The Punk Vault

Archive - May 2005

Still no luck

Still no luck so far on the job hunt. In the meantime I have been catching up on stuff around the Manor and just started another project for Mystic Records that I should probably finish by the weekend seeing as I have...

No more notifications

Just so you don’t think I vanished, I am shutting off the email notifications for this site for when its updated. In checking the logs just now, I noticed a flood of bogus email subscriptions. The lowlife spammer...

Iggy Pop – Live San Fran 1981 DVD

Iggy Pop – Live San Fran 1981 DVD Music Video Distributors Ah yes, yet another Target Video release from the archives has been reissued in digital glory. I’m really glad to see them continue to re-release...

Selections from The Punk Vault [Sorex]

Sorex – Portrait of a Prisoner 7″ (1985 Rectal Tract Records) This is a unique story as I had never heard of the band Sorex before until late last year when a regular reader of this site would comment from...

Selections from The Punk Vault [Salvation Army]

Salvation Army – Mind Garden 7″ (1981 New Alliance Records) This record is another example of a record I bought not because I had read a review or heard the music before, but for the simple reason that it...

The Effigies – 5/6/05 at Abbey Pub

Last nite, thanks to the generosity of Jeff for hooking me up with a ticket, I went to see The Effigies play at Abbey Pub. Eske and No Slogan opened the show and both were fairly standard hardcore bands. They were...

What day is it again?!

It is amazing how quickly I have fallen into the trap of not even knowing what day it is since I am not working. No luck on the job hunt so far, and it is frustrating and scary all at the same time. I need a damn job...

Selections from The Punk Vault [Tooth and Nail]

Various Artists – Tooth and Nail LP (1979 Upsetter Records) In the mid to late 70s, punk rock was exploding in California, especially in Southern California. A young punk rocker by the name of Chris D. was playing...