HEART ATTACK: NEW YORK THEATRE ENSEMBLE, NEW YORK, NY. 1.12.81. SOUNDBOARD RECORDING.

Hailing from Whitestone, Queens, the nucleus of Heart Attack was formed while the members were still all under the age of 18, ranging from 12 at the youngest and 17 and the oldest. Within the first several months of the band, they cut two humorous demos entitled “The Hitler Demo” and “Mojo Sessions”. These early recordings were teenage imitations of then current English punk bands such as the Clash and the Sex Pistols. After singer Jesse Malin and guitarist Jackie Flannagan stumbled upon a Bad Brains show at CBGB during the middle of 1981, they immediately decided to amend their own sound. They were reborn as a frenzied hardcore act that would serve to be a strong influence (like the Bad Brains had been to them) to future up and coming New York hardcore groups.

Heart Attack were responsible for the vinyl artifact of the New York hardcore scene. This three song 7” EP, “God Is Dead”, was a crucial document in the separation of New York independent music after the late 70s CBGB scene had faded. This record is probably the most sought after item to ever have come from the New York hardcore scene, topping out in an online auction at nearly a thousand dollars two years ago.

This live recording was captured near the dawn of the group. This is the earliest live recording I have ever seen in circulation of Heart Attack. It shows these guys as a band still in the process of trying to discover their own sound. It seems they have one foot immersed in the UK influenced melodic punk rock of the time and another in the rapidly developing style of New York hardcore. Two out of the three tracks from the debut "God Is Dead" 7" EP are performed live in this set along with other tracks that would eventually turn up on the first Heart Attack 12", "Keep Your Distance".

The source of this tape is a soundboard recording. The sound quality seems to suffer from some very minor generation loss. It seems likely that this is still a low generation copy of this tape as it came from a long time trader that prided himself on owning a considerable amount of live masters and low generation tapes. This is a very nice document considering when it was recorded during the band's existence.

This is the first of a few Heart Attack live recordings that I will make available on this archive.

Track list:

1. The Last War

2. You

3. I Don't Want You Anymore

4. English Cunts

5. Assassination

6. Shotgun

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LIFE AFTER DEATH: WYNU-FM RADIO, 1982. HOSTED BY HAL JANNEN. TAPE #4.

Here is the fourth installment of the WNYU radio show "Life After Death" to be uploaded to this archive. This is from is a recent batch of classic New York hardcore radio shows from 1982-83 that was sent to me for digitizing for purposes of being archived here. This tape is an amalgam of two different broadcasts and came to me on one cassette tape. It's likely that these two broadcasts are sequential in when they first were transmitted. The track list below represents the full songs that were featured on the cassette I received.

The centerpiece of this cassette is indubitably the interview segment with Bobby Steele of the Undead. He's fresh out of the hospital and dying to drink. Steele comes off as a real wreck with his seemingly careless on-air demeanor. He also expresses his frustration with the local scene and the lack of support for new bands. Janner's on-air personality combined with Steele derelict nature make for one of the most awkward interviews I've ever heard.

Thanks to Greg Fasolino for supplying this recording.

Track list:

Polemic Attack: Manipulated Youth

One Way System: Just Another Hero

Crass: Rival Tribal Rebel Revel

Mourning Noise: Fighting Chance

Angelic Upstarts: Last Night Another Soldier

The Deformed: Police Brutality

The Undead: Interview/A.M. Pain

The Lewd: Polluted Brain

Skrewdriver: Back With a Bang

Angry Somoans: Right Side Of My Mind

The Stimulators: I Got a Right

Lama: Tanaan Kotona

Code of Honor: And We Fight

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LIFE AFTER DEATH: WYNU-FM RADIO, 1982. HOSTED BY HAL JANNEN. TAPE #3.

After a real dry spell regarding posts, I've really been cranking them out as of late. Here is the third installment of WNYU's "Life After Death" radio show recorded sometime in 1982. Unfortunately the original tapes do not provide specific information regarding the exact broadcast date. Unlike the previous broadcasts I've posted (tapes 1 & 2), this material seems to be from one sole broadcast.

The most interesting aspects of these broadcasts for me are the interviews. Included in this show is a brief False Prophets interview.

I have 13 (!!!) other "Life After Death" broadcasts that i will be posing on this archive so that they will be saved from obscurity. If you have any classic regional hardcore punk radio shows in your collection that you think would fit nicely on this site, please write me an email.

Thanks to Greg Fasolino for supplying this recording.

Track list:

MDC: John Wayne Was a Nazi

One Way System: Give Us a Future

The Stimulators: Loud Fast Rules

Charge: Destroy the Youth

Crass: Big Hands

Discharge: Society's Victim

Vice Squad: Living On Dreams

False Prophets: Interview

GBH: War Dogs

Crass: Nineteen Eigthy-bore

Discharge: Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

Wire: Dot Dash

Flux of Pink Indians: Tube Disaster

Crass: Do They Owe Us a Living?

The Abused: War Games

Infa Riot: Power

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LIFE AFTER DEATH: WYNU-FM RADIO, 1982. HOSTED BY HAL JANNEN. TAPE #2.

Here is the second tape of "Life After Death" that has been culled from the large stash I recently received for the purpose of archiving here. Again, these tapes are truly a fun listen and almost bring you back to the period when they were originally recorded. The upcoming show announcements are simply jaw-dropping.

The track listing is heavy on the English hardcore punk of the time which is personally much less interesting than the New York hardcore records that were coming out then. I suppose labels like No Future and Riot City could actually afford to send promotional copies for airplay, as where the local upstart labels could not.

This posts represents 2 different original broadcasts. The exact date of either original broadcast is unknown but the cassette says they’re both from 1982. Both broadcasts are incomplete because not every song was recorded. Either the original taper didn’t include every track because he already had the records of the songs being broadcasted or he simply didn’t care to include the tracks omitted due to taste.

Thanks to Greg Fasolino for supplying this recording.

Track list:

The Maniacs: Chelsea '77

Crass: Have a Nice Day

UK Subs: Plan Of Action

Crass: You Can Be Who?

The Expelled: Blown Away

Descendents: I Wanna Be a Bear

Crass: Big A Little A

The Wall: Ghetto

GBH: Time bomb

The Abused: Drug Free Youth

Legionaire's Disease: Rather See You Dead Than With Wool On Your Head

Infa Riot: Emergency

The Dark: John Wayne

The Fits: Straps

Dead Boys: Sonic Reducer

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LIFE AFTER DEATH: WYNU-FM RADIO, 1982. HOSTED BY HAL JANNEN. TAPE #1.

This cassette is the first of numerous classic New York hardcore radio shows that I will be archiving. Not only do I truly enjoy listening to these broadcasts, but also I take pleasure in making these permanently available here on this archive. These classic radio shows are excellent snapshots of the various scenes as they were happening.

Greg Fasolino provided all of these cassettes from his collection. He originally recorded these radio shows as they were first broadcast on WNYU-FM. Without Greg hanging onto these cassettes for nearly 30 years, these broadcasts would perhaps be lost forever. More Than a Witness salutes you, Greg.

“Life After Death” was a weekly hardcore punk radio show hosted by Hal Jannen. “Life After Death” was the successor to Tim Sommer’s excellent “Noise The Show” on WNYU-FM. Jannen’s radio show was originally known as “Hal The Show” as a nod to Sommer’s show. It was renamed to “Life After Death” via an on-air contest.

This posts represents 2 different original broadcasts. The exact date of either original broadcast is unknown but the cassette says they’re both from 1982. Both broadcasts are incomplete because not every song was recorded. Either the original taper didn’t include every track because he already had the records of the songs being broadcasted or he simply didn’t care to include the tracks omitted due to taste.

These 2 broadcasts are worthy of note because they feature demo tracks from Heart Attack and Die Kreuzen. There is also a brief appearance from Dave of Reagan Youth and Adam of the Young and the Useless plugging a show they were playing that night at the Mudd Club.

Track list:

Crass: Asylum

Germs: No God

Heart Attack: From What I See (demo)

Die Kreuzen: Pain (demo)

Zero Boys: Drug Free Youth

False Prophets: Good Clean Fun

Discharge: Blood Runs Red

SS Decontrol: Boiling Point

Angry Somoans: Get Off The Air

999: Nasty Nasty

Crass: Systematic Death

Misguided: Doomsday

Notsensibles: I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher

Nig Heist: Walking Down the Street

Skrewdriver: Anti Social

Dirt: Democracy

Interview with Dave Insurgent (Reagan Youth) & Adam Trese (Young and the Useless)

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MORE EPISODES OF "NOISE THE SHOW" WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE SOON.

WNYU-FM's "Noise The Show" is simply one of my favorite classic hardcore radio shows to listen to. I think of the episodes as excellent mix tapes made in real time with funny commentary by host Tim Sommer interspersed between the tracks. It's no wonder why the broadcasts that I've already posted have been the source of great interest from people that follow this blog.

I have great news for those who want to hear more episodes of "Noise The Show". A follower of this blog has contacted me and wants to donate his tapes so that they can be archived here. He taped a majority of the shows when they originally aired and had the foresight to chronicle each tape with the original air date. This is a great improvement over the episodes that I currently have because they have little to no information on when they were originally aired.

One by one, I will digitize each one of these tapes so that they can be available for followers of this blog:

#18 - October 28, 1981 (Halloween show; complete)
#19 - November 4, 1981 (partial)
#21 - November 18, 1981 (complete)
#24 - December 9, 1981 (Misfits interview show; partial)
#25 - December 16, 1981 (complete)
#27 - December 30, 1981 (complete)
#28 - January 6, 1982 (complete)
#31 - January 27, 1982 (complete)
#32 - February 3, 1982 (complete)
#33 - February 10, 1982 (complete)
#34 - February 17, 1982 (complete)
#35 - February 24, 1982 (partial)
#36 - March 3, 1982 (partial)
#37 - March 10, 1982 (complete)
#38 - March 17, 1982 (complete)
#40 - March 31, 1982 (partial)
#41 - April 7, 1982 (complete)
#42 - April 14, 1982 (complete)
#43 - April 21, 1982 (complete)
#44 - April 28, 1982 (Kraut interview show; complete)
#45 - May 5, 1982 (partial)
#47 - May 19, 1982 ("short songs" show; complete)
#48 - May 26, 1982 (complete)
#49 - June 2, 1982 (complete)
#50 - June 9, 1982 (complete)
#51 - June 14, 1982 (complete)
#52 - June 21, 1982 (complete)
#53 - June 28. 1982 (60-minute final show aka "Tim's Favorite Punk Songs" with Nihilistics interview; complete)

BAD BRAINS: CBGB, NEW YORK, NY 12.25.81 SOUNDBOARD RECORDING.

Now that hardcore is at the ripe age of approximately 30 years old, it’s effortless to conclude that the Bad Brains were the leading pioneers of the entire genre. This is quite ironic considering the fact that group objected that the term “hardcore” be used to describe the characteristics of their music. Critics of the band often cite them as being homophobic based on 1982 interviews in both Flipside (#31) and Forced Exposure (#2) where singer HR refers to shooting homosexuals. And then there’s the well-documented incident in Texas during the same year that involved members of the Big Boys and MDC that had homosexual leanings. These incidents of folly would permanently damage the reputation of any other band that was less talented and innovative than the Bad Brains. If anything this stands as an extraordinary testament to their greatness: stating unambiguously dodgy ideologies to a politically correct audience and still being respected by them.

This post will be the first of numerous entries devoted to the documentation of live Bad Brains material. This Christmas ’81 gig is not the preeminent Bad Brains live bootleg in circulation but it’s nothing to scoff at either. (In my opinion, if you’re a fan of the Bad Brains almost any soundboard live recording before 1987 or so is worth owing). Maybe this recording isn’t the most flawless soundboard recording by these guys in circulation, but you get thirteen and a half minutes of music that will melt your face. HR's custom introduction to "Supertouch" is awe-inspiring enough to induce goose bumps before the song even begins!

I've seen this recording listed on various trade lists as being 20 minutes in length. If anyone has the 20 minute version (or the full show for that matter), please contact me through the site.

Setlist:

1. 12XU (Wire)

2. Don't Need It

3. Supertouch/Shitfit

4. Big Takeover

5. Riot Squad

6. I

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NOISE THE SHOW WYNU RADIO TAPE #2 (BROADCASTED ON 4.21.82).

Today’s post consists of the second installment of “Noise the Show” from my tape collection. As previously noted, when I received the original stash of these old episodes they featured no information regarding broadcast dates. Your guess is as good as mine regarding the exact dates. Regardless, based on the overt chronology of when these records were released, one can deduce that this specific broadcast didn’t happen before late ’82 or perhaps very early ’83. Because of the lack of any date information, I will refer to this cassette as tape two because it’s the second one that I received.

This episode features tracks by Blitzkrieg, Bad Religion, Lama, Discharge, Uk Subs, Puncture, Adrenaline OD, Attila the Stockbroker, Misguided, Circle Jerks, the Notsensibles, and the Lurkers.

Maybe you’ll foam at the mouth in excitement when DJ Tim Sommer mentions the free tickets to the Scream/Heart Attack show at the Peppermint Lounge just like I did…

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CAUSE FOR ALARM: THE MALL, WASHINGTON DC, 7.3.84 AUDIENCE RECORDING

Cause For Alarm had its origins in New Jersey under the name of Hinckley Fan Club. After moving to New York in early 1983, the band changed their name to Cause For Alarm and quickly became stalwarts in the burgeoning NYHC scene. After releasing a exemplary debut record, the band dissolved due to differing opinions on the concept of Krishna consciousness. They original lineup had their last efforts included on the landmark PEACE double album on R Radical records. A few other songs from this session were also recorded but were never released. These tracks will be the subject of a subsequent post on this blog.

This audience recording captured on July 3, 1984 was a show on the "Rock Against Reagan" tour, as DRI and MDC were also on the bill. The recording is above average considering the technological limitations of the day and is certainly worth a download. Singer Keith Burkhardt is charismatic as he and the band tear through songs from their classic debut EP.

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NOISE THE SHOW WYNU-FM RADIO TAPE #1 198?

"Noise the Show" was a weekly hardcore punk radio show that was broadcasted on collage radio station WNYU and was hosted by Tim Sommer. The show was originally known as “Oi the Show” and aired on Tuesday nights before going to the “Noise” title and a Wednesday evening time slot at 7:30pm.

The importance of “Noise the Show” cannot be overstated. It was perhaps the second regional hardcore punk radio show to exist, considering that Maximum Rock n Roll Radio was up and running in 1979 on KPFA in Berkeley, CA. Also, many of the bands that were played by Sommer did not even have a record out when their sounds were broadcasted. For example, tracks from the Beastie Boys demo were played 6 months before their “Pollywog Stew” EP was released in July of 1982.

This episode starts off with some standard UK punk fodder (Anti Pasti, Blitzkreig, UK Subs) and improves with tracks by the Damned, Menace, and the Business. Hairs raise on the back of my neck when Sommer plays the then brand new Battalion of Saints track, “Don’t Believe” by Kraut (which wasn’t even out yet officially) and announces a gigs for Kraut, Heart Attack, the Betrayed, and the Stimulators.

PLEASE NOTE:

Sadly, when I received these tapes, they did not include any information regarding when they were originally aired. Because I will be posting several more episodes of “Noise the Show” on this site, I will refer to them in the chronological order that I post them. Thus, this is known as tape one.

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