Just when you thought punk was dead, buried and forgotten and it seemed only a glowing recession of unpaid credit and national distrust of the Government could possibly resurrect a generation of discontented youth…
Punk collective Vive Le Punk presents ‘77 band the Rezillos performing their album ‘Can’t Stand the Rezillos’ in its entirety. They play Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms on the 22nd.
Dairy Crest, who own Country Life Butter and fronted a £5 million advertising campaign which featured John Lydon (Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten) have reported a drop of more than a quarter in its share prices after airing the commercial. Not sure they chose the best man to sell it to the masses…
BrewDog, a brewery in Fraserburgh, Scotland, is being investigated for encouraging irresponsible behaviour after launching Punk IPA and Hop Rocker. The main seller, Punk IPA, reads ‘this is an aggressive beer, we don’t care if you like it’ on the label. Co-founder of Brewdog defended his Punk beer label saying that the aggression was in reference to the taste rather than anything physical: “The word ‘aggressive’ is used because of the biting bitterness in it. It’s a heavily hopped beer. It’s not something you can drink a lot of.”
‘Punk Rock Karaoke’ are set to release a new CD/DVD featuring guitarist Eric Melvin (NOFX), bassist Steve Soto (Adolescents), drummer Derek O’Brien (Social Distortion) and guitarist Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, Circle Jerks). The disc will spit out 10 tracks for you to shout along to, including tunes from Black Flag, Stiff Little Fingers, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat and the Buzzcocks and comes out on October 28,2008. Flipper are re-releasing their albums on vinyl after a long period of them bring out of print.
There seems to be fuck all on in Edinburgh in the run-up to the Winter Festival. Perhaps all the punks have gone intro hibernation, using the chilly months to cultivate their hairstyles and nurture their spiky jackets. The alternative is that they are traveling en masse down to Sheffield or London, where Discharge will be bashing out their legendary d-beat noise. They’re flogging their new CD at the shows, so if you go down, pick up a copy and drop it by the Veritas office. A little birdie told me they may be playing in Scotland early next year. However, the birdie may be slightly unreliable as they are always wasted by 11 am, especially if it’s a week day.
Anyways, seeing as there isn’t really much to do, I suggest getting really drunk and going on the Ferris Wheel in Princes Street. Ten points if you manage to puke on a tourist. 20 points if it’s while you’re ice skating.
Originally published in Veritas December 2008 Issue 101. Co-written by Demian Hobby.
