Keyword results: Punk
Bad Brains Tickets
What:
Bad Brains Tickets
Where:
Here
When:
On sale now!
How much:
$65 here
Description:
Though they'll probably kick me for calling them 'hardcore', the Bad Brains are the pioneers of the genre. They're hard, fast, offensive Rastas. Did you know they're the reason Rollins became a front man? H.R. used to drag him up on stage and make him sing songs with them. I don't know if I should thank them for that, or not.
Meanies Tribute Show
What:
Meanies Tribute Show
Where:
The Lansdowne Hotel, 2 City Rd, Chippendale
When:
Fri Apr 9, 9pm
How much:
Free
Description:
Recipe for a good Friday night: Take one part each The Optionals, Blackjaw, Frank Rizzo and Hell City Glamours. Mix thoroughly with nostalgic feelings towards early 90s Australian punk and regrettable fashion trends. Add instruments and use maximum amplification. Sprinkle with irony (the original Meanies are currently playing shows again).
Stroke: Stongs for Chris Knox
The history of punk and DIY music is super inspiring, and songwriting is fu*king tough.
These are just two reasons why Chris Knox is revered not only in his native New Zealand, but worldwide. In 1979 he formed Tall Dwarfs with Alec Bathgate, helping to pioneer a lo-fi, DIY aesthetic that combined punk's simplicity and disdain for musical virtuosity with home-recording experiments, cryptic lyrics, introspection, and the ultimate rebellion in counter-culture circles - admitting to love pop songs and hooks.
Black Lips
What:
Black Lips
Where:
Manning Bar, Manning Rd, Sydney University
When:
Mon Feb 8, 8pm
How much:
$38 + BF here
Description:
Maybe, if you ask nicely, the Black Lips will vomit onstage, if you're the lucky type, on you. The acclaimed punk foursome will sweat and swagger into town to tour their latest album 200 Million Thousand, and their live show promises to delight and disgust. Their onstage antics won them hype and their choice anarchic sound earned them massive props, resulting in recent collaborations with King Khan and also GZA of Wu Tang fame.
Total Control, Retiree 7"
Punk is now over 30 years old, and while that might not be old enough to qualify for the pension, those who were around to see the scene ignite in the 70s are certainly getting close. Yet, as a general rule, it still plays as music for the young. The genre hasn't necessarily aged with its instigators.
Pop Crimes, Rowland S. Howard
On Pop Crimes, Rowland S. Howard's second solo album, there is a level of considered restraint present. There is a tension that runs throughout. It appears as a wire pulled so taut that it would be dangerous if it were to be released.
And that is the beauty of this album. The interplay between the classic pop stylings of the songs and their darker underbelly.
Wavves interview
Nathan Williams must have known that this was going to happen. You can't produce off-key, less-than-demo quality punk songs about weed and teenage despondence and not expect a bit of flack when the blog world starts creaming their jeans and crying genius. Still, it's made for an eventful 18 months for the Californian musician.
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