Irish punks in MRR (1 Viewer)

[u:m]

Punk planet is a complete rag in terms of the college rock shite they cover and the comprehensively shite reviews section, but the columns are top notch, worth the price of the rag alone.

I aint ever read it, but I got that book of interveiws they put out, which was pretty good

 

[niallmc]

i think punk planet is a great read, always something in it about people doing positive work

 

[RSJ]

always something in it about people doing positive work

Aye, but the music coverage is pretty poor. The main articles can be good the odd time but.

 

[no class]

The columns I read tend to be about records so aren't really columns as such.

Yeah i tend to just read the reviews and demos section.Oh and George Tabb's column.Now and then there's a good interview or something but i don't usually like many of the bands they cover.

 

[glen]

I stopped getting mrr years ago, when they banned alternative tentacles bands

Didn't they do that to TKO records as well?

 

[mazzyianne]

http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showpost.php?p=511178&postcount=109

Next time you play a gig you should get that on the posters,

OAK - just sub-Zeppelin cock-rock, all a bit tedious frankly.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Next time you play a gig you should get that on the posters,

OAK - just sub-Zeppelin cock-rock, all a bit tedious frankly.

I thought it would make a good album title.

 

[u:m]

Didn't they do that to TKO records as well?

I aint sure bro. tim yo announced they would no longer review bands on labels that weren't "punk" and he listed some labels, including alternative tentacles. that was how I remember it.. could be wrong, it was years ago. I have a feeling they fell out with TKO cos they pulled an add for a TKO release cos there was an american flag in it.. I could be wrong... MRR is just too self righteous for me, no amount of mykel board's third world hooker storys can balance it out..

 

[nooleen]

I stopped getting mrr years ago, when they banned alternative tentacles bands, but somone left a copy in my house a while ago and I was reminded how much I loved mykel board's column. any fans?

mykel board, george tabb and sometimes arwen curry...the rest of the magazine...not a big fan

 

[no class]

I don't really like Mykel Board's column.I dunno i just never really took to it. Arwen Curry's column is usually good and so is yer man Paul's-the new coordinator.I used to like Felix Havoc's column too but i went off it...

 

[jimbobjones]

i like reading the zine and book reviews. the letters page is usually entertaining as well.

 

[glen]

Felix Havoc

That's GARYxKNIFEDx's pen name I xreckonx.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

That's GARYxKNIFEDx's pen name I xreckonx.

not at all,I do like his columns though. I tend to like the ones about records,especially old ones.

 

[the pyrate dead]

Originally Posted by u:m
the columns are pretty lame these days, whatever happened to lawrence livermore? does he write for anyone these days?

have you read the absolutely zippo anthology? still around, not a huge amount of lawrence livermore, but the important era none the less, and a lot of entertaining silly punk shit. not a beacon of intelligent coherant literature, but very entertaining.

 

[RSJ]

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Never really got into Hit List. I've been liking Razorcake more and more recently.

cue Niall........

 

[RSJ]

Hit list has some outstanding columnists, like Thee Whiskey Rebel and Rev Norb. Most of them read like they're off their face and ranting, which i quite like.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I don't remember too much about it just I didn't like it. It's mostly made up of ex MRR staff though isn't it?

 

[RSJ]

Heh, yeah. There's always at least one anti-MRR rant in it. Good stuff.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

The anti MRR thing is something that always put me off Punk Planet at the strt,every issue seemed to be full of sly digs at it. I don't get the slagging of MRR,every issue has requests for submissions. So therefore,if you don't like it,change it.