The
Loudmouths
MD 20879
CREATU
REESE FORBES
I don't really give a shit what
people may think or say, but punk
rock and skateboarding still go
together like shit and stink.
Throughout history, there have
been many punk bands with
skaters in them and skaters who
play in punk bands. San
Francisco's Loudmouths are the
latest and definitely one of the
greatest in a long time.
Punk rock intensity that rivals
Black Flag (don't think Henry
Rollins' "intense guy" intensity,
but pre-Rollins, you know, Dez,
the man) with female vocals that
are fuckin' screamed out at high
volume. This ain't none of that
feel-good, pop-punk, wussy crap,
or warbling "indie rock" put out
by some son-of-a-major.
That's right, the Loudmouths
are loudmouths. Dulcinea, who
covers most of the vocal duties, as
well as guitar, has a history of
loudmouthedness and rowdy
behavior that may have started
when she got kicked out of the
Brownies as a youngster for slap-
ping the troop leader's daughter
in the mouth. The stage was set.
The rest of the band includes
Beth on bass, Jay on guitar, and
Pete The Ox on the skins. Pete is
the skater of the band, and, like
most skaters, lives for road trips
and skating other people's gnarly
spots like Burnside and the West
Seattle Bowl. They've just
embarked on a tour of Southern
California; hopefully, Salba's going
to take him to some pools. The
other bandmembers put up with
Pete, but are wary of his skating
due to his previous broken bones.
After his Northwest jaunt, he
returned home with a broken
wrist and broken fingers. Injuries
like these postponed the record-
ing of their first and only Lp (so
far) on New Red Archives. To
prevent further injuries, Beth says,
"We want to send him out in a
little Michelin Man outfit.
What makes 'em tick? Aussie
punk like the Rocks, whose "Kick
Her Out" they cover. "I think it's
the ozone layer over there that
makes 'em rock harder," says
Dulcinea. "The big cans of beer!"
argues Jay. Tough chicks inspire
Dulcinea, too, like ample-breasted
Tura Satana, punkers Wendy O
Williams and Poison Ivy, and vet-
eran rocker Joan Jett. They're into
some of the contemporary punk
rock like the real punk rock you
wouldn't find at WalMart or on
MTV like Indiana's Problematics,
the Texans, the Motards and the
Satans. Their songs are about
alcohol, rough sex and porn stars.
They've got a cut coming out on a
compilation put out by the guy
who does The Probe 'zine, who's
famous for writing about all of the
girls he's had sex with since he
was a kid, and want to release
some singles.
The Loudmouths are hitting
the road this summer and com-
ing to a town near you. What
should you expect? Well, Pete's
going to skate your spots while
the gargoyles put the moves on
the local skater bait. Don't worry
about Jay, he won't stray too far
from the bar. Check 'em out and
smoke the punk rock!
-Wez Lundry
5.2 MIDS
VENTURE
SF 94188
86 THRANIN