The L.A. Punk scene during the 70’s was very fucking important on so many levels, because out of this cesspool of freaks, Hardcore was born. This was before the music got real fast and us young kids invaded the scene with our outlook on life! The L.A. scene was full of art school drop outs who played by their own rules. John Brian King‘s photos capture what was happening back then like no other photographer did, because of how real his snapshots are. I never get bored of seeing how people did shit back in the day – I’m pretty sure this comes from my love of history of all kinds, especially punk history!
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- Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs performing at the Cathay de Grande, Hollywood, 1981.
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- A friend’s loft – we graffitied his place for fun. Downtown LA, 1981.
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- A friend at my rental house in Santa Monica Canyon, 1980 – my landlord was the artist Ed Moses.
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- Punk girls at a Hollywood video arcade, 1981.
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- Punk party, Santa Monica Canyon, 1980.
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- Save the Masque! benefit, Elk”s Hall, MacArthur Park, Los Angeles. February 25, 1978. My first punk concert.
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- John McGeoch of the band Magazine performing at the Whiskey A Go Go, Sunset Strip, Hollywood. September 1, 1979.
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- Friends drunk in car, 1980.
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- Su Tissue of the Suburban Lawns performing at the Hong Kong Café, Chinatown, Los Angeles. July 24, 1979.
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- Punks at a concert, 1980.
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- Nina Hagen performing at the Whiskey A Go Go, Sunset Strip, Hollywood. November 15, 1980.
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- My then-girlfriend Nancy Barton working on an art project, Hollywood, 1982.
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- My friend Shana with a recent used-record find, Silver Lake, 1982.
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- My first apartment, Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, 1982.
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- My friend Gary, punk party, 1981.
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- My friend Avril, her apartment in Venice, 1982.
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- The backyard of my apartment, Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, 1982.
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- My friend Scott, punk party, 1981.
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- Mark Mars and Ashley Bickerton, punk party, 1981.
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- Rednecks hanging out at 7-11, Hollywood, 1980.
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- My roommate Cedd Moses with his 7-11 booty, Santa Monica Canyon, 1980.
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