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Mau Maus Play Punk Rock Riot at the Hong Kong Cafe

On New Year’s Eve of 1980, the Mau Maus played main support to Fear at the last night of the first wave of shows at the Hong Kong Café. Also on the bill were the Circle Jerks and Angry Samoans, and the ensuing punk rock riot was a fitting end to a legendary run of […]

The Mau Maus of Hollywood and New York

We came across this article on owaahh.com comparing the Mau Maus of New York with the Mau Maus of Hollywood. For those that don’t know the two histories, it should be an interesting read: The image that comes to mind whenever you hear of the Mau Mau is that of Kenya’s dreadlocked freedom fighters. Not […]

New Mau Maus Website Launched

The new website for the notorious Los Angeles punk rock band the Mau Maus has launched, it’s new address is maumaus.monster. There you will be able to see photos, interviews and reviews going back to 1978, as well as links to deals on their music and merch. Check it all out HERE. The Mau Maus […]

The Mau Maus Hit The Messaround December 15th

The Mau Maus are playing the annual Messaround X Mas party on Sunday December 15th. Thrown by veteran writer Jonny Whiteside, it will take place at Viva Cantina in Burbank California and will also feature the Billybones, Golden Sombrero and the Dick and Jane Family Orchestra. See Live Dates for more info, and you can […]

Razorcake Review of the Mau Maus’ Scorched Earth Policies

THE MAU MAUS Scorched Earth Policies: Then & Now Formed from the ashes of legendary Los Angeles glam rock band Berlin Brats, the Mau Maus have proven to be one of punk rock’s more tenacious groups, with lineups having existed in five different decades now—and yet despite forming in 1977—prior to this CD, the only […]

Mau Maus Stench Radio Interview w/ Ed Colver Slideshow

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

Mau Maus 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 […]