THE GO-GO'S: THE WHISKEY, HOLLYWOOD, CA. 10.4.78. AUDIENCE RECORDING.

Despite their ubiquitous presence in the annals of new wave and 1980s cultural consciousness, the Go-Go’s began life as a punk rock group. Sharing the same circuit as influential Los Angeles punk groups such as X (they shared a rehearsal spot with them early on), the Germs (Belinda Carlisle was even a transitional early member under the pseudonym of “Dottie Danger”), the first 18 months of the band showed they hadn’t yet reached the seraphic lullabies of their debut album and what was to follow. This lineup featured Belinda Carlisle (vocals), Jane Wiedlin (guitar, vocals), Margot Olaverra (bass), and Elissa Bello (drums). They were a Masque stage mainstay and lived at the Canterbury Apartments, a Los Angeles punk flophouse hangout for key scene players and a variety of criminals, pimps, junkies, newly arrived immigrants, and crazies.

Here they are in all of their coats of glorious baby fat, the Go-Go’s in their infancy, way before they were a visual 1980s new wave affirmative action outfit featuring an array of two sassy punk rockers, two cheerleaders, and one tomboyish metalhead. This performance was recorded live on stage at the world famous Whiskey a Go-Go (fitting, isn’t it?) located in West Hollywood. Perhaps what is most interesting is how this shows you the great contrast between what the group was when they started when compared to when they gained mainstream prominence.

The recording is from an audience source and the quality is rough but listenable. This show consists of several unreleased tracks that have not been (officially) reissued in any form. Part of this show has been bootlegged onto vinyl as a double 7” entitled “Kellogg’s Punk Tarts”.

Track list:

1. We're Here Now

2. B-Movie

3. London Boys

4. Robert Hilburn

5. (Remember) Walking In The Sand

6. Don't Hang Up

7. Fashion Seeker

8. Screaming

9. Party Pose

10. Our Time Has Come

11. Just A Number

12. Living at the Canterbury

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RODNEY ON THE ROQ RADIO SHOW:106.7 FM, PASADENA, CA 1.24.81 FM BROADCAST.

The emergence of the "Rodney on the ROQ" radio show should never be underestimated when considering the growth of the Los Angeles punk rock scene. Hosted by taste maker Rodney Bingenheimer, the radio show began in August 1976 on the relatively unknown KROQ radio station then based in Pasadena, California. Within a short time, the "Rodney on the ROQ" radio program stood in stark contrast to the West Coast country rock sound that was dominating mainstream radio at the time. Bingenheimer himself builds on this idea:"I was always anti-Eagles, anti-beards. Within a few months, I was playing four solid hours of punk rock." Because Bingenheimer had such autonomy over what he played as a DJ,

Tracks by the Damned, Bad Brains, Circle Jerks, Stimulators, Black Flag, Wall of Voodoo, Adam and the Ants, Plasmatics, Go-Go's, Eddie and the Subtitles, Dead Kennedys, and many more are all featured on the episode.

Wendy O. Williams from the Plasmatics phones in from New York to discuss the scuffle that had just occurred at their show in Milwaukee. She talks about the incident in which she brutalized by the local police, the concept of censorship, her recent infamous performance on the Friday's television show, etc.

Former owner of the Masque, Brenden Mullen also joins Rodney in the KROQ studio and speaks about his then new magazine, Slush.

The quality of this recording is excellent. It is a first generation recording taped right off the radio when this was originally broadcasted. Unfortunately this is the entire 4 hours broadcast and does not contain the Circle Jerks in-studio interview. If anyone has a recording of this, please write me through this website.

This recording was obtained from the excellent "From the Garage" blog. This blog has numerous KROQ-FM radio shows from the mid to late 1970s. This blog can be visited at: http://fromthegarage.blogspot.com/

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THE DICKIES: KROQ-FM, LOS ANGELES, CA 11.27.80 RADIO INTERVIEW

The Dickies hailed from the San Fernando Valley and served as the most superior example of hyperactive 1970s Southern Californian punk rock. Raised on Mad Magazine, they never took themselves serious enough to avoid a sense of self-parody. They were often referred to as the “West Coast Ramones” for obvious reasons. These loveable punks were enjoyably unserious and were quite self-aware of their own idiocy, unlike their New York counterparts who always seemed to be playing that same role much straighter. The first three years of the Dickies meant manically catchy pop-punks gems, one after another.

This cassette features a Thanksgiving Day interview with vocalist Leonard Graves and guitarist Stan Lee conducted by KROQ disc jockey Darrell Wayne. Wayne comes off as a bit square but Graves and Lee oblige his questions with humor and wit. Songs from the first two classic Dickies are showcased too. This cassette includes the entire broadcast (including all the original commercials featuring a cool Blondie "Autoamerican" ad) in superb quality. Overall, an interesting and enjoyable document.

This recording was obtained from the excellent "From the Garage" blog. This blog has numerous KROQ-FM radio shows from the mid to late 1970s. This blog can be visited at:http://fromthegarage.blogspot.com/

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