More Than Noise is back for the summer! This one goes out to the punk community as Taxi and Bad Ramona play music from punk festivals with a cause.
ROCK AGAINST RACISM
Established in London in the late ’70s, Rock Against Racism joined forces with the Anti-Nazi League to combat the racist National Front. On April 30, RAR hosted Carnival in East London supported by The Ruts and X-Ray Spex, and headlined by The Clash. Soon RAR spread throughout the UK as bands like Sham 69, Stiff Little Fingers, Gang of Four, and Joy Division joined the cause.
- In A Rut – The Ruts
- Babylon’s Burning – The Ruts
- Criminal Minds – The Ruts
- Borstal Breakout – Sham 69
- If The Kids Are United – Sham 69
- London Calling – The Clash
- Know Your Rights – The Clash
- Love und Romance – The Slits
- Genetic Engineering – X-Ray Spex
- Autonomy – Buzzcocks
- Sound System – Steel Pulse
- Gangsters – The Specials
- Listen – Generation X
- Ready Steady Go – Generation X
- Bloody Sunday – Stiff Little Fingers
- Contract – Gang of Four
- Transmission – Joy Division
ROCK TEGEN DE ROLLEN & LADYFEST
Rock tegen de Rollen festival was started in 1980 by six Dutch bands comprised of all women. Bands like The Nixe, Removers, and Pink, Plastic & Panties performed to combat gender disparity in the music business. Years later in Olympia, Washington, Ladyfest continues to battle for women’s equality. In 2000, the likes of Sleater-Kinney, Bratmobile, and Bobby Teens took the stage to carry the torch first lit by Rock Against Sexism.
- Eric’s Theme – Removers
- Only a Fool – Removers
- Part Time Lovers – Removers
- Lunatic – Pink, Plastic & Panties
- Protection – Pink, Plastic & Panties
- Rats – Pin-Offs
- Boring City – The Nixe
- I’m the Leader – The Nixe
- Sold Out – Sleater-Kinney
- Banded from the End of the World – Sleater-Kinney
- Panik – Bratmobile
- You’re Fired – Bratmobile
- Young and Dumb – Bobby Teens
- I Taught You Everything You Know – Bobby Teens
- Comedy Time – Holly Go Lightly
- Expert – Holly Go Lightly
