Amongst its most famous exports are what remains of the ashes of Theatre of Hate (London originals but now resident in Brighton) - Spear of Destiny.
Also a Brighton resident is Chelsea's frontman Gene October and he told me they're getting together for a couple of gigs here in town and also the coming Rebellion festival in the summer with the "Evacuate" album line-up. That will be a blast!
Also still doing the rounds are probably the city's most famous Punk band Peter & The Test Tube Babies.
As for that great band Poison Girls - they're sadly missed but obviously not forgotten...
Now for the newest generation of rebels with a cause…
Burnt Cross and Constant State of Terror which fly high the anarcho-punk flag and in the case of the latter a slight crustie influence can be noted in their sound as opposed to the Crass and affiliates type of sound that Burnt Cross diffuse through the several means of communication...
Also we have Dollar Sent that owes its credentials to a more garage/punk genre but are a must to see live...
Now as for The Meow-Meows, ska is the dish being served. Bon-Apetite!
Speaking of Ska but with lashings of hardcore/punk infused in its sound The Junk have been slowly but surely gaining ground along with a faithful fan-base.
Now also of the Punk persuasion but with a comic and funny outtake on life are Los Mendozas, Always dressed as Mexican wrestlers in their gigs, they're a band that you gotta see them to believe it and the sound damn it rips!
For those that like a bit more melody then maybe Corrigan would be the answer.
For the trasher that hides inside you one can always rely on Crypsis to deliver...
For the new hardcore legions of nouveau kiddies then it'll have to be The Fallthrough. These guys don't mess about!
Finally Random Heroes are also worth mentioning...
There are loads more bands about but I think I've given you all the right pointers as if you go to see or hear one of these then you probably hear about others sometime too...
As for venues places like The Hydrant, Prince Albert, Cowley Club and for the bigger gigs the Concorde 2 are the usual rendez-vous.
For the place to buy records, cd's and t-shirts, I have to mention Buz and his store the Punker Bunker as he is also one of the people that organizes events in town and has over the years delighted many folk bringing to town such great acts as The Adicts, the Dickies, NoMeansNo, etc...”
