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[Shelf Life] Punk Rock: An Oral History by John Robb

Punk is best known for its abrasive, speed-driven take on rock that forever changed the music world. The evolution of the innovation in England is chronicled by musician and journalist John Robb whose exhaustive work Punk Rock: An Oral History has finally been presented to readers here across the puddle thanks to PM Press.  The [...]

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Alice Bag – Babylonian Gorgon (Live at Calacas!)

Alice Bag returned to Orange County last night for another ‘Violence Girl’ book event. The skies had been pouring rain for a good part of the day, but as evening came, the blue horizon emerged and those eager to catch the punk goddess in an intimate setting filled the seats of Calacas in downtown Santa [...]

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‘Violence Girl’ Comes to SanTana!

Alice Bag, the inimitable former front woman for early LA punk band The Bags, is back in OC this weekend for another book signing/singing event. Her impressive memoir, ‘Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story’ released in the fall of last year, is a compelling read that details her difficult [...]

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‘Babylonian Gorgon’ by Alice Bag at TKO Records

Friday night’s book signing and singing of Violence Girl by Alice Bag was a standing room only occasion. TKO Records, the small punk rock store in Fountain Valley that played host for the event, had the good fortune of an excellent sound guy. Even though I found myself with my back up against the entrance [...]

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Alice Bag is Violence Girl

The beginning of Alice Bag’s new memoir, Violence Girl: East LA Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story, recounts a raucous scene that she commanded from the stage as front woman for the Bags. The visionary band were infamous for jolting audiences into a frenzied, possessed state, led by their lead singer’s high heels, [...]

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