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26 Years Ago: CHAOTIC END complete recording Beyond the Walls of Silence (Greek Crust Punk)

ΧΑΟΤΙΚΟ ΤΕΛΟΣ entered Red House Studio, Athens on 2 July and finished recording their killer demo, Πέρα Από Τα Τείχη Της Σιωπής, on this day (a Tuesday) in 1991. Another band recording at Red House that year, one that will be more familiar to most reading this, was...

9 July 2017

• Tags: Chaotic End Punk History

33 Years Ago: KILLING JOKE live at Roskilde Festival

Time to draw some strength from KJ... Fantastic set from KILLING JOKE at Roskilde, the annual music festival in Denmark. Roskilde is roughly equivalent to Glastonbury in size and origin (1971). Tape of the original TV broadcast on this day in 1984. Friday night, the first of the three...

29 June 2017

• Tags: Killing Joke Punk History

34 Years Ago: LAIBACH interviewed by TV Tednik (with English translation)

LAIBACH's infamous TV Tednik interview was broadcast by RTV Ljubljana on this day in 1983. Following the broadcast Slovenian authorities banned all public appearances. They also banned the use of the name LAIBACH. ...in June 1983, the group made their first television appearance in an interview on the...

23 June 2017

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31 Years Ago: CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER live in a Bel Air backyard

UPDATE: the band sent us a correction: Actually this party was after “Convicted” was released. We played so we could get some money to get up north to play 2 shows.Just FYI. The gig date is correct, on this day in 1986, but the "days before the release..."...

21 June 2017

• Tags: Cryptic Slaughter Heavy Metal History Punk History

37 Years Ago: CRASS live in Bristol

Not a crystal clear recording but it is a great document of the times. This gig took place at the Trinity community centre on this day in 1980. £1 entry. Trinity centre is right by St. Pauls which saw race riots a couple of months earlier: Tensions were still...

18 June 2017

• Tags: Crass Punk History

35 Years Ago: THE 4-SKINS release The Good, The Bad & The 4-Skins

East End Oi! classic by the THE 4-SKINS, released this month in 1982. The second half of the LP is a live recording. For the mugs in Ealing 4-SKINS were an infamous live act well before the album due to the Southall riot in 1981: We played the...

14 June 2017

• Tags: Punk History The 4-Skins

35 Years Ago: THE CURE end the Pornography tour in Belgium and almost split for good

The show was quite flat and, during the encore, Biddles came on and started singing 'Smith's a wanker, Tolhurst's a wanker, only Simon's worth anything in this band'. I was drumming, so I stopped, threw the drumsticks at the back of his head and told him to fuck...

11 June 2017

• Tags: Punk History The Cure

37 Years Ago: EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN record Stahlmusik in a West Berlin bridge

Alphabet On this day in 1980 EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN crawled into a pillar of Berlin's Stadtautobahn bridge and recorded Stahlmusik. The space was 1.5 metres high, 5 metres in width and 50 metres in length and made out of steel. Pocket torches were used to lit the place and...

1 June 2017

• Tags: Einsturzende Neubauten Punk History

32 Years Ago: GISM live at Nakano Public Hall (Performance VHS)

Recorded on this day in 1985, this GISM concert was released on video a few weeks later (21 June) as Performance. All tracks recorded live at Nakano public hall, May 30th 1985, exept. Produced by SAKEVI YOKOYAMA and P.P.P. Directed & Photographed by JUNJI YASUDA. All titles written and...

30 May 2017

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36 Years Ago: THROBBING GRISTLE last performance, FLIPPER support (Videos, Flyers, Photos)

THROBBING GRISTLE played live 3 times in 1981. In February at the Lyceum, London. Then in late May traveled to Los Angeles, first playing the Veterans Auditorium on the 22nd. A week later they played at the Kezar Pavilion, this would be the final performance of the original...

29 May 2017

• Tags: Flipper Punk History Throbbing Gristle

29 Years Ago: RAPEMAN release Budd

We had half a dozen songs that we were going to record and release as an EP, and we did an entire studio recording session of that, over a couple of days, and then a couple of days mixing, and in the end we weren't happy with any...

23 May 2017

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29 Years Ago: LIP CREAM live at Shinjuku Antiknock, Japan

On this day in 1988 LIP CREAM were playing at Antiknock (which is still around) in Shinjuku (Tokyo), Japan. This concert was released on video as Lip Cream Only in '88. Track listing: 危機賢者は語らずHonest9th NightmareるなてぃっくEnd Of YouGrasserCry Of SilenceBroakin'鋭角な未来For My LifeBig FootLonely RockDespair After Hope, Hope After Despair

21 May 2017

• Tags: Lip Cream Punk History

33 Years Ago: BLACK FLAG, RATTUS, HAGAR THE WOMB live in Leeds

An all-day punk festival at The Bierkeller, Leeds on this day in 1984. It proved tough to find much information about this concert, headlined by BLACK FLAG, but some excellent footage has survived. The complete BLACK FLAG set is available and one of their best. Just a few weeks...

19 May 2017

• Tags: Black Flag Punk History

35 Years Ago: THE EXPLOITED release Troops of Tomorrow

I've only found one source that gives this specific release date for Troops of Tomorrow. Even the month is excluded for other listings. The best reliable source is an NME review from the 26 June issue, so mid-June is probably a more realistic date... They Won't Stop THE...

15 May 2017

• Tags: Punk History The Exploited

32 Years Ago: HUSKER DU live in London (TV broadcast)

HÜSKER DÜ live at the Camden Palace on this day in 1985. This was their first time in England, and I think their first time playing outside the US. Earlier European gigs were planned but cancelled. The concert was recorded for Live From London by Trilion Pictures and...

14 May 2017

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30 Years Ago: THE STUPIDS record their second Peel session

The STUPIDS recorded their second session on this day in 1987, broadcast on the 27 May John Peel programme. Nothing was planned, no pre-conceptions of any kind, just teenagers going nuts doing what we thought was cool and reacting to what we thought was cool. There have been a...

12 May 2017

• Tags: Punk History Stupids

37 Years Ago: CRISIS (pre DEATH IN JUNE) live for the last time

CRISIS played live for the last time on this day in 1980 supporting MAGAZINE at Surrey University. Conflicting personalities and attitudes in the group finally made it impossible for us to work together. White Youth The lineup was:Dexter - lead vocalsDouglas P. - rhythm guitar, vocalsLester Jones -...

10 May 2017

• Tags: Crisis Punk History

30 Years Ago: NAPALM DEATH record the second half of Scum

NAPALM DEATH recorded the second half of Scum during this month in 1987 at Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham. The first half was recorded the previous August (1986) at Rich Bitch and originally intended for a split with ATAVISTIC. Well, the old demo was a little out of date...

7 May 2017

• Tags: Death Metal History Napalm Death Punk History