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Bad Compilation Tapes
Bad Compilation Tapes / Borderless Countries Tapes is an independent punk/hardcore music label founded in 1982 by Chris Chacon and Dave W. in San Diego, California. The label, with a declared DIY ethic, published from 1981 to 1986 twenty-seven compilations on cassette involving 149 groups from 17 countries. It still sold tapes until around the year 2000, but it made the last 2 tapes of the 27 in 1986. It is considered one of the labels that contributed most to the spread of the European hardcore punk scene in North America. They are currently being remastered and reissued on Bandcamp. History of BCT 1982-1986: Bad Compilation Tapes In 1982 BCT published an announcement on the 8th issue of Maximumrocknroll asking punk groups to send their compositions to them. The announcement was then reprinted in several European magazines and the Italian fanzines ''TVOR'' and ''Attack Punkzine'', which contributed a lot to the internationalization of the label. BCT placed a small personal a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxic Shock Records
Toxic Shock Records was an American independent record label based first in Pomona, California, then in Tucson, Arizona. The label was spawned from the record store of the same name, by its founders Bill Sassenberger and Julianna Towns in 1983, when they released the first of the ''Noise from Nowhere'' series of 7" EP compilations. For the next decade they released singles, compilations and albums by many notable and influential bands of the hardcore, noise rock and post-hardcore scenes. History Bill Sassenberger opened his first Toxic Shock record store in Pomona, CA in 1980. He specialized in underground punk records from independent labels. He expanded to mail-order soon after by advertising in music magazines. In 1983, he and wife Julianna Towns released ''Noise from Nowhere'', a 7", 33rpm EP featuring four local underground punk bands: Kent State, Modern Industry, Manson Youth and their own band Moslem Birth (whose name was a parody of Christian Death). ''Noise from Nowhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Flowers
Happy Flowers was an American musical group, formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in 1983 by two members of the Landlords, John Beers ("Mr. Horribly Charred Infant", drums, vocals) and Charlie Kramer ("Mr. Anus", guitar, vocals), both students at the University of Virginia.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 362-3Foster, Patrick " ''I Crush Bozo'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved 2010-08-30 This duo combines improvisational noise punk guitar and drums with lyrics often written in the first person from the perspective of a child, with childlike intonation and grammar.Robbins, Ira & Schinder, ScottHappy Flowers, ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 2010-08-30 Their humorous songs are mainly about freak childhood accidents and common childhood gripes. History The Landlords were an early hardcore punk band from Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. The band, consisting of four students from the University of Virginia, was formed at around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Accüsed
The Accüsed is an American crossover thrash band from Seattle founded in 1981. The band was a progenitor of the crossover style that bridged the gap between thrashcore and thrash metal, later influencing grindcore and some crust punk bands; as well as an influential band in the Seattle area alternative scene. The band calls their music "splattercore", and their zombie mascot, Martha Splatterhead, appears on most of their albums. Common themes involve social issues and Martha Splatterhead coming back from the dead to slaughter rapists and child molesters. History Early years (1981–1992) The Accüsed was created in 1981 in Oak Harbor, Washington, by bassist Chibon "Chewy" Batterman, drummer Dana Collins, and guitarist Tommy Niemeyer. John Dahlin was the vocalist from 1982 to 1984. The band's first two demo cassettes and their album, ''Please Pardon Our Noise, It Is the Sound of Freedom'', released in 1983 drew heavily from hardcore punk. In 1984, the Fartz vocalist Blaine Coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Flag (band)
White Flag is an American punk rock band currently based in Los Angeles. Their current lineup consists of frontman Mike Mess (guitar), Jello B. Afro (bass), and Trace Element (drums). These members have been in the band since 1982, though many have rotated in and out. White Flag has a discography that ranges from their 1982 debut ''R is for Rocket'' to 2010's ''Benefit For Cats''. History White Flag formed in 1982 in Sunnymead, a community in California's Inland Empire, which is now part of the city of Moreno Valley. The original core lineup, which included Pat Fear, Trace Element, Doug Graves, and El Fee, released their self-released debut album ''S Is for Space'' the same year. In contrast to other bands at the time, White Flag took an anti-drug, pro-Reagan, anti-communist, pro- Christian stance as a faux image, with Fear dressing up as a police officer. They played their first two shows in the summer of 1982 at keg parties, before opening a show for Black Flag. A live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatican Commandos
Vatican Commandos were an American hardcore punk band formed in Darien, Connecticut. The band features members James Spadaccini, John Farnsworth, Lindsey Anderson, Chip Moody, Chuck "Wheat" Weaver, and Richard Hall (who went on to success under the name Moby after the VC disbanded). The band was formed in 1982 and released its first 7-inch EP entitled ''Hit Squad for God'' in 1983. Richard Hall (Moby) is credited as "M.H." on the back cover of the release. Later members included Dave Hower, Mike Pollock, and Matt Craig. The band went on to release the ''Just a Frisbee'' 7-inch EP later in 1983 and ''Point Me to the End'' 12-inch EP in 1984. The lineup for ''Just a Frisbee'', "''Point me to the End''," and the tour in between those two EPs was Chuck Wheat (vocals), Dave Hower (drums), Jim Spadaccini (bass), and Mike Pollock, who replaced M.H. as guitarist. The ''Just a Frisbee'' 7-inch cover artwork was drawn by Rob Zombie, founder and lead singer of White Zombie. The Vatican C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danijel Žeželj
Danijel Žeželj is a People of Croatia, Croatian comic book artist, animator, painter and illustrator and author of a number of graphic novels. Biography Žeželj studied classical painting, sculpting and printing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Croatia. His work has been published and exhibited in Croatia, Slovenia, UK, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Sweden, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil and the USA. His comics and illustrations have been published abroad by DC Comics/Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo, Marvel Comics, ''The New York Times Book Review'', ''Harper's Magazine'', ''San Francisco Guardian'', Editori del Grifo, Edizioni Charta and others. Since 1999, in collaboration with musician/composer Jessica Lurie, he has created a series of multimedia performances merging live music with live painting. These have been presented at festivals and in clubs, churches and squats throughout Europe and the USA. In 2005 he became the first comic book artist ever to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittore Baroni
Vittore Baroni (born 1956 in Forte dei Marmi, Italy), is an Italian mailartist, music critic and explorer of countercultures. Since the mid-1970s he has been one of the most active and respected promoters and documenters of mail art. He has written or edited various books on aspects of the “networking cultures” that anticipated the Internet, among which is the mail art guide book, ''Arte Postale''. He has also contributed to many of the seminal works about mail art published in recent decades, including Chuck Welch's ''Eternal Network'', H.R. Fricker's ''I am a Networker (Sometimes)'', and Renaud Siegmann's ''Mail Art, Art postal - Art posté''. In the past three decades he has organized many exhibitions, events, publications and collective projects in the fields of mail art, audio art, visual poetry, underground comics and street art, including 100 issues of ''Arte Postale!'' mail art magazine. He was the originator of formative networking projects such as the TRAX modular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuono Pettinato
Andrea Paggiaro, better known as Tuono Pettinato, (12 July 1976 – 14 June 2021) was an Italian comics writer and illustrator. Selected works * ''Apocalypso! Gli anni dozzinali'', Coniglio Editore, 2010 * ''Garibaldi. Resoconto veritiero delle sue valorose imprese, ad uso delle giovani menti'', Rizzoli Lizard, 2010 * ''Il magnifico lavativo'', TopiPittori, 2011 * ''Enigma. La strana vita di Alan Turing'', with Francesca Riccioni, Rizzoli Lizard, 2012 * ''Corpicino'', GRRRzetic, 2013 * ''Nevermind'', Rizzoli Lizard, 2014 * ''OraMai'', COMICS & SCIENCE @CERN, CNR Edizioni, 2014 References External links tuonopettinato.blogspot.it- Official blog 1976 births 2021 deaths Italian comics writers Italian illustrators People from Pisa {{comics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOFX
NOFX () is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Vocalist/bassist Fat Mike, guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every release of the band, although Sandin departed briefly in 1985, only to rejoin the following year. El Hefe joined the band in 1991 to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up. NOFX's mainstream success coincided with increased interest in punk rock during the 1990s, though, unlike many of their contemporaries (including Bad Religion, Green Day, and The Offspring), they have never been signed to a major label. NOFX has released fifteenth studio albums, sixteen extended plays and a number of seven-inch singles. The band rose to popularity with their fifth studio album ''Punk in Drublic'' (1994), which is their only release to receive gold certification by the RIAA. Their latest studio album, ''Double Album'', was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negazione
Negazione was a hardcore punk band based in Turin, Italy during the 1980s and early 1990s. Formed in 1983, they were one of the most important bands of the hardcore punk scene in Italy at the time. They were one of the early bands of the Italian hardcore punk scene, like Raw Power (band), Raw Power and Wretched (punk band), Wretched. The band broke up in 1992, their last show being at that year's Monsters of Rock festival. Bass guitarist Marco Mathieu died on 24 December 2021, at the age of 57. He was in a coma since 2017 after suffering a stroke. Band members The main members of the band were: *Guido Sassola, "Zazzo" – vocals *Roberto Farano, "Tax" – guitar *Marco Mathieu (1964 – 24 December 2021) – bass guitar In the course of the band's existence there were many changes in drummers. In chronological order they were: *Orlando Furioso *Michele D'Alessio *Roberto Vernetti – drum machine *Fabrizio Fiegl (died 18 July 2011) *Rowdy James *Stefano Bonanni, "Bone" *E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
