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Jennifer Schwartz

Jennifer Schwartz

This first time I heard the two words, “punk rock,” was around 1977. My mom, brother and I had just moved to Beverly Hills. That place sucks. Anyway, one day, a girl from my 8th…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on December 7, 2021
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Robert Hecker

Robert Hecker

I grew up in Hermosa Beach, California, and there was definitely a something-in-the-water thing going on in our sleepy little beach town. There was a decommissioned church that I knew as the arts & crafts…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on November 13, 2021November 13, 2021
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Jay Heycock

Jay Heycock

I grew up an alien in a small suburban PA town. Never fit in with the locals & always felt like something was missing. Then I discovered the Clash & Dead Kennedys. It was what…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on October 31, 2021November 8, 2021
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ChrisO’

ChrisO’

My story began when I came back from living on Oahu the summer of 1979. On the North Shore where I had lived since 1976, I was sheltered from all the music that was happening…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on October 30, 2021
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The origins of Larktavia

The origins of Larktavia

Wax lips sink ships!
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  • by ssilk
  • Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021
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Deathany

Deathany

I guess it’s all Jeremy Freeze’s fault. He was my little brother’s best friend who lived down the street. He came over after school one day with a mixed tape of Dead Kennedys, Black Flag,…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021
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Kip-Xool

Kip-Xool

“TURN THAT BLOODY RACKET DOWN!! HOW CAN YOU CALL THAT MUSIC??!” Perhaps not the best psychological approach to curb a teenager’s new-found calling, but it also signalled a sense that I was in the right…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
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Todd Castor

Todd Castor

My punk rock origin story is probably shared (at least in part) by quite a few others – not only in the area where I live, but other cities and regions as well.   I grew…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on October 3, 2021October 4, 2021
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Mr. Lee

Mr. Lee

I grew up in Brooklyn and in the early ’80s. I was into the usual classic-rock, the Grateful Dead, Dylan, jazz (through my parents), some metal (mostly Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Celtic Frost), and…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
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Today’s random musings

Today’s random musings

If you see me randomly walking down the street you might think I was just some middle aged woman in nondescript clothing with a generic haircut and a canvas tote bag. Inside of my head…

  • by ssilk
  • Posted on September 8, 2021
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