‘Stories & Articles’ Archives
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]
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]
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]
R.I.P. Chris Taylor
R.I.P. Chris Taylor I love to write but I hate to write what I’m writing about now. Chris Taylor, a drummer in the local punk/hardcore scene for many years passed away a week ago. He was a great drummer, a great person and that is why I hate having to write [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]
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]
TV II – Ministry
Pure Punk Picks TV II – Ministry “Tell me something I don’t know. Show me something I can’t use. Push the button. Connect the goddamn dots.” Ministry was one of those bands that I happened to stumble upon, that to tell you the truth, I [Read More]
Flyeater – Crime
Pure Punk Picks Flyeater – Crime Crime is a band I’m assuming, a lot of you might not have heard of. Let me state now. They were not one of the best punk bands from the early days, though they were amongst the very best from the very, early days of punk. [Read More]
Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks
Pure Punk Picks Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks “Well you tried it just once found it all right for kicks. But now you found out that it’s a habit that sticks.” Oh, yes! I guess I did find that out. “You get in a heat. You get in a sulk. But [Read More]
Live Fast, Die Young – Circle Jerks
Pure Punk Picks Live Fast, Die Young – Circle Jerks You know, it seems like the early L.A. scene might’ve started slightly after the New York, Boston and London ones. I’m not sure of my computations, as Lou Reed once sang- “Besides all the [Read More]
