APRIL!!!

Ah its good to be back in the scheme of things!

See you in a few days for FRIDAY NIGHT THRASH!!!!

March - April shows

Yo everyone

Check out these shows for the month of March and April!

Sun 17 March - HARDCORE DESTRUCCION 4 w/ DUCT TAPE SURGERY + YUMI + VULGAR WORDS.

Fri 22 March - TRAGEDY + ABRASION + VAARALLINEN!

Fri 12 April - FRIDAY NIGHT THRASH w/ TOUCHED BY NAUSEA + TANTRA + SNAGGLETOOTH + CRUCIFERA + DAZE + LIFELOCK!

Also, flyer is not ready yet but a reminder for 30 April's VIVISICK show!

Chaos!!!!!

March through April

A gentle reminder of what this is all about :

Listen people. This is not a music portal. Bands stop sending in cheesy demos in online formats or asking for guitar tabs or promoting your 'musical' project. This is not music.

This is a representation of the real underground. No sponsors, and proud of it. No gimmicks. No marketing shit. I dont want marketable bands with the trendy sounds, there are other places for you, not here.
This is the underground. For the crazy drunk circle pitting nihilistic asshole pissed off at the world and having a wall of noise as the soundtrack of existence.
We are unprofessional as fuck.
This is based on respect and hate, not marketability and selling points.
Yes we want the sick shit. 

Hardcore punk = you either get it or you dont.
Hahahaha....

Hello all

Past 3 weeks was insane, crazy enough to give me a fever for a while.

DISTRO DAY OUT, 7 DAYS OF PRINTING MATTER, HARDCORE HELL IV, CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS 4 and SATURDAY NIGHT FASTCORE all happened at one go, at times it made it hard to breathe but oh well....it was fucking fun.

Got a bit of a break while the rest of the hoodlums from the DIY hc punk community take over with their own initiatives in March. Prohibited Projects will be helping out one way or another as usual.

March 2013

Sat 2 March - HELL AND HELL (Japan) plays Home Club along with Demisor and other bands. Starts early so be forwarned!

Sun 3 March - HELL AND HELL studio show! 7pm onwards. Details soon.

Sun 17 March - with DUCT TAPE SURGERY (Indo fastcore!), ABRASION and SMILING JOHNSON @ L-Cube Studios

Fri 22 March - with TRAGEDY (USA dark hc lords) and more...

April 2013
Fri 12 April - FRIDAY NIGHT THRASH (a Prohibited Projects show after a much needed break!) with TOUCHED BY NAUSEA (South Africa thrash punk!), SNAGGLETOOTH (punk & roll), TANTRA (blackened hymns), CRUCIFERA (Ubin senile punk), DAZE (punx boozers, first show!). All @ The SUBSTATION.

Tues 30 April - VIVISICK (Japan thrash!) stopover show!

and more as they come!

Support honest underground DIY shows (regardless of who does them) that still holds true to its principles in terms of ethics, affordability and community. We are all we have, as some say.

And of course not forgetting http://lioncitydiy.blogspot.com is back on track!!!

See you in the pit!

(venue update!) SATURDAY NIGHT FASTCORE! (16th Feb 2013)

SATURDAY NIGHT FASTCORE

16th Feb 2013
7pm - 11pm 
THE SUBSTATION THEATRE (updated venue!)
$10 at the door

with

MARTYR (hardcore from Medan, Indonesia)

FOREVER YOUNG (punkrock Malaysia)

FALSE PLAINTIFF (emotive hc)

VULGAR WORDS (blast grind)

CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS Part 4

CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS 4

* A Visual De-composition *

Sat // 9th Feb 2013 (CNY eve)

The Substation Theatre

6pm - 11pm

$10 at the door

with

FILASTINE (Indo-Espanol, soundscape!)

The PSALMS 

VULGAR WORDS

CIRCUIT TRIP

TAPESTRY

SJANSE

Also feat : DJ LSKCHAINSAW + DJ PESTE!

5th and 9th February!

Hello all

Holy shit HARDCORE HELL IV was fucking incredible, kick ass shows and all the 'right' things happened. No tension, no hostility just a whole lot of hardcore fun! Thanks all!

Now 2 more shows in a mere few days!

7 DAYS OF PRINTING MATTER Closing Party!

Tues // 5th Feb

7pm - 10pm

The Substation Gallery

FREE ENTRY!

with performances, recitals and readings by, but not limited to

The Psalms

Zai Kuning

Bani Haikal

Nasir Lufiahs

Circuit Trip feat Mindfuckingboy

Singlish Punk

Wuwei

The Tujobelas

Also : Zine Talk by Vijay Singh, Ginette Chittick and Razi Razak!

and a few days after that...

CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS 4

* A Visual De-composition *

Sat // 9th Feb 2013 (CNY eve)

The Substation Theatre

6pm - 11pm

$10 at the door

with

FILASTINE (Indo-Espanol, soundscape!)

The PSALMS 

VULGAR WORDS

CIRCUIT TRIP

TAPESTRY

SJANSE

Also feat : DJ LSKCHAINSAW + DJ PESTE!

HARDCORE HELL IV (1 Feb 2013)

In between Distro Day Out and 7 Days Of Printing Matter...we have Hardcore Hell IV!

Fucking crazy.

See you there!

HARDCORE HELL IV
Friday // 1 Feb 2013
The Substation Theater
7pm - 11pm
$10 at the door

with
THE RIVER CARD (UK melodic hc!)
POWER OF IDEA (Japan fastcore!)
THE MANIACS (oi oi!)
ENAM JAHANAM (chaos!) 
RADIGALS (all grrl hc, first show!)

DISTRO DAY OUT 2013 // Jan 27th!

Yo!

The first thing we're doing for the year and it seems crazed enough!

See you at DDO!

* update as of 24 Jan - Alpine Decline has cancelled their SE Asia tour, as of now the gig line up will read ABRASION, THE PSALMS, SNAGGLETOOTH! 

The itinerary for Distro Day Out 2013 listed bottom of this thread! 

DISTRO DAY OUT 2013
"a carnival of South East Asian underground distros & labels"
Sunday 27 January 2013
The Substation Theatre (45 Armenian Street)
1pm till 11pm!
FREE ADMISSION! Bring friends!

“Distro”, short for ‘distribution’, has been an integral part of the underground music community-network since the 90s. Run on principles and mechanisms similar to the slightly more reknowned concept of the ‘bedroom label’, the distro has provided those involved in underground punk/hardcore/metal with an avenue to discover and explore music and literature that would otherwise be almost impossible to find.

Also acting as an alternative to corporate music chain-stores, the distro, while relatively obscure to those not in the loop, are far more accessible as both an enterprise and as a contact base within the DIY spectrum.

Distros worldwide, defunct and current, number in the thousands, and all offer a myriad of options. Some have remained relatively small and bedroom-run, while others retain the warmth of a bedroom label but with proper management and marketing, while a few have (arguably) sold out and have become ‘indie-majors’ operating full time with salaried employees. However most, if not all, are rooted in the same belief: to provide an alternative to music and art consumerism.

The distro, in the age of the internet and with the impending demise of alternative music counterculture as we know it, is under significant threat. Distro Day Out is thus a representation of various ideals; to remind us all that the pillars of an alternative and underground music scene was built on independent physical non-virtual representations (ie: paper zines, CDs, vinyl records, cassette tapes, etc), to remind us that anyone and everyone can be an alternative to the major label / mainstream filth that is forced down our throats everyday, to remind us of our right to ownership of what could be deemed ours. Most significantly, it is open to everyone for free, and everyone within the scene has every right to be part of it in any way, from setting up a little distro booth to just being part of a boisterous but fun carnival atmosphere in The Substation Theatre.

With a focus on South East Asian underground music ranging from hardcore, punk, indie, metal, reggae-ska to electronica, Distro Day Out will feature both casually run and established distros within the region, and everyone will converge and set up shop, giving the kids that reminder again. Yes, once again, ANYONE can walk in and set up shop.

Set up exhibition-gallery style in a flea market carnival concept, Distro Day Out is where one should go to see that the underground is beyond just gigs, it is where one should go to check out rare music and merchandise.

‘House’ music will be provided by DJ Bastard and friends, ‘spinning’ South East Asian hardcore, punk, metal and indie for the duration of the event and complemented by The Tujobelas, a noise-of-nature punk outfit who will perform sporadic sets at the Random Room, situated just beside the entrance of the Theater.

Distro Day Out 2013 will also wrap up aptly with performances in the Theater itself from 930pm onwards featuring ALPINE DECLINE (post rock from Los Angeles-Beijing), The PSALMS (poetry jazz punk) and ABRASION (stop start grindcore).

Organised and put together by Prohibited Projects with the support of The Substation, ‘terms and conditions’ as well as updates can be found at http://prohibitedprojects.blogspot.com

See you at Distro Day Out 2013!

DISTRO DAY OUT 2013 schedule

27 January 2013

Theatre

1pm - DISTRO DAY OUT officially opens shop!

9pm - cessation of distro related activities + gig set up

930pm - SNAGGLETOOTH

10pm - The PSALMS

1030pm - ABRASION

11pm - end + close shop!
* gig might start earlier by 15 mins

Random Room

2pm - RR opens

3pm - The TUJOBELAS first set

5pm - The TUJOBELAS second set

730pm - The TUJOBELAS third set

 

* Random Room also serves as a walk-in utility room for DDO 2013

 

JANUARY + FEBRURY 2013

You will see flyers in this thread for

7 DAYS OF PRINTING MATTER, DISTRO DAY OUT!

* Full confirmed DISTRO DAY OUT flyer out first week of January!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ~ WELCOMING 2013!

Hello everyone!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

2012 has been crazy, its been rough some parts, awesome other parts!

I still feel the year has gone by too fast.

Not too good as you get older and people around you lose grip of things.

oh well, that's life.

Firstly thanks to all crew (esp Amir and Hafiz), the bands 2FOLD, DISTRUST, PAZAHORA, BLOODY REJECTS, ROUNDHOUSE, SETE STAR SEPT, NINE ELEVEN, BOULEVARD, ALCHEMY OF SICKNESS, DESTRUCTION ZERO, SWEET TEETH, MICHAEL CRAFTER and last minute addition - biker Kevin from Ireland, the distros and generally everyone who attended for making DISASTER FESTIVAL a resounding success. Fucking crazy way to end the year! It was stressful on our end definitely but i dont think i could have it any other way.

We have shows confirmed (or in negotiations) all the way to November 2013. Fuck!!!!!

A teaser for everyone this year (in bold confirmed, in italics likely! Prohibited Projects either fully in charge of those shows or partially involved)

JANUARY

27th Jan - DISTRO DAY OUT 2013!

FEBRUARY

1 Feb- HARDCORE HELL 4 @ The Substation - with THE RIVER CARD (UK hc), POWER OF IDEA (Japan crustcore), The MANIACS (oi!), RADIGALS (hc), ENAM JAHANAM (chaos) all confirmed!

9 Feb - CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS IV @ The Substation with FILASTINE (Indonesia-Spain) and more!

16 Feb - SATURDAY NIGHT FASTCORE @ Venue TBC with MARTYR (Indonesia hc) and FOREVER YOUNG (Malaysia hc)

MARCH

17 March - with DUCT TAPE SURGERY (Indonesia thrash! details TBC)

22 March - TRAGEDY (dark hc overlords, USA)

APRIL

12 April with TOUCHED BY NAUSEA (South Africa thrash punk hc)

30 April with VIVISICK (Japan thrash!)
and a hell of a lot of other stuff....!!!

See you in the circle pits of doom!!!!

* this thread has been updated on 16 Jan 2013. if it seems different from when you last read....guess what...it is. VICIOUS CIRCLE have postponed their trip, as did VIALKA. SAVAGE DEITY cancelled too. No problems, this is life.