I spent a month in Lima, Peru in 2011, just before returning to the US after almost a year living abroad. I was able to spend a lot of time with some of the punks in Lima including El Terrible Y Los Mongoloids, Voz Propia, and the legendary Pancho Guevara from the band “Los Saicos” […]
One of my fondest memories and biggest rewards from writing this blog has been meeting different punks and just awesome and interesting people from all over the world. From Cuba to Russia to Mexico, Colombia, Philippines and Peru I’ve met some truly wonderful people and legends in the world of punk music. Pancho Guevera, the […]
You may have noticed that in covering the punk scene in Lima, we’ve been all over the place. We started off with the famous punk band form the 80s, Narcosis, with our interview with drummer George “Pelo” Madueno. Then we fast forwarded 30 years or so to cover contemporary punk and hardcore bands like El […]
Just 2 weeks ago I was knee deep in the punk scene of Lima, Peru. It being a Friday night, it was a good night for a punk show, or two… turns out there were two big shows going on this particular Friday night. Luckily for me they were within spitting distance of each other […]
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 […]
So I’m in cloudy, chilly Lima Peru in the dead of winter. Now you’d think I”d be depressed about this fact, being a warm blooded guy who bitches about the cold, but I’m not. I’m happy as hell to be here (ok, ok I did cheat a little bit with a little fun in the […]