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15 bands that defined LA punk in the ’80s, from Black Flag to the Go-Go's
As the 1980s began, most of the world was under the impression that punk rock failed when the Sex Pistols imploded at the end of their 1978 U.S. tour. Bassist Sid Vicious then drove the final nails into its mainstream coffin via self-administering his own fatal dose after allegedly murdering girlfriend Nancy Spungen in New […]
15 albums from 1995 that are a perfect gateway into the world of punk
In 1996, Your Punk Professor interviewed the Clash’s distinguished lead guitarist Mick Jones for a proposed Alternative Press piece on punk’s original guitar heroes. Though it remains unpublished, I asked in the course of it what he thought of Rancid. Jones waxed effusive, noting he’d met the Berkeley punk traditionalists in the course of a […]
OFF! announce west coast tour
Hardcore-punk quartet, OFF! (featuring members of Black Flag/Circle Jerks, Rocket From The Crypt/Hot Snakes and Red Kross) have revealed that they will tour the U.S. West Coast in February with Bad Antics and Negative Approach. Dates and the tour admat follow: 2/07 – Epicentre – San Diego, CA 2/08 -The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles […]
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