If you live in the U.S. and are sick of turkey and way too early Xmas commercials encouraging you to consume, consume, consume… then tune into Raw Travel this weekend 11/30 & 12/1. We are featuring our buddies from Quito, Ecuador Demeter or DMTR for short. Yes, it’s a re-run, but if you didn’t see […]
Here is a cool little video that kind of illustrates what you can expect from the upcoming season of “Raw Travel”. Special thanks to our very talented amigos Los Tiros and all our friends from all over the world who have had a part in making this project finally happen. May the universe bless you […]
Remember our little article way back in 2011 about the band “Los Saicos” where we suggested Lima, Peru might actually be the birthplace of Punk? You don’t? OK, here it is HERE. Now it seems someone has or is in the process of creating a mini documentary about this very subject to which I say […]
I promised some video and here it is from the Guatemala Punk Show a couple of weeks back as our buddies “Union Stricken” cover The Casualties “Punk Rock Love” with a little help from some friends. We’re heading to San Jose, Costa Rica. Any punks there? Hit us up please!
Been reading the book “White Riot… Punk Rock and the Politics of Race” for the past few weeks. I’m almost finished and more on it later. It’s an intense book that is proving to be valuable in terms of the history of punk and of getting another perspective than the typical Ramones, Sex Pistols, Clash […]
Listen to some punk music from all over the world. Got some good music you want to share? join the group and upload. In the meantime, enjoy these tunes by our good buddies Los Suziox (Colombia) and Rudos Wild (Uruguay). Disfruta! Punk Outlaw
IF YOU MISSED THE ARTICLE LAST WEEK FIRST PUBLISHED IN REMEZCLA, HERE IT IS IN IT’S ENTIRETY WITH A FEW MINOR TYPOS CORRECTED TO BOOT. THANKS TO ISABELA AND THE GANG AT REMEZCLA FOR SHOWING INTEREST IN THIS SUBJECT (IT RECEIVED OVER 300 “LIKES” AND STILL GROWING). AND OF COURSE THANKS TO PANCHO FROM LOS […]
While in Lima, Peru Punk Outlaw cameras were treated to a showcase by some from the Lima punk scene. This time around featured a couple of punk/hardcore bands including “Kondenados” and the hardcore band “Epidemia” (Epidemic) which is fronted by a petite muchacha named Monica with powerful vocals. The evening ended with a performance by […]
LIMA, PERU – What can I say, Lima Peru really knows how to rock and to treat a visiting punk. The punks there had arranged for a private showcase of sorts which featured no less than 5 current punk bands playing 3 songs each, exclusively for our cameras. I want you to all to get […]
In every major city in each country I’ve visited there seems to be one punk fan, aficionado and ambassador of punk ,if you will, who sees fit to take it upon themselves to show me the ropes of their local punk scene. For Medellin, Colombia it was Jorge, for the Moscow rockabilly scene it was […]
Our first official day of shooting in Quito, Ecuador and we had a date with DMTR at the famous local rock bar “The Garage Bar”. In case your wondering, DMTR stands for Demeter and refers to the God of Fertility. Now, I had done my research on these guys before hand and though there was […]
OK I admit I feel I sort of shortchanged the guys from Sikotikos by focusing on the robbery attempt my 1st night in Quito on my last post. I’m also finding that Quito’s punk scene is beyond even my healthy expectations. It’s nothing short of incredible and requires more than a measly 3 days of […]
It happened so fast. One minute I’m in the middle of the tourist zone packed with people, the next I take a turn down a not too dimly lit and not so isolated street and notice 2 sketchy characters coming my way. I decide to head the other direction and then notice 2 other sketchy […]
Back in February I made a return trip to Montevideo, Uruguay to see my old pals from Rudos Wild. A lot had happened in the year I was away. I signed the guys to my fledgling digital record label “Punk Outlaw Records”, I had begun work on a new travel show “Raw Travel” and I […]
We’ve been to Cuba, Russia, Colombia, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay and Argentina interviewing punk bands for the upcoming documentary “Punktology”. We’ve interviewed bands from all these places plus Puerto Rico, Italy and more. This summer it’s Eastern Europe but beginning next week it’s Ecuador’s turn. I’ve heard a lot about the punk scene in […]
UPDATE: Here is an update from the previous post. The concert in Rio Negro in Medellin Colombia was canceled due to heavy rain in the area which is causing flooding. It’s been one of the wettest “winters” on record in South America and the result is many, many people on flood plains and near rivers […]
Medellin, CO Last summer I interviewed the ladies of “Insurgentas” (Insurgents) a Medellin, Colombia based all girl punk band. (SEE THE POST HERE) This quartet of lovely ladies seemed like the real deal at the time, but unfortunately they were not playing that particular day. Since then I’ve tried to catch them play but something […]
So we’ve been in Argentina/Uruguay almost 3 weeks and it’s been a little hectic to say the least. I’ve hardly had time to sleep, much less update you guys on things, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been rocking. As posted (see previous post), we enjoyed a great show with our amigos Rudos Wild in […]
Punks are always helping out. This is a message that probably doesn’t get out very often, I mean its not as if punks have a big Public Relations Department spinning all the good stuff that punks do. There is no Global Association of Punks for Good Causes or anything like that (that I’m aware of). […]
February 5th, 2011 So we kick things off with our first coverage of a punk concert for 2011 and I’m happy to say it was for a good cause. Our friend Kmilo helped organize the event which requested that punks bring notebooks for school kids who couldn’t afford them. From the looks of the number […]