One guy is pulling me to the right the other guy is pulling me to the left. He was mad that I wasn't getting hit, so then someone grabbed me from behind and flipped me over onto the ground. I ducked, and he swung again, so I ducked again. I turned around and saw everyone getting beat up by the police and asked, “Hey, what's going on?” Then a cop swung at me. Pete: First, the cop attacked our friend Minus, so Jason Krakdown tells the cops, “Hey, c'mon, that's my friend,” and then they go after him. Out of nowhere, a cop comes running over…. Pete had been outside putting his equipment away, not bothering anybody. Everybody was involved in this shit-me, my older brother- and we're all just hitting people. Lou: VERY white trash! So, during Murphy's Law's set, all of a sudden a riot breaks out between the locals and the hardcore kids, and fights are going on everywhere: inside the club, outside…. The thing about Streets was, the hardcore kids would travel from the Bronx, or other parts of New York City, but then there were these local kids…. It was Murphy's Law, us, and I forget who else, but we played our set, which went great. They started having a lot of hardcore shows up there because New York hardcore was getting big. Pete: We grew up being taught “Don’t worry, the police are good and they're always going to help you,” which brings us to “Injustice System.” We played a show at Streets in New Rochelle, New York. In this No Echo exclusive excerpt from The Blood and the Sweat: The Story of Sick of It All's Koller Brothers, Pete and Lou talk about the insane night that eventually led to the For Pete's Sake benefit show at CBGB in 1988: The foreword for the book was written by Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever), who details two specific encounters with the brothers which altered the manner in which he operates a musician, and as a person. The book will feature commentary from family, friends, band-mates past and present, and their peers, including Gary Holt (Exodus, Slayer), Kurt Brecht (D.R.I.), Barney Greenway (Napalm Death, Benediction), Iggor Cavalera (Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy), Toby Morse (H2O, Hazen Street) and more. from Bad Brains, The ABCs of Metallica), the book's cover art for The Blood and the Sweat: The Story of Sick of It All's Koller Brothers can be seen above and features a photo by Joel Ricard. Hitting bookstores this summer, The Blood and the Sweat: The Story of Sick of It All's Koller Brothers is the autobiography of two of the hardcore movement's biggest ambassadors.Ĭo-written by Lou Koller, Pete Koller, and Howie Abrams ( Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. No Echo is honored to bring you some NYHC-related goodies today.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |