RAMRODS
They have a CD out now of stuff recorded in the late 70's / early 80's
RERUNS
7" - "Since You Gotta Cheat" 1978
7" - "Bored to Tears" 1979
Any info?
THE
ROGUES
7" - "(DON'T HAVE TITLE, ANY INFO?)"
LP - "Zero Street"
American Oi sound from the mid 80's. On the infamous 'Rock-O-Rama Records'
ROUGH
CUT
7" - "Danger Boy" 1981
Any info?
R.U.R.
7" EP - "Go Baby" 1979
Featured members that would go on to be in 3-D INVISIBLES, TEX & COUNTRY
BLOOD FARMERS.
They moved to L.A. to 'make it' but came up empty handed. And came back to
Detroit.
RUSHLOW
KING COMBO
7" EP - 'See You Later" 1979
Members of CINECYDE
S.B.L.C. (screaming bloody leper children)
7" - 'Falling Apart'
I saw these guys a few times, mostly at Westside clubs. Real hardcore. Did a song called 'Detroit Boot Boys'
SCRUFFY
TEARAWAYS
I remember seeing these guys a bunch, but to be honest I can't
remember much about them.
SCREAMING
FREAKS
Really good power pop/punk trio featuring drummer Jim Paluzzi
(TRASH BRATS, SPONGE, THE FAGS)
and local comic book artist Marty. From late 80's to early 90's
SECRETS
7" EP - (CAN'T REMEMBER TITLE)
Not sure how much they played out but I have this 7" of this band and
sticker on front says
'Features MC5 members'. I'll have to dig it up and post the info later.
SHOCK
THERAPY
LP - 'Hate
is a 4 - letter word'
LP - 'Adventures in good music'
LP - 'The many faces of hate'
More of a industrial sound. Had a great reception in Europe where
the LP
'Hate is a 4-letter word' actually made in on the charts! Sorta like early 'Ministry'. Together in early 80's.
Featured members of other big local bands ( i.e. - FEISTY CADAVERS, THE
GENERALS)
THE
SILLIES
7" EP - 'No big Deal" 1979
LP - 'Detroit on a platter'
Cassette - "Public Enema #1" 1994
If it wasn't for these guys needing a place to practice and have bands come to
Detroit ,we wouldn't of had
the legendary club BOOKIES! One of the 'godfathers' of the Detroit punk
movement. They played with a
bunch of big name bands (i.e.- THE POLICE, VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE DEAD BOYS,
THE DAMNED).
Good bunch of guys.
SKRAPS
7" EP - "Bleeding Wounds" 1987
These guys are Detroit's answer to MISFITS. Lead singer Brett
Wolfgang
could fill in for Danzig. Good sound, a bit of metal edge to them.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
7" EP -
'Mommys little panty boy' 1987
I saw these guys in early 80's...They scared the
shit outta
me!! There was guy banging on a empty oxygen tank and chaos all over the stage.
SLEEP
Saw them at The Hungry Brain in 1985. Don't remember anything about them.
SNAKE
OUT
Cassette
- 'Snake Out' 1984
LP
- 'Gollywobblers from hell' 1985
LP - 'Live Pizza' (was packaged in a real pizza box!!) 1986
Great fun band! Surf punk at its best! Each live show was different,
you never
knew what to expect! One of their many great songs was 'Fuck you, I ain't Gandhi'
SON
OF SAM
EP - 'Fuck it
to death' 1985
7" EP - 'Fingers'
7" EP - 'Dirty side of a daydream'
From 1984 to 1991 this band was the definition of punk. Fronted by the
great vocal styling's
of legendary punk, Lacy. These guys are the Detroit answer to THE GERMS. Lacy
now has a
great hardcore outfit, THE HILLSIDE
STRANGLERS.
SONICS
RENDEZVOUS BAND
7" - 'City Slang" 1978
Headed up by former MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. Only release
they did when a active band. There is
a CD box set being put together of their unreleased recordings.
THE
STATE
7" EP - 'No Illusions" 1983
Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI
13th
KEY
I remember the name, but that's about it,
TOMMY
TRASH
7" - 'Love's Gone Bad" 1981
7" - "Love potion #9" 1982
7" - "I'm a Disgrace" 1983
7" - "I Like Blondes" 1984
Any info?
THE
TORPEDO'S
7" EP - "Pop Star"
7" EP - "No Pills"
Any info?
TOXIC
ATTITUDE
7" EP - 'Stupid Teenage Music" 1983
Any info?
THE
TRAITORS
Featured the world renown producer DON WAS (WAS NOT WAS) and members of THE
BONERS,
RUSHLOW KING COMBO. Not sure if they released anything though.
TRASH
BRATS8
Cassette -
'Pink Tape' 1987
Cassette - 'Trash Brats' 1988
7" - 'Downtown Nowhere' - 1992
CD - 'Songs in the key of F U' -
CD - 'Jokes on you' - 1995
CD - 'Out of the closet' - 1996
Another of my favorite locals. Mixed glam and glitz with the NY
DOLLS styled punk. Was first known
as 'BRAT' and a 3 piece. Then changed to the 'TRASH BRATS' and became a 4 piece.
They had as much
luck with drummers as SPINAL TAP did. Broke up last year after
a close to 15 year ride.
Toured Europe & most of the U.S. they also recorded quite a bit showing up
on a bunch of comps.
TWENTY
SEVEN
7" EP - "Don't go to Extremes" 1978
Featured members of THE TRAITORS and RAMROD. 7" released on 'Tremor
Records'
3-D
INVISIBLES
7"
EP
- 'Love on Mars' 1982
7" EP - 'Put on your glasses' (cover & inserts were in 3D, came w/ 3D
glasses)1984
7" EP - 'Graveyard rockin' 1989
LP - 'Jump off your screen' 1986
LP - 'Vampires a go-go' 1988
LP - 'They won't stay dead' 1989
Really good band and a really fun. Never a dull live show. Driven
by horror movie lyrics.
Great songs like 'I wanna dig up Bela Lugosi' , 'Rockin w/ Drac' & 'Monsters across the USA',
just to name a few.