Getting their name from a character in an 1880 Fyodor Dostoevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov, Stinking Lizaveta formed in 1994 in Philadelphia and are comprised of Yanni Papadopoulos – guitar, Alexi Papadopoulos – upright electric bass, and drummer Cheshire Agusta.
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Latino Punk has quite the history with legendary bands such as The Zeros, The Plugz, Los Illegals, The Brat, and musicians of Latino heritage in the hardcore scene such as Mike Muir (Suicidal Tendencies), Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Ron Reyes (Redd Kross, Black Flag), and Mario Rubalcaba (Off!).
Continuing the lineage are Generacion Suicida from South Central LA, who started life as a side project for vocalist and guitarist Tony Abarca and drummer Kiwi Martinez in 2010, and they are joined by Justin on Bass. The band have an extensive and lengthy discography, with three full-lengths, two EPs, and some split releases. Continue reading
Given the critical backlash and derision Shoegaze garnered in the nineties at the hands of the British music press and publications such as the NME and Select, who favoured bland sixties Britpop revivalism (Oasis, Blur, Supergrass take a bow), the resurgence in recent times has proven somewhat surprising. Continue reading