Punk Turns 30's tribute to the ladies of punk continues with Diane Chai of the Alley Cats. Here she is standing outside the Whisky A Go Go on Lobotomy Night. With her Ronnie Spector-meets-punk rock-chic, Diane Chai was the kind of girl that boys wanted and girls wanted to be. She and Alley Cats singer/guitarist, Randy Stodola are a real-life husband and wife team. Although many bands do trace their routes back to LA's South Bay, back in the early days of punk rock, it seemed like the South Bay was owned by the Alley Cats, The Last, and The Minutemen. The filter of semi-suburban life mixed with the waterfront roughness of San Pedro (the Port of Los Angeles) contributed to the themes these punks wrote about. Its easy to see how hardcore grew out of the South Bay. Though short-lived, this power trio made a serious mark and continue to influence punk rock. I was thrilled to hear one of my favorite currently-working power trios, River City Tanlines from Memphis cover the ...