ba n ds , a n di n ten s e s tuf f by I SPITONYOUR
GRA VY, who thr a s h i t wi th humo r
. Plus excellen t tr a cks by
E ND RE SULT, VICIOUS CIRCLE , BODIE S, M URDE R, M URDE R,
SUICIDE , a n dmo r e . A ver y qua li ty ef f o r t, yo u ca n s ee the
hea r t behi n dthi s ! (Pus )
(Gr evi lle Reco r d, 152 Gr evi lle St
. , Pr a hr a n , 3181 Vi cto r i a ,
A us tr a li a )
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "4Per / Per Tutti "E P
Li ke mo s t co mpi la ti o n s , a li ttle s po tty
. RA WPOWE R s ta r ts
o f f a n dblo ws a wa y a ll the co mpeti ti o n
. Thei r s o un dher e i s
s 00000
much better tha n thei r f i r s t LP, a s they s ho wca s e thei r
br ea kn eck s to p- a n d- s ta r t s o un dwi th vo ca ls li ter a lly s pi t o ut
thr o ugh yo ur s pea ker s
. ("Li ter a lly"?Co me o n , n o w
. . . - E d
. )
RA PPRE SA GLIA a n dPE DA GOPA RTYbo th go f o r a mo r e
po pula r thr a s h s o un d
. The o ther ba n d, RIVOLTA DE LL'ODIO,
ha s a s lo wer a r t- da ma geds o un d
. (Do g)
(A n a r chi a , Po s tbo x 17120, 20170M i la n o , ITA LY)
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "I i n 's No t Dea d"LP
A cti o n pa ckedct n o s gr o o ved i n to s pa s mi c co lo r ed
vi n yl.
Qui ck cha r ges o f li ghten i n g pa cedthr a s h wi th jubi la n t tempo s
a n dgr i n di n g a s s a ults f ea tur i n g ei ght Ger ma n ba n ds do i n g 14
s o n i c bur s ter s . INF E RNO, ROTTING CA RCA SS, CE RE SIT81,
BOLKOTTZ, WOT, M A NIA CS a n d mo r e deli ver s o me
cr uci a l
s o un ds tha t exhi la r a te to the f ulles t . (Pus )
(M o r e F un )
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "Ho ldup Omn i bus "8"E P
So me ver y po o r r eco r di n g ma r s wha t wer e
pr o ba bly
s o me
ver y exci ti n g li ve mo men ts f o r the f o ur ba n ds tha t a ppea r o n
her e
; SYSTE M A TICDE A TH, GHOUL, GA STUNK, a n dthe CLA Y
tur n i n s ever a l tr a cks ea ch, but . . . to o ba d. (TY)
(Ho ld- Up Reco r ds , Iwa ki ka ta , 1- 25- 11 Yur a kus o , Ko en gi M i n a mi ,
Sugi n a mi ku, To kyo 166, JA PA N)
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "Rea lly F a s t Vo l
. II"LP
In cr edi bly po wer f ul Swedi s h co mpi la ti o n tha t f ea tur es 37
s o n gs by 14ba n ds
. Ha r dhi tti n g wi th lo ts o f thr a s h r hythms ,
yo u'll exper i en ce va r i a ti o n s o f ha r dco r e f r o m f a s t, tur bulen t
explo s i o n s to r a w, gutcr un chi n g s co r cher s
. F ur i o us f un f r o m
INGRONHUTLOS, M OB47, NYXNE GA TIV, A SOCIA L IRIS,
SOTLIM PA , KRIXHJA LTE RS, DISTRUSTa n dmo r e
. Thi s i s o n e
to check o ut
. Rea lly go o d(Pus )
(Rea lly F a s t)
VA RIOUS A RTISTS - "We Do n 't Wa n t Yo ur F ucki n g Wa r "LP
I hea r thi s i s the f i r s t o f ma n y
po li
ti ca lly- o r i en ted"un i ty"
HCco mpi la ti o n s to co me o ut o f M o r ta r ha te
. (I thi n k i t's M o r ta r ha te
; i t's ha r dto tell f r o m the di s c a n dco ver
. Its a n
a dmi r a ble s en ti men t, un i f yi n g a cti vi s t pun ks wi th o ther
mo vemen ts , but i t's n o t the s en ti men t a lo n e tha t's go o dher e.
The tr a cks s hr ed
. E xcellen t, i t i n cludes BROKE NBONE S,
P
OTE NTIA L THRE A T, INSTIGA TORS, VA RUKE RS, LOST
CHE RRE E S, M A LINHE A DS,
D
E ZE RTE R,
a n dlo ts mo r e, ma n y
pr evi o us ly un r elea s ed
. (TY)
(F i ght Reco r ds , UK)

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