Timely New Video From The Brat Features Unreleased Tune, Homage To 1968 School Walkouts
2017 saw East LA’s 80s punk band The Brat back in the spotlight with the release of the stunning 21 set disc, “Straight Outta East LA.” The album displays the…
Jinho Jinza: Searing, Passionate Blues-Based Punk Rock From Slovenia
As the universal language, music has the potential to create understanding between cultures. This is of course so true in the ways rock music has been transformed by cultures around…
Introducing Ska ‘n’ Bones: Lifelong Pals Create Musical Chaos With Inspiring Political Tune “Smally Fingers”
A group of musical friends in Southern California have banded together to create a raucous and fun ska dance tune in the style of second wave ska. Calling themselves “Ska…
Classic Recordings from Brat Drummer: Mexican Rasta Punk And Government-Sponsored Rock N’ Roll
More classic music is available than ever before, thanks to the World Wide Web, providing a convenient look at other cultures and contexts. The Brat drummer and founding member Robert…
“Farewell To The Pulsar”: Snowcat’s Tragic Magic, and ‘Awaken’ Changes
Listening to the complexity and weirdness of Gilles Snowcat’s re-release of 2001’s “Farewell To The Pulsar,” I find myself amazed that one person (with the exception of dream vocals by…
The Brat Reunion? 1980s East L.A. Punk Band Makes ‘Swift Moves’
The release last month of The Brat’s long lost recordings on a 21 track disc titled “Straight Outta East L.A.” caught many by surprise. Yet the attention the disc has…
Set Blasters: Profoundly Fun Punk From So Cal’s Inland Empire
Punk Rock in the Inland Empire is already a thing. With numerous weekend house parties, and bands and promoters making good use of available space at clubs, restaurants and coffeehouses,…
Pomona’s Hexed Deliver Innovative Psych-Punk
When the five friends in Hexed get together with their instruments to make some music, get ready for some loud and innovative sounds. The psych-punk band from Pomona have been…
80s Punk Rock Treasure “Outta East L.A.” from The Brat
By Keith Walsh In the 80s, while synthpop artists wrestled with issues of heartache and love gone wrong, the responsibility of tackling social issues fell in large part to the…
Controversy over release of archived recordings from East L.A.’s groundbreaking punkers The Brat
By Keith Walsh In what was another era, Jon Lee of Up Another Octave Records used his Buena Park record store to promote indie bands. One of these was The…