The Brisbane punk rock scene between 1975 and 1984 is generally regarded as producing “some of the most anarchistic bands of the Australian punk rock era”.[1] The development of Brisbane’s punk rock movement differed to other cities because of its isolation from the rest of Australia and because the scene received special attention from the local police, which also generated uniquely, antagonistic and “snot” driven punk bands.

Some may argue that police attention hasn’t waned in Queensland following the 4ZZZ marketday ‘riots’ back in 1996, and appearance of drug dogs at The Big Day out. Moreover, the author fails to remember what happened back in the 90s or 0s. Alien Virus? Escape From Toy Town? Brisbane punk rock is alive and well.

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