Thursday, July 16, 2020

This Is Bako Motherfuckers - just pics and video's

So to not make the " This Is Bako Motherfuckers" post not hella long , I'll be adding pictures and video's that i can find or if you have anything you would like me to add contact me and i will add it to BakoHell memories . 

                                           
 




 


 


 


 


 


 





 


 





 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 
 



















                     

This Is Bakersfield Motherfuckers - updates just music

 It's too much work to update the "This Is Bakersfield Motherfuckers" post so I'm gonna be just posting links to all the recordings , they've been either updated , shit added to them to just plain new additions . some i can't find artwork or song listings so I'm gonna do them separate .                                                                                                                                                                                 The Acrylics - 3 recordings                                                                                                                                                                        Active Ingrediants - 4 recordings                                                                                                                                                         Bedlam - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                         Burning Image - 2 recordings                                                                                                                                                         Carcinogenz - 4 recordings                                                                                                                                                                Chasm - CD only                                                                                                                                                                                     Commotion - 1 recording - Justin singing                                                                                                                            Contaminators - 2 recordings                                                                                                                                                                  Cradle Of Thorns - 2 recordings                                                                                                                                                        Fletcher - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                         Heretics/Family - 2 recordings - 1 of each band                                                                                                                                  High Strung - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                            Human Mess - 2 recordings                                                                                                                                                                      Iron Outlaws - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                    Loser Life - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                           Melted Gumby - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                              Mento Buru - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                  Passive Resistance -  3 recordings                                                                                                                                                             The Prolapse Nation - 2 recordings                                                                                                                                                   Skalv - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                                 The Higher Mammals -  1 recording                                                                                                                                                           The Noktornals -  1 recording                                                                                                                                                                 The Pine - 6 recordings                                                                                                                                                                                The Pinups - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                     The Postals - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                         The Soulsteppers - 2 recordings                                                                                                                                                        Three Chord Whore - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                Too Many Screaming Children - only partial recording                                                                                                                                Vendetta Red - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                Watch It Burn - 2 different practices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         And these files don't have artwork , song listing or dates                                                                                                                            Grievances Foregone - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                           Joy Toy - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                          Number One - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                       Only You - 1 recording                                                                                                                                                                     Plebian Cry - 2 recordings               

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Update for This Is Bako Motherfuckers

I'm gonna be deleting all files and updating them with new links with artwork , dates  and some other stuff in bands and recordings and hopefully adding some more pics and video's too . So if anyone from Bako has anything they would like to add just let me know . so bare with me until i can get it done . Finally got a new laptop so shit won't take as long as before to get shit done . And finally find a couple recordings I've really been looking for and really excited about the MELTED GUMBY tape .

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The Press

The Press are an Oi! band from New York City formed in 1984 disbanded in 1994 and reformed in 2016 . The outspoken anti-fascit band were early members of S.H.A.R.P. (SkinHeads Against Racial Prejudice) . Vocalist André Schlesinger also supported the views of the British Socialist Workers Party and this was reflected in some of the band's lyrics . The Press reformed in 2016, following the death of founding member André Schlesinger, and has been releasing new songs and records since 2017.  Below is an old interview with NYC's the PRESS, one of the USA's first authentic Oi! bands.
THE PRESS hold a special place in my heart as one of my all-time favorite Oi! groups because their singer, Andre S., was one of the first skinheads with openly socialist beliefs I ever met (back in 1988). Prior to that, I didn't know it was possible for a skinhead to hold left-wing views! (being more familiar with the usual right-wing, gaybashing knuckleheads my own age at the time). In 1988, Andr� considered himself sympathetic to the British SOCIALIST WORKERS? PARTY (no doubt due to their connection to the REDSKINS, one of his favorite bands, along with Aussie power-rock gods AC DC!). I remember him and the band getting a lot of shit for this stance, being a part of the extremely violent and reactionary NY skinhead scene of the late 80's (YDL ring a bell, anyone?!!). Frequently, right-wing knuckleheads would try and ruin their shows or attack the band members in the streets and in bars.
While the PRESS did not consider themselves an overtly political band, with songs like "Revolution Now" and their high-profile connection to the original SHARP movement it's fairly obvious where they stood! Their live shows were some of the most energetic I've ever seen, with a hundred anti-fascist skinheads singing along to every chorus (including the first SHARP benefit concert, along with the RADICTS, SKINNERBOX, the SKA-DANKS and NOBODY'S HEROES!). At 15, it blew my mind! And their only full-length record (Punks and Skins Vol. 5, a split with the RADICTS) stands as one of the most well-played and intelligent Oi! albums of all time! Every tune a working-class anthem!
Cheers to the PRESS, for their contributions to American Oi!, the 80's SHARP movement, and though they didn't mean to do it, the birth of RASH. Who knows where the skinhead scene would be without them. Nice one lads!     Dan/LIFE'S A RIOT 
 Here is an interview from 0161 Festival that The Press were supposed to play but because of everything going on (coronavirus , etc) the festival was cancelled for this year .   

Alright lads! So let’s talk about the reforming of the band first, how did that come about, was there any big moment for it all to come together?
When Andre passed away, Jordan reached out to past band members and friends to get together to have a drink in his honor. We started talking about getting the band together with guest singers, maybe doing some sort of record or tribute show to Andre. Soon after we were invited to play the Oi! Festival up in Montreal. We recruited our old friend, Scotti Lyons (original NY SHARP skinhead/singer for PistnBroke), to sing for us, and just like that after more then 20 years we were a band again.
For those that maybe don’t know much about the band or the history could you give us a little overview?
The Press began in the mid-1980s in New York City. We were looking to have a sound that was a bit different then most of the punk and hardcore bands playing at the time. We were heavily influenced by all the early Oi! Bands as well as Ska and reggae, which gave us a different sound and vibe that set us apart somewhat. When SHARP started up we aligned ourselves with that as we supported the message.
The 0161 Festival show will be your first ever European show, what should people be expecting?
We are real excited for this one. People can expect to hear most of the classic Press songs as well as some of the new stuff we have written together as a band.
It’s a great honour for us to be able to host your first EU show, along with fellow anti-racist skinheads The Oppressed, you’ve obviously been hugely influential for many bands across the world, how do you see the skinhead and SHARP scene at the moment?
We appreciate you guys inviting us out to play. We expect it to be a great time. It’s great to see how strong the SHARP movement is around the world and that real Oi! Music has resonated with so many people across so many different cultures. If we were even a small influence on that it is something to be proud of. I would give a lot of credit to Roddy and the Oppressed for keeping the message alive and spreading it around all these years.
We’ve seen a rise in far right activity across the world over recent years, how are things for you guys in the states currently?
Fascism is an ever encroaching force within our mainstream politics, and SHARP, AFA, and the left in general, must push back, pushing fascists to the fringe, or ideally, eradicating them all together. We don’t claim to have the answers, but we align ourselves with those involved in pushing back against this. Most of us in the band are union workers and we’ve seen first hand the struggle in maintaining what we have worked for. For those of us working jobs without that, it’s a huge problem.
Do you have any more plans for some more recordings or potentially a new album at some point?
Since reforming the band, we have released a seven inch record of all new material called “Torch” on Oi! The Boat Records, a split seven inch on Insurgence Records, and a song on a great compilation record called Northern Aggression, also on Insurgence. We hope to record more material and release something new before too long. A new full length album is something we would love to do. We also would like to release something in Europe. Time will tell if it happens.
Any other comments?
Thanks again for inviting us to play the festival. We’re looking forward to our first show across the pond. Hopefully it’s just the beginning with many more to come .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I don't have the torch 7" but here are 4 other recordings that i do have for you                                        1989 split The Radicts - Skins 'N' Punks vol 5                                                                                               1994 - Is It Any Wonder                                                                                                                                  2007 - The Complete Press 1984-1994                                                                                                        2018 split The Brass                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               These pictures and flyers are from their facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/thepressnyc/       
  


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 



 


 


 


 


 



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  So I started a new blog to hopefully be a little cleaner and more organized and to have more active links , not like so many dead links on...