Kids Of The Black Hole: The Southern California Punk Scene of the Early 80s

NO FUCKING FUTURE (80s hardcore punk playlist)

THERE IS NO FUCKING FUTURE (Hardcore Punk Sound)

1. Dead Kennedys- Kill The Poor
2. Bad Brains- Right Brigade
3. Black Flag- Thirsty and Miserable
4. Angry Samoans- Right Side of My Mind
5. Suicidal Tendencies- Won’t Fall In Love Today
6. Circle Jerks- When The Shit Hits The Fan
7. The Adolescents- LA Girl
8. The Germs- Media Blitz
9. Zero Boys- Livin’ In the 80’s
10. The Vandals- Wanna Be Manor
11. D.Y.S.- Brotherhood
12. Negative Approach- Can’t Tell No One
13. The Fartz- Idiots Rule
14. The Meatmen- One Down, Three To Go
15. Nig Heist- Love In Your Mouth
16. Fang- Landshark
17. The Dicks- Lifetime Problems
18. Naked Raygun- Rat Patrol
19. The Misfits- Death Comes Ripping
20. TSOL- Die For Me
21. Necros- Race Riot
22. D.I.- Richard Hung Himself
23. Millions Of Dead Cops- Born To Die
24. Kraut- Matinee
25. Deep Wound- I Saw It
26. The Freeze- Trouble If You Hide
27. Really Red- Too Political
28. Toxic Reasons- War Hero
29. Die Kreuzen- Fuckups
30. Void- Time To Die
31. The Faith- Don’t Tell Me
32. Middle Class- Love Is Just A Tool
33. Reagan Youth- New Aryans
34. Government Issue- Rock and Roll Bullshit
35. The Teen Idles- No Fun

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Minor Threat live shots, with a dancing Henry Rollins joining them.

Young Henry Rollins fronting State Of Alert

BANNED IN DC: Photos From the early 80s DC Punk Scene

Academy Fight Songs (80s College Rock Playlist)

ACADEMY FIGHT SONGS (Sounds From The 80s Underground)

1. Black Flag- My War
2. The Minutemen- Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
3. Flipper- Way Of The World
4. Big Boys- Advice
5. The Dicks- Rich Daddy
6. The Wipers- Romeo
7. Mission Of Burma- Red
8. The Embarrassment- Sex Drive
9. The Replacements- Stuck In The Middle
10. Husker Du- Celebrated Summer
11. Die Kreuzen- Man In The Trees
12. Big Black- I’m A Mess
13. Butthole Surfers- Hey
14. Scratch Acid- Greatest Gift
15. Pussy Galore- Alright
16. Killdozer- King Of Sex
17. Squirrel Bait- Black Light Poster Child
18. My Dad Is Dead- Planes Crashing
19. The Dream Syndicate- Still Holding On To You
20. The Feelies- Too Far Gone
21. The Leaving Trains- Cigarette Motel
22. Dramarama- Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)
23. Redd Kross- Peach Kelli Pop
24. Screaming Trees- Transfiguration 
25. Green River- This Town
26. The Flaming Lips- Killer On The Radio
27. Meat Puppets- Look At The Rain
28. The Lemonheads- Die Right Now
29. Dinosaur Jr.- Budge
30. Sonic Youth- Expressway To Yr Skull

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Old Pictures I Took At Shows: The Locust, Under The Couch, Atlanta, GA 2001.

Sleazy Junk and Cold War Punk

Sleazy Junk and Cold War Punk

1. The Cramps- Can't Hardly Stand It
2. The Pagans- What's This Shit Called Love?
3. Crime- Hot Wire My Heart
4. The Weirdos- A Life Of Crime
5. X (Australia)- I Don't Wanna Go Out
6. The Scientists- Pissed On Another Planet
7. The Boys Next Door- Masturbation Generation
8. The Child Molesters- I'm The Hillside Strangler
9. Psycho Surgeons- Wild Weekend
10. The Users- Sick Of You
11. The Dickies- Paranoid
12. The Controllers- Do The Uganda
13. The Germs- Communist Eyes
14. The Dils- I Hate The Rich
15. The Wipers- Better Off Dead
16. The Dicks- Dicks Hate The Police
17. Big Boys- Fun Fun Fun
18. Flipper- Love Canal
19. Bobby Soxx- Learn To Hate The 80s
20. The Chain Gang- Son of Sam
21. X X- You're Full Of Shit
22. The Rocks- You're So Boring
23. Nervous Eaters- Just Head
24. Teenage Head- Top Down
25. The Zeros- Beat Your Heart Out
26. Redd Kross- Annette's Got The Hits
27. Protex- Don't Ring Me Up
28. The Adverts- Bored Teenagers
29. The Flys- Love and a Molotov Cocktail
30. The Vibrators- We Vibrate
31. Vomit Pigs- Slut
32. The Urinals- Sex
33. Half Japanese- Dream Date
34. Electric Eels- Agitated
35. Lester Bangs & The Delinquents- Life Is Not Worth Living and Suicide Is A Waste Of Time

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INTO THE BLACK

INTO THE BLACK 

1. The Ponys- Lets Kill Ourselves
2. Loop- Rocket USA (Suicide cover)
3. The Cramps- I Ain't Nothin' But A Gorehound
4. The Jesus and Mary Chain- Suck
5. Lydia Lunch- Atomic Bongos
6. Sonic Youth- Inhuman
7. The Birthday Party- Kiss Me Black
8. The Scientists- Solid Gold Hell
9. Beasts Of Bourbon- Love & Death
10. Jeffrey Lee Pierce- Sex Killer
11. Tav Falco & Panther Burns- Real Cool Trash
12. An Axe- Ink
13. Sex Church- I Don't Want To Die
14. Slug Guts- Town Tied
15. Joy Division- Interzone (RCA demo)
16. Crisis- Holocaust
17. Iceage- A Rifle
18. Slavescene- Fuck Off Away From Me
19. Void- Get Out Of My Way
20. Cupid Car Club- M.P. Skulkers
21. Pussy Galore- Damaged II (Black Flag cover)
22. Rapeman- Just Got Paid (ZZ Top cover)
23. Jesus Lizard- Sunday You Need Love (Trio cover)
24. Black Lips- Jack The Ripper (Screaming Lord Sutch cover)
25. Le Shok- White Tie, You Die
26. HTRK- Panties
27. Pop. 1280- Step Into The Grid
28. Dead Skeletons- Kingdom Of God
29. The Icarus Line- Losing Touch With My Mind (Spacemen 3 cover)
30. The Warlocks- Amen (Spacemen 3 cover)

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I SHOT RONALD REAGAN (80s hardcore playlist)

I Shot Ronald Reagan 

1. The Teen Idles- Get Up and Go
2. Black Flag- Black Coffee
3. The Adolescents- Who Is Who?
4. Negative Approach- Nothing
5. Void- Dehumanized
6. Fang- The Money Will Roll Right In
7. Big Boys- No Love
8. The Dicks- Kill From The Heart
9. Pagans- Real World
10. The Fartz- Idiots Rule
11. Bad Brains- Supertouch
12. Meat Puppets- In A Car
13. Redd Kross- Kill Someone You Hate
14. Millions of Dead Cops- John Wayne Was A Nazi
15. Angry Samoans- I'm A Pig
16. The Misfits- Braineaters
17. The Frantix- My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic
18. Flipper- Living For The Depression
19. T.S.O.L.- Code Blue
20. DYS- Wolfpack
21. Negative Trend- Meathouse
22. No Alternative- Johnny Got His Gun
23. The Ex- Weapons For el Salvador
24. Naked Raygun- Potential Rapist
25. The Crucifucks- You Give Me The Creeps
26. The Mad- I Hate Music
27. The Effigies- Body Bag
28. Die Kreuzen- I'm Tired
29. Beastie Boys- Egg Raid On Mojo
30. Reagan Youth- Degenerated
31. Government Issue- Teenager In A Box
32. Saccharine Trust- We Don't Need Freedom
33. Husker Du- Do You Remember?
34. Minor Threat- Good Guys Don't Wear White
35. Circle Jerks- I Wanna Destroy You

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Give Em The Muzak

80s hardcore/punk playlist

Bad Brains- Big Takeover (demo)
The Adolescents- Creatures
The Zero Boys- New Generation
Angry Samoans- You Stupid Asshole
The Dils- You’re Not Blank (So Baby We’re Through)
The Weirdos- Destroy All Music
The Germs- Richie Dagger’s Crime
Redd Kross- I’m Alright
Fear- Gimme Some Action
La Peste- I Don’t Wanna Die In My Sleep Tonight
45 Grave- Black Cross
Mutants- New Dark Ages
Crime- Frustration
Black Flag- Depression (demo)
Circle Jerks- Live Fast Die Young
The Fartz- How Long?
The Dicks- Wheelchair Epidemic
Fang- Landshark
Void- Summer Sucks
Negative Trend- Mercenaries
Saccharine Trust- I Am Right
The Nihilistics- Kill Yourself
Reagan Youth- Go Nowhere
The Rotters- Sit On My Face Stevie Nix
The Descendents- Suburban Home
Minutemen- Sickles and Hammers
Husker Du- In A Free Land
The Wipers- Tragedy
The Crucifucks- You Give Me The Creeps
Naked Raygun- Tojo
Henry Rollins- Ghost Rider
Samhain- All Murder, All Guts, All Fun

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Greatest Videos Ever: Institutionalized

Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I get real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to. It's like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just doesn't work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. It's like, I need time to figure these things out, but there's always someone there going “hey mike, you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get away. And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like “oh, nah, it's ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you wanna talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.

So you're gonna be institutionalized.
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes.
You won't have anything to say.
They'll brainwash you until you see their way.

I'm not crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!
You're the one that's crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!
You're driving me crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!

They stuck me in an institution,
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help to protect me from the enemy, myself.

I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my mom came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Mike, Mike!” And I go “what? What's the matter?” She goes “what's the matter with you?” I go “there's nothing wrong, mom.” Shes all “don't tell me that! You're on drugs!” I go “no mom, I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “mom, I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “mom, just get me a Pepsi! Please, all I want is a Pepsi!” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi!

They give you a white shirt with long sleeves!
Tied around your back, you're treated like thieves!
Drug you up because they're lazy!
It's too much work to help a crazy!

I'm not crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!
You're the one who's crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!
You're driving me crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!

They stuck me in an institution,
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself.

I'm sitting in my room, when my mom and my dad came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “mike, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, what's the matter?” They go “me and your mom, we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in your best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided? MY best interests? How do you know what MY best interest is? How can you say what MY best interest is? What are you trying to say? I'M crazy? When I went to YOUR schools, I went to YOUR churches, I went to YOUR institutional learning facilities? So how can you say I'M crazy?”

They say they're gonna fix my brain.
Alleviate my suffering and my pain.
But by the time they fix my head,
Mentally I'll be dead.

I'm not crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!
You're the one who's crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!
You're driving me crazy - IN AN INSTITUTION!!!

They stuck me in an institution,
Said it was the only solution
To give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself.

Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways.

REFUSED ARE STILL FUCKING DEAD

i was listening to Shape Of Punk To Come the other day for probably the first time in several years...it still holds up. too bad it's the album most responsible for opening the floodgates of really bad emo and hardcore bands for a decade to come. i guess Nirvana were guilty of the same thing as well. can't blame the awesome bands for all the shittiness that they wrought.

if i'm ranking best videos of the last 15 years, this wins hands down.

Black Flag in The Decline of Western Civilization

time traveling Friday night to a time when hardcore did not suck

Saw a band friday night @ the caledonia that made me feel like I was stuck in a jj abrams project as I became convinced that i'd time traveled back into the year 1997 when the word emo didn't mean hotpink and jetblack hair and the stupidest music you'd ever heard. No this band was authentic late 90s style screamo...heavy on the noise, super technical basslines, a guitar player with all the right discordant guitar lines, and a tiny girl who screamed better than I ever could as their frontman. This was pre-metabolized suckfest hardcore...this was some straight up Unbroken, Inkwell type shit that you'd have seen at Under The Couch opening for The Locust the 1st time they came through Atlanta...before the bug costumes and the scenester backlash. anyways, the band i saw are called Nationale and they re an Athens band as far as I could tell...which when I think about it is all the odder because nobody in Athens ever gave a shit about Screamo bands and for a truly great one to exist a decade after the fact makes me wonder where the hell these kids came from. Whatever the case I really enjoyed their set, even if it's the kind of music I don't like anymore and would never bother listening to at home, but sometimes on a random friday night in the summer its kinda awesome to travel back to a time when I wasn't so old and everything I listened to was a fuckload louder and angrier.

here's the link to their myspace page if you're feeling nostalgic for bands like Unbroken, Swing Kids, Orchid, The Red Scare, pg. 99, etc...