Big Boys

Back before punk was in commercials, when bands like the Bad Brains were blowing minds in NYC, Texas had it's own bands with a distinct Southern flavor. Both the Dicks and the Big Boys had flamboyantly gay fat frontmen in a state that was still burning crosses. Here's the Big Boys...one of my all time fave bands.... Biscuits the singer died last year...RIP

Scorpions

Bad Samaritans

Back when I was a nipper my favorite band were the Cowboy Killers from South Wales... they sounded like a cross between the Dead Kennedys and Flag Of Democracy. The band's singer Beddis was the craziest frontman I have ever seen (to this day). AS was the custom back then, I wrote to every band I liked and Beddis became a close friend (when I was 14 he even called my mum so she would let me go and stay with him to see DOA). I continued visiting every school holiday until I left home. I love every Cowboy Killers record (extended post on this coming soon) and was sad when they called it a day. Since then Beddis has spent some time inside but is now back on the straight and narrow with his new band the Bad Samaritans featuring folks from the Abs and Dub War. Wish I could have been there for this their first gig...looks awesome....

Extreme Noise Terror

I missed the 'glory days' of uk punk...just by a year or two - I started going to gigs in '86 and everyone from the good old days had gone metal. My years were the UK hardcore of 87-90 which for the most part was a bunch of plodding crusty shite like Bolthrower and Deviated Instinct. One band who I LOVED were Extreme Noise Terror.... their early records were so fucking over the top. I wish I still had the demos the singer sent me with hand drawn logo.... Here is a great section from the show 'Snub TV' with ENT & Napalm Death. This shit blew my mind at the time.... classic Bill Steer interview at the end...

Straight Edge Shoes

WTF? fuckin Revelation shoes???? crazy shit. They actually look kinda nice...and would you ever imagine ahving Judge on the inside of your shoes???.

David Fullarton

Don't do much art posting...but I'm fully digging this cat's work. He is an SF local, but a Scottish transplant and his work appeals to me.....

Pianosaurus!

i guess the thought of a band recording solely on toy instruments sounds way to twee to be cool these days but i still think this is one of my favorite albums ever..(well for today anyway!) shame there's no actual footage of the band but the tune rules anyhow! ..they only released one long player back in '87..