The Stains – John Wayne Was a Nazi 7″ (1981 Radical Records) You might be more familiar with them as MDC (an acronym that would constantly change), but they got their start as The Stains. In 1981 Dave...
Awhile back I did a vault entry on Group of Individuals. Someone posted a comment in there to let me know there was a compilation LP that they were on that I’d never heard of before. A very kind reader emailed me...
You may have noticed that aside from writing lengthy diatribes about old punk records, I haven’t had much to say about anything else. This isn’t intentional, it’s just that I don’t have a lot to...
Kraut – Unemployed 7″ (1982 Cabbage Records) In 1981 The Clash played a string of sold out shows in New York City. They were sold out to the point of being way over-sold and to remedy the problem, the band...
Has anyone else noticed their computer getting slower since installing SP2 for Windows XP? Ever since I’ve had it installed, my laptop has become super sluggish. I am running on only 256meg of ram and I just...
The Plugz – Achin’/La Bamba 7″ (1980 Fatima Records) Aside from being from the first wave of Los Angeles punk, The Plugz also might have the distinction of being the first Latino punk band. They formed...
The Fix – Jan’s Room 7″ (1982 Touch and Go Records) The Fix were one of the earliest midwest hardcore bands. They started in 1980 and didn’t waste any time in getting around. In 1981 their...
