Spinning Tires with Mike Conley

Michael Conley 1959 to 2008, Band M.I.A. Photo by Kurt Porter 2/28/2023 I just got back from walking around the block in the rain. I love night walks, especially when they allow me to reflect on moments that have shaped my life, and tonight, I found my thoughts drifting to Mike. He was one punk … Continue reading Spinning Tires with Mike Conley

A happy spit in the wind

December 1979 is around 37 years ago. A very tight and small club of mutual fans, promoters and band members were a rebellious team. Before Henry Rollins galore, when the underground punk scene was unique, new, and growing as wildfire. I swear our agenda was as sincere and planned as peeing on the walls. I … Continue reading A happy spit in the wind

Still trying to figure it out; Punk Wise…or pardon me your love hate is showing dear

By the time the punk scene hit the ‘eighties there was a continuous explosion of riptide underground movements happening at the same time. Bands like X and the Go-Go's went with the big labels. They left the underground punk scene and faded. A mirage in the desert of big media. We did not focus on … Continue reading Still trying to figure it out; Punk Wise…or pardon me your love hate is showing dear

Irrelativity

"...Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! I find comment 'bout my looks irrelativity, Think I'll go and have some fun, 'Cos it's all for free. I'm not searching for a reason to enjoy myself...," - Yardbirds Had one of those dreams of being back at the scene of the 1980s. A club morphed into a Golden Voice … Continue reading Irrelativity

Sociology of Punk Rock Presentation for Whittier College

Punk rock Memorial Day… this is one of my first presentations and it just happened to be at Whittier college. I presented this at Whittier College, a place that holds special significance, as it is in celebration of the very roots where Flipside was created and published. Nestled within the little sleepy town of Whittier, … Continue reading Sociology of Punk Rock Presentation for Whittier College

Mount Delphi, a song and a bud.

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Pythia Like a newborn baby it just happens ev’ry day ~ Rolling Stones One song to the next is still a motivation in my life. Synchronizing past, present, and future dreams. Joan asked me today, "If I were at the Mount of Delphi what question would I … Continue reading Mount Delphi, a song and a bud.

A WAILING OF A TOWN !!!!

Received this today! An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk and more! 1977 - 1985 Yes he did it and here it is in my sweaty hands! Thanks CRAIG IBARRA ... Full time at SST Records for nine years!!! Wow!! Remarkable how the intensity of a scene can survive and come back with an endearing bite! Feels … Continue reading A WAILING OF A TOWN !!!!

All About A Song: Very Very, Wild Wild…

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside 8/30/2022 I resurrected this old post because it is a good story about the history of a song. As I am beholding to many. KROQ, Rodney Bingenheimer and the early Flipside Fanzine Crew and all of those nobody punks on the streets who welcomed me in… us … Continue reading All About A Song: Very Very, Wild Wild…

Helen Wrote…about Dead Clubs!!

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant ~ Hudley Flipside Recently, a few of our Los Angeles Clubs have closed or are in the process of transforming. All generations or music scenes go through these changes. Owners and promoters come and go. Yet what is happening now seems as revolutionary as when the underground scene claimed … Continue reading Helen Wrote…about Dead Clubs!!

Public Dumb[p]ing…

Mr Fuck and I are having a deep kind of day. Reflecting, farting and all. He asked me about a particular comic that we did a while back. We started to giggle and so today Tuesday the 17th of November... all care aside we thought it might be better then stepping on dog shirt...

Scene Photo Punk DC

Punk The Capital documentary sent photo ! A little on the rough side but the sentimentality goes along with it! Got it in the mail today! Alex Mac Kaye, Untouchables 1979 Madams Organ - Paul Bishow Flipside Fanzine # 39: 1983. No Trend end of interview, Kraut Image, Faith /Alec MACKAY (the way he told … Continue reading Scene Photo Punk DC

Round-Up 30-minute Maniac

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside 2014 Post "...and those of you in the balcony can just rattle your jewelry." ~John Lennon Cause no one needs a fanzine anymore... Originally a 2014 post I was 56 and youngest son was 14. Now I am 64 and he is going to college … Continue reading Round-Up 30-minute Maniac

Leather Jacket bye bye !!

It never was mine, really. This mature Leather Jacket is ready for something different. I moved it around over the last thirty years. I embellished it throughout the early 1980s with the bands that inspired me. Something new is in the air. Time to be an organizer and let go of this Jacket. The kids … Continue reading Leather Jacket bye bye !!

Big Boots and Dancing, and reading the book Generation X while trying to find Prince Buster’s 45s. RIP Terry Hall

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside X-8, HUD and AL 1979 San Fransisco In this picture X-8 represents the original punks of Los Angeles. Who were creative, loud and in your face! 1977-79. Pete woke up on the Chinese New Year looking out of the hotel room window while a chicken’s head was … Continue reading Big Boots and Dancing, and reading the book Generation X while trying to find Prince Buster’s 45s. RIP Terry Hall

Out Of School

A vinyl fanzine... At this time in punk rock history of the 1980s... life was moving fast. Projects at every corner. This kept us running before the wild-fire of punk rock, which was a passion that could not be controlled. So many individuals’ hands were in the multitude of projects that it was hard to … Continue reading Out Of School

Excerpt from My Punkalullaby~I thank her now !!

A sketch from Chapter Five "Old stucco house with wood floors and Mexican Marilyn Monroe next door: Issue 48-57." In Whittier California and at the time we lived in and old stucco house between two apartment buildings. The one on the left I knew no one and the one on the right is where she … Continue reading Excerpt from My Punkalullaby~I thank her now !!

1981 punk shot

I am cleaning up and organizing all my stuff from 5 different places into a few plastic containers. Pictures, art, writing and miscellaneous important stuff. The Punk Rock stuff goes somewhere special too. Here is a miscellaneous punk shot from 1981... we had a multitude of images like this in the Flipside office. Along with … Continue reading 1981 punk shot

The swale and the swirl of now.

“Do not lose heart: We were born for these times. One of the most important steps you can take to help calm the storm is to not allow yourself to be taken in a flurry of overwrought emotion or despair there by accidentally contributing to the swale and the swirl. Ours is not the … Continue reading The swale and the swirl of now.

2009 Flipside Reunion at the Scotland Yard Canoga Park

Picture by Bob Cantu. RIP Human.. Steve, Hud and Tony I woke up this morning with this image bringing a smile to my face. Friendship, integrity, and surprise always adds up to the best of feelings. I am standing with Human and Tony Malone, a Hollywood Street punk galore. Together they were part of the … Continue reading 2009 Flipside Reunion at the Scotland Yard Canoga Park

FLOPSIDE COMICS SUCK AND SO DO YOU!!

Life: It is about the gift not the package it comes in. - Dennis P. Costea, Jr. Mr. Fuck does not bowl, play football, kickass in soccer or shoot the moon…he is a poseur for the dames!! He is the ultimate trophy whore too!