Issue 14

Why would a punk use AI for a flyer if they can do it by themselves? They don’t have time, some may argue. Others will say they just don’t have the skills to make one. When was punk about having any skill or making “good-looking” (honestly, they look horrible) things? I don’t have answers for these questions. The point of punk, in my opinion, was always to create something personal, something yours: it doesn’t matter how “good” or “bad” it was. I want to see your personality, your interests, I ...

Fast hardcore punk from Barcelona, more in the Swedish style than the USHC style. The last song, "Dónde están", is the most mid-tempo song and is somehow quite melodic. Really evil-sounding crusty lead vocals. No lyrics though, but from the write up and the people involved I suspect a strong current of anarchic resistance. Amazing cover art too. This is the kind of demo I love getting from friends across the ocean. Punk music by real punks. Recorded one of the former movie theater rooms of La Ci...

Two very quick 4-track bedroom punk solo project tracks about being a garbage man, but from an actual garbage man (Victor from PUFFER). It feels unfair to say egg punk, because egg punk it would be by a poser who isn't actually a garbage man. But it's fast catchy lo-fi drum machine punk with a synth. The tape is almost over before you start! I wish it was longer. Maybe this winter COMPACTORS will deliver a longer release. I would like some songs about sidewalk snow-clearing as well....

I have deliberately avoided listening to this Pittsburgh band until getting a tape in my hands. It's not every day you get to listen to a band that shares your name. If I was a band I don't think anyone who knows me would expect it to sound like this. As the title suggests it's pretty noisy, a lot of noisy guitar, great heavy bass tone that cuts through, fast drums. I'm really in love with the bass tone, it's not my usual flavour but it works so well and sometimes it goes low that reminds me of ...

Interview first featured in La Chaîne #41. When and how did EULOGY start? DAVE: Maybe October or November of 2024? PASK: Eulogy started as a studio project for fun just to record some of Sticker’s songs he wrote during the pandemic but never recorded. Sticker asked Dave and me to join as drummer and bass/lead guitar to record his songs, then it became more steady. So Sticker and Dave asked Matt to join as bass so I fully can focus on leads. Then when time came to find a singer I suggested and...

Ben handed me this zine along with the newest Tattoo Punk at Varning. At first I assumed this was just the latest issue of Nuts!, last seen as a huge newsprint zine I'd be lucky to find at a show or record store while visiting New York 10ish years ago. I realized that this was actually Nuzzy. I wondered, is this new Nuts!? Ben explains: I changed the name cuz I named "Nuts!" when i was 15 and I just kinda got tired of the dick jokes. Also "Nuts!" was only about DIY punk and now i'm old and I wa...

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