The News Review:
- ‘Belfast Calling’ out to all fans of punk music
- Music conformity is the genre of life
- Nightlife Agenda
- Rare Ramones Footage Surfaces On DVD
- Special to The Post and Courier
- The Rasta Fire Next Time
- Live Music Preview: 50 Big Gigs
‘Belfast Calling’ out to all fans of punk music
Belfast Telegraph – Sep 20, 2007
But at the eleventh hour the concert was cancelled by the city fathers sparking a mini riot in Bedford Street. Punk had arrived in Northern Ireland. Thirty years on and punk godfather Terri Hooley is organising a Belfast Calling gig to mark the events of that night and to pay homage to the concert that never was. The Good Vibrations Club will host a pogo-dancing party in the Attic Bar in Lavery’s featuring local indie band Velma with a headline set by Doghouse who feature former members of punk rockers The Defects in their line-up. Terri and Tardis will provide the DJ sets. According to Terri the date of the cancelled Clash gig was significant for Belfast as it sparked the punk movement in the city. "The Clash were one of the most important bands of that time and were due to play their first gig in Belfast that night" he recalled… "Unfortunately our city fathers frightened by the tabloid frenzy regarding the emerging punk movement in England pulled the gig at the last minute. "A mini riot ensued at the front of the Ulster Hall with the police. This was the night that kickstarted the Northern Ireland punk revolution. " Terri said he was approached by several people keen to see a gig organised to mark the gig that never happened. "It was the last thing on my mind really but after I was asked to do it I went to William Maxwell of Immortal Records and put it to him. "The gig will mark 30 years of punk here and will just be a good night out for anyone who wants to come along. " Tickets can be obtained from Phoenix Records priced £5 or £7 at the door.
Music conformity is the genre of life
KSC The Equinox – KSC The Equinox (subscription) – Sep 20, 2007
We feed off each other. Rap and hip-hop are the same though. Rap transcends racial barriers in a more visible fashion than punk music does. There aren’t as many black and Hispanic punks as you see rap and hip hop fans it doesn’t mean they’re not there they just aren’t as visible because of the corporate tycoons who control over the media. But it seems with rap and hip-hop the idea is to conform. Rappers name drop products and endorse various goods that quite frankly I’ve seen a lot of people sporting related to their taste in that music. As with punk I feel when I walk down the streets hell even Appian Way I can tell exactly what music people listen to based on what they wear.
Nightlife Agenda
Washington Post – Sep 20, 2007
Tonight’s the Agronaut’s second birthday and they’re celebrating with a rack of food and drink specials. Sip a mojito while playing pool foosball or darts for free. Most band names have no bearing on the type of music the band plays. Endless Boogie is an exception. The Brooklyn group plays boogie rock like the Allmans at their rocking Duane-era peak. And while the songs aren’t quite endless they do go one for quite a while. Find a groove and jam on it that’s the name of the game.
Rare Ramones Footage Surfaces On DVD
Billboard – Sep 20, 2007
The Ramones’ songs are kind of autobiographical — a lot of the songs are based on people’s lives. It kind of lends itself to a musical storyline setting. Of late Erdelyi has jumped back into making music with Uncle Monk a duo with multi-instrumentalist Claudia Tienan. Those expecting Ramones-style punk anthems are in for quite a surprise. “We do sort of modern indie music with bluegrass instrumentation” he says. “I play mandolin banjo fiddle and guitar my partner plays guitar and bass. We write original songs with very pertinent lyrics in modern times.
Special to The Post and Courier
Charleston Post Courier – Sep 20, 2007
Hickry HawkinsAfter spending quite some time floating outside of the country mainstream Charlotte’s Hickry Hawkins is riding the wave of the recent revival of roots-country and bluegrass. He is making the most of his ride. Hickry Hawkins will perform at The Map Room 1650 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Charleston with the bo-setvens and Charleston’s The Defilers as part of the Hillbilly Lowcountry Invasion Benefit concert. Tickets are $5 at the door and a portions of the proceeds will benefit the MUSC’s Burned Children’s Fund in memory of the Charleston 9. Call 769-6336 or visit… Magnolia Electric Co. With acres of spacious melodies and bone reverberating music Magnolia Electric Co. Molina recorded an astonishing six albums in less than two years under the name Magnolia Electric Co. Songs: Ohia and Jason Molina.
The Rasta Fire Next Time
OC Weekly – Sep 20, 2007
Tyrell tells Rutger Hauer’s replicant in Blade Runner. And rasta punks Bad Brains have burned twice as bright—playing hardcore punk faster harder heavier and with more emotion than any band before or since—even if this time around with a reunion album and a handful of shows it seems like it’s been for half as long.
Live Music Preview: 50 Big Gigs
New Haven Advocate – Sep 20, 2007
7: Qui rock (feauring David Yow) at Cafe Nine. 11: Uz Jsme Doma Czech post-punk at Daniel Street. 12: Maroon 5 The Hives Sara Bareilles pop-rock Swedish punk at Mohegan Sun Arena. 12: Mighty Purple pop-rock at The Space.