Punk Turns 30

Avengers - Penelope Houston only looks summery in her white dress... they were all punk furious 1977 was known in the punk rock world as The Summer of Hate (1967 in the hippie world was the Summer of Love - "If You're Going to San Francisco," The Monterey Pop Festival and all that). Spike Lee and Michael Imperioli would have you believe it was the Summer of Sam... which if you lived in NYC, I guess it was - with the serial killer who called himself the Son of Sam wreaking havoc... we on the West Coast had our own serial killer... The Hillside Strangler - and F Word put words and music to that scare. Tonight in New York City, The Stalkers and Live Fast Die, two of my favorite NYC bands, would invite you to have a Summer of Hate... not to hate on one another... no - but rather to identify the things that still piss off a young punk rocker or the wary citizen. So if you are in Williamsburg Brooklyn NY tonight, June 28... in just a few hours, you can go get your punk on wit...

Animal and Josh Styles, The Stalkers Last Saturday at Pass Out Record Shop in Brooklyn, my Punk Rock Dead of Winter exhibit opened and I have to say, I was moved by the response from the people who came to the show... totally awed by the bands... so much so that I am spending another Saturday afternoon at Pass Out later today (January 26) and refreshing the stock of pictures that have been flying off the walls. The punk rock Memento Mori are framed 4x6 prints for just $10... so if you're in the general NY area... come on down and take advantage. For those outside NYC, there will soon be an option for this on the punkrockgiftshop.com In the photo above are singer Animal and drummer Josh Styles of The Stalkers who were a last minute but quite welcomed addition to the bill. ICU played afterwards (photos posted soon), followed by a young duo that blew me away --- The Judith Light. No soap opera divas they... isn't The Judith Light the best name for a band???? Anyway - I hi...