VIOLENCE CREEPS — “I’m Broke/Gridlock” flexi “I’m Broke” is one of those songs that is so immediately catchy, punk and destroyed that I thought it was a cover song. The band lurches through two chords while their singer Amber screams her fucking head off about all the shit she can’t afford. The band ramps […]
Read MoreIrochka Pechalochka organized a benefit for Red Light Legal that is occurring this weekend in Oakland, California. Red Light Legal is a clinic that is a resource for those who work in the sex industry. I thought it was important to interview her regarding booking this benefit for two reasons. First- it’s important that punks […]
Read MoreThis ran in MRR #307/Dec ’08. OUT OF PRINT A few months back Luk Haas visited Maximum Rocknroll for the first time in his long history of writing for the magazine. We were lucky enough to sit him down for an interview. Interview by Cissie Scurlock, Layla Gibbon and Justin Briggs. MRR: How did you […]
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This originally ran in MRR #326/July ’10, which you can grab here Deep South Punk Legends from Ozone City: U-Ron from Really Red! By David Ensminger While flying home from Portland last weekend, where I lectured about the need for a greater understanding of Mexican-American gravesite traditions (no, they are not landscapes of trinkets, […]
Read MoreThis originally ran in MRR #323/Apr ’10, which you can grab here It’s Not Just Entertainment: The Legacy of Really Red Although well admired during the 1980s, Really Red seemed to slip into the dustbins of punk history while Texas acts like the Dicks, MDC, Big Boys, and others maintained steady appeal. The Houston […]
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