{"id":12586,"date":"2020-07-17T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12586"},"modified":"2020-07-12T10:31:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T10:31:59","slug":"introducing-guerrilla-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12586","title":{"rendered":"Introducing….Guerrilla Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up today in our feature of Introducing a band you probably aren’t familiar with yet but should be we bring you all the way from Portland US of A….Guerrilla Teens. Read the feature and it’ll become apparent why you seriously need to check these out.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We asked a few questions and got a prompt reply it might not have been to answer our questions but its a reply none the less.\u00a0 In full…<\/p>\n

“This year, as a researcher for the Oregon Center for Musical Anthropology, I have been monitoring the activities of the \u201cGuerrilla Teens\u201d, a group of aggressive feral orphans living in the shadows of our state\u2019s largest city, Portland. Upon release from an area juvenile detention facility (due to overcrowding during the pandemic) the youngsters set up camp under the Ross Island bridge. They were first noticed when a passerby heard the strumming of a rudimentary guitar coming from a lean-to near the river\u2019s edge. Apparently subsisting on a diet of nothing more than twigs and berries, the Teens managed to build makeshift musical gear using only raccoon traps and discarded Rainier beer cans. Over the last three months, I\u2019ve not managed to approach the Teens close enough to attempt communication for fear of being mauled (or worse) but I\u2019ve been able to observe some of their bizarre habits. It quickly became obvious to me that they have created their own primitive religion and have entered into some sort of \u201cblood-pact\u201d which centers on the worship of high energy Rock and Roll.<\/p>\n

They have created many of their own \u201csongs\u201d, the lyrics of which were at first only guttural shrieks and grunts but soon evolved to closely mimic modern English. These outbursts are oddly compelling and when heard at a loud volume can cause the listener to gyrate involuntarily and practice poor judgement. It is my expert opinion that it is in the best interest of public health that these \u201cGuerrilla Teens\u201d be watched closely. Very closely.<\/div>\n
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Regards,<\/div>\n
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Phelan J. Hesperius, PhD<\/strong><\/div>\n
Research Coordinator<\/strong><\/div>\n
Oregon Center for Musical Anthropology<\/strong><\/div>\n
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We did then however get a response to our probing questions later so here goes. Who the fuck are Guerrilla Teens?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Guerrilla Deluxe aka Scott Drake – Vocals<\/span><\/div>\n
Anna Bananas aka Anna Anderson – Bass \/ Vocals<\/span><\/div>\n
Deaf Jeff aka Jeff Fieldhouse – Guitar \/ Vocals<\/span><\/div>\n
Tim Panzee aka Tim Connolly – Drums \/ Vocals<\/span><\/div>\n
Saul Teen aka Saul Koll – Guitar<\/span><\/div>\n
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Where you from?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Portland, Oregon<\/span><\/div>\n
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How did the band come together?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The band came together during the quarantine\u2026members of several bands<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
(Humpers, Lovesores, Suicide Notes, Magick Gardens, Epoxies, 8 Foot Tender, Sex Crime\u2026<\/span>etc\u2026)<\/span><\/div>\n
found each other huddling in the darkness of the apocalyptic wasteland<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
and concluded that the only way to survive was to rock!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Previous recordings available? \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The debut demo recordings of Guerrilla Teens are available on Bandcamp<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Post pandemic what’s the plan?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
We\u2019<\/span>d love to do an extensive tour of Europe and the UK and then get really drunk<\/span><\/div>\n
and beat the living shit out of Boris Johnson<\/span><\/div>\n
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Well, There you go, kids, two tracks so far and a video on the way in a couple of weeks hopefully.\u00a0 Hit em up on Bandcamp<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> and let them know you’re ready for some action so in the meantime how about some old school Humpers?<\/div>\n
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