Retro Chicken

When I was in high school, a friend of my sister made it his mission to teach me about the punk scene. He put together a tape for me that included bands like Mental Abuse, the Specials, the Misfits, the Circle Jerks and a few others. I was blown away, especially by the Circle Jerks.

The Circle Jerks were one of the better bands featured in the “The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization” – the classic film chronicling the early eighties LA hardcore scene (Fear and Black Flag were also in the movie). With minute-long songs at blistering tempos, the Circle Jerks exemplified an era and have been covered by everyone, including the Red Hot Chile Peppers and the Beastie Boys.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 25th, 2007 at 11:17 pm and is filed under Nasty Chicken.