Location: Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic
Bands: LES VILAINS, The Wrongdoers, Glory Boys, All Bandits, Ultima Thule Revival + 1 band T.B.A.
Mar 8, 2012
Bootboys Are Back Vol.2
Location: Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic
Bands: LES VILAINS, The Wrongdoers, Glory Boys, All Bandits, Ultima Thule Revival + 1 band T.B.A.
Monsters Of Oi!
Location: somewhere in England
Bands: ANTONELLA'S KLASSE KRIMINALE, Pressure 28, Citizen Keyne, Bakers Dozen, Code 1, Hooligan UK, Last Orders, The Wrongdoers, Loyalty, Retaliator, Headcase, Short Cropped, IC1 + some bands T.B.A.
Légitime Violence & Orgullo Sur - United Skins Thugs Of America EP
Orgullo Sur - A Tribute To British Oi! EP
Mar 6, 2012
Antonella vs. Gigi
Location: Bulldog Pub, Cazzago San Martino, Italy
Bands: ANTONELLA'S KLASSE KRIMINALE, Gigi (Legittima Offesa), Stato Asociale
Carry On Oi!
Location: Riffs Bar, Royal Wootton Bassett, England
Bands: THE 4-SKINS, The London Diehards, Skingraft, The Kriminals, The Crack, Vicious Rumours, Code 1
This One's For The Skinheads
Location: Somewhere in Germany
Bands: ENDSTUFE, Les Vilains, Legittima Offesa, Brassic
British BootBoys & Girls
Location: Coventry, England
Bands: CLOSE SHAVE, Pressure 28, Skinfull, Adverse Society
Boots & Braces Fest (Italy)
Location: Bulldog Pub, Cazzago San Martino, Italy
Bands: LES VILAINS, Legittima Offesa
Les Vilains In Québec
Location: Québec City, Montreal, Canada
Bands: LES VILAINS, Légitime Violence, Trouble Makers
Skinheads Dem A Come
Location: London, England
Bands: STATO ASOCIALE, Insane Youth, Pressure 28, Skinfull
Angry Bootboys & Punk Front - Angry, Young And Punk EP
The Granits & Selbststeller - Tradition Verpflichtet EP
Jan 15, 2012
Kill Baby, Kill! Interview
Two years ago, sadly left us one of the best musicians ever, a true man with a heart on the right side !! We miss you Dieter !!
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. And finally here is the English version of amazing interview that was originally published in zine Der Bewährungshelfer #16 in April 2009.
1. What means the name Kill Baby Kill? Why this name?
It means absolutely nothing! When I first started this band we needed, like any other band obviously, a name. This was harder to find than I thought, because all the obvious names were already taken. Every idea that came up was already taken by some band after a little research on the net. Then I found some list of B movies somewhere and selected a few, which I proposed to the other guys who were in the band at that time, and some friends. Kill Baby Kill was the stupidest name on the list so after a good laugh I decided this was going to be the name! Of course after a little while I discovered some other band with the same name, but fuck it, too late to change..
2. Who is playing in the band (today) and what are the aims of the band?
Let me start first with a little “secret”. KBK are actually 2 bands. I’m making the songs in my home studio and make some kind of demo-version using a drumcomputer. This demo I bring to the studio and a drummer ‘Jens’ plays in the drums following these demo’s. Then I’m recording bass, guitars and vocals, and at the end Spandex plays the solo’s. Due to other commitments neither Jens or Spandex have the possibilities to play live so I had to find other musicians for the live gigs. Some came and some went, but for the last 2 years we’ve had the same ‘live-line up'. There’s me doing the bass and vocals, Sven aka fatboy on drums. We’re both from Brugge in Belgium. We use two guitarplayers at the live gigs: Nudel from Germany, and Rob from England. So you could say we’re an international band. As I’m the only one making the songs it’s possible for us not to practise (which is virtually impossible due to the distance). Everyone just practises his part listening to a CD.
There is no aim, just to have fun, play many gigs, meet people all over the world. There is absolutely no political ideology behind the band, even though some of the lyrics might have political statements in it. I know we are often labelled as a political band but I’ve got to say this never was and never will be the aim. We play the music because we like to play music, that’s all.
3. What give you the strength to go the way you choose?
I’ve been a very angry guy for a long time. This really reflects in the lyrics. For most of my life I’ve been kicking against all kind of authority. Teachers in school, the boys in blue, religion, … basically every power that tells other people what they should and shouldn’t do. Unfortunatly living in a “scene” isn’t much different. Still there’s people telling others what they should or shouldn’t do. What music they should listen to, what views to have.. bah! Unregarding political background. Both leftwing and rightwing do this.
4. Skinhead is ……..?
Live your life the way you want it, having fun, going to gigs,…
Being proud of what you achieve in life. We are all on a journey to where ever it may take us due to different decisions we make. Being a skinhead is being there for your friends and family. To help each other when needed. It’s about being aware of what goes on in the world and not to follow like sheep to the slaughter, like many people live their lives. Being proud to make a stand for what you believe in. To follow your own heart. But of course it’s also a subculture with its own fashion. Otherwise we wouldn’t all wear the same clothing brands would we? Like other subcultures music binds us.
A friend of mine from Martens Army had a good statement that says it all ‘PROUD to be PROUD’!
5. What do you think about political correctness, and what political opinion "must" a Skin have?
As I answered in another question, I hate people telling me what to do. How can you call yourself a rebel against a system but at the same time create a system with its own rules yourself? This doesn’t seem logic to me. Political correctness is everywhere, both in left and rightwing scene. People should have their believes, and it’s ok to spread your believes, I have nothing against that. But when you start to tell people what they should and shouldn’t do, what they should and shouldn’t think… wow, that’s a bridge too far! Everyone has the right for their own opinion, whether I agree with it or not. But everyone that tries to force their opinion can go to hell.
6. You play in a band, but what kind of music do you like private (and what are the reasons)?
Well I’ve got a very wide taste of music. I can listen to all sorts of music except for hip hop, R'n'B and rap. It’s quite funny that I recently started listening again to the bands I’ve listened to when I was a young kid. Bands like Guns'n'Roses, Skid Row, Motley Crüe, AC/DC, Motörhead,…! I like a lot of the old punk bands and even some blues once in a while. I like the passion in it. For me a good song is a perfect mix of smart lyrics and powerfull guitarriffs. I also love guitarsolo’s like the ones in Iron Maiden or Manowar songs.
I enjoy listening to music when I drive in my car. I travel very often and what I do is fill a big box to take in my car and then I just put on what I grab. At home I’m mostly busy writing new music so I don’t really listen to much music there…
7. Give back the Oi! to…… - and why? Who took it away?
It’s a slogan against political correct bands. They try to take away the real spirit of Oi! music and sell it to a mixed audience. They turn some words into a fashion instead of a statement. Anything to increase record sales right... Oi! music never has been mainstream music and I’m thankful to that. It’s what distinguishes us from the normal crowd. Its something different and it shouldn’t become a light version of what it used to be. Oi! is straight to the point. Powerful music with lyrics straight from the heart. But often with a good sense of humor included offcourse! ;-)
8. What is the different between Punk and Skin? (When we travel to Belgium we can not see a different and that is GREAT !!)
There are many types of punks as there are many types of skins! Some punks and some skins come very close together, they just dress differently. For the rest they have the same ideas, love to drink, go to the same shows, listen to the same music.. I’m talking about real punks of course. Crusties I shouldn’t even call punks. They are in in nearly every possible way opposites from skinheads. Actually the most punks you see in Belgium at the gigs are Germans, haha!
They are like us, they only have a different fashion. I can’t understand why there’s people that don’t like punks coming to our gigs. These guys deserve respect. They get shit from the leftwing because they make a stand against the reds, but still they don’t kneel or change. It would be so much easier for them to shave their head but still they stick to what they are. That inquires a strong mind and a strong will. Respect!
9. The first LP you ever have bought - first Punk and/or Skinhead LP you have bought?
Well I grew up when the CD was just conquering the world. I have never been a vinyl freak actually. I think the first CD I ever bought was Appetite For Destruction, the best G'n'R album ever! The first punk CD I ever bought was Never Mind The Bullocks from The Pistols, or Chaos In Belgium from Funeral Dress. Or was it Michael Jackson? I’m not sure…
10. You became a Skinhead because of….
I started my "teenage rebellion" at the age of 12. I had a friend who was a 17 year old punk girl. Through her I got to know bands like Blitz, Cock Sparrer, The Oppressed, Chaos UK, Dead Kennedies, Slime, Crass, Special Duties,... a lot! I think I still have one of the tapes she gave me back then. Also through her I got to know the Antwerp AFA punks, and I hung out with them before I ran away from home and lived in a squat in Holland. Yes I lived in a squat as a little runaway.
There I discovered that doing nothing all day ( I looked for work) and that political correctness was not my thing so we had our own group of people who thought a little the same. We distanced ourselves from the leftwing politics which are present in those squats. Slowly some of us, including me started to change our style more into skinhead style. Then shaving the head was just a step away. I’m actually the only one from back then that continued being a skinhead until this day. I first got in touch with rightwing skinheads at age 19 when I met them in a bar in Rotterdam. As I was just stabbed in the neck by an Arabic guy and nearly died I was full of hatred and anger and I agreed on becoming the new bassplayer of their band 'Landstorm’. At that time I had already moved back to Belgium and got to know more and more people there, until 7 years ago ( I’m now 28) I moved to Brugge, the city I was actually born in. I became the guitarplayer in Les Vilains, and then started travelling doing some live gigs with Steelcapped Strength before I started with KBK.
11. You stay as a Skinhead because…..
Because I look stupid with long hair, hahahaha!
12. You play in a famous band. Does it bring you advantage in the scene to be a well known member?
Ofcourse it’s really nice to get aknowledgment for my ‘’baby’’, my creation. It feels really great to see people enjoy what you do, and I would lie if I would say I don’t like to get compliments. It’s also a rush to see people having fun on our music when we play the live gigs, sometimes shouting the songs louder than I can sing! The connection with the crowd is a great feeling. That’s why we enjoy the smaller gigs much more than the bigger ones.
Some advantages with the band is that with the money made of merchandise I was able to buy an entire backline: good guitaramplifiers, bassamplifier, even a PA system. As many readers know we’ve got the famous Kastelein (now Moloko) pub in our city. So we put all the equipment there so the concerts there have a much better sound. Also all the bands in our town (Les Vilains, The Pride, Headcase, Molokids) can use the amplifiers for practise! When people want to form a new band now it will be easier for them because they won’t have to pay for practise room or equipment, which is often a barriere for young kids to start a band. Next project is a studio so we all can record our own stuff!
A definite plus with the band is that we get to travel a lot and meet people all over the world. It’s much easier to maintain friendships and contacts when you’re able to travel a lot. Also we met some really nice people on our travels and saw beautiful countries!
Last but not least I have to dissapoint you with saying that there’s no groupies.. hahaha!
13. Is it easy for you, to visit Oi!-gigs, when the antifa stood at the entrance, to look for "well known“ "Neo-Nazis“?
Pffff, Punk And Disorderly.. the perfect example of what ‘Give Back The Oi!’ stands for…
I was there and I noticed that it really wasn’t my kind of world… I haven’t noticed AFA standing at the door actually. I just know that some retarded people were looking for ‘nazis’ to throw out. Except for 1 punk they haven’t thrown out anyone I think..
Funny thing, when we left the gig, I met the crossdressing singer of The Pestpocken ‘Danny’. Wasn’t really hard to spot him as he wears make up and high heels. He recognised me as well and when he crossed the street he threw a snowball at me.. haha! I must say that really did hurt my feelings and until this day I’m still not over it!
14. What Oi!-band / RAC-band / Punk-band would you like to see (and why) or to play with (and why)?
I would love to see The Macc Lads, because I love their sense of humour, but unfortunately they don’t play anymore. Another band I would like to see is Stiff Little Fingers and if all goes well I will go and watch them somewhere this year! They are brilliant musicians! The bands I wanted to play with we’ve already played with, so that’s already good! I can say that in the near future me and a friend will start organising gigs in Belgium ourselves.
15. What do you know about "the good old times(the 80ties)“ and what is the difference between today and than?
I was born in 1980 so while you guys were going to gigs I learned how to walk, talk and not to shit in my pants!
I really don’t know much about the 80ies so I can’t really say a lot about it.
16. Do you like zines or do you think the www has got enough informations? What is the difference, where is the advantage?
I really like magazines a lot and I used to collect them. Police took hold of them as I had a house search though…
The magazine versus the www is like the CD with artwork or LP stands against the downloaded song. It’s something original, collectable. Just like in my CD collection I don’t have copied stuff, I really like to have the magazine. Allthough it can work together.. For example a paper edition for the collection, and a www edition, posted some months later to reach more people.
The web has some advantages, it’s easier to keep in contact with people all over the world. Skinheadgigs are becoming bigger now because a lot more people know about what gig is going on. Unfortunately so do the opponents from certain gigs. So far for the positive things on the net.
I do absolutely HATE forums where people can anonymously post bullshit on other people, make threats, its like kindergarten! The internetwarrior was born!
Then another thing I dislike is all the downloading. At one hand it’s cool that more people listen to the music, but downloading kills small bands. There already isn’t a lot of money in Oi! music, and making everything for free only makes it worse. We don’t drive fancy cars and live in big villa’s because we sell our CD’s.. But for us it’s a way to afford instruments and equipment. To grow as a band, to make the productions better… and to help out other bands.
17. When we talk about the net, who do you think writes there about your "drug-problem“ and why?
I don’t know who are the people that love to write. It’s quite funny actually.. they are the same kind of people that call us rockstars, because we play in a band and aren’t political enough for them. But at the same time they act like papparazi and write about us every time we even fart. They write about what we were in the past, who we are friends with, what concerts we visit, who we drink beer with, what weeat (yes I eat ethnic food sometimes!) where we train sports.. every possible thing you can imagine gets on the net. I’m not just talking about myself, but about so many members from other bands that have been slandered, talked about for many different reasons. I really don’t know what these people have to prove. I never said I’m perfect, I never wanted or claimed to be an ‘’example for any cause” a messiah, whatever… I’m a normal guy with normal problems like everyone else. I just write songs about it. Of course the fact that I did use coke on a few occasions is very spicy ammunition for these vultures. I don’t need to justify my actions towards these people anyway. They’ve got no right to judge me. The only people who can judge me is the friends or family that I caused pain when I was going through rough times. I apologise to them and thank them for standing by my side when I needed them. They have shown true character!
18. What is the truth about that (just only some short word).
I’ve been going to some serious personal problems the last year, and under influence of doctor subscribed medicines I didn’t care about anything anymore. I started to drink a lot and hung out with different people who did drugs in the weekends. It happened a couple of times when I got really drunk that I got offered and accepted some coke to get sober again. Thinking back it’s just really stupid because that stuff is really bad for mind and body and an easier solution would have been not to drink that much! But I guess I was too fucked up in my head to realise it. After some good talks with some true friends I opened my eyes and saw I was busy destroying my own life completely. I went to seek for professional help and I ended with all the sleeping pills, calming pills, anti depressives etc that were turning me into an emotionless zombie. It wasn’t easy because I found out I was really addicted to it, but I’ve succeeded and managed to stay of that stuff. Now I found a new drug: Sports!
19. What do you think about people, who just read something and "spread the message around the world“ without asking the concerned people?
I’m open about what happened and I’m man enough to take responsibility for my actions and mistakes. Everyone that contacted me about this issue I’ve answered openly. Of course there’s always some people who don’t take the time to find out what really is going on, but just talk, talk and talk. Thing is, information is power… Some people think they become more important when they can give more, bigger, spicier information about other people. They live and the breath gossip. Asking the concerned people would possible make the story less interesting, so why bother? No let’s first throw around the shit and then hope that some will stick like it always does.
Anyway, people make mistakes in their lives. No one is safe from that. Hanging out someones dirty laundry in the world is quite sad anyway.. when someone has whatever kind of trouble it’s up to that person to decide how much he wants to share with the outside world, and not to people who just love to talk because it makes them lose focus from their own shit. Anyway, I’ve already spent waaaay too many words on this subject.
All by all, we are a band, we are not political examples, don’t want to be somebody’s hero! (haha I took that from SLF) we make music. Love it, or don’t listen to it! There’s nothing more to say about that.
20. Drugs are…..
Totally unnecessary for me. I don’t need them.
There’s many different sorts of drugs, mind altering substances. Alcohol is a drug too, we shouldn’t be hypocrite about that. Why else do we drink, to get in a different state of mind , right? Or what about all the calming pills, sleeping pills, anti depressives.. those are far more dangerous than the odd line of coke, and I am speaking of experience. They call these drugs legal, but they can turn people into emotionless, heartless egocentric selfish bastards like I was on them. There’s a big difference between drug users and drug addicts. I know some people who do drugs during the weekends but have a good job and family life. Then I also know people who don’t do drugs, just drink, but fuck up on every other thing in life.
The problem lays in how these things are being used. Including alcohol! I’m not judging people that decide to use something, they are old enough to make their own decisions in their life, but people who are addicted to any kind of drugs whether it’s doctor subscribed, or heroine, alcohol,… should get professional help to get rid of their addiction. Life is much more than looking for a rush!!!!!!!!!
21. Family is….
The most important in life, or at least it should be! Family is there in times of need, family is always there nevertheless how much you fucked up. I really love my family and I’ll always be thankful for everything they did for me and still do! I hope that one day I will start a family of my own.
22. Is the band, the movement a kind of family?
Not really, although some band members became really close friends, and some close friends became like family. I’ve realised this in the hardest times. The movement? Absolutely not. The movement is too much about appearance unfortunately… in a movement it’s too important what the outside world sees of it.
23. As I have heared, you will have next time a German song! Tell us about how this can happen and why? Who write this song and where do you med that guy first? (Ha ha, now we will see who can better remember!!!)
Actually there will be at least 2 german songs! They are written by you and I’ve got no idea where we met first! I did find an old picture of us in a hostel in Brugge years ago!
Wasn’t this the first time we met? My memory is like a Swiss cheese, hahaha
I’m looking forward to recording the songs, let’s hear how my accent sounds like in German!
24. If you see Europe, what is the difference between the countries? Where do you like to live, and why?
Most European countries are quite the same I think. We’ve got more or less the same kind of governments, economical crisis, etc.. The last couple of years I noticed that the laws are getting stricter on us. The more they spread the message that we should live in a free world, the more laws they impose to us. The more they talk about freedom of speech, the more they gag our mouths with political correct tape. It’s a controversy. I heard the split CD with ER has been indiziert in Germany, while I’ve been charged in Belgium too with racism charges because of Kill Baby Kill. It doesn’t look like things will improve soon…
25. Can’t they see we only want to have some fun?
I’ll stay in Belgium though, at least for the first time…
26. Germany is…..
Big! It’s a beautiful country with a lot of nice places I love to visit. Recently I’ve been in the old part of Dresden and I couldn’t believe my eyes how beautiful it is. Also all the castles everywhere are something special! I’m visiting Bremen next week to have a few drinks and I’m looking forward to see the city as I’ve heard it’s really worth visiting.
27. German beer is….
Come on, you’re asking the wrong guy, I’m from Belgium.. THE beer country in the world!
28. German Skins are….
All Nazis? Haha
Serious now… I wanted to move to Germany for a few months to learn the language, but my lawyer strongly advised not to, because the prosecutor would use that in court against me, because german skins = nazis! Hahaha
I really like a lot of the skins in Germany, they really keep the true skinhead spirit alive. And they are good drinkers!
29. Der Bewährungshelfer is….. (my zine, and 18 years old)
It’s in German obviously, but I do take my time to translate the road trips and concert reviews as they’re often funny to read! It’s not just the concert, and what bands, but reading it also gives you an impression of the atmosphere!
30. If we talk about Skins, where is the difference between all the kind of "we are the original Skins“? What about Hammer-Oi!-Sharp-Red-and what ever-Skin?
Everyone should do what they think is best and follow their own heart. If people want to be part of an organisation then that is their choice and I respect it. It’s just nothing for me. My band is my organisation.
31. What do you think about the "Spirit of 69“?
I like Short Cropped’s view on the spirit of 69! Hahahaha
32. If we talk about Skins, which German Bands you know and which one is the best?
There’s too many bands to mention..
Der Clou of Endstufe is probably my favourite German skinhead CD. Other bands I like are old Onkelz, Störkraft, Freikorps, Barking Dogs, Faustrecht,… well, mostly fuck-PC Oi! music.
33. Here the possibillity to ask me some thing..
How tall are you exactly? ;-)
Greetings and best wishes!
Dieter, 11 april 2009
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. And finally here is the English version of amazing interview that was originally published in zine Der Bewährungshelfer #16 in April 2009.
1. What means the name Kill Baby Kill? Why this name?
It means absolutely nothing! When I first started this band we needed, like any other band obviously, a name. This was harder to find than I thought, because all the obvious names were already taken. Every idea that came up was already taken by some band after a little research on the net. Then I found some list of B movies somewhere and selected a few, which I proposed to the other guys who were in the band at that time, and some friends. Kill Baby Kill was the stupidest name on the list so after a good laugh I decided this was going to be the name! Of course after a little while I discovered some other band with the same name, but fuck it, too late to change..
2. Who is playing in the band (today) and what are the aims of the band?
Let me start first with a little “secret”. KBK are actually 2 bands. I’m making the songs in my home studio and make some kind of demo-version using a drumcomputer. This demo I bring to the studio and a drummer ‘Jens’ plays in the drums following these demo’s. Then I’m recording bass, guitars and vocals, and at the end Spandex plays the solo’s. Due to other commitments neither Jens or Spandex have the possibilities to play live so I had to find other musicians for the live gigs. Some came and some went, but for the last 2 years we’ve had the same ‘live-line up'. There’s me doing the bass and vocals, Sven aka fatboy on drums. We’re both from Brugge in Belgium. We use two guitarplayers at the live gigs: Nudel from Germany, and Rob from England. So you could say we’re an international band. As I’m the only one making the songs it’s possible for us not to practise (which is virtually impossible due to the distance). Everyone just practises his part listening to a CD.
There is no aim, just to have fun, play many gigs, meet people all over the world. There is absolutely no political ideology behind the band, even though some of the lyrics might have political statements in it. I know we are often labelled as a political band but I’ve got to say this never was and never will be the aim. We play the music because we like to play music, that’s all.
3. What give you the strength to go the way you choose?
I’ve been a very angry guy for a long time. This really reflects in the lyrics. For most of my life I’ve been kicking against all kind of authority. Teachers in school, the boys in blue, religion, … basically every power that tells other people what they should and shouldn’t do. Unfortunatly living in a “scene” isn’t much different. Still there’s people telling others what they should or shouldn’t do. What music they should listen to, what views to have.. bah! Unregarding political background. Both leftwing and rightwing do this.
4. Skinhead is ……..?
Live your life the way you want it, having fun, going to gigs,…
Being proud of what you achieve in life. We are all on a journey to where ever it may take us due to different decisions we make. Being a skinhead is being there for your friends and family. To help each other when needed. It’s about being aware of what goes on in the world and not to follow like sheep to the slaughter, like many people live their lives. Being proud to make a stand for what you believe in. To follow your own heart. But of course it’s also a subculture with its own fashion. Otherwise we wouldn’t all wear the same clothing brands would we? Like other subcultures music binds us.
A friend of mine from Martens Army had a good statement that says it all ‘PROUD to be PROUD’!
5. What do you think about political correctness, and what political opinion "must" a Skin have?
As I answered in another question, I hate people telling me what to do. How can you call yourself a rebel against a system but at the same time create a system with its own rules yourself? This doesn’t seem logic to me. Political correctness is everywhere, both in left and rightwing scene. People should have their believes, and it’s ok to spread your believes, I have nothing against that. But when you start to tell people what they should and shouldn’t do, what they should and shouldn’t think… wow, that’s a bridge too far! Everyone has the right for their own opinion, whether I agree with it or not. But everyone that tries to force their opinion can go to hell.
6. You play in a band, but what kind of music do you like private (and what are the reasons)?
Well I’ve got a very wide taste of music. I can listen to all sorts of music except for hip hop, R'n'B and rap. It’s quite funny that I recently started listening again to the bands I’ve listened to when I was a young kid. Bands like Guns'n'Roses, Skid Row, Motley Crüe, AC/DC, Motörhead,…! I like a lot of the old punk bands and even some blues once in a while. I like the passion in it. For me a good song is a perfect mix of smart lyrics and powerfull guitarriffs. I also love guitarsolo’s like the ones in Iron Maiden or Manowar songs.
I enjoy listening to music when I drive in my car. I travel very often and what I do is fill a big box to take in my car and then I just put on what I grab. At home I’m mostly busy writing new music so I don’t really listen to much music there…
7. Give back the Oi! to…… - and why? Who took it away?
It’s a slogan against political correct bands. They try to take away the real spirit of Oi! music and sell it to a mixed audience. They turn some words into a fashion instead of a statement. Anything to increase record sales right... Oi! music never has been mainstream music and I’m thankful to that. It’s what distinguishes us from the normal crowd. Its something different and it shouldn’t become a light version of what it used to be. Oi! is straight to the point. Powerful music with lyrics straight from the heart. But often with a good sense of humor included offcourse! ;-)
8. What is the different between Punk and Skin? (When we travel to Belgium we can not see a different and that is GREAT !!)
There are many types of punks as there are many types of skins! Some punks and some skins come very close together, they just dress differently. For the rest they have the same ideas, love to drink, go to the same shows, listen to the same music.. I’m talking about real punks of course. Crusties I shouldn’t even call punks. They are in in nearly every possible way opposites from skinheads. Actually the most punks you see in Belgium at the gigs are Germans, haha!
They are like us, they only have a different fashion. I can’t understand why there’s people that don’t like punks coming to our gigs. These guys deserve respect. They get shit from the leftwing because they make a stand against the reds, but still they don’t kneel or change. It would be so much easier for them to shave their head but still they stick to what they are. That inquires a strong mind and a strong will. Respect!
9. The first LP you ever have bought - first Punk and/or Skinhead LP you have bought?
Well I grew up when the CD was just conquering the world. I have never been a vinyl freak actually. I think the first CD I ever bought was Appetite For Destruction, the best G'n'R album ever! The first punk CD I ever bought was Never Mind The Bullocks from The Pistols, or Chaos In Belgium from Funeral Dress. Or was it Michael Jackson? I’m not sure…
10. You became a Skinhead because of….
I started my "teenage rebellion" at the age of 12. I had a friend who was a 17 year old punk girl. Through her I got to know bands like Blitz, Cock Sparrer, The Oppressed, Chaos UK, Dead Kennedies, Slime, Crass, Special Duties,... a lot! I think I still have one of the tapes she gave me back then. Also through her I got to know the Antwerp AFA punks, and I hung out with them before I ran away from home and lived in a squat in Holland. Yes I lived in a squat as a little runaway.
There I discovered that doing nothing all day ( I looked for work) and that political correctness was not my thing so we had our own group of people who thought a little the same. We distanced ourselves from the leftwing politics which are present in those squats. Slowly some of us, including me started to change our style more into skinhead style. Then shaving the head was just a step away. I’m actually the only one from back then that continued being a skinhead until this day. I first got in touch with rightwing skinheads at age 19 when I met them in a bar in Rotterdam. As I was just stabbed in the neck by an Arabic guy and nearly died I was full of hatred and anger and I agreed on becoming the new bassplayer of their band 'Landstorm’. At that time I had already moved back to Belgium and got to know more and more people there, until 7 years ago ( I’m now 28) I moved to Brugge, the city I was actually born in. I became the guitarplayer in Les Vilains, and then started travelling doing some live gigs with Steelcapped Strength before I started with KBK.
11. You stay as a Skinhead because…..
Because I look stupid with long hair, hahahaha!
12. You play in a famous band. Does it bring you advantage in the scene to be a well known member?
Ofcourse it’s really nice to get aknowledgment for my ‘’baby’’, my creation. It feels really great to see people enjoy what you do, and I would lie if I would say I don’t like to get compliments. It’s also a rush to see people having fun on our music when we play the live gigs, sometimes shouting the songs louder than I can sing! The connection with the crowd is a great feeling. That’s why we enjoy the smaller gigs much more than the bigger ones.
Some advantages with the band is that with the money made of merchandise I was able to buy an entire backline: good guitaramplifiers, bassamplifier, even a PA system. As many readers know we’ve got the famous Kastelein (now Moloko) pub in our city. So we put all the equipment there so the concerts there have a much better sound. Also all the bands in our town (Les Vilains, The Pride, Headcase, Molokids) can use the amplifiers for practise! When people want to form a new band now it will be easier for them because they won’t have to pay for practise room or equipment, which is often a barriere for young kids to start a band. Next project is a studio so we all can record our own stuff!
A definite plus with the band is that we get to travel a lot and meet people all over the world. It’s much easier to maintain friendships and contacts when you’re able to travel a lot. Also we met some really nice people on our travels and saw beautiful countries!
Last but not least I have to dissapoint you with saying that there’s no groupies.. hahaha!
13. Is it easy for you, to visit Oi!-gigs, when the antifa stood at the entrance, to look for "well known“ "Neo-Nazis“?
Pffff, Punk And Disorderly.. the perfect example of what ‘Give Back The Oi!’ stands for…
I was there and I noticed that it really wasn’t my kind of world… I haven’t noticed AFA standing at the door actually. I just know that some retarded people were looking for ‘nazis’ to throw out. Except for 1 punk they haven’t thrown out anyone I think..
Funny thing, when we left the gig, I met the crossdressing singer of The Pestpocken ‘Danny’. Wasn’t really hard to spot him as he wears make up and high heels. He recognised me as well and when he crossed the street he threw a snowball at me.. haha! I must say that really did hurt my feelings and until this day I’m still not over it!
14. What Oi!-band / RAC-band / Punk-band would you like to see (and why) or to play with (and why)?
I would love to see The Macc Lads, because I love their sense of humour, but unfortunately they don’t play anymore. Another band I would like to see is Stiff Little Fingers and if all goes well I will go and watch them somewhere this year! They are brilliant musicians! The bands I wanted to play with we’ve already played with, so that’s already good! I can say that in the near future me and a friend will start organising gigs in Belgium ourselves.
15. What do you know about "the good old times(the 80ties)“ and what is the difference between today and than?
I was born in 1980 so while you guys were going to gigs I learned how to walk, talk and not to shit in my pants!
I really don’t know much about the 80ies so I can’t really say a lot about it.
16. Do you like zines or do you think the www has got enough informations? What is the difference, where is the advantage?
I really like magazines a lot and I used to collect them. Police took hold of them as I had a house search though…
The magazine versus the www is like the CD with artwork or LP stands against the downloaded song. It’s something original, collectable. Just like in my CD collection I don’t have copied stuff, I really like to have the magazine. Allthough it can work together.. For example a paper edition for the collection, and a www edition, posted some months later to reach more people.
The web has some advantages, it’s easier to keep in contact with people all over the world. Skinheadgigs are becoming bigger now because a lot more people know about what gig is going on. Unfortunately so do the opponents from certain gigs. So far for the positive things on the net.
I do absolutely HATE forums where people can anonymously post bullshit on other people, make threats, its like kindergarten! The internetwarrior was born!
Then another thing I dislike is all the downloading. At one hand it’s cool that more people listen to the music, but downloading kills small bands. There already isn’t a lot of money in Oi! music, and making everything for free only makes it worse. We don’t drive fancy cars and live in big villa’s because we sell our CD’s.. But for us it’s a way to afford instruments and equipment. To grow as a band, to make the productions better… and to help out other bands.
17. When we talk about the net, who do you think writes there about your "drug-problem“ and why?
I don’t know who are the people that love to write. It’s quite funny actually.. they are the same kind of people that call us rockstars, because we play in a band and aren’t political enough for them. But at the same time they act like papparazi and write about us every time we even fart. They write about what we were in the past, who we are friends with, what concerts we visit, who we drink beer with, what weeat (yes I eat ethnic food sometimes!) where we train sports.. every possible thing you can imagine gets on the net. I’m not just talking about myself, but about so many members from other bands that have been slandered, talked about for many different reasons. I really don’t know what these people have to prove. I never said I’m perfect, I never wanted or claimed to be an ‘’example for any cause” a messiah, whatever… I’m a normal guy with normal problems like everyone else. I just write songs about it. Of course the fact that I did use coke on a few occasions is very spicy ammunition for these vultures. I don’t need to justify my actions towards these people anyway. They’ve got no right to judge me. The only people who can judge me is the friends or family that I caused pain when I was going through rough times. I apologise to them and thank them for standing by my side when I needed them. They have shown true character!
18. What is the truth about that (just only some short word).
I’ve been going to some serious personal problems the last year, and under influence of doctor subscribed medicines I didn’t care about anything anymore. I started to drink a lot and hung out with different people who did drugs in the weekends. It happened a couple of times when I got really drunk that I got offered and accepted some coke to get sober again. Thinking back it’s just really stupid because that stuff is really bad for mind and body and an easier solution would have been not to drink that much! But I guess I was too fucked up in my head to realise it. After some good talks with some true friends I opened my eyes and saw I was busy destroying my own life completely. I went to seek for professional help and I ended with all the sleeping pills, calming pills, anti depressives etc that were turning me into an emotionless zombie. It wasn’t easy because I found out I was really addicted to it, but I’ve succeeded and managed to stay of that stuff. Now I found a new drug: Sports!
19. What do you think about people, who just read something and "spread the message around the world“ without asking the concerned people?
I’m open about what happened and I’m man enough to take responsibility for my actions and mistakes. Everyone that contacted me about this issue I’ve answered openly. Of course there’s always some people who don’t take the time to find out what really is going on, but just talk, talk and talk. Thing is, information is power… Some people think they become more important when they can give more, bigger, spicier information about other people. They live and the breath gossip. Asking the concerned people would possible make the story less interesting, so why bother? No let’s first throw around the shit and then hope that some will stick like it always does.
Anyway, people make mistakes in their lives. No one is safe from that. Hanging out someones dirty laundry in the world is quite sad anyway.. when someone has whatever kind of trouble it’s up to that person to decide how much he wants to share with the outside world, and not to people who just love to talk because it makes them lose focus from their own shit. Anyway, I’ve already spent waaaay too many words on this subject.
All by all, we are a band, we are not political examples, don’t want to be somebody’s hero! (haha I took that from SLF) we make music. Love it, or don’t listen to it! There’s nothing more to say about that.
20. Drugs are…..
Totally unnecessary for me. I don’t need them.
There’s many different sorts of drugs, mind altering substances. Alcohol is a drug too, we shouldn’t be hypocrite about that. Why else do we drink, to get in a different state of mind , right? Or what about all the calming pills, sleeping pills, anti depressives.. those are far more dangerous than the odd line of coke, and I am speaking of experience. They call these drugs legal, but they can turn people into emotionless, heartless egocentric selfish bastards like I was on them. There’s a big difference between drug users and drug addicts. I know some people who do drugs during the weekends but have a good job and family life. Then I also know people who don’t do drugs, just drink, but fuck up on every other thing in life.
The problem lays in how these things are being used. Including alcohol! I’m not judging people that decide to use something, they are old enough to make their own decisions in their life, but people who are addicted to any kind of drugs whether it’s doctor subscribed, or heroine, alcohol,… should get professional help to get rid of their addiction. Life is much more than looking for a rush!!!!!!!!!
21. Family is….
The most important in life, or at least it should be! Family is there in times of need, family is always there nevertheless how much you fucked up. I really love my family and I’ll always be thankful for everything they did for me and still do! I hope that one day I will start a family of my own.
22. Is the band, the movement a kind of family?
Not really, although some band members became really close friends, and some close friends became like family. I’ve realised this in the hardest times. The movement? Absolutely not. The movement is too much about appearance unfortunately… in a movement it’s too important what the outside world sees of it.
23. As I have heared, you will have next time a German song! Tell us about how this can happen and why? Who write this song and where do you med that guy first? (Ha ha, now we will see who can better remember!!!)
Actually there will be at least 2 german songs! They are written by you and I’ve got no idea where we met first! I did find an old picture of us in a hostel in Brugge years ago!
Wasn’t this the first time we met? My memory is like a Swiss cheese, hahaha
I’m looking forward to recording the songs, let’s hear how my accent sounds like in German!
24. If you see Europe, what is the difference between the countries? Where do you like to live, and why?
Most European countries are quite the same I think. We’ve got more or less the same kind of governments, economical crisis, etc.. The last couple of years I noticed that the laws are getting stricter on us. The more they spread the message that we should live in a free world, the more laws they impose to us. The more they talk about freedom of speech, the more they gag our mouths with political correct tape. It’s a controversy. I heard the split CD with ER has been indiziert in Germany, while I’ve been charged in Belgium too with racism charges because of Kill Baby Kill. It doesn’t look like things will improve soon…
25. Can’t they see we only want to have some fun?
I’ll stay in Belgium though, at least for the first time…
26. Germany is…..
Big! It’s a beautiful country with a lot of nice places I love to visit. Recently I’ve been in the old part of Dresden and I couldn’t believe my eyes how beautiful it is. Also all the castles everywhere are something special! I’m visiting Bremen next week to have a few drinks and I’m looking forward to see the city as I’ve heard it’s really worth visiting.
27. German beer is….
Come on, you’re asking the wrong guy, I’m from Belgium.. THE beer country in the world!
28. German Skins are….
All Nazis? Haha
Serious now… I wanted to move to Germany for a few months to learn the language, but my lawyer strongly advised not to, because the prosecutor would use that in court against me, because german skins = nazis! Hahaha
I really like a lot of the skins in Germany, they really keep the true skinhead spirit alive. And they are good drinkers!
29. Der Bewährungshelfer is….. (my zine, and 18 years old)
It’s in German obviously, but I do take my time to translate the road trips and concert reviews as they’re often funny to read! It’s not just the concert, and what bands, but reading it also gives you an impression of the atmosphere!
30. If we talk about Skins, where is the difference between all the kind of "we are the original Skins“? What about Hammer-Oi!-Sharp-Red-and what ever-Skin?
Everyone should do what they think is best and follow their own heart. If people want to be part of an organisation then that is their choice and I respect it. It’s just nothing for me. My band is my organisation.
31. What do you think about the "Spirit of 69“?
I like Short Cropped’s view on the spirit of 69! Hahahaha
32. If we talk about Skins, which German Bands you know and which one is the best?
There’s too many bands to mention..
Der Clou of Endstufe is probably my favourite German skinhead CD. Other bands I like are old Onkelz, Störkraft, Freikorps, Barking Dogs, Faustrecht,… well, mostly fuck-PC Oi! music.
33. Here the possibillity to ask me some thing..
How tall are you exactly? ;-)
Greetings and best wishes!
Dieter, 11 april 2009
Kill Baby, Kill! Interview
Two years ago, sadly left us one of the best musicians ever, a true man with a heart on the right side !! We miss you Dieter !!
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. Here is the interview that was originally published in Brew & Honour Zine #7 from Chicago in spring 2009.
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. Here is the interview that was originally published in Brew & Honour Zine #7 from Chicago in spring 2009.
Kill Baby, Kill! Interview
Two years ago, sadly left us one of the best musicians ever, a true man with a heart on the right side !! We miss you Dieter !!
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. Here is the English version of interview that was originally published in Hellenic zine Suburban Revolt in January 2009.
1. First of all, why did you choose the name Kill Baby Kill?
To find a name for the band is very difficult, all the good names have been used! I decided to put no formally names like Combat or something similar. I tried to find the most stupid name! So I looked at pages of b-movies - horror movies, I found 10 names and I concluded that the worst was the Kill Baby Kill, so there is no ideological significance in the name of the band I think! Ha ha!
2. Tell us some things about the band and the nationality of its members.
We are a multinational band from 3 countries. The guitarists are from England and Germany. I myself and the drummer are from Bruges, Belgium.
3. What have you released so far? When will be a new album out?
The first release was a split with English Rose, after it our first CD "Give Back The Oi!" and the second CD "A Prophet Returns". The new upcoming CD will be "Product Of Society" in late January or early February. When we played in Australia we wrote some songs for the second Garrison CD, along with Ravenous and Deaths Head, and this will be released in a few weeks. If you see a CD with Kangaroo tattoo on the front, it has been just released! Ha ha!
4. How many concerts have you already played? What was the best one? How are the impressions from Skinhouse Hellas?
I've lost count! We did a lot for last 2 years. The best one was in Menfis in Germany. It was very good in Skinhouse, although white wine mattered! Ha ha.
5. What do you know about Greek skin / RAC scene?
You have many good bands, but I do not know many things ... I came very little to your country ... We want to come back to play for the Greeks !!
6. I have visited your city Bruges and Flanders and noticed a big difference between Flanders and Wallonia, the first one is more and more separatist racists! Is this true?
I think there is some misinformation. There is no difference between Flanders and Wallonia. We are brothers, brothers in Europe just talking another language, the differences are focused on economic issues. Why sing for European solidarity without putting it between us?
7. It is possible to support Flemish independence and that movement?
I Support Europe, we are all brothers. Germans, Belgians, Frenchmen, Swedes, etc. We have the same blood! All this happens because people with big hats decided to create states with differences. Nature made it our own way and no man can change. We have no contacts with this movement of course. We are an Oi! band.
8. There is a photo of you and some antifa people! And you smile! How did this happen?
Yes! In one of our concerts in Belgium some clowns came to protest, how you can see on the photo they were young children who do not know why they had come! So the simplest was to ask them to be photographed together! In addition, some attended the concert and then asked us to apologize for the protest, even bought CD and our T-shirts, ha ha!
9. What is your favorite football team?
Not working on the ball ...
10. Why are your lyrics so against Turkey and Islam?
Why should not? When these songs were written, there was a terrorist attack in Europe, brought the war in this region, kill innocents in the name of their religion. I do not like the one that tells me what to do and what not to do ... The Muslims want to change us, it will happen ... If you are here, so live due to our rules and conditions.
11. What are your favorite RAC bands?
Skullhead, Squadron and all the old English bands. We are influenced by them enough!
12. What should we do to stop red propaganda in the skinhead movement?
Crush them, ha ha! We attended apolitical Oi! concerts several times, show them what we present and you will be surprised if I say that many of them leaves the SHARP background and comes to our side! The more of them slowly or quickly open their eyes to reality and truth. It helps to organize concerts for the same people then. We must do more these openings in the world! We need young people to come to our movement.
13. Have you had a trouble in your country from the left wings and police?
Basically no, I was arrested once for something I did not. The song "It Ain't Fair" refers to that thing. Leftist wrote many lies to their site to change everything ... Even though we stand strong! To be honest, we have more problems with 'net fighters' rather than red ... This is the harsh reality ...
14. Some words about Roddy Moreno of The Oppressed!
It is not well-known Mr. Punch? Ha ha ...
15. The last words are yours. Thanks for the interview.
Greetings to Greece and I hope to see you again personally!
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. Here is the English version of interview that was originally published in Hellenic zine Suburban Revolt in January 2009.
1. First of all, why did you choose the name Kill Baby Kill?
To find a name for the band is very difficult, all the good names have been used! I decided to put no formally names like Combat or something similar. I tried to find the most stupid name! So I looked at pages of b-movies - horror movies, I found 10 names and I concluded that the worst was the Kill Baby Kill, so there is no ideological significance in the name of the band I think! Ha ha!
2. Tell us some things about the band and the nationality of its members.
We are a multinational band from 3 countries. The guitarists are from England and Germany. I myself and the drummer are from Bruges, Belgium.
3. What have you released so far? When will be a new album out?
The first release was a split with English Rose, after it our first CD "Give Back The Oi!" and the second CD "A Prophet Returns". The new upcoming CD will be "Product Of Society" in late January or early February. When we played in Australia we wrote some songs for the second Garrison CD, along with Ravenous and Deaths Head, and this will be released in a few weeks. If you see a CD with Kangaroo tattoo on the front, it has been just released! Ha ha!
4. How many concerts have you already played? What was the best one? How are the impressions from Skinhouse Hellas?
I've lost count! We did a lot for last 2 years. The best one was in Menfis in Germany. It was very good in Skinhouse, although white wine mattered! Ha ha.
5. What do you know about Greek skin / RAC scene?
You have many good bands, but I do not know many things ... I came very little to your country ... We want to come back to play for the Greeks !!
6. I have visited your city Bruges and Flanders and noticed a big difference between Flanders and Wallonia, the first one is more and more separatist racists! Is this true?
I think there is some misinformation. There is no difference between Flanders and Wallonia. We are brothers, brothers in Europe just talking another language, the differences are focused on economic issues. Why sing for European solidarity without putting it between us?
7. It is possible to support Flemish independence and that movement?
I Support Europe, we are all brothers. Germans, Belgians, Frenchmen, Swedes, etc. We have the same blood! All this happens because people with big hats decided to create states with differences. Nature made it our own way and no man can change. We have no contacts with this movement of course. We are an Oi! band.
8. There is a photo of you and some antifa people! And you smile! How did this happen?
Yes! In one of our concerts in Belgium some clowns came to protest, how you can see on the photo they were young children who do not know why they had come! So the simplest was to ask them to be photographed together! In addition, some attended the concert and then asked us to apologize for the protest, even bought CD and our T-shirts, ha ha!
9. What is your favorite football team?
Not working on the ball ...
10. Why are your lyrics so against Turkey and Islam?
Why should not? When these songs were written, there was a terrorist attack in Europe, brought the war in this region, kill innocents in the name of their religion. I do not like the one that tells me what to do and what not to do ... The Muslims want to change us, it will happen ... If you are here, so live due to our rules and conditions.
11. What are your favorite RAC bands?
Skullhead, Squadron and all the old English bands. We are influenced by them enough!
12. What should we do to stop red propaganda in the skinhead movement?
Crush them, ha ha! We attended apolitical Oi! concerts several times, show them what we present and you will be surprised if I say that many of them leaves the SHARP background and comes to our side! The more of them slowly or quickly open their eyes to reality and truth. It helps to organize concerts for the same people then. We must do more these openings in the world! We need young people to come to our movement.
13. Have you had a trouble in your country from the left wings and police?
Basically no, I was arrested once for something I did not. The song "It Ain't Fair" refers to that thing. Leftist wrote many lies to their site to change everything ... Even though we stand strong! To be honest, we have more problems with 'net fighters' rather than red ... This is the harsh reality ...
14. Some words about Roddy Moreno of The Oppressed!
It is not well-known Mr. Punch? Ha ha ...
15. The last words are yours. Thanks for the interview.
Greetings to Greece and I hope to see you again personally!
Kill Baby, Kill! Interview
Two years ago, sadly left us one of the best musicians ever, a true man with a heart on the right side !! We miss you Dieter !!
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. The second one is the English version of interview that was originally published in MF Zine #12 at the beginning of 2007.
1. Please give our readers a short band introduce.
Hello, We are Kill Baby, Kill! from Belgium and we play Oi!/RAC music with political incorrect English lyrics. We started off around 2 years ago after me and the drummer decided to do some decent recordings of some songs I still had. We were pleased with the result and looked for more musicians to get a band started. We played now 4 live gigs and after some problems with the line-up we finally have a good one now to play concerts. We are a true international band nowadays with 2 Belgians, Me (Dieter) and Dom, 1 German (Nudel) and 1 English island monkey (Robin).
2. Your Split with English Rose are fucking great. How had the idea for this Split?
Thanks. Well, normally the 5 songs on the split were recorded for a 7" vinyl, but the guy who was supposed to release it had too many things on his hands so no time. This resulted in the songs being unused for about 2 years. Then Jonesy told me he aswell had 5 unreleased tracks and he proposed to make a split CD of them, which eventually happened.
3. The stuff was produced at your and English Rose own, why not on a label from other guys from the scene?
Well you have to make a choice, and GNLS records was the best option at this time .
4. The title "Good Night Left Side" is typical for Hatecore and also the logo, should it be?
Hmm, I don't know if it's so typical for Hatecore, I think it applies to everyone who likes to smash reds.
5. Your Kill Baby, Kill! logo is great, would you realise it for T-shirts?
At the moment there's T-shirts being printed with the logo on it. They should be ready this week and available on concerts where we play. After a while we want to put out more merchandise but this is a good start.
6. I think, it was your first output on a CD, is it right or have you any other material out in stock?
With Kill Baby, Kill! this is the first output yes. But definitely not the last!
7. When can we hear new stuff and what kind of songs we can hear in future?
This month I will finish the recordings of the first full CD. It will be called "Give Back The Oi!...." and will contain 11 new KBK songs, in the same style as the split of course. If everything goes well, it should come out in april at the latest. Some of the songs that will be on this CD, well actually most of them we also play live. So that's another way to hear new stuff, hehe. Then I've also finished already 12 other new songs for a second full CD which will be called "Angry, Young And Wh..." and this one will be recorded around the summer. When it will come out is not sure yet, but at least this year. So there will be plenty of new KBK material coming out in the upcoming months. When I figure out how to, I will also make a myspace page to put out new songs.
8. Your lyrics are pure, aggressive and straight on. What things influence you for the lyrics?
I sing about life. I do not invent any situations, they already exist, even though a lot of people don't like to know it. I sing about what happens in the world today. Some songs are about things I like, while in others I show my hatred towards scumbags and filth that try to destroy our world. I know that my lyrics will offend certain people but at least they are honest. It's no use to sing about the birds and the bees while there is so much more on your mind you want to spit out. We are not a political band, but some lyrics definitely contain some political or social subjects. I express my view on society, that's all. I will never sing songs to support any political parties because for me they are all the same. We don't need them.
9. I often hear old Punk and Oi! bands because many makes great music but often with left wing lyrics. They say we are exploited by right groups and partys but they play for all left wingers. What say you about left Skinhead bands who say we’re not Skinheads and they’re the only one?
I'm a big fan of the old Oi!/Punk bands aswell, especially the old British ones! Unfortunately you are right, and that scene is very political correct. You basicly have to lick arse for a long long time to share a stage with them, which unfortunatly some bands did. I always thought begin a Skinhead is doing what you think is the best, and never care about the rest. So why are some of these bands bending over and accept bullshit from Roddy Moreno, Olaf the oaf or Mensi? The music Angelic Upstarts and The Opressed make I like a lot too, but some of their lyrics just make me sick. Who does that little AIDS faggot Roddy Moreno think he is? People like him and Olaf really piss me off big time. The claim they are the professors of the Skinhead scene. They think they know it all, that they are THE true Skinheads. But just take a look at these pathetic freaks. It makes laugh so much thinking about Roddy Moron singing the great song "Joe Hawkins" in front of an audiance where half of them have dreadlocks and a dog on their hand! The king of the Skins? My ass! It's easy to pose and that is what these idiots do, nothing more, nothing less.
10. Hear you old Punk and Oi! and when which bands?
There's many, but some examples are Peter & The Test Tube Babies, One Way System, The Macc Lads, The Ejected, Antisocial, Combat 84, The Last Resort, Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects, The 4-Skins, yes, and Angelic Upstarts, hahaha.
11. I'd read that one of you play by the Oi! band Les Vilains, is it right? How can you realise it to play in both bands?
Well actually it's me and the drummer also playing in Les Vilains, and a hell of a lot other bands aswell :-) We have the time because we never have to practise. In KBK I make all the music and lyrics and I record a demo at home which I send to the other bandmembers so they can practise them. This way it's possible to play in multiple bands.
12. How it shows with livegigs with Kill Baby, Kill!?
Apparantly many people like what we do so we will continue some longer. We really enjoy playing gigs so as long as we can we will.
13. Okay, it is time for last words.
Hope to see you at one of the gigs somewhere sometime!
Cheers!
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. The second one is the English version of interview that was originally published in MF Zine #12 at the beginning of 2007.
1. Please give our readers a short band introduce.
Hello, We are Kill Baby, Kill! from Belgium and we play Oi!/RAC music with political incorrect English lyrics. We started off around 2 years ago after me and the drummer decided to do some decent recordings of some songs I still had. We were pleased with the result and looked for more musicians to get a band started. We played now 4 live gigs and after some problems with the line-up we finally have a good one now to play concerts. We are a true international band nowadays with 2 Belgians, Me (Dieter) and Dom, 1 German (Nudel) and 1 English island monkey (Robin).
2. Your Split with English Rose are fucking great. How had the idea for this Split?
Thanks. Well, normally the 5 songs on the split were recorded for a 7" vinyl, but the guy who was supposed to release it had too many things on his hands so no time. This resulted in the songs being unused for about 2 years. Then Jonesy told me he aswell had 5 unreleased tracks and he proposed to make a split CD of them, which eventually happened.
3. The stuff was produced at your and English Rose own, why not on a label from other guys from the scene?
Well you have to make a choice, and GNLS records was the best option at this time .
4. The title "Good Night Left Side" is typical for Hatecore and also the logo, should it be?
Hmm, I don't know if it's so typical for Hatecore, I think it applies to everyone who likes to smash reds.
5. Your Kill Baby, Kill! logo is great, would you realise it for T-shirts?
At the moment there's T-shirts being printed with the logo on it. They should be ready this week and available on concerts where we play. After a while we want to put out more merchandise but this is a good start.
6. I think, it was your first output on a CD, is it right or have you any other material out in stock?
With Kill Baby, Kill! this is the first output yes. But definitely not the last!
7. When can we hear new stuff and what kind of songs we can hear in future?
This month I will finish the recordings of the first full CD. It will be called "Give Back The Oi!...." and will contain 11 new KBK songs, in the same style as the split of course. If everything goes well, it should come out in april at the latest. Some of the songs that will be on this CD, well actually most of them we also play live. So that's another way to hear new stuff, hehe. Then I've also finished already 12 other new songs for a second full CD which will be called "Angry, Young And Wh..." and this one will be recorded around the summer. When it will come out is not sure yet, but at least this year. So there will be plenty of new KBK material coming out in the upcoming months. When I figure out how to, I will also make a myspace page to put out new songs.
8. Your lyrics are pure, aggressive and straight on. What things influence you for the lyrics?
I sing about life. I do not invent any situations, they already exist, even though a lot of people don't like to know it. I sing about what happens in the world today. Some songs are about things I like, while in others I show my hatred towards scumbags and filth that try to destroy our world. I know that my lyrics will offend certain people but at least they are honest. It's no use to sing about the birds and the bees while there is so much more on your mind you want to spit out. We are not a political band, but some lyrics definitely contain some political or social subjects. I express my view on society, that's all. I will never sing songs to support any political parties because for me they are all the same. We don't need them.
9. I often hear old Punk and Oi! bands because many makes great music but often with left wing lyrics. They say we are exploited by right groups and partys but they play for all left wingers. What say you about left Skinhead bands who say we’re not Skinheads and they’re the only one?
I'm a big fan of the old Oi!/Punk bands aswell, especially the old British ones! Unfortunately you are right, and that scene is very political correct. You basicly have to lick arse for a long long time to share a stage with them, which unfortunatly some bands did. I always thought begin a Skinhead is doing what you think is the best, and never care about the rest. So why are some of these bands bending over and accept bullshit from Roddy Moreno, Olaf the oaf or Mensi? The music Angelic Upstarts and The Opressed make I like a lot too, but some of their lyrics just make me sick. Who does that little AIDS faggot Roddy Moreno think he is? People like him and Olaf really piss me off big time. The claim they are the professors of the Skinhead scene. They think they know it all, that they are THE true Skinheads. But just take a look at these pathetic freaks. It makes laugh so much thinking about Roddy Moron singing the great song "Joe Hawkins" in front of an audiance where half of them have dreadlocks and a dog on their hand! The king of the Skins? My ass! It's easy to pose and that is what these idiots do, nothing more, nothing less.
10. Hear you old Punk and Oi! and when which bands?
There's many, but some examples are Peter & The Test Tube Babies, One Way System, The Macc Lads, The Ejected, Antisocial, Combat 84, The Last Resort, Cock Sparrer, Cockney Rejects, The 4-Skins, yes, and Angelic Upstarts, hahaha.
11. I'd read that one of you play by the Oi! band Les Vilains, is it right? How can you realise it to play in both bands?
Well actually it's me and the drummer also playing in Les Vilains, and a hell of a lot other bands aswell :-) We have the time because we never have to practise. In KBK I make all the music and lyrics and I record a demo at home which I send to the other bandmembers so they can practise them. This way it's possible to play in multiple bands.
12. How it shows with livegigs with Kill Baby, Kill!?
Apparantly many people like what we do so we will continue some longer. We really enjoy playing gigs so as long as we can we will.
13. Okay, it is time for last words.
Hope to see you at one of the gigs somewhere sometime!
Cheers!
Kill Baby, Kill! Interview
Two years ago, sadly left us one of the best musicians ever, a true man with a heart on the right side !! We miss you Dieter !!
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. First here is the English version of interview that was originally published in Violence Zine #20 back in 2006.
1. Hi KBK! Congratulations to your great debut on the split with English Rose! Are you satisfied with that record?
Aloha! Yes we were very satisfied with the record, and offcourse of all the positive reviews it's getting. We're happy to be on a splitCD with one of the better Oi!/RAC bands ever.
2. Why did you take this name and where did you get the inspiration from? (Think about the laws in Germany, haha)
Well, I'm sorry to dissapoint you, but there isn't any deeper meaning behind it, haha. After we decided to form the band, we looked for a name. At first it was gonna be called "Roadkill",but that didn't last for very long. Then "Stronghold" was the idea to call the band, but then I found out only a hundred other bands use that name... So there we were, we had a band, 5 recorded songs, but no name... I didn't want to fall back on one of the clichés like -Storm-Wh...-Combat-Group-Brutal-Force etc... so I looked on a list of B-movies in the hope to find a name there. I selected a couple of names like "Heritage", "Eraser", ..untill I stumbled on Kill Baby Kill, a B horror movie. We couldn't decide how to name the band, so I made the decission to use the stupidest name on the list. Kill Baby Kill was born :-)
3. Do you know how the CD is selling?
Well as far as I know quite good! At least I heard about people buying it in Sweden, Finland, Australia, USA, even Mexico! Apparantly it's going well.
4. Do you have more merchandising articles? Where can the people get stuff of you?
We're planning to print T-shirts after we recorded the full length CD. This will be very soon, with all new songs. Same style as on the split though. In near future I will start a website to put merch on. And it will also be sold on our concerts offcourse. But that aswell will be in near future.
5. What about the line-up? Do you like to tell the readers something of your members and the history of the band?
Kill Baby, Kill! actually was formed after a jamsession with some friends. We played 3 songs and recorded them on a tapedeck. A few years later a friend convinced me to do something more with those songs, so I asked Dom if he was interested to record those 3 songs plus 2 new ones in the studio. He agreed and I also asked Spandex to join us on the guitars. After the recording of these 5 songs we were so satisfied with the result and decided to start up a new band. KBK was born.
Now the line-up is me, Dieter on bass and vocals, then Dom on drums and Spandex on lead guitar. When we do live gigs Steve plays on second guitar. Unfortunatly, Spandex can't find the time to do live gigs, due to his job. He will keep on doing the recordings. At the moment I'm in contact with a possible guitarplayer, so hopefully things will work out so we can start playing gigs.
6. Belgian bands are standing for quality I think, are there other Newcomers the people should take care of? I think with Les Vilains, Headcase, KBK and Lion's Pride you have got four top European bands in your country!
One other new band are Short Cropped. They also play politically incorrect Oi!, in Combat 84 style. They're a young band, but very promising in future. They're good friends of us too, in fact 2 of their members helped out for the artwork on the split. There will come some more side projects in near future of which I can't say a lot about for now.. But it will be worth the wait :-)
7. After the press terror against Skinheads a half year ago, how is the situation now in Belgium, especially in the surroundings of Brugge?
I unfortunatly lived the terror from very close... The courtcase is still to come. Unbelievable how the media turned a fight of 2 against 2 into a "racist neonazi attack". It's disgusting how the leftwing abused the media in their sick game. Many people who had nothing to do with anything that happened became the victims of this witchhunt. The storm still isn't over, since they try to pin all that goes wrong to skinheads now. They try to ban concerts but untill now they can't. Fucking hell, now they're talking about making new laws so they can ban us! This so called democracy is turning into a communist dictatur more and more. Repression is everywhere!
8. Is it possible for the Live And Loud crew to organize another festival in the next half year?
It is possible. But there will be a new breed of concerts for sure. Not Live And Loud, different organisation, but same concept.
9. Why and wherefore did you thank Jon Bon Jovi on your CD? Maybe he is the real idol for you?
Because Jon Bon Jovi is God! He rocks! Hahahahaha.
10. I think that you, Dieter, are playing in Les Vilains too, Gunther plays in two bands … Where did you get the time for all that? I think that´s even hard to play in one band and produce good music, but if you are into more bands your family, free time activities etc. must suffer for your music, don´t they?
Well Gunther isn't in KBK, he is in Les Vilains aswell.. :-) Yes I play in more bands. But it's very easy. We never practise with KBK. I have this digital studio at home, so I make all the songs, record them with a drumcomputer, put on the guitars, vocals, bass... and then press it on a CD. Then I give that CD to the others, so they can practise the songs at home. When they know them, we go to studio, and record it for real, with real drums and all. It's very easy. I've got enough material now for 2 CD's so there's more to come.
For Les Vilains it's almost the same. Suck comes over and we record the songs...
I also sometimes stand in for other bands on live gigs. I don't need to put much time in it aswell, just learn the songs. I think it would be impossible to be in more bands if you have to practise every week. it get's boring after a while.. .
Music and sports are my free time activities, so I make sure I make enough time for them. and for the wife offcourse; haha!
11. Which European bands do you like most in these days? Please give reasons for your choice!
My real favorite bands are all from the 80ies, and then especially from England, with a few exceptions from Sweden, Germany or Australia to name a few. Brutal Attack is a great band for me, Noie Werte,...
12. Are you interested in Football (violence) or are you not really interested in Brugge (Boys)?
Not really no... Some of the Brugge Boys are friends, but I don't follow football actually.
13. I've read that "De Kastelein” is sold now, does the new owner have the same thoughts about the pub to start concerts regulary etc.?
Yes you should consider it as a new wind through Kastelein. He is a great guy and very motivated to organise many events like concerts, parties, and many more nice things. I think Kastelein is looking to a great future where there will be a lot of fun. Also the old owners don't dissapear, they will still help with the pub!
14. Thank you for that interview and hopefully we can see KBK soon in Germany! Last words or regards by your side?
No problem. And yeah I hope we will be ready for playing gigs soon, so Germany is definatly on the list. Now I'm keeping fingers crossed that this new guitarplayer will do, otherwise the search will have to continue. Nevertheless, One day we'll play, haha.
Greetings to the readers, and maybe C U soon!
Dieter/KBK
We would like to hold a respect him and his brilliant music, so we decided to publish an old interviews conducted by Dieter here. First here is the English version of interview that was originally published in Violence Zine #20 back in 2006.
1. Hi KBK! Congratulations to your great debut on the split with English Rose! Are you satisfied with that record?
Aloha! Yes we were very satisfied with the record, and offcourse of all the positive reviews it's getting. We're happy to be on a splitCD with one of the better Oi!/RAC bands ever.
2. Why did you take this name and where did you get the inspiration from? (Think about the laws in Germany, haha)
Well, I'm sorry to dissapoint you, but there isn't any deeper meaning behind it, haha. After we decided to form the band, we looked for a name. At first it was gonna be called "Roadkill",but that didn't last for very long. Then "Stronghold" was the idea to call the band, but then I found out only a hundred other bands use that name... So there we were, we had a band, 5 recorded songs, but no name... I didn't want to fall back on one of the clichés like -Storm-Wh...-Combat-Group-Brutal-Force etc... so I looked on a list of B-movies in the hope to find a name there. I selected a couple of names like "Heritage", "Eraser", ..untill I stumbled on Kill Baby Kill, a B horror movie. We couldn't decide how to name the band, so I made the decission to use the stupidest name on the list. Kill Baby Kill was born :-)
3. Do you know how the CD is selling?
Well as far as I know quite good! At least I heard about people buying it in Sweden, Finland, Australia, USA, even Mexico! Apparantly it's going well.
4. Do you have more merchandising articles? Where can the people get stuff of you?
We're planning to print T-shirts after we recorded the full length CD. This will be very soon, with all new songs. Same style as on the split though. In near future I will start a website to put merch on. And it will also be sold on our concerts offcourse. But that aswell will be in near future.
5. What about the line-up? Do you like to tell the readers something of your members and the history of the band?
Kill Baby, Kill! actually was formed after a jamsession with some friends. We played 3 songs and recorded them on a tapedeck. A few years later a friend convinced me to do something more with those songs, so I asked Dom if he was interested to record those 3 songs plus 2 new ones in the studio. He agreed and I also asked Spandex to join us on the guitars. After the recording of these 5 songs we were so satisfied with the result and decided to start up a new band. KBK was born.
Now the line-up is me, Dieter on bass and vocals, then Dom on drums and Spandex on lead guitar. When we do live gigs Steve plays on second guitar. Unfortunatly, Spandex can't find the time to do live gigs, due to his job. He will keep on doing the recordings. At the moment I'm in contact with a possible guitarplayer, so hopefully things will work out so we can start playing gigs.
6. Belgian bands are standing for quality I think, are there other Newcomers the people should take care of? I think with Les Vilains, Headcase, KBK and Lion's Pride you have got four top European bands in your country!
One other new band are Short Cropped. They also play politically incorrect Oi!, in Combat 84 style. They're a young band, but very promising in future. They're good friends of us too, in fact 2 of their members helped out for the artwork on the split. There will come some more side projects in near future of which I can't say a lot about for now.. But it will be worth the wait :-)
7. After the press terror against Skinheads a half year ago, how is the situation now in Belgium, especially in the surroundings of Brugge?
I unfortunatly lived the terror from very close... The courtcase is still to come. Unbelievable how the media turned a fight of 2 against 2 into a "racist neonazi attack". It's disgusting how the leftwing abused the media in their sick game. Many people who had nothing to do with anything that happened became the victims of this witchhunt. The storm still isn't over, since they try to pin all that goes wrong to skinheads now. They try to ban concerts but untill now they can't. Fucking hell, now they're talking about making new laws so they can ban us! This so called democracy is turning into a communist dictatur more and more. Repression is everywhere!
8. Is it possible for the Live And Loud crew to organize another festival in the next half year?
It is possible. But there will be a new breed of concerts for sure. Not Live And Loud, different organisation, but same concept.
9. Why and wherefore did you thank Jon Bon Jovi on your CD? Maybe he is the real idol for you?
Because Jon Bon Jovi is God! He rocks! Hahahahaha.
10. I think that you, Dieter, are playing in Les Vilains too, Gunther plays in two bands … Where did you get the time for all that? I think that´s even hard to play in one band and produce good music, but if you are into more bands your family, free time activities etc. must suffer for your music, don´t they?
Well Gunther isn't in KBK, he is in Les Vilains aswell.. :-) Yes I play in more bands. But it's very easy. We never practise with KBK. I have this digital studio at home, so I make all the songs, record them with a drumcomputer, put on the guitars, vocals, bass... and then press it on a CD. Then I give that CD to the others, so they can practise the songs at home. When they know them, we go to studio, and record it for real, with real drums and all. It's very easy. I've got enough material now for 2 CD's so there's more to come.
For Les Vilains it's almost the same. Suck comes over and we record the songs...
I also sometimes stand in for other bands on live gigs. I don't need to put much time in it aswell, just learn the songs. I think it would be impossible to be in more bands if you have to practise every week. it get's boring after a while.. .
Music and sports are my free time activities, so I make sure I make enough time for them. and for the wife offcourse; haha!
11. Which European bands do you like most in these days? Please give reasons for your choice!
My real favorite bands are all from the 80ies, and then especially from England, with a few exceptions from Sweden, Germany or Australia to name a few. Brutal Attack is a great band for me, Noie Werte,...
12. Are you interested in Football (violence) or are you not really interested in Brugge (Boys)?
Not really no... Some of the Brugge Boys are friends, but I don't follow football actually.
13. I've read that "De Kastelein” is sold now, does the new owner have the same thoughts about the pub to start concerts regulary etc.?
Yes you should consider it as a new wind through Kastelein. He is a great guy and very motivated to organise many events like concerts, parties, and many more nice things. I think Kastelein is looking to a great future where there will be a lot of fun. Also the old owners don't dissapear, they will still help with the pub!
14. Thank you for that interview and hopefully we can see KBK soon in Germany! Last words or regards by your side?
No problem. And yeah I hope we will be ready for playing gigs soon, so Germany is definatly on the list. Now I'm keeping fingers crossed that this new guitarplayer will do, otherwise the search will have to continue. Nevertheless, One day we'll play, haha.
Greetings to the readers, and maybe C U soon!
Dieter/KBK
Jan 12, 2012
Dec 24, 2011
Out Of Order #5
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Contained Interviews: The Young Ones, Dowina, Depresión, Headcase, Dramatic Battle, Tumulto 64, Short Cropped, The Casuals, Skepsa, After The Fire [NL], Vortex, Kuntra
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