More Black Flag

Flag playing American Waste in 1982. Look at these guys. Do they look like punks? Hardcore originators? or homeless Vietnam Vets? Say what you will about later era Flag, but nothing comes close to it. 1982. What a year for the Flag. The 1982 demos are arguably the best thing they recorded, straddling the line of previous and future sounds for the band. While nothing could have prepared the world for the My War lp, some of the songs were on the demo. Dez leaves the band soon after this to form DC3, Chuck quits to manage soon after, Kira comes in, drummers change. After the 5 piece lineup, it pretty much becomes the Greg Ginn show with Henry (although Kira could clearly hold her own, as seen in the previous post.)



and if you have never seen it, the history of Black flag through their haircuts.

Try to stop us, it's no use

I've been on Black Flag overload for the past few weeks, which was kicked off by reading Rollins' book Broken Summers.

early flag. I love the 5 piece lineup. 2 Guitars. Skinny Henry. Chuck the Duke. Short "fast" songs.



(bonus footage of Dez Black Flag. Dez is my least favorite of the vocalists, but they're still better than just about anything else.)

Later Flag. Kira. Hippy Greg. Cro-Magnon Rollins wearing doinks. Long songs. Bummed out fans.

Something to think about before Tuesday

It's the new morality
Programmed media is all we see
Refuse to question
We believe the lie
Worship the only thing that currency buys
For god and government
For the rich and the affluent
The church and state support the upper class
With greed deceit and prejudice
Who set that standard
Who made the call
For so many to have nothing
And so few to have it all
And how can you resign to say
Everything is fine when a man is only seen as a dollar sign
Eradicate the deviant
Deviate the education educate with
Ignorance for the protection of our nation
Illegalize diversity
Remove it so no one can see
Out of sight and out of mind
Making sure the public eye is blind
Refuse to see we can only be
A casualty of the major immorality
If they talk should we listen
Haven't I asked this before
And in reality none of us are free
And they'll be no end to this war
Leave it all up to fate
And we'll spend our lives on our knees
Fight back
Those who don't remember the past are only forced to repeat it again and again
We've all seen this before
And those who remain will end up mopping up the blood off the killing floor

Naked Raygun

After playing a few shows in late 2006, Naked Raygun has announced that they are back as a full time band.

Well, we think it’s about time to stop all the rumors that have been flying around since our show at Riot Fest 2006. So, we can now officially say it: Naked Raygun is back for good! More shows, releases and of course some unexpected surprises! We’re all really excited about this and cannot wait to connect with new fans and reconnect with the fans who have never let us down.

I went to the Riot Fest show, and although it was in a huge room, not usually condisive to punk or hardcore, they were awesome. I really wish I had gone to the "unannounced" show on the night before Riot Fest. Hopefully I wont have to go to Chicago to see them again.

As an added bonus, here's a live set from Cleveland in 1990. Coincidentally, this was the day after my 18th birthday, and I didn't go to the show. I think False Hope played too. What was I thinking? The sound quality is great, the set was broadcast over the local college airwaves. (link removed)

In case you were wondering who was the greatest band in the world...

This video should give you a pretty good idea. Another video from the now defunct CBGB's. If you haven't already, get the Bad Brains DVD. Now if Interpunk would send me mine, my life would be closer to being complete.

Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer, CBGB's 1977

In honor of CBGB's imminent closing, I want to post a bunch of videos from the club. Here we have the Dead Boys playing Sonic Reducer at the club in 1977. This track is a total classic, and one of the best rock songs ever written. I think it's amazing that someone had the foresight to film this back then, especially with the multiple angles. It's weird to see the club on film, it always looks so big, but the smallness (and the filth) never translates, making CBGB's something you had to experience for yourself.

Smash It Up- Young Ones style

I stumbled across this looking for Young Ones content for a friend. I wish it was the Damned version, but according to the creator at pinkbucket.com, the Offspring cover worked better. I'll take their word for it.