The Punk Vault

Late night

Last nite I ended up working until just after midnight. I had such a headache last nite that it made me sick to my stomach. I had a hard time sleeping but at least I got to sleep later today and not come in until noon. I still don’t feel quite...

Sleep aways escapes me

I’m so tired today that I am having trouble keeping my eyes open. I wish I could take a nap. Thankfully the day at work is almost done for me. I needed to go get an oil change in the car but I decided to blow it off and not call to schedule...

Good friends visit

Last nite, Kristine came by and brought me dinner and kept me company to help keep my sanity since I’m trapped in the house while recovering. It was nice to have company since I’m starting to get cabin fever big time. She brought me...

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Selections from The Punk Vault [The Brainz]

The Brainz – Elementary Monster/Terra 7″ (1979 self-released) Even before Teds, The Brainz would be the first band in what spawned that whole Placebo Records Phoenix punk scene. 3/5 of this band would...

Selections from The Punk Vault [Teds]

Teds – The Eighties Are Over… 7″ (1981 Placebo Records) This has got to be one of the most obscure 7″s to come from the deserts of Phoenix, AZ. My first exposure to this band was on the This is...

I’m officially a reference

Today I had someone call me to ask me questions about a person I know who is trying to get a job. I’ve been put down as a reference on people’s applications and resumes before but this was the first time...

Anyone have The Defoliants 7″?

I am in need of The Defoliants 7″. It came out in the late 1980s, perhaps on Pravda Records, but I can’t remember for sure. I owned it years and years ago but when I was broke and needed money back then, it...

Selections from The Punk Vault [Lost Cause (CA)]

Lost Cause (CA) – 7″ (1981 High Velocity Records) Before there ever was a Lost Cause from Chicago, there was one from California who formed in the early 1980s. They put out one 7″ and one LP before...

The Ism story

When I checked my email today, I received one from a gentleman named Al Lestell who attmpted to post a comment to the Big Apple Rotten to the Core entry but was denied because of my MT-Blacklist. Some word in his...

Selections from The Punk Vault [JFA]

JFA – Mad Garden 12″ EP (1984 Placebo Records) JFA (short for Jody Fosters Army) formed in the deserts of Phoenix Arizona in 1981. Four skateboarders got together and decided they wanted to form a band after...

Selections from The Punk Vault [Defnics]

Defnics – 51% 7″ (1981 Terminal Records) My first exposure to this band was on the Cleveland Confidential LP. All it took for me to buy a compilation back when compilations were good and not the watered down...

Store busted for modding game consoles

Here’s an interesting story about some arrests for modding video game consoles. They don’t mention what system but by the description it was obvioulsy the Xbox they were referring to.
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Dimebag Darrel shot

This article tells the story of some shitbag who went to an OH nightclub and opened fire. One of the people to be shot and, it sounds like killed, was Dimebag Darrel who was in Pantera, while he was on stage playing...