Music News - Underground Resistance - NZs best Punk, Ska, Hardcore
04 December 2003 - 0 Comments
“Underground Resistance” is the showcase compilation for the best of the punk, ska and hardcore acts in New Zealand that operate beneath the mainstream music radar. 24 songs of blood, sweat and tears from the other side of the tracks.
The New Zealand punk scene has never done things by the rules. Those in it book all the shows, record all the songs and release all the music. “Do It Yourself” is the only ethos worth sticking with. But in recent years, the scene has grown to the point that even the mainstream is being forced to sit up and take notice.
The annual Punkfest that began in 1997 continues to get larger and larger every year, with fans from all over the country making the Labour Weekend pilgrimage to Wellington in increasing numbers. Other shows have begun emerging, such as Auckland’s Unity Fest and the PunkAs.com birthday shows, both now in their third year. Gigs all over the country now typically draw crowds of 300 or more.
PunkAs.com was formed in 2000 as an online rallying point for those bands and people who work to produce and support the music for no other reason than the love of it. The site has seen over 350,000 visitors in the past 3 years, and its forums boast around 2,000 members.
The 24 bands appearing on the “Underground Resistance” compilation are only a small subset of the talent that is growing all over New Zealand, and for every band there is a story.
Bands such as Auckland hardcore act The Bleeders, recent winners of TV2’s Coke/Space Launchpad competition for a $10,000 music video with the highest number of votes ever recorded and more than double the tally of their nearest rival. Or ska band The Managers, whose debut album is currently selling out, a testament to their decade of relentlessly brilliant live shows.
Bands such as high school age band The Rabble, who despite their radio unfriendly street punk style and uncompromising leather jackets and mohawks, made the National Final of this year’s Smokefree Rockquest. Mailbox Skipole have seen two of their songs appear on editions of NZ On Air’s “Indie Hit Disc”, showcasing the best of NZ talent. The Offbeats and Missing Teeth have both sold hundreds of albums with no radio play, and both have toured Australia. Ritalin and Hilt appeared at this year’s increasingly mainstream Big Day Out music festival.
When one considers the bands NOT on the compilation, such as Sommerset, Kitsch and Foamy Ed, the sheer scale of the national punk scene becomes evident. This is merely the tip of the iceberg.
And it won’t stay underground for long.
For more information see http://www.punkas.com/underground/
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