It's been a long time since we last published this column. Well, it's back with the Civil Rats , who told us about their favorite bands from their hometown of Philadelphia. The Out-Sect If the Philadelphia scene is a family, they’re the cool older sibling who’s got a bitchin muscle car and gives you their old ID so you can buy beer and introduces you to all the cool underground music that eventually become your favorite bands. And we’re the youngest child, sitting under the picnic table, eating dirt and getting toys stuck up our nose. The Low Budgets Yeah, yeah, I know the safe answer when talking about Philadelphia and punk rock is to reference the Dead Milkmen, who are absolutely fantastic, but this next band of (Dead Milkmen guitarist) Joe Jack Talcum resonates so much more to me. This was the scene I grew up in and I spent many a night seeing Low Budgets play Peelout’s, the West Philly house their singer/guitarist Chris lived in and ran basement shows at. They play reuni...

Cela fait toujours plaisir quand des groupes nous contactent. Cette fois le mail venait de Philadelphia. Les Civil Rats viennent de sortir "Get Outta Here!" et ont répondu aux questions de notre Interview Monstre .  Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and what can you tell us exemples about this influence? Who is the artist you dislike and why will he/she never influence you? We have a wide range of musical tastes, but as far as influence goes, we take a cue from bands that perfect simple, straightforward punk- the Ramones and Wimps come to mind as two of the more directly impactful artists on our writing. I won’t name artists we dislike because we don’t want to bring that negativity into our lives, but we will never, ever go ska. Especially 3rd wave ska. Intellectual question: Which 'non-musical artist (filmmaker, writer, painter...) played an important role in the way the band evolved... We’ve bonded over the film “Moonstruck” on multiple occasio...