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Active Resistance in Hardcore Punk
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Void.
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Who are you? Time to die!-VOID.
I'm so fucking filled with hate. I
just need to decapitate. Just for
kicks I need to kill. Everybody's
got to get their thrills. I'll stain
the world with your blood. I'll
bury your bodies deep in the
woods. Your feet are over here
your hands over there. I'll never
get caught so I don't care. It's
time to die you're next. Time to
die you're next. Time to die
you're next. Time to die you're
next. I'm so fucking filled with
rage. I just need to decapitate.
Just for kicks I need to kill.
Everybody's got to get their
thrills. I'll stain with world with
your blood. I'll bury your
bodies deep in the woods. Your
feet are over here your hands
over there. I'll never get caught
so I don't care. It's time to die
you're next. Time to die you're
next. Time to die you're next.
Time to die you're next. You're
next!
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GAZZATRON
*Tattoo Interview* -Interview with Gary
Donnelly. Words by Natalie Wardle What
age did you get your first tattoo? 17, in a
friend’s bedroom What influenced you?
Growing up round tattoos (I came from a
rockabilly/sailor family), Friends… Who
are your tattoo icons? Thomas Hooper,
Wido Deeman, Phillip Blue, Zedler Head
and John Dix What are your stylistic
inspirations? Tibetan, Life and Death,
Eastern Culture, Roses and Daggers, but
mainly dot work patterns and the
Orient. When did you first start getting
into tattooing as a profession? Two years
ago or so… I was originally a graphic
designer-geometrical, I graduated from the
Camberwell School of Arts. What do your
tattoos represent about you? Love of the
artwork, Ohms, the original Nazi symbol of
freedom, Buddhism, peace. Would you
like to get more done on yourself? Well I
got lots of room, so maybe! How cool do
you think tattoos are right now? Tattoos
are definitely getting very popular-just look
at campaigns like Levi’s its’ more widely
accepted, you see more full sleeve work,
especially since London Ink and the East
End scene with the current Rock n Roll
and Pirate trends.
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Do you think it has become more
acceptable in the fashion world? The
‘Scattered Ash’ look has yeah, I’ve
noticed more random tattoo’s on young
models, but the fashion side is cosmetic
only, still does not approve it's a case of
supply and demand it wouldn’t have
been so commercial had it not been for
London Ink, cause its bringing it more
to the public. On the tattoo scene people
do what they want. You like educating
yourself about tattoos, lots of
symbolism; I have a lot of fascination
with Maori, Tribal, Borneo and
Polynesian.
Would you ever consider opening up
your own studio? In the future…not
sure, but you never know.
Do you think your music taste has been
a factor in the development of your
creativity in any way at all? Well yeah I
mean music influences your mood, I’m
really into Mr Wood, Russian Circles,
The Doors, especially Psych, I’ve been
listening to the Flower Travelling Band a
lot lately…the Sonics, RocknRoll, not a
fan of scene but I am a part of it So has
being a part of this environment
impacted on your designs?
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Not really more into Cy
Twombly, Tloks, I’m more of
a Japanese/Oriental, print
artist, my drawing is very
Mathematical similar to Kate
Moross (graphic artist) an
I’d like to contribute to more
album sleeve work which I’m
doing some of right now. Do
you think the internet has
been an important
promotional tool for you?
(Nods head) MySpace has
been the main forum for me,
Thanks to the MySpace
Revolution, it’s helped me to
get it all out
there. GAZZATRON
http://www.myspace.com/rui
ned_mylife
Dead KidsInterview with singer Mike
Title
-Words by Natalie Wardle
Your lyrics and related
imagery have a distinctly
dark and gruesome
quality, what do you think
fuels this negativity?well i
dont think its negativity
for a start. dead kids is not
about that but its not
about burying emotion
either. i dont know about
you but there are days
when i dont want to get out
of bed and if i wasnt
making music then there
would be days when i didnt
leave the house at all. if
you look at the opening
line in SNAKES its }ahh
life, its a slow death but i
like it...i like it...dont like
it..) and that pretty much
sums up living for me. i
feel like if i had an off
switch i would have
pressed it by now but i
dont and i wont let go.
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Life is beautiful and if I
celebrate the bad times
and try to find joy in
battling to get out of the
darkness then thats a good
thing. Its a positive thing.
there are many laughs and
loves to be had. many
sunny days lying on grass.
Would you say you are
deliberately reacting
against the conventions of
mainstream industry? I
am deliberately reacting
against any convention and
any authority. Its not
about it being deliberate:
more like it being
necessary. if you don’t
challenge what is accepted
by everyone around you
then you are facing
mediocrity and a lack of
freedom; certainly a lack
of expression.
If mainstream industry is
Coldplay, Razorlight,
editors, Rhianna and
whatever else then yeah
I reject it.
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I spit on it and I tell the
children to burn their
hard-drives and switch off
the telly when that shit is
on because it corrodes
your mind and most
importantly its corrodes
your taste. Do you think
the notoriously anarchist
showmanship of
performers such as Iggy
Pop or Richard Hell; have
had a notable effect on
your stage persona?
Blank Generation is an
amazing track but thats as
far as my knowledge goes
with Richard Hell. Iggy
Pop is Iggy Pop.
if you dont love him from
raw power era stooges
then there is something
wrong with you but who
doesnt feel like he has sold
out his legacy with those
insurance adverts. its not
funny its sad.
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His very Hollywood. The
money must have been good.
If you are going to connect
with people it’s not about
anarchy its more about the
honesty of raw emotion. I do
my thing. What kind of
reaction are you hoping to
provoke from your audience,
by such a display of
physically challenging
behaviour? What kind of
response are you hoping to
provoke from your
questions??physically
challenging?? what like
dancing?? I’m in your face
to rouse you from your
slumber. I want people to
forget themselves for the
time we are onstage. that
there is no past and no
future and only the moment.
people expect nothing from
shows today because
everyone is in a band now.
It’s a project while you’re at
art school till you get a job
at BP.
It’s a limited middle class
pursuit.
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There is a feeling that people
are bored of it:
and DEAD KIDS, whilst we
are here performing to you,
well we are playing at the
wake.
Does your apparent penchant
for 90’s hardcore bands such
as Bad Brains and Fugazi,
mean you are often compared
to The Gallows (often
accredited as being the most
successful British
breakthrough act of this
increasingly popular
genre)?can you have a
penchant for hardcore?
Wouldn’t you more likely
have a penchant for soft
cheese?
Not once have we been
compared to gallows. not yet. i
love bad brains yeah but
there’s a lot more to dead kids
than hardcore or heavy metal.
we encompass the spirit of
springtime through rhythm
and melody. It’s very violent
yes but you know what: sex is
violent too.
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Essential Hardcore Albums
Germs- ‘MIA (Complete Anthology)’
(1993 -Re-release)
Agnostic Front- ‘Victim in Pain’ (1984)
7 Seconds Crew-’The Crew’ (1984)
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The Adolescents – The
Adolescents (1981)
Minor Threat -Complete
Discography (1988)
Husker Du-’Zen Arcade (1984)
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Dead Kennedys – ‘Fresh Fruit for
rotting Vegetables’ (1980)
Negative Approach- ‘Total Recall’ –
Re-Release (1992-re-release)
Black Flag – ‘Damaged (1981)
Bad Brains- ‘Bad Brains’ (1982)
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The Tragic Tale of Wednesday the EctoplasmThe Wraiths are a punk
rock/ gothic band hailing
from Italy. They appear to
fit nicely into the current
niche for hardcore rock
acts with a fashionable
rockabilly image, yet in
fact on closer inspection it
would seem they also
possess an overt gothic
hammer horror fixation-
possibly a direct response
to the rich, macabre
history of their native
country, which is rather
comically indicated by the
alter-egos of the five band
members, who all share
the eerie surname
"Bones".
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Dorian and guitarists Demian and Tony.
The Wraiths sound is suitable for any
of your punk pogo-ers or hammer
horror film buffs, and the repetition in
their deliverance only serves to add to
this distinctive quality. However,
although the album makes for an
enjoyable rock and roll rabble, whether
it will stand the test of time is doubtful.
The Wraiths. The Tragic Tale of
Wednesday the Ectoplasm
(HURRICANESHIVA) by Natalie
Wardle
The entire concept of The
Wraiths (album artwork
and visuals) offers
humorously satanic,
vampirism and horror b-
movie connotations.
Musically speaking it is all
rather basic in terms of
their repetitious punk
power chord type
melodies, (influenced by
NYC glam hair rockers
such as Johnny Thunders
and the New York Dolls,
particularly noticeable in
‘Born to Lose’) and at
times verges on Hardcore.
However the advantages
are the progression and
randomised intersections
of dialogue (which sound
as though they are all too
fond of watching ghoulish
fodder such episodes of the
Addams Family or the
Munsters) and hardcore
harmonies, featuring
singer the three Bones:
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Die!Die!Die!Promises, Promises Album Review
Reminiscing on the reigning
days of ‘Year 0’ and the
consequent birth of Goth/Punk
as it later became known, is all
too easy to do, upon first
listening to Promises, Promises
the debut album of Die!Die!Die!
released by SAF records 5th
February 2008.
Likened to current post-punk
popstrels Bloc Party the Native
New Zealander’s latest album is
set to blow all sound a-likes out
of the water with recent gut
wrenching deliverance.
The CD’s delicately sombre
hand sewn artwork
(undoubtedly in a similar vein to
the Emo-esque typography of
The Used) perfectly encapsulates
and complements D!D!D!’s
bittersweet harmonies and
woefully poetic lyrics mixed with
razor sharp, hypnotic beats.
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The foreboding atmospheric
darkness and continuous
references to death (by the
‘murder lovers’ as the group
have been described) is
particularly evident in ‘Death
to the Last Romantic’ as first
heard in the haunting bass
tones of Joy Division Unknown
Pleasures, and also most
obviously DFA 1979. Whilst the
overt undertones of aggressive
cynicism is befitting
(seen in the album title)
of D! D! D!’s melodic vulnerability
which emphasises the infinite fear of
loneliness and the desire to be
essentially saved by love, which
relates deeply to the grunge
aesthetic of artistes such as REM in
their 80’s heyday. Robert Smith’s
vocals in the opening track of
‘Blinding’ are also not dissimilar to
Brian Molko’s nostalgic,
sentimental lyrics in Placebo’s ‘The
Bitter End’ (released in March 2003
from the album ‘Sleeping with
Ghosts’).
It is a sound that is influenced by
many but inherently their own, and
one which I found addictive upon
first listening-about time for a Goth
revival I say!
Die! Die! Die! Promise, Promises
(Saf) 5
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Kill em’ AllFabric 5th March 10
The now cult legendary
electro-clash shit hot club
night Kill 'em All
(effective terminology
coined by Bernard
Sumners of New Order
fame).
Never fails to disappoint in
its delivery of on the pulse
bad ass sex beat meisters.
Their latest stint was at the
hardcore London town
clubbing mecca,
otherwise known as
Fabric.
Which you may or may not
know used to be an old
meat market
(not much change there
then).
The line-up included
French danse
deviants Black Devil Disco
Club, U.K house pimps
Zombie Disco Squad-who
undoubtedly know there
drums better than anyone
though arguably not more
than dirty Scotties Drums
of Death who also
performed at this event,
Hope conspiracyUnderworld 13th January 10
The Hope Conspiracy are a Hardcore
Punk band from Boston
Massachusettes influenced by the dark
twisted tones of Black Sabbath and
Joy Division they create rebellious
sound that is truley their own.
They recently performed at the
Underworld to promote their album
‘True Nihilist’ and did a blinding job ,
keeping the flag of hardcore still
flailing strong.
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all scary Scream masks, Black
hoodies and thumping beats they
nailed that party for sure.
Kill'em All 's next planned event at
Fabric is on 2nd July more details
coming soon.
by Natalie Wardle
Club Reviews$old Out is a
Punk/Hardcore
underground band night
running since late last
year,
It has already developed a
cult following with
regulars including
everyone from punk
socialite Alice Dellal to
skaterboyz, and wasters.
Past acts have included
Rum Shebeen, Televised
Crimewave, Turbogeist
and The Eraserheads.
Catch this before it gets
big.
$old Out at St. Moritz
Presents the Rolo Tomassi
after party
May 28th 10-3am
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Girl Core#Girlcore 3rd birthday@Catch 25/02/10
DJ sets from Noissettes and TeenagersinTokyo.
'Gay' abandonement and trails of neon swirls greeted
me at this Girlcore 3rd bday spectacular.Entertainment
(as if any was needed) was provided by the dj ostregeon
massive including Noisettes and TeenagersinTokyo-an
eclectic (majoratively female based five piece in keeping
with Riot Grrrl rules) new breakthrough act from
Sydney who have played alongside fiesty femmes
including The Slits and Gossip to name but a few.
This poly-sexual crowd where a diverse, balloon
tugging bunch who seemed quite at home shaking there
money makers to pretty much anything ranging from
80's Madonna to Snoop Dogg.Although the night kicked
of a bit slow by 12 o clock these sweaty ugly sistas
showed they weren't no Cinderella's as they grinded on
the dance floor thats for sure.
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Simo Clothing
1 ‘Simo Clothing first got started at the end
of 2009. I was at a friend’s house drawing
some designs, when a friend told me that
the image would look good on a t-shirt, so I
looked into doing it as a little business and
then the ball started rolling from there.
I wouldn't go putting a label on it, but I
wanted my target market to be people like
myself, into rock music etc.
The plans are to release a few more shirts,
including baseball tees and then go on to
possibly do some hoodies or even a cheeky
polo shirt.
Since I'm based in Aberdeenshire, a move
down to London/Camden would be a bit of
a risk at this moment in time. I wouldn't
rule out that if sales increase and there is a
bigger demand for our merch, then there
could be a possible move to somewhere
bigger to open a store.’
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Skate
Describe your main style
influences/ inspirations...
Although I'm studying fashion
photography, I take more
landscape/what I call
'observing life' photos - I like
documentary/reportage
photography. I guess I like
fashion photography that
doesn't really look like fashion
photography. I'm not such a
big fan of staged photos. I
prefer shooting on location,
with natural lighting. I think
you get more of a sense of life
than when you're stuck in a
studio. And I love film. Always
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and, you know, skateboarders are hot
aren't they?
There's something about it that
you never get with digital images.
I'm probably more influenced by
early 19th century
photographers than modern
ones.
I love the work of Sarah Moon.
She takes the most stunning
photos- grainy, blurry and
evocative. Texture in photos is
important I think. I hate flat,
glossy pictures. I find Nacho
Alegre's diaries on his website
endlessly inspiring. Tim Walker
is my favourite fashion
photographer for his incredible
imagination and the fact that he
always works on film.
I look at fashion/photography
blogs a lot and get inspired by a
million pictures on those.
Why does the aesthetics of
skateboarding/ grunge culture
appeal to you imparticular? I
like to see soul in things, I guess
with skateboarding/grunge
aesthetics you get something
more real than some overly
styled glamour look. I watched
Paranoid Park by Gus Van Sant
recently. The acting annoyed me
a bit, but the skateboarding
scenes were gorgeous.
I like the old-skool aesthetic,
things that are imperfect
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Photography by Kaamilah Nahaboo
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'I've circled around
loners, rebels, and kids
roaming on the
borders of society.
Feeding off the
anguish and beauty,
both emotionally and
consciously blurring
the line between
fantasy and reality. No
matter what happens,
we are all still viewing
the world in this
prepetual state of
wonder'.
-Anonymous
Skateboarder
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