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Calling All Mutants!!!

TheFloatingCorpses — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:22:16 GMT

Come to the Mutant Transmission Festival March 15th!
Was wondering, could you tell anyone you know in Southern California, help us spread the word in any small or Warholian way, that we are playing LA next weekend, on March 15th, for this interesting downtown warehouse three day festival, and we know we'll make a dramatic impression, but we need help from everyone we know to help us get people there to see us specifically. Below is info. about it,
Mutant Transmissions Festival at The Blue Star
2200 E 15th St.
Los Angeles, California
US
Cost:$10
Description:a three day festival at amazing downtown warehouse space, all ages, ten bux a day, dozens of interesting bands, Mutant Transmissions Records presents, noise electro no wave dead wave more waves, and us Ghoulz of The Floating Corpses will be doing our biggest doo-zees, bringing our phucked up freaked downtown gutterial trans-galactick muse ick for creating a truly alive and moving moment. We’re scheduled to play on Sat. night, March 15th, we are scheduled to play first, at 8, which sounds like a mistake, but so what, we’ll be there ready to devastate early saturday night, will you? It would be so amazing to see as many of you as is possible, Corpses may be cold blooded, but we need love to.

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drummer and guitar player need

tod — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:34:15 GMT

myspace.com/diefast06

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The Floating Corpses Haunt LA 7-7-07

TheFloatingCorpses — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:43:20 GMT

we made a video for "Barbary Ghost Revenge" from the "Past Lives" album, follow the link below to watch:
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=H0fVX6nkBSE

and we are playing LA, on July 7th, at Roberto's by Chinatown. Link to poster with further info.: http://i124. photobucket. com/albums/ p32/thefreakmafi a/show.jpg

you can also go to our myspace page, where these items also dwell:
www.myspace. com/thefreakmafi a
really we should be having this conversation in person, but this will have to do for now.

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Country Club

Joe D. — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:24:24 GMT

Is there a tribe for it..?

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Hair Salon Please Help

Erica & Dane — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:46:56 GMT

I need to find a cool place to get my hair cut and dyed in Hollywood or West Hollywood. I was going to Paper, Scissors, Rock in Venice and my girl decided to become a full time mom. Any suggestions?

Erica

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i joined this tribe just to say...

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:38:20 GMT

all of the punks i've scene in l.a. have been way too clean. what's with that? i'm not saying one has to be completely crusty to be punk rock, but c'mon. i miss the dirties.

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the Masque

Suzan-a-Thon — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:26:33 GMT

So, what about the History? Anybody have anything to say about the Masque? C'mon, let it out. Puke it up. Split your head open .....

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Wild in the Streets

Sharky — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 16:18:42 GMT

Wild in the Streets: The L.A. Punk Music Scene
June 18, 2004, Friday 8 p.m.

Griffith Park Campus

Dive into the Los Angeles punk scene of the late '70s and early '80s with live performances by TSOL, The Dickies, D.I., and Channel 3! A local amateur band, selected from entries judged by Greg Ginn (SST Records and member of Black Flag), Joe Escalante (Kung Fu Records and member of The Vandals), and Robbie Fields (Posh Boy Records), will open the show. Rhino Records, Amoeba Music, SST Records, Kung Fu Records, and Posh Boy Records will have booths at the show with punk memorabilia and displays. Raymond Pettibon, the artist who created many Black Flag album cover designs, will have a display that includes original drawings and flyers. Punk Rock portrait artist Mark Vallen will show some of his work. Tony Kinman from the Dils, Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks, and Dix Denney of The Weirdos will introduce the bands.

Admission is $8 for Autry National Center members, $15 for general admission. For tickets, call TicketWeb at 866.468.3399 or visit www.ticketweb.com. For additional information, call 323.667.2000, ext. 354.

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Punk porn for punk people

Ratt Bones — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:43:13 GMT

There is this thing in the wonderfull world of porn that bites like no other. It's that there is NO punk porn out there (there is, but I'll get to that), especially no GAY punk porn. Sure you can get the occasional german pig flick, but even then it's generally fetish related. And that's the problem with punks and goth types in porn. They only ever get cat for fetish roles. Producers and viewers alike see us in that light only. These people dress like freaks, therefore they get the freakiest roles in the industry. Sure it's a market, but is it all that we as punks and goth's want to see? Yes most of us own a selection of porn that is non-fetish related, but how much do we have that use "real" punks? Myself and a few others have been searching fo it, and have no results. Many people claim it's out there, but no one can bring any to the table. So in this we have decided to be the first co. to produce it. Our first production is going to be strictly a gay production. And because this will be the first film of it's kind, we want it to be exactly the style of film we as punks would want to see. Picture a "decline of the western civilization" overall feel, but with porn. Then add in a music video feel to it. Grainy, scratchy, and kind of in your face. That's the best way to describe what we are going after. Feel free to check out our myspace page as well. Click here, or copy and paste this link: http://www.myspace.com/conflictproductions . Right now we are seeking fresh talent and a fan base. We will have a website and trailer up soon as well. So myself (Ratt Bones), and Michelle Aston (porn star/dominatrix) have gotten together to bring you what the industry is lacking, and what punks want to see. So please add us on your myspace, and if your interested in helping us make this happen the right way, send us an email at: conflictproduction@gmail.com. Hopewe here from all of you!

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Must see!

bratgrrl — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:30:42 GMT

L.A. Weekly presents “14 and Shooting,” Jennifer Finch’s never-before-seen images of early punk Los Angeles, opening reception

Sat., Nov. 4,

Aidan Ryley Taylor Gallery,

1639 Vine St., Hollywood,

6 to 10 p.m. Special musical guests: Black Fag, Gabba Gabba Heys, the Shocker.

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Dicky Barrett gets Sacked

stuffoflegends — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:41:45 GMT

here's my piece from this week's LA ALTERNATIVE on what happened ...

Dicky Gets Sacked
Finally, there’s NO reason to get up in the morning…again.
by Brian Mazo

“… the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin’ to anaesthetize the way that you feel…” - Elvis Costello, “Radio, Radio”

It took me a while-a long while actually-after tuning into Indie 103.1’s new Mighty Morning Show about a year ago, to get over host Dicky Barrett’s terribly grating New England accent. But then the bastard started playing the Dogmatics, a long since defunct Boston rock’n'roll outfit-consider them New England’s answer to the Replacements-and he made me a committed fan and listener. I got over the accent and started to learn to love Dicky Barrett.

The courting continued through the buzz of Tat-Tuesdays (where guests got inked on-air) and the Liquid Breakfast at Molly Malone’s last St. Patty’s Day. I almost wound up with a shamrock on my Jewish ass that morning. The show was at the best obnoxious; Barrett or his guests constantly interrupted Liz Warner’s news updates. Barrett’s mom would call in, a mock high school teachers too. If you wanted the news and the traffic, best to tune in elsewhere. But if you wanted to be entertained and rocked during your morning commute, you could do no better anywhere else on your L.A. radio dial.

But my courtship with the ex-Bosstone ended abruptly last week, when the radio station pulled the plug on the Mighty Morning Show and sacked Dicky Barrett.

Why would Indie 103.1 fire an incredibly successful host and pull his show from the airwaves without an honest-or any-explanation?

By the time the MMS hit the airwaves, we all knew that the station had been built to fuck with KROQ (Infinity) by people from KISS-FM (Clear Channel). But something funny happened on the way to the ratings report. Because of celebrity DJs such as Steve Jones and Dicky Barrett, Indie became good. Better than good-in fact, Rolling Stone called it “the coolest station in America.”

At that point, the FCC said Clear Channel-who operated Indie out of the Entravision offices-could no longer do so.

Indie became a full Entravision property. But the right-leaning Clear Channel program director and station manager (along with a lot of the behind the scenes technical employees) were already firmly in place. According to Barrett, the Programming Director Michael Steele and the Station Manager Dawn Girocco, came to believe their own hype. Barrett says the pair started “considering themselves radio geniuses who masterminded the Indie 103.1 phenomenon.”

So they took this opportunity to enforce their superior ‘radio wisdom’ and conventional ‘radio strategy’: the show was to be musically formatted, music heavily rotated, and “no guests too controversial,” Barrett recalls. “They said, ‘Soccer moms are listening in the a.m.’”

Barrett claims he was instructed to “’say the time and call letters ’til you’re blue in the face.’ I reluctantly went along with all this for about two weeks, hoping they would come to their senses,” said Barrett. A consultant was brought in to groom Barrett for wider appeal.

When Barrett made an on-air remark about not liking the new, overplayed Morrissey track, Dawn marched him into the office of Jeff Lieberman, Entravision’s president. According to Barrett, Jeff told Dawn he was not prepared to “strip Dicky of his opinion” and that she was visibly embarrassed. “This was the beginning of the end for me, and the writing was on the wall,” said Barrett.

Two weeks later, Barrett had a substantial, unauthorized, pro-choice conversation on the air with a South Dakota disc jockey and a few callers. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back. It was not the direction supporters of the current administration wanted the station to go. Barrett was fired that day.

In a prepared statement Barrett wrote, “I loved doing the show, and loved the people who loved it.”

Girocco said, “We have been working with Barrett for the past five months trying to get the show to the next level. We invested a lot…in promoting and coaching him. Unfortunately it takes a lot of work to…grow a morning show as well as develop interesting, compelling content. This was not Barrett’s priority, as he had other commitments with Jimmy Kimmel Live, which was, in his words, his ‘bread and butter.’ Everyone at Indie has a tremendous commitment to the station and to the audience. We need to have a morning show that is able to make Indie their #1 priority.”

Barrett was fired for being unwilling to be, in Girocco’s words, ‘more mainstream.’ Barrett said, “it is unfair to let people think I walked away to put more work into loudly reading 20 to 30 words a night on Jimmy’s TV show. I worked hard on the Mighty Morning Show, and along with Stacey, Chuck, and Liz, built and grew it to what it was.”

When I spoke with Barrett the last time before filing this story, he sounded disconsolate, “still in the eye of the storm.” He declined to be photographed, not wishing to become some ‘woe is me’ poster child. Barrett said that he didn’t want this to appear as any sort of self-promotion. And you know what? After listening to him on a regular basis for the last year, I believe him. LAA

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Best source for punk show listings in LA?

dalata — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:30:46 GMT

Hi

I was trying to find shows in mid Oct but the LA Weekly and LA Times are no good. Is there a better comprehensive listing of punk shows in LA? Or should I be looking on My Space?

If you know of any good shows Oct 14/15 or 20/21 please do tell. I saw Sam I Am is playing which is kind of Berkeley retro. :)

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add AMERICAN HARDCORE to your punk tribe list!

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:33:09 GMT

I made up a new tribe on the Hardcore Punk scene in the early 80's, inspired from the movie. This way, the people who experienced it can have a say just in case the commercial industry tries to upstage "grass roots" garage music.

I also want the OG's to support, that is, the original punkers, our big brothers and sisters, that I call the " 76ers " because punk really started kicking around 1976. Please join too and add your own insights and discussions.

Hardcore Punk is the second generation.

All can join.

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What building now used to be STARWOOD?

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:26:43 GMT

Everytime I exit onto sunset I look back down the road and try to remember, where was the Starwood at?

Does anybody remember?

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Spamarama

Margrrret — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:48:05 GMT

Is anyone else here a little annoyed that the 3 most recent topics have been strictly shameless self-promotion? Can that be limited to the Listings section?

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get sexy. teen bully couture

pleasure — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:41:11 GMT

be inappropriate.

send the wrong signals.

look good doing it.

couture for your lifestyle.

www.teenbully.com

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Punk Rock Hairstyles... discount!!!

®ick — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:12:26 GMT

Punk Rock Hairstyles...

20% discount if patrons even so much as mention the Clash!!!! (until Sept. 4th)

Here's the Link...

http://www.myspace.com/sirenssalonmelrose

They do great dreadlock extensions, Special Effects colours...Awesome Mohawks... some other pretty amazing styles too!

Great prices...

SIRENS hair salon in Los Angeles- just off Melrose @ 657 north Spaulding
323-653-2520

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"PUNK ROCK PARTY"-BLOWFLY/JELLO BIAFRA drops SEPT. 12

Music Man — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:04:04 GMT

Wus up y'all...just a word to the wise...check out the new BLOWFLY CD "Punk Rock Party" on
Alternative Tentacles Records....also available via i-Tunes downloads,
and you wanna peep it early...go to: www.blowflymusic.com where you can buy it now. Jello Biafra
from the Dead Kennedy's (and AT label bossman) guests on "R.Kelly In Cambodia"....

While you're at it you sick funkers...cum on over to my new MySpace site:
www.myspace.com/blowfly , and download the free mp3 megamixes I put together
for the new album. I think you're gonna get all hot and horny over this one.

Peace....BLOWFLY

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Beowulf

Mark — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 16:46:57 GMT

anybody remember that old LA band Beowulf? Lost My Head... on Caroline Records? I found someone with the LP for sale in new Zealand and got it. fucking great stuff

"La senorita es muy bonitaaaaaa yeah!"

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The Fall after party ...

stuffoflegends — Fri, 12 May 2006 00:01:46 GMT

friday night after the northern white crap that talks back do their thAng at knitting factory, the band will be heading over to the beauty bar on cahuenga also in h'wood (and are supposed to be dj'ing a set as well)

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Tex & The Horseheads

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:26:56 GMT

At Safari Sam's Opening Night
Thursday - April 13th
$10.00

www.safari-sams.com/mambo/index.php

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Gun Club Tribute 3/31

Margrrret — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:40:57 GMT

There's a Gun Club memorial show tonight at the Scene Bar in Glendale, with the Guilty Hearts, Leaving Trains, Geisha Girls, Gabe Hart from the Starvations, Keith Morris, and Jeff Pierce's mom, Jacqui, DJ-ing with records from Jeff's collection. Sounds neat.

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Saussages ??

sir_loc — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:26:22 GMT

Do you like Giant Saussage ????

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Ticket Master must die

Rev. Lurch© — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:21:01 GMT

Screw that!

Tickets (The Adolescents)
ALL AGES TICKET $14.00 x 1
Total Building Facility Charge(s) $1.00
Total Convenience Charge(s) $5.90

Total Taxes $0.00
Order Processing Charge(s) $3.75
ticketFast Delivery $2.50

TOTAL CHARGES $27.15

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Youth Brigade at the Troubador on 8/27

dalata — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:44:33 GMT

How retreaux! Can't miss that.

Does anyone know how good these other bands are: The Forgotten, Cheap Sex, The Ignorant.

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The Do LaB ~ LucEnt dosSieR Cirque ~ Love Fest!

dreamangel — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:09:16 GMT

One dark stormy night a beautiful girl named Lucent is kidnapped from her tribal island village in the French Tahitian waters. She is taken by pirate ship to France and sold to the selfish ruler Napoleon who who falls deeply in love with her. He plans an incredible ball in the most magical church to reveal her splender to the world….

On the 11th day of the second month of 2006
The Do LaB brings you …

Lucent L ’Amour

A celebration of love in the highest light.

www.thedolab.com/lucentlamour2.html

Thank you everyone who has ordered $20 discount tickets. Due to the high demand we are almost out of this price tier. When this tier sells out we will have a limited amount of $25 tickets available. If you would like to get your $20 ticket please order now while they are still available. www.thedolab.com/lucentlamour2.html

Thanks for all the magic... we can't wait to dance with you on the 11th.

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nervous gender los angeles 1978 2006

KALIMAN — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:31:26 GMT

a new web site http://www.nervousgender.com/contents.htm

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Two people in Hollywood need a ride to Long Beach Sat nite -Alex's Bar -Jan 28th

erica2323 — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:37:54 GMT

Howdy-we want to go see Throw Rag Sat. night at Alex's and need a ride--our car has a tire nearly blown out...If you can pick us up and bring us back to Hollywood we will giveyou gas money and buy you a drink...email me here. We are right in central Hollywood and can meet you somewhere convenient for you or whatever...comeone people...someoen has to be going. It is the 10th anniversary of Alex's Bar and will be a great show!!

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Sub Hollywood

Margrrret — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:46:53 GMT

Anyone here read Sub Hollywood by Bruce Caen yet? Anyone who was around from day one should check it out and see if they can find themselves.

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Greg Graffin- busted!

Randy — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:18:15 GMT

If you happen to be in a seminal punk band like Bad Religion, it's not a good idea to jerk off on the Internet while a Web Cam is rolling. It will get out

http://punk-list.org?uid=707

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glen matlock review

stuffoflegends — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:36:34 GMT

GLEN MATLOCK & THE PHILLISTINES AT THE KNITTING FACTORY: 12/19/05

(Hollywood, CA) "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" Those were Johnny Rotten's final words to an American audience on the Sex Pistols' ill-fated US tour. Glen Matlock, architect of many of the Pistols' tunes had long been sacked by then - the joke was he was bounced out because he liked the Beatles. Matlock had the last laugh when it comes to Los Angeles - he was the first to play live here and with Iggy Pop no less. But laughs were few and far between at the, as billed, Glen Matlock (of the Sex Pistols) and the Phillistines gig at Hollywood's Knitting Factory in the end of December.

On the short stroll to the club from my nearby apartment, my friend Mike and I spotted Matlock seated at a table outside the Shelly Cafe, a Hollywood Boulevard greasy spoon, eating what appeared to be frozen yogurt. He and his fat, balding overweight drummer were not far from Kenny Loggins' star on the walk of fame. We said our hello's, told them we would be at the show and I asked if I could ask Glen some questions later at the after party at the Beauty Bar on Cahuenga.

When I picked up our tickets at will/call, we were already Complimentary numbers forty and forty-one. This did not bode well. The front bar area was sparsely populated by a crowd of ageing punks. I don't necessarily have a problem with that as I, too, am no longer a spring chicken. Had I known that the opening act, a bunch a New York Dolls wanna-be's were going to be the aural highlight of the evening, I would have caught more of their set.

Glen Matlock and the Phillistines took the stage nearly two hours later than they were scheduled to. I suppose they might have been waiting for someone to actually purchase a ticket. Matlock on bass, was flanked by two guitarists and his hefty drummer. It was after about four or five songs that Matlock decided to give the audience what they were there for. Taking off his jacket and getting serious, the band launched into a number that Matlock said he had written some time ago. "Anarchy in the UK" sounded weak and dated in the Phillistines' muddy hands. The crowd was thinning further; many who stayed were getting rowdy as if they were going to make this a punk rock show no matter what. There was some unwarranted pushing and shoving either out of boredom or drunkeness. I didn't care much one way or the other and moved to the periphery. Matlock, who admittedly looks good for his age if not unlike Davey Jones, furthered that with a cover of "Steppin' Stone". I suppose Matlock is entitled to earn a living but he presented nothing worth listening to. He really has a substandard voice and that became rather apparent as the night wore on and I do mean 'wore'.

Matlock had appeared earlier in the day on Jonesy's Jukebox on 103.1 and had talked his old bandmate into making one of those 'special, guest appearances'. Despite that, I was still rather surprised to see Steve Jones amble onto the stage, his silver guitar slung over his ample belly, late in the proceedings. Jones tried to have fun with it, dropping his ass onto one of the other guitarist's head but none of it helped. They slogged their way through a few more Pistols' classics including "Pretty Vacant" and "God Save the Queen" but truly this night and this band has 'no future'. Feeling almost Jesus-like in this the holiday season, I suffered through this so you wouldn't have to.

I was going to ask Matlock a few questions after the show but there really was nothing he could say that could sway my opinion. I decided to heed the old adage about not having anything nice to say. That doesn't mean I won't write it though.

(c) Brian Mazo

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Bunny Social At Zen Sushi

gorely — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 04:54:45 GMT

I'm sure the tea and crumpets at the punk rock social will be perfectly splendid.

OR YOU COULD DRESS UP LIKE A BUNNY. And if the reasons for that aren't obvious to you, please do enjoy your tea.

Tuesday, December 6, 2005 more on this date
8:30 PM

Bull Lee is performing again, for all you people who have missed us every other time, at Zen Sushi on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 8:30pm. We're the first band in a line up of 4 or 5.

Moreover, it's Bunny Time At the Apollo, the Apollo being Zen Sushi. Show up in your Sunday Bunny Best. Or rue the day you ever didn't show up in your Sunday Bunny Best at Bunny Time at the Apollo, the Apollo being Zen Sushi. Rue, I say, RUE!!!!!!!

Tuesday Dec. 6
Zen Sushi
2609 Hyperion Ave, Silverlake
8:30pm
Bunny Attire Optional but Enforced with a capital FORCE and a lower case d.

www.bulllee.com

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on this day, or yesterday, or 2 days ago......

°º¤ø edi ø¤º° — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:56:35 GMT

i always get the day wrong.

i never post any more, mostly i just lie in bed & look at the ceiling, but i thought i would come here & see if anyone had said something for darby, but nobody had, & in advance of the stupidity that will surround brendan (et al, i dont mean don) & his version of darby in a movie, which i suppose shall come out this week (better money, better publicity for -all- the wretched living)-- i thought i might write here that a moment of silence, at the very least, is in order, so lets give the dead his due, for absolutely none of this: "hollywood punks" (indeed) would be around w/o him, so lets sit for a minute & give forth, something dark & spiritual & legendary & =better= than just one more piece of duplicitous soon to be forgotten foolishness cut, once again, from shallow minds (darby would have wanted a movie, certainly, but he would have wanted it to star, say, *david bowie* not "some guy from E.R.").

it's strange, to me, to think how far we've fallen in the last 25 years. so quickly too-- took a year, at least to me, i hear the whole 70s were a fall, but i was a kid in the 70s & i did not see it. all sad, but i am going on, & that is not what i want-- just mori, mori-- memorium, not for me.

nothing else!!

thanks.

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tues - dec 6th!!!!

coriprs — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 03:20:39 GMT

PUNK ROCK SOCIAL
Knitting Factory (front room)
7021 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
When: Tuesday, December 6, 9:00pm

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN, AND THIS ONE IS SPECIAL!

Come celebrate the LAST PRS of 2005 with us at the Knitting Factory.

Starting at 7 p.m., Indie 103.1, MVD and Tower Records present a screening of All Dolled Up - A New York Dolls Story directed by Bob Gruen.

The true festivities start at 9:00 p.m. Scheduled to perform are our good friends the Angel City Outcasts along with The Booze Hounds and DJ Ruby White.

It's all ages, only $5 at the door, and make sure to get your PBRs for only $2! If you want to buy tix online, please be aware that additional charges WILL be applied.

This one is IMPORTANT and we want you there! No excuses. Get your holiday festivities started off on the right foot...by being drunk with your friends and listening to good music.

All net proceeds will be donated to The Silverlake Conservatory.

*PLEASE NOTE - the KF parking garage is CLOSED. Park on the street, in another garage, or best of all...take a cab!

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If you missed us the first time....

gorely — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:45:05 GMT

DON"T SCREW IT UP THIS TIME.

Bull Lee, the band we all know and love, is playing 3 upcoming shows.

1) Friday, Nov. 11 at the Anarchy Library, 8pm.
2) Monday, Nov. 14 at the Knitting Factory Alternaknit Lounge, 9pm
3) Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the Cat Club, 11:30pm.

for more, nay, all info, go to www.bulllee.com

gosh!

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new shows - h.b. & silverlake

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:18:01 GMT

Saturday, November 5, 2005

45 GRAVE

Texas Terri Bomb

The Dicks, w/Gary Floyd's Band, Buddha Bros
at The Brigg
17208 Pacific Coast Hwy
Huntington Beach,CA 92649
592-562-2200
www.thebrigghb.com
http://myspace.com/thebrigghb
DOORS: 8 pm, Show starts 9pm
Tix price: $10
21+ venue

Saturday, November 12, 2005
Club Quarantine
at ZEN (aka Zen Sushi)

2609 Hyperion Ave., Silver Lake, CA 90027

(323) - 665 - 2929

http://zensushila.com/

DOOR time: 9:30pm

Tix price: $10 ^V^ 18+ venue

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George Vreeland Hill

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 05:24:36 GMT

Just saying hi to the Punks!!
We RULE!!!!!!!!

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Punk Band at Burning Man Decom!?!?!?!

gorely — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:02:13 GMT

What? ? ? Did you hear righ....?
HA! Yes you did, motherflippers!

BULL LEE, punk band extraordinaire, will be playing the Main Stage at the LA Decom, Saturday Oct 15 at 1:30-2:40pm

Pretty please come by and help us go all crazy go nuts! It'll be wonderful!

$15 in you khakis
$10 in your pink feather boa.

www.myspace.com/bulllee

www.la-burningman.com

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punk rock social year anniversary

coriprs — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:54:39 GMT

Oct 4th
Knitting Factory (front room)
9pm - close
drink specials
$5 (all net proceeds go to help the animals of the hurricane)
All Ages

*DJ Fred (amoeba)
*The Johns
* DJ Joe Escalante (vandals)
*SPECIAL GUESTS (i'm not allowed to advertise who YET..but if asked i'll certainly let you know!!)

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Fear- early demo available online

Randy — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 03:05:53 GMT

http://www.wheresmypizza.com/WMP_MusicLostInParadise.aspx

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who is

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 23:27:16 GMT

the guy that died..that all these rock clubs in hollywood are paying respects to in their ads in the weekly?
I wish i remembered his name..but i dont have a weekly here..

anyone?

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Stevo

Barry X. Lush — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:00:29 GMT

I'm a bit out of the loop and I just found out that Stevo of the Vandals died. Does anyone know what happened?

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TSOL

brad — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:58:15 GMT

ANYONE GOING TO TSOL AT THE VAULT 350 IN LONG BEACH THIS SATURDAY?

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you fool! you idiot!

stuffoflegends — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:28:46 GMT

that's what you'll be screaming in the mirror if you miss brother wayne kramer at the farmer's mkt again. he played a blistering 2 sets this past friday & he'll be doing that on 8/19 & 8/26 and it's FREE ... so kick out the jams. motherfuckers!

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punk rock social - AUG 2

coriprs — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:29:08 GMT

come join all your neighborhood punks for a great time --

Tues, Aug 2nd
Knitting Factory (front room)
9pm

DJs
Greg Hetson (bad religion, circle jerks and more)
TK (from indie 103.1)
DJ Morgan

Performances by

Bad Reaction
Pamela Purr

*$3 Newcastles
* free punk rock goodie bags!

www.punkrocksocialonline.com

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dead punks.

°º¤ø edi ø¤º° — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:11:21 GMT

hi there.

i am in the process of creating a website dedicated to all of my friends (& everyone elses friends) who were punks & who fled or otherwise abandoned this mortal coil (upon which we are compelled, for the time being, to remain).

it is NOT (emphatically NOT) a commercial website.

i just want to make a memorial.

i am a webdesigner, so it should look nice.

at any rate.

my heart was smashed when i heard that donnie rose had died. he was one of my best friends, & i am dedicating the memorial to him. i was not exactly pleased w/ the way he was portrayed in brendans book, but all right.

not, of course, to mention rik l. rik, claude bessy, tomata, jeffrey lea pierce, the ramones, joe strummer, dee cochran (of all people) --oh, the list goes on, it goes on forever. my mother. rimbaud. i am not era-fussy, but, well, you know.

i am posting here to ask if anyone has a friend he or she would like noted on my page (i also take photos, etc & ect), please do let me know.

i am even sorry to call it "my page," as it is for the brave & honored dead.

i am sorry if this posted 2x; i am still just getting used to this machine.

best to you-----

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45 Grave shows (Agent Orange next month)

EvelDick — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:21:10 GMT

These are the first shows done as "45 Grave" since 1982.

On 7/21 at Club Roc in Newport/Costa Mesa area. 1700 W. Placentia

On 7/22 at The Crest in Torrance

And 7/29 at The Gig on Melrose in Hollywood

The line up for all three shows is:

45 Grave

Bang Sugar Bang

The Dive Bar Junkies

Barbie and the Hookers

The STD's

except @ The Gig where the only difference is Bang Sugar Bang will not be at the show.

Hit me back if you have any questions

Next month

Agent Orange

in Santa Barbra on 8/17 at Velvet Jones

In Corona @ Angel's Sports Bar on 8/19

And at The Crest in Torrance on 8/20

Hit me back with any questions

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RAMONES benefit/tribute - TOMORROW NIGHT

stuffoflegends — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:29:47 GMT

This Friday, July 8th, Indie 103.1 and Linda Ramone will be hosting a charity fundraiser at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in honor of the legendary Ramones. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the final resting place for Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone so we see it only fit that we show their infamous movie, Rock N Roll High School, in their final resting place. We'll be showing the movie right next to Johnny Ramones larger than life bronze memorial statue (Dee Dee's didn't have a huge space next to it)! That's right, Indie will be showing Rock N Roll High School right next to where the two legends have been interred. Plus, there will be lots of VIP guests on hand to speak about the rock n roll legends and remember their legacy. Guests include Indie's own Rob Zombie, Lars Frederickson from Rancid, Mickey Leigh, Marky Ramone and Vincent Gallo and of course our host Linda Ramone! Rock N Roll High School director Alan Arkush will even be on hand with the original pink Cadillac from the movie. Gates open at 7:30p and the intros and movie will start at 9pm. Grab your blanket, some friends, some grub (you can bring your own food and drink into the cemetery) and enjoy this tribute fundraiser to the Ramones under the stars. Leave Sparky and any other pets you have at home and don't bring any big chairs that will block other fans views. There is a suggested $15 donation to be paid at the gate. All proceeds will benefit Lymphoma and Prostate Cancer Research. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038. For more information please call 323-469-1181.

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Palm Springs?

Barry X. Lush — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:39:44 GMT

I am seriously considering moving to the Palm Springs area and I was wondering if anyone knows of any underground arts scene in that area. Is there an underground arts scene around there? Or am I gonna have to be making trips to LA?

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FENDER'S BALLROOM

Gaby — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:05:39 GMT

Does anyone remember this punk venue in Long Beach? I'm researching for a documentary. If anyone has any info, old footage or bootlegs, let me know.

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new tribe to join

coriprs — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 03:49:44 GMT

tribes.tribe.net/prs

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Hollywood Babylon

Erica & Dane — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:51:08 GMT

Hey,

Is Hollywood Babylon still happening at Spike?

Erica

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CASTRATION SQUAD

brad — Wed, 11 May 2005 17:42:32 GMT

blogged alice bag about a rumor i heard about her getting her old band(right after bags fell apart) castration squad. the band featured tracy lea (later guitarist of redd kross) original go go elissa bello, mary bat-thing aka dinah cancer(45 grave ,penis flytrap). she said something is in the works and will feature herself, dinah, tracy and are trying to enlist phranc(former nervous gender catholic discipline alumni). right now there are some scheduling conflicts. i noticed dinah cancer and the grave diggers(45 grave cover band) are playing the whisky soon. she said when a reunion show happens it will be posted on her website alicebag.com

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Anybody come to CA w/ a suspended Drivers License elsewhere? Need your story!!

erica2323 — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:35:15 GMT

Hey, I have a friend from Chicago moving here in about a month. Her IL DL is suspended due to old unpaid speeding ticket (or two)....She thinks she can get a CA one without any hassle.

Has anybody had first hand experience with this?? Your input would be appreciated....

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Fear, D.I., Dickies 3/19/05

dianakaufmann — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:21:05 GMT

Fear, D.I., and The Dickies are playing at The Vault350 in Long Beach this Saturday. Tickets are only $15 at the box office.

http://www.vault350.com/

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Rock & Roll Dennys

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:10:13 GMT

Anyone have an idea as to why it was closed, and torn down (with what looks like a Boston Market being built it it's place)?

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Digging Through The Past

blank — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 22:42:26 GMT

Hi. I'm in the process of "going through the attic"- and boxes of punk rock past...I've added some stuff to the photo album... enjoy!

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The Catholic Discipline CD...

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:33:52 GMT

Has anyone heard it?

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Howard Werth...

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:25:35 GMT

Does anyone know anything about him, his recordings, what he's up to now? Even though it didn't quite fit the Dangerhouse mould, I loved 'Obsolete'.

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Screamers question...

Wed, 09 Feb 2005 04:21:10 GMT

Howdy, all. Does anyone have a copy of the ultra-rare Screamers video from Target Video? And, if so, what's it like? Which songs did they play?

Thanks,
Jonathan

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The Plunger Sisters?

MICHAEL — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 15:40:41 GMT

Just curious if anyone knows of - or what happened to - any of the Plunger Sisters (Trudie, Helen Killer, and Mary Rat)? Every once I will read something - I think Trudie and Helen are married to Paul Roessler and to one of the Weirdos. But I'm really curious about Mary Rat (Westphal). Anyone know where she is? I used to know her in Norwalk (this was like 20 years ago), and lost touch - but would love to get in touch again.

If anyone knows her, please let me know.

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George Vreeland Hill

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:56:37 GMT

Hey!!

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Dive Bars

Kristal — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:32:20 GMT

Hey,

Does anyone have any recommendations for some non-hipster dives with some good '80s punk on the jukebox? There has to be somewhere in LA with cheap drinks and good music, but so far I can only find one or the other.

Thanks!

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NEW YORK DOLLS

red_zepperin — Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:07:51 GMT

so i hear theyre playing a show soon? what? anyone heard of this?

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The Damned

Gene — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 08:30:28 GMT

Anybody going to The Sunset House of Blues 8/13 to see the Damned?

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WHat happened to Hollywood Babylon at the Spike?

erica2323 — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:55:29 GMT

Anybody know what happened to that great club night at The Spike in West Hollywood? It was great! DOllar draft beers and old school punk rock form celebrity punk dj's....I don't think it is still going on-But if it is_--Let me know!!!!Or if it moved or has been reincarnated, let me know. It was my favorite-It was jus tlike being in 1979!!

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Social Distortion

Erika — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 02:24:27 GMT

I'm going to see the tour movie "Another State of Mind" at the Laemmle SUnset tonight at 10...it follows Social Distortion on a tour from 1982...I guess there's a few other bands in it too, including Minor Threat. It's part of the LA Film Festival...I think it's 10 bucks...I like movies and I like old school stuff..Is anyone else going?

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where?

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:53:54 GMT

Hey, just moved to hollywood/los feliz from seattle..
where the hell are all the good dive/punk rock bars?

I know they are here somewhere..

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Does anybody have...

Sarah — Thu, 27 May 2004 21:17:05 GMT

Any Dogma Mundista or Glycine Max records they'd sell/trade/tape for me? I'd be ever so happy..

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TONIGHT @ KNITTING FACTORY

red_zepperin — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:35:26 GMT

Check It Out! Tonight....

So they say that Sunday is the new Thursday...

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun, I'm spinning
at two places tonight. See you there!

Knitting Factory Show/Countdown After Party

Tonight at The Knitting Factory:

Get there early..show starts at 7:30pm

Live performances by:

The Lips, Pretty Scars, Waterline Drift, Laissez-faire
Price: $7.00
Date: Sun, Apr 25
Start Time: 7:30 PM

Spinning : PAULIE (L Train)

Knitting Factory, LA
Alterknit Lounge
7021 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 209
Hollywood , CA 90028
323 463 0204

Then after head out to the after party at...

* Club Countdown*

Performing live:
The Summer in Between

Special Guest DJ's:

* Dia (Underground, Cafe-Bleu, Bang)

* Paulie (L Train)

* Scarlett (Hang The DJ's)

* Maurice De La Falaise (Par Avion)

Spinning the best in indie, international pop,
brit-pop, 80's, electro-pop, nu wave, post-punk,
twee-pop, Hip-hop and more pop!!

Located at:

THE PARLOUR
7702 Santa Monica Blvd.
Free before 10:30 pm
5.00 all night
21 and over

CLUB COUNTDOWN FALLS ONLY ON THE LAST
SUNDAY OF
EVERY MONTH!!!

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New Quints CD out this Friday!

DoktorSatan — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:39:10 GMT

The Quintessentials, Hawaii's own Horror Punk band, are releasing their new CD, Pentagonal Revisionism, this Friday, April 30.

This 20 track album is the long awaited follow-up to the band's debut album, The Horror Never Ends, and includes a cover of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust".

To hear mp3s (made before the album was mastered) go to:
http://www.angelfire.com/music5/quintessentials

For more information, go to:
http://thequintessentials.cjb.net

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ELECTRO PUNK GLAM METAL

dj lava — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:04:21 GMT

u must check out SHIRAGIRL.COM she is a rebel riot grrrl on tour form nyc. she is in LA making her way to frisco bay area!!! she is fucking insane on stage!!

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The Weirdos and The Skulls at The Echo

The Big Smooth — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:50:19 GMT

...this Friday, April 2.

9pm / $12 adv; $15 dos / 18+

Be there, or be...somewhere else, I guess.

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post-punk nightmare APRIL 1st

red_zepperin — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 10:53:24 GMT

For the first time ever, five of the most cohesive-sounding, dark, brooding, 70s/80s punk-influenced California bands will unite on one stage. If you give a shit whatsoever about our rising music scene, come tomorrow to the Lava Lounge on 1533 N. La Brea. It's between Hollywood and Sunset.

The bands, and their respected influences, are listed below. And when we say "influence" we don't refer to direct copies (aka rip-offs), we mean that they remind us of the past while adding their own spin on things.

The Geisha Girls: Wire and Gang of Four in a modern nutshell. Note the New Order cover.

The Lips: An offbeat new-wave taste of English post-punk, 60s jangle-pop, and early 80s LA-roots dispatched by collective minds as a car wrecked, full on force.

The Pretty Scars: Brooding, claustrophobic. An experimental beauty at its finest. Peter Murphy would be envious.

The Matachine: A deconstruction of mapped out anti-structural principles with a handful of singers expanding off the notion handed to us by the No-Wave swoon.

The TV Tube Hearts: Wearing the Dolls and 50s guitar-pop on their sleeves, this band happens to be the LA group that appears to be raised outside of CBGB's in the late-70s.

1533 N. La Brea
Hollywood, CA
9pm
$5 or less
21+

Don't miss this gig. It could break or compose your regrets. Much like Russian Roulette.

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The Adolescents and The Dickies

The Big Smooth — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:53:19 GMT

Are you lame or are you game?

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cancel that order

mike — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:14:40 GMT

Payaso,You Always got my back and vica versa
Mike Mortis

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subhumanz tix

mike — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:06:00 GMT

Anyone got extra tix for sat??? 2 would be great
Mike

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Mayor of Sunset Strip

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:12:32 GMT

If you would like to get a sneak peek at the upcoming documentary on Rodney Bingenheimer, go to http://www.ifilm.com/filmdetail?ifilmid=2478364

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Early Hollywood Punk Bands

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:17:15 GMT

On the subject of spending countless hours/days/years trying to track down rare and obscure bands that only obsessive collectors seem to remember-I thought I would mention my freind's label, which speciallizes in keeping the spirit of their recordings alive and available-

(directory 1)www.dionysusrecords.com
(directory 2)www.dionysusrecords.com

Please be so kind as to buy him merch. He is a small operation (he's doing this all on his own).

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"Dead Kennedys"

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:00:08 GMT

Actually, I should say "fake dead kennedys". Really, is there anyone dumb enough to actually go? Especially considering it's at the Malibu Inn?

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how to find bandmates

tod — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 21:40:08 GMT

im at the end of my rope.out of ideas and open to any new ones to find lovers of over the top luod music to be in a band with.
i hate trends and rap.
have out 4 cds already moved here (l.a.) from texas.
any leads would be great.
tod
todspunktx@excite.com
cds and video on request

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THE WEIRDOS PLAYING WEST COAST DATES

"T I M" — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:55:20 GMT

http://www.theweirdos.com/shows.htm

FUCK YEAH!

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Rocket From the Tombs

Wed, 10 Dec 2003 04:01:24 GMT

They played Bloomington the other day as part of a tour that goes I don't know where (they were in Chicago before that). OMG! This was the best show I've seen in years, and I've seen a lot of shows. If you can see them - see them!

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Guitar Wolf

blank — Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:52:29 GMT

I just created a Tribe dedicated to Japan's Greatest Jet Rock n' Roll band. Anyone who's a fan, you're welcome to join.

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one-tone skins

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:59:55 GMT

does anyone remember them from '87-'88 in hollywood?

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killing joke

Mark — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:41:01 GMT

who is in killing joke now? I think I read some rumor that Ted parsons and that bass player whatever his name is, that were with Godflesh and Prong, are i it now. eeeenteresting.

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IGGY

Karyann Scissors — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:48:54 GMT

May I just say... WOW... worth every penny.

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NOV. 21st. PUNK RAWK & ROLL

www.labestia.net — Fri, 07 Nov 2003 01:30:31 GMT

November 21st, 2003 @9pm La Pinche Malasuerte Productions Presents:

The Raw, Power-Driven Supercharged Chinga Tu Madre Sounds of:

=La Bestia
=White Trash Debutantes
=plus special guests TBA

@ the Old Town Pub (goop ole irish pub)...
66 N. Fairoaks (in Old Town Pasadena)

21 & over (w/ a cheap ass cover charge)

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Throwrag @ Alex's halloween bash!

Karyann Scissors — Fri, 31 Oct 2003 01:38:04 GMT

best show in town is at alex's in LB for Throwrag! Come in your sickest costume and get naked with the Captain!After that, they hop the pond to become MAJOR rockstars in Germany!!!

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Exploited and Total Chaos Riot in Montreal

Stage Diving — Thu, 16 Oct 2003 04:10:55 GMT

Cancelled concert leads to riot
Minor injuries. Musicians refused entry at border. Mayhem erupts downtown as music fans riot, overturn, torch cars after punk show cancelled

BRENDA BRANSWELL
The Gazette; CP contributed to this report

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

CREDIT: JOHN MAHONEY, GAZETTE

Burned-out and overturned cars litter St. Denis St. in front of the Medley Bar last night after a riot triggered by concert cancellation.

Police take a man into custody on St. Denis St. last night.

CREDIT: JOHN MAHONEY, GAZETTE

Burned-out and overturned cars litter St. Denis St. in front of the Medley last night after a riot by concertgoers broke out when the show was cancelled.

A professor from UQAM looked slack-jawed as she stepped out of the university building on St. Denis St. and took in the nightmarish scene.

Cars overturned in the middle of the street. Others charred or sporting smashed windshields. Store windows smashed. In all, at least 19 damaged vehicles.

The war-zone-like scene occurred during a riot that broke out last night following a cancelled punk concert at the Medley Bar at St. Denis and René Lévesque Blvd.

"It doesn't seem possible," said the woman, who didn't want her name published. "You feel like you're elsewhere and not in Montreal. We always feel safe in Montreal."

Mayhem erupted around 8 p.m.

That was when organizers announced that the band Exploited could not make the show.

Hundreds of young people milled around the street for about 45 minutes before the violence began. Several then picked up material from a nearby construction site and hurled the items at cars and windows, said a witness.

Minutes later, cars were overturned and set on fire, flames shooting out the side windows as firemen directed streams of water at them.

Some of the rioters grabbed a computer from one of the stores and hurled it at a car. The windows of one large music store, a clothing shop and a printer were smashed.

"There was a lot of anger," added Sylvain Bouchard, who said the concert was highly anticipated.

"People jumped on cars," said Bouchard, who had a ticket for the show. "They were on the hoods. They broke windshields. They turned cars upside down .... and they set them on fire."

"Let's start a war! We want to riot," is how one bystander described the shouts of the rioters.

The riot squad arrived and police sealed off streets. One police officer suffered a minor leg injury. A few security agents from the Medley were also injured from broken glass. The injuries were not serious, said police.

"Things are stirred up pretty good," said one police officer at the corner of René Lévesque and Sanguinet Ave. as he hopped into his cruiser.

"I find it deplorable," said Bouchard as he watched flames shooting up from two cars on St. Denis St.

"Miraculously, my car wasn't touched," said Amir Khadir, a physician and an unsuccessful candidate for the left-wing Union des forces progressistes in last provincial election. Khadir had attended a forum at UQAM and parked his car across the street.

The UQAM professor was also one of the lucky ones. Only the front lights of her car were broken.

The incident took place after concert-goers were told that the groups wouldn't be performing because some members of the group were refused entry into the country by Canada Customs, the French-language TV channel LCN reported.

Riot police with helmets and shields blocked off a several block area as the young people fled. Several arrests were reported.

bbranswwell@thegazette.canwest.com

Police admit to being caught off guard by riot outside Montreal club

Canadian Press

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

MONTREAL (CP) - Montreal police admitted Wednesday they were caught off guard by the violence that erupted after the cancellation of a punk rock concert.

Police said 42 cars were damaged, including eight that went up in flames, after the crowd was told the bands wouldn't be performing because of immigration problems.

Three police cruisers and 11 stores were also vandalized in Tuesday night's riot, police said at a news conference. Three police officers and two security agents received minor injuries.

Seven people were arrested: one woman for armed assault, and five adults and one minor for mischief and disturbing the peace.

"The event surprised us, by its magnitude and the speed with which it happened," said Insp. Yves Surprenant.

"But you've got to understand we don't have people at every street corner in Montreal. They're spread all over the city and it takes time to get them all in one specific area and ready for action.

"We're not going to send in five officers to deal with several hundred people."

Several eyewitnesses complained about how long it took for police to arrive on scene.

A frightened Philippe Yeung, who lives above a copy shop next to the concert hall, said he called police five or six times before they arrived after more than a half hour.

"When the police came, the cars were already on fire, they were already overturned and (the rioters) were moving up the street," he said, noting that the windows to his store weren't insured.

Tearful student Sabrina Simard, inspecting the burned-out shell of her car, agreed with Yeung.

"I thought the policemen didn't arrive early enough," she said.

Once riot police with helmets and shields arrived, they cordoned off several blocks as the young people fled, smashing store windows along the way.

Paul Matte, co-owner of the Medley, where the show was to have taken place, said Wednesday the club learned from Immigration Canada at about 7:15 p.m. the bands - The Exploited and Total Chaos - wouldn't make it.

"About 15 or 20 minutes later, we got in touch with the police and said the show had to be cancelled," Matte said.

"It took about 10 minutes to send us one patrol car. They saw what was going on, the number of people, so they asked for five more cars. That's when we agreed together to tell people the show was off."

Matte blamed the show's promoter, saying the promoter told him The Exploited, who were the headliners, had cleared customs and were on their way.

Cars overturned, set on fire after punk concert cancelled in Montreal

ROSS MAROWITS
Canadian Press

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

CREDIT: (CP /Ryan Remiorz)

Cars lay overturned in the streets outside the Medley rock club after angry concert goers rioted when the evening's concert was cancelled. (CP /Ryan Remiorz)

MONTREAL (CP) - Angered by the cancellation of a punk rock concert, dozens of young people smashed windows and overturned cars, setting them ablaze on Tuesday night.

The young people, many sporting spiked-hair and cutoff jean jackets, rioted after they were told that the groups Total Chaos and The Exploited wouldn't be performing. Some members of The Exploited were refused entry into the country by Canada Customs.

"At 10 after 8 one of the organizers decided to come out and tell the crowd that was here that the concert was cancelled. At that point the crowd turned crazy and turned into a riot," Yannick Ouimet, a Montreal police spokesman reported.

It wasn't immediately clear how long the cancellation was known by the Medley hall before it was announced.

Hundreds of young people were waiting on the street for about 45 minutes before the violence began. Several then picked up material from a nearby construction site and hurled the items at cars and windows, said a witness.

Minutes later, at least four cars were overturned and set on fire, flames shooting out the side windows as firemen directed streams of water at them.

A one block area was littered with 24 cars that had their windows smashed.

Some of the rioters grabbed a computer from one of the stores and hurled it at a car. The windows of at least six stores, including a large music store, a clothing shop and a printer were smashed.

A frightened Philippe Yeung, who lives above the copy shop next to the concert hall, said he called police five or six times before they arrived after more than a half hour.

"When the police came, the cars were already on fire, they were already overturned and (the rioters) were moving up the street," he said, noting that the windows to his store weren't insured.

Once riot police with helmets and shields arrived, they blocked off a several block area as the young people fled, smashing store windows along the way.

Several people were arrested along city streets, with some placed into police cars whose windows had been smashed.

Several people were reportedly arrested trying to steal from the Archambault Music store after its windows and door glass were smashed.

"A riot isn't easy for anybody," said Archambault spokeswoman Natalie Lariviere. "We will do the work to ensure that everything is repaired for tomorrow."

A student at a nearby university told reporters that security people wouldn't let her and fellow students out of the building because of what was happening on the street.

When she was finally let out, she found that her car was one of those damaged. The back and side windows of her station wagon had been smashed.

"What can you do?" she shrugged.

A woman who watched the melee said she was shocked by the violence.

"I couldn't believe it was Montreal," an unidentified woman told said. "It's supposed to be a quiet, tranquil city and it's not."

Two police officers sustained minor injuries and workers at the concert hall were apparently injured by broken glass. The injuries were not serious, said police.

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RAMONES benefit/tribute - TOMORROW NIGHT

Palm Springs?

FENDER'S BALLROOM

new tribe to join

Hollywood Babylon

CASTRATION SQUAD

Anybody come to CA w/ a suspended Drivers License elsewhere? Need your story!!

Fear, D.I., Dickies 3/19/05

Rock & Roll Dennys

Digging Through The Past

The Catholic Discipline CD...

Howard Werth...

Screamers question...

The Plunger Sisters?

George Vreeland Hill

Dive Bars

NEW YORK DOLLS

The Damned

WHat happened to Hollywood Babylon at the Spike?

Social Distortion

where?

Does anybody have...

TONIGHT @ KNITTING FACTORY

New Quints CD out this Friday!

ELECTRO PUNK GLAM METAL

The Weirdos and The Skulls at The Echo

post-punk nightmare **APRIL 1st**

The Adolescents and The Dickies

cancel that order

subhumanz tix

Mayor of Sunset Strip

Early Hollywood Punk Bands

post-punk nightmare APRIL 1st