Tag: "punk"

Descendents
1 Comments. 22,202 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
The pantheon of punk bands is littered with pretenders and wannabes; applying cultural significance to a band churning out three-chord approximations of pop tunes with ill-thought out and naïve shouted sloganeering will always be rife with problems. But punk bands that define a generation, define a sound and define the ideal ethos of ‘punk’ – musically,... Read More
Step-Panther and Wax Witches Hit The Road
0 Comments. 304 Views. Posted 13 Feb 2013 @ 12:19pm.
Step-Panther and Wax Witches will be joining forces this March to deliver an experience of pure punk mixed with late-night psychedelic. The guitar shredders will be touring in promotion of their respective album releases― Step-Panther's Dreamcrusher and Wax Witches Celebrity Beating― performing a selection of their songs, including Step-Panther's Bad Mood and Wax Witches' Alone. Wax Witches is... Read More
Bad Religion
0 Comments. 224 Views. Posted 29 Jan 2013 @ 6:45am.
“It's kind of like the same as a professional athlete who's been to the championship a few times,” says Greg Graffin, Ph.D. “It never loses its excitement but you know what to expect so you can focus on the job at hand. It makes it easier to pay more attention to just enjoying it. The experience sometimes makes for a better performance because you can focus on the resonance with the fans.” Since... Read More
Punk-A-Billy Festival
0 Comments. 845 Views. Posted 13 Jun 2012 @ 3:03pm.
Punk. It has morphed into many forms over the decades, gaining strength with defiance and sometimes, losing validity by those that hide deceitfully under its name. (I’m looking at you, Joel Madden). But despite the argument about what punk music is or isn’t valid and true to the founding ethos, it goes beyond a genre and into a way of life that has wired differing communities together across this... Read More
Pennywise Announce Tour
0 Comments. 1,016 Views. Posted 21 May 2012 @ 8:05am.
Pennywise, one of the definitive punk acts of the past two decades, have announced their welcome return to Australia. Last in the country for the 2011 instalment of Soundwave, Pennywise have lost none of their anthemic vitality = evident in their tenth LP (and first with new vocalist Zoli Téglás) All Or Nothing.   Joining Pennywise on the bill will be none other than The ... Read More
Poison City Weekender 2012 Announced
0 Comments. 1,258 Views. Posted 17 May 2012 @ 12:43pm.
Now in it's fourth year, Poison City's annual Weekender festival is setting its sights upon Melbourne once again, bringing a huge lineup of punk acts to three venues across town. The even will be headlined by New York post-hardcore supergroup Rival Schools, hitting Australia for the first time since their 2011 comeback. Joining them on the balltearer of a lineup will be The Smith Street... Read More
Black Lips @ The Corner
0 Comments. 743 Views. Posted 27 Mar 2012 @ 12:35pm.
  The flash in the pan, triple j garage bands tend to produce a barely legal crowd, literally bouncing with enthusiasm. Their squealing and conversations purely made up of acronyms liable to wear the well-travelled gig goer down. Thankfully Black Lips enduring career has seen them amass a cult following that boasts people of varying age groups, sub cultures and musical tastes.   Solid... Read More
Royal Headache Album Launch
1 Comments. 1,969 Views. Posted 7 Oct 2011 @ 10:56am.
Get excited because Sydney-based Royal Headache have a new self-titled LP featuring punk tunes infused with Motown-inspired garage and rock 'n' soul. The four-piece have often been extolled as one of the leaders of Sydney's resurgent DIY punk scene, and have been compared to such local bands as Straight Arrows, Nintendo Police and Bedwettin’ Bad Boys. Having extensively toured the album across... Read More
Wire
0 Comments. 1,223 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
London’s Wire have, in some form or another, existed now for 37 years. But the band mostly associated with post-punk and experimental albums Pink Flag , 154 and Chairs Missing, have seemingly stood at the cusp of dissolving for most of their musical life. They rarely communicate, and spend more time on solo or side projects than ‘doing’ Wire, and... Read More
G.B.H.
0 Comments. 1,105 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
The latest in a string of classic punk rock bands to hit Australia this year, Birmingham, England’s pioneers of ‘UK82’ hardcore hit the Melbourne this coming week. Vocalist Colin Abrahall is adamant that his band’s longevity is simply down to the blood, sweat and tears the members have put in over the last three decades.... Read More
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