Some really great photos, words and video of the Refused reunion over at the Hundreds. Band’s official reconnection statement on their site. Wish I was at this show at the Glass House in Pomona, California – energy levels look off the charts. Refused was supposed to be the answer to everything. Their third album The [...]
February 13, 2012 – 7:58 PM
Whistling, guitar plucking and cold wave from Belgium c. 1981. Reminds me of Serge Gainsbourg and also Sonic Youth in a somewhat abstract way. Would love to walk around in Paris listening to this. Believe this would be a great track for some cinematic applications.
By Andreas Tagger
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Also posted in 1980s, DJ, Music, Wave
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Tagged Belgian Wave, belgium, cold wave, dans les profondeurs, french, paris, satin wall, serge gainsbourg, sonic youth, wave
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January 25, 2012 – 6:51 PM
Henry Rollins riding for Independent trucks, an ad from a vintage Thrasher magazine my childhood friend Andrew sent me.
By Andreas Tagger
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Also posted in 1980s, Advertising, Skateboarding
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Tagged black flag, hank, henry rollins, I ride em', independent, ride em' if you got em', rollins, trucks, vintage indepedent ad, vintage thrasher, yeah
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January 25, 2012 – 6:11 PM
Sad but true, the Bay Area record label famous for bands like Operation Ivy, Rancid and Green Day is shutting its doors. There’s a nice radio interview with the founders Chris Appelgren and Larry Livermore on KQED’s morning show with Michael Krasny. I got such a kick out of Krasny talking about punk rock because [...]
By Andreas Tagger
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Also posted in 1980s, 1990s, Ari's Posts, Bay Area, DJ, Inspiration, Music, RIP, San Francisco, Uncategorized
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Tagged 1988, 924 gilman, berkeley, chris appelgren, diy, donnas, green day, larry livermore, lookout records, lookout!, michael krasny, operation ivy, punks not dead, rancid, tim armstrong
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November 28, 2011 – 4:42 PM
Sounds too good to be true, but it is. Fugazi has recorded almost all their live shows since the band’s inception on cassette, DAT, hard drive and CD-R, and now Dischord Records is releasing the 800 shows, starting with 130 shows December 1st. The shows cost anywhere from $1-$100, depending on how generous you feel. [...]
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Also posted in 1990s, Music, Must Have
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Tagged city gardens, dc, dc hardcore, dischord records, fugazi, fugazi live, guy piciotto, ian mackaye, minor threat, washington
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October 9, 2011 – 12:40 PM
Tight video on McRad’s skate rock roots. The movie delves into the early history of Public Domain and Thrasher magazine. I’ll always remember their song “Weakness” from Public Domain which still stands up to this day with its punchy riff and chorus. I clearly remember recording the song from a friend’s VHS tape onto casette [...]
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Also posted in 1980s, 1990s, Music, Skateboarding
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Tagged 1988, chuck treece, cr stecyk, mc rad, powell peralta, prevent that tragedy, public domain, ray barbee, stacy peraltas
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October 6, 2011 – 9:39 PM
Another classic. Gary Oldman was unbelievable in this film.
August 21, 2011 – 7:08 PM
True classic. This video is sooooo drama complete with dracula voice. Love vampire chick Patricia Morrison and her blown out hair and dig deep nails.
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Also posted in 1980s, DJ, Drama, Drugs, Electronic Music
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Tagged andrew eldritch, black planet, coke vampires, dark 1980s, darkness, doktor avalanche, dracula, dracula voice, floodland, goth, goth club, goth rock, patricia morrison, sisters of mercy, the limelight, vampires
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August 18, 2011 – 4:57 PM
Any tri-staters out there, go fund this movie now on Kickstarter. Seriously. It’s going to be great. They’ve included a raffle for the last 5 days (which is now 38 hours) to win a punk card skate deck, which is pretty sick looking.
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Also posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Documentary, Music
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Tagged city gardens, ken salerno, punk club, randy now, riot on the dance floor, steve tozzi, trenton
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Things are getting heated between Philadelphia’s Power 99 radio personality Tazz Daddy and Kreayshawn over the usage of the n word. Apparently Tazz Daddy called out Kreayshawn out for using the n word because she’s a white girl. So entertaining to see the cat claws come out between Fat Albert and this cute little lady. [...]
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Also posted in DJ, Drama, Funny, Hip hop, Soul
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Tagged bay area rap, bully, confrontation, fat albert, fat guy, hyphy, Kreayshawn, n word, tazz daddy, v nasty
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What is Riot on the Dance Floor? It’s a film on the infamous, violent Trenton, NJ punk club called “City Gardens” and the story of the bands, the place, and its mastermind and resident DJ Randy Ellis Now. Please donate… Here’s a link to the official site. Please visit the Kickstarter page, there’s a 7 [...]
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Also posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, DJ, Documentary, Music, New Wave
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Tagged amy yates, calhoun st., city gardens, ken salerno, kickstarter, lambertville, randy now, riot on the dance floor, steven DiLodovico, trenton nj
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February 21, 2011 – 8:05 PM
Another favorite Jawbox song of mine… Today is Jawbox day at BBC.
February 21, 2011 – 12:22 PM
90s video directing was so grunge, but this song and BAND still rock. You have to watch this one directly on YouTube for some reason.
February 7, 2011 – 12:41 PM
More great Monday morning music.
February 5, 2011 – 2:36 PM
Loving this song. It’s like weird science meets synth punk. This song is great around the 2:25 mark and crashes that sound like they are from The Cure. From San Francisco on 415 records, c. 1980. Hard to believe this is from 1980, it sounds really modern.
By Andreas Tagger
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Also posted in Electronic Music, New Wave
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Tagged 415 records, cannibals, cure, digital simulation, high pressure days, mission, new wave, synth punk, units, warm moving bodies
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September 27, 2010 – 2:29 PM
” What they lack in brain matter between the years is what they make up for in color on top.”
September 10, 2010 – 12:41 PM
What can you say about glow in the dark paint, tutus, and bears singing falsetto?
October 19, 2009 – 5:51 PM
Back in August we wrote a post about the upcoming book on City Gardens entitiled, “No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving: How a Seedy New Jersey Club Defined an Era, an oral history of 80’s and 90’s-era alternative/punk music told through the portal of one club—Trenton, New Jersey’s legendary City Gardens.” We recently connected with [...]
By Andreas Tagger
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Also posted in BBC Interview, Books, Inspiration, Must Have, Skateboarding
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Tagged "No Slam Dancing, 7 seconds, Amy Yates Wuelfing, butthole surfers, calhoun st., circle jerks, city gardens, city gardens book, cro-mags, hardcore, henry rollins, janes addiction, new jersey, No Stage Diving, punk history, Punk Rock, randy now, steven DiLodovico, trenton, tri-state, what trenton makes world takes
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August 16, 2009 – 12:22 PM
Recently looked up the name “Ken Salerno” on google from a photo caption I saw in the City Gardens post we did earlier this week. This was a amazing find. Ken has documented the skate / punk / hardcore scene for many, many years and has some really incredible photography from the tri-state scene and [...]
August 13, 2009 – 12:19 PM
My friend Andrew from LA alerted me to this link about the infamous City Gardens. For those that don’t know, City Gardens was a seminal punk rock club in the tri-state area that was open from the 80s to late 90s. Violent, fun, and super hectic place to see shows all throughout all high school. [...]
