The Best of Black Punk Rock, in My Humble Opinion

April 21, 2015 9:37 AM

Shotgun Seamstress of Maximum Rocknroll on the best of black punk rock.
posted by josher71 (20 comments total)

This looks wonderful, and "First World Problems" is a perfect band name.

Also, I have to admit that ol' Maxi-Rocker is way more interesting than it was, say, ten years ago.
posted by Frowner at 9:46 AM on April 21, 2015

This is more the coolness of this individual blogger than MRR isn't it? Or did MRR start having interesting writing again?

[DC Reprezent!]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:00 AM on April 21, 2015

What, no The Thermals?
posted by humboldt32 at 10:26 AM on April 21, 2015 [2 favorites]

She's dead on RE: Sneaks. I saw her at the Back Alley Theater in DC last year, and she wowed even the crusty harDCore vets in the room. First time in a while that I'd felt we might still really have it going on musically as a city.
posted by ryanshepard at 10:27 AM on April 21, 2015 [3 favorites]

Love Sneaks. Not enough focus on this genre. Made my day, thanks for the link!
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 10:38 AM on April 21, 2015 [1 favorite]

I last read MRR regularly in 2001 or so I really don't know anything about it's quality ups and downs.
posted by josher71 at 11:02 AM on April 21, 2015

Sick Sad World!

Killer sax, high speed thrashy female-fronted hardcore, AND a Daria reference bandname? Hell yeah!
posted by Existential Dread at 11:15 AM on April 21, 2015 [5 favorites]

Sneaks is pretty damn cool! Puts me in mind of The Austerity Program, but in a quiet bedroom kind of way.
posted by Existential Dread at 11:25 AM on April 21, 2015

Trash Kit is SO GOOD
posted by thivaia at 11:35 AM on April 21, 2015

I, uh, I didn't read the article yet but I scrolled through it! ..and I didn't see a mention of Death.

So, here's Death!
posted by I-baLL at 12:23 PM on April 21, 2015 [4 favorites]

No Bellrays? (Maybe not according to Hoyle 'punk,' but they have the attitude and have been bringing it for years.)
posted by jonmc at 12:43 PM on April 21, 2015

I gotta give a shout out for my cousin's ska/punk band Hub City Stompers. He's black, even if I'm not.
posted by BrotherCaine at 12:43 PM on April 21, 2015

no Obnox = FAIL
posted by Hoopo at 12:51 PM on April 21, 2015 [1 favorite]

Cool article!

From 1978, here's Pure Hell. Bad Brains cite these guys as an influence. Wiki.
posted by Zack_Replica at 1:00 PM on April 21, 2015 [1 favorite]

Or did MRR start having interesting writing again?

Was there a time when they ever did?

NYHC for life!
posted by cazoo at 1:42 PM on April 21, 2015

You misspelled Boris the Sprinkler there.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 2:51 PM on April 21, 2015

Mimi Nguyen's comment after issue 384 of MR&R which includes Osa Atoe of Shotgun Seamstress talking to Monica Estrella Negra about Chicago’s Black and Brown Punk Shows: "It is so amazing to me to pick up an issue of @maxrnr and see a real-life version of punk that is just what I wanted when I was 16."
posted by larrybob at 2:53 PM on April 21, 2015

I haven't seen an issue of MRR in more than a decade. I'm glad it is still around.

The main link isn't opening for me, but from the comments here this is music I would like, so hopefully it will work on another device.
posted by Dip Flash at 7:24 PM on April 21, 2015 [1 favorite]

Late, but I started a Spotify playlist of as many of the the suggestions from this blog were on Spotify (few) plus the Tumbler list linked. My favorite find so far (because I'm a pop punk slob) is the Tuts.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 11:15 AM on April 22, 2015 [2 favorites]

I hadn't heard of any of these, and now Trash Kit and associated acts are my favourite thing. Thanks so much!
posted by Beardman at 5:22 PM on April 22, 2015 [1 favorite]