(knjiga) Ljubica Anđelković Džambić – ‘Tijelo otpora Satana Panonskog’

Ovo je ogromna knjiga od petstotinjak stranica koja Ljubice Anđelković Džambić, koja je osim sudjelovanja u Tabor festivalu pripadnica underground scene i sudionica i članica bendova. Zapravo, ova knjiga je njena doktorska dizertacija i secira Body Art i povijest te vrste subkulturne umjetnosti u Jugoslaviji i kasnije u Hrvatskoj. To čini kroz seciranje lika i djela Ivice Čuljka, poznatog kao Satan Panonski i Kečer II. Za one koji ne znaju, Satan je bio punker po narodnosti, a prijatelj po zanimanju hehe. Rođen je 1960., a poginuo je u ratu pod čudnim okolnostima 1992. Za to kratko vrijeme svog života stvorio je mit o sebi o kojem se priča i u ovoj knjizi, snimio nekoliko albuma, boravio u umobolnici u Popovači zbog ubojstva i izlazio van držeći koncerte koji su zapravo više bili performansi zvani ‘hard blood shock’ koristeći svoje tijelo kao platno za body art. Ljubica secira sve aspekte, od bolesti, djetinjstva, odnosa s majkom, glazbe, punka i kreiranja antimodne odjeće do puštanja iz umobolnice i pogibije. Dio knjige koji se odnosi na Satana samog mi je bio zanimljiv za čitanja, no ima i puno znanstvenih citata i objašnjenja pojmova i povijesti nekih pojmova što je bilo dosadno za svladati. Isto tako, knjiga sadrži puno odličnih fotografija, Satanovih pisama, kako privatnih, tako i onih koje je slao radi pomilovanja raznim institucijama, pa i samom Tuđmanu. Tako da, nekome će ova knjiga leći nekome ne, meni je onako pola-pola. Nije biografija, nego znanstveni rad i to detaljan, na kome kapa dolje, ali meni je bio malo too much i pretežak radi previše meni nepoznatih znanstvenih pojmova i takvih poglavlja.

2,5/5

(review) Hard Spread – ‘Toe Tally Fun’

I must admit that I have first heard of Hard Spread through this album. Hard Spread are hailing from Georgia, USA and this album contains 14 songs. As I listen to this one, sometimes reminds me of Cancerslug in couple of songs. Hard Spread play a mixture of hardcore, melodic punk, skate punk and also horror punk influenced music, sounding melodic, yet pretty raw especially in some guitar work and also great rough and melodic vocals. Lyrics deal with humor, irony, sex, std(yeah you read it right), computer games and many more merry themes. Music is sometimes fast and straightforward hardcore punk but also there are pure street punk rock songs like excellent ’20 on 1′ and horror punk on one of my favorites ‘Flesh Eater’ also one of the highlights for me ‘Saturday Night’. If I must compare this band to someone it would be above mentioned Cancerslug and Guttermouth. So, if you are into punk rock with no holds barred on fun, go listen this one.

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(review) Pass the Flask – ‘Shiver’

Pass the Flask are punk rock band from Midwest and this is their second full length album. The band says that they spent two years in writing and creating these 16 songs presented on this record, we all know which years that were. Pandemics, lockdowns, losses of friends and brutal Midwest winters were reason that this album is so fantastically dark and anguished. I love and enjoy every single minute of this one because this one totally sits on my heart because of some feelings and situations that I am in, so I can totally get myself into this album. This is not your fast and furious skate punk, this is punk rock in purest sense of the word, with rough vocals that somehow evoke all that stuff being sung about. Guitar work creates melancholy and sadness at the same time bringing goosebumps to my skin. Songs like ‘Smoke Stained Walls’ or ‘Fernetti Vedder’ are sure to become your favorites. But, songs ‘Cigarettes and Whiskey’, ‘See You Sometime’ or ‘There is Hope’ will break even the hardest hardcore heart and make you love your friends more, your family and try to cherish what you got, because life is so fragile and can be gone in a second.

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