Category Archives: punk

Jeffrey Lewis Anti Folk Complete History of Punk Rock

April 8, 2011 – 9:38 pm
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SIGNED DC – Arthur Lee and Love / Lyrics

September 2, 2010 – 9:14 pm

Arthur Lee wrote SIGNED DC watching his drummer fall under the spell of heroin. Released in 1966 the song caters to the reality of smack versus the Velvet Underground’s romanticism of the narcotic. Everyone made their own choices no matter what song you heard first. Love Signed D C lyrics Sometimes I feel so lonely […]

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Hurrah Video Link

September 2, 2010 – 7:26 am

Hurrah’s nightclub existed from 1977 to 1981. Once its disco era was ended by the opening of Studio 54, the owners refashioned the second-floor club into a showcase for punk and new wave bands. I worked at the door with Howie Montauk and Jack Flood. The DJ was Shaun Cassette. The bands were the Dead […]

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Alternative Ulster / Stiff Little Fingers

August 24, 2010 – 9:02 pm

Nothin’ for us in Belfast The Pound so old it’s a pity OK, there’s the Trident in Bangors Then walk back to the city We ain’t got nothin’ but they don’t really care They don’t even know you know They just want money They can take it or leave it What we need is (Chorus) […]

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BLANK GENERATION – Richard Hell and the Voidoids

July 21, 2010 – 11:07 am
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