Editorial - june 2009

First of all I would like to thank everyone who spend their few cents to buy this fanzine. Hoping to bring back
the spirit of Punk & Oi! back into the scene. Trying to inform you about bands, scenes, music, and other shit that
I’m forgetting, that you have not been aware of. It seems that the sound of rebellious kids has been forgotten.
New music, styles and attitudes have moved in, but in reality they don’t mean anything. This is the first edition
of ‘Skunx Come Back’ and I tried to sell it as cheap as possible. I’m making no profit out of this, as you can see
since is so cheap. And what you pay is for the printing of the pages. I would love to see one day punks and skins
rise again, and bring back the good old days of unity and good music. Sadly, the last generation of kids borned in
the late 80’s have killed the scene. New bands come out, and they sound worse and worse every time. Either, they
are skins or punks, they lost the attitude, and the fashion became a key for their “success”. Most of the articles
I’ve wrote are based about bands from the 80s, and early 90s. I decided not to write about the over rated bands
like Cockney Rejects, 4 Skins, G.B.H., Oxymoron, etc, because it only takes one click on the internet to find out
about them. There were hundreds, thousands, of bands in that era that had more attitude, sounded better, and had
way more to say than the bands that I have mention. Even though, most of the articles on the zine are skinhead re-
lated, it does not mean they don’t sound good. Give it a chance, and listen to what they had to say, as well instru-
mental side of the songs. Finally, I just hope the music comes back someday.

Editor: Giovanni
Contact: thelookouts@hotmail.com
Contributor: Ali
Location: Toronto, Canada

Thanks to:
Ali, Spencer, Leo and the rest of Toronto Skins. Jaime and Overpower. Mature Situations. Rearview Mirror.
Felipe and the Brazilian skinheads. Informativo Inimigo skinzine. Monica and Cindy from Paraguay. Alan from
Argentina. Vini Bovver from Brazil. Jessica from Florida. Punks and Skins from all over the world. Hits & Misses
Records, Sonic Boom Records, Cinderella Vintage Shop. 751 bar, beer, chinese food from China town, pretty
girls, trojan condoms, and all the girls that I had sex with.
Show May 23rd @ Rearview Mirror
On May 23rd, Kensington Market put another great night at the Rearview Mirror. Mature Situations and Over Night
brought the music, the laughs, the good looking girls, and plenty of beer for a chilly Saturday night. Even though
only two bands played, the crowd left satisfied and the night ended with everyone getting wasted at Toby’s pub till
last call.
After a late night at work, I
packed all my shit and ran to the TTC
station, hopped on the street car, hop-
ing I was not going to be late. The real-
ity is I was late... By the time I arrived
at the Rearview Mirror, Mature Situa-
tions was already playing. So I walked
right in front of the stage to get to the
bar and I noticed, to my amusement,
that the band was dressed up like old
people. All the members of the band
wore masks with the faces of old peo-
ple, dressed as if they were going to the
bingo. As funny as they looked, the shit
they played it was pretty damn good.
The crowd seemed to be into them, but
sadly they couldn’t move around the
stage too much due the size of the bar.
As I grabbed a beer, I man-
aged to say hello to all the skins that
showed up for the Over Power set. As
I was chatting with one of the skins,
we noticed this funny character. He
was wearing tight, short jeans, a tight
shirt, not that his outfit was what had
us laughing. This kid, every time the
band played a song, he started play-
ing on his “air guitar”. I got to tell yah,
he was rocking it! I don’t think he
even noticed us watching him go
at it, he was so into it. As the band
finished playing their song, we
kept telling Mature Situations not
to stop, so this kid would continue
with the rocking of the air guitar.
Mature Situations played
their last song and jumped
down from the stage to a pack
of clapping fans. They did
fantastic.
Fifteen minutes later, Over
Power finally took the stage. Before
they opened their set with one of
their songs, Guitarist Jaime hurled
out a fit of vulgarity to the anxious
listeners. Predictably, the enthusi-
astic crowd threw whatever they
had in their hands towards the stage and
roared “fuck off”. I couldn’t wipe the
smirk off my face as I watched Jaime try-
ing to dodge bits of garbage being flailed
at him from beneath the stage.
All jokes put aside, Over Power
opened their set. All the skins got on their
Over Power
feet, unable to resist the need to pogo
as if it ran through their veins like an
infectious virus. The band seemed to
run out of songs, Over Power opted to
play some covers. They put their own
spin on a Cro-mag song and another
cover by The Oppressed got every-
Mature Situations
one moving. Vocalist Pat began sing-
ing “Chip On My Shoulder” by Cock
Sparrer even though he didn’t know
now the lyrics. Two skins grabbed the
mic and tried to help Pat out... which
led to a hilarious catastrophe. I don’t
know who sang it worse. As the band
closed their set, guitarist Jaime once
again told everyone to fuck off and
walked off the stage laughing.
After the show, everyone
headed to Toby’s Pub for last call. It
was a good time seeing everyone at
the show, not to mention all the pret-
ty broads that showed up too. Every-
one went home having had a good
time, but the highlight of the night
was the kid playing his air guitar. He
definitely stole the show from Ma-
ture Situations and Over Power
 Steph Side of The Story
Aah yes, the Devotchkas, what a great band and great memories of horny punk days. These girls make punk rock
sexy, fuck Vice Squad and any other ugly ass chick punk bands out there, no other female band can’t compare
to them. The band started in back in 1996 and ruled the NYC scene with their BootGirl Oi! songs. Signed by Punk
Core records the band released two LP’s and two EP’s. By early 2000 the band split up and that was the end of this
sexy line up. I found many zines and interviews online, and everyone in the band except Stephanie (vocals) spoke
for the band. I always wondered what was her views in the band and so on. I found this text on her MySpace profile,
and I did get in contact with her and it’s her real profile. This is the complete biography of the Devotchkas written
by Steph.
(Written early 2008) We had managed to ac-
cumulate about 6 songs. I
Devotchka lead vocal numero had written Oi! Toy, Shit
uno! NYC street all girl punk band. for Dreams, Disappoint-
Steph ain’t dead! Mother to Marshall ed, Coppers in Force,
2yr old Bully boy. This is the first time Mr. School Psychology,
I’ve ever been connected with a com- Hip Hop Kids, with the
puter or even logged in. Here to SET exception of Damaged
THE RECORD STRAIGHT!! about Goods written by Elaine.
what really happened to The Devotch- I got the name
kas. written by Stephanie; founder and “The Devotchkas”, when
creator of The Devotchkas NYC. I was visiting friends in
Many moons ago upon liv- Mass. I was thinking up
ing in Brooklyn NY, I met Mande at a names when a friend of mine blurted it Devotchkas live in NYC
Krays band practice at Smash Studios. out and it was a go ever since then. We portunity for anyone from the scene at
I used to go with Jon to watch his prac- got our first offer to record a 7inch by that time. We had an all around appeal.
tices and Mande was there because of Punk Core Records out of Long Island. Oi! Boot Girl Up your ass! vocals fol-
Kenny. We would go just about every We recorded it at Noise Floor Studios lowed by Big Spikey Mowhawk color
week. Me and Mande got to talking in Brooklyn and was produced by Tom infused Punk Rock girl DIVAS (Brings
about starting an all girl street punk and also Jon from The Krays. Definitely a wee little tear to my eye how perfect
band. She had a friend Elaine that could giving credit to where credits due. We it really was).
play bass and she could play guitar. I started playing local shows almost im- Alaine ended up getting an E-
would be the singer and we had then to mediately at CBGB’s, ABC NO Rio, a mail from a tour manager from Eng-
just find a drummer. We wanted to get couple in Long Island, and some out of land who wanted to set up a two week
started as soon as possible. Jon from state as well, Boston area, Philly, Penn, tour through a couple Euro countries.
The Krays agreed to fill in temporar- Atlanta etc... We set the date and took off. We played
ily till we found our female drummer. Soon after Jon left to get back England, at the Underground where
Which was way more difficult than we to his busy schedule with The Krays we played with Vice Squad, Broken
had bargained for. and many other side projects he had go- Bones. Hanging out with Saxby from
With my new lyrics and ing on at that time. It kinda sucked to The Last Resort. Belgium, France,
melodys in my head for verse and cho- lose him he’s a fantastic musician. Af- Holidays in the Sun in Spain playing
rus, Mande and Elaine where able to ter a couple fill in drummers, we finally with Slaughter and the Dogs, Cockney
lay down the songs quite easily. We found Gabrielle a Punk student from Rejects, Los Decibelios, Switzerland,
were all new at this. Jon definitely was Boston. She would travel from Boston Italy with Mess, Mess, Mess and The
not and Elaine had played in The Ma- to NYC than back to Boston even some- Rotten Bois. Germany with the Vanilla
nix for a bit. Definitely a little rusty. times the same night. It was a great op- Muffins. We had a great time and met
so many great people. We had Dale new material almost all laid
the Deuce dropper as our van driver down on track, I got a phone
and Sean from Hard Skin and Jaime call that I was out of my band.
as the best hosts ever. You know all that was fine and
We got back and started to all with the exception of if I was
record our first full length CD An- out the name and songs that I
nihilation. Still playing shows on wrote were to come with me. It
the regular. We then took off on was agreed that the name would
our second Euro tour. This time for change and all new songs would
a month. This time around we had be on whatever album they were
6 girls in the van. Two extra to sell to put out. Already behind my
merch. Tensions grew high this time back they dubbed JJ their new
around. Too many personalities. Before singer, X Relics singer over my
Group picture before a gig in Paris, France
Gabrielle joined the band we basically music and put her lyrics on my tracks.
got along fine. We had each of us the combe England with Hard Skin, Conflict, And put out the album out as The De-
same sick almost perversely, disturbing Subhumans, and Awkward Thought. votchkas without my consent.
at times sense of humor. Gabrielle was Playing also was Condemned 84 which I was fighting my own de-
way more conservative with hers. A bit is one of my favs as well as Retaliator. mons at that time and couldn’t really
of a “DUD” if you asked me. For both In France we got to play with P38 and be bothered too much about it. It would
tours she seemed to have that misery so many other great bands I know I’m figure that the same girl, Elaine that I
attention seeker persona. You know forgetting. Even Funnier moment: When had fought battles for and ripped Uh
the type always upset and hiding away Elaine used a plastic bag as a condom on Oh off when she jumped Elaine on
about something. It got to be really an- Morcombe beach with He Man Skin. Ha! St. Marks would be the same girl to
noying! Instead of the rest of the girls Ha! Funny and yet so completely true! backstab me while I was down. I guess
who talked trash behind her back, I let By the end of the tour we as a I thought I would’ve gotten the same
it be known how annoying she really band began to grow apart. I couldn’t be- support through my shit. But whateva
was. We both definitely butted heads. lieve just because the crusties were giv- Whatevas. Not so much. Not soon af-
Elaine and Mande were attached by the ing me shit about my T shirt choices, ter did I break out of NYC to save my
tit. Where ever one went the other was Condemned 84, Combat 84, Indecent own life did I come to hear that they
soon to follow. So that basically left me Exposure, that Elaine and Mande would eventually started to rip off my songs
to meet and hang around mostly with jump on the band wagon too. I mean live too. To my pleasure came to find
the people we met at different shows Elaine had painted me the Indecent Ex- out at their first show just about got
we played. posure shirt. She had one too and was Boo’d off stage. Most of those people
The whole Rock Star thing now telling me it was a problem. Real who really knew me most know how It
really started to effect the other girls. Punk Rock of them. My attitude of really was and how it really wasn’t the
We’d be staying with people and course; fuck That! I always hated crusties Devotchkas without me there. Thank
they’d ask me why the other girls were anyway. Why should I give a fuck, right? You all (You know who you are and to
so rude and unapproachable. I got sick They were also hinting on the
of vouching for them and started to line of making my vocals more
come to the realization that I no longer screechy like whinny, sort of
was happy with whom I was playing powder puff like. Which was
with. Funniest moments ever: Elaine exactly what every other girl
and Mande competing over the bigger punk band vocals all sounded
better colored mohawk. Pulling their like. All Vice Squad, Expelled
all nighters hair do’s with their blow rip offs! That which defined us
dryers going off All Night long! The was now starting to divide us.
second tour was still pretty amazing Still blows my mind till this
considering. We played again through very day.
the same countries as before. Instead Anyhow, after the tour
of Spain this time we hit Scotland. We we were in the mist of record-
played Holidays in the Sun in Mor- ing our second album with all
Steph out side of CBGB’s with friends
 sickening how many vine that when Mande got knocked up
are fooled by it. Defi- and needed a little time off Elaine tried
nitely She man like, replacing her too, her so called best
especially now. All friend. I don’t know for sure if it’s true
you suckas just fuel but apparently Mande was not happy!
the fire. Take the I could definitely see that. That’s just
hair, the make up, the in Elaines nature to do something
clothes and what do like that. I don’t miss that. Not at all!!
you got? Absolutely Should’ve let have kicked her ass back
nothing but arrogance then. But that’s what separates us in the
and shit attitude. Bor- first place. I’m OK with that. I honestly
ing if you ask me. don’t have any beef with any of them.
I recently It’s been way too long to hold those
The girls in Berlin, Germany got a computer and have been trying to old grudges. But I had to get out my
those who don’t). I really couldn’t give locate old and new acquaintances. I’ve one and only Bio from Stephanie. The
a Fuck! They were to change their seen the Devotchkas pages and links founder and original singer for The De-
name to the 99’s and that in itself was where I found little or nothing about votchkas. R.I.P.
short lived. myself which is the
It was exactly what Elaine and biggest slap in the
Mande wanted another Vice Squad, face. Just stupid in-
Expelled rip off! Didn’t really work terviews with Elaine
out too well for you all did it? They and Mande and Ga-
didn’t even really get started. JJ had is- brielle and honestly
sues with basically everything and was their interviews make
kicked out soon after. Then they tried me laugh. I guess it’s
another girl and I guess it didn’t work like painting a picture
out either. Not too easy to ride on a and letting someone
coat tail of what I had created and think else describe what it
they had enough talent to pull through. is and all about. The
It was all hair and make up for them. only true knowledge
That’s how they continued doing any- about art is from the
thing right from the beginning. Cam- artist itself. There
era whores if you ask me. Especially is really no way
Elaine the queen of self absorption. It’s around it. I also heard
through the punk Steph and Kev from Condemned 84

Devotchkas Discography

-S/T (Oi! Toy) EP - PunkCore Records 1998

-Annihilation EP - PunkCore Records 1998
-Annihilation LP - PunkCore Records 2000
-Live Fast, Die Young LP - PunkCore Records 2001
-VA/ Pure Punk Rock - Punk Core Records Sampler #1 2002
-VA/ Only So Much Can Go Wrong - Six Pack Records 2005
Carecas Do Brasil
A view on the brazilian skin scene
By the mid and late 70’s, skinheads were adapting a new style of music. Reggae was forgotten and left behind
in the late 60’s and early 70s. Oi! was in and it was here to stay. It became original music for the skins. Played by
skins and listen by skins. Strangely, England wasn’t the only country to have a taste of this delicious music. Coun-
tries like Brazil were keeping track of the game, and the skinhead and Oi! ideals arrived faster than expected. Sao
Paulo was the first city in South America to receive this phenomenon, and it was the beginning of the expansion of
the skinheads and Oi! music in the rest of the Latin countries. I got in contact with Felipe, who’s been around the
Brazilian Skinhead (Carecas) scene before , and I managed to interview him. Giving detail by detail of the growth
of this movement in Brazil. Felipe, who lives in a city cost of the Paranaense port in Brazil. It’s 27 years of age and
has been aware of punks and skins since he was 14 years old. Passionate by football (soccer), beer, good look-
ing girls and punk rock. Hates modern football and ugly girls. Felipe has written many articles in relation to skins,
punks, hooligans and casuals for Brazil, Latin America, Europe and even Asia.
In what year and how the the arrival of the film ‘War- other gangs
Careca movement arises? riors’ to Brazil, punks and linked to
skins were fascinated with the rock n roll
Felipe - In the late 70's, in scenario of gangs, gratuitous existed in
the working class suburbs violence, and demarcation of Sao Paulo,
of Sao Paulo. Even as a territory. And so, especially even gangs
punk gang considered at the in Sao Paulo, the Brazilian of new rap-
time, punks affirmed that punk and skin scene did an pers and
the life style they lived in adapted version of Warriors. people
Brazil was an adaptation of Something that had no harm who lived
English style, contextual- in the beginning, nor ideologi- in slums
ized in accordance with the cal extremists. Everyone just existed,
local reality. And with the wanted their own flag of war. without the strength and Carecas from the 90’s
Carecas it was no different. However, what it was born to power which has today. A lot of extreme violence in the
Emerged to challenge the be for fun can be said that is of people were part of these Brazilian scene, believe it.
fashion in the punk move- the main enemy of the Brazil- movements, brawls that man- Still... it was something that
ment, and in the beginning ian scene. Recalling also that aged to have more than 500 marked in the 80’s and early
of the 80's managed to adopt the war was not only between people on train stations in the 90’s era. Today, it’s enough
the sound of British Oi!. It carecas and punks (there was east areas, or any other, in the for you to wear a pair of
was this way that the skin- many punk gangs that fought city of Sao Paulo. Enough to boots to be considered a
heads discovered that they among themselves too. For have one gang pass through suspect and condemned for
fitted better in this style. example, the punks from Sao enemy territories to provoke being in the wrong place, at
Paulo did not get along with a fight. They had many fire- the wrong time. Even if you
Since the careca move- the ABC (three minor cit- arms, cutting weapons, axes, were innocent.
ment rises from the punk ies bordering the city of Sao knives, and everything that
scene, was there still had a Paulo: Santo Andre, Sao Ber- you can imagine. The low Today, it has been more
unity between carecas and nardo, Sao Caetano) punks, number of police, lack of than 20 years. Has the ri-
punks? there was gangs in Sao Paulo mastery of them to control valry continue today be-
that did not get along with the situations, and impunity tween both tribes, or has
In the beginning, yes. In the other gangs of the same city, had helped so that theses it gone better?
mean time, punk has gone etc) groups such as the head gangs fortified in a gigantic
through a great crack. With bangers ABC, among several way. When you hear songs Rivalry in parts. The scene
is another one, and it is
not limited only in gangs.
Punks and skins gangsters
will always hate each oth-
er, therefore is part of the
culture from where they
get this hate. When they
are not hating their enemy,
they respect each other due
to an agreements between
the gangs. It is a danger-
ous specie of a friendship.
But there is many people
in Brazil who take punk or
skin as a lifestyle, and not
as a gang. That is particu-
lar to each one to have or
not friendships with punks,
as well with head bangers,
gothics, etc... different from
the gangs, where a chat
with the enemy can cause
even the expulsion from the
group. The Brazilian scene
is complex, but appears to
be entering in the axles.
With many people that are
not behind gratuitous vio-
lence and misinformed.
What was the first band to
shout the word ‘Careca’,
or having a skinhead im-
age?
Neuroticos were the first
Oi! compilation 1994
one to shout the word ‘Care-
ca’, who as well shouted the
word Oi!. But their sound
was horrible. The records are
around ‘82, but there is a di-
vergence in the information.
Many affirm that ‘Dose Bru-
tal’ took the Oi! style before
Neuroticos, being the first
Brazilian band to do so. But
many ignore the fact, because
they did not say Carecas in
their songs. I don’t know, this
is a question that not even
Carecas like Gurgel from the
East End of Sao Paulo, one of
the oldest in the movement,
can respond accurately.
Could you name some of the
first Brazilian Oi! bands,
and even punk bands that
played for carecas (if there
was any).
Virus 27, Histeria Oi!, Dose
Brutal, Garotos Podres.... all
these bands had a strong link
in the beginning of the life-
style within the skins inside
the Carecas, as well with the
punk movement, in general.
What are the Careca’s ide-
ologies? Similar to the Brit-
ish skins?
Working class pride, patrio-
tism, demarcation
of territory, etc. But
I make it clearly
that these factors
are similar to the
British skins of the
80s. This is just the
general, but there
is many particular
ideologies within
each one. For ex-
ample, carecas who
dont drink, for be-
ing too politicized.
However, there
are others who
drink exces-
sively, because
they are apoliti-
cal patriots who
care less about
drinking or not.
There also ex-
ist the ones who
like football,
and those who hate it and are
against it, etc... and so on.
Brazil has a festival called
‘Dezembro Oi!’ (December
Oi!), to this day the year of
1994 is considered to be the
best one of all. Why?
Because in ‘94 there was
many bands that made history
in the movement, there was a
large amount of Carecas and
they were ultra-strengthened
with gangs. There was people
from other regions of Brazil.
Actually, ‘94 was one the mo-
ments of glory for the Care-
cas, not only in Sao Paulo,
also cities like Rio De Ja-
neiro, Porto Alegre, Curitiba,
Brasilia, Cuiaba, and Campo
Grande.
In most countries of world,
the skinhead scene is divid-
ed at least in two or more.
Usually by the left extremist
and fascism. Does Brazilian
skin scene go through this?
Only 2? The skin scene in
Brazil is divided into 10 sec-
tions or more completely dif-
ferent. Historically, Brazil is
not a contextualized country
by the political participation
of its people. Imagine then a
group of people interested in
only drinking and wanting to
Histeria Oi! - 1987
organized a political debate.
I will cite some examples
divisions that exist here, in
each group: nationalist anti
fascist, nationalist fascist,
nationalist racist, separatist
left-wing, separatist apoliti-
cal, apolitical, people who
say they is racialist but is not
racist, racialist and racist,
people who say they are just
racist, anarchist, etc... And
to tell the truth, these whole
mess, is a large minority
that knows what the punk
and skinhead lifestyle is.
For the most part, they put
politics in first line, without
exactly having a deepened
notion of the political party
they are getting into. But...
let me make this clear, there
is people who see the scene
in a non-political form.
Each one has their particu-
lar political views, but don’t
preach your bullshit to any-
one, or try to force a friend
to be part of something that
they are not. The scene in
Brazil is complex.
From what I am informed,
today Brazil has the skins
and the carecas. What are
the differences between
both of them?

Carecas from the late 80’s
The truth, it is not really
like that. What exist is the
fact that some ex-carecas
or new skins don’t want to
put up with the violence
from gangs. The carecas are
also skins, but their gang is
on top of their lifestyle - it
finishes. For many, it’s a
secondary thing. This also
happens within the rash and
sharps, smaller groups of
skins that also exist in Bra-
zil.
Like in most countries,
skins are persecuted by
the media being accused
of fascists. Does it happen
in Brazil as well?
Yes. In the early 90’s there
has been magazines paying
the carecas to take pictures
doing fascist salutes. The
actual disinformation, and
even naive, in the movement
just exalerated the ammu-
nition for the prosecution.
To make matters worse,
there were many skins that
started to take the far right
ideals as their own after the
release of the film Romper
Stomper. Still, I find that a
lot of people put this issue
of “prosecution” in a exag-
gerated form. In if it does
exist, it is because some-
thing really happen. Be-
cause these skins
gave reasons to
the prosecution,
which is the re-
sult of political
involvement of
idiotic fights and
with out reasons,
etc. The middle
class, and including the jour-
nalist and the public, fears of
these situations. In cases of
naivety, to speak the truth, are
rare and occurred more in the
80s and 90s. Today, the ma-
jority is persecuted by their
stupidity. Times are different
and some people still think
we are in era of “Warriors”.
It’s worse than that. Cultur-
ized, the Brazilian scene is
very poorly organized. It has
no structure, and therefore we
are behind the Latin countries
like Mexico and Chile. What
marked in Brazil was the vio-
lence of gangs. And many of
them used political symbols
to justify these wars. Still,
I agree there is persecution
against certain people. I’ve
seen some innocent people
being arrested and convicted
for crimes they never com-
mitted, in places they never
attended, and have no way
to defend themselves. But...
this makes part of the move-
ment. In Brazil, the practice
hardly is the same as advocat-
ing the theory. From politics,
to the police force and even
in subcultures. Here survives
who has more money and
blood in their eyes. If you fool
around, you get fucked! Liv-
ing here it’s crazy. I think the
4 Skins would never play the
song Chaos if they knew how
the scene in Brazil works. Or
at least, they would make it
clear that chaos is here. Land
without laws, camouflaged by
football, carnival and samba.
Based on the skin and punk
culture in Brazil, what are
the relationships with the
zines?
There is good fanzines here,
printed or online. One of them
is Brasil Oi! (www.brasiloi.
com.br) by Welington from
Belo Horizonte. I also like
to follow the Zona Punk site
(www.zonapunk.com.br).
For the printed format, I will
name some zines like ‘Protes-
to Suburbano’ by Gurgel. It’s
an older zine, from the early
90s, that talks about the Care-
ca scene, stories about bands,
meetings, etc. Culturized,
it is very rich for the scene.
Some anti-fascist or patriotic
articles can as well be found
on this zine, which also had
texts about foreign scenes
in a superficial form. Nowa-
days, in the printed format,
the only contact that I have is
from ‘Linha De Frente’ (Front
Line) skinzine, that managed
to rescue good interviews by
Rodrigo, like the most re-
cent one with the members
from ‘Histeria Oi!’. It’s a high
quality zine, exclusive about
bands, hangouts, gigs, skin-
head image, thus is associ-
ated with the
carecas, it is
not a political
zine and it has
very cultural
content. More-
over, speaking
of the topic,
a Punk Rock
zine will be
soon launched,
talking about the under-
ground world of football,
and facts related to terraces
culture. There is nothing
made for punks, nor skins...
but some bands who coexist
in these subcultures must be
interviewed.
Finally... how’s the scene
doing today, is it getting
better, or is going through
a decline?
Depends on which scene.
The cultural scene, com-
posed by fanzines, open
minded people and worry
about their own lifes, good
bands, good parties, good
gigs... this has not stop
growing. There is good
zines such as ‘Linha De
Frente’ by Rodrigo from
Sao Paulo. There also exist
amazing bands like Mão de
Ferro, from Curitiba. There
is a very cool festival called
‘Rock Of Suburbs’, going to
its third edition, which takes
place in Rio Grande Do Sul
and gathers many punks,
skinheads, and others who
do not follow this lifestyle
but enjoys the music. This
scene tends to grown, par-
ticularly in the southern re-
gions of Brazil. In here the
cultural concern was
 formed than
they imagine.
Leave a mes-
sage to our
Canadian
readers, and
long live Oi!

Read fan-
zines, if possi-
ble buy them
and spend ev-
ery cent you
have. Get in-
Bota Gasta 2001 De Janeiro, there is still a con- formed about
always evident, even in cern (and even a need) to be local bands,
times when gangs pre- part of a gang, either they are exchange
dominated. And so, now punks, carecas, trads, sharps, contacts with
that the gangs are extinct or rash to live that style of life. scenes from
in Parana, Santa Catarina After all, he who walks alone other coun-
and Rio Grande Do Sul, is always prone to be attacked tries, leave
leaving only a few suck- cowardly by a gang. Frankly, gossips to the
ers from the extreme right I don’t see a prospect solution side and live the true way of
that have not been arrested for the Sao Paulo and Rio De life of the underground. Value
yet and later join a church, Janeiro scene. I think it is go- friendships and companion-
or disguise themselves into ing to be a delayed process to ships. The underground life
-Corrosao
another movement such as end the decadence there. Al- terrifies the upper class. Valo- -Dose Brutal
Black Metal. But I repeat. though we must break many rized your scene, and not a -Terceira Posiçao
The number of young peo- paradigms, review concepts, gang. Violence is just one of -Legitima Defesa
ple, even with in suburban learn new things, and so on. the consequences we must -The Skulls
cities, interested only in But it seems to be no interest never fear. Keep the faith. -Comando Blindado
the culture, music, friends, who’s in charge in these gangs -Expulsos Do Bar
-Sindicato Oi!
beer, football, visual, it is of punks and skins.
-Açao Patriota
growing. The correct path Brazilian Oi! bands -Tumulto 64
is predominant in the south. Felipe, thanks a lot for the -Resistencia Oi!
In the rest of the country, es- interview. I’m sure our read- -Histeria Oi! -Anti Narcose
pecially Sao Paulo and Rio ers will be will be more in- -Carbonario -Pesadelo
-Virus 27 -Night Stalker
-Contra Ataque -Reaçao Proletaria
-Banderia De Combate -Tropel
-Bota Gasta -CWB Oi!
-Fist Of Steel -D.A.
-Combatentes -Rueiros
-Manifestho -Mao De Ferro
-Puro Impacto
-Comunidade Carandiru
-Linha De Frente
-Rock De Rua
-Voluntarios
-Neuroticos
-Patriotas
-Fogo Cruzado
 ShARPIES
The forgotten subculture
In the 1960's, England introduced two white, working class cults that are still very well known today around the
world. I'm talking about the Mods and the Skinheads. Both tribes ruled the streets of Great Britain and it came as
a big shock to everyone. No one fucked with them, and if you confronted them, you must have been a very tough
guy. As the early 1970's arrived, the Mods were out and the Skins were there to stay. They expanded their image
and ideas all over Europe, and perhaps even into Australia, that big piece of land that is all the way in the southern
side of the planet. How they did it? I don't know. But have you ever heard of the 'Sharpies'?

Believe it or not, in the late
60's there were Skins in Australia. They
were the ugliest, toughest, and the most
alcoholic mother fuckers in Melbourne
and Sydney. They were Skins... or at
least they looked and acted like Skins.
They were called Sharpies.
The Sharpies were Australia's
unique youth subculture. I actually
know very little from them, but enough
to write this article. Somehow white,
working class kids managed to get to-
gether in the late 60's and formed a cult.
The Sharpies tried to imitate the Skin-
heads from England, since in the early
70's there was a big British migration
to the cities of Melbourne and Sydney.
Peculiarly, from what I am informed,
they heard a lot about the Skinheads
and did not know what the hell a Skin
was, other than their image.
Sharpies wore the most fash-
ionable clothes at the time, kind like
the Mods. They wore fancy colorshirts,
levi jeans, and, instead of boots, they
wore these big, fat, weird looking shoes.
Why? They
were good
for fighting
and work-
ing, just like
the Skins
wore boots
for protec-
tion and
for work-
ing. Some
shaved their heads and left a mullet in
the back, and others had this weird, fat-
looking mohawk. And for the ladies, they
practically looked exactly the same as a
SkinGirl.
As the early 70's progressed,
more and more Sharpies started to come
out. Some said there managed to be about
one thousand Sharpies in Melbourne and
Sydney. Their favorite pastime was fight-
ing and they didn't care who it was. They
managed to put up a fight at least once
a day, tough huh? Another favorite pas-
time of theirs was drinking excessively.
From what I read, they listened to hard
rock, bands like AC/DC, Coloured Balls,
Buster Brown, and others. These kids
brought terror to your neighborhood.
The girls loved them because they had a
"macho-man" image, and the parents of
the broads were terrified seeing their girls
hanging with these thugs.
By the end of the 70’s, the Sharp-
ies seemed to fade away. Some got tired
of the excessive violence and constant
hate between other Sharpie gangs. Some
got too old and put their gang days in the
closet. Others looked for something simi-
lar and became Skins or Punks. The year
of 1979 is considered to be the end of this
weird, unknown subculture. If you want
to know more about them, make sure you
watch the film called “Sharpies” by Greg
Macainsh (1974), which you can find it
on youtube. Also, another great site to
find more information on them is www.
skinsnsharps.com. This is all I can tell
you. It really attracts my eyes, but that’s
all the knowledge I have. Sorry.
“We’d travel in numbers. And
we’d get hassled by the cops, big time,
because you were a Sharpie. The re-
cord is I got picked up by the cops
four times in one day, that’s the most
I got picked up. You’d get picked up
all the time because we looked the way
we looked. Really it was such a has-
sle to go somewhere you’d either get
in a fight or the cops would get you,
you sort of stayed in your boundaries
unless you had something you wanted
to go to like the Myer Music Bowl to
see AC/DC. There we had a big punch
up with the Melbourne Sharps. Every-
where we went we had trouble. But
we would go to certain events - go see
bands in other suburbs or see girls. We
listened to Susie Quattro and watched
Clint Eastwood movies, we liked Paul
Hogan, Lobby Loyde and the Coloured
Balls and AC/DC. We just liked every-
thing that was tough. Tough movies,
acting tough, and that’s what it boils
down to basically.” Larry Jenkins (Ex-
Sharpie)
 Oi!.. It’s No Tag
In the early 80’s, Oi! music
was making a name in the British is-
land, bands like the 4 Skins, Cockney
Rejects, and Angelic Upstarts ruled
the streets of London, followed by an
army of working class skinhead youth.
Strangely and with out anyone having
a clue, other British colonies like Aus-
tralia and New Zealand were keeping
track of the game.
By 1980, cities like Welling-
ton, Auckland, and Christchurch were
the first ones to see the skinhead ar-
rival. In 1981 No Tag was the first
skinhead band to grace down under,
and emulated the music and attitude of
the British skins. Their music certainly
had a unique sound, but the influence
of British Oi! was still very apparent.
After putting on a few gigs and making
a name for themselves, the band went
through something that most Oi! bands
in England generally experience. Nazi
skinheads started
following No Tag
which created a
lot confusion, vio-
lence, and ulti-
mately led to the
cancellations of
many of their gigs.
The band made it
clear they did not
support any politi-
cal side; it was not
enough to convince
some people.
In 1982 No
Tag had debuted
their full length. A
live LP recorded at the Andrew Boak with sunglasses, and Paul Van Wetering
vocals, at the Sweetwaters Festival 1983
Reverb Room titled ‘Can We Get
Away With It?’ released by ‘Propeller they were invited to play at the biggest
Records’, containing their full discogra- punk festival in the Kiwi country’s his-
phy and being one of the few bands to tory. Organized by vocalist ‘Void’ from
do a full length at that time. That same ‘Riot 111’ (great band, check them out),
year Propeller Records 10 other great bands like Flesh D-Vice
gave the band an offer (started as an Oi! band then later switch
to release a 12 inch EP. their sound to punk), Riot 111, Ayrian
The band took the offer Army (Name was intended to be a joke,
and they released what originally E.C.F.) and others turned the
its considered the best day into a great festival. For the most
Oi! EP in the history of part No Tag brought most people from
New Zealand punk. For all over the country. During their set,
such a big vinyl, sadly it a few fights broke out between skins
only contained 3 tracks. and punks, but nothing out of control.
The EP was titled ‘Oi! Sadly the festival turned into chaos af-
Oi! Oi!’ and 1500 cop- ter the police invasion. Other factors
ies were pressed and they for shutting down the fest was the vio-
sold quicker than it was lence between skinheads, maori gangs,
expected. I don’t think and selfish girlfriends. Thankfully, all
they ever made an at- bands had a chance to play. In 1984
tempt to make a re-press ‘Jayrem Records’ released live tracks
of the EP. and sealed turning a historic LP.
One year after, At every gig they played, the

band started to get tired of the violence
in the crowd. No Tag decided to de-
plore the whole Oi!/Skinhead thing,
and any ‘aggro’ at their gigs. They
would threaten their fans they wouldn’t
play if violence ensued. Constant ag-
gression caused the band to be banned
from many pubs and venues.
By 1986 the band moved to
London, England hoping to expand
their music to new people. To their
misfortune, they didn’t get much of a
following from the locals. As I read in
an interview with guitarist ‘Andrew
Boak’, “As we were told once: ‘Ev-
ery night in London, there’s a hundred
bands playing and another thousand
practicing.’ “. The band recorded one
more demo in London, but it was
never released onto a record. By
late 1989 the band called it quits.
They seemed to grow bored with
practice and never getting gigs.
No Tag managed to play about
two dozens of shows in London
and that was it for the band. To-
day, most of their records are
hard to come by. If you manage
to find a copy, make sure you
double check you bank statement
before hand ‘cause it will burn a
hole in your pocket. Definitely
worth forking over the cash. No
Tag was the best Oi! band from
New Zealand, guaranteed.
(To listen to some of their songs, vis-
it my blog: http://skunxcomeback.
blogspot)
Some Information From Propel-
ler Records!
Oi! Oi! Oi! 12 inch EP
Recorded at Harlequin Studios,
Auckland, June 1982. Produced by
Steve Kennedy and No Tag. Engi-
neered by Steve Kennedy. Artwork
by No Tag
No Tag were the boot boy band and
this was an Auckland anthem... but
in real life they were a placid bunch.
They had a massive live follow-
ing and scared the hell out of the
distributor with a top twenty chart
entry, which they did not expect.
They sold thousands of T shirts of
the front sleeve (which was drum-
mer Karl).
-------------------------------------------
No Tag - Can We Get Away With It?
LP
A live album and rough as can be
but that was the whole point. Festi-
val didn’t appreciate the skinheads
designing the sleeve in their foyer
during a retailers conference! The
final track was like an alternative
national anthem.
----------------------------------------------

No Tag was: Discography

-Paul Van Wetering (vocals/ and
guitar sometimes)
-Andrew Boak (guitar/ vocals)
-Mark Sullivan (bass)
-Carl Van Wetering (drums)
-Oi! Oi! Oi! 12” EP - Propeller Records 1982
-Can We Get Away With It LP - Propeller Records 1983
-Capitol Kaos (Compilation) LP - Jayrem Records 1984
-It’s Bigger Than Both Of Us (Compilation) LP - Propeller Re-
cords 1988
-Move To Riot (Compilation) CD - Raw Power Records 2002
 Interview with Comando Suicida
I cannot write a zine with out not talking about the best Oi!
band to hail from Argentina. Comando Suicida was formed in
1984, the first skinheads in Argentina as well. Comando Sui-
cida considered themselves “Third Position”, refusing to be
associated with the left or right wing. The band has released a
few LP’s and EP’s, which today is very hard to to come across.
Today, Comando has gained much respect in the Oi! world
and became as just as influential to the movement as the
Cockney Rejects. I stole this interview from my friend Felipe’s
zine, ‘Informativo Inimigo’, a very well organized Brazilian
skinhead zine that came out in the early 2006.

(Interviewed by Informativo Inimigo 2006)

How and when did Comando Suicida get started? Give
me a brief history about origin of the band.
-Sergito/Comando Suicida: The band started around ‘84/’85.
I was a punk in ‘81, but I was never into drug use or any of
that shit. After the Falklands War in ‘82, alot of the punks
wore the British flag, and that was an offence to the country
and the scene. So, we decided to cut our relations with the
punks, and some even turned skins.
What’s the line up in Comando Suicida? Are all the
members skins?
The line up is: Juan on bass, Charly on guitar, Mariano on
second guitar, Sebastian on drums and I’m in charge of vo-
cals. Mariano and Sebastian are Barra Bravas (Argentinean
Football Hooligans), the rest of us are skins.
The album “Sentimiento Inexplicable” talks about
football for the most part. Does Comando support any
football teams?
Since we’re on the subject of Football... You always
seem to mention the French player Eric Cantona. Why
do you prefer him to all the other football players out
there?
Cantona is a good player and a hooligan in the field, as
well. I admire him a lot.
Comando has a song titled “Carecas Do Suburbio”
(Skinheads from the slums). What do the Brazilian
skinheads represent to Comando and the Argentinians
as well?
Oh! Carecas are very cool skins! I have lots of respect for
them. That’s why I dedicated a song to them. It’s a very
strong movement and far from foreign ideals. “Styles
come and go but nothing will change us!”.
What’s one of the difficulties the band goes through in
Argentina?

We have a little bit of everything. Juan supports Racing,
Charly is a Quilmes fan, Mariano supports Boca Juniors,
and Sebastian follows River Plate.
As for me, I’m a member of the West Ham. But I sup-
port and follow the glorious “SAN LORENZO DE AL-
MAGRO.” Even though, I’m trying to recruit my friend
Alex, to support San Lorenzo. He does the vocals for
Battlezone.
To the media we’re Nazis, so we have a hard time trying
to book gigs. A lot of people are intimidated, due to the
fact that skins have been portrayed as having a bad reputa-
tion. And that’s why we have so many “Reds” emailing the
venue’s owners, begging them not to let us play, hahahaha.
 The best one was many years ago, when we played in Ce-
mento for a crowd of about 200 skins. The worst one was
not so long ago, in the province of Santa Fe. The show got
cancelled due to a rally. We travelled 1000 km for nothing!

Any plans in playing in Brazil?

Yes. Claudio, the drummer from Anti-Narcose wants us to

play in Brazil this Dezember. We’re to play with Battle-
zone, a band that quit the NS and now are just an Oi! band.
Neither reds or fascist. I would love to play with Virus 27,
they’re one of my favourites.

Comando’s first line up 1983
What have you been listening to lately? What bands
would you say influence Comando Suicida?
I’m aware that you are very well familiar with the Bra-
zilian scene. Tell me what you know.
I like I’ve said before, I love the Brazilian Oi! scene. Bands
like Hisateria Oi!, Virus 27, etc.

Honestly, I haven’t been listening to any music lately. When Tell us about the Argentinean scene. Lots of skinhead
I do, I’ll listen to the Classic Oi! bands. The bands that are crews, fights, things of that kind?
the most influential to Comando are Cockney Rejects and
the 4 Skins. They had so much passion for their countries, The scene over here is very divided. One side, there’s the
for their religion, for their teams and the violent fights after SHARPS., and the other side the N.S. SHARPS are just
the games. punks with shaved heads and the other ones are just bour-
geois, mama’s boys. We have nothing to do with them; we
Make a list of the best 10 Oi! songs. are just skinheads and patriots. Many of the bands here
don’t wear the Argentinean flag. Instead, they wear other
Chaos, ACAB, on the streets from the 4 Skins. Oi! Oi! Oi!, symbols and flags imported from other countries.
War on the terraces, on the waterfront from the Cockney
Rejects. Hardcore Hooligan and Terrace Lost Its Soul from Tell me about football, patriotism and skinheads.
The Business. Ultimo Recurso and Y Ya Lo Ve from Co-
mando Suicida. All of the above have to do with what a skinhead is, espe-
cially in our country! I have many friends that have fought
Comando Suicida has always been a big Oi! band, not
just in Argentina, but all over South America. The fa-
mous Pure Impact Records has released many of your
albums, as well as other great labels from around the
world. What are the future projects for Comando Sui-
cida?

We plan to keep recording new material and continue play-

ing for many more years. One of our objectives is to play
in ‘Dezembro Oi! - Sao Paulo (Brazilian Oi! fest), which
we were invited to play at. We’re also planning on touring
South America and Europe. The only problem is that we are
very rich spiritually, but very economically poor.

What has been the best and the worst gig that Comando
has played?
in the Falklands War and that’s why I hate the left and right
wing. Football is just a pass time for working class kids,
same with the street fights with the police.

Leave a message to all the Brazilians that are going to

read this article. Thanks a lot and long live Oi!

Thanks Felipe (writer from Informativo Inimigo) for the

interview and we hope to bring our songs to your land. We
hope to see many Carecas, hooligans, and of course... the
Brazilian girls. I love Brazilian girls!!! The girls in Brazil
are gorgeous. Cheers!

(Download the EP ‘Al K.O. from my blog:

http://skunxcomeback.blogspot.com
Also check their myspace for more information
www.myspace.com/argentinadespierta)

San Lorenzo De Almagro 1970’s

Discography
-Al K.O. EP - Radio Tripoli Discos 1987
-Invasion 88 (Compilation) LP - Radio Tripoli Discos 1988
-Compilado Sick Boy Records LP - Sick Boy Records 1994
-Argentina Despierta (Tape) - Sick Boy Records 1994
-Skinhead Revolt (Compilation) EP - Dignity Records (France) 1995
-Comando Suicida 1984-1996 LP - Sick Boy Records 1998
-Oi!... Rare & Exotica (Compilation) LP - Fug Records (Holland) 1999
-Sentimiento Inexplicable LP - Pure Impact Records (Belgium) 2004
 The Story of oi!:
A View from the Dead-end of the Street
Book Review
If you buy a book over the internet or in a book store that is related to Oi!
music, most likely it will give you false information, and for the most part ac-
cusations of it being fascist noise. Put down all the shit that you have been
reading, and if you really want to get informed about what Oi! was and still
is. Then make sure you get a copy of 'The Story of Oi!: Oi! A View From The
Dead End Of The Street' by Garry Johnson.
When punk Sparrer, and Slaughter & The is short, it only
emerged in the mid-70s, it Dogs, did not had in mind contains 27 pages
scared the hell out of a lot that they could influence what but it is definitely
of people. Why? Because today is the proudest mu- worth flipping
it was the beginning of a sic of working class youth... through the pages.
new and improved culture it was Oi!. The music was As you pass the
for working class youth. As too real, Oi! was more punk table of contents,
punk was making a name in than punk it self. It was the it gives a brief in-
the British isles, thousands time when the kids became troduction of what
of kids came towards the united. Punks, Skinheads, and ‘Oi!’ was. It’s
sound of rebellion. By the Herberts, it brought unity be- straight to the point
late 70s punk was going for tween everyone, and not just and opens the para-
a fall and it seem that it did them. Anyone that felt angry, graph saying “This
not make sense for many hard working, and even back- is the story of Oi! - the move- dia’. In a way it makes me
kids anymore. It became street kids joined in the Oi! ment; perhaps the most hated, laugh how angry Johnson
a scene for lots of gossips, movement. abused and misunderstood seemed when he wrote the
preaching, and less accom- In the book ‘The Sto- youth movement of our time.” chapter. Before he closes
plishing than what they had ry of Oi!: Oi! A View From The more you read the intro- the chapter he does make a
on mind. The Dead End Of The Street’, ductory, the more you start to good statement by saying;
Punk was about to Garry Johnson describes the get the point of what ‘Oi!’ is “Yeah, all I’m trying to say
take a huge turn, what bands early days of ‘Oi!’ and how about. From the evolution of is give skinheads and the
like Menace, Sham 69, Cock it came together. The book ‘Spirit of 69’ skins to ‘Oi!’, ‘Oi!’ movement a break, a
and accusations of the music fair chance, fleet street, TV
being fascist noise to the di- radio all of you, and the mu-
saster that happened in South sic press if you don’t like
Hall with the Asian commu- the music at least go and see
nity. the bands, it don’t matter if
The more you read you don’t like it... and the
and flip the pages, it surprises laborer party shouldn’t at-
you with great rare images tack skinheads all the time,
of punks, skins, bands, and cos most skinheads are from
other kinds of shit, taken by working class backgrounds,
Johnson and who ever else and laborer is suppose to
contributed to the making be working class eh, I just
of the book. There’s a good like to say to all skins - We
section in the book that talks have more in common with
about ‘Skinheads in the Me- working class blacks than
we have with middle class change him cos he’s one of us,
whites!”. and when I see Maggie, ha ha,
Jumping to the next I’m gonna nominate him for a
chapter, ‘Bank Holiday knighthood in the next honors
Monday’ gives a funny writ- list, for his services to Oi!, Sir
ing about the typical skin Godfather of Oi!”
spending his summer Mon-
day’s going to the beach. I’ll say it again, if you want to
Giving an hour by hour time know the true story about Oi!,
line of the event. Explain- don’t buy or read any other
ing how a young skin meets books that are not titled ‘The
up with his mates and just Story of Oi!: Oi! A View From
kicking it early in the morn- The Dead End Of The Street’
ing in the streets waiting till by Garry Johnson. Long live
the entire gang arrives so Oi!
they can go to the beach.
Some decide not to go and
later it cost them an exag-
geration of what they did at
the beach. When the young
fellow comes back and tells If you want a copy of the
his friends that did not go, book, get it from my blog:
how he managed to get a http://skunxcomeback.
broad and all the crazy shit blogspot.com
that they missed, his friends
believed it all. But it was all
bullshit, hahahaha. It’s the
typical man attitude lying
that all this shit happened,
when in reality it was just a
regular day at the beach.
The book also gives
more information about
skinheads, a small section
about the Business, 4 Skins,
and the Last Resort. As well
as some lyrics and poems,
and additional rare pictures.
The 27 pages of ‘Oi!’ histo-
ry finalizes with giving most
of the credit to the journalist
Garry Bushell. Giving him
the title of ‘The Godfather
of Oi!’, the last sentence
of the book is “And Oi! is
on top of the pops he’ll be
chased for quotes and the
inside story by all those who
claim to have the finger on
the pulse of the music busi-
ness, but the fame won’t
 LPs and EPs
Albums you should check it out:
NORTH AMERICA
(Canada)
Hammerboiz - Steel City Brewed
Hamilton Oi! band from early 2000’s. No politics, just give me a fucking beer and where
are the girls attitude. The band split up around 2005, and Steel City Brewed was the
only thing they left with their name. Great Oi! band.
(USA)
Chickenhead - Everything Must Go! EP
If you love the Germs and how much Darby Crash made a fool of him self on stage,
then Chickenhead is the perfect band for you. Form in the early 90’s in Miami, Florida.
The band attempted to recreate the sound of the Germs and even stage performing.
One thing is for sure, they did much better than the Germs on stage. Get a copy of this
EP, its great!
(USA)
Fuck-Ups - FU82 EP
Another controversial band from San Francisco. Hated by everyone, and even there
was hate between the members of the band. FU82 is a raw dirty hate in your face EP. I
love it. In a way they kind of sounded like the Germs.
SOUTH AMERICA
(Brazil)
Histeria Oi! - Meninos Do Brasil LP
Brazil best Oi! band from 1988. One of the first skinhead bands to release a full length
at the time, as well with Virus 27 (ex punks, now skins). The sound quality is not the
best, but fuck it, it’s punk rock. Imitating the sound from the early British Oi! bands,
today they are known world wide. The band also re appeared in the compilation ‘Oi! Um
Grito De Uniao’ by ‘Rotten Records’ in ‘94
(Argentina)
Alerta Roja - Derrumbando La Casa Rosada LP
Formed in 1980, Alerta Roja managed to introduce the punk movement to the Argentin-
ian society. The band released one 7 inch, and later struggle to release this LP due to
the strick dictatorship the country faced, as well with the Falkland’s War. Classic punk
77 sound.
(Uruguay)
Los Invasores - El Ejecutivo EP
In the early 80’s, Uruguay and the rest of South America were being controled by the
military dictatorship. Los Invasores managed to break that wall that controled their lives
living in a repression. El Ejecutivo was released in 1986, and the band almost end up in
a cell due to their anti-military lyrics. The band never released anything else. Today this
EP is concidered to be a gem in Uruguayan punk.
EUROPE
(England)
Indecent Exposure - No Looking Back LP
Released in 1984 by ‘Rock ‘O Rama Records’, Indecent Exposure brings back the
sound of Oi! in the mid 80’s. Influenced by the 4 Skins and The Last Resort. IndEx is
considered to be one of the best Oi! bands of the 80’s.
(Norway)
Frankie Flame & The Whalers - Oslo Oi! EP
Self-released EP in 1997. The Whalers classic Oi! sound features Frankie Flame from
the UK in the track ‘Oslo Oi!’. The Whalers managed to be one of the best Oi! bands
from Norway, as well sharing stage with the ‘Fuck Ups’ (Norway streetpunk/oi!). Both
bands came to an end by the early 2000’s
(Italy)
Nabat - Scenderemo Nelle Strade EP
Italy’s first skinhead band, debuted in 1981 with the release of ‘Scenderemo Nelle
Strade’ EP. Today the cost of this 7 inch cost 20 times more than when it came out. As
the 80’s went on the band kept releasing more albums, always stayed loyal to their
sound, and became one of the best Oi! bands in the world.
REST OF THE WORLD
(New Zealand)
Flesh D-Vice - 12 Inches Of Hard Flesh LP
New Zealand’s second wave punk. Formed in 1980, in their beginnings they had an
Oi!/77 sound. The band shared stage with No Tag. Flesh D-Vice later changed their
sound in the 80s to something more popy. This LP is fantastic.
(Australia)
C.H.A.O.S. - The Lucky Country EP
C.H.A.O.S. was Australia’s ugliest band in the mid 80’s. Hated by everone loved
by not so many, hahaha. This was the band only release. Typical 77/UK82 sound,
influenced by British bands.
(South Africa)
Powerage - World War III EP
One of the first punk bands from South Africa. Formed in 1981, Powerage managed
to give the South African police a reason to work. Most of their shows were canceled
due to the violence in the crowd, as well the band always provoking the police. World
War III EP was released in ‘83, and it marked history in South African punk.
COMPILATIONS (ALL OVER THE WORLD)
(Argentina)
Invasion 88 LP
Don’t get your self confused, it’s not a Nazi compilation. ‘Invasion 88’ was put together
by ‘Radio Tripoli Records’ featuring Argentina’s second generation punk bands like
Comando Suicida, Defensa y Justicia, Ataque 77, and others.
(Brazil)
Oi! Um Grito De Uniao LP
Released in 1994 by ‘Rotten Records’ and later repressed by ‘Vulture Records’, Oi!
Um Grito De Uniao contains 3 of the best Oi! bands from Brazil. Bands like Histeria
Oi!, Virus 27, and Bandeira De Combate. Definitely worth getting a copy of this Brazil-
ian gem.
(New Zealand)
Capitol Kaos LP (Live) LP
New Zealand biggest punk festival in 1983. Bands like No Tag, E.C.F., Flesh D-Vice,
Riot 111, and others managed to make the fest possible. The fest was canceled after
constant fights between tribes and the police invasion. A year later the noises that the
bands made was released onto a fabulous LP with rare images from the fest. MUST
GET THIS!
(England)
Oi! The Album LP
Compilation put together by the famous Oi! journalist, ‘Garry Bushell’ and his fellow
workers from ‘Sound Magazine’. It was released in 1980 by ‘EMI Records’ featuring
some of the first Oi! bands from the 80’s. 4 Skins, The Exploited, Cockney Rejects,
Angelic Upstarts, and others had a chance to show what Oi! was really made of.
(Rest of The World)
Last Call For The Lost Scenes Vol. 2 EP
Ultra rare EP released by ‘Tian An Men Records’ from France in 1998. Collected the
first punk bands from Paraguay, Costa Rica, Malta, Moldova, and Brunei Darussalam.
The title of the of the EP speaks for it self.
(Italy)
Skin E Punk = T.N.T. EP
Compilation put by the Oi! band ‘Nabat’. The purpose was to bring unity between
punks and skins in the mid 80s. Since the scene was beginning to split. Bands like
Dioxina, Nabat in the skin side, and for the punks, Arrm and Rappresalgla did the job.
 Advertisement
Records, Clothing, Free Music
RECORD STORES

Hits and Misses - The largest punk record store in Toronto. You can find records pressed
from the 80's even to brand new ones. From Crust to Metal, and Hardcore to Oi!. Also, has
a small section for stickers, patches, and cds. 860 Bloor St. West - Toronto

Kops Records - Small store on Queen St, but has one of the largest early reggae/ska/
dancehall/rocksteady collection on vinyl. As well, a small but decent collection of punk/
indie/garage, etc. 229 Queen St. West - Toronto

Sonic Boom Records - Large independent store with a huge selection of cds from all
styles of music. Mostly new, some used. Basement has a decent collection of vinyls, from
Jazz to Punk. They also sell turn tables, shirts, and DVDs. 512 Bloor St. West - Toronto

CLOTHING

Cinderella Vintage Shop - If you're looking for old classic Dr. Martens, visit them. Great
boots in great conditions, cheap. They also sell other kinds of shoes, boots, bags, antiques,
and so on. The owners are very nice. 56B Kensington Ave - Toronto

Black Market - Urban outwear, mostly below 10 dollars. Also sells band shirts, patches,
pins, and you can even get your hair cut there. Great store!
256A Queen St. West - Toronto

Le Richie - Largest selection of pins and patches. You can also find band shirts, belts, tem-
porary tattoos, hats, and a bunch more. Check them out. 227 Queen St. West - Toronto

FREE MUSIC - BLOGS

Skunx Come Back - My blog. This zine is basically based on the albums that I have been
posting. Bands related to the punk and Oi! culture, with a little information about them.
Download full albums, free! http://skunxcomeback.blogspot.com

Punk Belongs To Punks - Another great blog, based on 80's and 90's punk/oi!/hardcore
bands. Runned by a Chilenean, he definitely his music. http://punkbelongstopunks.
blogspot.com