Punk & Nasty does an effective job chronicling both the American and U.K. punk scenes of the '70s and '80s. These are mainly studio tracks with the exception of cuts by Buzzcocks, the Damned, 999, Sid Vicious, G.B.H., the Slits, and the Adv...
The Vibrators: Knox (vocals, guitar); Pete (bass guitar, background vocals); Eddie (drums, background vocals).Personnel: Wayne Kramer (vocals, guitar); Leonard Graves Phillips (vocals); John Elllis (guitar).Additional personnel: Leona...
Liner Note Author: Rhonda Markowitz.Author: Malcolm McLaren.The timeless, exhaustive argument of which side of the pond had more influence in punk's infancy may never be something that is resolved. But with US vs. UK Punk, Sanctuary R...
Lyricist: Mark F.Personnel: Mark F (vocals, guitar); Mark Wallis (vocals); Bob Leith (drums, percussion); Andy W (drums).Liner Note Author: Sean McGhee.The third of four volumes drawing upon long out of print singles, discarded dem...
Collecting 27 tracks across 10 singles released by Mark Perry on his Step Forward label, I WANNA PUNK ROCK offers a detailed snapshot of British punk in the late 1970s. While almost everyone is familiar with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, i...
Photographers: Jesse Fischer ; Lisa Johnson ; Glen E. Friedman; Adam Deluca; Jimmy Hole.The second in Epitaph's sampler series, this record was the first to come with the low price cap. While it's a great, inexpensive introduction to the...
This collection of music by Los Angeles punk band The Dickies features 18 remastered tracks, and includes breakneck takes on Black Sabbath's "Paranoid," Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence," "Silent Night," and others.Liner Note Autho...
The Finger includes: Ryan Adams, Jesse Malin.The Finger: Jim Beahm (vocals); Warren Peace (guitar); Irving Plaza (bass instrument); Rick O'Shea (drums).New York City hardcore punks the Finger collect the piss and vinegar of their firs...
Hardcore punk band Refused opened up and expanded their sound for THE SHAPE OF PUNK TO COME (a take-off on the title of the classic avant-jazz disc by Ornette Coleman, THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME). They've become more sophisticated in their p...
Personnel: El Hefe (vocals, trumpet); Eric Melvin, Desi Mizrahi, Jeff Abarta, Kim Shattuck, Mark Curry (vocals).Audio Mixer: Ryan Greene.Though NOFX have stuck closely to their powerhouse hard-and-fast pop-punk sensibility since their...