the chick who runs the remember chernobyl gigs in glasgow has set up a seperate myspace for the event. go check it out and add it to your friends! here’s a little history lesson for ya taken from the site:
“Remember Chernobyl Punk Gigs began in 2006 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster – My hubby and I are directly involved with our local ‘Ayrshire’ link of CCLL and have had the pleasure of hosting 6 kids over the past couple of years.
The 20th anniversary gig was initially meant to be a one off ‘mad idea’ but given the success, support and interest surrounding the gig(s) which has now seen its 3rd year, it was decided to carry on the tradition and continue to mark the anniversary(s) each Mayday Bank Holiday weekend – the whole point of the gigs is to have a damn good day with some top live punk bands & lashings of lovely beer in the company of good mates, whilst raising funds for a very worthy cause!
the charity’s main aim is to help bring children from Belarus, the worst affected country in the wake of the nuclear disaster, to the UK for 4 weeks respite holidays. These short breaks are said to add 2 years onto their expected life-spans thus riding them of all the radiation that has built up in their system and lessening the chances of them going onto develop cancers and other radioactive related illnesses and diseases.
If you haven’t already been to one of the gigs make sure you mark next year’s event in your diary!
Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd MAY 2009 @ The Attic, Glasgow.”
since starting in 2006, they have raised £3,694.58 for chernobyl children lifeline.
the blog includes an extensive list of links to sits about chernobyl, chernobyl charities and nuclear power and its effects. plus, active slaughter have released a new song from their demo exclusively to the remember chernobyl site. so check it the fuck out!
HEADS UP:
teaze – alternative burlesque shenanigans. friday 23rd may. doors 9pm, first burlesque performance 10 pm, djs until 3 am. £5 in. it’s a fundraiser for f.r.e.a.k., an event which aims to create a temporary autonomous art space in a disused location. so not only will it be a good night, you can tick it off as your good deed for the day and proceed to knock down grannies with a bag of dead cats.
show at bannermans friday 23rd may. doors 9 pm. cute lepers (starring ex-briefs members steve e nix and stevie kicks [if ya dig that pop-punk shite, it makes my teeth hurt it's so sweet]), the begrudgers and the dirty pickups. fiver in.
dead kennedys at the liquid rooms 23rd may. £16.50 in. doesn’t say who’s supporting them or what time. i would body-swerve this one. if you are interested in my reasoning, check out my post below.
DELIBERATION OF THE DAY:
the military’s responsibility is to protect and preserve the capitalist system and its market ethos. it must serve and protect a world system of economic organization, directed by and of benefit to powerful private aggregations of power. – larry cata backer
TURN IT UP AND TUNE OUT:
i was just sowing a choking victim patch onto my sweatshirt so decided to slap choking victim – no gods, no managers on. this album totally reminds me of being 15. while skacore isn’t for us all, i like ska and i like punk and this is proper ska-punk, none of your less than jake pish with like 15 trumpets and matching ties. if you have more than six members in your band you can get tae fuck. i had to prowl the internet for days to find a copy of this record. suicide (a better way) is a cracking tune, and if you’re planning a shopping spree sans cash, five finger discount is the theme tune for you.
