SHAMLESS are a classic style Oi! band from the southern city of Lyon in France. Answers provided by Dorian. 1. Where and how did SHAMELESS form?
We formed the band with the original bassist Nico on 2011, in Lyon, After he splitted his band called Rude Gones. After some line up changes, we are now Gilbert at drums, Gilles at guitar , Romain with the bass and I Dorian at sing and rhythm guitar.
2. What is the Oi! scene like in Lyon, and France as a whole? I know Paris has alot of active new bands, do you get up to play in northern France very often? Who are yer favourite new(ish) French bands?
The Oi ! Scene is dying in Lyon and in France with the Parisians we are the youngests bands and all the newish band have 30 years members, it doesn’t speak to younger people. But the scene in France is very splitted between north and south. My favourite french newish bands are shoot the dogs, the headliners, and to be honest i don't have time to listen new bands but i will..
3. With France having such a long running rich Oi! scene with bands singing in French, how come you choose to sing in English instead? Has this got you more gigs abroad, or any scrutiny at home?
The first goal for the band was to play in others countries, and it's easier to be listened when you sing in English. Second reason it's for me a language adapted for rock'n roll music, with more rhythm than french language.
4. Your sound is not typically French with broody minor melodies, saxe etc. What bands influence you would you say as a whole and individually?
I love british music, for punk music i listen a lot blitz, slaughter and the dogs, skrewdriver and all the classic stuff, but i like brit pop too like pulp or the smiths. Romain the bassist is a big hardcore fan so when we compose a song together all this mess is mixed.
5. What is your take on the current wave of bands today round the world? Do you think they stand up to the classics of the 80s or 90s? Why or why not?
I think there is a lot of shit, like booze and glory or other boys bands , i think thzt we have to try to do something different than in the 80’s but we have not to do skatepunk shit. But don't listen to me i'm grumpy..but there is some good bands too đ
6. What have bin yer favourite bands you've shared the stage with so far aswell as favourite gigs? On the flipside, what's bin yer worst gig experience to date?
I can't just tell just one band , i played with the bands i listened when i was a kid like major accident, condemned 84 and many more and it was always a blast, the last time in Czech Republic was one of my favourite gig with pressure 28 (top lads !), Great people, great city (Brno) great beers. The worst was in a tattoo convention with nobody in front it was a two days gig the weekend was great but the gig was fucking long..
7. Can you give us a discography to date, and disclose any future plans for releases, tours etc?
We have now a Lp relased in 2011, two eps , the last one Weekend wicked boys released in 2017. We are working on a new release maybe a maxi ep with 4or 5 songs cause i'm just lazy to compose đ
8. Are you aware of any bands from the scene over here in Canada ?
i'm not really aware on canada's bands. Bishops green are famous in Europe like lancaster and alternate action.
9. Any final comments?
Thank you for your interest and support and sorry for the loooong time to answer…soy for my bad english but as a proper snails and frog eater i suck in english. Fuck crybabies, keep the faith and don't take it too serious !
OFF THE CLOCK are a rough and ready Oi! band from Victoria BC on the far west coast of Canada. All answers provided by singer Will. 1. When and where did OTC form, who plays what and how was the name chosen? OTC started in Victoria BC, I believe in the summer of 2017. Current members are Myself (Will) on vocals, Mike on guitar, Evan on drums, and Jordan on bass, although we had Tobias on bass for the first couple shows and both recordings, and Alex on drums for the first show and demo. The name came up as I was having a few beers with a guy I work with. He tried to ask me some shit about a job we were on to which I replied, “don’t wanna hear it, we’re off the clock.” The other guys liked the idea so we went with it. 2. What is the scene like in Victoria? Are there many venues, bands to play with? Victoria is a funny scene. It’s small but it’s close knit which is cool. Everyone is friendly and supportive so there’s a real family vibe. There aren’t too many venues as it’s a smaller city. That said, we have Logan’s pub and some great house venues that put on a lot of cool punk bands etc.
3. Style wise, you guys seem to have different influences coming thru in the songs. What bands/genres influence you the most, and does it vary from member to member? What's the best way you've heard someone describe the band? Yeah so, some major influencers for me were bands like Oxblood, Negative Approach, and 4skins. Basically, hard-hitting Oi! with a touch of early hardcore. It definitely varies from member to member though which is great because we all bring a little touch of our own. Best way I’ve heard us described is just another angry Oi! band. 4. Being from Florida originally, do you find the scene and things in general much different up in Canada? If so what's the difference, and which do you prefer? Oh, for sure. Florida is a crazy place in general so you can imagine it breeds some equally crazy scenes. Violence was a big part of things down there, where as up here it’s more about getting together for some beers and some laughs. At this point I think I prefer the laughs. However, I definitely miss that excitement sometimes.
5. Word is that you've got a record coming out, but there's no information on the details. Can you fill us in? How did it all come together? Yeah, we finished the record up a while ago and have kind of been waiting on details ourselves. Our close friend Esther is helping us put it out as a start to her new label so we’re all pretty stoked. I think it’s just a matter of getting the last details sorted and it should be a go. More news to come? 6. Are lyrics important to you, and if so what do you try and communicate? What are some non-musical influences, be it politics, TV etc? Does the Oi! genre restrict what you write about at all? They’re kind of my only job so I do try to put a bit of effort into them. Though, mostly I just gripe about shit I don’t care for, so pretty typical I suppose. I do think Oi! limits you a bit in what you can write about but just because it feels a bit cheesy going too far out of the box. Some bands may pull it off but I don’t think we’re one of them.
7. Have any of you been in bands previously, and if so what bands?
I was in a couple bands called Union Boys and Dead Street when I was younger. Mike’s been in tons of stuff such as Thankless Graft, Last Crusade, and currently plays in No Heart with Jordan. Also, I know Evan played in bands growing up in Nova Scotia, Genetic Angry being one of them.
8. What has bin yer favourite show you've played so far, and favourite bands you've played with?
Honestly, they’ve all been great. We’ve been lucky enough to play with some really awesome bands. The two that stick out though are definitely Antisocial and The Brass. It was really exciting to get two big names in Oi! to the island and to just hang out with some great people.
9. What's in store for the future with Off The Clock?
We’ve got some new songs in the works that we’re all really happy with. Hopefully we’ll get them recorded fairly soon and who know, maybe a 7”? Other than that, I guess we’re just gonna keep doing shows and maybe talk some shit in between.
2.For us Anglo's, whats does the band name mean, and what are yer lyrical topics so far? Yer cassette artwork is classic, who's idea was it and who drew it up?
3. You guys instantly make me think of the Chaos En France compilations without being derivitive at all, aswell as (obviously) RIXE come to mind. Is this coincidental, or do these bands make up a good portion of your influences as a band? Are there any genres outside French Oi! that you find inspiring at all, or are you purists?
4. What's the Oi! scene like in Montreal and Quebec as a whole these days? Can you tell us the best and worst things about it? Have you playing outside MTL yet, and if not do you have plans to?
5. Do you prefer the classic bands, or the new breed? With a short description, give us yer top 10 of current/new bands.
B.A: We would say both, honestly. There's good new stuff influenced by old school bands these days! Our ten favourite current bands are: No Heart (catchy oi! stuff and rough vocal), Squelette (Agressive french oi! - Big inspiration for BA lyrics) Rixe (agressive french oi! aswell) , Coupe Gorge (Hardcore/oi!, solid new release), Bromure (Very typical french oi!), Ultra Razzia (Friends of us, old school oi! sound), Rogue Trooper (Cool mix of hardcore and oi), Fuerza Bruta (Spanish lyrics and hard oi!), Ultra Sect (reminds me of templars stuff, very good) and Legion 76 (Nice guys who knows are to play solid oi!).
6. What does the future hold for Beton Arme? As far as releases, tours, gigs etc and how can we get copies?
B.A: For now, we want to play a couple of shows in Montreal and other cities around aswell. We also want to play in Europe in maximum a year. As for the band, we have new t-shirts and we are working on new stuff for a potential LP! I think there are still a few demo tapes on sale, ask LSC Records on Facebook or Bandcamp!
7. Closing comments?
B.A: Thanks you for that interview and keep up the good work man!
ROGUE TROOPER are a hardcore influenced Oi! band from Western MA in the states, with a 7" out and an LP soon to follow. Questions answered by singer Cole.
How and when did Rogue Trooper form, and how did you end up choosing the name?
RT started with Shane moving out to Western MA from Boston. Him and I played a few times and ended up settling on an oi/skinhead hc style project as it was a sound we were both interested in. Ethan got added for the demo and Andrew just after that when we started playing gigs. Rogue Trooper is a Subculture song. It’s my opinion that you’re never going to have a good band name so if you can settle on something that no one hates you did pretty good.
2. You guy's come from western Massachusetts, what's the scene like there for gigs, bands etc? Do you get out of the area to play very often?
Only Ethan and Andrew are from out here, Shane and I are both from Eastern MA. The music community is very strong for a rural area, but since it’s a college town it definitely ebbs and flows as many people move in and out. There are a lot of interconnected scenes, and I think in general it seems to generate mixed bills which is cool.
3. What are some of yer favourite bands from the area? Is the scene tied into Boston, or quite separate?
There are a lot of good bands, some of our favorites are Tortured Skull, Corrode, Dirt Devil, Lendl, and Gay Mayor. There is some cross over as it’s a small state, but Boston has cracked down heavily on DIY venues so we see a fair few Boston residents at western shows. Of the bar and club type shows we mostly have to go to Boston or New York to see bigger bands.
4.To my ears anyway, you guys seem to verge on hardcore style wise in addition to more straight ahead Oi! anthems like "Boots On The Ground" and "Army Of One". Which of the two genres would you say is more of an influence on the band, and what bands would you say are a collective influence on you boys?
Definitely hardcore. We have all been in hardcore bands since high school and that sound is the one we are familiar with. While we all like a lot of 80s Oi I wouldn’t say we have any specific loyalty to the genre. I think we all have felt a pull toward writing more rnr style songs. I can only speak for me, but I always loved Oi lyrics about boots and what’s in the heart of a skinhead and shit. All the songs about putting on the stuff are my favourite. I guess the skinflicks have always been my go to on that tip.
5. Is there any lyrical themes to yer lyrics, be in personal, political, whatever? Are you a fan of bands with a political agenda, or not so much?
This most recent record ended up being much more political than I originally intended, I ran out of songs about lacing up after the 7”. The title of the album “class decline” I think is a good description of the industrial malaise that characterizes a lot of the mill towns out here. I do think the skinhead tradition of being proud of working culture, and addressing issues affecting working people is an important one inside the punk and rock umbrella. I hope some of my lyrics pull from that. Ethan and I are both carpenters so I had to throw in at least a couple songs about being on the job site. As far as music politics in general, I definitely want to let people know where we stand. If you’re playing skinhead music in 2018 you can’t be a fencewalker about white nationalism. We’ve had some people like that at our away games. Nazis can eat a gun, don’t come to our gigs.
6. You've got an LP coming out soon on Rebellion Records, based out of the Netherlands. How did you come to get hooked up with them on the album, and is there a North American distributor aswell or is it solely a European release?
I like that American Oi blog that Mano does. I sent him the demo to review a couple of years back and we got to talking about Rebellion potentially putting out an LP. Big thanks to Mano and Wouter over there.
7. What does the future look like for Rogue Trooper, as far as plans for releases, tours etc?
I would love to get to Europe at some point, but I am content playing locally with whatever touring bands we can help out. We live in a great spot for doing weekend tours since Boston, NYC, Philly, and DC are less than a days drive away.
8.What would yer dream line up for a gig look like, with all active bands?
Steel Pulse, Judas Priest, Rush, and Rogue Trooper at the VFW hall in Hadley MA.
9. Final comments?
Thanks for the interest and to anyone who has given us a listen. You can hit us up for questions or merch at Roguetrooperband@gmail.com
GIMP FIST are a long running street punk band based in Darlington, England. I had a chat with Jonny(guitar/vox) who answered the questions. 1. How and when did Gimp Fist form? What is the age and occupation of the members? Hi mike. GimpFist formed in 2005 when the Ska/punk band we were in called it a day. I joined as the guitarist n chris was already in playing bass. My brother Michael joined a couple of years down the line. Two members of the band were goin out n would always turn up to practises late so us 3 would jam out some tunes id bin working on. As much as I love Ska I was always a punk at heart so when they jacked it in we just carried on as a three piece. I (jonny) am 38 yrs old n drive a non emergency ambulance for a living. Mike is 40 and is a ground worker on the building sites n Chris is ermmmm 50 I think n currently employed at GimpFist HQ. 2. How your style changed at all thru the years? If so, in what way? What bands influenced you in the beginning, and what bands do nowadays? In the early days GimpFist were a bit more hardcore. I think a lot of that was due to a lack of confidence in my song writing. As I gained a little bit confidence the songs slowed a bit and you could make out the lyrics lol. Still love doin the odd fast song however to mix it up a bit. The biggest influence for be has to be the clash. Absolutely love them. I think strummer could sing anything n I’d love it. I also got into reggae from listening to the clash too. After most practises chris would lend me some of his albums or 7”singles. I remember one of these bein razors in the night by blitz n I was totally blown away so blitz was a big influence on me. Others influences were rancid, cockney rejects, the business, da skywalkers, cock sparrer, jimmy cliff, minor threat, buddy Holly, quite a broad spectrum really. Rancid still continue to influence. They’ve never done a bad album n always stay true to they’re roots. As for new bands...noi!se have been a stand out band. There’s something a bit different about them that sets them apart from the rest. Great riffs N great songs. Also Old firm casuals, the interrupters, arch rivals, to name a few.
3. You play in the Northeast alot to very receptive crowds. Is there anywhere else that you've played where it's in the same league? Yeh. From early on the north west have always gave great support. We did a lot of early gigs in Penrith n Carlisle n have made some of the best of mates from this region. The club Victoria in Carlisle was always a favourite of mine. We got treat like family from the start. Just last year we got to play Carlisle again. First time in four years n it was amazing. Dave bell puts gigs on up there n is doin a great job of keeping the scene alive. Similarly in Uttoxeter there is always a great crowd n a fantastic atmosphere. Made some brilliant mates down there too from gigging over the years.
4. What have been yer favourite bands to play with? Favourite place to play outside the UK? The business were always one of my favourite bands to support over the years. Supporting a band you’ve listened to and looked up to for years is a great feeling. Micky Fitz n the business lads have helped us out a lot over the years n we’ve become great mates since. Supporting rancid was a highlight for me n just recently supporting the interrupters on a couple of dates. They were amazing gigs. Jumping from start to finish. Just last year we got the chance to support cock sparrer in Edinburgh. Probably the highlight of my year n possibly my gigging career. Was a great night and one I will never forget. Bein signed to sunny bastards we have done quite a few shows across Germany and we have always had a great reception. Loved the gigs in hamburg with Sam harder. You get well looked after. Also just recently we played oi! This is tegelen in Holland which was amazing.
5. What's in store for the future with the band? Any upcoming releases or tours? How can folks get merch? I always try to keep on writing new material. Sometimes successfully sometimes not so ha. But to see a new song coming together, for me Is a huge buzz. Keeps things fresh n from going stale. We’ve bin working on a few lately so hopefully they’ll be more albums in the future. We’ve got some good gigs booked this year. We’ve got the London rebellion one day festival in February and also the one in Amsterdam in June. A trip to Marseille in March and Hamburg in September n uk dates in between so quite a bit to keep us busy. If people are interested in merchandise they can contact chris directly thru GimpFist Facebook page or either myself or mike n we will try our best to sort it out. Also via sunny bastards website. Or u can come see us at gigs. We’ve always got plenty of merch with us.
6. Any final comments? I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years either promoters putting us on or people coming to watch us. When we started out in 2005 i never dreamt anything like this. Still blows me away to see people turning up n singing along to the songs so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. N cheers for the interview mike! Take care. You can reach Gimp Fist at: https://www.facebook.com/gimpfist/
SABOTAGE are a great melodic Oi! band from Stockholm, Sweden. Their singer Robban was kind enough to answer a few questions below:
1. When and how did Sabotage form? Who plays what, have there been any line up changes? What is a little known fact about each member?
Sabotage started out in 2013 as a studio project. We were rehearsing for a reunion show with mine and Erik’s old band Contemptuous (2003-2006) when Erik asked me if I wanted to write some lyrics and record some old songs that he and Matte had from years back (from a project called Profane Division). At the time I was disillusioned with my current band Antipati since me and the other members were rapidly moving in different directions when it came to musical references and subcultural preferences, so I was really happy about the offer. I knew since earlier Erik’s great at writing riffs and songs, and I actually had a couple of lyrics lying about since they were refused by Antipati for not being PC enough, that I wanted to use. The first one appeared on our first 7” ”Betraktelser FrĂ„n Staketet” 7”EP (”FĂ€rdiga Doktriner”, originally written for the final song we ever worked on with Antipati) and ”BlĂ„ Linjen Blues” that was released on ”Faderskap I GrĂ„zonen”12”.
2. You manage to get a very melodic sound but without being poppy like a lot of newer oi! bands. What would you say are the main bands that influence you? Are there varied influences on different members?
I think it’s because it’s minor based, so it’s kind of sad melodies and harmonies, but I’m not the one writing the music. Matte’s and Erik’s common influence is The Templars. Erik usually mentiones them together with 80’s RAC and pop music such as The Smiths and The Cure. I would like to add some french 80’s punk/oi! to that. Matte is the black sheep… he’s into heavy rock and metal and has favourites like Guns’n’Roses, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath (I could mention he was the one suggesting we took the Name Sabotage) and Creases Like Knives actually mentioned references like Thin Lizzy and Maiden when they reviewed our latest release, so I guess you can hear Matte in there aswell. We have very different influences, but as Erik writes most of the music, his are most obvious.
3. What is the punk and oi! scene like in Stockholm, and Sweden as a whole? Could you recommend 5 good contemporary Swedish bands to check out?
Well, band wise it’s been good in Sweden since the late 90’s. It’s generally high quality music wise (not so much lyric wise), and lately there’s been more gigs than ever. In fact perhaps more gigs than a small scene like Sweden could tend for. And why am I even talking about it like one scene? Despite most people know or at least know of each other, the swedish scene is actually a number of small scenes that sometimes integrate for better and worse. The ”movement” here has been free from politics for most of the time, as long as everyone leave their views at home for gigs etc and silently confess to a swedish social liberal consencus – which most people do most of the time - so I guess that’s good but a bit annoying. Good for gigs and promotors, so basically good. We have our divisions of course, but nothing very serious. No extreme politics generally, and no such stupid thing as RASH exist here. The main problem is internet, and the self proclaimed punk ghestapo who decides what attributes are ok, which t-shirts could be worn, what bands could be listened to etc, but it’s the same everywhere I guess. And the good thing about this internet based clueless antifa is that it is only internet based, so I guess it doesn’t really exist either?
For bands then, I’ll try to remember all the good ones.
AGENT BULLDOGG – Swedish classic. I play in that one too.
HETS – That’s me aswell, my brother and a couple of friends from Royal Stakeout, Lost Warning (RIP) and Trench.
TRENCH – Swedish/Danish band,members from Royal Stakeout, Lost Warning, (Hets) and Trouble? Great stuff. The talk of the town anywhere 2018.
KONSPIRATION – My brother (used (?) to be in AvgĂ„! … This is his new project with a young south Stockholm skinhead called Maciek. More than promising, perfect Magnus Uggla-Oi!
CLOSE AIR SUPPORT – Old school people from Wermland in the inner west of Sweden, playing 80’s sounding music somewhere inbetween Anti Social and One Way System.
THE FRANKS – Henke is still going strong. The band now has a norweigan line-up.
POSSO KONGRO – Classic Swedish melodic Oi! sound in the vein of early Gatans Lag and Frenzy Four.
ON THE JOB – Solid stand up guys!
VINDVAK – Johan from Sabotage and Pontus from Nya Given playing some wonderful viking sounding oi!
That was eight, not five. But still. Those are the bands worth checking out.
4. You've released a handful of vinyl releases aswell as done a fair amount of gigs outside of Sweden. What is your favourite release of yours so far, and what has been the most memorable gig, both in and out of Stockholm?
My favourite releases are the first one ”Betraktelser FrĂ„n Staketet” 7”EP and our latest, ”Den Nya VĂ€rdegrunden” 10”EP.
Our most memorable gig in Stockholm would be the last one. The internet based left wing gender bender snowflake hardcore scene tried to stop the gig by giving the venue bad reviews for putting on the gig and calling us racist and nazi and other absurdities and God knows what… So we took our name from the flyer, said we wouldn’t play to give the venue owner a break, then played anyway. It was sold out and people were very happy to see us play even though we surely didn’t do our best gig ever. Other bands on that night were Close Air Support, Agent Bulldogg, Ăstra Aros and Warrior Kids. Top night.
Abroad, we’ve only played in Finland and Badalona (Catalunya) and both were great, but Finland is our brother nation, so if I have to chose it will be Finland. Always nice to go there.
5. Who have been your favourite bands that you've played with so far? Can you give us a top 5 of current bands from round the globe that you've been listening to?
Favourite bands that we played with so far would probably be Warrior Kids. But I like most of the bands we’ve played with. Other good ones include The Members, The Snipes and The Pistones.
Currently I mostly listen to (I won’t restrict myself to five bands):
Anti-Nowhere League – The Cage
Forced Reality – S/T
Madness – Can’t Touch Us Now
New Glory – Backlash
No Heart / The Opposition - Split
Rival – We Got The Right
The Rogues – Zero Street
Rose Tattoo – the first four albums
Squadron – Take The Sword
Stepmothers – You Were Never My Age
The Templars – Deus Vult
Ultima Thule – Rötter
6. What's the future got in store for Sabotage? Any releases, tours gigs etc coming up? How can folks get the records?
The future looks bright… First off we’ve been pulled from the Streetpunk Winter Riot Fest in Bratislava because some internet warrior made sure Rozpor saw a picture of me wearing a naughty t-shirt (Kill Baby, Kill!)… Off course, with their logic, this means I am probably Adolf Hitler so there for they cancelled their participation and made people question the organisers, threatening with financial boycott and probably some violence too, so they decided to cancel us too. We’re getting used to this and honestly I don’t want to play with activist bands like Rozpor anyway. This means we have more time to focus on our next proper gig abroad,with Mercancias in Catalunya in the early spring, and to finish our new songs for the upcoming split 12” with the great Canadian band No Heart. Apart from that we have a few more gigs in Sweden and abroad to be properly confirmed.
7. Closing comments?
Thanks a lot for the interview, great honour!
Take care, and a happy 2018 to the loyal supporters of oi!
Robban
To get in touch with the band, you can reach them at: sabotagesthlm@hotmail.com
LION'S SHARE are a new band from St. John's Newfoundland, channelling a sound you'd expect to hear from northern England in the early 80's. I caught up with guitarist Jon to chat No Future Records and the Atlantic Canada punk scene among other things.
1. Can you introduce the band, who play's what, age occupation etc. ? How did Lion's Share get going? J: Two Jon's, a Steve, and sometimes a Kyle. Jon 1 - 27, cook for a living or break concrete with Kyle, Jon 2 is 26 and a teacher, Kyle's age is unknown and he does things like build walls and shovel, and Steve is our little guy who works and lives in a park half the year. Both Jon's basically wanted to start a band that sounded like Blitz and we wrote a couple songs and jammed them forever until we managed to get Steve on board to play drums. I don't think we sound like Blitz, but that's how it started anyway.
2. Your sound reminds me alot of the No Future bands, is that stuff a big influence on you guys? What other influences do you have, does everyone in the band have similar musical backgrounds?
J: A few people have referenced No Future bands as comparisons. Some of them definitely are influences, like Crux, Blitz, the Partisans, The Samples, and so on, as well as some French oi. We've all been playing in punk bands together for years so our tastes may vary a little but more or less the same foundations.
3. What's the punk and oi! scene like in Newfoundland, and Atlantic Canada as a whole? Are there any stand out bands, or bands you've played with regularly?
J: Not much in the way of oi out this way but there's still punks. At the moment there's not a lot of punk bands in St. John's but there's some crazy shit coming out of Nova Scotia. Halifax is killing it. Check out Fragment, Alienation, Outcry...
4. You've released yer 6 song demo cassette this year, are there any plans to get it on vinyl? How can people get a copy?
J: Call Jon he'll mail you a tape for sure. Other than that no plans really, some cool guy in France wants to put out a bootleg so if that happens you can get one from him. Cassettes are really the ultimate format, but if anyone wants to put it out you should that would be sick.
5. What have been your past gigs/any coming up in the near future? What does 2017 look like for Lions Share? Are there any plans to play outside Newfoundland?
J: The best punk show of the year in St. John's happens on Tibbs eve which is December 23rd. We've played that two years in a row and it always rules. Other highlights were playing in a barn, and playing at a skatepark. The best punk shows are free and happen in illegal/diy venues. There a no definite plans for 2017 right now. We have a few new songs and hopefully we can get them recorded before too long. I'd love to play other places but it's tough to say when we'll be able to. We're all kind of all over the place. I really wanna go on tour but it's a pretty big endeavour from out here, but hopefully we could at least get out to play a show here or there.
6. Any final comments?
J: 6. Thanks for this and also for living in the same place that Pura Mania came from(ed. not quite!), who are the best punk band in the world. email jwhittle709@gmail.com for tapes
