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Evil Conduct
Sorry... No! LP
The Dutch 3 piece gives new hope to the aging skinheads out there. Evil Conduct touted as the dutch Last Resort, sound as if they would do better at a Cock Sparrer convention. That is not to say that the Conduct do not have a sound ouf their own. They kick out great traditonal sing along oi, almost to point of anthems. Given time these will take their place next to the Last Resort and Sparrer. Dutch
Knock Out Records

Ex-Cathedra
Ex-Cathedra CD
I never really liked bands that mixed punk and ska, not many bands could make it work. This one didn’t. A couple of songs sound completely detached like they don’t belong on this CD. The vocals are a pretty bad Op-Ivy rip off. The first song is terrible but the rest of the CD is good music-wise. This is a band that could grow on you if you could tune out the awful singing. All of these people should definatly be in bands, just not the same one. M.
Moon Ska Europe

F.B.I.
Widerstand zweclos LP
German pub rock in the spirit of Slpodgness Abounds or Vicious Rumors. The CD is rife with style changes, from ska to punk to rock to bier anthems. The compostions are really basic in nature but the keyboard brings out something in each track. A pretty forget full CD, but thats cause I'm a lazy American who has not taken the time to learn another language, if I had I'm sure I'd be laughing along with each track. Dutch
Knock Out

Forced Reality
13 Years of Forced Reality CD
This is a great CD and well worth your money! Several of the oldclassics and 4 new ones that you will enjoy. There's even a Merle Haggard cover for you country fans out there. I'm a FR fan and this did not disappoint by any stretch of the imagination. So for old fans who want to hear updated versions of some damn good anthems, or new ones who want to hear a band that weathered a time when patriotism was frowned on and being a skin was being public enemy number one, this is a must have. Cabel
Outsider Records

Foreign Legion
The Years Gone By EP
Another old school bands have laced up the boots and are ready to dish out their sound to a new generation. Foreign Legion are a little more laid back than many of the bands today, emphasis on writting seems to be more important here. I think if they beefed up the sound we would have a sure fire winner here. It could be a case of the "studio slow down", bands that are tame in studio offen blow your ass away with the same songs you scoffed at on their vinyl when you see them live. Dutch
Upstart Records

The Forgotten
Keep the Corpes Quiet CD
Damn, the Forgotten are back. Their debut CD was one of the hottest I got last year and this new one picks up right where Veni Vidi Vici left off. The band seem to have actually beefed up since then. The song structures are still our of this world, avoiding the painful mistake of just changing the words from their first CD (I'm pretty sure it's been done before) In all seriousness this is a blazing second release, I got the whole room shaking, the dog is scared and the neighbors are bangin on the walls. Dutch
TKO Records

The GC5
Kisses From Hanoi CD
People watch the fuck out for these guys. A not so new band out of Cleveland, GC5 are carving the shit out of this scene with their sound. My handy promo sheet says these guys have been kicking it since 96, I’ve only heard of these guys recently myself but it was worth the wait. The sound coming out of my stereo is a mix of the Hudson Falcons passion and varied song structures of the U.S. Bombs and the Dropkick Murphys (I swear I am not copying the promo sheet,there is just no arguing it). I don’t think I can even put words to the bass work on this fucker, my hat is off. Dutch
Outsider Records

Guitar Gangsters
Lord of the Dance CD
Avoid this if at all possible. The tracks are “futball” orientated pop drivel. I've heard my sister playing more powerful WHAM! Records. Guitar Gangsters, are one of them old bands that never gave up and also seem to have never found their nitch. Their old material is much, much, much better than this. I repeat, avoid this pop drivel. Dutch
Rampant Music

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Hepcat
Push `n Shove CD
Just what I expected - another great album from Hepcat. A new sultrier version of "Prison of Love" is a nice bonus on this CD. This is also a really good band to see live. This sound will make you dance with or without a date . Good vocals and a really together band are the combo that makes this such a successful band. I figure every ska lover already has at least one Hepcat album - so now you can go out and get your second. M.
Hellcat Records

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The (International) Noise Conspiracy
Survival Sickness CD
The CD itself contains pretty good music... I'd call it Psychodelic-Punk. However, the insert booklet and everything about the band is fucking weird as all hell. All the songs have 2 names... instead of song lyrics, they include weird nonsensical essays... there's 11 people in the band (when 4 would be sufficient) and they're from Sweden. Good music, though. So I guess that's what counts... right??? Chaz
Epitaph / Burning Heart

The Jacks
The Last of the Real American Heroes EP
Chances are you got your first taste of these guys on Squigtones 4 Bands From New Jersesy.... Comp. Then you probably saw them on tour with the Hudson Falcons. Then you probably woke up with them scattered around your living room. If none of that convinced you that these have a good thing going then you need to lay off the crack pal. 4 tracks of American Oi Jersey style that get ya going from the start... And not one Irish ballad. Dutch
Haunted Town

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King Ernest
Blues Got Soul CD
As part of my education program to reintroduce the American Upstart readers, skins, punks, boys and girls alike to the blues, you have to take the good with the bad. Yes folks, like those dark days of history that the teacher may want to skip over, this lesson is also one that I would rather avoid. As with punk and oi each having an East coast and West coast sound and other geographical stylings, those of the Midwest, the South and of course that of overseas. The blues also have geographic sounds, my preference is the sound of the South, "Delta Blues" accoustic, rough and unpolished. King Ernest is non of that. King plays the style and sound of Chicago blues, keyboards, classic12 step progressions, the occational horn section blasting in, long soulful tunes. Chances are this is sound that most of you are familiar with, bar blues. Whether this is a good or bad thing, is up to you. Fans of Northern Soul should really appreciate the sounds and stylings of King Ernest. Dutch
Fat Possum

King Size Braces
Land of Broken Dreams CD
This is good. Nothing terribly original or inspired, mainly sticks to the tried and true formula of songs about fighting, drinking,etc. Having said that I also must add that they sound good. Mid tempo Oi with good vocals and plenty of singalong choruses for us knuckledragger types to sing along to. Although somewhat generic this is a CD I will listen to again. I think this is one of those bands that if they have a good high energy live performance can make the jump from good to very good fairly easily. Worth checking out. Cabel
Steel Wool Pussy Records

Leatherface
Horsebox CD
I did not like these guys the first couple times I had heard them. But with the release of Horsebox I have been swayed over. Granted this is not something I can freely listen too, the music is moody and oddly depressing, but still punched out with raw power. I found I was not alone in the way I would describe their sound to someone who hadn't heard them before; the music of Husker Du with the whishkey strained voice of either Tom Waits or Lemme. One track really stands out for me and is the main reason I listen to this over and over Watching You Sleep with the best line I've heard in sometime "He bought you flowers I bought you a drink, you can't drink flowers but a flower can drink". Killer. Dutch
BYO

Limecell
Destroy The Underground CD
If you like your music like yer sex: dirty mean and drunk then Limecell have again answered your depraved prayers. This band straight out of Confederacy Of Scum are here to wring out what little bit of manhood you have left and spit it back in yer eye. 12 tracks of alcohol fueled fury, and don’t think these guys are drinking Guinness and Raspberry Pale Ales either, rot gut booze is the only thing that could keep this fire burning. Tracks like Flip Flops and Champagne, Just Plain Pissed, Hey Loser and Roadkill are surefire indicators of what is in store. Dutch
Headache

Loikaemie
Ihr Für Uns Und Wir Für Euch CD/LP
I swear I though this CD was opening up with CCR's Bad Moon Risin' but lo and behold it went into this jump oi song (that has just become a new pigeonhole "JumpOi"). If you saw a pic of these three hardasses you'd understand why the Jump oi section is blown apart with their hardcore style breakdown. These guys have put out some great music in the past, they do one of the best versions of Mr Marleys One Love I have ever heard. Hard driven oi is what these guys do best, and they are one of the few German oi bands who have kept metal guitar wanking out of their music (that could be the title of an Infiltrators record) which is even better. Loikaemie are one of if not the best German bands that sings strickly in Germany going right now. Dutch
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