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Phoenix Valley Punk Rock History and Archive for 1980 Era Bands and Artists
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Pre-1977: It is within this timeframe that we could ask "Who was the first punk rock band in Phoenix?". It isn't a question really worth asking anymore, however, when Frank Discussion, Bart Bull, and practically anyone associated with Phoenix punk rock in 1977 have claimed (in interviews and blogs) that The Consumers were the first. Admittedly, that was one of my focal points in writing about the early Phoenix punk scene. During my initial research I couldn't find The Consumers' exact date of origin and assumed it was 1977 as it had been stated in most of the press reviews of the band's All My Friends Are Dead album. Yet, more than one source has said that The Exterminators started in 1976. One of those sources, the long winded biography of Mighty Sphincter, stated that The Exterminators formed for the purpose of opening up for The Consumers. Therefore it's a safe speculation that The Consumers formed in 1976 as well, prior to The Exterminators. So I gave up the "who came first? Consumers or Exterminators?" question months ago. The one thing I do know about the first Phoenix punk rock band topic - it wasn't The Tubes.
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Anarcho/Hard Core form Phx
- Jesus Entering From The Rear / Stop You're Killing Me // Avon Lady /
Terrorist 7" Anxiety, 1980 PS
Placebo PLA666, 1983 PS
- Ever Feel Like Killing Your Boss? LP Flaming Banker STEAL1, 1984
(Have You Never Been Mellow / Imitation Of Life / Bionic Girl / Terrorist /
Day By Day / 1984 / Burn Warehouse Burn / Entering From The Rear // Games /
Subscription / Stayfree / Dead Bodies / Gut Rage / Destruction Unit /
L-O-V-E (Another Damp Thing) / Love In The Ruins / F Y)
- Teachers In Space LP Flaming Banker STEAL THIS 2, 1986
(Intro / Psychward / Lobster Quadrille / New Crime / Fire / Crawl Space /
Intermission (Time For A Snack) // Taking The Night / 50 Years / You're
So Stupid / Lost Patrol / Cancer Ward / Outro)
Killer Pussy Phoenix
- Teenage Enema Nurses In Bondage 7" Sho-Pink 40007/KP-1, 1982 PS
(Tomahawks / Dial-A-Teen // Pump-Rama / Teenage Enema Nurses In Bondage)
- Bikini Wax 12" Sho-Pink 2, 1983
Amusing sex-obsessed novelty art punk with male and female vocals. Has kind
of a B-52s vibe.[JF]
Arizona Disease 7" Subterranean 16, 1982 PS
(Jr. Chemists - Building A Fort / Spooky Cooties / Bizzy Worms //
Les Seldoms - Stop / Native American)
Both bands are minimal teen (or at least teen-sounding) artpunk.[JF]
J.F.A. Phoenix
- Blatant Localism 7" Placebo PLA101/102, 1981 PS
(Out Of School / JFA / Do The Hannigan / Count // Beach Blanket Bong Out /
Cokes And Snickers)
- Valley Of The Yakes 12"/LP Placebo PLA401, 1983
(Kick You / Great Equalizer / Preppy / Little Big Man / Johnny D / Walk
Don't Run / I Don't Like You // Baja / Skateboard / We Know You Suck /
Too Late / Sadistic Release / Axed At Howards / I-10 / Guess What)
Junior Achievement
- Fade To Black LP XSonic, 1983?
A mid-tempo hardcore band with some gothic leanings... something
like GBH-meets-45 Grave.[SG]
Consumers Phoenix
- All My Friends Are Dead LP In The Red ITR029, 1995/1978
(Teen Love Song / Anti, Anti, Anti / Consumers / Concerned Citizen / Your
Problem / Ballad To The Son Of Sam // My Type / Dream Hits / Get Out /
Media Ogre / Punk Church)
Awesome punk bashing, recorded 1978 according to the liners.[HW]
Conflict Phoenix
- Last Hour 12" 1983 Unjust/Placebo TM091983, 1983
(Fester / Listen To The News / Bad Idea / Nails Iron The Sky / It's Easy /
Not Guilty / Last Hour // Crawl Away / I Don't Kill / Itai / Human Cargo /
Living Off Mom / You Choose)
Brainz Phoenix
- Elementary Monster / Terra 7" Placebo 36411, 1979 PS
More arty/experimental than straight punk.[SG]
Billy Clone And The Same Scottsdale
- X And Y 12" Moon Dog MD-022, 1981
(Radio Noise / A Sexual // She's So Primitive / Pyro Gyro)
Three decent songs (good clean, but driving guitar sound), one
pretty horrible track.[SG]
Meat Puppets Phoenix
- In A Car 7" World Imitation PRC-C-1-1-1, 1981 PS
SST 044, 1985 PS
(In A Car / Big House // Dolphin Field / Out In The Gardener / Foreign Lawns)
Nervous / Xstreams
- K-15 Presents 2x2 split 7" Gila Bite BITE1, 1980 PS
(Black Dress / Incurable Condition // Soldering / Rythm Of Life)
Nova Boys
- LP 1983
Usually described as "cowpunk", a friend compares it to Poison 13.[SG]
Pills
- DC10 / Pills / Hollywood Doll / Leavin' Town 7" Pill WW004, 1980
An ok powerpop/punk track (Hollywood Doll), another song that sounds
like a Ramones ballad thingie (sorta like Don't Come Close), a Bo
Diddley cover.[SG]
Red Squares Phoenix
- Modern Roll / Time Change 7" Nanxiety 001, 1981 PS
Decent poppunk. Fast and loud but the vocals are kinda problematic.
The other side is new wave.[BD]
The Spiffs
- Don't Waste Your Money On This Garbage 7" Industry Insulting II001, 1980 PS
(Here Comes Trouble / Kill You // Wink Tonight / Space Age Laser / Time To Go)
Pretty terrible, almost Cars-like power pop. The song titles sound pretty punk
but don't live up to the promise.[SG] Wink Tonight fits Steve's description but
the rest are ok lo-fi powerpop with a smidgen of attitude.[HW]
Stoned
- Phonebook Killer / Let's Nuke Phoenix 7" .44 Magnum, 1978 PS
Bass player Crash Helmet, less than enthused by being kicked out of
the band during a desert gig out by Pinnacle Peak tosses most of the
pressing into a bonfire, making this scarcer than the proverbial
hen's teeth. Reminiscent of the Hollywood Squares classic "Hillside
Strangler," it features great lyrics like "When it's time to go
a-stalking/I let my fingers do the walking/Pick a Jones, Smith
or Miller/Don't care 'cause I'm the Phonebook Killer."
Jack Hammer and Freddy Feedback went on to form the Legitimate
Gun Owners. Pic sleeve has a page from the phonebook
with gee-shuck car pimp Lou Grubb's digits circled. Somewhere between
200-250 exist. Jack's little sister was in the same Girl Scout
troop as Dinah Cancer!!![SG]
Teds Phoenix
- The Eighties Are Over... 7" Placebo PLA201/202, 1981 PS
(It's My Crisis / Telly Surviellance // Digital Doris / Modern Guy)
Zany Guys Phoenix
- Party Hits Vol II 7" Placebo PLA801, 1983 PS
(Little Tuff Kid / Hardcore // Paperboy Blues / Mr. Ackers)
The DeezsPhoenix
Hate House band. The Deez live at Hate House November 14, 1980. Rick Bertoni singing with Moisy on Drums and Don Redondo (although most remember him then as Don Dreadlocks) on Guitar (JFA anyone?) and Mary on bass.