Plenty of beatings and bashings, more than a few close calls and near death experiences in past decades, yet here we are ... Punk perseveres! 50(something) and as strong as ever. Born of necessity and it's never not been necessary since. More so now, than perhaps ever. Beit in the name of protest, awareness, community or catharsis, punk provides a place for us all. To quote my dear departed friend Todd, "It's my one true love and favorite place to go". I can recall doing similar such projects to this for Punk's 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th and 40th anniversaries. Those first few were done on cassette no less, long before it was hip or kitschy. Whilst most lovingly compile their fav's from the years prior to these milestone markers, I really like to examine more current sounds. Not to say entirely new bands, in fact this collection features artists and outfits from all five generations of the genre. Rather Be Birding is largely street punk and oi!, though there'...
... just a place to share my punk and punk-adjacent projects