HERE WE ARE

INTERVIEW WITH MEGAT (ACAB)

2012-02-23T19:08:00.004-08:00

1. Hello, Megat, how are you? Please tell the readers who you are
- i'm doin just fine. i am megat hafiz addukhan or u can call me megat, mag or mags/max.

2. How are ACAB doing at the moment?
- ACAB's no longer functioning.

3. we heard that you are in syria, what are you doin there?
- went to syria to study arabic & religion

4. Where are the other ACAB members? Where are they?
- edy j's playing with his band gerhana ska cinta & aggrobeats while at the same time doing business of internet cafe. anas & zul works at the same place in KL selling streetwears & i don't know where hardy sham is.

5. What do you think about the Malaysian skinhead scene right now?
- i'm not sure. but in KL's area of bukit bintang/star hill, the bootboys there are still alive & kickin'.

6. Did you know Last Resort played in Singapore and indonesia?
- yea, i know. which is good. i heard that the turnout in indonesia ws amazing.

7. Are ACAB planning to reform?
- yes, we're most probably reforming for a one-off show opening for the oppressed in KL in march

8. what is your favourite acab song?
- this is a hard one. i'd say 'we are the youth'. or 'streets of uptown'.

9. Have you heard about the Indonesian skinhead scene?
- yes, i've heard. they say u lot have a large following in bandung & jakarta.

10. why you change your fashion style?
- because i've been a skinhead & played street punk/rock music for a long time & wanted to do sumthin else. i'd like to entertain all sorts of people regardless of their style or fashion.

11. Do you have a message for the webculturezine readers?
all the best in whatever u do!

OUR NEW LOGO

2012-01-14T20:44:00.000-08:00

Hello readers and Happy New Year 2012! How was your New Year's Eve? Good, we hope!
After a long break we're finally back, but first we want to bring your attention to our new logo,

designed by our friend Mr. Aan (Haircuts singer). We would like to thank him and show our appreciation for the help he has given to webculturezine.

We are receiving positive comments every day about the 'zine - we really respect you guys and hope to continue, so once again, thank you for the positive feedback. Respect.

ENJOY 2012!

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INTERVIEW WITH COCK SPARRER

2011-12-01T01:28:00.000-08:00

Hello readers
As this months edtion of webculturezine is also our 2nd birthday, we've decided to give you a special treat: An interview with the greatest street punk band ever - COCK SPARRER!

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was it formed?

- We formed at school in 1972 playing at local youth clubs next year will be our 40th Anniversary.

2. Who are in the lineup?

- Colin Mcfaull, vocals. Mick Beaufoy, guitar. Steve Burgess, Bass and Steve Bruce, drums are all original members. Throughout the years we have had several other guitarists, Garrie Lammin,
Shug O'Neil, Chris Scepis ( a Brazilian who we recently met again when we played in Sao Paulo and joined us on stage and played a song with us.) and our latest recruit Daryl Smith. The new boy of the band who has only been with us nearly 20 years!

3. Does the band's name have a meaning?

It is a Cockney term of familiarity. Like a friend or family.

4. Are you satisfied with HERE WE STAND album? do you work together with Lars as a producer?

- We are very happy with the album. The best thing we have done since "Shock Troops."
The plan was for Lars to produce but conflicting schedules made this impossible but he did
the final mix when we completed it. He galvanized us into doing the album it at the begining so it was good he finished it at the end. He is a great guy, a true punk rocker and genuine man. A good friend.

5. What do you think about street punk bands in the world these days?

- Long may it last. If you like the music nothing has changed, buy, steal or borrow a guitar, learn some chords, form a band , have fun.

6. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- The Small faces, The Clash, The Ramones, Alice Cooper, The Heavy Metals Kids and a thousand other bands, A Clockwork Orange, Benny Hill, Beer and football. To name but a few.

7. besides the band, what do you guys do?

- At our age the less the better. The band has always been for fun, not our profession. We have always had to work to feed our families.

8. Have you had any trouble with the police?

- Not so much these days, thank God. Nothing too serious.

9. do you have any plans to play in south east Asia, including Indonesia?

- We would like to. We know we have a big fan base out there and we are trying to get to places we haven't been before. But we ain't getting any younger!

10. is it true that the drummer is milwall supporter?

- Yes and Micky supports Arsenal.

11. could you tell us what does " where are they now" song mean?

- It was written about the punk scene in 1977. By 1980 most of the bands had vanished.

12. Any plan to release new album?

- We have got a few tracks so we are hoping to do something special for 2012.

13. Is it true that none of you guys has tatoos?

- Colin know has a "Sparrer" tattoo but he only had it done a couple of years ago. The rest of us are unmarked!

14. do you have any comment on webculturezine?

- The internet has been great for us. Helped us keep going all these years.
all the best Cock Sparrer.

EDITED BY CARRIE, DINA

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INTERVIEW WITH THE MOVEMENT

2011-11-23T21:49:00.000-08:00

INTERVIEW BY LUKAS

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was it formed?

-I formed the band around 2002. I wnated to make band with style and message,
and with the energy of early the Who and the Jam etc. I stopped the band in 2007 and made a solo album but now I have started the band again.
It's great, I enjoy every second! I love to be touring and meet people all over the world!

2. Who are in the lineup?

-It's a new lineup. The bass player is guy named Chandu, he played with me on my solo tours, and the drummer Kasper Rasmussen is new.(he's my cousin)

3. Does the band's name have a meaning?

-Yes MOVING TO MUSIC and POLITICAL MOVEMENT. I think the name say's a lot about what the band is about.

4. Are you satisfied with your last album? do you work together with other musician or maybe politician?

-Yes, the last album was an EP, it was made pretty fast so the band could go on tour
with some new material. We don't really work with others, but we have a lot of plans
with other bands over the world to make split vinyls with some new material.
We play a lot for political things all over Europe, it's mostly anti-fasicism and we support
many squads by playing there insted of the normal club.
Then we always say yes to be used on political samplers for solidarity!

5. What do you think about mod band in the world these days?

-I don't really know? I don't like the mod bands when it becomes to much 60ties and
too much retro. I like the bands who also look at the world today and use that in the lyrics and music. I think the scene like in Germany where we play most, is very small. That's why we mostly play together with punk and ska bands.

6. As a band, who/what are your influences?

-The Who, The Jam, the Clash and Karl Marx ofcause!

7. besides the band, what do you guys do?

-Nothing really! We are committed to the band at the moment, it goes up and down
moneywise, but it's difficult to tour as we do when you have a stedy job.

8. Have you had any trouble with the police?

-Not as a band! We have the usual harassment when we drive to a political thing
or even punk festivals, but no big deal. I hate the cops because they have the basic interest to defend the clear injustice!
CAPITALISM!

9. do you have any plans to play in south east Asia, including Indonesia?

-No, but it would be very great to do it! I raghter play in Indonesia than in the USA. It would be really great!

10.could you tell us what does " destroy bourgeois culture" mean?

-To me "bourgeois culture" is the culture that focus on the individual.
It's a daily propaganda in the vestern world, to get through in life on behalf of the many. Like in the business shools they teach how to make a profit, but we know
that somebody has been exploited, and it's always the working class.
They need the working class, but the working class don't need the bourgeois class.
We need a socialist culture, that celebrates the life of the many.

12. Any plan to release new album?

-Yes! We're going to reherse now, and then in January we're going to the studio!
So hopefully we will have a new album out 1st of May,

13. you guys has tatoos?

-Only me I have a few! I have a neked lady that was made when I was 17 (I was young)

14. do you have any comment on webculturezine?

-I'm looking forward to read the magazine, I'm very interested in what's going on the
scene in Indonesia!

INTERVIEW WITH BEEFY HILYER (THE LAST RESORT)

2011-11-09T18:23:00.000-08:00

THIS INTERVIEW WITH BEEFY HILYER, CHECK IT OUT FOLKS!!

1. WE SEE FROM YOUR NEW COVER ALBUM DESIGN, WHO MADE IT? AND DO YOU HAVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE DESIGN FOR THE NEXT ALBUM?

- The album cover was disgned by a bloke called Muna in the states. We have nothink penciled in for the new cover as of yet, but have a few ideas floating around.

2. HOW WAS YOUR ASIAN TOUR, ESPECIALLY YOUR INDONESIAN TOUR?

- The tour was a real success especially the show in Jakarta can't wait to come back.

3. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT INDONESIAN SKINHEAD SCENE? PLEASE TELL IT TO ALL OVER THE WORLD

- The skinhead scene in Indonesia was problably the best iv seen in the world up to now.

4. DO YOU HAVE PLAN TO COME BACK AGAIN TO INDONESIA SOON?

- hopefully next year.

5. ANY WORDS FOR WEBCULTUREZINE?

- Yes mate I have some words "Oi!Oi! Saveloy"
Cheers Beef!

WEBCULTUREZINE

INTERVIEW WITH ANGELIC UPSTARTS

2011-10-25T20:47:00.000-07:00

THIS INTERVIEW ANSWERED BY MENSI (THE FRONTMAN OF ANGELIC UPSTARTS)

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was it formed?

- we was formed in late 1977 we originally from the same council estate in south shields

2. Who are in the lineup?

- mensi vocals, johnny masters drums, neil newton guitar, dickie hammond guitar, gaz stoker bass

3. Does the band's name have a meaning?

- not really we were just throwing names about and wanted something a bit unusual and the angelics came about

4. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- my influences are wide and varied but my punk influences were the clash. full stop

5. Are any of the band members working with other bands on any projects?

- dickie is in leatherface all but me and the drummer are in the dipsomaniacs me i am 100% angelic upstarts and have no time or inclanation for anything else apart front militant anti fascism

6. If you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover?

- oh i've covered quite a few songs in my time and not just punk songs tamla motown to folk

7. How many gigs has the band had? Tell us about the best and the worst gig you've played.

- i've done thousands of shows but not one sticks in my mind there have been a few bad ones and they have always been the ones where the nazis turn up, astoria in london and a small place outside of rotterdam in holland , nazi fuks a fuckin hate them

8. what do you think about EDL and BNP?

- the edl and bnp and nothing more than racist fascist scumbags

9. what do you think about the gig called Rock against condemned 84?

- condemned 84 are another one of these so called non political bands but in reality there just a right wing band and anti leftist, so how can you be non political when your anti leftist?

10. do you have fight with nazi on the street?

- i was a member of anti fascist action and as such was involved in physical confrontation with nazis

11. Have you heard about The Indonesian skinhead/punk scene? Any plans to play in south East Asia especially Indonesia?

- i know its a growing scene and i hope it gets bigger but the first job is identify the nazis and fuck them off out of it. nazis are no fun

12. mensi please told us about your experience travelling in thailand malaysia and singapore with your triumph motorcycle

- im in a motorcycle club called mad dogs im in thailand chapter and we have a chapter in singapore. we rode through malaysia to go to singapore i stayed in malaysia a couple of nights. i love biking i have had a motorbike since i was 16 i hope i can meet up or play in malaysia sometime i think im playing japan in january.

13. Do you have any comments for webculturezine?

- stay strong and stay anti nazi always

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INTERVIEW WITH RODDY RADIATION

2011-09-06T04:03:00.000-07:00

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was it formed?

= The Skabilly Rebels i formed about 6 years ago when a friend suggested i try my Skabilly stuff again.

2. Who are in the lineup?

=The line has changed a few times, the present line up is -
Me on guitar and lead vocals.
Sam Smith - 2nd guitar & Double bass.
Mac Kutt - Bass guitar & backing vocals.
Jay Jones - keyboards.
Matt Heart - Drums.
Paul Hesket - Sax.

3. Does the band's name have a meaning?

=The Skabilly Rebels means a cross over music of my favourite musical styles - Ska, Rock,a,billy, Punk Rock.

4. As a band, who/what are your influences?

= Influences well the Clash, Specials, Stray Cats and all sorts - too many too mention!

5. Are any of the band members working with other bands on any projects?

= Well some of the Skabillies play in other bands mostly rock,n,roll and jazz combos.

The Specials - well Nevelle has his own Ska/reggae band.
Horace Panter plays bass in a Blues group called "Blues to go"
Im not sure what the rest do?

6. and tell us, how you can work together with skabilly rebels?

= Do you mean as well as the Specials? well theres plenty of free time between Specials tours.

7. the specials have new album?

=We have discussed recording new songs but some dont want too and some do - so im not sure if it will happen?
But ive got plenty of new songs that i feel would work well.

8.
How many albums does the band have?
= The Skabillies have one album available from my webb site
roddyradiation.com

9.
what do you think about ska scene in the world today?

= It seems bigger than ever! all over the world - Japan, India, Australia, South America, U.S.A. etc etc ...

10.
Do you have any plans to tour Southeast Asian countries? Like maybe Indonesia?
= I would personally love to play the far east but its up too the guys in the Specials.

11.
Any final comments for webculturezine?
= We never thought 30 years on our music would still be this popular.

Roddy "Radiation" Byers. 2/08/2011.

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INTERVIEW WITH ROY ELLIS AKA SYMARIP

2011-08-17T19:11:00.000-07:00

Hello Mr. roy , we are webculturezine from indonesia (an online zine) we would like interview you

1. describe us about your new album? what is differences with the album before..

- The album before is more Ska. this new album The Boss is Back,is a very mixed album as you heard.

2. anyway who are the guys in front cover of skinhead moonstomp album?

- The guys who at the front from the album, they were big fans from Symarip and still are,since 1969 till now.

3. How many albums do you have?

- in total 15 Albums and meny meny singles Ska/ rock- steady,Reggae, Soul, Funk, & Gospel music.

4. Are there any important messages behind your songs?

- My albums is for everyone to enjoy, I`m singing about love, some song are happy and funny etc.

5. Tell us about the best and the worst gig you've played.

- I must say till now, it`s great everywhere, Don`t forget I`m the boss :-)

6. Which countries do you want to visit? Good question!

- Meny countries, Indonesia of course !! I would love to perform there someday but who knows?

7. Have you heard about The Indonesian scene?

- Yes I`ve heard about Indonesia music scene, I need to know more about it.

8. Do you have any plans to tour Southeast Asian countries? Like maybe Indonesia?

- I`ll be touring Japan again next year, and as I said before, maybe someday in Indonesia!!

9. Any final comments for webculturezine?

- Keep doing what you are doing to keep my music going.

WEBCULTUREZINE

ps: if you want to see Roy Ellis aka Mr.Symarip in Indonesia you guys got to get the promoters to bring me over Roy can`t book him self there!

Give my love to everyone-

INTERVIEW WITH ANTONELLA KRIMINALE

2011-08-01T20:50:00.000-07:00

Hello READERS!! check this interview with antonella klass kriminalle:

1. Do you still play in klasse kriminale?

- I did form the original K.K. with Marco in italy back in 1985, i did write all the material up to 1991 when i left the band for personal reason. Antonella's k.k. has nothing to do with the other k.k.

2. could you describe your new album?

- Phoenix is my solo project , some thing that i wanted to do for a long time, i would say that the album is a mixture of rock and roll,punk,glam and mod.

3. do you work together with other bands in your new album?

- yes i have worked with members of Superyob and Strawdogs.

4. If you already left klasse kriminale, why do you still use klasse kriminale as your identity name?

- I formed the original band so i have as much right to call myself that then anyone else , also i have got fed up with people taking all the credit and still playng my songs today.

5. do you have any plan to work together with klass kriminale again soon? or maybe play with them?

- I have nothing in common with Klasse Kriminale this days and no intention to work with them ever.

6. how is your scene these days?

- I think that the scene today has lost the edge,still there are some good people and good bands out there.

7. any comments for webculturezine?

- Thanks for the support ,all the best
antonella

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INTERVIEW WITH NOAH BRICKER (RAT CITY RIOT)

2011-07-27T19:43:00.000-07:00

HEY PUNKS N SKINS!!! CHECK THIS INTERVIEW WITH RAT CITY RIOT!!

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was
it formed?

- Rat City Riot was formed in 2002 out of a few San Diego bands who had just broken up... A few of us were standing around outside a local music venue and I pretty much just said "we should get something going" and we did.

2. Who are in the lineup?

- Currently the linuep is Noah (me) on Vocals, Gavin on Drums, Andy and Kevin on Guitar, and we are looking for someone to step in on Bass. We have a European Bassist for tours, but need a guy at home full time to take over.

3. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- Myself personally, I listened to a lot of Harcore growing up, and some streetpunk and psychobilly/Rockabilly. Bands that come to ind are Sick of It All, Madball, Agnostic Front, The Trouble, and Pressure Point, just to name a few. Can't forge the Ramones and Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard too!

4. Does the band's name have a meaning?

- The bands name came about when our drummer was looking through a skateboarding magazine and saw San Diego as "RAT CITY" from there he wanted to call the band Rat City Rebels, but I thought that was too much... and we settled on RIOT. Later on we found out that the Unions in SD called it Rat City as well because of the lack of support.

5. How many albums does the band have?

- Demo, Dirty Rotten Games on Taang! Records, The Open Road EP on Street Anthem Records, Load Up on People Like You records, and Better Than Nothing on I Hate People Records... so thats 5 if you count our demo.

6. Please describe the sound of your band to those who are not familiar with you guys.

- I always hate this question- I can tell you what I've been TOLD if thats ok? ... and that would be either a mix between Black Flag and ACDC, or Anti-Heroes mixed with Sick of it All.

7.Are there any important messages behind your songs? and tell us about martyrs and saints song?

- All our songs are about day to day life, personal troubles, love, or whatever is currently going on in the world. Martyrs and Saints was a clever way to name drop a few of our friends' bands in the lyrics....but mainly is saying we are the ones who are sacrificing for what we love, but that doesnt make us "angels" or saints. Live the life, not the lifestyle.

8. Tell us about the scene over there.

- The San Diego Scene has an eclectic mix of bands...some good, some bad.... some terrible. As for the people in it- the punk scene is going stronger than ever thanks to the Pirate Punks booking a lot of shows and Rob from a band called The Strikers booking a lot of bigger Rockabilly, Psychobilly and Hardcore bands. The last big show I saw that he booked was THE CRO-Mags and it was awesome. All it takes is DIY efforts and bands to take care of each other.

9. How many gigs has the band had? Tell us about the best and the worst gig you've played.

- I have no idea anymore how many gigs we've had...usually our tours last a couple months and we have very few days off- We've toured for 6 months straight in the past... now im curious, I may have to try and figure this number out somehow. Worst show ever was on this last European tour in France. We showed up in the dead of winter to a freezing club and had to load down a tiny staircase into a basement (also freezing) and several of us were very,very,very sick. I was sitting on a table with a hot water kettle plugged in to keep warm while the guys set up and soundchecked. I was so sick I was going to go on stage wearing my jacket and cold weather gear. After awhile, we had dinner and relaized that the club hadn't promoted the show, and only one person showed up. We decided not to play, and loaded BACK up the little staircase and back into the freezing cold to load the van. Then had to drive 8 or 9 hours the next day. that sucked.

10. Have you had any problems organising gigs there?

- Not usually, worst thing for us is trying to get work covered for out of town trips. For tours, getting time off approved can be hard but usually we make it work- or use a fill in person. We dont cancel shows/tours unless theres no other option.

11. Have you guys ever been invited to play abroad? Which countries do you guys want to visit?

- We have toured Europe 5 times, and the UK once... I want to go to Brazil, Australia, Chiona, Japan, and of course Indonesia!

12. Have you heard about The Indonesian scene? Yes!

- I have recently been checking out the scene there and checking out bands... I ended up in Bali on vacation and am regretting not bringing a bunch of RCR records to give away!

13. What record label is the band signed to?

- I Hate People Records (Germany)

14. What are the bands short term and long term plans?

- Short term= world domination. Long term= world domination. haha.... ok so basically we want to tour as much as we can. Play as many cities, and Countries as we can, and make friends all over the world.

16. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?

- Keep up the good work, Spread the word about the music scene and stay United.

WEBCULTUREZINE

INTERVIEW WITH BOSKY (THE HOTKNIVES)

2011-07-01T18:02:00.000-07:00

1.First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was it formed?

- The band was originally formed in 1982 in the days in England when pubs used to close for the afternoon. Some friends had been drinking in the pub and had to find something to do to keep them occupied until the pub reopened. They decided to make music to pass the time, The Hotknives was born.

2. Who are in the lineup?

- The line-up of the band is Mark Carew - lead vocals/bass, Clem - drums/backing vocals, Stuart Brown - guitar/backing vocals, Richard 'Bosky' Allen - keyboards/vocals

3.Does the band's name have a meaning?

- Hotknives is a way of smoking cannabis. There were lots of people doing this around the time that the band was formed and so the band name was inspired by this.

4. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- We have many influences, predominantly Jamaican ska and reggae, two tone ska, punk, psychobilly, northern soul, indie and bands such as The Police, The Cure, Blur etc.
We're particularly into songs with strong melodies.

5. Are any of the band members working with other bands on any projects?

- Mark is the lead singer and double bass player with psychobilly band - The Long Tall Texans; he also plays bass with the Astro Zombies. Stuart sometimes works on projects on Cuban music in Cuba. I'm going to be working on a project in the future with a couple of guys from my previous band - Too Many Crooks.

6. What do you think about your new album?

- We're very happy with our new album. It's had some very positive reviews and we feel very lucky to still be listened to in the ska scene after a 10 gap from our previous album.

7. Did you feel something different about your new album that you didn't feel about your last album?

- About Time was going back to the roots of the band with some of the songs. We worked with a producer - King Glover - who we hadn't worked with before and we're very happy with the sound of the album. I think the dynamics between the happier songs and the more melancholy songs might be more with this album. The engineer who mastered the album described it as schizophrenic!

8. If you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover?

- We've recorded a couple of covers : - D'yer mak'er by Led Zeppelin on our previous album 'Screams Dreams and Custard Creams'. We also recorded Martha and the Muffins - 'Echo Beach'. We're touring as a package with Mark Foggo in October and we may do a cover of Ian Dury's 'Hit me' for the tour.

9. what do you think about ska scene in the world today?

- It's great that the ska scene is always regenerating and finding its way to new countries, it's a great subculture. It's such an infectious genre of music that you can't help but dance to it.
We play mostly in Europe and we're lucky enough to get to see lots of different styles of ska bands from all over the world.

10 Do you have any plans to tour Southeast Asian countries? Like maybe Indonesia?

- We'd love to tour South East Asia, if any promoters out there are reading this interview, please get in touch. The nearest we've been so far was our tour of Japan in 2008 and we had an amazing time.

11, Any final comments for webculturezine?

- Thanks for the questions, keep on skanking and cheers from England!

WEBCULTUREZINE

INTERVIEW WITH FRANKY FLAME

2011-06-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was
it formed?
FRANK;- I formed the band with Pat McVicar and his brother Rob in 1995, we were mates and wanted to make music about our way of life. They are no longer in Superyob but we are still good mates. I have written many Superyob songs with Pat and many myself. To start with Pat and Rob wrote the early songs.

2. Who are in the lineup?
FRANK:- We have had line up changes but now the line up in Superyob is;- me (Frank)- (ex U-Boat, Frankie and The Flames) lead vocals, and keyboards and 12 string guitar on recordings; Dave Hayman- (ex The Concrete Gods) lead and rythmn guitar and backing vocals;
Andy Nicholas- (ex The Gonads) bass and backing vocals;
Micky Fairbairn-(ex The Business) drums

3. As a band, who/what are your influences?
FRANK:- Oi!, Punk, GlamRock and Mod bands, Pub songs and Football chants

4. Does the band's name have a meaning?
FRANK:- Superyob is the name of the guitar used by Slade’s guitarist, and we are big Slade fans, we have recorded a cover of one of their songs. Our name comes from that. In the Uk a ‘yob’ is slang for a bootboy or thug….. so ‘Superyob’ means a big bootboy!.... Our guitarist Dave has bought a custom built ‘Superyob’ guitar and uses it on stage sometimes.

5. How many albums does the band have?
FRANK:- So far 4 albums. 1.‘Aggrophobia’, 2. ‘Machine Guns n’ Alcohol’, 3.Ghetto Blaster’, 4. ‘Quality Street’………… we have also released vinyl singles, a cd ep, compilation tracks etc etc. and recently we re-issued the Aggrophobia and Machine Guns n Alcohol albums plus rare bonus tracks as a cd/ vinyl collector’s package called ‘Double Trouble’…………. And we have just re-released ‘Ghetto Blaster’ album with bonus tracks on cd and vinyl due to the public demand for the records. We are working on our fifth album now, and hope to release it later this year.

6. Please describe the sound of your band to those who are not familiar with you guys.
FRANK:- Superyob’s sound is powerful and melodic, the sound of urban working class reality and force; diamond hard lyrics set to anthemic music- it’s the sound of quality Oi!

7.Are there any important messages behind your songs? FRANK:- Yes, we write songs about the world as we experience it and try to express what we think about issues that affect us as urban working class people; to us they are important issues.

8. Tell us about the scene over there
FRANK:- It’s good in the UK, the scene is stronger again and a lot of bands are playing gigs, and the scene in Europe is big now.

9. How many gigs has the band had? Tell us about the best and the worst gig you've played.
FRANK:- We have played many, many, gigs over the 15 years Superyob has existed, the best gigs include Boston USA with the Dropkick Murphys, and Back on The Streets Festival with Krawallbruder in Germany and Oi! The Meeting and Endless Summer festivals in Germany…. also, shows we have done with the Cockney Rejects ….The worst gig for me personally was in Erfurt, Germany when I had lost my voice and could’nt sing properly- (croak!)

10. Have you had any problems organising gigs there?
FRANK:- There is always a problem with bands like us when it comes to organising gigs ...... the mainstream venues don’t like Oi! bands! No, we don’t really have a problem; as a band we only work with people we trust for promoting gigs. Some places won’t put on Oi! gigs, so we have to be selective with venues and promoters. But there are some very good venues here for our scene.

11. Have you guys ever been invited to play abroad? Which countries do you guys want to visit?
FRANK:- Yes we have been invited abroad many times. Of course we have played many venues in the UK….. Outside the Uk we have played in Scandinavia- (Norway, Sweden, Finland), Europe- (Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Spain, Czech republic) and the USA- Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Boston, Buffalo, New York, (Ithaca); New York (Albany); New Hampshire, Delaware, New Jersey. We will play again in the UK and Europe this year and hope to return to Scandinavia and the USA for more shows next year maybe.

12. Have you heard about The Indonesian scene?
FRANK:- We have heard that there is a big skinhead scene in Indonesia, and I have had a lot of contact here with people from the scene there, but we have never played there yet.

13. What record label is the band signed to?
FRANK:- We are signed to Randale records in Germany.

14. What are the bands short term and long term plans?
FRANK:- Short term and long term we hope to get better at what we do; keep playing shows, making records and videos and celebrating the scene! Also we try to support newer bands by putting them on our shows if we can.

16. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?
FRANK:- Greetings to you all from us in Superyob. Keep the faith! Cheers! Franky

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INTERVIEW WITH OLD FIRM CASUALS

2011-05-08T06:16:00.000-07:00

HEY THERE CHECK THIS OUT!!!

Here's the interview from Lars!

First off, can you give us a brief history of the band

And who is in the line up?

Lars Frederiksen- guitar & vocals
Casey Watson- bass & vocals
Paul Rivas- Drums & vocals

A: We started off in early October of 2010. I knew Casey from around the scene for a couple of years and when he started hanging around with us in the whole D.M.S Family, it was kind of no brainer to call him. i knew he had been in a lot of hardcore bands like "never healed", "look back and laugh" and that he was a musician. We were talking one night and through the conversation we clicked about a lot of the same bands. He was into a lot of the oi! stuff that i was into and a lot of the same punk and hardcore stuff i should add. I told him about my idea for a new band and he was down from the get go. Casey is actually a good guitar player and thats what he did besides sing in his other bands. I wanted to keep it a 3 piece band so i asked him if he would be interested in playing bass. He said he was so he became the bass player. All we needed now was a drummer and i asked Casey if he knew anybody with the same likes in music and who would understand what we are trying to do. He said the old drummer Paul from "Never Healed" was into the same shit, so i told him to give him a ring. Casey called Paul and told him about the idea and Paul was into it. I called Paul a day later and we talked for an hour and the band was basically formed when we all met up at a club the next night where myself and some of my D.M.S family were spinning records.

As a band, who/what are your influences? And why you interest to make this band project?

A: Well a lot of bands really. The bands that come to mind are some bands like The Last Resort, Combat 84, Cock Sparrer, Bad Vultures, Cracker Jacks, Evil Conduct, The Bruisers, Agnostic Front, Booze & Glory, The Templars, Madball, Pressure Point, Murphy's Law, Perkele, Stomper 98 to name a few. As far as the other half of the question, I have wanted to do a band like this for a very long time. Although, everything i have ever contributed to either with Rancid or the Bastards I have always felt was my version of Oi!. Rancid was shouting Oi! in our songs back in 95. We were writing songs about punx and skinheads and hooligans the whole time we have been a band. The first bastards record was a straight up Oi! record from start to finish. So many people told me that and i fully 100% agree. This music was the first real punk i ever heard besides the Ramones. It's really no stretch from what i have been doing for the last 25 years making music to me.

Does the band's name have a meaning?

A: The First name of the band was "The Old Firm" but there was a few bands out there with the same name so we changed it to "The Old Firm Casuals". When I came up with the name "The Old Firm" it was more in homage to my D.M.S family. D.M.S was one of the original skinhead firms in the U.S. it stood for DOC MARTEN SKINS. I have had My D.M.S tattoo and been in the Family for many years now. That's actually were the name came from. As far as adding the Casuals to it- well Casey and Paul looked like and dressed like all the football Casuals i know back in the Uk. Also it sounds cool and all in all its only a band name.

So Lars, are you skinhead now? And do you leave RANCID ad LARS FREDERIKSEN AND THE BASTARD?

A: Yes. I have been heading this way for many years. Actually most of my friends were surprised i didn't do it a long time ago. As far as Rancid goes i'm 100% still in the band. Bastards was fun while it lasted but i am on to The Old Firm Casuals now.

Most of your songs are about what?

A: Whatever comes to mind really. a lot of real life experience i will say. We write the songs together as a band most of the time. It's just better that way. The subjects range from the dumbing down of america by reality tv to the violence thats on the streets. It's very personally political and reality driven. As a band we all come from the san francisco bay area which is probably the last union town on the west coast. when you grow up in that environment there's always gonna be that street working class point of view. I personally grew up in project housing and was very poor the majority of my life. Casey,Paul and I are individuals and we all have different opinions and ideas but we make them gel together because we all idealistically come from the same place. Nowhere's-ville HAHAHAHAHA

How you can work together with Oi! The boat records?

A: I still am a record collector and I am always on the hunt for new stuff at my local record store. Sometimes they don't carry what I like so I have to venture online and order records there. I bought a few records from Oi! the Boat and one time I got a note back from Max and Joe who do the label saying, basically, thanks for all the years of music that I have made with Rancid & the Bastards and if I ever wanted to do a 7 inch let them know. I told casey and Paul about it and i told them to check em out. They both knew of the label and we decided to give em a call. I called them and we Immediately hit it off and I realized that this was the label for us.
Max and Joe have the same passion about this music as we do and they work hard. They are some of the best guys I have ever dealt with and they are solid motherfuckers who just love music. I'm glad we found a home with them.

What do you think about skinhead scene in usa?

A: The streetpunk & oi! Scene is great. There's a lot of great newer and not so new bands out there right now. The bands from my area like the Harrington saints, Sydney ducks, hounds and harlots,pressure point,and the forgotten to name a few are Amazing. Then there's bands like Noi!se, the Toughskins, armed suspects, the yellow stitches, Fear City, the Gestalts, etc that are just as good. As long as music is made in the USA there will always be this style.

Do you have any plans to play in Asia, or Indonesia especially?

A: No plans as of yet but I would never rule it out. I would love to come over and play at some point and I'm sure we will someday.

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WEBCULTUREZINE

INTERVIEW WITH JENNY WOO

2011-04-30T20:48:00.000-07:00

Jenny Woo Interview for WebCultureZine:

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was it formed?

Before starting up my acoustic solo project I played in a couple local punk bands in my home town, but I knew that I wanted to achieve a distinctive skinhead sound that my other band mates weren’t that interested in pursuing. So, after auditioning for a few other oi! bands and trying (with no avail) to find some other band members who would be interested in my project, I decided to go at it alone in 2008. I was really inspired by music like Badlands, and I thought that acoustic music had a heart and soul to it that could really contribute and add something unique to the skinhead scene. I put out a demo later that year, and was quickly signed to Randale Records in Germany. Since acoustic oi! music is so different from the traditional oi! sound, I was worried that very few people would be interested in what I was doing. However, I have been very lucky in that I had quite a few people believing in me right from the beginning, and I’ve been able to release a record and do some touring in North America and Europe.

2. who/what are your influences?

The idea to hybridize oi! and acoustic music came to me after listening to Badlands and a few Franky Flame songs – I was so touched by the feeling and power that came out of the simplicity of their songs. It seemed to me that by stripping down their songs, the strength of the vocals and the beauty of the acoustic string instruments came through even more. With acoustic music, the artist can’t hide behind distortion, so I think it takes an act of bravery to put that kind of music out and to call it oi!, and I was really inspired by that. I was also really inspired by Johnny Cash, since I find his lyrics and his musical stylings really moving and extremely personal and unique. I really wanted that kind of honesty to come out in my music too. Aside from those influences, I have to say that I listen to a lot of Superyob, Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects, and the rest of it – I love all the traditional oi! stuff, and I would definitely have to say tracks like “We’re Coming Back” changed my life and helped bring me to where I am today.

3. How many albums does the band have?

I released a demo in 2008 with 5 songs on it called “Jenny Woo Acoustic Oi!,” and another album in 2011 called “Alberta Rose.” The demo has really poor quality recordings and it was just when I was starting out so the vocals and guitar playing aren’t exactly ‘perfect.’ I only printed 200 copies of it, and I still have about 50 of them in a box somewhere. The full-length album just came out recently, and it includes 12 professionally recorded tracks, 4 of which are full-band tracks, and 8 of which are acoustic tracks.

4. Please describe the sound of your band to those who are not familiar with you

In the album “Alberta Rose,” I tried to blend the traditional oi! sound with the sound and feel of Canadian folk music. I included 8 tracks on the album that are acoustic, and that talk about integrity, tenacity, pride in oneself, community, and working class life. These songs range from gospel-sounding ballads to country songs with slide guitars and banjo harmonies. I also included 4 full-band tracks that have a more traditional oi! feeling to them, and that address such themes as self-reflection, standing apart from the crowd, and being stigmatized.

5. Are there any important messages behind your songs?

I’ve written the majority of my songs when I have been going through a hard time in life; I write songs about my experiences and the advice I’ve received and the advice that I would give to people who are going through the same things. One song in particular that I wrote is called “I’ll Rise Again,” and I wrote it after I auditioned for an oi! band and was rejected because I was a girl. The band said that they didn’t want women in their band because they wanted to have a real “tough” image, which I just didn’t fit into. I was really angry about it and it felt awful to be rejected from something that I really wanted because of something I didn’t have control over. I contemplated giving up music for awhile after that experience, but instead my anger and my desire to play music motivated me to go solo and “I’ll Rise Again” was one of the first songs I wrote – it was a song to encourage me to pursue what I was doing and to not care about what the nay-sayers had to say. At the end of the day, I think it takes a lot of “toughness” to stand up on stage by yourself and to sing oi! songs behind only an acoustic guitar. That song has a special meaning for me, and I hope that my message gets through to other people hoping to pursue their own dreams.

6. Tell us about the scene over there

My hometown is called Edmonton, which is the capital of a Canadian province called Alberta. In Edmonton there is a really strong crew of skinheads who are all friends, and who support each other. There are a number of (past and present) great punk and oi! bands such as Nervous Wreck, The Pez Heads, The Kroovy Rookers, and the Borderguards, and a great punk and oi! bar called DV8 which is run by a good friend of mine. The city is also home to a great skinhead reggae night called “Tighten Up!” which is still running today and which I would highly recommend to anyone travelling to Edmonton in the future.

Currently, I live in Ottawa which is the capital city of Canada. The great thing about Ottawa is that it is very close to Montreal and Toronto so a lot of bands travel between the cities to play gigs. There are some really great people here as well, and an awesome punk venue called The Dominion Tavern. I would recommend checking out The Rookers, which are a long-time oi! band from Ottawa.

7. How many gigs has you had? Tell us about the best and the worst gig you've played.

I’ve been lucky enough to play several gigs in my home province of Alberta, as well as some gigs in Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. I’ve also been fortunate enough to play a few gigs in Germany and in England last summer, and I plan on returning to Europe for a tour in May 2012. The best gig that I’ve ever played was a last-minute gig organized by my friend Diana in the Black Forest, in July 2010. The gig was only organized 5 or 6 days before the show, and I was very nervous because I hadn’t had too much time to practise and I didn’t know anyone in Germany and I was really worried that no one would come out to the show. However, when I got to the gig, everyone was really kind and to my surprise many people came out and the venue was packed! What was even more touching was that people had learned some of the lyrics to my songs. Before that show, I had no idea that people had even heard about me in Germany before then, let alone had taken the time to learn my lyrics. It was pretty amazing. I would say that the night was unforgettable, but I think I drank too much of the “green water” and some of the night is just a blur for me now!

As for the worst gig I’ve ever played... well, of course there have been gigs where there have been technical problems, or not enough people come out, or I have forgotten the lyrics and messed up the songs... but I can’t say that I’ve really had any gigs that have been too terrible. After all, every gig has been a learning experience for me and I feel like I am getting better and better after each one.

8. Have you had any problems organising gigs there?

Honestly, the scene out here in Eastern Canada is so active and I have been lucky to come across so many great people that it really hasn’t been too hard to get some gigs out here. Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and a bunch of other Canadian cities are all pretty close together so it is easy to travel between the cities for shows. There are also quite a few active promoters and venues in all of these cities, so I would say that it really is a great environment for a lot of the bands out here.

9. Have you ever been invited to play abroad? Which countries do you want to visit?

I have played in Germany and England, and have some shows lined up in the United States this summer. I’ve also been invited to play shows in Indonesia and Malaysia, which I would love to come and play once I save up enough money for airfare! I love travelling and would definitely be into visiting any country that has a scene and that would organize a gig for me. I’ve had some friends that have crazy touring stories through South America, South East Asia, and Eastern Europe, and I would absolutely love to follow their tracks, to meet some new people, and to have some new adventures.

10. Have you heard about The Indonesian scene?

Yes, I have heard quite a bit about the Indonesian scene – apparently, you have a huge scene out there with some really dedicated people and some hard-working bands! I interviewed a band called “Moonstomp” in my fanzine Subculture Spirit, and they sent me some of the pictures of their gigs and I was really amazed. I have also heard some music from the Sta-Prest Boys which I really enjoyed.

11. What record label is signed to?

I am currently signed to Randale Records, a record company in Germany that also manages The Cockney Rejects, Evil Conduct, and Superyob, as well as many other great German bands.

12. What are your short term and long term plans?

In terms of short term plans, I am planning on doing a few gigs around Canada and the United States this summer, and will be releasing a split album with the Dutch band Discharger in September 2011. I am hoping to go over to Holland to play some shows with them in the Fall of 2011 to support the split album. In May 2012 I am planning on going on tour throughout Germany, the Czech Republic, and possibly Poland, France, and Belgium. I hope to be releasing another album around that time too. In general, I am just hoping to meet a bunch of new people, to make some new friends, and to keep improving and working on my music.

13. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?

Thanks a lot for the interview, it is great to hear from you and great to learn about your on-line zine. I think that independent press is very important, and zines such as yours keep the scene and the music alive. All the best wishes out there to you in Indonesia, cheers from Canada – hope to meet you at a gig one day

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INTERVIEW WITH UNIFIED PRIDE

2011-04-04T20:13:00.000-07:00

1. Does the film name have a meaning? and do you have any message of skinhead cross culture film?

Sure it does. Skinhead Cross Culture represents the "cross" (or merger) of cultures that formed the skinhead identity—namely Jamaican Rude Boy and British Mod culture. These styles "crossing over" and becoming one created Skinhead. "Hard Mods" didn't become "Skinheads" until they took on aspects of Jamaican style, music and attitude. Skinhead, as we know it today, wouldn't have existed without this fusion of contrasting styles. The title also eludes to the diagonal cross that appears in both the Jamaican and British flags and also the band Iron Cross which made the documentary possible.

2. Tell us about the scene over there

Not much to tell really. There's not much of a scene where we're located in Washington DC. There's more of a Skinhead presence in Baltimore, Boston and New York. Cities across America have their own individual scenes but it's very spread out. The only place they really come together is on the internet. But if Facebook and My Space are any indication, the American scene is still very much alive and kicking! Bands like Agnostic Front, The Aggrolites, Iron Cross, Templars, Patriot, Harrington Saints, etc still get broad support here.

3. Have you heard about The Indonesian skinhead/punk scene?

Of course! Based on the statements to your first question, it makes perfect sense to us that Skinhead, along with Punk, would be exported around the world. The explosion of Skinhead culture in Asia is well known. Since Skinhead at its heart is about Working Class cultures coming together (and not about racism, fascism, communism, etc), it's understandable that Working Class kids globally would embrace it.

4. what do you think about R.A.C bands?

We don't think about them. R.A.C is just a front for racists. It's strange how people try to define themselves by what they're against and not who they are. Anti-Communist, Anti-Fascist... just say you're a racist and you're a Marxist. Of course, most people who love freedom are against fascism. Who really wants to be ruled - especially by a dictator? Rock Against Communism was a reaction to Rock Against Racism, which was organized by the Left in England as a response to the National Front. Racism and Skinhead is a contradiction. It goes against the roots and birth of the culture. Also politics and Skinhead don't really mix. So we don't pay any mind to these factions trying to divide skinheads along racial and political lines. Fuck them all!

5. do you have any plan to make another film?

Unfortunately no. We're doing the Photo Book instead. It's just too easy to pirate music and movies these days. It seems many people don't want to support you by buying your release, they'd rather download it for free. That's not support. Movies cost money to make and distribute, not to mention running a company and paying taxes. Did you steal your boots from the store? Did you steal your beer? No, you paid for it. Apparently, some people only become thieves when they get online. Sorry, but that's how it is. We estimated that for every person who bought the DVD, 5 to 10 others downloaded it illegally. Bands are in the same position. They buy equipment and pay to put out their CD, then people just rip off the mp3s online. These things cost money to make and ship. It's only free to the person who steals it. Anyway, we appreciate the support we have received and the photo book will be a lot harder to copy.

6. Any final comments for webculturezine?

In our view, the best development in the Skinhead scene globally has been a return to traditional values. Many kids are rejecting all the political bullshit and are just being skins. Unity is not found in political dogma but in common ground. Unified Pride is proud to have friends from nations around the world of all shapes and colors, religions and beliefs, that stay true to the culture. We appreciate opportunities like this to share with our fellow brothers and sisters. Cheers webculturezine! Keep the faith.

BAD OMEN SPEAK THEIR EXPERIENCE IN INDONESIA

2011-03-07T19:12:00.000-08:00

ascona junior:

in my experience as a drummer of bad omen in indonesia, im so proud to be the drummer of bad omen. because they are really good band. and its my 1st time to have a gig in a true band!!! and it was happen in indonesia. so im very happy and proud that it happens.. and in our 1st gig night in jakarta ,i felt nervous because there are so many people, there! but when we started to play, my anxiety was gone! and the people started to sing along with us it is so very enjoyable night!!! but my hands got some wounds after that. and im so exhausted!!!! on our next gig in bandung, i also felt again the nervous feeling before we play!!! and also ,many bands i have seen there.!!! and it was amazing that when we will take a picture as a band, i am in the band!!. i went there in indonesia just for sight seeing, having a trip, and watch bad omen!! . but i play as drummer there. :)) , back to the bandung gig! .. when we started to play, i felt the nervous feeling again , and im chilling because im soo nervous. . but it was gone when i saw people dancing!!! and enjoying. so i also enjoyed it there. so happy to play there with all of you!!!! .:))))

ascona:

Our Jakarta and Bandung experience has been a great one! We have stayed in a local residential place, hence, avin an experience on how their daily life rolls. I've been keen on learning about other cultures and i was given the privilege of knowing your country.How some of our language and cultures are alike.
Music wise, we had the best time playing our shows in Jakarta and Bandung, the people were very accommodating and eager to hear our stuff. The punks and skinheads in both places we're all crazy as fuck. I admire on how you guys manage to keep your scene because we all know being DIY is pretty hard but you guys pulled it off really great! The stickers that we received in Bandung were the sweetest present that we have received as a band, we wil always treasure that!
I still have a lot to explore about Indonesia that's why we plan on coming back.

albert sy:

-We really had a great time! We'd love to finish the gigs and watch all the bands that played but time didn't allow us to. I'm down to my last pack of Sampoerna and I miss Nasi Goreng. Hope we could go back there soon with Tristan and give you 100%!

INTERVIEW WITH MEL

2011-02-02T05:52:00.000-08:00

1. do you think punk or skinhead scene cant work together with big sponsorship/maisntream media? for example with cigarette brand or television
or newspaper..

MEL: Ok, honestly I think they CAN work, however you know the punk/skinhead, theyre underground. so they hate the companies, they frown on the business, HOWEVER They would like it if there would a festival sponsored by a BIG Business, that would bring BIG ACTS (Bands) to Indonesia.

lets face the fact, that all of us wants to see our heroes, the legends of punk rock, but that needs money, lets be honest, we dont have that big amount.

it can work. not everyone would like it.but what the hell,IF there is a company that would sponsor.why not, its the music.

2. and what do you think if they (mainsntream media) wanna know about skinhead punk culture?
for example tv, which wanna report about skinhead-punk history

MEL : press articles you mean? well. in philipine we have punks/skins that are in the press/reporters.they do write about it in the magazines, newspapers and sometimes TV documentary.it's GOOD if you ask me.
however, again, there would always be "mistakes, inconsistencies" in the print or documentary.but the important thing there is getting your message across.making them aware.WE ARE HERE and you cant MAKE US GO AWAY!

3. do you think them (masinetram media) will exploit the punk-skinhead subculture?

MEL: media, big sponsors will ALWAYS try to exploit everything.BUT it's always you, your mates.ourselves IF we want to be exploited.

example: If some big company ask GoSignals to sell/endorse a "softdrink".I will say NO.if they want us to appear on the noon time cheesy show.I will have to think about it.

think about weather to laugh or kick they arse off! Seriously, the term "Sell out" has a different meaning for everyone.
there isnt any rules in the so-called Punk Rules & Regulations handbook. that we cant get rich by doing what we want. if your a true Punk/Skins/Mods/Billy. then you'll always be one. no matter what your pay scale is!.
lastly, for me, sell out is doing things that you dont believe in.

-MEL-
(EX PRIVATE STOCK 1984)
(GO SIGNALS 2008)

ps: private stock is the pioneer punk band from philipine
Go signals is Philipine Mod band

BAD OMEN TOUR JOURNAL – JAKARTA / BANDUNG, INDONESIA 2010

2011-01-04T18:46:00.000-08:00

October 22 – SHITTY DEPARTURE FROM MANILA

We had a relaxed vibe coming off from a good show prior to our flight heading for Jakarta. We all met at the airport, unlike last year’s tour, where we chose to meet at Sy’s place, which took a lot of time getting to the airport. We all made it to the NAIA at 6pm but since I got in earlier, my family thought it would be great to check out the casino nearby so we spent 30 minutes in the casino before we get to the departure area of NAIA Terminal 3. The rest of the boys came in 15 minutes later. We’re all 2 hours ahead of the schedule, not bad.

We proceeded to the Terminal Fee booth to pay our dues so we could all check in our baggages, all went smoothly up until it came to our drummer Tristan, who was advised to see the Immigration Officer because his passport is already due in 4 months whereas the minimum validity of local passport should be 6 months. Pressure suddenly came upon us, so we assisted Tristan to the Immigration Officer to validate the said incident. The Officer then broke it unto us that there is no way that Tristan could make it past the Immigration because he won’t be permitted, that it would be a risk if he would board the plane and make it to Indonesia, coz he might get caught by the Indonesian Immigration and he will be deported along with a fine of P50,000, or worse, he might get jailed just because of that. So we weighed in our options, if Tristan won’t be able to make it, there is no way he could refund his ticket, let alone re-booking the flight. It’s either we leave him and carry on without a drummer, or we all forfeit, now that would be a goddamn waste. Tristan was so disappointed at this time because we have been preparing for this for months only to go down to this, a tour with 2 legs without a drummer, how the hell could we pull it off? So I told the boys that if we don’t want to waste all our efforts, we should carry on with the show. I told them that my 13-year old son Aejei, knows most of the Bad Omen repertoire by heart and I have seen him play along to the songs when he is rehearsing at home, so we might as well give it a shot to save face from all this frustrations. So we board the plane without a drummer and flew with lots of anxiety, wondering if we could pull off an act such as what was planned. Thought it’s pretty suicidal.

We arrived at the Jakarta Airport past midnight wherein we were welcomed by our host, the Bintaro Skinheads headed by Tiga Enji, one of the older boys in the crew. We changed our pocket money into local currency rupiah and got 880,000, sounds like a lot but not really. We hop on a cab and head on to Bintaro, a suburban town situated at the outskirts of Jakarta, it took us a tad more than an hour to reach the place. Jon Fishbone had to stay in another place apart from us because he’s been asked to stay with his wife, who happens to be working in Jakarta. Bintaro was a quiet neighborhood much like the ones we see in our suburbs. Didy of The Sta Prest Boys offered us to stay on his house for the duration of the tour. He gave us a clean room and we were treated to a Nasi Goreng meal, but some were too tired to eat so Sy and I stayed up for some chow and chat with the boys who hanged around the place. The Bintaro skins were so pleased to have us around that we get to stay up until 4am even though we know

That we have to get up early for us to: 1.) enjoy the day and get around the city and 2.) To rehearse for the show, remember that we don’t have our original drummer with us and Aejei, my 13-year old kid is gonna fill in for us. We spent most of the night talking and comparing local words and how some sounded a lot like our own language. We also talked about crazy practices and cultures until I got really tired and hit the sack.

Day 1 – October 23 (Bintaro to Jakarta)

I got up at 7am and found all the skinheads were already up, they offered me some bread and sweet tea, then they took me for a walk around the block to get to Sonny’s place, I was so amazed at how the whole neighborhood resembles a typical Filipino suburban community, like people chatting on the streets, vendors peddling their Bubur Ayam (Congee) and chickens walking around freely. Jon arrived bit late because of the traffic, in which the locals think is common to have 2 hours jam. We had our lunch and by the time we finished our meal, we were only left with enough time to rehearse so we dumped the idea that we’re gonna see the city. So we proceeded to Corridors Studio just a few blocks away from where we stayed. It’s a decent studio with a Pearl drums and Marshall Stacks. We ran down the possible repertoire and asked Aejei which Bad Omen songs can he play and how many cover songs can he pull off, we were so surprised that we ended up with a list consisting of 15-songs worth of original and cover materials. So we hit the studio. We started on songs that Aejei remembers the most, and after an hour, he perfected the whole 15 songs. The Bintaro skins were so amazed at how Aejei, whom they regard as a kid, would be able to tear up the drums just like that. After 2 hours of rehearsing, we felt relieved by the fact that maybe, just maybe, we could pull our act together in Tristan’s absence.

We used a rented van to get out of Bintaro and on to the venue, we stopped over to the Plaza Indonesia Mall so we could buy our plug adaptors, coz Indonesia has a different outlet for their electricals. We then headed on the venue and arrived an hour earlier than the start of the show, so we went out and look for rice meals near the place, we found a street shop serving Nasi Goreng (Friend Rice) and it was friggin spicy. When we get back to the venue, people were starting to get in, most of them came riding vespa scooters. Most of the bands that played that night were Oi, Streetpunk and Ska bands. Bad Omen were slated to play 5th right after the Sta Prest boys who played a really good set. I felt a bit anxious if Aejei could pull it off and hoped that he won’t get nervous coz that would be the end of it. So we started off with “Unite and Fight” and the crowd went on to a mosh and pogo frenzy. I was so surprised with the response that we got from the crowd, that seemed to boost up the bands’ morale so we started to tear it up with every song. The kids were crowd surfing and singing along. 3 songs before the end of the set, the sound system started to get fucked up because of the kids goin up and stage diving hence hitting our equipments in the process. By the time that we were playing the cover song called “Were Coming Back”,both the guitar amps have broken down, but the skins kept on singin along. So we supported them by putting them up on the mic, They chanted along then suddenly, somebody grabbed my leg and raised me on top of the crowd, so it happened, I crowd surfed in Jakarta. After that great moment, I asked Sonny, the vocalist of Sta Prest Boys, to jam with us by singing a Jakarta version of Cocksparrer’s “England Belongs To Me” , and he did graced our set by doing the vocal duties and even havin the entire crowd chant in unison to Jakarta Belongs to Me. It was truly a great set, after we’re thru, we get to meet and greet the crowd outside the venue, they are a very warm people. They were so eager to meet us and take pictures with us. I was s\also flattered by the fact that Firecracker, a leftist skinhead group from Central Java Purwokerto, have traveled for almost 12 hours just to play with us. Some were even waving their football team’s banner coz from what I learned, these guys were pretty much hardcore supporters of their local football team, they even got a rift with the other town’s team much like how England’s hooligans were getting into fights with each others team supporters. To sum it up, Leg 1 is pretty much a success.

After the show, we took a cab again coz we won’t find any public transportation during that time of the night. A cab running for an hour took us P1,000 and we would be taking 2 cabs, so you’d have an idea how much we are paying for our transportation. We arrived at Bintaro to have an hour of rest at Didy’s place and then prepare our things for the next trip towards Bandung.

Day 2 – October 24 (Jakarta to Bandung)

We all got up for like 7am and we all took turns at shower and using this squatting toilet which don’t come in pretty handy. Jon came in with Tiga I think an hour later. We were picked up by a funy looking colorful schoolbus which is actually a jeep like transportation designed to look like a train, it will take us to the bus terminal which will take us to Bandung. People were laughing wherever we passed coz were on a colorful train packed with punks and skinheads. We got to the bus terminal and we left just right after we bought some snacks and water from the local convenience store AlfaMart. Tiga rented the whole bus for us and the whole Bintaro skinheads. The ride to Bandung took like 4 hours straight without any stop overs, the city is much like our version of Baguio City coz they also call it the Flower City, the ride up there is pretty smooth since the terrain is straight even though its basically a mountain. The climate in Bandung is much cooler that that of Jakarta and Tiga was telling me that people up in Bandung were fashion conscious, probably because of the weather. In front of the venue, University of Pasundan (UNPAS) were rooms converted into art galleries for the local students. Tiga then introduced us to Aan, the bandung show organizer and the vocalist of the Oi band Haircuts, he welcomed all of us and handed over a bag full of Bad Omen stickers, I was so surprised with that present, a guy whom we haven’t even met before, have just printed lots of stickers for us and even printed some T-shirts promoting the said show. The venue is a school auditorium which is capable of holding 800 people, I was so delighted by the sight of Marshall stacks and goo PA system and a hefty set of drums coz im sure the show’s gonna be loud. Approximately 500 people came over to the venue and we met some really great people all waiting to see us play. I also saw a lot of street punks and some hardcore kids lined up outside the venue. We then looked for a place to have our lunch and we found this local restaurant serving rice meals and coffee. It started raining hard around 3pm so we thought we had to head back to the venue. Show had already started around this time with a good ska band doing some 2-tone covers, lots of skinheads and punks were skanking with every beat. Then the all-girl hardcore punk group The Ponis played with their own brand of punk, coz they add some weird sounding keyboards on their tunes. Haircuts, the skinhead band played a real fast hardcore Oi set, Aan was throwing stickers at the kids and they all went crazy, they had a very loyal following as they had complete command on their audiences. Then Rescue, the rockabilly band from Jogjakarta played, these guys were pretty awesome coz they could really tear it up even though theyre all aged below 17 years old, their drummer is only 12 years old and he’s been standing on his kit while bashing the skins. They played some classic rockabilly cover tunes and some original songs. Aan then informed me that we’re gonna get up next so we prepared our things and tuned our gears, felt a bit anxious on how we would be received by the kids here in Bandung coz we really have no idea what to expect on the crowd although they have been pretty enthusiastic from the very start. We hit the stage with “Unite and Fight” then we launched into some covers and alternate em with original tuneages. The crowd got really wild and they were singin along to some songs, we even covered the Private Stock tune “Future Generation: where I taught them how to sing along to the “gen-a-ration” part of the chorus and they were pretty cooperative. By now, everyone in the band got the boost from that and started performing better, I saw Sy and Jon jumping around onstage and then I looked at the back and there was AJ rippin it up like a monster on the kit, I haven’t seen him like that before. When it came to our “we’re comin back” song, I dropped my guitar on the lead guitar part and got the crowd to chant to it , that was really awesome and sweet. After our set some more ska and hardcore punk bands played, AJ was so eager to mosh with the crowd, I told him he might get hurt so instead I took him up front and told the boys to let my son crowd surf, they carried him all the way to the top and crowd surfed his way back to the stage. Sy also gets to crowdsurf around that time. It was a real fun time. The show was halted to a quick stop to give way to the muslim’s prayer time because there was a musholla (chapel) nearby.

We got outside the hall for some fresh air from that grueling set, then we get to meet more people who were all smiles telling us they had a great time during our set. Tiga later informed us that we must be heading back home because most of them will have to make it to work the next day so they needed to rest. So we bid farewell to the organizers Aan and his crew for the warm accommodation. We took the bus and hit the road. Jon Fishbone was cracking jokes and gave thanks to the Bintaro crew for helping us out on the tour, they then asked me to sing “we’re coming back” and they all sang along with me. It was a great way to end the tour. We all slept all the way back to Bintaro where the rented car was waiting to pick us up and take us to the condominium unit that Jon’s wife had arranged for us for the night.

Day 3 – October 25 – Rainy Jakarta and Traffic Hell

This time, almost everyone in the band opted to wake up really late coz the past couple of days got the best of us and so we wanted to relax a bit. We got up at around 9am and talked about the plan on how to get around the city, so Jon arranged for the car rental that we’re gonna use for the rest of the day up until we get to the airport. Tiga Enji arrived at 1pm and so we head on to travel to his friend’s place in Maruya, where we will find some Distro. It was so traffic around Jakarta and the trip was too long that we got caught up in the heavy rains, we found a restaurant somewhere at around 4pm. After our lunch, we head on to the Distro where we met some punks who were residing in a rented place where they do all their shirt printing and distro, it was like a commune of some sort. Jon and Sy traded some bad omen merch for some shirts, tapes and CD. It started raining really heavy around this time that some of the places near the area were submerged in knee deep floods. We left the place at around 6pm coz Enji told us that we might get caught up in heavy traffic back to Jakarta. And he was right.

The way back to the city was long and irritating, because we got caught in traffic jams which seemed to be everywhere. We had to take all the alternate routes just to get back to our place and catch our plane home but to no avail. Cars and motorcycles were queued up endlessly and our driver doesn’t seem to mind at all coz he wasn’t taking advantage of some spaces where we could have gotten past thru some jams. Pressure started to get in as we are just 3 hours from our flight and we’re still caught up. We reached our place and packed our bags with only 1 hour left before our flight, we did everything real quick we didn’t even bothered to take showers at all. We bid farewell to Tiga for the whole 3 days that he’s been with us.

We made it to Jakarta Airport at around 12midnight and our flight was at 12:55am, so people were already lined up when we checked in our baggage. We left Indonesia with smiles on our faces amidst the tiring experience of being caught up in the heaviest traffic jam on earth. We promise ourselves to make it back there.

We’d like to thank Tiga Enji for organizing the whole tour for us, Didy Sta Prest for letting us sleep on their floor, Sonny for singing with us, the Bintaro Skinheads for always helping us whenever we needed it. We’d like to thank the Jakarta organizers for putting up a show, the Firecracker crew, The Desire and everyone in the Jakarta punk scene.

We’d also like to thank Aan and the Bandung organizers for putting up such an awesome show, and for printing those Bad Omen stickers, that’s the sweetest gift that we got on that tour.

We will always hold Indonesia close to our hearts. Terima Kasih Indonesia!!!

albert

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INTERVIEW WITH Oi THE BOAT RECORDS

2011-01-02T18:17:00.000-08:00

1. First off, can you give us a brief history of Oi! The Boat Records?

I started the label in 2007, first as a 'digital distribution' record label, meaning that we worked to get bands music available to buy on websites/stores like iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Download Punk, etc. I often wanted to hear a band and was willing to pay for the MP3s, but there was no way for me to do so without stealing the music and doing nothing to help out the band. So, first I worked to get my old band's first album accepted by these stores (Brassknuckle Boys - Songs About Fighting). Once I laid the ground work, we were able to add some bands (Hudson Falcons, Green Room Rockers, etc) to our catalog and get them distributed globally via the internet. We gave the bands a huge cut of the money that comes in and paid them like clockwork. From everything we have been told, this is a rarity.
By late 2008, I was getting really restless to put out some music on vinyl. I contacted Carl Fritscher (better known by his band name Carl Templar) who had recently recorded some songs outside of the Templars with a bit more of a power pop sound to them. The name of this band was/is Stamford Bridge. Carl wrote all the songs and plays all the instruments except for drums (which were recorded by Phil Templar). I asked if we could put out their first 7" as a split recording with a band from Indiana (where I live) called Bastards Choir. He accepted the offer. While in the process of releasing this record, Max (the lead guitar player from Bastards Choir) joined me at the label and become a full equal partner. Max is also widely known from the infamous band "Hudson Falcons" from New Jersey USA- He played with them for their last 2 European tours, USA tours and recorded on their last album. We've been building the label since then- especially the last few months of 2010. We now have released a couple records on vinyl and have more in the works right now (minivans, armed suspects, broken heroes, whiskey rebels, pennycocks, etc).

2. As the owner, who/what are your influences or motivation to do it?

I've loved punk rock music for 20 years... and Oi! specifically for around 15 now. I used to play in bands but had not done so in a few years. Starting a label seemed like a great way to still be involved in the music I loved when I didn't have an active band. It also seemed like a great way to help out bands and make sure that they don't get screwed. Since we've actually been doing the label, I'd have to say some of the biggest motivations have stayed the same. There was also a void around us- no one seemed to be putting out music that we really liked in our area. Now we are here and doing just that. We are also using the records we produce to trade with foreign labels so that people in our area can buy records from far off lands without having to take out a loan to pay for shipping!

3. Does the label's name have a meaning?

I used to have a junk little 3.5 meter long row boat that a few friends and I used to fish from. We had put "Oi! the Boat" on the side of the boat as a bit of a joke (like "oi! the Album"). When the label started, I took the joke a step further, but it does have a bit of meaning. The boat is 'sailing the seven seas' in search of good music, I guess.

4. Besides running the label, what do you do?

I've got a new band called "The Gestalts". It includes former members of bastards choir/brassknuckle boys/hudson falcons/city water bandits/minivans. We have been practicing for a few months and will start playing shows in february 2011. Hopefully we will record and release something this year. Max and I both have full time day jobs too.

5. You had released a vinyl album for Perkele right? How did you come to work with them?

Yes, we just released a 7" by Perkele called "Punk Rock Army". Really great band- we worked with them and their full-time label Bandworm Records to get this record released. Bandworm had licensed Brassknuckle Boys "Songs About Fighting" from us and released it on vinyl last year, so we had a relationship with them and this is how we started talking about Perkele. We are hoping to get them more well known in the states.

6. I read this on the Oi! the boat website " You can’t put your arms around an MP3, save the vinyl, " what does it mean?

The first line is a play on words on the song title "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" (by Johnny Thunders, also covered by The Bruisers). The message that we are trying to get across is that while mp3s are convenient- there is nothing like holding a real record in your hands, checking out the artwork and lyrics and listening to it on a record player as it was meant to be heard. There is something real and concrete about vinyl that cd's don't quite live up to, and mp3s don't even come close to touching. We include free mp3s with the vinyl that we release- we are aware that you cant walk down the street listening to your records, but when you are at home, a party, or any other place with a record player, there is just no substitution for the real deal.

7. Do you have any plans to release a U.S.A. Oi! bands compilation album?

Yes. We will surely do some sort of compilation in 2011. I don't know if we will limit it to the USA only, though.

8. Do you have any plans to release an Asian Oi! bands, or Indonesia Oi! band?

We don't have any plans not to. Good music knows no borders.

9. Who is your favorite band?

This sort of question is hard- I probably have 100 favorite bands. I'll answer this question by telling you what I've been listening to a lot of lately: Evil Conduct's new album, Perkele, the new album by Green Room Rockers, The Pennycocks (from Spain), Vanilla Muffins. If I had to really nail down to my all-time favorite, it would be Cock Sparrer.

10. What do you think about racism and fascism in the scene? Is there any racism in your scene?

I think the same thing about racism and fascism inside the scene as I think of it outside the scene. It is an infantile mindset based on fear and ignorance. There are no racists in my scene.

11. Please tell us about your scene, what bands can you recommend?

The US scene was strong in the late nineties and early 2000s and sort of fizzled out. The last few years I have seen more kids getting in to the music (Oi!, Streetpunk, Ska) but not a lot of new bands or shows. I think here, like many places, we are seeing more and more ska or soul nights with a dj playing old vinyl. I sincerely hope that we have a resurgence and some great young bands start popping out of the woodwork. Bands to recommend to indonesia: For the love of god, listen to Bastards Choir if you haven't yet. Same goes for the soul/reggae/ska band Green Room Rockers. Both of these bands have worked with our label and live here in my city. Check out Noi!se from the pacific northwest. Armed suspects from out east- we'll be doing a split 12" for them in early 2011. It is no coincidence that many of the bands I'm recommending have worked with our label! We only put out things we love!

12. Do you have a comment for webculturezine and for webculturezine readers?

Keep the flame alive! Support your local scene and bands. Start a zine. Start a band. Start a record label. GET A RECORD PLAYER (maybe over there at Jalan Surabaya?) AND EXPERIENCE THIS MUSIC THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!!! Also, please send me some of that warm Indonesian air- it is well below freezing here! Thanks for the interview, keep it up!

EDITED BY SALLY MAY (NYC, BROOKLYN)
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REGARD FROM WEBCULTUREZINE TO YOU

2010-12-06T17:51:00.000-08:00

Hello to our readers all over the world.

This December is our 1 year anniversary!!! So we would like to say thanks for all of your support and help.
We hope the coming year will be even better than the first.

Don't forget, we still need your support and help!!
Our regards to all the scenes, bands, record labels, and other fanzines.

I'd personally like to say thanks so much to our editors, Sally and Naomi.

Cheers from Indonesia!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 EVERYBODY!!!!!!

SEE YA NEXT YEAR!!

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INTERVIEW WITH RUST

2010-11-28T18:12:00.000-08:00

1.First off, can you give us a brief history of the band

- RUST formed in 2005 with members who had played in many Sydney bands over the past 25 years,we have recorded 3 albums played with such greats as DOA, Rose Tattoo,The Business,Sham69,The Varukers,GBH,The Last Resort,The Exploited,The Vibrators,Section 5 Resistance 77,Anti Nowhere League,Beerzone,Peter and The test Tubes and Argy Bargy,toured all over Australia and New Zealand,The UK and played the massive Rebellion festival in Blackpool England

2. And who is in the line up?

- Gazz Voice,Fernz Bass,Smurf Drums,Davo Guitar.

3. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- There are so many that come to mind but the short answer would be The 4 skins Motorhead,Rose Tattoo,The Last Resort and GBH.

4. Does the band's name have a meaning?

- No it does'nt but in the early days there were a few ideas that came up because we used to write R*U*S*T but they never stuck,RUST came to me when i was patching holes in my old van.

5. Are any of the band members working with other bands on any projects?

- No but i would like to start a Ska band if i had the time.

6. What is your favorite RUST's song?

- I think all RUST songs kick ass if they dont we drop them from the set pretty quick,we judge this off our audiances,maybee Black Rats??

7. Most of your songs are about what?

- I write about our lives our experiances,Aussie lifestyle,pinball machines,girls,loves lost and found ,streetfights,Punk/Skinhead culture,ledgends,tattoo's guitars,Rock N Roll. The latest song i wrote is called Girls Guitars Fast cars so you get the picture.

8. besides the band, what do you guys do?

- Gazz,I work as a Groundsman and is into fitness goes to gigs has 2 adult kids and a girlfriend,Smurf,works at a basketball center rides a moter bike likes the football and Brizilian girls at the beach,Fernz works in fraight,is an inner city dweller always out on the town getting caught on film with his girl Page,Davo father of 3 kids that i know of could be more,has a girlfriend likes fast cars and guitars and Veano hour.

9. Do you have any plans to play in Asia, or Indonesia especially?

- We dont have any plans but would like too,if you can help us out let us know,when's that Oi! fest you have?Do people know of us in your part of the world?

10. If you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover?

- We cover A.C.A.B and CHAOS by The 4 Skins and Rock N Roll Outlaw by Rose Tattoo and Concrete Jungle by The Specials at the moment,We Used to cover Loud Proud and Punk The Business and RAMONES by Motorhead and Comando by The Ramones.

11. Is there a racist scene in Australia? What do you think about racism in the scene?

- There is a small racist scene like everywhere else,RUST have no interest in it at all,We are Rock N Rollers who are into united scenes for Punks Skinheads Rude Boys Metal heads Thrashers,no matter the colour of their skin.

12. Any final comments for webculturezine?

- Many thanks for the interview and your time,your English is fine. get our latest album Lean Mean Street Machine @ pugmusic.com till next time Gazz voice.

EDITED BY SALLY (NYC,BROOKLYN)

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INTERVIEW WITH PERKELE

2010-11-22T05:18:00.000-08:00

1.First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was
it formed?

- We where formed in 1993 as a punkband, by four guys in a basement of east Gothenburg, Me and Ron are two of the remaining originalmembers, Chris joined us in 1998, and then we became more of an oi-band.

2. Who are in the lineup?

- Jonsson-drums, Ron -guitar and vocls , Chris - Bass guitarr and backing vocals

3. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- We all grow up with a lot of english and american heavy-metal, so I would say the musical roots are in the rockn´roll music

4. Does the band's name have a meaning?

- Perkele means the "god of thunder" in old hednic finnish mytologi.

5. How many albums does the band have? and please tell us about your new album.

- We have released 8 albums, two of them where mini cd with 7 songs each and one double album whith Perkele live. Our latest album is now out for sale, we recorded it during the spring and summer and we are very pleased with it, its typical perkele-style with singalong anthems.

6. How many gigs has the band had? Tell us about the best and the worst gig you've played.

- I guess we have done about 200 gigs during the years and I guess my personal favorite is Bilbao in Basque country or Barcelona, also Berlin is a great place to play, our worst gig was in belgium where nazis came in and was bad atmosphere.

7. Tell us about the scene over there

- The european scene is great , but in sweden is not that big, it only lives 9 million people in sweden and if you look on a map you see thet its a big country.

8. do you contact vicking rock from seweden band called ultima thule?
and what do you think about them?

- We are not into that kind of music, but we know that band, I on´t think they are that active any more.

9. Have you heard about The Indonesian skinhead/punk scene? Any plans to play in south East Asia especially Indonesia?

- We love to come there, if any serious person conact us and are willing to promote a show there, we would pack our bags immediatly, we know its a beautiful country with great climate, not like sweden in wintertime:)

10. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?

- Keep up the spirit and we hope to someday visit Indonesia, cheers and take care // Jonsson -Perkele

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INTERVIEW WITH OLAF STAGE BOTTLES

2010-10-31T18:20:00.000-07:00

1. Hello guys, could you tell us about your band's history?

The Stage Bottles were formed in 1993. I’m theonly original member left in the band.
The first line up also included a female singer, Manu. Manu left the band in 1999. After that it was just me singing(before me an Manu were singing). But I continued playing the saxophone, ofcourse. So Stage Bottles still had and have a special sound comparing to the majority of other Punkrock- and Oi!bands. We played a few hundred gigs in Europe and did a tour in Canada a few years ago.
We already released 6 albums and several 7’’.And we took part on many compilations worldwide.

2. Is there any meaning to your band name?

That’s a difficult thing to explain in English.Our first bass-player, Eric, suggested to call the band “freebeers” in germanlangaguage (“Feibier”). So many people would come to our gigs ‘cause they’dexpect beers for free. We had English lyrics right from the start so I suggested to use an English name. In german you can call a person “bottles”. It means kind of the person is a loser. So I suggested “Stage Bottles”. The loserson stage.

3. are politics your musical influence? are you left wing band?

Yes, we are a leftwing band. We were very much influenced by bands like Blaggers ITA, The Oppressed, Angelic Upstarts, TheNewtown Neurotics, Kortatu and many other political leftwing-bands especially from England. We’re also influenced by classic Streetpunk-bands like Cocksparrer, The Cockney Rejects, The 4 Skins, The Last Resort and so on, ofcourse. But we always wanted to make a political stand. We’re part of asubculture. And being part of a subculture like Punk or Skinhead alwaysincludes a critical attitude to the mainstream-society. Punk and Skinhead can’t survive in rightwing-system and shouldn’t try to. And everyone from everywhere is welcome to join it. We are a product of the capitalistic society. But we are completely different and we don’t want to adapt. And that’s why we are against it. Otherwise we would be normal people heading for economical success and being racists for chucking out others for that they’re not taking our money.That’s not the way the Stage Bottles want to be. And that’s what we talk about and that’s what we fight against.

4. do you have a new album?

Yes. It was released last month on Mad Butcher Records. It’s called “power for revenge”.

5. what do you think about un-poltical bands and right wing bands?

There are bands existing who call themselves “non-political” but the way they act is okay. They make a stand against rightwing and racism without being anti-leftwing.
Some bands call themselves “a-political”. Theydo politics with telling people not to be political. At the end they tell people to adapt to the mainstream-society. Being a Skinhead or Punk is just anexcuse for drinking and having fights. Most of them are stupid and don’t understand dynamics in society and even not in their scene. The problem is:They are fucking useless.
Right wing-bands are bullshit and the real enemy. They want to destroy most parts of the human being including people likeus and people who come from somewhere else. They want to take freedom from many good people. They’ve got nothing in common with our scene. We are fighting for freedom.

6. besides the band, what do you guys do?

I’m a social worker, Kimba (bass) aswell,Marcel (guitar) is working in an office, Olaf No. 2 (drums) is anmotorbike.mechanic, and Slavko is working at a school.

7. Have you had any trouble with the police?

Well, we got contacted by the police as a band a few times ‘cause we were involved into concerts where fights happened. Personally I think we all had problems with the police yet. Some of us more,others less and for different reasons.

8. how is your punks/skins scene right now?

In Germany the scene is very big. But I’d not say it’s a homogen scene. There are many discussions about politics. Even in between non-racists. But you can see nearly every band in Germany you want to see. From all over the world. There many alternative places where good events are happening. Football also matters. And football is big in Germany. So part sof the Skinheads, Hooligans, Punks, Psychobillys and so on are all together.But it’s more like an entertainment-scene at the moment, I think. It was better a few years ago.

9. new flag, what does it mean?

It seems there is no political alternative to capitalism at the moment. The idea of a socialism kind of died with the Stalinism. It’s good that Stalinism is gone. But the problems are still the same. And we all are concerned in a globalised world. Have a look at the financial crisis one year ago. Our system worldwide still continues to makerich people more rich and the poor more poor. Freedom in this system just means the freedom to be allowed to get as rich as you can. So we need a new flag to build power against this kind of selfishness. And everybody should know what this flag stands for. The red flag was a strong symbol, but it was misused manytimes. So many people would never follow it. That’s understandable but also the result of Stalinism and conservative propaganda.

10. do you have any plans to play to south east Asia, including Indonesia?

If you’re going to pay it, yes, but I think you can’t. We are not a big band. And we’re not rich people, so we can’t pay the journey ourselves. We don’t even know if we’re big enough for people turning upat our gigs. There are obviously some people interested in to the Stage Bottlesin Asia. But enough people for doing gigs? I don’t know…

11. do you have any comments for webculturezine?

Dear readers: If you’ve got anymore questions just ask: olaf@stagebottles.de.
We’d love to come to Indonesia. We heard you’ve got a big scene. So collect money to pay our flights, food and drinks (is beer allowed in your country?), tell us one year before and we’ll come over!

Cheers

Olaf and the Stage Bottles

EDITED BY SALLY MAY (NYC,BROOKLYN)

INTERVIEW WITH BAD MANNERS

2010-09-30T20:12:00.000-07:00

Hey Readers check this out!!! An interview with the one and only Buster Bloodvessel himself from the legendary Bad Manners!

1. could you tell us your bands history?
Buster: Bad Manners started in 1975 at school and the first live performance was at Stonehenge festival. As I really need to go to prison to write the book, I'm not sure how much history I can give you.

2. who plays in the Bad Manners now?
Buster: The American version is Buster Bloodvessel, Lee on bass, Justino on drums, Jake on guitar, Pablo Fiasco on keyboards, Matt on saxophone, Josue on trumpet and Jonny on trombone. In the UK, the band is: Buster, Lee on bass, Bingo on drums, Leroy on guitar, Ross on keyboards, Treackle and AIDS on saxophone, Colin on trumpet, Dave on trombone, Russell on congas.

3. do you have a new album?
Buster: I have been working on other projects, so I have put Bad Manners on the back burner, but I promise to have the new album out for next year. Also we are going to re-release quite a lot of old classics that have never seen the light of day on CD.

4. besides the band, what do you guys do?
Buster: Masturbate. Sometimes we eat, sometimes we drink.

5.do you have any plans to play in Asia, or Indonesia especially?
Buster: No, we would love to have some sort of contact there. Maybe you could help us by introducing us to some promoters! I remember a few years ago, signing a lot of stuff that was destined for Indonesia. So I know we have fans waiting for us to come.

6. do you have a 'best gig' experience? If so where was it?
Buster: Making 110,000 people dance in a crazy way - enough to make the trees dance with them. That was in Rotterdam at a big festival.

7. what do you think about racism and fascism in the scene?
Buster: I've never agreed with racism and I think there a lot of misconceptions of people in our scene that would even contemplate such a thing. I think ska stands up for itself and states what side of the fence you are on.

8. we heard your song called “skinhead love affair”, and "lip up fatty", are they your original songs? and what does 'lip up fatty' mean?
Buster: They are my original songs. "Lip Up Fatty" was an expression used at our school to tell people to shut up.

9.if you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover?
Buster: "From a Jack to a King" or "Gossip Calypso".

10. how is your punk, rudeboy and skin scene right now?
Buster: Absolutely fabulous! And next year, I hope to host ska/punk/oi festivals in London.

11. Do you have a comment for webculturezine and for webculturezine readers?
Buster: Keep supporting Two Tone and ska in general!

Special thanks to Matt Mason for conducting the interview!

EDITED BY SALLY MAY (NYC BROOKLYN)

INTERVIEW WITH DAVE (EX PLAYER OF THE WARRIORS)

2010-09-08T04:32:00.000-07:00

1. After joining The Warriors, what do you think about the whole experience?

- I was glad to be asked by Saxby to join as their guitarist, it was a slow start but we all got there in the end. It was a great experience! loved every second of it.

2. What is your favorite Warrior's song?

- The Last Resort, John Fila, Predater, Working Class Kids.

3. Who are your favorite bands?

- Slayer, Black Sabbath, Pantera, ACDC, Led Zeppling, Hendrix, Soulfly, Machine Head, SORB, anything were the guitar is out front basically.

4. Why did you leave The Warriors?

- I had to leave The Warriors; I moved to far away, my wife got a great new job as a scientist. I technically have not left The Warriors, if they are stuck for a guitar player for what ever reason; they know they can give me a call anytime to help out.

5. Do you have plans to join another band in your new city?

- Yes I do sooner the better, I am in the process of checking out the music scene here, lets see what Swindon has to offer.

6. Do you have any favorite experiences at a gig? If you do could you tell us, what, when and where they were ?

- Punk & Disorderly in Berlin was fantastic, the venue, the fans, the organisation was the best. Rebellion at Blackpool was good also because this was my last gig with The Warriors as their permanant guitarist.

7. Do you have any comments on the UK punk and skins scene?

- Yes I do! Unite The Scene. There is little or no money in the UK to put gigs on, no one really can afford it, less is more if you understand that philosophy. Rebellion is the daddy of all gigs in the UK. Europe has the right idea especially Germany they seem to still like lots of gigs and they love English bands so there is plenty of opportunities to play in the EU if your an English band.

8. And the last question, do you have any comments for webculturezine readers?

- Yes sure, be awesome to eachother. What ever it is you do in life, career or hobby; do it to the best of your ability, never, never, give up on the things that make you happy.

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edited by sally (NYC, Brooklyn)

Interview With 5 Shots O' Whiskey

2010-09-01T18:42:00.000-07:00

Hey , I'm sorry to say the band is no more.. but I'll answer the questions anyway.

1. Hello guys, could you tell us about your band's history?

the band started in 2005 combining rock n' roll with punk, some of us played in rock n' roll bands and others in punk.

2. Is there any meaning to your band name?

The band name 5 Shots O' Whiskey comes from the song 5 Shots of Whiskey , it's a country song were the lyrics say: give me 5 Shots Of whiskey to help kill the misery, and that's what the band was all about, giving people a good time, with positive lyrics.

3. What are your musical influences?

we were influenced by a lot of different styles, mostly english/american punk

4. In Netherlands you played with some Oi!/punk bands?

we've played with a lot of bands but the best we've played with was Tech-9 Streetpunk

5. Most of your songs are about what?

Our songs are about stuff that happens in real life, it's all straight in your face, sometimes it's packed in a small story.

6. We heard your song called "As Real as it Gets", what is this song about?

As real as it gets is about the music industry, and we think it sucks so it's better to stay independent.

7. What is the meaning behind the cover picture on your “East Without A Coast” album?

The cover of East without a coast is made of aspects of the album, there's something in the cover from a few songs, hit by a mill, the curse, motel hell ( a song about terrorism)

8. Do you have any comments for webculturezine?

keep up the good work and cheers & beers, keep the scene alive!!!!

EDITED BY SALLY (BROOKLYN,NYC)

INTERVIEW WITH VICIOUS RUMOURS

2010-08-12T04:44:00.001-07:00

1. could you tell us your band's history?

Vicious Rumours formed in 1979, we've had a few changes in musical direction aswell as members over the years,
as do most bands Over such a long a long period of time,
during the early eighties we were involved in the oi! scene that swept through Britain and europe
either supporting the major bands of the time... BUSINESS, 4SKINS, PATTTB, ANGELIC UPSTARTS etc
or headlining gigs with the 'second wave' of oi bands that emerged.
We stopped playing in 1988 after 'the main event' gig at the astoria due to
being disillusioned with what was happening at the gigs, (fighting, politics, etc) It stopped being fun.
We got together again in 2000 briefly, with shows around europe and the USA. However due to us all being in different countries by then it was
almost impossible to continue as we wanted. John M did some shows and recording in the USA in the early 2000's
We have recently decided to Get together again, well, as much as we can. And look foward to concerts and recordings starting in December this year

2. who plays in the band now?

John Mundy...guitar vocals, John Coupé...bass Vocs, Danny Shoobert....Drums.
We will be using another guitarist for shows.

3. do you have a new album?

Farticus will be released in the summer, It's a collection of demos,
and recorded songs that were previously only available in the USA

4. besides the band, what do you guys do?

John M is a personal trainer, and runs his own business in TEXAS, Dan runs a scaffolding firm,
And I am a builder/decorator

5. Do you have any plans to play in Asia, or Indonesia especially?

We've never been approached to play there, but if someone was to offer us a tour or something then
absolutely! I love to travel, and if we can do it with the band then even better!

6. we heard your song called “one thing's on our minds”, what is it about?

It's a song about only ever thinking about women and sex!
No matter what time of day, or situation.
a lighthearted look at the male's constant thoughts towards fornication!
Apparently men think of it every 3 minutes or something?
.....we think of it about every 3 seconds!

7. if you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover?

We have done a few covers in our live shows over the years,
Bad Man by the cockney rejects,
If the kids are united by sham 69
Chip on my shoulder by cock sparrer
I'd like to record versions of some of my favourite songs, as a tribute
for the love of OI! by section 5
True punk and oi! will never die by resistance 77
outlaw by chron gen to name a few, there's a lot more!

8. what do you think about racism?

I don't agree with it, but we don't dicuss politics. There's too many idiots out there who
want to label us one thing or another

9. and how is your punk and skins scene right now?

Where I live it's a very small scene, but I live in a small town.
London, however is becoming good again, with lots of concerts happening

10. Have you had any trouble with the police?

As a band? not really, we never had reason to get involved with the police
we were escorted from gigs before after crowd trouble at a few gigs
It's not something we either sung about or were involved in
Violence is pretty pointless.

11. Do you have a comment for webculturezine and for webculturezine readers?

Thanks for the interest in the band,
It's nice to hear from people in countries that we know very little about their 'scene'
Especially nowdays, the internet has opened up a whole new world
Thanks a lot
people can contact us at
www.myspace.com/oiviciousrumours
JC

Edited By Sally (Nyc, Brooklyn)
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INTERVIEW WITH jOE RIOT NARVASA (URBAN RIOT)

2010-07-17T21:13:00.000-07:00

1. After Urban Riot split up, where are the other Urban Riot members?

Joe Riot Narvasa: Urban Riot continued on for another four years after I left the band back in 2002. Nowadays all original members: me, Matt & Chris, as well as the 2nd line: Milo, Derek and Shaun still reside and work near or around the NY metro area, except for our drummer, Sam, who is currently in RVA (Richmond, VA).

2. Could you tell us what makes you not want to be a skinhead anymore? And are you into Rockabilly right now?

Joe: I never really left the ideology of being a skinhead. It is still in me: the music, the scene, the lifestyle, minus the cropped hair. I still occasionally enjoy meeting up with the old crew for some pints and football matches at our local pubs or to catch up on some Oi!/Punk/Ska/Hardcore shows in the area. As far as Rockabilly is concerned, yes, I have been in to the music now for the past 12 years.

3. Have you been to the Philippines? Because we heard some good rockabilly bands from there.

Joe: 2009 was the first time I had been back to the Philippines since the early 1980' due to my father's death. But even then that was only for a very short time to mourn and visit relatives. I had never left the main city of Manila during my visit, except for a day trip to this area called Tagaytay. I never got a chance to catch any of the shows in the area. Rockabilly in the Philippines? Who would have thought! I would seriously be interested in checking some of them out.

4. Some Indonesia Oi! Bands still cover some songs of Urban Riot, what do you think about that?

Joe: I think that's great! I would like to see a video of these bands covering the songs on YouTube one day.

5. Are you in a new band right now? Or do you just work?

Joe: I have not held the bass since I left the band back in 2002. Once in a while I would get that itch to start playing again but nothing has transpired. Maybe one day. As for work, that seems to be what I have been doing with most of my time now. So yes, work has taken over the play.

6. Are you still living in New York? How is the Rockabilly scene in NY right now?

Joe: Yes, NYC is home to me. I always end up missing the city whenever I leave this dump. NYC is my stomping grounds. As for the Rockabilly scene in the city.. Well it's seen it's better days. We do have our shows and events but they are far in between. However there are amazing folks in our area that do their best in keeping the local scenes alive.

7. Finally, any words for webculturezine readers and any comments for webculturezine?

Joe: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Enji in Indonesia and the fine folks at Webculturezine for giving me a chance to get up on my soapbox! Keep supporting your local scene be it Oi!, Punk, Ska, Rockabilly, Hardcore or whatever else it is! Stay true! Once again, thank you for the support!

WEBCULTUREZINE

edited by sally (NYC, Brooklyn)

INTERVIEW WITH BEAT DEVILS

2010-07-01T05:23:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, we are Webculturezine, from Indonesia. First of all we would like to say thank you very much for the cd that you sent to us
And these are our questions:

Hello! Thanx a lot for your interest and questions!

1.Tell us your band's history.

- We've started in 2001, as a company of friends, then we became trio in January 2004, from that time we've recorded 2 albums, 1 EP, 1 internet-single, and now we're working on the 3rd album, also we've made around 700 gigs, toured in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic and it always was lots of fun and great periods of time! We plan to go to UK in December

2.What does your band's name mean? Is there a history behind it?

- The name came after first rehearsal in March 2001, we decided to play the beat like devils are doing in hell - and so it went out like that!

3.We got your cd album called “ Second Date”, what does it mean? Is there a story behind that?

- Second album - is like a second date with a girl - we've put a story on the last page of booklet about that. The boy - is the band, and the girl is the audience - actually it's just for fun, and no real serious concept in it!

4.Who are the players right now?

- Mike Bogdanov on the double bass and backing vox, Andy Lougovoy on the guitar and lead vox, Teo Nikolaev on the drums

5.Any new albums?

- We plan to release a new album in the end of this year. The songs are ready, but the title of the album is in process

6.If you were to cover a song, which song would you want to cover and why?

- We are doing a lot of covers of our favourite old-school psycho bands and also doing some funny remakes of non-billy bands. I like our covers of Batmobile - Mad At You, Sharks - Hooker, Blue Cats - Heaven's Gate

7.Besides the band, what do the players do?

- Mike is an engineer, dealing with the scanners, Teo is an employee of an air company, Andy is working at entertainment producing company

8.Could you tell us how your punk or psychobilly scene is right now? We heard there are many racist scenes there, is that true?

- It went up really good in the last 5 years - we've got foreign bands, who come and play concerts, Russian & Ukranian bands are touring in Europe and releasing albums there, the main cities of billy-movment are Moscow, St-Petersburg, Kiev. But there bands in other towns of Russia & Ukraine as well. A lot of new people are interested in the music, though the scene is young. About your second questions - here - like everywhere in the world - many people are coming to the concerts with different social and political views - but we don't mix politics with music - and so does the audience. There are no problems with that here.

9.Is there a 'best gig' you've had? When and where was it?

- Every new gig is the best for us actually - fresh impressions and drive! We can remeber the bright moments - when we played at Pineda Psychobilly Festival in 2009 - it was out first European gig!

10.Do you have plans to play in Asia or Indonesia especially?

- If we have offers - we would love to!

11.Do you guys like football? If yes, do you support Russia national football?

- We play football every week - with our friends - musicians from other bands, and we are real fans of this game

12.Do you have a web address for people who want to see your website?

- www.beatdevils.ru and here on myspace

13.Do you have any comments for webculturezine readers?
Thanks guys for taking the time to communicate with us.

- We want to thank you for your interest in our music! Good luck to everybody and see you some day! Most rocking wishes from Moscow, Russia!

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(edited by Sally Nyc Brooklyn)

INTERVIEW WITH TWICE BAR (KUTA, BALI)

2010-06-15T04:03:00.000-07:00

When was Twice Bar established?

Jrx: 1999. We were located on top of Twice Tape & CD Shop right in front of Ground Zero, thank God we moved to Poppies Lane 2 a year before the infamous first Bali bombing. Otherwise we definetly won't make it till now :)

Is it open everyday? What are the hours?

Jrx: Yes it opens everyday [except Nyepi Day]. 6 PM - 3 AM.

Is it a spot for any subcultures like: punks, skins, rockabillies, etc in Bali?

Jrx: Yes, but we don't close our door to another planet-rebel contingents. Twice is also a hangin' out spot for local tattoo artists, young bikers, hip hop crews, small time criminals, non-mainstream DJ/electronic musicians, rock n roll models/designers, BMX kids, painters, skaters and almost every part of counter culture that exist in Bali

Are you affiliated with other bars in other places in Indonesia?

Nope. But we're looking forward for that possibilities.

What bands have played at Twice Bar?

Jrx: Superman Is Dead, Shaggy Dog, Navicula, Burgerkill, Seringai, Marjinal, The Hydrant, Suicidal Sinatra, Rocket Rockers, Pee Wee Gaskins, Jeruji and many more. Overseas bands including bands from UK, Europe, Australia, Singapore and many more....

Is it free for the bands who want to perform at Twice Bar, or do they have to pay to play?

Jrx: It's free. And we provide them a fun-drunken night everytime they play at Twice. Good deal....

Do you have any comments for webculturezine?

Jrx: What you guys do is something rare these days, you guys believe in the power of sub-culture, and that always win a place in our hearts here in Bali :)

How can people contact Twice Bar? Do you have an email, website or postal adresss?

www.myspace.com/twicebar, www.facebook.com/twicebar, email to ekoramone@yahoo.com. Postal address: Twice Bar, Poppies Lane 2 - Kuta 80361 Bali

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(EDITED BY: SALLY, NYC, BROOKLYN)

INTERVIEW WITH MAJOR ACCIDENT

2010-05-31T20:26:00.000-07:00

Hello Droogs, This Time Webculturezine had a chance to interview With Major Accident.
So check this out:

1.First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was
it formed?

- The band was formed in 1977 at the time of the first wave punk music in Britain.

2. Who are in the lineup?

- The current line up is Paul Larkin Vocals, Con Larkin bass, Laze drums, Ian guitar and Andy guitar. Paul and Con are now the only remaining members from the original line up.

3. As a band, who/what are your influences?

- In the beginning it was probably the clash. Paul bought the Clash’s first album and had gotten together with original guitarist Dave Hammond with the idea to form a band and when Con heard the album he decided that he wanted to play too.

4. Does the band's name have a meaning?

- There is no meaning to the band name but there is quite a funny story to how the name happened. It goes something like this: After many weeks of trying to make music, much to the amusement of Paul’s father, he said to Paul “so Paul what are you going to call this great band of yours”? Paul replied “Accident” Paul’s father paused for a moment and replied” Accident more like Major Accident” which was a reference to the noise that they were making at the time as it was so bad and that was how the name Major Accident came to be.

5. How many albums does the band have?

- There are 7 albums by the band:

Massacred Melodies.

A clockwork legion.

Tortured tunes which is a live album.

Pneumatic Pneurosis which is a compilation of the bands singles.

Crazy.

The ultimate high.

Cry of the legion which is a split album with Foreign legion.

6. Please describe the sound of your band to those who are not familiar with
you guys.

- We are a very loud and fast punk band.

7. Can you tell us about the album called massacred melodies? Are there any important messages behind
it?

- Massacred melodies is very much an album that was about the time we were living in and what was happening at that time. Some of the songs are about what we did and what happened to us where as other songs were about events that happened in the country. A good example of this is brides of the beast that was loosely based on the notorious Yorkshire ripper, this man found fame by killing prostitutes in various evil ways.

8. Tell us about the scene over there

- The scene over here apart from big festivals like rebellion is very much underground now but it still exists which is a good thing. There are a lot of bands in the UK playing some very fine punk rock that deserve to be doing a lot better than they actually are and also deserve to be heard but are not. So in one way the scene is good because it still exists and they are still good bands to see but it’s also not good the gigs are not as big as they once were.

9. How many gigs has the band had? Tell us about the best and the worst gig
you've played.

- There have been too many gigs to give an honest account of how many we have actually played but there has been a lot. The best gig was probably during the American tour of the east coast but we also had a great time in Germany and there were good memories in France too. The worst gig was probably Belgium during the ultimate high tour when after getting five songs into the set the gig had to be stopped after a big fight broke out. We never got to finish the show and were very disheartened afterwards.

10. Have you had any problems organising gigs there?

- We don’t organise gigs anymore, we have somebody who does that for us. This is good for us as it fits around what we do outside of the band. This means we can pick and choose what we do and when we do it.

11. Have you guys ever been invited to play abroad? Which countries do you guys
want to visit?

- As mentioned earlier we have played America, Germany, France and Belgium and we have also been to Poland and the Czech Republic and we were invited to play in France last December which we did.

Further to this we have had offers to play Spain and Italy and we are hoping to go back to America in the future.

12. Have you heard about The Indonesian skinhead/punk scene? Any plans to play in south East Asia especially Indonesia?

- We know the scene exists in Asia and did receive an offer to play Japan several years ago but due to various reasons beyond our control it never happened.

13. What record label is the band signed to?

- The band are not currently signed to a label but Captain Oi carry all our previous releases with the next one to released being the ultimate high and cry of the legion.

14. What are the bands short term and long term plans?

- We are just having a good time at the moment but we do hope to go back to America very soon and possibly even record some more songs.

15. How can we contact MAJOR ACCIDENT? Do you guys have a website or an email
address?

- We do have a website but it has not been updated for years so the best way of contacting us is via our MySpace site as this has all the latest up to date information about the band and what they are doing.

16. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?
WEBCULTUREZINE

- Thanks for your interest and good luck with the webzine....

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INTERVIEW WITH JAMES INTVELD

2010-05-16T23:17:00.000-07:00

1. Hi James, could you give a short introduction about yourself?

- If you want to know about me you can go to my website www.jamesintveld.com or www.myspace.com/jamesintveld.
I am a touring musician that plays country rock music in the traditional style.

2. we've heard you have indonesian roots. Could you explain.or could you tell us more about that?

- My father was born in Padang and my Mother was born in Malang.
They both lived in Jakarta and moved to Holland in 1956.
Then they moved to the USA in 1961.

3. How did you became interested in the music that you are playing now?

- My parents loved and listened to early rock n roll and country so I heard it thru them and
was playing music since I was 5 years old.

4. how did you came in contact with that music style?

- After everything my parents taught me I started listening to old records and then cd's that were reissues of old
Sun Records and other recordings that were available to me.
Growing up in LA I went to see bands performing every night and then I started playing at these clubs myself.

5. could you tell us more about the soundtrack of cry baby?

- They were looking for a singer to sing for Johnny Depp and I was one out of hundreds at first but then they narrowed it
down to 3 finalists.
They had us go into the studio with Al Cooper and record two songs Red Hot and Teardrops Are Falling and then they played it for John Waters and told him
which singer do you think sounds like the voice of Crybaby and he picked me.

6. How many albums do you already have and what about the most recent one?

- . I have 4 albums and the latest one is called Have Faith.
It's mostly about situations in my life. Both heartache and overcoming my demons.
Having faith in yourself which is very hard to do in this day and age and the world we live in.

7. Did you ever visit Indonesia?

- I have never been to Indonesia.

8. Would you like to visit soon?

- I would very much like to visit Indonesia. I still have a lot of family there.
I hope to do an album of all traditional Indonesian songs.
I am learning to speak Indonesian now.
I grew up the language in the house but not enough to speak it fluently.

9. Do you got anything to say to the readers of this webzine and people in Indonesia?

- I hope you can hear my music and I hope that you will enjoy it.
I would love to tour Indonesia soon and be acquainted first hand with my roots.
James mau ki Indonesia.

Terima Kasih

James

INTERVIEW WITH SARAH

2010-05-01T01:36:00.000-07:00

This time, We interviewed a woman, if you want to know about her, check this out:

1. please tell us something about yourself

- Hi there, I've been read your blog, glad to knew you.
Actually I'm not really good in English, so sorry for that.
But I've tried my best, so here's the answers.
My name is Sarah Rachelea Damaningpuri, that's a long-fullname, I know hehe.
Just call me "Sar".
I live in a small town called Cimahi which not really far from Bandung City.

2. do you have a band?

- Yes, I have several band.
I've been listening to The Oppressed, Vice Squad, Cock Sparrer, The Bussiness and Warzone since 1997.
Since that time, I'm very interested in culture, roots, philosophy, variety of music and even Punk n Skin lifestyle until now.
About rebels (in a good way, of course), do it yourself, positive mental attitude, unity, solidarity, equality, hard worker, I think that's totally awesome positive youth movement.
That's one of the reasons why I want to form a Punk n Skin band, which will I use as a media to voice my enthusiasm and ideas in scene and music.
One of my female Punk n Skin band; V.I.R.G.I.N OI! has been formed since 2002.
It's my first project with several female friends who are skinheads.
And yes, we brought the gender issue. Well, I'm not trying to be a feminist.
I just wanted to express all of my feelings, thoughts, perspectives, desire and strength as a girl in band with honest through music.
Hopefully my band can show and prove women's strength and their capabilities.
V.I.R.G.I.N OI! was joined in the Compilation of Oi! Live Forever which was released by Prapatan Rebel in 2003.
Now we are preparing our first album.

3. are you a skinhead?

- No, I'm not. I'm just a person who love roots, culture and attitude of Punk n Skin.
Let's say I'm just a "boot girl" cause I always wearing my boots.
Or maybe "herberts". You know, person who love the Oi! but not the Skinheads or Punks.
I'm not drink, smoke or use drugs, but I'm not a Straight Edge.
I'm just ordinary person who love the culture. That's it.

4. what do you think about the Indonesia skinhead scene in general and Bandung city skinheads especially?

- In my humble opinion, overall they've got a lot of progress. Especially in Bandung.
Apparently, they have been imitating and adapting the idea of capitalism marketing in a good way.
I mean, there's a lot of bands that finally achieved what they want without going through the mainstream label.
There are too many local zines published in every where and every time in Bandung.
Many scenester and communities from different background organize gigs.
Both of oldskool and newskool, all come together and participate in organizing the show.
Yeah! We're getting rich with diversity.
Slowly but sure, they're becoming stronger and larger than before.

5. do you have any contact with your friends in other cities or in other countries?

- Yup, I've got several links almost in every city in Indonesia.
And the others come from other countries like Malaysia, Japan and USA.
I prefered to use social networks like Myspace and Facebook to connect with them.

6. who is your favorite band(local and international)and what band would you be really interested in going to see their show?

- I have many favorite bands. One of them is KEEP ON, skinhead girls band who came from Depok.
I also like HAIRCUTS from Bandung.
Too many bands that i would like to see. Especially band with female personnel.
But I would be greatfully to see Hatebreed and Throwdown.

7. what do you think about the existence of magazines in your city? Are they growing up? Or do you not like reading magazines?

- Like I said before, they've got a lot of progress.
There are too many local zines published in every where and every time in Bandung.
Along with the growing community, it causes becomes more and more.
I like to read them a lot.
Call it Suave, Ripple, Clique, Made in Bandung, Deathrockstar, Threefold, Sixty Degree, Formagz, Minor Bacaan Kecil, Blah Bloh and many more!

8. do you have a comment for this webculturezine?

- I think that's really positive. You're doing good. So, keep up the good work. Write an interesting discussion about the movement of scenes that are informative and educative in Indonesian territory.
Don't forget to always show the positive side of the scene.
This is especially useful for regeneration to our successors.
Stay motivated and keep contributing.
Thanx and cheers!

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edited by sally may (NYC, Brooklyn)

THIS ABOUT URBAN RIOT

2010-04-29T20:53:00.000-07:00

WE COPIED THIS ARTICLE, BECAUSE MANY SKINHEAD IN INDONESIA, WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BAND, BUT ITS NOT EASY TO FIND THE INFORMATION ABOUT URBAN RIOT. WE DONT KNOW THEY ARE STILL EXIST OR SPLIT UP.

Urban Riot

New York, USA - Music sometimes transcends boundaries and for two Filipino musicians Joe Narvasa (bassist) and Chris Allas (guitarist) for the band Urban Riot, not only do they transcend boundaries, they break them.

Both have been playing in the band since 1994 when they met Sam Baker (drummer) and Matt Jourdian (original vocalist) at a local pub, the Cherry Tavern, in New York city. Joe and Chris were discussing forming an Oi band over a couple of drinks when Sam who was playing pool overheard their conversation. He mentioned to the two that he played drums. Later Sam talked to Matt about the whole thing and Urban Riot was born.

Milo Morin has since been the vocal frontman for the band, when he took over for Matt back in 97. A second guitarist, Verlyntae Jenkins, has also been added to the band line up as of March 2001 to give them a more fuller sound. The music they play according to Joe is “skinhead powered brick-wall Oi”.

What is Oi anyway? For those not familiar with this type of music like myself, the following explanation by Joe sums it up quite well. “Oi music is similar to punk music, sorta a hybrid of 70’s punk with more working class and street life lyrics. While most punk bands like the Misfits, Cockney Rejects or even the Sex Pistols would usually sing about how corrupt the government is and how they get screwed up by drugs. Oi! music, which is mainly what skinhead music is, sings about the fights we’ve experienced, getting drunk and having fun, fighting certain factions we dislike, a certain skingirl, etc. ... think of it as you’re life on the streets anthem.”

Their music certainly reflects this attitude in songs like ‘Urban Riot’, ‘Last Call’, ‘On The Street’ and the aptly titled ‘40 Seconds’ - a short and to the point song about being “punk till the day I die”. A number that can certainly become an anthem for punks everywhere. All from the band’s 18 track cd “On the streets” released by Trailer Park records. However a tune that particularly caught my attention was Class War. A touching song about a kid from a working class family who missed out on his carefree teen years cause he had to work to help the family. Though the theme starts out bleak the end of the song is a bit uplifting with lyrics like “he met some fellas who shared his pain. Slapped him on the back and said it's not in vain ... And he lived on to fight another day".

Some of their songs do contain lyrics that a few people might find offensive. On songs like ‘We Hate Everyone’ and ‘On the streets’ the term fag is used. But according to Joe and Sam the songs were written at a point in their lives when they themselves were being harrassed and threatened by the AVP (New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project) for being skins because of a few incidents the organization had with other skinheads. Sam argues that “ The term "fag" was used in reference to the AVP who wrongly accused us of many things. It is ironic that our use of this word has caused such waves and problems for us. THE REASON THAT WE WERE ANGRY TO BEGIN WITH IS THAT THEY WERE BEING "RACIST" and PREDJUDICE AGAINST US. They stereotyped us, they were guilty of what they accused us of doing. They shut down our bars and all but stopped our whole scene for a little while. Imagine if we had done that to them! "Fags" is just a term used to identify who it was that was causing us trouble. A term , I might add, that they called themselves!” Urban Riot no longer play these songs live at their shows but they stand firmly by them.

In the history of music there have always been lyrics or subject matter that people find objectionable, from Elvis’swiveling hips to profane and violent lyrics. The debate of censorship and a musician’s right to freedom of expression has occasionally come up here and there. Urban Riot is no exception

Skins to the bone

The shaved or closely cropped hair, the boots and the braces (suspenders) is the image mostly connected with skinheads. But it was never about a look or a style. It is a way of life for Joe and Chris. They have long since grown out the hair, nevertheless they still feel strongly about what skinheads are.

To be a skinhead has had a bad connotation in the past years because of its association in the media with racist white power groups but from Joe’s point of view, it isn’t the skinheads who are racist but the racist who become skinheads. "When skinheads started out in 1969 in the East End of London, England, the scene was not meant to be what people think of it now. Influenced by Northern Soul & West Indie Ska music, which are both black roots music, the original skinheads cropped their heads to stand for the working man, same as the Jamaican immigrants did back then. It was not till the late 70's when the punk & Oi! movement arose is when the racist element in skinheads started showing up fueled by the National Front. Hey, if you want to point out a racist in general, they could be anyone, anywhere, it can even be the guy in a suit next to you. By assuming that all skinheads are racist is being stereotypical. Racism is an individual thing, there are always bad elements in everything.” asserts Joe.

Though not racist Urban Riot have played with Racist bands in the past and have had White Power skins show up at their gigs. This situation seemed odd and volatile to me but Joe says “The thing with us skinheads is that there is still that common bond between factions just for being a skinhead and having working class morals and beliefs, racist or not, so there never really was any conflict. As long as they stay on their side of the fence and don’t preach their racist beliefs to my face. We’ve even been friends with bands & individuals with racist beliefs but when we meet up and hangout at a local pub or what not then political beliefs are definitely not discussed. Our music have been known to be liked by White Power skins specially over in Europe.” As for Chris “I’d rather have the ‘in your face’ racist than the one who keeps it hidden to themselves. I’m in no way condoning racism or prejudice, but we all have to be honest with ourselves, we all have our wants and hates in life. There have been some cases when I felt that someone was looking at me with indifference for not being white but never to the extent of confrontation. I love the puzzled look in their faces !!! ”

This is where boundaries are being broken. When they go on stage, Joe and Chris are not just viewed as Filipino Americans but as musicians playing music with passion and energy. And maybe just maybe some of the audience watching who have racist beliefs will think twice before judging people next time.

Forging Forward

Seven years since the start, Urban Riot is still going strong. Playing mainly in and around New York and New Jersey , in clubs like the Wetlands, Voodoo Lounge, Court Tavern and the legendary CBGB’s where prior known acts such as the Sex Pistols and the Ramones have performed. Recently at a CBGB’s gig they played with Major Accident from the UK and Foreign Legion from Wales. They’ve also played with numerous other local bands like the Templars, the Relics, the Oxblood, Sick of it all, Adolf and the Piss Artists etc. Urban Riot has also played with local Filipino bands to help support the starting Filipino music scene in New York. Sam feels that “As far as playing these Filipino shows, I say it is great! I love it! It gives Urban Riot a chance to reach a wider audience, as well as Chris and Joe a chance to show the Filipino community what they do. We (the non-Filipinos) are always treated as one of the crew by the others and a good time is had by all. It also allows me to see other bands that I may have never heard and I really enjoyed several of them as well. As a final bonus of these shows, it allows other people, outside of UrbanRiot and the Filipino community to see that we support other cultures and are not racist as skinheads so often get labeled.”

To learn more about Urban Riot stop by their site at http://www.angelfire.com/ny/UrbanRiotNYC1/main.html

copy paste from http://pages.prodigy.net/manila_girl/article/urban.htm

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INTERVIEW WITH YUNG (LAWEN STARK and SLIDE BOPPERS) upright bass player

2010-04-07T22:28:00.000-07:00

1. How are you connected with the Jakarta scene? Did you have friends here already?

- Well, I have a friend that I met through my band's myspace profile called Tri aka Enji from Bintaro, so we kept contact and shared our music interests. Then we met in August 2009 and now in 2010 as well. He showed me around and took me to lots of Ska and Oi concerts.

2. You play rockabilly, do you like Ska and Oi! also? What do you think of the Jakarta Oi! And Ska bands?

I always had a big passion for Ska and Oi! because I used to be a skinhead in Belgium as well. I must say, the bands that I saw here are all bands of super quality!!! What I like is traditional music, so I really dig that the Jakarta bands keep the music traditional. Not only are the Ska bands great quality but the Oi bands are as well. They always offer a wild concert with lots of energy and I love the crowd going wild and singing along to the songs.

3. When will Lawen Stark and Slide Boppers make a new album?

When I return to Belgium, we are planning to record our first album. About time!! hahaha! We played around all over Europe already for 4 years now without any album so we were kinda lucky...

4. Do you have plans to play in Indonesia with your band soon?

- Well, I definitely would like to come and play in Indonesia haha.

5. I heard there's Indonesian musicians and some bands from Indonesia that are really famous in Europe, is that true?

In Europe, especially the Netherlands, of course, Indo Rock was pretty famous in the 50s and 60s. Indo Rock is a name they gave to Indonesian bands playing Rock 'n' Roll or Surf. One of my favorite bands is The Tielman Brothers. Concerning James Intveld: He is a really famous singer/song writer that comes from holland but moved to the United States. Both his parents come from Indonesia as well. He is the man behind the "Cry Baby" Soundtrack, a movie starring Johnny Depp

6. Do you have any comments for this webculturezine?

- Well, the only thing I can say is, continue what you are doing!! It's damn great hahahah!! I have a ball everytime I go to a concert here

7. Could you please tell us a little bit about your family also?

- My parents are Chinese Indonesian but they moved to Belgium to study and they stayed there. I was born in Belgium but I feel really close to Indonesia and I would like to come and live and work in Jakarta haha!

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edited by Sally May (Brooklyn, New York)

INTERVIEW WITH ADHITYA aka UTI (WARRIOR SHOP OWNER)

2010-03-27T04:15:00.000-07:00

Oi! Readers, in this edition I wanted to interview an owner of Warrior Shop, located in Jakarta (Indonesia). And here is my interview with owner of warriors shop(ADHITYA aka UTI)

When was Warrior Shop estabslihed?

- Warrior Shop was established in 2002, the idea was for a place that could be a meeting point, a hang out for all the skinheads, friends and of course we sell local and imported merchandise.

What kind of merchandise do you sell?

- All the best Skinhead gear, local and imported. We sell CDs, cassettes, patches, stickers, hats, etc. and all the name brands like Doc Marten shoes, Fred Perry, Ben Sherman, Merch, Lonsdale, Alfa Industrie, Everlast, and many more. Plus we not only sell brand new stuff but we carry second hand goods as well.

So besides being a store, it's also a Skinhead meeting spot?

- Yes many of the local Skinheads hang out at Warrior Shop just to chat or drink beer at night.

Are you affiliated with other shops?

- We have many contacts to other shops with official Holligan Merch, Traditional stuff, Keotik Kultur distributor, Worker shop at Bandung and we have contact with over sea shops in Singapore, Malaysia, and many more.

For everyone that can't make it to Jakarta how can they contact your store?

- the Warrior Shop contact person is
Uti: 08129438792 / 62-02199928975
or you can also contact our shop keeper
Adie at 62-02192284897
And feel free to come visit us at
Jl. Barkah No33, manggarai-selatan,
tebet 12860, Jakarta-selatan, Indonesia.

see ya around mate.

INTERVIEW TO REAL McKENZIES

2010-02-22T17:39:00.000-08:00

Hi, nice to meet you again. This time I will interview to the band called Real Mckenzies

- Who are the members of Real McKenzies?

1. Paul McKenzie, Karl Alvarez, Mark (The Bone) Boland, Dave Gregg, Matt MacNasty, (Dirty) Kurt Robertson, Sean Sellers, Gord Taylor

- When was the band formed?

2. Various reports indicate different dates, but I think 1992 is the answer to your question.

- What are your activities (other than the band)?

3. Drinking, drugs, sex, rock and roll...wait...that's mostly band stuff...Actually, I think 'the band' is our lives. We only have 3 weeks off between our Eurotour and Canadian tour, then after another 3 weeks, we go back to Europe. There's really no time for anything during our offdays except a little sleep and maybe some sex.

- We like the song called "Smokin' Bowl" from the album 10,000 Shots. Can you tell us a little about that song?

4. Smokin' Bowl is written based on a poem written by the Scottish poet, Robbie Burns. This song is often confused for being about drugs, but actually, the poem was originally written about a bowl of oatmeal.

- When do you plan on releasing a new album?

5. We have a new acoustic album coming and DVD coming out in 2010. The acoustic album is called 'Shine not Burn' and the DVD is called 'The Real McKenzies Love You'. Myself and Dirty Kurt are going to start writing our new electric album (Probably due for release in 2011) at the beginning of March.

- What was your best show?

6. All of our shows are our best shows! That's part of being a Real McKenzie! Every audience is different and we're the type of group that always find the most amazing times anywhere. The Real McKenzies are all about a positive attitude and having fun, and we could never say that one show was better than the other just because of how many variables there are. For example, Russia had a huge amount of fans who were absolutely wild and fun and rock and roll, but in Dusseldorf we played a laid back acoustic show for about 70 people were so intimate and awesome. We were actually talking to each and every one of them during the concert! in the coming months, we'll be playing for the St. Pauli Football Club's 100th anniversary and will be playing for 30,000 people. That will be an amazing show too for different reasons! We've heard that Indonesian fans are truly the best though, so until we play Indonesia we want to hold back our answer on what our best show was :)

- Do you have any plans on touring Southeast Asia, specifically Indonesia?

7. No. We really want to come though, but we need to find people who want to hire us, and a booking agent willing to sacrifice his or her good name in order to build us a bitchin' Southeast Asia/Indonesia tour! Do you know anyone?

- How would people be able to contact Real McKenzies?

8. People can contact the McKenzies via our website, www.realmckenzies.com, our myspace page, www.myspace.com/realmckenzies and our forum and fan page, http://z4.invisionfree.com/The_Real_McKenzies/index.php?act=idx, http://www.real-mckenzies.com/

Do you have a message for Indonesia and webculturezine?

9. Yes. WE WANT TO COME TO INDONESIA!!! IF YOU GUYS CALL WE WILL COME!!! CHECK OUT http://www.realmckenzies.com/Contact.html FOR BOOKING INFORMATION :)

Thanks for your time !
GT

INTERVIEW WITH LEFT ALONE

2010-02-18T19:51:00.000-08:00

1. Who are the members of LEFT ALONE?
ELvis guitar vox, Billy drums, the jam Bass, James organ

2. When was the band formed?
i started the band in back in 1996

3. What are your activities (other than the band)?
i run smelvis records, breed english bulldogs, and drink

4. When do you plan on releasing a new album?
i think early 2011

5. What was your best show?
playing with social distortion in Vienna

6. Do you have any plans on touring Southeast Asia, specifically Indonesia?
no plans yet book us a tour and we will go!

7. How would people be able to contact LEFT ALONE?
thru our myspace.

8. Do you have a message for Indonesia and webculturezine?
thank you for your time

INTERVIEW WITH THE OPPRESSED (RODY MORENO)

2010-01-23T03:51:00.000-08:00

1.How many times have you been in clash with the cops since the first time The Oppressed started?

- All the clashes back in the 80s were between our lads (the Cardiff crew) and the lads from whatever town we were playing. It was just football violence but at a gig. The police would turn up at the end and escort us back to Wales.

2. What would you do if you were to play in a gig, that was sponsored by a corporation, which funded the war, but you just found out minutes before the gig, and meanwhile your fans had been waiting for you to play?

- That's easy, I'd play the gig. Not playing would make no difference to the politics of war but it would piss off the fans.

3. Is a skinhead always trapped in a consumerism? Such as having to wear fred perry polo shirt and Dr. Martens boots. Apparently both are quite expensive, if you know what I mean.

- You don't have to wear Fred Perry or Dr Martens. Any cheap polo shirt will do. The important thing is to look sharp.

4. Many Oi and punk bands have reunited again. What do you think makes them reunite? Do you think it's factor of money, or truly their passions to rock out the world with the old and young punks and skins?

- I think it's a bit of both. Of course people want to earn some money but you've still got to love it. Even if a band only reforms for the money it's OK if they produce on stage and keep the fans happy.

5. Any last words for the Indonesian Oi! Scene?

- Always fight to keep your scene free of Fascists. Ignore them and they will steal your culture. "FUCK FASCISM BEFORE IT FUCK'S YOU".

irfanmurdianto

INTERVIEW WITH THE LAST RESORT

2009-12-20T17:36:00.000-08:00

INTERVIEW WITH JJ KAOS (bass player) OF THE LAST RESORT

What do you think about your new album?

WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THE WAY THAT IT TURNED OUT. I'M A REAL PERFECTIONIST SO I SPENT AGES WORKING ON THE SONGS, MAKING DEMOS AND REWRITING BITS UNTIL I WAS HAPPY WITH IT. ME AND BEEF WORKED OUT DRUM BEATS, MELODIES, LYRICS AND ARRANGEMENTS THEN TOOK IT TO THE REST OF THE BAND TO REHEARSE IT. I DIDN'T WANT TO RUSH THIS ALBUM LKE WE HAVE DONE ON PREVIOUS RELEASES AND I THINK THAT THE EXTRA TIME SPENT WAS WELL WORTH IT WHEN I LISTEN TO THE FINISHED RESULT.

Did you feel something different about your new album that you didn't feel about your last album?

WELL THE FIRST ALBUM WAS RECORDED ON A FOUR TRACK TAPE MACHINE AND THE NEW ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN A FULLY EQUIPPED STUDIO SO THE PRODUCTION IS THE FIRST DIFFERENCE THAT YOU'LL NOTICE. ALSO WE'VE ALL IMPROVED AS MUSICIANS SINCE THE 80's. SO THE SONGS ON THE NEW ALBUM ARE A LOT TIGHTER. THAT CONSIDERED I THINK WE'VE STILL MANAGED TO CAPTURE SOME OF THE OLD SOUND AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE SAME SPIRIT.

My favourite song from the album is Beyond the Promised Land. Could you tell us more about that song?

YEAH IT'S A GENERAL OBSERVATION OF THE WAY THAT SOME YOUTH CULTURE IS TODAY IN ENGLAND. KIDS ARE GETTING FUCKED UP ON DRUGS AND STROLLING ROUND WITH GUNS EVEN BEFORE THEY'VE LEFT SCHOOL. THEY HAVE NO AMBITION OR DIRECTION AND THEY'RE BROUGHT UP TO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OK.

What do you think about the skinhead scene in England today?

OBVIOUSLY THE SKINHEAD SCENE IS NOT AS CONCENTRATED AS IT WAS BACK IN THE DAY BUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE MET SO MANY COOL SKINS, GOOD PEOPLE THAT HAVE GIVEN US SO MUCH INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION. IT'S A PLEASURE TO STILL BE A PART OF THIS CULTURE. THE SHAME IS THAT SKINHEADS ARE STILL GIVEN A BAD NAME BECAUSE OF THE MINORITY THAT ARE NOT SO COOL. BUT I THINK THE REAL SKINHEAD SCENE IS AS STRONG AS IT HAS EVER BEEN.

Do you have any plans to tour Southeast Asian countries? Like maybe Indonesia?

YES WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE UP FOR PLAYING IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. I'VE HEARD THAT THERE IS A GOOD SCENE OUT THERE BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTACTS IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD. SO IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING US DOWN THERE FOR A TOUR, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US THROUGH OUR MYSPACE PAGE
SO WE CAN SORT SOMETHING OUT.

Do you have any comments for webculture zine?

YEAH, I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS LISTENING TO THE NEW ALBUM AS MUCH AS WE ENJOYED MAKING IT. HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU SOON IF WE GET OUT THERE ON TOUR. Oi! Oi! KEEP IT REAL...ALL THE BEST...

JJ

INTERVIEW WITH BAKERS DOZEN

2009-12-18T17:22:00.000-08:00

We interviewed the band BAKERS DOZEN (UK) about their new album, "The Wolves within the Walls"

1. What do you think about your new album?

- The new albums doing great! it was the first Bakers Dozen album with the new line up. The songs cover pretty much the same subjects as previous releases and seems to keep everybody happy. Its the first studio album we've done for Step One Records who we have been friends with for years, they give it 110% when putting out an album and have really done us proud.

2. Did you feel something different about your new album that you didn't feel about your last album?

- It's been mentioned by some fans that the new album is a bit slower than sent down/storm of discontent and a bit more rock sounding but thats not a bad thing. Judging by the response from fans they seem to like it. The're will certainly be a couple of tracks from the new album included in the live set from now on as well.

3. What does "Wolves within the Walls" mean?

- The title wolves within the walls originally came about as an anti establishment kinda thing. There is a load of stuff going on that the public dont want and no matter how much they shout the government wont listen. This is right across the board! you can take what you want from the title yourself but from my point of view it covers work, local government, bosses, banks and elitist wankers as well.

4. What do you think about the skinhead scene in England today?

- well the UK scene seems to be a bit all over the place just now! forget Scotland as fuck all happens here just now. A couple of years back it was kicking! loads of good gigs and big crowds, you dont realise how lucky you are until its gone.
There is still a fair bit of activity down London but they keep losing good venues just as they start to get established (Crawley House Of Oi! for example).
There is still a lot of good new bands coming out of the UK and keeping the scene alive.

5. Do you have any plans to tour Southeast Asian countries? Like maybe Indonesia?

- Doubtful as it would cost a fortune but who knows..

6. How can we contact the band, via e-mail or myspace?

- You can get hold of Bakers Dozen at bakersdozenskins@hotmail.com and check out our my space page at www.myspace.com/bakersdozenuk

7. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?

- Keep up the good work with the blog spot. These sites are great for info and keeping up to date with things..
All the best
Bakers Dozen

THANKS GUYS!

Interview With Ety

2009-12-13T17:49:00.000-08:00

Hello readers,

I wanna introduce you to a woman, that I met in a gig in Kediri (East Java). It was interesting to talk with her, but at that moment I was so busy because I had to meet with some friends. So, I grabbed her number so we could talk later. When I came back from the gig, I contacted her for an interview. When I asked her questions, she responded nicely.

1. Please tell us, what is your name?

- my name is ety handayani

2. Tell us about the scene where you live?

- in 1996 until 2005 i live with a punks,grinds,black metal,hardcore and a few skinheads. In my city doesn't have a special skinhead scene,we are one with the other underground community,because we are living in the small city..

3. Before you got married, did you know you know him from the music scene?

- nope,me and my husband are come from the same scene but we were different about a way of life

4. Do you still hang out with your scene now?

- nope,almost never.

5. When your son grows up, do you want him to be a skinhead??

- no..i dont wanna him to be me or his father..i want my son to be himself

6. What is your favourite local band? And what is your favourite foreign band?

- my fav.local band are sexy pig,runtah,begundal lowokwaru,DOM65,combat,anti squad,and many more.
- my fav.international band are cock sparrer,cockney rejects,anger flares,the business,vanilla muffins,minor threat,morrissey and the smith,the oppressed and many more

7. What do you think about Indonesia's skinhead scene right now?

- no comment cuz i'll never know anymore bout skinhead scene since 2005 but i still getting contact with them

8. What are you doing now? We mean what are you working as now?

- i'm a housewife

9. Do you want to say anything about the skinhead scene out there, especially the Indonesian skinhead scene?

- Stay together!!!

10. If someone wants to contact you, what is the best way to do so? Do you have an email address, etc?

- athea_smoker@yahoo.com

11. What do you want to say about webculture zine?

- success for webculture zine.

Interview With No Mans Land

2009-12-10T06:41:00.000-08:00

THEY ARE FROM MALANG CITY (EAST JAVA) INDONESIA

1. First of all, could you tell us about your band? When was it formed?
- Didit : No Man’s Land formed in mid of 94 as a non political band until now.

2. Who are in the lineup?
- Didit : The first line up was Me (Didit) guitar/vocal, Didik (drums), Ferry (Bass) then in 1996 we added Catur as Bass and Ferry Guitar until this day.
Ferry : Never change since 1994

3. Does the band's name have a meaning?
- Didit : For me, No Man’s Land means no one of us will live forever, so we fight today for anything we care but it can’t be your’s only responsibility will be your’s forever. Live is not only for material think but think of what you have done.
Ferry : There’s something we need to live but not we want.
Catur : The place where I belongs that will never be mine after the day I die.
Didik : We are people who live today but gone tomorrow.

4. As a band, who/what are your influences?
- Didit : The musically concept truly influenced by The 4 Skins, The Oppressed, Cockney Rejects, The Clash, The Templars and a lot of British Oi! 80’s.
Didik : Cock Sparer too
Ferry : All Oi! 80’s
Catur : For all the Founding fathers

5. As a patriotic band, what do you think about your government?
- Didit : As a citizen we’re always want the stronger government. It is danger for us when we live in a weak government which full of corruption, opportunism and discrimination in law.
Ferry : fuck to all of you opportunist politician. Eat your shit in jail when you’re got retired.
Didik : Lend me some money to enhanced the business
Catur : I don’t believe in you, you’re too much!..

6. How many albums does the band have?
- Didit : Separatist Tendency (reh.tape 1995), P.A.A.S.D.O (1996), Punk Hey Punk (split tape), Grow Away From The Society (1998), All Together Now (1999), Anti Disco League (2006) and many undetected compilation albums.

7. Please describe the sound of your band to those who are not familiar with you guys.
- Didit : Some say we played Oi! music and that’s true. We’re listen many music genre, as Me, I prefer to listen SKA, Oi! and punk 80’s. Then we combine and agree to choose musical type for NML as Oi! band
Catur : I like listen to HC Punk the bands like The Exploited, Casualties and many more and of course The 4 skins.
Ferry : Old school HardCore yeah!, but always remember the roots. Oi! music
Didik : Oi! 80’s and 90’s. The 4 Skins is great Oi! band ever and I listen to the SKA too.

8. Can you tell us about the lyrics? Are there any important messages behind it?
- Didit : Every lyrics has story (99% true story). People think that’s a simple story but it has great experience for us because it was real!, Something we’ve done, seen and felt. When you got the same feeling you can taste the noise.

9. Tell us about the scene over there
- Didit : The scene here in Malang is up and down. I think that’s natural, people will change as wind blows but not everyone could bend by the wind.
Catur : I hope I see more new faces in the scene.
Ferry : where are they now..?

10. How many gigs has the band had? Thess us about the best and the worst gig you've played.
- Didit : We never noted how many gigs we’ve done. Best gigs? Every gigs is the best as long as it could keep the culture on. Worst gigs? We never played well.
Catur : Yeah..! we never played well in every gigs we’ve done.
Didik : the sooner the better..
Ferry : I wish I could play with my own instrument

11. Have you had any problems organising gigs there?
- Didit : The biggest problems here is we are haven’t our own place. Where we could organize gig as well as the mainstream do.
Didik : Money and money again. If you have a lot of money you can do anything.

12. Have you guys ever been invited to play abroad? Which countries do you guys want to visit?
- Didit : No, when we were got much time before, we wish we could play in any other places even in Pluto. But we don’t think could do that today. Each of us has complicated problems to be solved. Many new bands were born, I think it’s your turn to carry on.
Didik : I Almost fagging out.
Ferry : We’ll play one more, two more, three more, four Oi! Oi! Oi!
Catur : I wish we could play out of the country

13. What record label is the band signed to?
- Didit : Many DIY record label has been taken part. Thanks to all the label you know, you did the right thing.

14. What are the bands short term and long term plans?
- Didit : Short term plans? We’ll release a new album under Pure Impact Records, Belgium early 2010. 16 tracks in it which 3 songs taken from our last albums. Long term plans? We will build an image that NML is not only a band but it’s an attitude for my home town.
Ferry : Keep on playing
Didik : I’m very exhaust
Catur : Follow major votes!

15. How can we contact no mans land? Do you guys have a website or an email address?
- Didit : Feel free write to : oinomansland@yahoo.com and visit our : www.myspace.com/nomanslandoi as a friend.

16. Do you have any comments for webculture zine?
- Thanks a lot to Webculture Zine, you just kept the culture on and on