Arizona hardcore punk flyer archive

December 14, 2004 7:02 AM

A Punk Rock Flyer Archive 1982-1984. "This site contains an archive of flyers for mostly hardcore punk gigs from the era 1982 to 1984 that took place in Tucson Arizona, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Historical narrative and observations are included as well as stickers, various handbills, and other curiosities from the same era."
posted by greasy_skillet (20 comments total)

This interview sheet looks a bit like MeTa...
posted by tpl1212 at 7:12 AM on December 14, 2004

Oh, the joys of Letraset [tm]!
posted by gimonca at 7:13 AM on December 14, 2004

PUNK! ROCK!
posted by OmieWise at 7:18 AM on December 14, 2004

COOL! Nice post, this stuff really inspires me. Its good to know that someone has thought to archive it.
posted by modernsquid at 7:26 AM on December 14, 2004

A friend of mine at the MN Historical Society put together something similar for Minnesota bands of the 80s and 90s. Here's the Husker Du page, ferinstance.
posted by COBRA! at 7:36 AM on December 14, 2004

Wow, it's really odd how many of those LA-area flyers I remember. Thanks for saving them. I still have a few stored away in a folder somewhere.
posted by billder at 7:46 AM on December 14, 2004

[That link was freaking awesome, COBRA!]
posted by subgenius at 7:47 AM on December 14, 2004

Nice link.
It kills me that I didn't save my collection - same era, different cities: Philadelphia and D.C.
posted by krtzmrk at 7:52 AM on December 14, 2004

Danceteria flyers.
posted by xowie at 7:59 AM on December 14, 2004

Wow. This is incredible! Agent Orange, Black Flag, Minor Threat, DOA. My God! I wonder if my creeky old body can still stage dive...
posted by asianmack at 8:27 AM on December 14, 2004

Fucked Up + Photocopied is an awesome book. Huge collection of flyer art and stories.
posted by bk at 9:02 AM on December 14, 2004

Yeah, this fpp and COBRA!'s link rock my world. Thanks guys.
posted by drpynchon at 9:14 AM on December 14, 2004

Bravo!
I spent my youth making flyers for punk shows... ahh, the good ol' days.
posted by Quartermass at 9:16 AM on December 14, 2004

I have a nifty collection of show fliers and stickers from a college town where I attended school. Alas, I can't link them because 1) self-links are bad, mmkay, and 2) it's at on my site which is mylastname.com and that would give away my sekrit identity.
posted by keswick at 9:37 AM on December 14, 2004

Excellent: Memory lane and Inspiration. Thanks!
posted by safetyfork at 9:40 AM on December 14, 2004

Excellent link. Thanks.
posted by squealy at 10:09 AM on December 14, 2004

[This is good. n00bs are good! Thanks greasy_skillet]
posted by stet at 12:02 PM on December 14, 2004

I could probably hit Mad Gardens (its still there) with a rock on two bounces from where I work. I too recall the (prime) Arizona punk scene of the early to mid-eighties, and the Puppets were the shit. I recall seeing them often at the now long gone Sun Club out Tempe way.
posted by jenden at 3:24 PM on December 14, 2004

Great link!

On a somewhat related note, there's an amazing new coffee table art book called The Art of Modern Rock that has an incredible collection of rock poster art. I got it a few weeks ago and it's just sucked me in.

There isn't a lot of Pettibon/punk art in there, but if you like that you'll love this book.
posted by Atom12 at 7:33 AM on December 15, 2004

What about Banned in DC? It's a must have for any DC Hardcore fan.
posted by Shanachie at 8:39 AM on December 15, 2004