Selections from The Punk Vault [The Undead]
The Undead – 9 Toes Later (1982 Stiff Records) I think at this point everyone on planet earth has heard of The Misfits. I guess you can thank Metallica for that. They became so popular that former band member would sue each other just so they can reform a “new” version of the band and [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Four Bands That Could Change the World]
Various Artists – Four Bands That Could Change the World (1987 Gasatanka Records) This here was a collection of four pretty well known punk bands from different parts of the US who were all still very active in the mid to late 1980s. While all the band’s respective labels had their stamp on this record, [...]
It is a damn shame they broke up
I am listening to the band Mule (the one that was on Touch and Go), having not played their records in quite some time and I had forgotten just how fucking excellent they were. I wish they were still around. I am glad I got to see them a couple times when they were a [...]
I was beginning to think I’d never make it home
We are finally back home, one day later than planned. We were supposed to fly back home last nite but that bitch, Mother Nature, had other plans. There was a huge snow storm, and we were sitting on the plane, on the runway, for well over two hours before they decided that they were closing [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Xmas edition]
I figure for xmas I’d change it up for once and not only give you a double entry, but give you a double entry of xmas themed songs! Fear – Fuck Christmas 7″ (1982 Slash Records) Fear formed in 1977 and a year later put out their first 7″ (which I still need a copy [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Bad Religion]
For this xmas eve, I thought I’d give everyone a special treat! Bad Religion – Into The Unknown LP (1983 Epitaph Records) I think everyone is familiar with Bad Religion, they are still alive and kicking as I type this, and put out an album every couple years and still tour constantly. At one point [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [The Extremes]
Extremes – 7″ EP (1979 Test Tube Records) People likely have heard of the CA Youth Brigade featuring the 3 Stern Brothers (originally from Canada), but most probably don’t know that before Youth Brigade, before Godzilla’s and certainly before the BYO, that two of them were in another band. The Extremes were formed in the [...]
New version of MT released
There is anew version of Movable Type out now that fixes some server issues in regards to comments and comment spam. In case you are a user and didn’t know, you may want to go and download the update.
Just when I thought I was done
So in my sister’s infinite obsessing over what I got her and her husband for xmas, she figured it out, and didn’t want it! So now I have to scramble to return it and go get replacement gifts. I have very little time to accomplish this tomorrow as I have to get prepared for the [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Authorities]
Authorities – Soundtrack for Trouble 7″ (1982 Selecta Records) I first heard this band on one of the best hardcore compilations of all time, We Got Power: Party or Go Home. Nearly every song on that compilation ruled and it started off with this song. I wouldn’t even know for years after getting that compilation [...]
future test
This is a test post to see if this future posting/cron job business works. Thor will be proud of me for RTFM and not pestering him about it.
Selections from The Punk Vault [Chuck Wagon]
Chuck Wagon – Rock and Roll Won’t Go Away 7″ (1979 A&M Records) Every punk fan has heard of The Dickies and likely own at least one of their albums and/or their multi-colored vinyl 7″s. They were the first Los Angeles punk band to get signed to a major label and they lasted longer than [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Bonemen of Barumba]
Bonemen of Barumba – Driving the Bats Through Jerusalem 12″ EP (1982 Fever Records) The Bonemen of Barumba were another great Chicago area band you probably never heard of. They originally were from the suburbs (Lisle or Lombard to be exact) but then relocated to Chicago proper later on. The band was founded by Tom [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Rik L Rik]
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Rik L Rik – Meathouse 7″ (1979 Posh Boy Records) Rik L Rik (real name Richard Brian Elerick) was around in the beginning of the Los Angeles punk scene and was in a band called F-Word. He was mentioned quite a bit in The Germs biography that came out a couple years ago. After F-Word [...]
A couple things you may have noticed
You may have noticed I added some google ads and a paypal donate button to this site. If any of you are feeling generous and want to click them please do, the money will go toward helping the punk vault grow, myself to eat, and to keep doing what I’m doing here on the site. [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Mighty Sphincter]
Mighty Sphincter – In the Kingdom of Heaven 12″ EP (1987 Placebo Records) Is it any surprise that after the last two selections that I’d follow it up with this band? Mighty Sphincter are, in my eyes, one of the most under-appreciated bands to come out of the Phoenix sands. Formed in 1981 by Greg [...]
Crunch time
Things at work are crazy busy now that we are nearing the end of this project. I’ve been putting in long hours these past two weeks, which means I have zero time for anything else. I get home and I go to sleep. I have missed going to the gym a few times and I [...]
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 eventually be in Mighty Sphincter and be a contributing force of that scene at the time. The Brainz sole musical output, to [...]
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 Phoenix Not the Circle Jerks compilation and this band was one of the standouts. I [...]
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 that someone contacted me and asked me about the person who is applying. It [...]
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 was in a pile of records that ended up getting sold/traded in. [...]
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 they disbanded. Quite awhile back, original guitarist Steve Young contacted me and ended up sending me a [...]
