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Punktology Vol. 1 – Free Cuba Now! is on i-Tunes & More

// December 5th, 2011 // 18 Comments » // Links, Music, Videos

16 Songs from 8 Artists from Latin America & the Caribbean

 

Click HERE to visit “Punktology Vol. 1″ page in Amazon Music

Click HERE to visit “Punktology Vol. 1″ in i-Tunes

 

CONTACT: info@punkoutlawrecords.com

 

PUNK OUTLAW RECORDS’ COMPILATION “FREE CUBA NOW!” ON I-TUNES & AMAZON MUSIC

- Punk Musicians from Latin America & Caribbean Join Label’s Protest of Treatment of Cuban Punks –

New York, NY – December 7th, 2011Punk Outlaw® Records announced the release of their first compilation collection, Punktology Volume 1 – Free Cuba Now! The compilation features independent punk and hardcore music from Latin America and the Caribbean and is available on a variety of platforms including i-Tunes, Amazon Music, CD Baby and other leading digital music retailers.

The collection strives to showcase a variety of punk music from Latin America and the Caribbean to North American and European audiences.  The title “Free Cuba Now” was chosen to help bring attention to the fact that Cuban punks, as well as many other subcultures on the island nation of Cuba, still suffer from suppression of their freedom of expression at the hands of the Cuban government.

The musical compilation is the first from the fledgling music label and features artists covered in the documentary “Punktology”, which is currently in production at Punk Outlaw’s® production banner  and hopes to help shed light on the worldwide influence of punk music in unlikely places, like Cuba.

“While working on the documentary, I visited Cuba and witnessed firsthand the incredible lack of basic freedom of expression we take for granted in much of the western world, when one of our interviewees was arrested for simply speaking to us” states Robert G. Rose, Founder of Punk Outlaw Records and Executive Producer of Punktology. “Punk music is at its best when it’s railing against injustice. This music comes from a variety of bands from different countries, each with their own issues such as social inequality, government corruption and crippling poverty. Yet  freedom of expression is a basic human right that most enjoy and we think Cubans and all human beings deserve this right as well.” Rose continues.

Punk Outlaw Records has pledged 25% of the record label’s share of net profits to charitable organizations whose missions are to help Cubans, including, Cuba Skate, a U.S. based charity providing skateboarding equipment, clothing and better opportunities for Cuban youth.

Participating artists for the project hail from a variety of countries including: Los Suziox (Colombia), Rudos Wild (Uruguay), Anti-Everything (Trinidad), DMTR (Ecuador), El Terrible Y Los Mongoloides (Peru), Lokekeda (Colombia), Warning (Guatemala) and Fertil Miseria (Colombia).

The compilation is currently available for purchase at various digital online retailers including I-tunes, Amazon Music, Zune and more.  Visit www.PunkOutlawRecords.com and www.Punktologycd.com for more information and to view a promotional video trailer.

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SPANISH TRANSLATION:

COMPILACIÓN “FREE CUBA NOW!” DE PUNK OUTLAW RECORDS EN I-TUNES

- Los músicos de Punk de Latinoamérica y el Caribe se unen a la protesta del sello discográfico con respecto al trato que se les da a los músicos de punk cubanos -

New York, NY – 7 de Deciembre de 2011Punk Outlaw® Records anunció el lanzamiento de su primera compilación Punktology Volume 1 – Free Cuba Now! La compilación incluye música punk y hardcore independiente de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, y está disponible en varias plataformas, incluida i-Tunes, Amazon Music, CD Baby y otros revendedores de música digital.

La colección se esfuerza por presentar una variedad de música punk de Latinoamérica y el Caribe a las audiencias Norteamericana y Europea. Se eligió el título “Free Cuba Now” para contribuir a generar conciencia acerca de que los músicos de punk cubanos, al igual que muchas otras subculturas de la isla de Cuba, todavía sufren la represión de su libertad de expresión que ejerce el gobierno cubano.

La compilación musical es la primera compilación del reciente sello discográfico e incluye a los artistas que forman parte del documental “Punktology”, que actualmente está siendo producido por el banner de producción de Punk Outlaw® y espera contribuir a revelar la influencia internacional de la música punk en lugares insólitos, como Cuba.

“Durante mi trabajo en el documental, visité Cuba y pude comprobar por mí mismo la increíble falta de libertad de expresión básica que damos por sentada en la mayor parte del mundo occidental, cuando uno de nuestros entrevistados fue arrestado simplemente por hablarnos”, afirma Robert G. Rose, Fundador de Punk Outlaw Records y Productor Ejecutivo de Punktology. “El mejor momento de la música punk surge cuando recrimina hechos de injusticia. Diversas bandas de distintos países tocan este tipo de música, cada una con sus propios conflictos, como la desigualdad social, la corrupción del gobierno y la pobreza agobiante. Sin embargo, la libertad de expresión es un derecho humano básico del que gozan la mayoría de las personas, y consideramos que los cubanos y todos los seres humanos merecen este derecho,” sostiene Rose.

Punk Outlaw Records aportó el 25% de las ganancias netas del sello discográfico a organizaciones benéficas cuya misión consiste en ayudar a los cubanos, incluida Cuba Skate (www.CubaSkate.com), una organización benéfica con base en los EE. UU. que proporciona equipos de monopatín, indumentaria y mejores oportunidades a los jóvenes cubanos.

Los artistas que participan en el proyecto provienen de varios países, incluidos: Los Suziox (Colombia), Rudos Wild (Uruguay), Anti-Everything (Trinidad), Demeter/DMTR (Ecuador), El Terrible Y Los Mongoloides (Perú), Lokekeda (Colombia), Warning (Guatemala) y Fertil Miseria (Colombia).

Actualmente, la compilación está disponible para su compra en diversos revendedores de música digital en línea, incluidos I-tunes, Amazon Music, Zune y muchos más. Visite www.PunkOutlawRecords.com y www.Punktologycd.com para obtener más información y ver un avance de un video promocional.
SPECIAL THANKS:

  • - Juan Esteban Almanzar Sanchez – Artwork Design
  • - Renzo Devia – Cuban Punk Photo
  • - Camilo Mendoza – Punk Outlaw Records Video Promo Edit
  • - The Punks in Cuba
  • - Los Suziox, Rudos Wild, Fertil Miseria, DMTR, Warning, El Terrible Y Los Mongoloides, Anti-Everything & Lokekeda

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// November 23rd, 2011 // No Comments » // Links, Music

Listen to some punk music from all over the world. Got some good music you want to share? join the group and upload. In the meantime, enjoy these tunes by our good buddies Los Suziox (Colombia) and Rudos Wild (Uruguay). Disfruta!

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Peru… the Birthplace of Punk?

// November 2nd, 2011 // No Comments » // Links

CLICK TO READ THE STORY

Our Article on Los Saicos for Remezcla Magazine

Punk Outlaw’s article on punk music’s possible beginnings in Lima Peru with 1960′s band Los Saicos was recently published in Remezcla magazine. Click the logo above to read the article in its entirety before we publish it here next week. And remember, if you dig it, say so!

Back to the USA…

// October 28th, 2010 // No Comments » // Links

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (AIRPORT):

I’m traveling back to NYC today but I have lots more to report on my first trip to Russia trying to uncover the punk and rockabilly scenes, including lots of video and photos to upload as soon as I return.

As these types of trips usually go, I end up making connections at the end of the trip that would have served me better on the front end.

Case in point, Vladimir Kozlov is the music writer for The Moscow News, an English language paper I picked up in, you guessed it… Moscow.

Vladimir is also a punk fan and has been covering the Russian punk scene since back in the day.

He heard about my trip and sent me an email a couple of days ago, unfortunately I had already departed Moscow and thus didn’t get the chance to interview him for Punktology.  (NOTE TO SELF: Next time spend more time in Moscow!).

I’m going to try and do a phone or email interview with Vladimir next week sometime and include some of that info here but in the meantime, if your interested in learning a more insider’s view of the Russian punk scene, then here is a LINK TO AN ARTICLE Vladimir wrote for an U.S. publication about Russian punk a while back that I found enlightening.

Check it out HERE.

STAY TUNED: Coming up, Videos from Tarakany! (The Cockroaches!), Ukrianian Rockabilly band “The Wise Guys” and St. Petersburg coverage.

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