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Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk

Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, Clinton Heylin, D.O.A., DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, John Lydon, Jon Savage, Legs McNeil, Liz, Marc Spitz/Brendan Mullen, Marcus Gray, music, NXNE Film, Patti Smith, Punk, Records, Sam Sutherland, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Clash, The Damned, The Dead Boys, The Diodes, The Jam, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, The Viletones, Toronto on May 9, 2013 by segarini

“I was a punk before you were a punk

You don’t believe me? Just step outside and see me baby

I was a punk before you were a punk

You want some action? I’ll put your ass in traction baby

I was a punk before you were

I was a punk before you

I was a punk before you were

I was a punk before you”

The Tubes (Spooner/Evans/Waybill)

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Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – Missing Music Venues

Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, David's, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Larry's Hideaway, music, New York Dolls, Pursuit of Happiness, Ramones, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Dead Boys, The New Yorker, The Queensbury Arms, The Two Garys, Toronto, Viletones on August 9, 2012 by segarini

Let’s continue our journey of missing musical venues. We were (and still are) very fortunate in and around Toronto at the amount of great clubs at our disposal. Some of the best (and worst) are long gone. When all of these clubs were at their heights beer was cheap and usually sold in ten ounce glasses by the tray and there was outrage when the price of cigarettes went up to a dollar in the cigarette machines. The air was thick with smoke and the stale scent of smoke and beer soaked carpets hit you like a ton of bricks when you walked thru the door.

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