Some classic bands who have influenced us greatly are Rudimentary Peni, Crass, Omega Tribe, Chumbawumba, The Mob U.K., Flux Of Pink Indians, Heart Attack, Crucifix, Siouxie & The Banshees, Bad Brains, Blondie, The Ramones, X Ray Spex, The Runaways, Kate Bush, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul & Mary, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and KISS!
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SOUND & SUBSTANCE. POLITICAL LYRICS/MESSAGE. MUSICALLY INSPIRED BY EVERYTHING FROM PUNK, PEACE PUNK, HARDCORE, HARD ROCK, HEAVY METAL, FOLK, PSYCHADELLIA, GOTH, REGGAE, SKA, AND THE BLUES!!
(A).P.P.L.(E). re-banded in March 2006 due to hearing our cover version of "Blowing In The Wind" being played every Friday on Jerry Springer's now defunct Air America radio show. Jae Monroe (vocalist and co-founder) called in the show and was put on the air with Jerry who asked Jae if A.P.P.L.E. would be willing to reunite after 18 years and play a few shows. We played our first reunion show on September 14, 2006. The next week we played our 2nd reunion show at CBGB's on the 23rd. Both gigs were packed and the response we receieved was so great that Jae was encouraged to continue on with A.P.P.L.E. for more than just a few shows! It has now been over 2 years since A.P.P.L.E. came back on the music scene and boy what an experience it has been and will continue to be so!
A.P.P.L.E. originally formed in the fall of 1984 by the brother & sister team of Vinny Apple (vocals, bass) and Jae Monroe (vocals). We were heavily inspired by the UK peace punk movement of the early 80's and set out to create a band in that style, music and message, and were probably NYC's first ever peace punk band. We released our first demo cassette tape, "Rather Dull," in 1985 which was recorded live off the soundboard from our rehearsal studio. We played various clubs and numerous benefit shows for the causes we believed in. In early 1986, we released our 2nd demo, "Neither Victims Nor Executioners" this time at an 8 track studio. In 1987 we recorded our first 7 inch vinyl Ep, "A Sensitive Fascist Is Very Rare" and every gig we played after the Ep's release drew bigger & bigger crowds which made us extremely happy to find so many like minded souls who also really dug our music.
In 1988 we recorded & released our first 12 inch vinyl album, "Plutocracy." Shortly after the record's release Vinny and Jae decided to take some time off from playing in A.P.P.L.E. in order to pursue different interests. We never imagined that it would be 18 years before we played on stage together again.
In the mid '90's our vinyl recordings and cassettes were pressed onto CD and opened up a whole new audience for us as well as giving our old fans a better medium to hear our music. We toyed with the idea of reuniting the band a few times over the years but it took hearing ourselves on Jerry Springer's Radio Show to get us back in action. And it still blows our minds that out of all of the celebrities out there who could have inspired us to reunite, it was a celebrity like Jerry Springer!
We are very excited to be playing live again, it sure has been one helluva trip and we are grateful for all the love & support we continue to recieve from people all over the world.
Oregon prison springs eco-saboteur 'Free' by mistake, then takes him back
By Bryan Denson, The Oregonian October 02, 2009, 4:39PM
The man who drew the longest prison sentence in U.S. history for eco-sabotage walked out of prison this morning. After years of appeals, Jeffrey M. Luers, known to Eugene’s anarchist clan as “Free,” was just that.
But just as quickly, he was sent back to prison.
The Oregon Department of Corrections acknowledged today that it mistakenly allowed Luers to take advantage of a new law, House Bill 3508, which grants reduced sentences for certain classes of inmates. Luers’ sentence for arson made him ineligible for early release, said prisons spokeswoman Jennifer Black, in Salem.
“It’s a mistake we wish hadn’t happened,” she said. “We’re reviewing processes and hoping that it just does not happen again.”
Luers was released from Columbia River Correctional Institution in Northeast Portland this morning and given 24 hours to check in with his parole officer in Lane County. He checked in this afternoon, where he learned of the error.
Authorities took the 30-year-old radical environmentalist back to prison, a rude reversal for those who worked years to get Luers out.
The day began with Luers’ supporters writing on the Friends of Jeff Luers Web site: “We are still pinching ourselves.”
Luers’ appellate lawyer in Salem, Shawn Wiley, weighed in with an e-mail comment to The Oregonian: “This day is long overdue. Jeff is a kind, thoughtful, intelligent young man, and our community benefits much more from his presence in it rather than behind bars."
But their joy was short lived.
Luers' saga began in 2001, when Lane County Circuit Judge Lyle Velure sentenced him to 22 years, 8 months in prison after finding him guilty of two crimes in Eugene -- attempting to set fire to a gasoline tanker owned by a petroleum distributor, then firebombing
its funny here in lb we got a padd we throw shows at, and its actually called the "6th house"..... did you ever here about the hickey underground??? well just to let you know they took it from us.... it got shut down last month.........
2 DOLLAR PUNK SHOW FRIDAY OCT 2ND PONDEROSA 9544 KIOWA RD APPLE VALLEY CA 92308 WE NEED BANDS THAT WANT TO PLAY THIS CHEAP PUNK SHOW STARTS 930PM 1 STAGE INDOORS WITH OPIUM FACTORY JUST BUZZED DRUNKEN MUMBLING NONSENSE POSITIVE OUTLOOK MUDFISH NO JUSTIC3 DESERT RATS AND MORE TBA WHO IS DOWN FOR THIS SHOW WE NEED PEOPLE AT THIS SHOW WE NEED BANDS AT THIS SHOW THANK YOU SHORTY OF MONSTER PARTY PRODUCTIONS
no i dint :/ fuckkkkkkkkkkkk i was busy and shit and i though u guys dint play that much shows so i was like uhhhhhhh but on the records she does tho :]
yes man :] come to california ill the first one with the ticket ahah :] i got to go but i always though she sounded like mia k zapate but less grungy lol :]
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