I HATE PUNK ROCK - Volume 2.

October 10. 2008.
Posted by Brett Schwaner.

Welcome to the 2nd edition of "I Hate Punk Rock," Mr. Brett's semi-weekly hallucinogenic journey through the crusty corridors of the local music scene... and into to the darkest corners of Hell...

Before we get this here rodeo started, I just want to let everyone know that Keith and I still working on revamping the layout of the site. We'll be making some progress over the next week or two and new features and material will slowly start showing up. You'll know it when you see it. Your eyes will bleed and melt and ooze out of your nose and girls will think you're gross. You'll thank us when you're older, trust me.

Also: I just wanted to remind everyone (again) that The Pests and Converts are still having a benefit show for Face First's lead singer this Saturday, October 11th, at The Banks Street Bar in New Orleans. Doors open at 9pm. Cover is $5. Further info and links were posted in last week's column. Click here and scroll down for more info. Hope to see you there.

We begin this week's column with a heart-warming tale of local punks, oppressed and imprisoned by our Fascist police state...

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It's a prison planet, baby, and there ain't no way out... New Orleans-area thrash punks Toxic Rott have had a rough year. They've had shows end in riots. They've had shows end with brutal police beatdowns. They've had shows end with members of their band hauled off to jail. And now their singer is serving a two-month jail sentence on an undisclosed charge. Here's what Toxic Rott had to say about it on their web-site:

"Seemingly never to the disappointment of local law enforcement, we have once again had a run in with those motherfuckers! Our beloved Rott brother and singer Jon Selakovik (aka SLOX!!) is currently serving the second month of his two month sleep over out at the ole Donaldsonville Corrections Center. He faces six months house arrest and who knows what amount in court costs once his stretch subsides. Hopefully something works out to a better deal for him and he'll be off tha hook a little quicker, we'll just have to wait and see...."

The band added that they plan on recording new material as soon as Jon "SLOX!!" is released from prison. Their last show took place in New Orleans just before Hurricane Gustav in late August.

Toxic Rott formed in early 2008. Their sets are typically loud and violent, and feature such incendiary anthems as "Fuck NOPD."

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We Landed On The Moon encourages you to tune in and drop out... Baton Rouge indie-rockers We Landed On The Moon just announced that their new album, These Little Wars, will be released on December 16th. The band is in the process of building a new web-site, presumably geared towards attracting LSD-users, from the looks of it. They also have some sort of music video in the works to go along with the release of These Little Wars, but no other info about it is currently available. A tour is being put together for mid-December.

In the meantime, you can sample some tracks from These Little Wars at We Landed On The Moon's Myspace site or see them live on October 10th at The Circle Bar in NOLA with The Amazing Nuns.

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Your last chance to snuggle with Jabberjaw... In a truly sad turn of events for goons everywhere, Jabberjaw has decided to break-up after exactly one year of existence. The Baton Rouge "HXC" hardcore band made regular appearances between B.R. and New Orleans throughout the early part of 2008, but experienced a rash of show cancellations last summer due to the bizarre disappearance of their drummer.

Jabberjaw's swan song will take place on October 15th at The High Ground--- the venue where dreams are born... and where dreams go to die.

It's not all gloom and doom for the goons from Jabberjaw, though. A couple of their members already have a new project called Hangtime going on, complete with their first demo which you can listen to by clicking here.

New Orleans fans can check out Hangtime at The Dragon's Den in New Orleans on November 29th. They're scheduled to appear as part of an all-day event called "Gulf Coast Hardcore Fest."

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Put this in your waste-paper basket and smoke it... Baton Rouge's Who By Fire are now online. The five-piece group started playing gigs earlier this year, but took their time to actually practice and record before staking out a claim in cyberspace. Bands focusing on music instead of pretentious Myspace bullshit? What a novelty. Anyway, you can check out Who By Fire by clicking this link. They've got five brand new tracks currently streaming. If you're into spooky-sounding folk-blues-circus music, then these guys might get your face twitching. "Wrapped in Green in Early Morning" is one of the saddest sad-bastard songs I've heard in awhile.

If you're in Baton Rouge on October 11th, you can check out Who By Fire at Insomneeacks. They'll also be back at Insomneeacks on November 1st.

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Sonic Debris...

  • Save Vs. Spell has a handful of new demos posted here. These tracks are the band's first new recordings in over 3 years.

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And that concludes this week's torture session. I've had the "Ghostbusters" theme song stuck in my head for the last five days (for no good reason!). That, dear friends, is truly torture.

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Stop by the N.O. Punks forum sometime. We'll talk about square-dancing and nachos and not smile or laugh. Ever. 

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