131's - This Ain't Culture

 

1.    Who are these punk prophets?

 

131’s are a new punk band from Melbourne, Australia. This Ain’t Culture (Feb’16) hemorrhages off the 131’s debut self-titled E.P. due in June.

 

 

2. What’s the good word?

 

This Ain't Culture is straight up punk rock, hard as an endoscopy performed with a bricklayers fist and a hand held camera. With crashing guitars, booming bass and furious vocals This Ain't Culture hands out a furious belting to issues of central importance to us all and is an anthem for the marginalised, the dispossessed, the punk nation.

 

 

3. Who do these sainted heroes sound like?

 

The 131’s sound similar to Rancid, Bruce Springsteen's good ones, The Clash, Motorhead, The Jam and Bad Religion say Triple J. And so say all of us.

 

 

4. What have the poxy press said about This Ain’t Culture?

 

 

“Spirited punk rock” – The AU Review.

 

“Heartland rock hooks rallying in their call-to-arms approach” – Rolling Stone Australia.

 

“Punk rock roots and ballsy lyrics” – AAA Backstage.

 

 

 

 

5. Which famous few have left an indelible mark on the fine musical canon of the 131’s?

The 131’s are influenced by nothing but the greatest bands to walk God's green earth. To wit The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Rancid, Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Birthday Party, The Jam, Cock Sparrer (fuck me dead Fred that's how you sling a bass), Rose Tattoo, Bad Religion and Social Distortion.

6. Why should I give This Ain’t Culture a fair crack of the whip?

 

This Ain't Culture is music that matters, that warms the cockles of the heart, that stirs passion and dares you not to shake your arse with manic intensity. The 131's have made a statement of intent and smacked it with contempt right out of the park.

 

 

7. Do the 131's have any more of these bright burning treasures?

 

Debut song so stay tuned. Dig into the gospel of King Cannons for something similar. Take The Rock has the same power, politics and fury.

8. Any more truth?

 

Singer Luke Yeoward fronted Auckland punk band with a bit of mongrel, Suicide Dogs, and rock'n'reggae band King Cannons.

 

The rhythm section, Rich and Hank Richards played in punk rock band The Dirty Love.

The 131’s are opening up for godfathers of punk the Stiff Little Fingers in Melbourne at the end of March. That is the royal nod right there.

 

 

“Culture grows when it’s left alone, not intervened with, bought or sold”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dessert is served by iconic punk legends Stiff Little Fingers. Forged in the flames of Ireland's fight for freedom from the English and senseless sectarian violence in 1977, Stiff Little Fingers are one of punk rock's most popular and influential bands. With ten long players in their role of honour and still going strong the band wrote inflammatory songs that raged against political and military oppression and social alienation. The live album See You Up There (1989) captured the band at the peak of their phenomenal powers at the legendary venue of the Brixton Academy, London (1988). Stand out tracks include Alternative Ulster, Gotta Gettaway, Wasted Life and Suspect Device. A life lived without this album would be hollow and meaningless.

 

“You got the army on the street,

And the RUC dog of repression,

Is barking at your feet”