by rudyards | January 24th, 2014
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Electric Frankenstein (Wippany NJ)
https://www.electricfrankenstein.com/
Over 20 years, over 100 record releases, and more! EF has almost single-handedly returned rock to its most basic and savage roots, the way it was meant to be. They have been receiving international acclaim for their exciting brand of Punk Rock and Roll, done with the great intensity of such bands as the Stooges, MC5, Dead Boys, NY Dolls, Damned, Black Flag, Misfits, AC/DC, Kiss, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, etc. In addition to playing the most dynamic, ravenous, and menacing rock you’ve ever heard, EF recognizes the importance of integrity. From giving proper nods to the architects of street-level rock (Iggy and the Stooges, Dead Boys, AC/DC), to fiercely supporting DIY labels to their constant efforts to put fans first ahead of profit, EF is championing the cause to bring Rock back to the people and out of the hands of corporations. EF aren’t young or pretty, and in case you haven’t noticed neither is Real Rock & Roll. EF aren’t here to be your girlfriend, they’re here to ROCK! While stupid critics might say ‘but, it’s only rock n roll, its nothing new’, EF fans are saying “Damn, right!” as they embrace the best of what’s loud, fast, and rules from the last 30 years distilled down to one single organism. EF are one a mission to revitalize Rock & Roll and save people from the boredom of “alternative music”. EF shows are intense, exciting, and inspiring.
EF have been well reviewed in such magazines as Kerrang, Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, Rock Sound, Alternative Press, Hit Parader, Seconds, Thrasher, Lollipop, Tail Spins, Rue Morgue, Maximum Rock N Roll, Flipside, Big Takeover, Paper, Aquarian Weekly, and countless European & Japanese magazines as well. NY Press picked EF as the “Best Punk Band in NYC”. EF have received top 40 commercial radio airplay in the USA, Top 5-10 on many American college radio stations, and were Number One on Belgian, Finnish, and Swedish, etc., national radio. EF has even been picked by the Frankenstein Society as the bands representing the release of the Frankenstein commemorative stamp for the US Post Office. Not only are they one of the top most featured bands in the music press (currently #2 out of the Top 500!), but they have a loyal fan following in over 15 countries, with many bands citing EF as an influence and covering EF songs, and drawing thousands at music festivals internationally. EF’s raw, powerful, and melodic Dead Boys meets AC/DC sound that has made them the Kings of High Energy Punk Rock N Roll!
EF has been on over 40 of the world’s best indie record labels (Sub Pop, Man’s Ruin, Estrus, Get Hip, Victory, Au-go-go, TKO, Junk, etc.), selling hundreds of thousands of records. They have appeared on many European music televison shows and have had their songs or artwork featured in many videogames, movies and tv shows, including X-Files, Dawson’s Creek, Signs, American Psycho 2, Flophouse, Tony Hawks Underground, and the occasional porno flicks as well. EF have since their inception been touring the US, UK, and Europe; often as headliner, even doing a sold out show at the Fillmore in SF and played to thousands at European festivals. EF played the 1997 Warp tour. They plan to tour Japan and Australia soon. EF have played with Danzig, Monster Magnet, Marilyn Manson, Hole, Social Distortion, The Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Dictators, Poison Idea, SOD, Joe Strummer, The Dwarves, Nebula, Orange Goblin, Electric Wizard, Turbonegro, Hellacopters, and many more. One of Joey Ramone’s favorites, EF can count many other bands as fans of their music as well (Jon Spencer, Metallica, Monster Magnet, etc.), and they have returned the favor via the popular “A Fistful of Rock & Roll” compilation series, produced by EF guitarist, Sal Canzonieri.
The EF invasion has begun with Dark Horse publishing a 160 page book on EF. In 2004, EF will have a world wide art gallery and book signing tour for the upcoming book, “Electric Frankenstein!”, as well as two fantastic EF clothing lines being done by Sourpuss Clothing and Lucky 13 clothing, and EF skateboards, toys, and videogames in the works too!
The Swingin Dicks (Dallas, TX)
https://www.facebook.com/theswingindicks
Newly Reformed Swingin’ Dicks. Addition of Barney McKinney on drums, (Dumpster, Four Days to Burn). Cameron(Hoodrat and Dryrub) on guitar. Hardcore Texas James on bass (Spazm 151, KegCharge, ect…..)
Fast music for fast women
Fast and furious! Not like Vin Diesel
The Barron- Drums
Dano - Vocals
Cameron - Guitar
Rich-Guitar
Hardcore Texas James-Bass/vocals
Plan B -Guitar
The Bulemics (Austin, TX)
https://www.thebulemics.com/
Although punk has always been known for its in-your-face attitude, not all punk bands are interested in fighting the power. Punk has had its sociopolitical agitators — the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Dead Kennedys were among early punk’s more famous protest bands — but there have been many punks who were mainly interested in having fun and keeping their listeners entertained (such as the Ramones and the Dickies). For the Bulemics, punk isn’t about getting a serious sociopolitical message across; it’s strictly a way to have fun, and their idea of fun is being as crude, tasteless, and offensive as possible. Thriving on shock value, the Bulemics love sick, twisted, dark-humored lyrics — Satanism, drug abuse, suicide, promiscuity, and violent crime are the sort of things that they routinely joke about in their songs. Of course, their over-the-top lyrics aren’t meant to be taken seriously, and the Texans’ fans (most of them anyway) have enough common sense to realize that.
The Bulemics were formed in Austin, TX in 1996, when alternative rock stations were playing a lot of emo/punk-pop bands like Green Day. But the Bulemics were never influenced by Green Day, blink-182, Fenix TX, or any of the other emo bands that were popular in the ‘90s and early 2000s. Their approach to punk is very old-school — as in late ‘70s and early ‘80s — and their sound is reminiscent of classic Los Angeles bands like the Circle Jerks, Black Flag, and the Germs. The Bulemics have also been compared to the Boston bands of that era, which makes sense because Boston’s early-‘80s punk bands (Jerry’s Kids, Gang Green, the Freeze, among others) were heavily influenced by West Coast punk. No one will mistake the Bulemics for a British Oi! band; their sound is strictly American.
Since 1996, the Bulemics have had their share of personnel changes; some might call them a revolving door. In 1999, their five-man lineup included Gerry Atric on lead vocals, Gabe Bulemic on lead guitar, Wes Texas on rhythm guitar, Mississippi Sweet Dick (whose real name is Craig Merrit) on bass and Hell Sancho on drums. In 2001, Gabe Bulemic left, while Atric, Sweet Dick, Wes Texas and Sancho remained; newcomers included lead guitarist Rusty Trombone took over lead guitar duty. In the ‘90s and early 2000s, the Bulemics’ full-length albums included Old Enough to Know Better, Too Young to Care on Junk, Blurred Vision and Twisted Thoughts on Man’s Ruin, and Talk Dirty to Me on TSB. They can also be heard on Man’s Ruin’s 1999 release Full on Hate Fuck, a split CD that contains eight Bulemics tracks and eight songs by the River City Rapists. The Bulemics’ fourth full-length album, Soundtrack to the Apocalypse, was recorded in 2001 and released in 2002 by the Philadelphia-based Steel Cage label. In 2013, the current lineup consists of Gerry Atric on vocals, Wes Texas on rhythm guitar, Ginchy on lead guitar, Rob Knob on bass, and Breadstick Von Bulemic on drums.
