Thursday, December 26, 2013

January 2014!


Hello all

So, remember there's a show on 2 January yeah?

Also (this was added at 3am on 1 Jan 2014!)...a teaser for  
SATURDAY HARDCORE NIGHT  
4 JAN 2014 @ L-CUBE STUDIOS. 
8pm starts! 
with 13DAS (Kedah raw punk-hc), EXHIBITORS and BACKLASH! 
$10 entry ok go!
 Paper flyers will be given out on Thursday Night Thrash Grande Edition! See ya!!!
 



And a teaser for one of the closing days for SINGAPUNK BIENNALE 2014 January programmes! A rare link up, and the 3rd year running....DISTRO DAY OUT 2014!!!!





The 'manifesto' below, if you cant read from the flyer

“Distro”, short for ‘distribution’, has been an integral part of the underground music community-network since the 90s. Run on principles and mechanisms similar to the slightly more reknowned concept of the ‘bedroom label’, the distro has provided those involved in underground punk/hardcore/metal with an avenue to discover and explore music and literature that would otherwise be almost impossible to find.

Also acting as an alternative to corporate music chain-stores, the distro, while relatively obscure to those not in the loop, are far more accessible as both an enterprise and as a contact base within the DIY spectrum.
Distros worldwide - defunct and current - number in the thousands, and all offer a myriad of options. Some have remained relatively small and bedroom-run, while others retain the warmth of a bedroom label but with proper management and marketing, while a few have (arguably) sold out and become ‘indie-majors’ operating full time with salaried employees. However most, if not all, are rooted in the same belief: to provide an alternative to music and art consumerism.

The distro, in the age of the internet and with the impending demise of alternative music counterculture as we know it, is under significant threat. Distro Day Out is thus a representation of various ideals; to remind us all that the pillars of an alternative and underground music scene was built on independent physical non-virtual representations (ie: paper zines, CDs, vinyl records, cassette tapes, etc), to remind us that anyone and everyone can be an alternative to the major label / mainstream filth that is forced down our throats everyday; to remind us of our right to ownership of what could be deemed ours. Most significantly, it is open to everyone for free, and everyone within the scene has every right to be part of it in any way, from setting up a little distro booth to just being part of a rare unprecedented carnival atmosphere in The Substation Gallery.
With a focus on South East Asian underground music ranging from hardcore, punk, indie, metal, reggae-ska to electronica, Distro Day Out will feature both casually run and established distros within the region, and everyone will converge and set up shop, giving the kids that reminder again. Yes... ANYONE can walk in and set up shop!

Set up exhibition-gallery style in a flea market carnival concept, Distro Day Out is where one should go to see that the underground is beyond just gigs, it is where one should go to check out rare music and merchandise. Thus we hope to see you within the sparse confines of The Substation Gallery on Saturday, 25 January 2014, from 3pm to 9pm! It's free admission, so bring your friends!

DISTRO DAY OUT 2014
is put together for the 3rd year running, with the priceless help once again of The Substation, and this time interestingly fitting in with a programme of The Singapunk Biennale; a partner collaborative of the SINGAPORE BIENNALE 2013.
Updates for DISTRO DAY OUT 2014 can be found on http://singapunk-biennale.blogspot.com or by emailing singapunk@gmail.com

Also some upcoming shows with GUIGUISUISUI (UK-China blues punk), CUSTODIA (Ecuador hardcore) and more!!!

Also support other upcoming shows done by comrades and other show organizers! We've got legends like EXTREME NOISE TERROR and DOOM coming in February! Just check here for more info!

Chaos and defiance forever!



Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Countdown to the end of 2013....(not really). And an early 2014 teaser...!


Hello all!

Thanks for the thorough support, not of Prohibited Projects per se, but the idea of a DIY underground hardcore punk scene.

Prohibited Projects can never have existed pulling off shows and events without the help of Blackhole212 and The Substation family, as well as countless individuals and friends from the related circles both locally and internationally. A billion thanks!!!!

We are NOT doing any countdown or year end shows this time round, HOWEVER a hell of a lot of us in the Singapore DIY community will be involved in the SINGAPUNK Biennale, a partner art programme of the Singapore Biennale 2013. The go-to site is http://singapunk-biennale.blogspot.com or email singapunk@gmail.com

Their programmes are from 16-20 December 2013 (with a possibility of a groundbreaking fringe event on 21st December), as well as a 20-26 January 2014 stretch. We're looking at performances, exhibitions, shows, installations, punk theater and of course fun as fuck DIY parties.

Watch out for the opening day program on 16th December 2013, Monday at The Substation Theater from 730pm till 1030pm! FREE ENTRY!

Oh and in between the December - January SINGAPUNK Biennale programmes, there will be a welcoming to the new year massive show, THURSDAY NIGHT THRASH Grande Edition. So if you're working during the new year countdown, dont feel so bad because post-New Year's Day is gonna be a hell of a lot better!!!

Keep this date in your memos folks!

THURSDAY NIGHT THRASH Grande Edition
2 January 2014
The Substation Theater
730pm - 11pm
$15 at the door
with
VAARALLINEN (P-town Scandi hc!)
ENAM JAHANAM (Ah Kong hc punk oi!)
APPARATUS (Malaysia crust!)
SCUMRAID (Korea crasher crust!)
ENDORPHINS LOST (USA grind/powerviolence!)
CRUTCHES (Swedish D-beat punk!)
XSAXONX (Scotland fast hardcore!)


Hardcore punk beyond the weekends!






Thursday, November 21, 2013

FUN & LAUGHTER FEST // Sat 23 Nov @ The Substation


FUN & LAUGHTER Fest
- A Night of Groovy Sounds -
ska - reggae - rock & roll show!
Sat 23 November @ The Substation Theater
with
CRACKERJACK
INSTIGATOR AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
LOVEJETS
The RUFFIANS
LUPA & THE SUPERSTARS

7pm // $15 at the door!

Monday, November 11, 2013

THIS SUNDAY! SUNDAY DISORDERLY III (17 Nov 2013) + teaser



SUNDAY DISORDERLY III
17 November 2013
The Substation, 45 Armenian St
with
DEAD IN THE DIRT
FLESH DISGORGED
The FOCKERS
BUZZKILL
WORMROT
BACKLASH
6pm - 11pm // $10 at the door!

* FLESH DISGORGED has pulled out due to unforseen circumstances

Also a teaser for the very first show next year, a collab with Blackhole212. Mark this date 2 January 2014....THURSDAY NIGHT THRASH GRANDE Edition. 5 bands, all ripping crust/d-beat/grind/thrash from out of town. Fucking manic I would say!!!!! Details in late 2013....

Monday, November 4, 2013

NAZI GORENG (Book launch @ The Substation Classroom) Saturday 9th November


Prohibited Projects presents :

NAZI GORENG Book Launch / Discussion
Saturday 9th November 2013
630pm - 8pm
The Substation Classroom (2nd level)
FREE ENTRY



You are invited to an unofficial book launch + discussion session with Marco Ferrarese, author of NAZI GORENG, a gripping tale of a misled youth in Malaysia, embracing misguided fascist ideology. Whilst largely fictional, NAZI GORENG makes various references to real-life examples to "Kuasa Melayu" (Malay Power) and its inherent questionable existence.

This is a free discussion session with the author! Feel free to engage in discourse and of course bring cash should you want to purchase the book!

For more information on the book, check out www.monsoonbooks.com.sg/nazi-goreng

Thursday, September 12, 2013

EAR BLEEDING PARTY (27th Sept 2013) + TUESDAY NIGHT FASTCORE! (1st Oct 2013!)

Yo yo yo...

2 crazy nights within a space of 5 days!

 
EAR BLEEDING PARTY
Friday // 27th Sept 2013
730pm doors open
L-CUBE STUDIOS (145 Jalan Besar, tip of Hindoo Rd)
$10 donation at the door!
with
FEAR THE SETTING SUN (Australia tech-metal)
VIOLENT GORGE (grindcore Canada)
ARCHAGATHUS (mincecore Canada)
ALCHEMY OF SICKNESS
(grind Malaysia)
VAARALLINEN
(Scandi-hc, pre Australia tour set)
SINTOXICATE (thrash hordes)
ARK OF DEATH
(brutal prog-metal)

********

 
TUESDAY NIGHT FASTCORE
1st October 2013
The Substation Theater
730pm // $10 at the door
with
FUKK BAR CULTURE (Bandung fast hc!)
DEMENTIA (hardcore youth!)
FURIOUS MIND (straight up hc!)
BACKLASH (punk-thrash!)
PUTRID SCUM (metalpunk squad!)

 

Thursday, September 5, 2013

WE KNOW NO BOUNDARIES 3 // (Saturday 14th September) + teasers for upcoming shows!

WE KNOW NO BOUNDARIES #3
Sat 14 Sept 2013
ALIWAL ARTS CENTRE Multi Purpose Hall
28 Aliwal Street (nearest MRT Lavender or Bugis)
5pm // $10 at the door

with
TURTLES JR (Bandung raw punk!)
VIJF (Malaysian grind)
UNITED NONSENSE (Malaysia grind)
EXHIBITORS
MUTATORS
BLOODY REJECTS

also check out the promo below for a last minute show on 8th Sept!

Also block these dates for upcoming shows!
 Fri 27th Sept - EAR BLEEDING PARTY! with VIOLENT GORGE (Canada grind), ARCHAGATHUS (Canada grind), FEAR THE SETTING SUN (Australia technical metal), ALCHEMY OF SICKNESS (Malaysia grind), VAARALLINEN (pre Australia tour party!), SINTOXICATE (thrashhh), ARK OF DEATH (brutal metal) @ L-CUBE Studios (145 Jalan Besar, tip of Hindoo Road). 730pm, $10 donation at the door!

Tues 1st Oct - TUESDAY NIGHT FASTCORE! with FUKK BAR CULTURE (Indonesia fast hcpunk), BACKLASH (punk thrash!), FURIOUS MIND (straight up hc!), PUTRID SCUM (brutal metal-punk!), DEMENTIA (hardcore youth!) @ The Substation Theater (45 Armenian St). 730pm, $10 at the door!

Sun 17th Nov - SUNDAY DISORDERLY! with DEAD IN THE DIRT (grind USA) and other bands TBC. @ The Substation Theater (45 Armenian St). 6pm, $10 at the door! 



Sunday, July 28, 2013

TUESDAY NIGHT THRASH // 13 August (+ coming shows)




TUESDAY NIGHT THRASH
13 August 2013
The Substation Theater
8pm starts, $10 at the door!

with
NOWHITERAG (Italia streetpunk!)
DISABLE (D-beat crust Indonesia!)
VAARALLINEN (Scandicore worship)
DAZE (raw melodic punk)
BACKLASH (punk thrash)
FURIOUS MIND (angry hc)

* Furious Mind pulled out


Also check out these coming shows!
August 23-24, 30-31 : Night Festival organized by The Substation (www.substation.org)

September 14 with VIJF (Malaysia grind), United Nonsense (Malaysia grind), Jeruji (Indonesia hc), Turtles Jr (Indonesia punk), Wolf x Down (Germany hc), etc. Details TBC

September 27 with Fear The Setting Sun (Australia post metal), Archagathus (grind, Canada), Violent Gorge (Canada grind), Terror Of Dynamite Attack (grind Indonesia), Alchemy Of Sickness (grind Malaysia) and more. Private Party probably....

November 24 with Dead In The Dirt (US grind)

And also a DIY hc punk involvment in the Singapore Biennale in December 2013 and January 2014. 

 

Saturday, July 13, 2013

CITY HALL THRASHING FEST // 20 July 2013



CITY HALL THRASHING Fest
Saturday // 20 July 2013
The Substation, 45 Armenian Street

6pm doors open,
$10 at the door
with
HIDDEN INTENT (Australia)
HURRICANE (Malaysia)
XANADOO
HARVESTER
SNAGGLETOOTH
ABRASION
DISPITEOUS
 

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

PUNX & SKINZ Fest // Sunday 7 July 2013 @ The Substation


PUNX & SKINZ Fest
Sunday 7th July 2013
The Substation Theater
4pm till 11pm S.H.A.R.P. (ends on time!)
$10 at the door

with
RUBIX
MINUS
FULL PLEDGED MUNKEES
BLOODY MINDED
HOODLUM
REJECTED SCUMS
The RUFFIANS
The MANIACS
GENERATION 69

RESPECT THE SPACE!

HC show 6th July @ The Substation

Just doing some promo for my homeboys 2FOLD and friends!


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

CITY HALL HARDCORE EVENING // (Sunday) 9 June 2013


CITY HALL HARDCORE EVENING
Sunday // 9 June 2013
The Substation Theater
45 Armenian Street
6pm - 11pm 
$10 at the door

with
STRIKING JUSTICE (hardcore from Netherlands!)
NO IDENTITY (90s hardcore!)
SUBTLE (new school!)
ENAM JAHANAM (Ah Kong hc punk oi!)
DEMENTIA (modern hardcore!)
MILD SHAG (first show!)

* MILD SHAG pulled out and will be replaced by PUTRID SCUM (ex Exkoriator)



Sunday, May 19, 2013

JUNE - JULY - AUGUST 2013

Hello folks

We're getting busy again!

Just to pre-empt the coming shows....

9 June (Sunday) - CITY HALL HARDCORE EVENING w/ Striking Justice (Netherlands), Enam Jahanam, Dementia, No Identity, Subtle and Mild Shag! @ The Substation. 6pm // $10!

6 July (Saturday) - 2FOLD launch! @ The Substation (organized by the band, we're just helping)

7 July (Sunday) - PUNX & SKINZ Fest! @ The Substation

12 July (Friday) - A CASUAL RESPONSE #1 feat MASIA ONE (not exactly an archetypical Prohibited Projects show but check it out anyway) @ The Substation

20 July (Saturday) - CITY HALL THRASHING FEST w/ Hidden Intent (Australia), Alice (Indonesia), Hurricane (Malaysia), Arrogant Moron, Snaggletooth, Dispetious, Harvester! @ The Substation.

13 August (Tuesday) - TUESDAY NIGHT THRASH with Nowhiterag (Italy), Disabled (Indonesia) and more! @ L-Cube Studios


Wednesday, April 3, 2013

HARDCORE HELL 5


HARDCORE HELL Part 5
Friday // 10 May 2013
The Substation Theater
7pm - 11pm
$10 at the door

PROVIDENCE (beatdown hc, Paris!)
 TOTAL Q-RIX (streetpunk, Cirebon!)
EXHIBITORS
FURIOUS MIND
ALLOUT
ROUNDHOUSE
See you in the pit!

Sunday, March 31, 2013

APRIL!!!

Ah its good to be back in the scheme of things!

See you in a few days for FRIDAY NIGHT THRASH!!!!



Monday, March 4, 2013

March - April shows

Yo everyone

Check out these shows for the month of March and April!

Sun 17 March - HARDCORE DESTRUCCION 4 w/ DUCT TAPE SURGERY + YUMI + VULGAR WORDS.

Fri 22 March - TRAGEDY + ABRASION + VAARALLINEN!

Fri 12 April - FRIDAY NIGHT THRASH w/ TOUCHED BY NAUSEA + TANTRA + SNAGGLETOOTH + CRUCIFERA + DAZE + LIFELOCK!

Also, flyer is not ready yet but a reminder for 30 April's VIVISICK show!

Chaos!!!!!




Tuesday, February 19, 2013

March through April

A gentle reminder of what this is all about :
Listen people. This is not a music portal. Bands stop sending in cheesy demos in online formats or asking for guitar tabs or promoting your 'musical' project. This is not music.
This is a representation of the real underground. No sponsors, and proud of it. No gimmicks. No marketing shit. I dont want marketable bands with the trendy sounds, there are other places for you, not here.
This is the underground. For the crazy drunk circle pitting nihilistic asshole pissed off at the world and having a wall of noise as the soundtrack of existence.
We are unprofessional as fuck.
This is based on respect and hate, not marketability and selling points.
Yes we want the sick shit. 
Hardcore punk = you either get it or you dont.
Hahahaha....

Hello all

Past 3 weeks was insane, crazy enough to give me a fever for a while.

DISTRO DAY OUT, 7 DAYS OF PRINTING MATTER, HARDCORE HELL IV, CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS 4 and SATURDAY NIGHT FASTCORE all happened at one go, at times it made it hard to breathe but oh well....it was fucking fun.

Got a bit of a break while the rest of the hoodlums from the DIY hc punk community take over with their own initiatives in March. Prohibited Projects will be helping out one way or another as usual.

March 2013
Sat 2 March - HELL AND HELL (Japan) plays Home Club along with Demisor and other bands. Starts early so be forwarned!

Sun 3 March - HELL AND HELL studio show! 7pm onwards. Details soon.

Sun 17 March - with DUCT TAPE SURGERY (Indo fastcore!), ABRASION and SMILING JOHNSON @ L-Cube Studios

Fri 22 March - with TRAGEDY (USA dark hc lords) and more...

April 2013
Fri 12 April - FRIDAY NIGHT THRASH (a Prohibited Projects show after a much needed break!) with TOUCHED BY NAUSEA (South Africa thrash punk!), SNAGGLETOOTH (punk & roll), TANTRA (blackened hymns), CRUCIFERA (Ubin senile punk), DAZE (punx boozers, first show!). All @ The SUBSTATION.

Tues 30 April - VIVISICK (Japan thrash!) stopover show!

and more as they come!

Support honest underground DIY shows (regardless of who does them) that still holds true to its principles in terms of ethics, affordability and community. We are all we have, as some say.

And of course not forgetting http://lioncitydiy.blogspot.com is back on track!!!

See you in the pit!



Friday, February 8, 2013

(venue update!) SATURDAY NIGHT FASTCORE! (16th Feb 2013)




SATURDAY NIGHT FASTCORE
16th Feb 2013
7pm - 11pm 
THE SUBSTATION THEATRE (updated venue!)
$10 at the door

with
MARTYR (hardcore from Medan, Indonesia)
FOREVER YOUNG (punkrock Malaysia)
FALSE PLAINTIFF (emotive hc)
VULGAR WORDS (blast grind)

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS Part 4

CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS 4
* A Visual De-composition *
Sat // 9th Feb 2013 (CNY eve)
The Substation Theatre
6pm - 11pm
$10 at the door

with
FILASTINE (Indo-Espanol, soundscape!)
The PSALMS 
VULGAR WORDS
CIRCUIT TRIP
TAPESTRY
SJANSE

Also feat : DJ LSKCHAINSAW + DJ PESTE!

Saturday, February 2, 2013

5th and 9th February!

Hello all

Holy shit HARDCORE HELL IV was fucking incredible, kick ass shows and all the 'right' things happened. No tension, no hostility just a whole lot of hardcore fun! Thanks all!

Now 2 more shows in a mere few days!

7 DAYS OF PRINTING MATTER Closing Party!
Tues // 5th Feb
7pm - 10pm
The Substation Gallery
FREE ENTRY!

with performances, recitals and readings by, but not limited to
The Psalms
Zai Kuning
Bani Haikal
Nasir Lufiahs
Circuit Trip feat Mindfuckingboy
Singlish Punk
Wuwei
The Tujobelas

Also : Zine Talk by Vijay Singh, Ginette Chittick and Razi Razak!



and a few days after that...


CONGRESS OF WEIRD FOOLS 4
* A Visual De-composition *
Sat // 9th Feb 2013 (CNY eve)
The Substation Theatre
6pm - 11pm
$10 at the door

with
FILASTINE (Indo-Espanol, soundscape!)
The PSALMS 
VULGAR WORDS
CIRCUIT TRIP
TAPESTRY
SJANSE

Also feat : DJ LSKCHAINSAW + DJ PESTE!


Friday, January 18, 2013

HARDCORE HELL IV (1 Feb 2013)

In between Distro Day Out and 7 Days Of Printing Matter...we have Hardcore Hell IV!

Fucking crazy.

See you there!





HARDCORE HELL IV
Friday // 1 Feb 2013
The Substation Theater
7pm - 11pm
$10 at the door

with
THE RIVER CARD (UK melodic hc!)
POWER OF IDEA (Japan fastcore!)
THE MANIACS (oi oi!)
ENAM JAHANAM (chaos!) 
RADIGALS (all grrl hc, first show!)

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

DISTRO DAY OUT 2013 // Jan 27th!

Yo!

The first thing we're doing for the year and it seems crazed enough!

See you at DDO!

* update as of 24 Jan - Alpine Decline has cancelled their SE Asia tour, as of now the gig line up will read ABRASION, THE PSALMS, SNAGGLETOOTH! 

The itinerary for Distro Day Out 2013 listed bottom of this thread! 



DISTRO DAY OUT 2013
"a carnival of South East Asian underground distros & labels"

Sunday 27 January 2013
The Substation Theatre (45 Armenian Street)
1pm till 11pm!
FREE ADMISSION! Bring friends!
“Distro”, short for ‘distribution’, has been an integral part of the underground music community-network since the 90s. Run on principles and mechanisms similar to the slightly more reknowned concept of the ‘bedroom label’, the distro has provided those involved in underground punk/hardcore/metal with an avenue to discover and explore music and literature that would otherwise be almost impossible to find.

Also acting as an alternative to corporate music chain-stores, the distro, while relatively obscure to those not in the loop, are far more accessible as both an enterprise and as a contact base within the DIY spectrum.

Distros worldwide, defunct and current, number in the thousands, and all offer a myriad of options. Some have remained relatively small and bedroom-run, while others retain the warmth of a bedroom label but with proper management and marketing, while a few have (arguably) sold out and have become ‘indie-majors’ operating full time with salaried employees. However most, if not all, are rooted in the same belief: to provide an alternative to music and art consumerism.

The distro, in the age of the internet and with the impending demise of alternative music counterculture as we know it, is under significant threat. Distro Day Out is thus a representation of various ideals; to remind us all that the pillars of an alternative and underground music scene was built on independent physical non-virtual representations (ie: paper zines, CDs, vinyl records, cassette tapes, etc), to remind us that anyone and everyone can be an alternative to the major label / mainstream filth that is forced down our throats everyday, to remind us of our right to ownership of what could be deemed ours. Most significantly, it is open to everyone for free, and everyone within the scene has every right to be part of it in any way, from setting up a little distro booth to just being part of a boisterous but fun carnival atmosphere in The Substation Theatre.

With a focus on South East Asian underground music ranging from hardcore, punk, indie, metal, reggae-ska to electronica, Distro Day Out will feature both casually run and established distros within the region, and everyone will converge and set up shop, giving the kids that reminder again. Yes, once again, ANYONE can walk in and set up shop.

Set up exhibition-gallery style in a flea market carnival concept, Distro Day Out is where one should go to see that the underground is beyond just gigs, it is where one should go to check out rare music and merchandise.

‘House’ music will be provided by DJ Bastard and friends, ‘spinning’ South East Asian hardcore, punk, metal and indie for the duration of the event and complemented by The Tujobelas, a noise-of-nature punk outfit who will perform sporadic sets at the Random Room, situated just beside the entrance of the Theater.

Distro Day Out 2013 will also wrap up aptly with performances in the Theater itself from 930pm onwards featuring ALPINE DECLINE (post rock from Los Angeles-Beijing), The PSALMS (poetry jazz punk) and ABRASION (stop start grindcore).

Organised and put together by Prohibited Projects with the support of The Substation, ‘terms and conditions’ as well as updates can be found at http://prohibitedprojects.blogspot.com

See you at Distro Day Out 2013!


DISTRO DAY OUT 2013 schedule
27 January 2013

Theatre
1pm - DISTRO DAY OUT officially opens shop!
9pm - cessation of distro related activities + gig set up
930pm - SNAGGLETOOTH
10pm - The PSALMS
1030pm - ABRASION
11pm - end + close shop!
* gig might start earlier by 15 mins

Random Room
2pm - RR opens
3pm - The TUJOBELAS first set
5pm - The TUJOBELAS second set
730pm - The TUJOBELAS third set
 
* Random Room also serves as a walk-in utility room for DDO 2013