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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie 7”, Edmonton, AB, 1981. “This is one of the first independent punk singles from Edmonton. Blank Generation might possibly have beaten them to the racks, but at this point Edmonton’s best known punk band, SNFU, didn’t yet exist as such. The Malibu Kens formed in 1980 under the name Joey Did and the Necrophiliacs, and became the Malibu Kens by 1981. Shortly after the name change, the band’s style changed from punk to pop.”

Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie 7”, Edmonton, AB, 1981.

“This is one of the first independent punk singles from Edmonton. Blank Generation might possibly have beaten them to the racks, but at this point Edmonton’s best known punk band, SNFU, didn’t yet exist as such. The Malibu Kens formed in 1980 under the name Joey Did and the Necrophiliacs, and became the Malibu Kens by 1981. Shortly after the name change, the band’s style changed from punk to pop.”

(Source: mocm.ca)

5 notes #edmonton #alberta #punk #malibu kens #7 #canada #canadian punk #mike mcdonald #jr. gone wild

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saint-veronica:

Born in Edmonton as Kendall Chinn (aka Kenny), Mr. Chi Pig was the front man for one of the biggest names in the first wave of Canadian punk rock: SNFU. The band’s visibility faded even if their influence didn’t, Kenny’s world filled with more drugs and alcohol, and he moved closer and closer to living on the street and suicide. What surprised everyone, including Mr. Chi Pig himself, was what that drug addiction masked, an even greater threat to his whole well being: schizophrenia. Reluctant to take drugs to treat it at first, he quickly realized that he was already heavily self-medicating just to deal with the day-to-day and slowly, his life began to turn around.

2 notes #edmonton #chi pig #snfu #punk #edmonton punk

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“The Clash make their US TV debut on 4/25/80 on the ABC Television program “Fridays” In this set they perform “London Calling” and ‘Train In Vain.’”

i want to shoot myself in the face for saying this, but mick jones kinda looks like jerry seinfeld in this video.

4 notes #Clash #punk #music #videos #London Calling

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HEE HEE! “Starring super-notorious musclebound punk/metaldudes Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins (with a little help from super-notorious soft-rockdudes Hall and Oates) Henry & Glenn Forever is a love story to end all love stories! The premise of this Cantankerous Titles-released comic is explained at the front of the zine: “Henry and Glenn are very good ‘friends.’ They are also ‘room mates.’ Daryl and John live next door. They are satanists.” What follows is ultra-metal violence and cryfest diary entries, cringing self-doubt and mega-hilarious emo-meltdowns. Who knew Danzig was such a vulnerable, self-conscious sweety-pie? Who knew Rollins was such a caring spouse? Who knew Hall and Oates were so infernally evil—yet so considerate?” the premise is a bit schlocky and precious (Hall & Oates are kind of tired as a meme i think), but STILL. More info at Microcosm Publishing.

HEE HEE!

“Starring super-notorious musclebound punk/metaldudes Glenn Danzig and Henry Rollins (with a little help from super-notorious soft-rockdudes Hall and Oates) Henry & Glenn Forever is a love story to end all love stories! The premise of this Cantankerous Titles-released comic is explained at the front of the zine: “Henry and Glenn are very good ‘friends.’ They are also ‘room mates.’ Daryl and John live next door. They are satanists.” What follows is ultra-metal violence and cryfest diary entries, cringing self-doubt and mega-hilarious emo-meltdowns. Who knew Danzig was such a vulnerable, self-conscious sweety-pie? Who knew Rollins was such a caring spouse? Who knew Hall and Oates were so infernally evil—yet so considerate?”

the premise is a bit schlocky and precious (Hall & Oates are kind of tired as a meme i think), but STILL.

More info at Microcosm Publishing.

#comics #books #punk