Punk came together one amazing week, April 1977. Month started w/Runaways, April 1, then April 14-18: Television, Blondie, Iggy, Bomp Records Store, Germs, Weirdos, Zeros, Damned, Screamers and more. NO ONE has documented this memorable week. Enjoy!
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Author/filmmaker STEVEN BLUSH speaks with photographer EDWARD COLVER on the Anniversary of his iconic BLACK FLAG Damaged album cover about his work with LA's punk legends
BLUSH MEDIA NETWORK
In the late 1970s, two Chinese restaurants became the unlikely epicenter of L.A.’s burgeoning punk scene. The emerging music form featured fast-paced songs and hard-edged melodies with anti-capitalist messaging. As told through interviews with John Doe (X), Alice Bag (The Bags), Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flag, OFF!), and Martin Wong (Save Music in Chinatown), and featuring music from current performers such as The Linda Lindas and more.
Production Company: Arclight Productions
Martin Sorrondeguy, former vocalist for Los Crudos, is the producer of this powerful and uplifting documentary about the U.S. Latino punk scene and the DIY movement.
The NYHC Chronicles LIVE! Ep. #306 Alison Braun (Photographer) w/ "Hardcore Shutterbug" Steven J. Messina. Sponsored by NYHC Comics, The Texas Silver Rush, DTFM Vinyl Distro, Generation Records, OneTwoSix Hardcore Clothing, The Organic Grill, Upstate Records & Madd Vintage.
Leee Black Childers saw it all in the underground NYC scene. He took the first photographs of Lou Reed, partied at Max's Kansas City, was part of the Stonewall Riots, and went on tour with just about every famous band at the time.
In the early 2000s, we sat down with him in his apartment for an interview.
Photographer and curator Jeanne M. Hansen and rock & roll critic Jonah Raskin talk about Alternative Voices, a new photo exhibit at the SF Public Library celebrating the heyday of the city’s punk rock scene through the eyes of those who lived it. On view Oct. 9, 2021 – Jan. 23, 2022.
Between 1976 and 1980, young Manhattan photographer David Godlis documented the nightly goings-on at the Bowery’s legendary CBGB, “the undisputed birthplace of punk rock,” with a vividly distinctive style of night photography.
Produced by Babylon LA / Bronco Film Co
Shot / Edited by Zachary Sutherland