Perry Webb interviewed for music blog YGR about the history of Culturcide….
Culturcide
Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | Interviews | YGR
For all the ’80s industrial noise-nik Throbbing Gristle-ites out there, Culturcide don’t
seem to get their proper due. Their Consider Museums / Another Miracle 7″ is probably my favorite American post-punk single, and even in its scarcity, you can probably find one for less than the copy of a new indie-rock LP if you surf the web hard enough (average list price is what, $18.98 these days?). The lack of hyped critical blathering is often the case for the uniquely-great artists out there, but I try to do my part to get the word out, forcing Culturcide’s Year One album on friends until they get it (and they always do). Their music is visceral and biting without shocking for shock’s sake, delivered with razor-sharp wit, cynical anger, and a voice distinctly their own. If you love this sort of stuff, please make Culturcide a part of your life. Through a mutual acquaintance, I was able to get in touch with Mark Flood (aka Perry Webb), founding member and vocalist. He’s long since moved past the Culturcide label, creating art and music and living the dream, or at least my dream of being a wily provocateur that maintains relevance through decades of creativity. He didn’t even know that Culturcide’s Home Made Authority CD was finally released after twelve years, but he was willing to revisit the group’s earliest years with me anyway, surprised that anyone cares. Frankly, I’m surprised that anyone doesn’t care.
