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 [...]
“Pig City” was an all-day festival on 14 July 2007 celebrating the punk music of Brisbane, Australia, from the ’70s and ’80s when Queensland was a police state run by corrupt Premier, Joh Bjelke Petersen. Pig City saw stunning perfomances by great bands including The Saints, The Riptides, Pineapples From The Dawn Of Time, Kev [...]
Clag play the 1992 4ZZZ Market Day at Captain Burke Park, Kangaroo Point. It is a band I can take in doses but is perhaps most noteworthy for the number of local musicians who performed with Alison, Bek and Rachael.
Most of all, I picked this video for the reason my band The Mendicants played [...]