Desperation, punishment, and maybe consumerism? My Tagalog is definitely lacking but these themes are likely on the minds of Bay Area Pinoy punk band Toxic Culture after the recent election of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., son of the former Philippines dictator who stole as much as $10 billion while in office presiding over countless human rights abuses.
Out now on Aklasan Records, nexus of the small but ferocious Bay Area Pinoy punk scene, their latest single “Parusa” follows in the long local tradition of melodic, activist, diy punk rock. Desperado!
