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17.3.04

++++++++permanentschick feat. fuck the system++++++++
:live: ZINC /madrid

FR 26.3. VEKKS zentagasse 26 1050 wien
MO 29.3. EXPLOSIV graz

ZINC sind eine W.U.C.H.T. von einer band und teilten sich nicht umsonst schon
die bühne mit so bands wie RATOS DE PORAO, FUN PEOPLE, POISON IDEA, ROLLINS
BAND !!!
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2.1.04


20.10.03

Punx not Dead !!!!!!!!!!!

Montreal - The leader of a punk rock group whose fans rioted Tuesday night after its concert was cancelled blamed Immigration Canada yesterday for the destruction, saying authorities had no business checking band members for criminal records.
Hours before they were supposed to take the stage at a Montreal nightclub, members of Total Chaos and The Exploited were denied entry at the Canadian border crossing in Lacolle, Que. Robert Gervais, an Immigration Canada spokesman, said they were refused because three members had records for "serious criminality" and four others provided false information to Immigration officers.
Rob Chaos, lead singer and a founding member of the 13-year-old California band Total Chaos, said he suspects the bands were targeted because of their appearance. "We have blue hair and Mohawks and stuff," he said by cellular phone as his band travelled to its next show in Cleveland.
"I'm totally pissed off about it," Mr. Chaos said. "I told the [Immigration officer] there were a whole lot of kids coming to see us. Canadian government Immigration is, in my opinion, responsible for the riots."
The singer called the Canadian border the strictest in the world and said his drummer felt discriminated against when Immigration Canada dug up his 15-year-old criminal record. Mr. Chaos said the offence was "kind of major," but noted it was committed when the drummer was 18.
"I don't think a country should have the right to pry into people's pasts. There should be a law against that," he said. He noted that the singer of British band The Exploited has "tons of things he's done," but he never has trouble entering the United States.
He stopped short of condemning the fans who met news of the concert's cancellation by overturning cars, setting them on fire, shattering windows and looting stores. Police reported that 42 vehicles were damaged, including eight that were set on fire. Rioters vandalized eight stores.
"I don't know why the kids went crazy.... I personally wouldn't have done it. I don't believe in that stuff," he said, before adding that riots can be agents of change. "People riot to make changes for some reason, and they do somewhat work."
For The Exploited, the headline act whom Mr. Chaos described as living legends, it was a disappointing end to their first North American tour in 10 years. A show scheduled for Toronto last night was also cancelled, and now The Exploited are flying back to Britain.
Promoting their new album, F--- the System, the 20-year-old Scottish band were trying to ride a wave of renewed interest in punk music in North America. With such anti-authoritarian songs as I Believe in Anarchy and Class War, they developed a cult following in the 1980s that became known as the Barmy Army. Lately, however, their popularity has faded and the current tour was a tough sell in several cities. News of the Montreal riot surprised a Pittsburgh concert promoter who, because of poor ticket sales, cancelled a show by the two bands that had been scheduled there last Friday.
Jon Rinaldo of Joker Productions described The Exploited as has-beens who only managed to sell 20 tickets for a 1,000-place Pittsburgh venue before he pulled the plug. "It's actually shocking," Mr. Rinaldo said of Tuesday's rampage. "I didn't think anyone would get that upset that they weren't playing."
The Exploited had a reputation for provoking fan riots and destroying hotel rooms in their early days. A band biography on their record label's Web site describes them as "riot starting, bouncer bashing, hotel trashing, foul talking, noise causing, venue wrecking, government hating, rule breaking, piss taking, unrelenting, punk rocking."


Ireland Based Zine Trade Resource Needs Help!

Hey,
Thanks for opening this email, some of you may know me, some of you way not, but as they say a stranger is just a loser you haven't met yet! Nah only jokin but i guess i should explain a bit about what 'Spudmonkey's Zine Trade' is all about. Basically i am emailing several different zines, online punk/hc resources, internet radio broadcasts, labels, promoters, bands and anyone i think may be interested hoping to get a bit of help and general interest in the zine trade. I started this resource two months ago and already have nearly twenty zines from six different countries on the website.
The idea behind the website was to encourage the worldwide trading of zines whether they are music, personal, political etc. Trading zines is a great way for those of us obsessed with the world of zinery to meet others worldwide who feel the same, so we can spend hours talking about layouts and stuff that bores the average joe.
There was one thing i wnated to ensure in regards to the zine trade and that was it would be for reliable trader's only, there is nothing worse than waiting patiently for a trade to arrive that never comes. I wanted to ensure that if someone on the zine trade was not responding i could be contacted and email them as to why.
There are only a few guidelines, i will not accept zines that are homophobic, sexist, racist or dodgy in anyway, i have no time for that sort of bullshit and if that seems harsh well then set a trading network up yourself. Also it is a must that you contact the zine writer before sending on your trade, this way hopefully less confusion will arise.
Also i do my own zine called Lucidity, its 44 a5 pages, cut n paste full of rants adn ramblings, 1 uro a copy, email me for bulk prices and postage costs.
Anyhoo i wont keep you much longer. i just wnated to say if you feel you can help in anyway, even if you are willing to distribute flyers at gigs, pass the message on, or if you have any ideas or opinions etc it would help loads. Thanks for reading this email, web address, email and postal addy are written below. Thanks again.
Ed (spudmonkey999)
Web: www.geocities.com/spudmonkey999
email: zinetrade@yahoo.co.uk
addy: Ed Hannon/ Downings Cross/ Prosperous/ Naas/ Co. Kildare/
Ireland.


11.10.03


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21.8.03


7.7.03

yeah, they'll be coming again... and this time THE WHOLE BAND...


http://www.med-user.net/ripoffstandards/BBKID2003/boom1.htm
http://www.bbkidz.fwd.com.ar
there's a vague tour schedule but no gigs are fixed now. so go ahead, get in
touch and BOOK or HELP :).
if you can't do shows by yourself - please send us some good contacts of honest
and nice people who might like some feraky hot rod sudamericanos!!!
we need extra help for all the shows in FRANCE and BENELUX... ta!
if you want to do shows in the regions not mentioned in here - no problem! but
we need then at least 2 good shows (poland, czechia or whatever else...)!!!
thanx.

01.-18.10 ESPANA
19.10. FRA ­ DIJON espace autogeres des tanneries
20.10. off
21.10. FRA ­ PARIS dirty dancing
22.10. off
23.10. off
24.10. GER ­ MÜHLHEIM/RUHR az
25.10. NL ­ LEIDEN tba
26.10. NL ­ UTRECHT acu
27.10. GER - BOCHUM wageni
28.10. off (maybe GER ­ bielefeld)
29.10. GER ­ HUSUM haus der jugend
30.10. GER ­ BREMEN tba
31.10. GER ­ HAMBURG störtebekker
01.11. GER - BERLIN köpi / koma f
02.11. GER ­ GArDEBUSCH tba
03.11. GER ­ NEURUPPIN mittendrin
04.11. GER ­ CHEMNITZ tba
05.11. GER ­ REGENSBURG weingasse
06.11. GER ­ LEIPZIG zoro
07.11. AUT ­ HOHENEMS konki
08.11. GER ­ AUGSBURG provino
09.11. GER ­ ROSENHEIM asta
10.11. GER ­ FREIBURG my way
11.11. GER ­ PASSAU tabakfabrik
12.11. AUT ­ INNSBRUCK workstation
13.11. AUT ­ GRAZ explosiv
14.11. AUT ­ LINZ kapu
15.11. AUT ­ WIEN vekks
16.11. AUT ­ SCHEIBLINGKIRCHEN saege gallei (unplugged show)
17.11. SLO ­ LJUBLJANA metelkova tba
18.11. CRO ­ ZAGREB mocvara
19.11. CRO ­ PULA tba
20.11. SLO ­ SEZANA or NOVA GORICA tba
21.11. ITA ­ UDINE via volturno
22.11. ITA ­ MODENA la scintilla
23.11. ITA ­ ROMA torre maura occupata
24.11. off
25.11. off
26.11. ITA ­ VIGEVANO or IMPERIA
27.11. ITA ­ ALESSANDRIA
28.11. ITA ­ VIAREGGIO cs sars
29.11. ITA ­ TORINO el paso


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