Punk rock in Belgium

This article depicts the early days of punk rock in Belgium in the late 70's.

Bands

* Back Lavatory (Namur)
* Cell 609 (1978 - ...)
* Chainsaw (1977 - Brussels)
* Classy Punk (1978 - ...)
* Contingent (1979 - ...)
* Crapule De Luxe (1981 - ...)
* DD Mac Off (...)
* De Brassers (...)
* De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig (...)
* Definitivos (...)
* Elton Motello (...)
* Fame (Brussels)
* Hubble Bubble (Brussels)
* The Kids (1976-1986 & 1996-... - Antwerpen). Official site.
* Mad Virgins then Mad V (Brussels)
* Neo (...)
* Onion Dolls (...)
* P.I.G.Z. (...)
* The Passengers (1977-... - Brussels)
* Pinchers (...)
* Plastic Bertrand (Brussels)
* Plastichke (...)
* Raxola (1977-1979 & 2000-...) Official site
* The Razors (1977-1978 - Namur)
* Revenge 88 (Ostende) (official site)
* Scabs (...)
* Sexy Bollocks (...)
* Spermicide (Brussels)
* Stagebeast (Ostende) (pre-Revenge 88, official site)
* Streets (1978 - Brussels)
* Stress (...)
* Struggler (...)
* Too Much (...)
* Underdogs (...)
* Veel (...)
* War Risk 3 (...)
* Wolfgang (...)
* X!NK (...)
* X-Pulsion (1978 - Brussels)
* Klartext (2006-St.Vith)
* Old Fashion Heroes (2002-... - Aarschot)

Landmarks

* Chez Moustache (in Brussels)
* Chez Rougdi (in Namur)
* Le Café du Coin (in Brussels)
* Le Centre de Rencontre (Infor-Jeunes) (in Namur)
* Le Floriot (in Brussels)
* Le Magic Bus (in Charleroi)
* Le Vieux-Marché (in Namur)
* The Rocking Club (in Brussels)
* Le Vieux Saint-Job (for the First Belgian Punk Contest on 1978-03-18 in Brussels)
* ...

Media

* Magazines
** En Attendant (monthly mag - in French)
** More (monthly mag - in French)
** Télémoustique (weekly TV mag - rock pages by Piero Kenroll [1])
* Radio shows
** Impédance (RTBF - Pierre Guyaut)
** Cap de Nuit (RTBF - Marc Moulin)
** King Kong (RTBF - Marc Moulin)
* Fanzines
** Barbapapunk (1977)
** Born to Loose (1977-1978)

Key characters

Some people who played a major role in the early days of punk rock in Belgium:
* Bert Bertrand
* Frank Dubbe official site
* Pierre Guyaut
* Dee Jaywalker official site
* Jacques de Pierpont
* Fred (Frédéric) Jannin
* Piero Kenroll
* Claude Milan
* Nadine Milo
* Marc Moulin
* Pascal Stevens
* Gilles Verlant

Sources

* lipstickkillers.com
* http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Limo/8385/ww/belgium.htm

See also

* Punk rock