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Side Walk Slam
Side Walk Slam was an American three-piece punk rock band, that would later form the band Run Kid Run. The band formed in Southern Illinois in a thriving local punk scene. Originally signed to Boot to Head Records, the band was later picked up by Seattle's Tooth and Nail Records. The band is named after the professional wrestling move of the same name. History Side Walk Slam began playing together around 1996, and began touring as a band in 1998. In 1999 they self-released their first album, ''Rock Anthems From The Midwest''. In 2000, the band signed with Boot to Head Records and released ''2 Steps Forward, 5 Steps Back''. In July of that year, the band was set to tour with Kokomo, Indiana's Calibretto 13, who had recently been signed to Tooth and Nail Records. Side Walk Slam asked Calibretto to play a ten minute set at the beginning of Calibretto's Cornerstone Music Festival set. While the band played, Brandon Ebel of Tooth and Nail Records watched them from backstage, and sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk Rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down instrumentation. Punk rock lyrics often explore anti-establishment and Anti-authoritarianism, anti-authoritarian themes. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record label, independent labels. The term "punk rock" was previously used by American Music criticism, rock critics in the early 1970s to describe the mid-1960s garage bands. Certain late 1960s and early 1970s Detroit acts, such as MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges, and other bands from elsewhere created out-of-the-mainstream music that became highly influential on what was to come. Glam rock in the UK and the New York Dolls from New York ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
