Germs Punk

BACK in the late ’70s, the Germs were one of the most influential punk bands in L.A., blending ferocious riffs with stage antics bordering on performance art. Exactly 25 years after lead singer Darby Crash died of a heroin overdose, prematurely breaking As the drummer for the Germs, one of Los Angeles’ earliest punk bands, Don Bolles was around to collect a number of flyers that chronicled the burgeoning days of West Coast punk and hardcore. Now, pieces of that punk history could be yours, as Bolles is A scenario in which L.A. punk pioneers the Germs reunited and toured a quarter-century after the suicide of lead singer Darby Crash never entered Pat Smear's head. Even in his wildest imagination. "No. Never could have thought of it. Never thought I'd play Incorporating post-punk and experimental elements into a seemingly free form ambiance that reflects the band members' choice of switching instruments for every other song. You can hear traces of Killing Joke, Chrome, early Voivod, and other nonconformist Adding to the weird quotient was the night's headlining act, a new incarnation of legendary punk act the Germs featuring actor Shane West on lead vocals; West portrays the late Germs frontman Darby Crash in the upcoming feature, What We Do Is Secret. On Monday, a band calling itself Black Flag is going to set up and play some tunes at Walters Downtown. For some of us, this is a pretty big deal. If you were too young or two fucked-up to remember the legendary L.A. punks' storied early-'80s heyday, this .

From Black Flag, The Germs, and Fear to Poison as well as the lives some fans led. Stretching from young punks in the ’70s to “metal mamas” to gutter punks, it’s often the scenes of the squalid living conditions and unsettling drug abuse One thing hasn't changed: The Olympic sound is as terrible as you remember. The night's strangest set came from the reunited Germs, the seminal local punk act that self-destructed in 1980 after the suicide of singer Darby Crash. At the Olympic, his role Shane West and Bijou Phillips star. Punk is something I hold close to my heart, and it really excites me to see a feature full length about such a legendary punk band … “Actor Shane West portrays Crash, who died of a heroin overdose at age 22 in 1980. The self-professed "lifelong punk rock fan" gives a solid performance in the coming-soon movie, and onstage he's nothing short of a force to be reckoned with. The lights went down shortly after 11 p.m. at L.A. nightclub Element, and surviving Germs members .

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