Selections from The Punk Vault [Die Kreuzen]
Die Kreuzen – Cows and Beer 7″ EP (1982 Version Sound) Aside from cheese and beer, Milwaukee’s other greatest export was a band called Die Kreuzen. Their name was German for “The Cross”. The band consisted of: Dan Kubinski – vocals Keith Brammer – bass Brian Egeness – guitar Eric Tunison – drums These same [...]
The many flavors of: Avengers – Self Titled LP
The Avengers probably need no introduction. From the first wave of 70s punk in Northern California (San Francisco to be exact), they were around for a very short time, but left their mark and influenced generations of punk to follow. They were one of the first female-fronted punk bands in the USA, and still to [...]
Something new to play with
I came home last nite and Lady Combustion informed me that the Tivo got some update and there was a message on it. I read it and it turns out that with the new update that it received, I now have the new Tivo to Go gimmick. What this does is allow me to transfer [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Doggy Style]
Doggy Style – Work as One 7″ EP (1985 Mystic Records) I believe I first heard of the band Doggy Style by reading the pages of Flipside fanzine. They were a bunch of hardcore kids from Southern California who were also into skateboarding, and since what I was into at the time were “both kinds [...]
Mr. Potato Head goes to Indiana
In contining catching up with Mr. Potato Head’s mysterious travels, I received a big batch of photos from Indiana of our carb filled friend in action. Seems that Mr. P is something of a race car fan. These came in an envelope postmarked from Indianapolis. There were more, stay tuned for the next exciting episode [...]
Donnie Darko – The Directors Cut DVD
So I used up the rest of by Best Buy gift card this weekend and bought a couple more DVDs for the collection. The one that inspired me to go to the store was one that I’ve been waiting to come out for awhile now. Donnie Darko: The Directors Cut. I never saw either version [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Big Stick]
Big Stick – Drag Racing 7″ (1985 Recess Records) Big Stick were a two piece art-punk type band from New York. They formed in 1985 by John Gill and Yanna Trance, who have been the sole two members throughout their career to the best of my knowledge. They had a very unique sound, mixing drum [...]
The many flavors of: Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead
While driving home the other day, the b-side to this single (the song “Boys”) came up on my IPOD and between that, and seeing they are playing at that clusterfuck known as Coachella (and only that, and not touring again, bastards!), it inspired me to start another feature here. The sickness/obsession/hobby known as record collecting [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Mad Parade]
Mad Parade – Self Titled LP (1984 Important Records) I first heard Mad Parade on the Barricaded Suspects compilation LP. Their song was one of the best cuts on that compilation. I, of course, scooped up everything they released at the time, which was this album, and a 7″ on Toxic Shock Records (on which [...]
What gives?
There is an unusually high amount of referrals from various Yahoo accounts on the referral feed at the bottom right of this page, and they are all different ones. Does anyone know where they are all coming from and why?
The return of Mr. Potato Head
Long time readers of this blog my recall that I was getting mysterious unmarked envelopes in the mail on occasion that contained pictures of Mr. Potatohead and his various travels. Well, it has been a long time since I last posted some, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t being delivered to me from time to [...]
Dead Boys – Live at CBGB’s DVD
This review can also be found on the Spontaneous Combustion site but I added it here too because it deserves a special mention as it is a really good punk artifact. I don’t know where they keep finding all this great footage of ancient punk rock bands, but I am sure glad they keep at [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [L-Seven]
L-Seven – 7″ EP (1982 Special Forces/Touch and Go Records) No, this is not “that” L7, the girl grunge band from the West Coast. Long before they would recycle the name and spell it slightly different, there was a little band from MI who came first, and they put out only one record on a [...]
A new tag board
Thanks to the person who commented in my previous post about how I ditched the tagboard, I am now trying another one from a different source (located on your right). This one seems free from pop up ads or any other evil so far, let me know if any of you have any problems with [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Ill Repute]
Ill Repute – Omelette LP (1985 Mystic Records) I first heard Ill Repute on either Mystic Sampler #1 or We Got Power: Party or Go Home, I forget which, but I do know I was instantly taken with the song I heard and of course went out and got all the records they had at [...]
The hell with that
I had a tag board on the right sidebar for all of a day before I realized that the damn thing was creating pop up ads! I know the solution is probably to pay for the enhanced one, but I wanted to try it out and see if it was worth keeping, and if it [...]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2 DVD
So today I had a nice relaxing day at home and I dipped into the DVD library and knocked off a couple of things on my “to watch” list. The highlight of what I watched was this. Godzilla vs. Megagodzilla 2. This is one of two Godzilla movies to come out on DVD this past [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Insane War Tomatoes]
Insane War Tomatoes – I Rock You Suck 7″ (1989 IWT) You may remember awhile back my covering some Du Page County (a Chicago suburb where I grew up and still reside today) punk bands such as Dead Fink and Happy Toons. There was another one I didn’t cover because not only did they not [...]
Finally the weekend arrives
It has been a long week and I’m glad to see it come to an end. This weekend will be filled with lots of movies and pinball league tomorrow nite. Once again I have to drive out to the middle of nowhere to the the person’s house who is hosting league. I don’t know why [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Identity Crisis]
Identity Crisis – EP (1980 Cirkle Records) Unless you live in a cave, you probably heard of the band Soundgarden. What you may not know, is their ties to Chicago, and early punk/new wave music. That is where this single comes in. In 1980 a group of suburban Chicago high school students formed a band [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Mystic Sampler #3]
Various Artists – Mystic Sampler #3 (1986 Mystic Records) This is the third and what turned out to be the final record in the Mystic Sampler series. By this time a lot of the old Mystic mainstays had either broken up, left, gone metal, or some combination thereof. A few appear on this and there [...]
Even more Gmail!
I just got a ton of invites to give out. You know the drill, anyone who wants one, leave a comment here and I’ll hook you up. Provide me with some contact info for anyone in old punk bands who will share their history/stories for this site, and you can have 5!
![Image of TWEEZ [Vinyl]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21ZSA8VN7JL._SL160_.jpg "TWEEZ [Vinyl]")
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