Punk Films That Were Available In The 1980's

The 1980's American hardcore punk scene corresponded with the birth of home video cassette recorders (VHS or Sony Betamax). Film played a key role in teaching kids what it meant to look and be 'punk'.

These were the punk rock movies that I remember from way back when. In addition to home video, there were still a lot of old movie theaters left. It was still possible to see many of these films on the big screen at a good price (as 'Midnight movies', cult films, etc.).

1) SID & NANCY (1986) Directed by Alex Cox of REPO MAN fame, I saw this at Bleeker Street Cinemas. As an outsider to the scene (I was a 14 year old skateboarder) I thought it was amazing. I even picked up the soundtrack album. Yeah, in retrospect it's not the greatest movie, but when I was a kid starved for punk rock it sure did the trick.

2) REPO MAN (1984) Another oddball one directed by Alex Cox. Music by FEAR, BLACK FLAG, CIRCLE JERKS, etc. Starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton. A period classic. Use to be a staple of late night cable TV all throughout the late 80's.

3) SUBURBIA (1983) Directed by Penelope Spheeris. Rented this one at my local video store. Music by D.I., THE VANDALS and TSOL. This one was studied, and REALLY gave a kid ideas on how to dress. Watched a million times!

 

4) RUDE BOY (1980) As far as I know The Clash's pseudo-documentary did not receive an official American home video release until the early 1990's, but bootleg copies were widely available.

5) TAXI DRIVER (1976) Martin Scorcese's classic starred Robert DeNiro as mentally troubled Vietnam vet Travis Bickle. This film would have a tremendous influence on the aesthetic and dark, sometimes mentally disturbed attitude of punk rock.

6) CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) Stanley Kubrick's futuristic dystopian tale of juvenile delinquency, criminality, behavior alteration and classical music. Again, an influence on the mental attitude and aesthetic of punk rock.

7) MAD MAX (1979) George Miller's tale of decay and chaos in the future Australian wasteland. There was obviously close study of subculture in the fashion and feel of this film.

8) ROAD WARRIOR (1981) George Miller's followup to MAD MAX featured an even more apocalyptic punk aesthetic and atmosphere that became widely mimicked in the subculture.

9) ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) John Carpenter's futuristic imagining of NYC turned into a maximum security prison, with the President of the United States held hostage within. Snake Plisken had a punk rock look.

10) BLADE RUNNER (1982) Many people feel Ridley Scott's 1982 masterpiece BLADE RUNNER is one of the first 'cyberpunk' films, a punk aesthetic brought to science-fiction scenarios. I agree. The film is brilliant.

11) RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985) A hilarious horror-comedy with a punk rock soundtrack and characters. Very 80's, very awesome.

12) ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979) Roger Corman's campy RAMONES movie was widely available. Compared to other films of the era it came across as a bit cheesy, but it's aged pretty well. Good fun. Riff Randall!

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

You could buy copies of THE PUNK ROCK MOVIE (1978) and Lech Kowalski's DOA (1980) on videocassette in Manhattan record stores. DOA was released in the US by HIGH TIME Magazine.

TIMES SQUARE (1980) had a punk and new wave soundtrack that was widely available on vinyl. I found a copy of the 1982 film SMITHEREENS used at Blockbuster. It featured Richard Hell.

Bootleg copies of Sex Pistols' THE GREAT ROCK N ROLL SWINDLE (1980) could be found relatively easily for a price.

If you knew somebody higher up in the scene they might lend you their copy of DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PT. 1 (1981), UK DK: A FILM ABOUT PUNKS & SKINHEADS (1983) or ANOTHER STATE OF MIND (1984). These films were around but were harder to find.

Icons of Filth 'Onward Christian Soldiers' LP/ Discharge "Why?" 12"

It was really hard to find Icons of Filth's music in the US in the 80's. In 1989 when I was 15 I bothered my friend Patty from Long Island until she agreed to give me the dubbed cassette she had on her. It contained Icons of Filth's LP "Onward Christian Soliders" (Mortarhate; 1984), which I desperately wanted to hear. That tape became key for me. I listened to it hundreds of times.

For that reason, because I learned their songs from an unlabelled cassette tape, I don't really know the song titles on that album. As a dj I'm normally pretty good about stuff like that.

Incidentally, 4 or 5 months later I flipped the tape over and it had Discharge's "Why?" 12" (Clay Records; 1981). I had a few Discharge records already (including some REALLY bad "Grave New World" era stuff...ugh) and I wasn't so hot on them, but after hearing that 12"...god damn, I was hooked! Discharge became all I listened to, and I tracked down all their early EPs.

Final album on the tape was Chaos UK's "Short Sharp Shock", which I already had. That was one of the few British Anarchopunk records that had a US and UK pressing. (Concrete Sox "Your Turn Next" LP was another). It was good, but it's not in the same league as their "Earslaughter" split with ENT, or their earlier "No Security" and "4 Minute Warning" stuff. But it was cheap, easy to find and everybody listened to it.

The Best Thing Nausea Ever Released

Nausea Live & Demo 1988
This is a prized possession.

This, and the live tape from the CB's 'Fuck Fascism' July 4, 1987 show.

Hearing that was the sickest shit I had ever heard. The sound of the apocalypse- rumbling bass, buzzsaw guitar, hardcore drumming and the vocals of English Neal Robinson and female grizzly growls of Amy.

I still think that's some of the sickest punk rock ever. Only in NYC, at that time, 1987. Home Sweet Home, Red Winter, Right to Live, Godless.
Yes!

Intelligent NYHC Bands Of The Late 80's/ Early 90's

The crowd at the CB's NYHC matinees in the late 80's had a reputation for being straightedge, violent, right-wing or all three. The punk presence was on the way out, and the metal presence was in full swing.

But even amongst that crowd there were still many bands that featured intelligent, open minded and progressive thinking members.

Because I was asked, these were the hardcore bands that I liked the most from that time. I would go see their shows. I like a lot of NYHC, my collection of the vinyl is quite big. I accept that SOME of the bands in NYHC were messed up, but these ones were definitely cool! I have fond memories, and continue to listen to their music.

1- ABSOLUTION- Most people I knew were scared of Gavin, but he's a very intelligent and obviously intense guy, and has always been involved in good, positive projects. He's a pretty good guitarist- Absolution had a great guitar sound, and Djinji is one of the most talented frontmen in NYHC. I can't say why Absolution didn't break bigger, but they certainly deserved to.

I liked Gavin's post-Absolution band, BURN, as well. Saw them a few times and had their records. Even shared a stage with them. They were good...but not as good as Absolution!

2- YUPPICIDE- They had the NYHC sound, but their mentality was very different. For one thing I think ¾ of the band were graphic artists. Steve Karp tattooed, Jesse Jones drew, and I know the bass player did event staging or something. Aesthetically they were far advanced of everyone else in the field. Graf style, all that crazy RAT FINK looking shit, etc. Their shows were a lot of fun- I saw them MANY times way back when. Jesse Jones is quite the theatrical frontman! They would even play with punk bands, and were on Squat or Rot Vol. 2. Their 1st EP "Fistful of Credit Cards" on Evacuate is fucking GREAT. Over the years I picked up “Shinebox”, “Fear Love”, a live in Germany CD. Every record is good. Caught their reunion show at Wetlands years back. Seriously...great band!

3- SFA- Brendan is one of those NYHC guys that obviously has a punk rock heart and brain. He's got a very dark sense of humor I don't think people understand (SFA were amongst the first bands I remember to brand themselves “Hate Core”, which can always be a double-edged sword because really stupid people hate too). But again, SFA were forward thinking, fun, put out good music, put on fun shows, would play with punks, had a track on Squat or Rot Vol. 1, etc. so I will always give them props.

4- LIFE'S BLOOD- Pre-BORN AGAINST Adam Nathanson. John Krickshun (forget how to spell his name) on drums. Didn't really know Jason O'Toole- I knew he was from upstate like Sam McPheeters. Anyhow, I remember they would play with MENTAL ABUSE a lot for some reason. They also had a kind of rough sense of humor. Played with Nausea, Public Nuisance and The Radicts at CBs! Their EP on Combined Effort/ Vermiform is a must.

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5- BORN AGAINST- I was fortunate enough to catch one of their first shows, at Lucky 13 squat! Picked up their demo- they had just formed, and met Sam and Adam for the first time. Very intelligent guys. Adam was always quieter, Sam is a bit of a smartass (he likes to play with fire). When I first met Adam I remember he was kind of jacked! I guess he lifted weights, and had a shaved head. I thought he was a NYHC tough guy, and was kind of wary of him! Later I got to know him better, and it turns out he's a nice guy. Had a weird, funny sense of humor that takes a minute to figure out.

6- RORSCHACH- Hard-working Charles Maggio. Amazing musically. So fucking metal and brual. Saw them many times. Great. Artistic in their brutality.

7- CITIZEN'S ARREST- Some of the most amazing shows I ever saw in my life. Closest I ever got to being into a band “for the kids”, but CXA shows were events. Pits that were off the hook intense, but not violent. Loved it. Pure power live- start to finish. Saw their last show. Very memorable.

8- KRAKDOWN- I remember skateboarding with one of the guys (Jay?) at the Brooklyn Banks when I was 14, and he told me he had a band. I asked him the name and he said 'Krakdown' (he was wearing one of those really early Gorilla Biscuits 'No Reason Why' shirts if I remember correctly). I remember they also played a Squat Or Rot show at RAPP Arts Center, which I thought was cool. They released a good EP. Still have it.

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9- UNDERDOG- I was never that into them musically. By the time I got to know them I didn't skate anymore, so I guess I was a little close minded to them. Remember them playing the Pyramid a few times. They were kinda cool. Always thought I should have been more into them- they seemed pretty intelligent, but you know how it is with bands (especially when you're buying vinyl). Gotta make choices what to grab, and many factors come into play.

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10- GO!- I saw Go! a whole bunch of times way back when. Seriously, a BUNCH of times. Honestly, I never really cared for them. I liked Mike Bullshit, and use to read BULLSHIT MONTHLY, but musically Go! wasn't my thing (I liked DISCHARGE or BLITZ or NAUSEA). Had all their early records, but never really played them. But always acknowledged they were cool.

Long and the short of it, I went to see Go's reunion at ABC No Rio 2 years ago AND THEY WERE AMAZING! Better then before. Don't know if that's 'cause Mike now has better backup musicians, but I was impressed! Which I suppose makes up for me being underwhelmed in high school.

11- REJUVENATE- The legendary Tommy Rat. Always a man to watch.

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12- BAD TRIP- Saw them way back when. Had an EP. Thought they were good. Saw the reunion show- thought they were good. Never really blown away by them, but I always enjoyed watching them.

More writing on NYHC to come!

A.P.P.L.E., False Prophets Fri 04.15.88 Hunter College (Rock Against Racism)

If you were at this show you remember how amazing it was. A.P.P.L.E. rocking out in a 3rd flr student center, punks being snuck in repeatedly by the same school IDs, over and over.

The show rocked hard. A whole bunch of kids were there from my high school that had never been to a show before. I schooled 'em.

A.P.P.L.E. were in top form. Jae's vocals were at their height, and their sound was heavy. The crowd knew all the songs.

FALSE PROPHETS put on a highly theatrical, energetic, prop filled set.

One for the ages!

The Burning Question

The burning question for those that lived through the anti-gentrification struggle in the Lower East Side in the late 80's and early 90's is how could it have ended differently? Could we have WON anything? We slowed the progress of development and gave the old freak neighborhood a few more years of life, but could we have WON? Clearly the LES needed to be revitalized, but how could this have been done without rich developers? Could it have remained a PEOPLE'S Lower East Side? What alternatives did we have to offer, in terms of future housing and employment opportunities for our side, the people? These are issues I think need to be addressed. These are the questions I took from the whole experience.

Artwork by Seth Tobocman from an old 'Housing Solidarity Network' flier. I think it's from 1991, but don't quote me on that.

Prana, Ahimsa, 1st Ave. 1988-1989

Anyone remember PRANA, the health food store at 125 1st Ave. btwn E.7th & St. Mark's? They also had an affiliated small bookstore next door (the name escapes me), and a corner restaurant called AHIMSA on the southwest corner of East 9th St.

Prana is the place I had my first humus sandwich (on 1/2 pita w/ sprouts, tomato, tahini). Also the place I learned about Edensoy soymilk, the main brand of soymilk available in NYC at the time. This is back in Sep 1988. Believe it or not that first humus sandwich blew my mind!  I'm telling you, to a 15 year old kid from Brooklyn that had just gone vegetarian a few months earlier, but didn't really KNOW many vegetarians PRANA was a godsend. This is long before corporate chain health food stores like WHOLE FOODS. Health food stores were still the domain of true characters. Real freaks.

Also the place I was introduced to Sunshine Burgers and baked tofu sandwiches!

Anyhow, PRANA is long gone now, as is the Lower East Side in general. But for a brief moment in 1988-1989 those freaks on 1st Ave. were the cutting edge for real, healthy food in NYC. Loved it!

 

Punk Rock...

...as a force for change. As a positive thing. Giving a voice to people that did not have one otherwise, to find each other and link up. To be loud and fight back. To me that will always be the punk rock spirit. You either have it or you don't. Labels can change, but at the core there is that punk rock heart or there is not. For me it is all about the punk rock heart.

Punk Rock vs. Apartheid in South Africa

Think this was the second demonstration I ever attended. Apartheid (State-sanctioned racial separatism) in South Africa was an issue of international concern. As the U.N. is based in NYC there were many demonstrations held there in support of the A.N.C., Nelson Mandela and the freedom struggle.

This was also an issue that was widely taken up by the punk scene. I didn't meet many people, other than openly Nazi skinheads, that liked Apartheid.

Here's my friend Bejay at a Punks Picnic in Central Park Oct 1988. He's wearing a 'Free South Africa' shirt (photo by Sam Moon, I believe). That design use to be available at demonstrations. More widely popular was artist Keith Haring's 'Free South Africa' design.

Nausea, The Radicts, Winter, Insurgence, The Apostates @ Right Track Inn, Long Island 02.23.90

Another one of those shows that is a zenith in my life. Not only singing on stage for INSURGENCE as a young kid (16), but seeing NAUSEA, THE RADICTS, WINTER and THE APOSTATES, and it being a benefit show for a great cause (Sabotage, the Anarchist bookstore on St. Mark's Place).

 

Photo by Alicia Non Grata

Again, a great space. Sabotage existed at a time of intense struggle and change in the Lower East Side, as the denizens of the area attempted to battle the oncoming gentrification juggernaut. One of the only areas in the city to make a real stand, even if we didn't win in the end.

 

Alternate flier for the Sabotage benefit show. I think Al from NAUSEA did this one.

The Best Graphic From The Era?

Honestly, this 1990 graphic from the band SLAUGHTER (NYC)/ JESUS CHRUST, which I believe was drawn by Andrea Elston, might be my favorite graphic from the Squat or Rot era. Sums up a lot of the thinking. There's a nuclear arms race while millions starve. The absurdity of the modern world.

My 5 Minutes Fame...

That's me on the lower left with the fliers, from Craig O'Hara's "The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise!" (AK Press; 1995) 148 pages. Chris(tine) Boarts from SLUG & LETTUCE zine is on the steps.

A.W.O.L. presents 'The Animal's Film' @ Anarchist Switchboard (10.08.88)

If you've never seen 'The Animal's Film' it's a pretty brutal documentary on factory farming, vivisection, the fur industry, animal testing and other forms of animal abuse. By this time (Oct 1988) I had already been a vegetarian for several months, after reading an article on factory farming in MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL. A.W.O.L. were the group of older Anarchopunk activists, mostly based in Long Island, that taught us a lot about political activism, especially around animal liberation and radical environmentalism. And I remember the vegan food (which I'm sure was cold chili with brown rice) was actually quite delicious! A.W.O.L. recruited a lot of people via the kitchen! After some of their members went to San Francisco they returned to open the first NYC Food Not Bombs, which was run out of the dingy Anarchist Switchboard sometime in 1989.

Flier From Anarchist Switchboard 1988

 

Flier I picked up in 1988 at the Anarchist Switchboard, a basement space on E. 9th Street btwn. 1st & 2nd Ave. My first exposure to actual ORGANIZED political Anarchism! A very exciting time!

Times Square (1980)

 

(I originally put this post up because someone had put the full film up on YouTube, but it's subsequently been taken down. But I'm leaving the post up. Track down a copy!)

A lot of people rip on this film, but I think it's a classic.
It makes me happy that there's such great footage of Times Square 1980 in a film. The Nicky Marotta character is a prototype for all tough rocker chicks to come (obvious Suzi Quatro/ Runaways/ Joan Jett/ Lita Ford influence). And I had a crush on Trini Alvarado as a kid- she looks like all the girls I was enamored of in elementary school. Yeah, there's something not right about a 13 year old girl dancing in a scummy night club, but let's suspend belief for a few minutes and pretend she finds the strip club owner with a heart of gold. The film is great!

NYC Political Punk Zines 1985-1991

NYC Political Punk Zines 1985-1991
By Dan Sabater

For a fairly large punk scene of a few hundred people, NYC produced very few political punk zines. I’m not sure why that is but I guess it‘s that folks were more busy socializing and hanging out, rather than reading and documenting.

Here are a few that I remember:

BAD NEWZ was published out of Brooklyn by Bob Z. He did around 15 issues. It was affiliated with the “Artists and Writers Underground”, and though not specifically punk it did include a lot of scene photos and interviews. BAD NEWZ is where I first heard about REAGAN YOUTH and A.P.P.L.E. Bob Z also put on some great shows, and he produced tape comps and poetry zines/ events. I heard he later moved to San Francisco.

John G. of NAUSEA fame did a zine called LIVING FREE. It was really good, not least because of John’s amazing artistic and graphic design abilities. Lots of coverage of UK Anarchopunk and US bands like CRUCIFIX. I know there were at least 4 issues. The only one I have is #4 from 1985. 

Ralphy Boy from Squat or Rot did four issues of a scene news sheet called NOT ALWAYS THE NEWS. It had info on bands, new releases, shows, gossip, etc. It was hand written, and if you wanted a copy you had to run into Ralphy on the street or at a show.

Vinny from A.P.P.L.E. produced a number of zines starting around 1985 that were given away at A.P.P.L.E. shows. They contained A.P.P.L.E. lyrics, articles and artwork. Vinny was a really funny guy, always with a beer in his hand. One of the zines he did was called COUNTER-CULTURE, which I believe was edited by a group of folks.

 

I produced one issue of SIGNS OF LIFE in 1990. It had interviews with FLUX OF PINK INDIANS and THE APOSTATES, as well as articles on the civil war in El Salvador, NYC punks picnics and non-leather footwear. 

Isa and Shawn from Brooklyn produced one issue of LEVIATHAN in 1991. It was really good, with interviews with INSURGENCE, GLYCINE MAX and more. They were also big fans of gore and horror films.

The War Resisters League released two issues of a youth-oriented zine called SPEW. Issue #1 (1987) had one of the first articles I ever saw on UK Anarchopunk bands like CRASS, CONFLICT, FLUX OF PINK INDIANS, etc. (One of these days I’ll upload that article to the web). Issue #2 had a profile of MDC and an article on squatting by yours truly.

SLUG & LETTUCE originally started in Pennsylvania, but moved to NYC around 1990 when editor Chris Boarts came to town to go to the School of Visual Arts. As far I know SLUG & LETTUCE is still going, published out of Virginia now.

Brooklyn’s Chris Caggiano did 7 or so issues of SOME PLACE LIKE EARTH, a half-sized zine. He also released a tape comp called DEAD AIR that had bands from the era and came with a booklet.

Long Island produced a number of zines: PLAGIARISM (edited by Ron) had at least 7 issues. I believe he later went on to edit the student zine OUTRAGE at Cornell University in Ithaca. There was also one issue of A.W.O.L. (A World of Love) and a bunch of issues of SCUT.

New Jersey produced SMASH APATHY and ANT SPOIM, both edited by Dan the D.A. from band TRIGGERVISION. SMASH APATHY was great. They were the first zine that I know of to confront the Ritz and the “corporatization” of hardcore shows by Metal promoter Chris Williamson around 1985. I don’t think many in the scene understood the point that was being made but it’s good that someone made it.

Connecticut had a few zines: DUMPSTER TIMES, edited by Sex Bomb and Spaz of SEIZURE fame. Also SOUNDS OF SUBURBIA edited by Rachel Rinaldo. Towards 1990 Jon Krupa edited political punk zine ADVERSITY which had previously covered death metal.

As far as political zines, the best one to cover events in the Lower East Side was THE SHADOW. It was a great newspaper edited by Chris Flash. THE SHADOW built a real sense of community amongst those in the neighborhood. BLACK EYE was published out of the Anarchist Switchboard on East 9th Street. They produced 11 issues from a borad range of Anarchist writers. PISSBUCKET had 2 issues that I know of. It was a squatter’s magazine edited by Amy from NAUSEA. Amy also did one 4 page issue of CLASS WAR NYC. And the LOWER EAST SIDE ROSE did a great job of covering events in the neighborhood around 1993-1994.

DOWNTOWN was a free VILLAGE VOICE-style weekly newspaper that had some good coverage of what was going on in the LES. It had great thought provoking articles and was funded by advertisers.

As for more general national and international events one of the best papers of the time was the weekly WORKERS WORLD, published by the WORKERS WORLD PARTY. I didn’t agree with many of their Marxist-Leninist views but they were always there to cover events. And I helped work on the Anarchist monthly LOVE & RAGE. LOVE & RAGE was a paper that raised Anarchism’s profile quite considerably.

There were one or two zines to come out of the hardcore scene, not particularly political but good for musical info. DEAR JESUS (formerly titled PLAIN TRUTH until a lawsuit) was edited by BORN AGAINST’s Sam McPheeters. Mike Bullshit edited BULLSHIT MONTHLY.

Back in the day there was no internet. Zines and word-of-mouth were where we turned for cutting edge information. True street media!

The Greatest Shit Ever

Vinny A.P.P.L.E. with Wattie from THE EXPLOITED at Great Gildersleeves 1983! From the collection of Jae Monroe of A.P.P.L.E.

Music Factory, Never Mind the Bollocks, 14 Years Old, 1986

I purchased the Sex Pistols "Never Mind the Bollocks" cassette from a store called the MUSIC FACTORY on Kings Highway and E.14th Street in Brooklyn. I was 14, an outer-borough punk rocker and skateboarder. Back in those days finding punk and hardcore music wasn't easy! You really had to search for it- go out of your way, introduce yourself to people that looked like they knew what punk was. If you were lucky they would dub you or trade a tape.

MUSIC FACTORY was mostly a guido (or what we in Brooklyn called cugine) dance music place. Their punk and hardcore section was tiny: about 1/3 of a bin, maybe 15-20 albums at best. But if you're dying of cultural thirst you don't complain that a canteen is only a third full! You drink!

MUSIC FACTORY is where I went on to pick up my copy of the absolutely mindblowing "Let Them Eat Jellybeans" comp LP (America's first widespread introduction to BLACK FLAG, BAD BRAINS, CIRCLE JERKS, DOA, etc.). I think I paid $4.99! The album became a Rosetta stone to American hardcore punk. I would be writing those band names on my clothes with a sharpee within days.

Also picked up at that spot? SUICIDAL TENDENCIES 1st LP on Frontier Records, and Verbal Assault's "Learn" 12" on Positive Force (bought after I read a positive review in THRASHER magazine).

Hearing the opening bars of "Holidays In The Sun" on my Walkman as I ambled down Quentin Road I felt like I had discovered one of the most powerful substances on Earth: punk-fucking-rock. My relationship to the Sex Pistols would vacillate between love and hate over the next decade ("sellouts", not real punk, destructive, blah blah blah), but to a 14 year old south Brooklyn rebel they were like oxygen. STILL love that album! Great rock n roll that can't be denied. The gateway drug to my future punk rock addiction!

More on the MUSIC FACTORY, an old-school chain of 4 NYC stores:

http://uritraxx.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/making-music-for-you-but-you-wouldnt-buy-it-for-twenty-years/

Chaos UK - No Security

CHAOS UK was one of those bands that pretty much everybody liked back in the day. I'm sure there were NYHC guys and skinheads that didn't like them, mainly because they hated most things punk, but CHAOS UK were a uniting band between the drunk/ chaos punks and the political/ Anarcho punks. For that reason they were a personal favorite of mine, because I was ALWAYS political and FREQUENTLY drunk. I also skateboarded, and CHAOS UK were one of the few "haircut" punk bands featured in THRASHER. They even had a song about skateboarding on their "Earslaughter Vol. 1" split LP w/ EXTREME NOISE TERROR.

I still have my VHS copy of this video, which I dubbed off my good friend Javier from BORN AGAINST (who, I believe, had dubbed it off Al Long, singer of NAUSEA). That's how you got shit like this in the pre-YouTube late 1980's- copies of copies of copies. Seriously, you had to want it. Ya had to work for your punk rock!

How I Spent One Evening in Sep 2008

Was feeling nostalgic one evening in Sep 2008, so out came the beers and the vinyl. The soundtrack for the evening was SQUAT OR ROT era 1988-1990. It was a really good time. Hope to do it again one of these days (my vinyl collection from those days is pretty solid).