Women and Punk Rock Day. Bitchin’!

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Punkast Jessica Schwartz Professor of Musicology UCLA & Tequila Mockingbird https://open.spotify.com/episode/2X7CcZTTa2ecbIgs7OxBGr?si=tPqPGaRcSBK_s9CIE-XZHg July 16 2025 Women and Punk Rock Day. Bitchin’! Today is a punk rock-themed day, and I wanted to share a few interesting posts. After spending hours cooking in a hot kitchen, I finally … Continue reading Women and Punk Rock Day. Bitchin’!

A mug is a mug…

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Earthquakes & songs. No don’t stop the rain here in California.

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside “Fogerty claims the song is about "the apocalypse that was going to be visited upon us". He also said that when the band was learning the song he recognized the contrast between the apocalyptic words and the happy melody. He said, "It wasn't until the … Continue reading Earthquakes & songs. No don’t stop the rain here in California.

Happy Valentine Punkers Memorial Day

The Vandals. In Memory of "Stevo" and "Human" Two punkers who were some of the best, a time to reflect on my youthful relationships and rebellion. They are part of my, and maybe yours, DNA. Happy happy Valentine’s Day ! https://youtube.com/watch?v=5jQfzDva33s&si=7g3wYltXAQTRnVFi

They took off

The holidays and my dad’s birthday all bring up memories of my family that I grew up with. It has been about ten years since both of my parents died. They both lived a long, good life. I think it is good to think about loved ones and remember them. It is a seasonal thing … Continue reading They took off

Lycanthropy: My favorite scream from any punk singer… ever.

43 years The last few nights the Coyotes have been howling. I never have heard this before. Loud and in front of my home. As the full moon approaches tomorrow and the few days that follow the first full moon of autumn. I celebrate my many years of this song and a lifelong celebration of … Continue reading Lycanthropy: My favorite scream from any punk singer… ever.

Sweet Maid

“Most people were in bands, if not they did magazines, records, owned stores did artwork etc… it was a scene that begged to be contributed to, and ripe with contributors… X-8 and Tory were in Low Budget, who made their Hollywood debut playing over the Dils at the Whisky, Larry Lashwas in a weird Quick … Continue reading Sweet Maid

Mythos of Punk Rock

John Crawford Revolutionary Fetus Cartoon 1980. Drawn directly on my leather. X-8 gave me this jacket. My story is a tributary that flows into a larger living water of music that is beyond me now. For all those that were there from the beginning I know you have a story to share too. ~ Hudley … Continue reading Mythos of Punk Rock

Piping songs of pleasant glee with the Moody Blues and Charged GBH

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian Hudley Flipside 'In the sadness of your smile love is an island way out to sea But it seems so long ago we have been ready trying to be free." John Charles Lodge (20 July 1943 – 10 October 2025) was an English musician, best known as bass guitarist, co-lead … Continue reading Piping songs of pleasant glee with the Moody Blues and Charged GBH

Peter Fonda is the sensitive man and genius in unique ways.

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside’s That is a double good thing too. He inspired me to see life differently. As a young girl living through the 1960s and viewing the film Easy Rider to just recently with a film called The Hired Hand (1971) directed by him starring himself, Warren Oates, Verna … Continue reading Peter Fonda is the sensitive man and genius in unique ways.

A Letter to Bernie Taupin, Alfred E. Newman and Gahan Wilson.

Al Jaffee, King of the Mad Magazine Fold-In, Dies at 102 "Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921 – April 10, 2023) was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. Jaffee was a regular contributor to the magazine for 65 … Continue reading A Letter to Bernie Taupin, Alfred E. Newman and Gahan Wilson.

Rocket Man Review: The Film

PUNK ROCK COLLEAGUE & HISTORIAN AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT HUDLEY FLIPSIDE Centrifuge Going So Swiftly “And we went to California and up and down the Pacific Coast for a day and a half, settling at last on the sands of Malibu to cook wieners at night. Dad was always listening or singing or watching things on … Continue reading Rocket Man Review: The Film

One drop of rain

YEARS ON WORDPRESS Originally posted 2019 I have Chiron square Mercury in my 7th house... “Please believe meOh well, please believe mePlease believe meI swearISwear” I didn’t speak much when I was young. Was not interested in writing either. Only a few poems. I played with my friends, but I found it more and more … Continue reading One drop of rain

HEADLESS HORSEMAN ROAD

Letter To: Councilmember District 3 Bob Blumenfield, 200 N Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 "I was born in Encino. I grew up in Woodland Hills. I have watched as the big ugly apartments have taken over the San Fernando Valley. I find it so refreshing to hear "large scale apartments should not be wedged … Continue reading HEADLESS HORSEMAN ROAD

Flipside Fanzine # 2, tight scene of nobodies going nowhere?

Your patina is showing.... before I edited and cleaned up the issue for printing..... My 'initiation woman' who abducted me into the punk scene was Donna Rhia but she no longer was playing drums with the Germs. I am not going to amplify the loss of Lorna Doom because there is enough on social media … Continue reading Flipside Fanzine # 2, tight scene of nobodies going nowhere?

My story of a woman raped.

The author reflects deeply on their feelings of trauma after watching the 1988 film The Accused, which starkly depicts a brutal rape. This cinematic portrayal of violence against women evokes a profound emotional response, prompting the author to draw parallels between the character’s harrowing experience and their own past encounters with trauma. It highlights the … Continue reading My story of a woman raped.

Mother’s Eyes

(this is a post about our humanity and is not political!!) Taking children from their parents is what is happening at this time and place in the United States. It bothers me terribly. I think about the loss of my own two parents over the last ten years. The grieving is done. There is still … Continue reading Mother’s Eyes

Knowing Life

Youngest son Shyane at 18 now turning 25 soon. Being 18 On a cement ditch. My friends and I were surrounded by trees and weeds and the smoke from the joint passed around. We were turning 18. It seemed so old. So very very ancient. Our youth was dim memories. Now I look at youngest … Continue reading Knowing Life

Mavericks of Night Fever

"Those who tune in with its powers will be mavericks who will drag us into the new era…" ~ Uranus the planet insight quote. Here comes one of those narrowing openings. A flash from my past. All initiated by a song. Youngest told oldest son to play some Bee Gees. Oldest son was driving so … Continue reading Mavericks of Night Fever

Penny Candies

The author expresses nostalgia for a vibrant street atmosphere where people interacted and shared flowers, reflecting on a time when they enjoyed simple pleasures like penny candies, oblivious to any lurking darkness. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley during the 1960s was wild. All the corner streets were filled with hitchhiking youths. Carrying incense … Continue reading Penny Candies