‘Stories & Articles’ Archives
Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) – Patti Smith Group
Pure Punk Picks Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) – Patti Smith Group “(“Gloria In Excelsis Deo” is a hymn that the angels sang when announcing the birth of Christ to the shepherds).” “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not [Read More]
Get Up, Stand Up – Bob Marley
Pure Punk Picks Get Up, Stand Up – Bob Marley “Most people think, great God will come from the skies. Take away everything, and make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth. You will look for yours on earth. (And these lyrics are from a [Read More]
No Lives Matter – Body Count
Pure Punk Picks No Lives Matter – Body Count Ice T- “It’s unfortunate that we have to say, “Black Lives Matter”, I mean, if you go through History nobody ever gave a fuck. I mean you can kill black people in the street, nobody goes to [Read More]
True – Spandau Ballet
Pure Punk Picks True – Spandau Ballet God, how we hated the English pop bands in the eighties in the Boston punk scene. We were into bands like Black Flag, The Dead Kennedy’s, X and our own band Mission Of Burma. Meanwhile, all the synth/pop bands like [Read More]
Richie Dagger’s Crime – The Germs
Pure Punk Picks Richie Dagger’s Crime – The Germs I first became aware of this band from the amazing movie “Decline Of Western Civilization” back in the eighties. It’s a documentary about the early L.A. punk bands and scene. Darby Crash, [Read More]
Little Richard
Little Richard “Good Golly, Miss Molly” I just read that Little Richard died. And “Ooh, My Soul,” it’s just like telling me that rock’n’roll has done up and died. Though, I doubt that will ever happen. When told Elvis was the [Read More]
Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie
Pure Punk Picks Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie The first time I saw Blondie play Boston was in ’75, ’76 in Cambridge. The were opening up for Iggy Pop. Their first album was just released and I had it and liked it. My best friend and I rode in his Ford [Read More]
Song From Under The Floorboards – Magazine
Pure Punk Picks Song From Under The Floorboards – Magazine Magazine was one of England’s post punk bands and without a big smash hit, I guess they’re now mostly forgotten. It seemed in England, punk had about a two-year span of life, before the new [Read More]
Trash – New York Dolls
Pure Punk Picks Trash – New York Dolls I don’t remember where I bought too many albums in my life. I do remember buying The Clash, as an import, at Discount Records in Harvard Square in 1977. And I do remember, about five years before then, buying my [Read More]
Bad Reputation – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Pure Punk Picks Bad Reputation – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts “The worlds in trouble, there’s no communication and everyone can say what they want to say. It never gets any better any way.” Joan Jett has a good reputation. That everyone [Read More]