Dave Greenfield’s pre-Stranglers bubblegum single
The Italian sleeve of the Blue Maxi’s 1970 single (via Discogs) Keyboardist Dave Greenfield had been playing in rock and roll bands for over a…
Punk Archives: 09/2018
Before they were Black Flag: New book unearths shots of Panic in 1978
Forty years ago, the ink was still wet on Bomp! Records’ deal with a South Bay punk band called Panic. Several months would elapse before…
Jello Biafra drumming in a punk band, 1979
Jello Biafra came to the aid of fellow punks at a show in 1979. For one song, captured on videotape, he manned the 4 Skins’…
Billy Idol and Dr. Timothy Leary jamming in the studio
“Outlaw Tech. Rebel Science. Information is the ammunition, your mind is the target.” Cyberpunk entered the world borne on gusts of hype. Billy Idol’s previous…