Ah, Rimini – one of Europe’s major tourist destinations, home to a sandy beach and over 1,000 hotels. But also the birthplace of important Italian Oi bands such as Dioxina, who were active from 1981–1986, and Reazione, who have carried on the flame since the 90s. Francesca Chiari interviewed Betty Reazione, founding member and long-standing bassist of the latter band.
Part of our Skingirls Italia series (click here for part 1 and part 2)
Month: December 2020
Until the bitter end: The story of Daily Terror and Pedder Teumer
Few readers, aside from fans of old-school European punk, will have heard of Daily Terror. Yet in the 1980s they were an important West German punk group – and later, they arguably turned into the best skinhead band the country had produced, even if the likes of Böhse Onkelz were more popular.
Truth be told, it’s hard for me to be objective because the matter is to a certain extent personal. Continue reading