According to Wikipedia, Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Russian: Гражданская Оборона), or GrOb was one of the earliest Russian punk bands. It influenced many later Soviet and then Russian bands. The name of the band means “Civil Defence” in Russian. From the early 1990s their music began to evelove in the direction of psychedelic and garage rock, and their lyrics became more poetic.
Grazhdanskaya Oborona was formed in the Omsk, Siberia, by bandleader Yegor Letov, who was the only one to remain a member throughout the life of the band. To distinguish his group from others of the period, which only slightly flouted the tenets of Communism, Letov branded the band with the slogan “I will always be against”. Grazhdanskaya Oborona are synonymous in Russia with self-destructive punk energy in the name of social dissidence…read more on Wikipedia
In the early ‘70s, three brothers—Dannis, David, and Bobby Hackney—begin playing quick-tempo, high-velocity, hard rock as the revolutionary Detroit band, Death. Heavily influenced by the wild on-stage antics, politically-tinged lyrics, and kick-in-the-face raw rock of fellow Detroit bands MC5 and the Stooges, as well as the high energy of more mainstream bands such as The Who in England, Death unknowingly helped create the genre of punk rock that later hit the music world full-force. Fellow Detroit native and rock musician Jack White summed it up best, “Ahead of punk, ahead of their time.” Because of their extremely innovative brand of rock, Death unfortunately never had their moment in the spotlight. After changing musical directions, the three brothers moved to Burlington, Vermont. The Hackneys continued to develop their musical interest and eventually settled down and raised families of their own. The days of Death seemed only a memory of the distant past.
30 years after the group disbanded and after the passing of David Hackney, sons Julian, Urian, and Bobby Hackney Jr., unearthed the original Death recordings in their father’s attic. Already well steeped in the hardcore and punk scene since youth and inspired by the power and magnitude of their father’s recordings, the boys, along with friends Steven Hazen Williams and Dylan Giambatista, created Rough Francis as a way to help spread the word of Death and the newly re-discovered music. The band’s name, Rough Francis, is in tribute to David Hackney, who created the moniker for himself years earlier. Shortly after forming, Rough Francis began playing and developing their style and sound while sharing their own form of punk/rock to select audiences. Although the loud howls, wild stage antics and maximum power of Rough Francis echoes Death, they explore a musical style unique to them. Their sound has appealed to a wide range of fans—from the most core punk enthusiasts to underground hip hop kids.Fueled by their widespread appeal but anchored in their core roots, Rough Francis has been taking the rock world by storm. The band has been steadily gaining acclaim for their energetic performances from critics all over, which has included a feature in the New York Times and mentions on Spin.com, to name a few.
Everything you are about to read concerning Vermont punk band Spit Jack is absolutely, 100 percent true. Well, most of it’s true. OK, at the very least, some of it is. Or, as Stephen Colbert might say, there is “truthiness” in every word that follows. Mostly.
In the roughly 18 months since they formed in central Vermont, Spit Jack have earned a reputation as the state’s rowdiest band, and a fantastic mythology has sprung up around them. To wit, you may have heard they’ve been kicked out of every show they’ve ever played. What you may not know is that even in civilian life, they try to get booted from wherever they go: the library, grocery stores, a nephew’s bris. And yes, sometimes they go to the library.
During a recent interview with a local music journalist, the band and journalist were nearly kicked out of a Burlington dive bar over a misunderstanding with the bartender involving a pitcher of PBR.
Spit Jack once broke the power grid in Burlington during a particularly raucous set. Bassist George Eget was nearly arrested afterward…read more of Dan Bolles column
Spit Jack – Fight For Your Right (To Party) – Live Spit Jack Cover SPITJACK
The GC5 (Grady Coffee Five) was a punk rock band from Mansfield, Ohio, formed in 1997 and split in 2003.
The GC5 provided a political charge to their music comparable to that of The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers. Lyrics included themes of social and political discontent, leftist politics, and the struggle of the working class. In 2000, The GC5 released their debut album Kisses From Hanoi, and in 2001, the band released the EP Horseshoes and Handgrenades. In 2002, the band released the album Never Bet the Devil Your Head. While most definitely presenting the sound of the streetpunk genre, the album was noted for not relying on the street fighting, hard-drinking themes that overruns many of the genre’s songs. In 2003, Thick Records re-released their two albums Kisses From Hanoi (which was out of print) and Horseshoes and Handgrenades (which was originally only available as an import) on one CD. It was the final release from the band…READ MORE
The Sultans of Ping FC are an Irish band formed in 1988 by Niall O’Flaherty, Pat O’Connell, Paul Fennelly and Ger Lyons. The band’s name is a play on the Dire Straits song “Sultans of Swing”, dating from a time when “it was sacrilege to say anything whatsoever funny or nasty about Dire Straits”.
Following a number of line up changes the band came to the attention of the UK and Irish music press, when the humorous pop-punk song “Where’s Me Jumper” was released. After several other independently released singles, the band signed to Epic Records, through a deal organised by Rhythm King Records’s Martin Heath.
With Epic, the band released their debut album Casual Sex In The Cineplex, and its follow up Teenage Drug. Already a cult hit in the UK, by this time The Sultans Of Ping were also becoming popular in Japan, with many tracks gaining release in that market only. The latter album was called Teenage Planet Sexy War in Japan, and included the single “Michiko”…Read More
All-girl Russian punk band rages against Putin Jan 26 01:45 PM US/Eastern
Wrapped up against Russia’s midwinter in vivid balaclavas, brightly coloured minidresses and not much else, eight members of an all-girl punk group stood on a platform in Red Square and started an impromptu show.
“Riot in Russia!” they screamed, before taunting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and urging Russians to hit the streets in protest.
The band, Pussy Riot, has been gaining Internet notoriety after their January 20 gig of sorts, the latest in a string of impromptu performances to protest Putin’s candidacy for the presidency.
The radical feminists’ eyecatching show in front of Saint Basil’s Cathedral lasted mere minutes, but long enough for them to let off smoke flares, wave a flag and strum an unplugged guitar. Police let the women play a short song lampooning Putin — twice — before detaining them…READ MORE
1983 Punk Rock Series on KTTV Channel 11 News. 5-day look at the Punk Rock Movement from England to Los Angeles starting in the late 70′s. This is part 1 of a 5-part series aired nightly one week in 1983 on the Los Angeles Channel 11 News.
The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada.[1] Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords[2] and Stomp Records (Canada). As well, they won the inaugural, annual “Best Band Ever” award given by the Edmonton Vinyl Blog DigitalIsDead. The small publication has also named their third LP, “Cavalcade” the front runner for their annual “Record Of The Year” award for 2010…read more
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