Bootleg Session V3 out now!!!

The Bottleg Sessions really show the evolution of track bike trick culure. Not totally my speed, but it's still pretty rad...

Wasps

One of my favorite 7"s is the 'Teenage Treats' 7" by the Wasps....barnblazing punk. It even spawned a whole series of powerpop comps. I found this footage of them that is pretty rad.... pretty inept, but fun nonetheless.

No Town Hall

I finally bit the bullet and paid more than I should have for a copy of "No Town Hall' by Crisis.... I love the darkness of this band - somewhere between anarcho punk and a goth band at times.... very punk. Can't find any live stuff at the mo' so this will have to do.

Time For Action

One of te few good things about being laid up sick for the week was that I actually had time to slow down and dig through some old records I hadn't heard ina awhile. I even pulled out the 'best of' cd by the Secret Affair. The band were one of ther more popular mod revival bands and I always thought they were shit.... however the song 'Time For Action' is the jam...I revisited the CD thinking that maybe my pasr judgement of the band was overly harsh... Nope, about from a couple of gems the 'best of' pretty much blew.... I mean they kick it out some cool mod jams, then blow in a fucking sax solo that sounds like the Cosby show theme.... jesus, bunch of fruits. Definately from the Syle Council school of mod. Time For action is still a rocking jam..

Chaos UK

this clip pretty much sums up what I was about as a youth.... I modelled my 'look' on early Chaos UK...they still lokk pretty punk no? love it...
but these guys took it one step further..... Kaaos from Finland 1982.... fuuuuuck.

Massan

This vid is old as fuck... but sometimes it's good to look back to be able to reflect on whats happening now. Theres a lot to get excited about in the bike world these days... but sometimes folks forget its about going fast.... really fast... this shit is still nuts....

Massan... from john smith on Vimeo.

Plugz

The Plugz were along with the Zeros one of the 1st Mexican American punk bands from the greater LA area - playing shows with the Germs and Black Flag they were an LA punk staple. Sir Shanksalot reminded me of how great they were with a random email about this track:



but for me the real jam, is the flip of their debut: