The Australian punk band has been praised by Billy Corgan and Karen O for their explosive live act and uncompromising politics.
Social commentary is never far from Taylor’s lyrics, which could just as easily contain brutal ragers about life under oppressive systems (Capital)
“They also champion safe spaces and advocate for Palestine at every performance
no classism and racism
“The security guard might live on a farm in Kentucky and shoot animals and eat them – he might not know about, like, identity politics,” she says. “I don’t want them to feel ashamed. I want to use our opportunity to say, ‘Hey, this is something we care about. Maybe it’s something that you could start looking into.’”
Same o, same o then.
So, no ‘classism’ but “The security guard might live on a farm in Kentucky and shoot animals and eat them – he might not know about, like, identity politics”.
Right….
Mind you, if she’s right, lucky Kentucky.
Punk was a thing in the 70’s…
Rage For The Machine.
Punk was a thing in the 70’s…
And second wave punk was the 00’s
The Antipodes. Always behind the curve…. Unless they’re first with third wave punk, of course. Always possible.
Yes, Jonathan. Although it still lives now, in ways. And more styles than even metal…
This is retro-punk, really. This lot have very clearly had a good listen to Nina Hagen and
stole her Thinggot “Inspired” by her.Hell, she’s even got the vocal tricks “right”.
Except, of course, that Nina Hagen could actually sing and was a trained singer, so she could do that stuff without ruining her vocal chords.
This particular example….. doesn’t very much.
I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but I’m not sure I’d go to Karen O for a coherent ideological debate.
(Rage Against the Machine of course are Establishment patsies, as they so neatly demonstrated during. COVID )
“Amyl and the Sniffers take on the world: ‘If you don’t like us, then that’s on you’”
Poorly expressed, childish, inconsequential, but undeniably true.
So their concerts are free entry, and they give their albums away?
What? The sell them….for money!!! Capitalists!
I never get tired of pointing out to those that should have grown out of 6th-form socialism, that capitalism made Billy Bragg a very rich man, yet inexplicably he hasn’t given away it all apart from a modest enough amount to live on. “To each according to his need” clearly doesn’t apply to him!
All the punks gave the man control
And every pop star’s bought and sold.
No, there ain’t no rock and roll.
I never get tired of pointing out to those that should have grown out of 6th-form socialism, that capitalism made Billy Bragg a very rich man, yet inexplicably he hasn’t given away it all apart from a modest enough amount to live on. “To each according to his need” clearly doesn’t apply to him!
Inside every self-proclaimed communist (and socialist) is someone who believes that they deserve to be driving in the Zil lanes and have access to the Party shop..
It’s not punk, it’s woke wank.
At least she likes one of my favourites “Khe San” by Cold Chisel. Not sure if it means much in the UK.
If you don’t like us, then that’s on you
Wow, how punk.
It figures that the Guardian would discover them five years too late and come to the entirely wrong conclusion as to their worth as a band.
There’s enough videos of them performing for you quickly come to the conclusion that A&TS is a pub band, and not an especially good one. If Taylor didn’t show flesh, they’d still be playing to crowds of up to 20 people.
I hope we see more of these punkers, and their devil may care attitude.
Anal Ladyfrontbottom should open for them.
From that great social commentator, Benny Hill (forty years ago, sniff):
Now, the folksinger came from America
To sing at the Albert Hall
He sang his songs of protest
And fairer shares for all
He sang how the poor were much too poor
And the rich too rich by far
Then he drove back to his penthouse
In his brand new Rolls-Royce car
The Saints were pretty good.
““The security guard might live on a farm in Kentucky and shoot animals and eat them – he might not know about, like, identity politics,””
She used to just call them Deplorables, but decided that was too trendy, and someone as evolved as herself ought not be trendy.
John Kerry, a very senior Democrat, openly calling at the World Economic Forum for the abolition of the First Amendment so that people like him – or people whom are instructed by people like him – will get to decide what you can read, and say, globally.
If Trump doesn’t win this election* it’s all over; they’ve imported millions of new voters so as to remove the ‘swing states’.
One party state incoming, and when they sneeze the rest of us catch the cold.
*Even if he does, and I doubt they’ll allow it, it’s a delay at best.
https://x.com/swipewright/status/1840231811554664541?s=46
Amateurs. I’ve actually played on Crass albums.