February 11th memorial.. UCLA Center for Musical Humanities 2018

Punk Rock Historian, Colleague & Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside https://hudleyflipside.com/ucla-los-angeles-flipside-fanzine-54-presentation-paper/

Imagine it all coming together again. No

Prince Buster ( Sorry to say Covid-19 hit and this event was canceled. 2020 ) Amazingly we are still alive. Punk Rock Bowling with the celebration of 40 Years of the Circle Jerks and Charged GBH this spring. I am besides myself with joy to be attending. Yes, all the bands seem interesting, yet my … Continue reading Imagine it all coming together again. No

Dance for Drinks or just dance….

This is an older Flopisde Comic... when life was a lot faster and the night was "always young!" The "Dancing One" was initiated by the ancient worm at the bottom of a bottle. More than that he could not stop dancing. Even Mr. Fuck had a difficult time keeping up with "twinkle toes." The "Wild … Continue reading Dance for Drinks or just dance….

Live Fast Die Young Happy Happy Mr. John Joseph Lydon

It seems strange now but at 21 I thought life would not go on much longer. We were wild nonconformists ready to take on the status quo. Here we are years later. Some of us are still creatively pulling strong and talking about our wilder days. Na, Na, Na, Na, Nooooooo ! ! August 1981: … Continue reading Live Fast Die Young Happy Happy Mr. John Joseph Lydon

1 – 16 Los Angeles Flipside Fanzine Covers. Post

Doing some research and writing and thought I would add this to my site... goes well with the other gallery Flipside Fanzine Covers I have up here. Flipside Issue 1 First Issue issue sold through the mail was to Kristian Hoffman (from the Mumps) ~ Pooch DATE: August 28, 1977. FORMAT: 8 1/2x7” Xerox PAGES: … Continue reading 1 – 16 Los Angeles Flipside Fanzine Covers. Post

The PUNK HUB MASTERS.

Punk Rock Historian, Colleague and professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Pat Fear and Other Stories A few years on, the narrator describes a composed evening at home, enveloped in a soft blanket beneath the gentle illumination of the living room lights. The steady background hum of the news provides a familiar atmosphere during this tranquil time. … Continue reading The PUNK HUB MASTERS.

Stop being a sap !

There are lots of pros and cons about the past solar eclipse. I think it is cool. I did not go to see it. There are plenty of beautiful images online to see. I can think of eclipses in my life though. One of them was Joe Strummer. His voice had an eclipse on my … Continue reading Stop being a sap !

Publications for reading pleasure…

Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 Celebration I hope you enjoy the coming eclipse. If you are already there or travel the journey to get there...If you need some reading material while waiting or after it is over and back to normal life... here is my stuff for your reading pleasure.... here is some eclipse … Continue reading Publications for reading pleasure…

Slash and Flipside on ROQ late 1970s

Punk Rock Historian, Colleague and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside "Records.....Records....and Records !!!!!" ~ Mike Vallejo If you lived as a teen in the late '70s or during the '80s you were most likely riding the original wave or skating the rebellious cement of the original punk rock scene in some way, shape or form. Mike … Continue reading Slash and Flipside on ROQ late 1970s

…reaky deaky…

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside I have never been a record collector. I did have a little cheap tape recorder. I would record the music I liked, taken from a radio program, and play it over and over again. I duct-taped that little recorder on my bike and would play … Continue reading …reaky deaky…

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

A full circle, Magazine and Fanzine Covers

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside. 1984 to 2016…and beyond…LOL “Hudley.” “We were mocking the mockery before these guys and the Chili Peppers (who happened to be on the back page of Flipside # 43 that we were on the cover of)! Where do you think they got the idea?” ~ Eric VonArab … Continue reading A full circle, Magazine and Fanzine Covers

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!!

“unreal reality”

Astrological Reading for October...via a Few quotes of "Abraxas" Pluto is beyond any ego and does remarkable things and 'not so good' things... "This is a god whom ye knew not, for mankind forgot it. We name it by its name Abraxas. It is more indefinite still than god and devil." “…we name god Helios … Continue reading “unreal reality”

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

Oldest Son and book making.

Before saturation of words on the internet, before the underground nostalgia, resonance grew on making books the old-fashioned way... there was a silent breathing in. Living in a tree house apartment in the heat of summer with the sound of a noisy air conditioner; created moments of summer that danced by too slowly. Since we … Continue reading Oldest Son and book making.

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

Their little hearts mock others.

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Relevant ~bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark. Image of HUD in San Fransico by Pete Landswick. 1979 In an exclusive group a relevant remark may be very pertinent to the matter at hand but to the rest of … Continue reading Their little hearts mock others.

Tomorrow with The Crowd today…Limited Edition On Colored Vinyl… well it is limited on normal vinyl.

Huntington Beach Scene Report by Michele Flipside , Jim Trash, Flipside 20, Circle Jerks Halloween Issue Big Fish Stories by The Crowd. Came on the scene around the early 90s I believe. When The Crowd hit the California punk scene it was something special and all the punk chicks had their eyes on Jim Trash [Jim … Continue reading Tomorrow with The Crowd today…Limited Edition On Colored Vinyl… well it is limited on normal vinyl.