arizona hardcore punk rock flyer archive 1982-1984


Black Flag, Friday May 13, 1983 at the Backstage, Tucson Arizona. Photo by Ed Arnaud, copyright 1983/2005. Click on the photo for more.

...Nobody in the punk scene at the time envisioned the World Wide Web, and few persons, including myself, envisioned any future interest in the hardcore punk of that era, let alone the nostalgia and cred that it generates today. Its with this in mind that I "tip my beer" to the present generation who instead of wallowing in the past use it as a foundation upon which to build bigger and better things. Enjoy these flyers, this slice of a bygone era, with foresight to the future of challenging, difficult, "do it yourself" non-commercial music.

This great cartoon appeared in Tucson's Newsreal Magazine, Ca. 1983.

Features

Tribute to Tucson musician, stalwart, Paul Young

Ed Arnaud's Gallery of photos taken at associated gigs in Tucson in the years 1982-84.

suicidal tendencies

George Hurchalla's new book, Going Underground: American Punk 1977-1992, featuring excellent narrative, photos and graphics

MP3 audio files
Husker Du, Black Flag and Conflict performances, rare Civil Death, radio show archives updated weekly

Radio interview with Billy West, the voice-actor genius behind all things Futurama, Ren and Stimpy, Bugs Bunny et al.

Transcript and audio files of my radio Interview with notorious prankster/musician John Trubee of The Ugly Janitors of America

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Hey punks: I made this site in 2004 and it reflects the technology of the day that enabled a completely web-unsavvy dork like me to make a website. I've given up the idea of updating it, learning how to make it fancy or more user friendly, instead allowing it to fall into the realm of "old school" (ha!). So I apologize. I strongly suggest checking out the Facebook group "AZ H.I.P. Flyers 1977-" . This group is bringing punk/hardcore flyer art archiving into the present decade and is the way to go as its an open-forum and allows anyone and everyone to easily contribute as well as share information instantly. Thanks, enjoy the flyers and hysterical historical narrative and DO NOT miss the MP3s!!

Bill Cuevas, 5/31/2010