In a momentary fit of my own fXXing stupidity I was robbed of my passport, computer, video and photo camera today. All of it, including all the great footage and photos from this trip. Trying to look on the bright side but now I have to focus on getting an emergency passport and getting my […]
Buenos Aires, AR – Feb. 17, 2010 I’ve been covering all types of punk music on my tour of South America from hardcore, to Oi! to ska, but I’ll admit I’ve been a little remiss offering coverage of the rockabilly and psychobilly scenes. There are varying reasons for this, but I promise to do a […]
It seemed very appropriate that I was to meet the members of Buenos Aires punk band Drop Dead Dreams at the famous Plaza de Mayo, where countless demonstrations had occurred against the government over the years. When lead singer and original member Matyas arrived along with his bandmates Pablo and Kamo, we decided to conduct […]
After 3 days of being miserably ill, I finally started to feel like a human being yesterday, though certainly not 100%. I took advantage of the day to do some research on the punk scene here in Buenos Aires and made good progress. My first night in town I had asked my waiter where I […]