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“Scorched Earth Policies” Reviewed on Rock Over America

Artist: The Mau Maus Album: Scorched Earth Policies: Then & Now Label: Rachet Blade Records Reviewer: Cassandra Young Date: Oct 21, 2012 Established in 1977, resulting from the breakup of their former band the Berlin Brats, the Mau Maus have a notorious reputation as trouble makers.  With the release of their first legitimate recorded album […]

Mau Maus Live Review in Sugarbuzz Magazine

Victoria Joyce has written a great review of the Mau Maus live in the newest Sugarbuzz, it also features photos by Mila Reynaud. Click HERE to read it online. The Mau Maus The Redwood Bar and Grill Downtown Los Angeles Brixton South Bay Redondo Beach By Victoria Joyce Photography by Mila Reynaud We took a […]

New Mau Maus Video Debuts Tonight!

Here’s the new Mau Maus video for “Warbaby” by Glen Bennett featuring newly declassified secret atomic bomb films, blitzing action and Rick Wilder!  From YouTube: Hollywood’s most infamous punk rock n roll band the Mau Maus ripping through “Warbaby”, the first video from “Scorched Earth Policies: Then & Now” out now on Ratchet Blade Records. […]

Santa Barbara Live Review

Legendary L.A. punk rock band gives first-ever performance in Santa Barbara Rick Wilder performs during The Mau Maus concert at Whiskey Richards on Sunday night. Click here for more photos of The Mau Maus and openers Crying 4 Kafka. (L. Paul Mann / Noozhawk photo) By Jeff Moehlis, Noozhawk Contributing Writer | Published on 07.26.2012 […]

New Record Review at Strange Reaction

The Mau-Maus Scorched Earth Policies: Then & Now Produced: Robbie Krieger, the Mau Maus & Geza X Ratchet Blade Records           Rick Wilder – Vocals Michael Livingston – Guitar Scott ‘Chopper’ Franklin – Bass Paul ‘Black’ Mars – Drums 1. (I’m) Psychotic 2. Dead or Alive 3. Laughtrack 4. Rectum of […]

Mau Maus Interview w/ Ed Colver Slideshow

We’re posting the Mau Maus interview conducted by Stig Stench on June 29th 2012 in two parts, both are to accompanied by a Edward Colver slideshow of never seen before photos of the Mau Maus. The photos were taken between the years of 1980 and 1983 and are direct scans from Ed’s negatives. Here’s Part […]

Permanent Records In-Store Review

The Mau-Maus Permanent Records, Eagle Rock, CA by Michael Essington A couple of years back I wrote a review for a show I went to at the Redwood in Los Angeles. The show was Mau-Maus, Billy Bones and Symbol Six. Fun show, but I wasn’t overly enthused with the Mau-Maus performance. Now I didn’t fully […]

Music Illuminati (Santa Barbara) Interview

Rick Wilder is the frontman for The Mau Maus, a legendary late-1970′s / early 1980′s L.A. punk rock band that recently reformed and released the album Scorched Earth Policies: Then and Now, which includes songs recorded in 1983 with Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger and new recordings from 2011. This interview was conducted for a preview […]

Big Takeover Review

Scorched Earth Policies: Then & Now (Ratchet Blade) by Jack Rabid When the liner notes claim the Mau Maus were among the most notorious bands on the 1977-1983’s incredilbe L.A. punk scene, they’re right! Thanks to rave write-ups in Slash, Flipside, etc., one constantly heard about wildman Rick Wilder‘s post-Berlin Brats (proto-punk pioneers seen in […]

“Scorched Earth Policies” Reviewed in Big Takeover

Scorched Earth Policies: Then & Now (Ratchet Blade) by Jack Rabid When the liner notes claim the Mau Maus were among the most notorious bands on the 1977-1983’s incredilbe L.A. punk scene, they’re right! Thanks to rave write-ups in Slash, Flipside, etc., one constantly heard about wildman Rick Wilder‘s post-Berlin Brats (proto-punk pioneers seen in […]