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SUMMARY:PARKHOF NIGHT w/ WANDA’S + THE BATTLE OF PARKHOF (BOOK) + IS THERE
MORE THAN THE STREET (FILM) + GW SOK (q/a)
DTSTAMP:20260807T191303Z
DTSTART:20261004T183000Z
DESCRIPTION:PARKHOF NIGHT AT OCCII:: A FILM\, A BOOK\, A BAND FILM: IS ER M
EER DAN DE STRAAT\n(20 MIN.)\nBOOK: DE SLAG OM PARKHOF (160 PAG.)\nBAND: W
ANDA’S (DR GTR GTR BS V)\n\nParkhof was a famous\, infamous squat venue an
nex youth-center in the city of\nAlkmaar. Since the late 70s\, for more th
an 25 years\, it was the place to be for\nkids of all ages and backgrounds
\, fans of DIY culture and punk music. Like an\nOCCII avant-la-lettre. And
yes\, we know\, Parkhof has ceased to be\, a sign of the\ntimes alas\, bu
t the ideas and ideals are still alive.\n\nCoincidence or not\, but all of
a sudden snippets from a punky underground past\nfind their way to the su
rface and are out in the open again. So yeah\, here’s a\nhelluva tripple b
ill for ya not like any other.\n\nLike\, the viewing of the short experime
ntal lowbudget? nobudget! movie “Is er\nmeer dan de straat” (Is there more
than the street)\, made on a shoestring by\nfour young students in 1981\,
a visual final-year thesis about DIY and/in\nParkhof... a movie that rece
ntly\, after 45 years\, attracted the attention of the\nrenowned Rijksmuse
um\, to become part of its collection.\n\nLike\, the book launch of the ne
w book “De slag om Parkhof” (The battle of\nParkhof) by Marleen Kamminga e
n Bamber Delver\, which tells the his&herstory of\nthis music space that w
as so much more than just a place to hang out. Interviews\nwith the people
who lived there\, who worked there\, who played there\, who visited\nconc
erts there\, plus photo’s and posters. And a plea for more free space wher
e\nthe youngsters of now can be/become who they want to be.\n\nLike\, the
concert by the recently resurrected feminist punk/rock band the\nWanda’s\,
who were part of the Parkhof story from the very beginning\, they\nactual
ly ran the place\, one might say. The band lasted about ten years\, did a\
nlot of gigs nationwide\, made two albums\, disappeared into oblivion\, an
d since a\nyear or so they’re back... Angry Old Women\, ready to set your
hearing (aids) to\nthe test\, ’cause Punk is stil Not Deaf.\n\nCome and jo
in us\, it’ll be fun.\n\n# # #\n\nIS THERE MORE THAN THE STREET\nFour youn
g\, eager students at the social academy\, in their final year\, time for\
ntheir graduation thesis\, and not in the mood for it. Not for a stack of
paper\nfull of text that would end up in a filing cabinet that no one woul
d ever look\ninto again. What they DID want: to tell something about the d
o-it-yourself punk\nculture that was raging around them right there in 198
0\, ’81. Showing something\nabout that\, about how you can shape your own
future yourself\, well now\, THAT did\nappeal to them. In short\, they dec
ided to make a film. They had no clue\, really\,\nnever done it before\, b
ut they did it anyway. Themselves. Anyway\, they just\nstarted\, with borr
owed equipment\, and they stuck the theme “Do It Yourself” to\nthe squatte
d youth center Parkhof in Alkmaar\, where a group of female punks in\npart
icular ran the place. Plus something about making fanzines and releasing\n
your own records. Through trial and error they discovered what worked and
what\ndidn’t\, resulting in a film of no less than 20 minutes\, on Super 8
. The result\nwas to be expected: primitive and (somewhat unintentionally)
experimental\, but\nalso sincere and full of passion. And 45 years later\
, that little piece of\ncaptured 80s zeitgeist has turned out to be as urg
ent as fuck once again\, having\nactually never really gone away.\n\nWANDA
’S\nWanda’s plays classic punk in a contemporary form. Even more urgent th
an they\ndid in the 1980s\, because the time is more than ripe for a major
punk revival.\nIn the late 70s\, six girlfriends\, all active in the squa
tted punk venue Parkhof\,\ndecided to start a band together. An adventure
that would last nine years\,\ncountless gigs\, several line-up changes\, a
nd two LPs. Over the years\, their\nsound transformed from experimental ra
ttle punk to solid punk rock with a\n(feminist) message. About 35 years la
ter\, they looked each other up again\, and\nthe musical and personal conn
ection had remained unchanged. And so\, ever since\,\nthey have happily co
ntinued working on their hearing damage: Punks Not Deaf!\nFrom noisy teena
gers to Angry Old Women\, Wanda’s keep on keeping on rocking\nhard.\n\nhtt
ps://wandas.bandcamp.com/ [https://wandas.bandcamp.com/]\nwandas.nl [http:
//wandas.nl/]\n\nTHE BATTLE OF PARKHOF\nA squatted school that grew into o
ne of the most famous punk venues in the\nNetherlands. That is the story o
f Parkhof\, the Alkmaar haven where generations\nof young people shaped th
eir own culture between 1980 and 2009. In the new book\n“The Battle for Pa
rkhof – How Punk Conquered Alkmaar” Marleen Kamminga and\nBamber Delver br
ing this remarkable history back to life. Through dozens of\npersonal stor
ies\, original photos\, and posters\, the authors tell how Parkhof\ngrew i
nto the beating heart of the regional punk scene. At a time when large\nmu
sic venues hardly existed\, young people built their own stage and created
a\nsanctuary where music\, creativity\, and the punk motto Do It Yourself
took center\nstage. Kamminga and Delver\, former Parkhof punks themselves
\, spoke with former\nvisitors\, residents\, musicians\, and youth workers
. Together\, their memories form\na vivid picture of a place that was much
more than a youth center for thousands\nof young people. At the same time
\, the book shows how themes such as housing\nshortages\, identity\, solid
arity\, and the search for a place of one’s own remain\nrelevant today. Ac
cording to the authors\, the book is therefore not only a look\nback at a
special period in Alkmaar’s history but also a plea for sanctuaries\nwhere
young people can be themselves and develop their own culture. With “The\n
Battle for Parkhof\,” a unique chapter from recent history receives the\nr
ecognition it deserves.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/parkhof-night-with-wandas-the-battle-of
-parkhof-book-is-there-more-than-the-street-film-gw-sok-qa
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LOCATION:OCCII - Amstelveenseweg 134\, 1075 XL Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-zuid,book,books,concert,experimental,film,music,punk,r
ock,schinkelbuurt,stories
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Parkhof night at OCCII:: a film, a book, a
band film: Is er meer dan de straat (20 min.)
book: De slag om Parkho
f (160 pag.)
band: Wanda’s (dr gtr gtr bs v)
Parkhof was a famous, infamous squat venue annex youth-center in the city
of Alkmaar. Since the late 70s, for more than 25 years, it was the place t
o be for kids of all ages and backgrounds, fans of DIY cu
lture and punk music. Like an OCCII avant-la-lettre. And
yes, we know, Parkhof has ceased to be, a sign of the tim
es alas, but the ideas and ideals are still alive.
Coincidence or n
ot, but all of a sudden snippets from a punky underground past find their
way to the surface and are out in the open again. So yeah, here’s a helluv
a tripple bill for ya not like any other.
Like, the viewing of the
short experimental lowbudget? nobudget! movie “Is er meer dan de straa
t” (Is there more than the street), made on a shoestring by four youn
g students in 1981, a visual final-year thesis about DIY
and/in Parkhof... a movie that recently, after 45 years,
attracted the attention of the renowned Rijksmuseum, to b
ecome part of its collection.
Like, the book launch of the new book
“De slag om Parkhof” (The battle of Parkhof) by Marleen
Kamminga en Bamber Delver, which tells the his&a
mp;herstory of this music space that was so much more than just a place to
hang out. Interviews with the people who lived there, who worked there, w
ho played there, who visited concerts there, plus photo’s and posters. And
a plea for more free space where the youngsters of now can be/become who
they want to be.
Like, the concert by the recently resurrected femi
nist punk/rock band the Wanda’s, who were part of the Parkhof story from the very beginning, they actually ran the
place, one might say. The band lasted about ten years, did a lot of gigs
nationwide, made two albums, disappeared into oblivion, and since a year o
r so they’re back... Angry Old Women, ready to set your hearing (aids) to
the test, ’cause Punk is stil Not Deaf.
Come and join us,
it’ll be fun.
# # #
IS THERE MORE THAN THE STREET
Four young, eager students at the social academy, in their fina
l year, time for their graduation thesis, and not in the mood for it. Not
for a stack of paper full of text that would end up in a filing cabinet th
at no one would ever look into again. What they DID want: to tell somethin
g about the do-it-yourself punk culture that was raging around them right
there in 1980, ’81. Showing something about that, about how you can shape
your own future yourself, well now, THAT did appeal to them. In short, the
y decided to make a film. They had no clue, really, never done it before,
but they did it anyway. Themselves. Anyway, they just started, with borrow
ed equipment, and they stuck the theme “Do It Yourself” to the squatted yo
uth center Parkhof in Alkmaar, where a group of female pu
nks in particular ran the place. Plus something about making fanzines and
releasing your own records. Through trial and error they discovered what w
orked and what didn’t, resulting in a film of no less than 20 minutes, on
Super 8. The result was to be expected: primitive and (somewhat unintentio
nally) experimental, but also sincere and full of passion. And 45 years la
ter, that little piece of captured 80s zeitgeist has turned out to be as u
rgent as fuck once again, having actually never really gone away.
<
strong>WANDA’S
Wanda’s plays classic punk in a contemporary f
orm. Even more urgent than they did in the 1980s, because the time is more
than ripe for a major punk revival. In the late 70s, six girlfriends, all
active in the squatted punk venue Parkhof, decided to st
art a band together. An adventure that would last nine years, countless gi
gs, several line-up changes, and two LPs. Over the years, their sound tran
sformed from experimental rattle punk to solid punk rock with a (feminist)
message. About 35 years later, they looked each other up again, and the m
usical and personal connection had remained unchanged. And so, ever since,
they have happily continued working on their hearing damage: Punks No
t Deaf! From noisy teenagers to Angry Old Women, Wanda’s keep on keep
ing on rocking hard.
https://wandas.bandcamp.com/
wandas.nl
THE BATTLE OF PARKHOF
A squatted school that grew into one of the most famous punk venues
in the Netherlands. That is the story of Parkhof, the Alk
maar haven where generations of young people shaped their own culture betw
een 1980 and 2009. In the new book “The Battle for Parkhof – How Punk
Conquered Alkmaar” Marleen Kamminga and Bamb
er Delver bring this remarkable history back to life. Through doz
ens of personal stories, original photos, and posters, the authors tell ho
w Parkhof grew into the beating heart of the regional pun
k scene. At a time when large music venues hardly existed, young people bu
ilt their own stage and created a sanctuary where music, creativity, and t
he punk motto Do It Yourself took center stage. K
amminga and Delver, former Parkhof punks themselves, spoke with former visitors, residents, musicians, an
d youth workers. Together, their memories form a vivid picture of a place
that was much more than a youth center for thousands of young people. At t
he same time, the book shows how themes such as housing shortages, identit
y, solidarity, and the search for a place of one’s own remain relevant tod
ay. According to the authors, the book is therefore not only a look back a
t a special period in Alkmaar’s history but also a plea for sanctuaries wh
ere young people can be themselves and develop their own culture. With “The Battle for Parkhof,” a unique chapter from recent history recei
ves the recognition it deserves.
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