History and punk rock together in this article from Active History.ca !
Back in 2014, we released “Last Run” by The Rebel Spell. Little did we know that it would be, due to the passing of frontman Todd Serious, also the band’s last album. Heartbreaking. But, what an album.
One reviewer noted: “One of the standout tracks on the album is “The Tsilquot’in War,” which is the album’s longest, clocking in at over 5 minutes. The lyrics take the form of a linear narrative, telling the story of a violent uprising in northern British Columbia by a group of indigenous warriors in the 1860s. The warriors opposed the building of a road through their traditional Continue reading ““We Meant War Not Murder”: A Punk Rock History Of Klatsassin And The Tsilhquot’in War Of 1864″