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MY 1983 PUNK ROCK FANZINE
14 years ago
A long time ago, in a midwestern town far, far away, I had my own fanzine. I was 14, and opinionated, and all the cool kids were doing it, so why not me? I named it "Payson Briggs", after this goofy kid in my middle school. He was actually a very nice young man - just a bit goofy. And he had an odd name. And I guess it was an inside joke between my best friend and I, so that was the name of my zin[...]

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LOUISVILLE HARDCORE 1983
14 years ago
Disclaimer: My knowledge of the entire scope of Louisville hardcore is admittedly very thin, as my exposure was limited to the years 1983-1986, and I only really knew a few mother fuckers. For a better overview of the complete history, I urge you to check out this very thorough site http://www.louisvillehardcore.com SQUIRREL BAIT, MAURICE, & THE LOUISVILLE HARDCORE SCENE In the hardcore days[...]

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SLUGGO
14 years ago
I recently dug up a treasure trove of punk rock memories from a box in my parents' attic. Lots of photos, flyers, stickers, vinyl, fanzines, and even my very first spiked wristband. This is all from about 1983-1985. I've gone through a bunch of the Sluggo stuff, of which there is sadly very little of. Most of it I include here. Some of the dates below may be way off. I'll be able to more accuratel[...]

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TIMMY RICHARDSON'S TRIBUTE MIX TO TEDDY PENDERGRASS
15 years ago
MIX NOTES Words can hardly express how much suckier the world is today for me, upon hearing of the death of Teddy Pendergrass. Teddy's voice has been with us since 1972, when he first broke through as the vocalist on Harlod Melvin & The Bluenotes "If You Don't Know Me By Now". He may be best known to you for some of his countless other hits, such as "Bad Luck" 1975 "Wake U[...]

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QUINCY JONES IS MY HOMEBOY
15 years ago
From time to time, I rotate the records that sit on display on my record shelves at home. Some are permanent, like the O.G. copy of "Love Supreme", but most rotate in and out. I recently dug out this copy of Quincy Jones' 1969 classic "Walking In Space" LP on CTI Records, signed by Quincy himself. It reads: To Julian, Keep rockin' bro Peace Quincy Jones I managed to score this when I w[...]