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Books About Punk Rock, Published in 2007

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You Saw it in a Magazine.... Now See it Here

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The Pandoras in Oui Magazine, 1985

The following photos were featured in Creem

Jett Idol
This shot was in 47 magazines all over the world!



In Joan Jett's Bedroom

Blondie, B-Girls, Bingenheimer Backstage

Jan Berry Meets Punks

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From my occasional column in Rock Scene

X on Lobotomy Night

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Stiv Bators & Cynthia Ross


From the LA Reader

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more to come!

CLUBS

The Whisky A Go Go

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On Lobotomy Night!



Outside the Starwood, Santa Monica Blvd. just west of Crescent Heights

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All these photos are from April 14, 1978 - The Jam headlined, Dickies and Eyes opened.

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Madame Wong's

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Marquee at the Chinatown location

Inside Esther Wong's office, West LA location (Esther Wong is the one standing)

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Rodney Bingenheimer

He's the original LA Punk Rock DJ - and at that, he's a kingmaker... the first guy to play The Germs! the first guy to play future superstars, Blondie, Billy Idol, The Go Go's... he's the Mayor of the Sunset Strip...Rodney Bingenheimer!

Rodney Bingenheimer & Friend


Penelope Avenger & Rodney

At KROQ with Penelope Houston of the Avengers

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Stiv & Cynthia at Rodney's Apartment

At home with Dead Boys singer Stiv Bators and Cynthia Ross of the B Girls

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On Sunset Blvd.

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At KROQ with Dead Boys singer Stiv Bators

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With Billy Idol at Billy's in-store at Licorice Pizza

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With Go Go guitarist, Charlotte Caffey

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Backstage with 20/20


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Backstage at the Starwood with Nick Gilder and Debbie Harry

Punk Rock Guitar Heroes

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They're not 70s punks... they're the guys 70s punks were influenced by!
Chuck Berry and Keith Richards


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Pat Smear of the Germs, 1977

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Johnny Ramone

Punk Hair Cuts

Here are some photos of people with punk rock haircuts.

Penelope Houston of the Avengers with Rodney Bingenheimer - Mayor of the Sunset Strip, 1978
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The Avengers
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Billy Idol has the BEST PUNK HAIR

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And how about Belinda Carlisle in 1978????
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The Notorious Kim Fowley

Kim Fowley
New York City, 2004

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With Ben Blackwell of the Dirtbombs, 2004

Kim Fowley

Mick & Kim
With Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs, 2004
This photo is one of the many in the Dirtbombs double-cd, "If You Don't Already Have A Look" on In the Red Records

Kim Fowley's website is www.kimfowley.com
He's added filmmaker to his repetoire. Check out his latest (a film that I shot!) at its site, www.pinkcementmovie.com

Backstage at the Whisky A Go Go

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Belinda, Pleasant and Wyline

Belinda Carlisle, Pleasant Gehman & Rosemaire Patronette, aka Wyline

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Belinda with journalist Don Waller

Belinda backstage

Belinda and The Jonesez

Blondie, B-Girls, Bingenheimer Backstage

The B Girls meet Blondie's Debbie Harry & Nigel Harrison, Rodney Bingenheimer and Sabel Starr

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John Browner and Clem Burke - Jeffrey Lee Pierce is a reflection in the mirror

London Punks in Los Angeles

Sex Pistol Paul Cook, his road manager Rory Johnston and Slits guitarist, Viv Albertine

Stiv & Sabel Starr

Stiv Bators & Sabel Starr


Dee Dee & Stiv - your fave?

Dee Dee Ramone & Stiv Bators

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LeRoi Jones (Tubes dancer, LeRoi & the Lifters), Stiv & Lori

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Michelle Myers, Whisky a Go Go booker and Stiv, may they both RIP

Jeffrey Lee Pierce, 1980

Jeffrey Lee Pierce


backstage at the flesheaters show



and here's me!
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