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We missed 2001 punk aid due to 9/11 but we'll be there for 2002.
SEPTEMBER 2000
It’s 2000 and UK Punk’s been happening for about for about 25 years. It remains a potent force because the people involved in making, promoting and buying the music care passionately about it. Punk was something which changed all our lives and it’s important that we keep the sprit alive. That doesn’t mean that we stay in the same place and refuse to evolve like the Teds did before us. To me, taking chances is what punk is all about. If I hadn’t taken a chance back in July 1976 you wouldn’t be reading this now. I’d have been a poxy bank manager, staring at the wall and wondering where my life had gone.
It’s not about what you wear on your back or the way you cut your barnet. It’s about what you’ve got in your head and the way you feel in your heart.
The people involved in Punk Aid have their hearts in the right place. They are putting in the time and effort to help those who are not as fortunate as themselves. 2 years ago it started as an OK all dayer in Croydon, last year it grew to 3 d. Putting on over 30 bands is no mean feat and everybody involved has put in a tremendous effort.
Some might wonder whether it’s all worth it. Believe me, it is. Loads of kids will benefit from the work done by The Cerebral Palsy Children’s Fund (Infield Manor School for Parents) which help to educate the parents of children with CP. It's definitely a worthwhile cause and one which you can feel proud to support.
Thanks to all the bands, the fans, The Garage, Trace Elliot (equipment), John Henry Studios (drums) for supporting PUNK AID 2000.
MARK PERRY
MENACE Noticed something?... When Menace wrote their angst-ridden classic
anthem G.L.C., the government got rid of it, and upon the release of the
band’s last single C&A, the bloody thing closed down. And what about
a song against the BBC boys?... If there’s such a thing as Good Punk
Rock and Bad Punk Rock, then Menace definitely epitomises the former. With
their latest CD "Live In Bermondsey" ("That is t new songs, they’re here to prove that reforming was the best thing
which could have ever happen. Their gigs continue to be essential and if
you haven’t been part of one of their stage invasions how can you really
call yourself a Punk? Sniffin' Glue - September 2000
SEPTEMBER 1999
Menace are essential to the PUNK AID experience, proving that it might not be "back then" anymore but it's here NOW....stronger than ever now that we've got rid of those who are willing to sell their arses for a couple of quid! You tell'em , John!
MARK PERRY
GIG REVIEW
Second from top of the bill is Menace and rightly so, not least because they’re deeply involved with Punk Aid itself. If your faith in punk ev attitude on stage blows all prejudices against comebacks to pieces. Menace are alive and now. We’ve had ATV + Menace earlier tonight, time for Menace + ATV. Mark P. joins them on stage for their latest single ‘Punk Rocker’ dedicated to the man himself. And that’s what tonight is all about - raw emotions and spontaneous performances. They play all their finest tunes and finish off with ‘Babylon’s Burning’, receiving the best response from the audience so far. OPEN UP AND BLEED.
PUNK ROCKER - Mark Perry and Andrew Tweedie
