UK82 appreciation thread

[dave-brown]

Definately not as much mana as the rippers from.the u.k

[Dixon Cider A.C.]

I reckon being inspired by a band then stealing their name probably takes a hit to your total mana

[No Way Out Records]

muhaha

[dave-brown]

I reckon being inspired by a band then stealing their name probably takes a hit to your total mana

Lol fair call

[9seconds]

old flinders been on facebook painting wattie as a neo-nazi, classic

[the croc]

I have a feeling there were two bands who shared that name. One L.A based, and one who stole the name and started in Sheffield not long after.

"Named after the 1950's secret political action from Kenya, and inspired by a U.S. Hardcore act of the same name, Sheffield's Mau Maus formed after leaving school in late '79. "

thansk to Wikipedia

Oh true. I've been looking up UK 82 bands the last few days and wondered how this band fitted in. That explains it.

Named after a Brooklyn Puerto Rican 1950s street gang which in turn was named after after the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya (thanks Wikipedia).

[9seconds]

i have a camo ma1 style jacket from like hallensteins or some such place that has some mau mau shit on it, its embroidered on really thick and after an initial try i never managed to get it off, fuck i bought that jacket in paraparaumu in 2006, still wear it regularly, never been washed.

[dave-brown]

For years ive overlooked the brilliance of this band....maybe because it was hidden by neils ears..