HITS FROM THE PAST

Punk Rock, Hardcore Punk, Garage Punk, Blues, Metal and other demented sounds from the old times up to 2020. This blog was originally created in 2010 on blogspot and will remain a continuing project on this page.

Joe Barstool 7/9/23 Joe Barstool 7/9/23

Deborah Curtis - Touching from a Distance Book

Review of Deborah Curtis’ book “Touching from a Distance” about Ian Curtis and Joy Division.

Joe Barstool 6/25/23 Joe Barstool 6/25/23

Warsaw - An Ideal For Killing LP

Review of pre-Joy Division band Warsaw’s “An Ideal For Killing” LP (Fan-Club)

Joe Barstool 6/17/23 Joe Barstool 6/17/23

Gestapo Khazi - S/T Mini-LP

Review of LA’s Gestapo Khazi Mini-LP on Dead Beat Records

Joe Barstool 5/27/23 Joe Barstool 5/27/23

Hans-A-Plast - S/T LP

Review of the 1st self-titled Hans-A-Plast LP from Germany

Joe Barstool 5/13/23 Joe Barstool 5/13/23

Paranoia - Shattered Glass LP

Review of Paranoia “Shattered Glass” LP on Rot Records

Joe Barstool 4/29/23 Joe Barstool 4/29/23

The Three Johns - Live in Chicago LP

Review of the Three Johns “Live in Chicago” LP from the ‘80s

Joe Barstool 4/16/23 Joe Barstool 4/16/23

Visage “S/T” LP

Review of the 1st Visage LP which includes their hit “Fade To Grey”.

Joe Barstool 2/6/23 Joe Barstool 2/6/23

Suburban Lawns - S/T LP

Review of the Suburban Lawns “S/T” LP reissue

Joe Barstool 1/7/23 Joe Barstool 1/7/23

AK-47 - The Badge Means You Suck LP

Review of the AK-47 “The Badge Means You Suck” LP

Joe Barstool 9/24/22 Joe Barstool 9/24/22

Punishment of Luxury - ‘78 and ‘79 Singles

Review of three Punishment of Luxury Singles, being "Puppet Life", "Engine of Excess" and "Secrets"

Joe Barstool 10/14/14 Joe Barstool 10/14/14

28 Inches of Punk Rock Part 6 (4x 7” vinyl)

Reviews of four 7” records by Wasted Youth, Ulster, the Spastics and Disper-Azione.

Joe Barstool 9/13/14 Joe Barstool 9/13/14

Terri Hooley & Richard Sullivan - Hooleygan book

Review of ‘Hooleygan’, a book about the life of Terry Hooley of Good Vibrations Records.

Joe Barstool 8/26/14 Joe Barstool 8/26/14

Specials - S/T LP

Review of the Specials 1st LP.

Joe Barstool 8/23/14 Joe Barstool 8/23/14

28 Inches of Punk Rock Part 1 (4x 7” vinyl)

Reviews of four 7” records by Paranoia, Disorder, Victimize and UK Decay.

Joe Barstool 8/1/10 Joe Barstool 8/1/10

Wipers - Over the Edge LP

Review of the Wipers’ “Over the Edge” LP.