Fourteen songs in fifteen minutes. That is the complete mission statement of the Circle Jerks’ debut Group Sex, released in 1980 on Frontier Records. Formed by Keith Morris after his
Read more →Few albums capture the feeling of being young, awkward, smart, and angry quite like the Descendents’ 1982 debut. Recorded in June of that year at Total Access Studio in Redondo
Read more →Portland’s Poison Idea made their name as the heaviest, most brutally intense band in American hardcore, and Kings of Punk — originally released in 1986 on Pushead’s legendary Pusmort label
Read more →Known simply as “The Blue Album,” the Adolescents’ 1981 debut on Frontier Records is one of the crown jewels of the Orange County hardcore scene. Written mostly by guitarist Rikk
Read more →If you want to own a piece of San Francisco punk chaos, this is it. The original 1981 pressing of Flipper’s debut LP on Subterranean Records (SUB-25) is one of
Read more →If you know, you know — and if you don’t, this is your education. Bad Brains’ Rock For Light is widely considered one of the most important albums in hardcore
Read more →The Dead Kennedys’ final studio album before their acrimonious split is here in its coveted first UK pressing, shipped all the way from Tokyo, Japan — which itself tells you
Read more →This is the holy grail for LA punk collectors. The Germs’ (GI) — the title stands for Germs Incognito — is the only studio album from Darby Crash and company,
Read more →X-Ray Spex were one of the most singular bands to emerge from the first wave of British punk, and Poly Styrene remains one of the most distinctive voices the genre
Read more →Few records in the punk canon carry as much mythological weight as Black Flag’s Damaged. Released in December 1981 on Unicorn/SST Records, the album is a founding document of American
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