John Marr
A couple years ago someone published an anthology of first punk rock gig stories called MY FIRST TIME or something. I was annoyed that they didn’t ask me because my first punk rock show was…
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Aaron Moore
In 1977 I was 6 years old and there’s an intriguing song on the radio, It’s called Peaches and it’s by a group called The Stranglers. My intrigue is piqued as the BBC have bleeped…
Felicia
I can’t remember exactly how it started. I have always loved music, especially from the 60s. Then I found The Ramones. Probably heard them on KROQ. From there I started hearing more of the local bands.…
Gene Mullett
I was all-metal all-the-time in high school & then I got to Ohio University in the fall of 1985. A friend’s dorm where I used to hang had some guys living on his floor that…
Otto Von Stroheim
I got into Punk Rock very slowly. Around 1977 I heard The Sex Pistols and Patti Smith on KROQ and saw pictures of them in mainstream rock n roll magazines like Creem. I bought Elvis…
Alison Braun
I was bored with school and needed a way looking for something meaningful to put my energy into: So I started going to punk shows and bringing my camera. It was a way to contribute…
Bob Durkee
First of all, let’s get a few facts out of the way. I was not there at the beginning. I did not go to the Masque, or any of the landmark first shows that started…
Al Quint
My punk rock origin was probably something I didn’t realize was my punk rock origin, at least at the time. I’ve been a music fan my entire life, going back to when I was 4…
Brady Rifkin
I moved to L.A. in 1979 and soon fell in with the “New Wave” crowd at my new school. They turned me on to KROQ and through that, Rodney Bingenheimer’s program. Right about that time…
Danny Gromfin
In the 70s I was a massive Devo fan. I was a pre-teen spud boy. A member of their fan club (still have the membership card!), made my own Devo buttons, etc. When punk started…
Mike Demattei
I was big on music since I was little. In junior high, I started reading about the punk and new wave bands and seeing their records in the stores, but I had no way to…
Antho
My memory is for shit. I’m not always good with chronology, but I remember I still had long hair. I was at Skater Cross (Kross) in Reseda. I was watching some older kids skate in…
Stephanie Silk
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley, in the suburbs of Los Angeles. I went to Catholic school for 14 years. I had a pretty standard but boring start to things. I loved going…
John Casey’s Hands and Pants Project
I am very excited to have my first piece in John’s Hands and Pants Project. https://handsandpants.com/ “Hands & Pants” is a collaborative art project by John Casey and a group of more than 200 of…