Vice Squad

U.K. punk rockers Vice Squad were a significant band in the second wave of British punk. At a time when the music was becoming more stylistically monochromatic and male, they stood out as one of the few groups with a female leader, vocalist Beki Bondage, and she was also one of the first artists on the scene to use her music to support animal rights and vegetarianism. Playing strong, straightforward songs with anthemic choruses and a defiant tone, Vice Squad were willing to be rabble rousers and took pride in their connection to the underground even during their short tenure a...