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Acquiring their name from a book by Greil Marcus, the Plot to INFLATE the Eiffel Tower shaped in NORTH PARK, CA, in 2001, made up of Brandon Welchez (vocals/sax), Chuck Rowell (guitar), Brian Hill (drums), and Dan Maier (bass). They made an appearance on the picture having a cacophonous jazz-punk-hardcore …

More than any kind of music group that arrived of later-’70s England, the Mekons (the name extracted from the favorite sci-fi comic Dan Dare) have possibly the most dedicated fans of any kind of music group even remotely linked to punk rock and roll. And why not really? During the …

Ohio thrash-punksters the Necros debuted in the first ’80s having a nine-track EP released through two preeminent indie brands, Dischord and Contact & Go. Authorized to the second option label 2 yrs later on, the group’s 1st recording, Conquest for Loss of life, became their last for a long time. …

A supergroup formed in LA the mid-’90s comprising B-list men from A-list rings, Neurotic Outsiders found an urgent following whenever a one-time charity concert in the Viper Space resulted in a house-band engagement. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols, John Taylor of Duran Duran, Duff McKagan of Weapons N’ Roses, …

Among the first & most significant post-punk rings, General public Picture Ltd. (PiL) had been originally a quartet led by vocalist John Lydon (previously Johnny Rotten, given birth to January 31, 1956) and guitarist Keith Levene, who was simply a member from the Clash in another of its early lineups. …

England’s Rubella Ballet were easily perhaps one of the most colorful rings to be from the anarchist punk and gothic rock and roll moments. Despite their tense, paranoid music and immediate lyrics reflecting politics in addition to emotional problems, the group refused to look at a brooding, imposing appearance. Rather, …

Pursuing his 1977 firing from your Making love Pistols — reportedly for expressing an admiration for the Beatles — bassist Glen Matlock founded the Rich Babies, a far more experimental pop/rock and roll outfit curved out by guitarist Steve New, drummer Rusty Egan and vocalist Midge Ure, formerly of the …

A seminal influence for the evolution of thrash and dark metallic, Venom formed through the past due ’70s in Newcastle, Britain. Originally a five-piece group known as Oberon, they ultimately trimmed their lineup to some trio comprising vocalist/bassist Conrad “Cronos” Lant, guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn, and drummer Tony “Abaddon” Bray. …

The only real summation you can label of the career of British punks Penetration is, just what a disappointment. In 1977, Penetration released a vintage chunk of punk rock and roll defiance entitled “Don’t Dictate.” With Pauline Murray’s impassioned vocals (sounding a little like X-Ray Spex’s Poly Styrene) at the …

River Town Rebels formed from the unlikely city of Burlington, VT, in later 1997. With the initial associates of guitarist Dan “Bopper” O’Day and drummer Erik Schmidt and bassist Chris Jukosky, River Town Rebels would withstand several lineup adjustments before settling down with Ward Aimi (vocals), Brandon Rainier (trombone), Gabe …