punk

The Simpletones, a California group whose releases first appeared on Posh Boy Records beginning in 1978 and with recordings contained in compilations released on other labels in multiple countries. They are, perhaps, best known as one of the 3 groups contained on the 1979 seminal compilation album Beach Blvd., the other 2 groups being Rik L Rik (Negative Trend, and F-Word) and The Crowd. In the book "We Got The Neutron Bomb "The Untold Story of L.A. Punk", Robbie Fields outlines his journey "scouring for younger, fresher talent" in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

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Originating from the Montreal area, this group first appeared in 1992, when it was called Necrosis; in the same year it was reincarnated under the name of Cryptopsy. With just a demo called Ungentle Exhumation and then the album Blasphemy Made Flesh (1994), the group acquired a solid reputation on the international scene. Their release of None So Vile in 1996 was the first burst of brilliance in their career.

Stuck in the Sound are a four-piece French Indie rock band hailing from Paris. The band consists of Jos

Snide was originally formed in the summer of 2006 by Nobby when he was living in Spain, as a 'two finger' gesture to the terrible 'music scene' of karaoke, Elvis tributes and one man and his guitar with backing tracks, that the ex-pat community were fed and accepted. Along with the original line up of Dan, Squeak and Ken, they played a set of classic punk covers, including the Sex Pistols, Rancid and Generation X, to name a few.