Posts Tagged ‘Punk’
Too Much Junkie Business – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Pure Punk Picks Too Much Junkie Business – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers This song starts out with some pretty, snazzy guitar licks, provided by Walter “Waldo” Lure, that glide downwards after each phrase like the lips of Elvis Presley [Read More]
Funeral Cone – “Live At The News Cafe”
Funeral Cone – “Live At The News Cafe” I don’t know if Funeral Cone even exists anymore. But then, I don’t know wrong from right, left from right, my right foot from my left or even which fork utensil to use when eating a dinner salad. I [Read More]
You Got Good Taste – The Cramps
Pure Punk Picks You Got Good Taste – The Cramps “This song is dedicated to all you Gucci bag carriers out there. It’s called “You Got Good Taste.” Andy and I went to see The Cramps at a New Year’s Eve show in the mid eighties. A [Read More]
Degenerates Of Punk – “D.O.P.”
Degenerates Of Punk – “D.O.P.” I reviewed a release by Degenerate Jim recently, the work of Jimmy West Jr., who lives in Western Mass along with Marko Martin, of the now deceased Marko & The Bruisers and Jay Prozac of The Prozacs. All of whom, [Read More]
Whips & Furs – The Vibrators
Pure Punk Picks Whips & Furs – The Vibrators This song busts out with a blast of urgency and aliveness that is gritty, real and pulsating- you might say, vibrating, plus tuneful and in your face and ears and possibly, lower regions. This song buzzes and [Read More]
Firewalker – “Alive”
Firewalker – “Alive” “Firewalker was a favorite local band of mine a few years ago, along with the Gas Station Girls.” That’s exactly how I started my last review of Firewalker’s last release about a year ago. They’re [Read More]
Uncontrollable Urge – Devo
Pure Punk Picks Uncontrollable Urge – Devo Punk rock at the beginning, and especially in Boston, was heavily aligned with art and more specifically, art schools and students. In 1977 almost all the punk bands I knew in Boston had students in Mass Art or the [Read More]
rottenstructure – “No Replastering, The Structure Is Rotten”
rottenstructure – “No Replastering, The Structure Is Rotten” This is a local compilation release that includes several bands I’ve written about in the punk scene, plus others who play other styles. But, more importantly- “All proceeds go [Read More]
Babylonian Gorgon – The Bags
Pure Punk Picks Babylonian Gorgon – The Bags Andy Bang, who just handed me a beer and a small bag of Cheetos while uttering one word, “Write,” is a bit confused as he sees I’m writing about a band called The Bags, while peering over my [Read More]
Shawn Refuse and the Distanced – “Three Songs”
Shawn Refuse and the Distanced – “Three Songs” I refuse to explain who Shawn Refuse is, and furthermore, I distance myself, going forward, from any discussion concerning this. But Andy Bang just handed me a beer and a small bag of cheetos and [Read More]
