In 1984, Director/Artist Alex Cox brought his indie comic strip Repo Man to life on the silver screen. One of the great elements in Repo Man was that as well as being a hilarious punk rock-sci-fi-comedy cult classic, it was also a social commentary on many pop culture crazes of the time including: junk food, evangelism, UFO's and the imposing Nuclear threat during the Reagan era. The story begi...
In 1984, Director/Artist Alex Cox brought his indie comic strip Repo Man to life on the silver screen. One of the great elements in Repo Man was that as well as being a hilarious punk rock-sci-fi-comedy cult classic, it was also a social commentary on many pop culture crazes of the time including: junk food, evangelism, UFO's and the imposing Nuclear threat during the Reagan era. The story begi...
Alley Cat Dianne ChaiOn June 7, 1979, punk rock got a new venue in LA's Chinatown. Sure, Madame Wong's, the kitschy restaurant turned rock club was thee place to play in downtown LA by '79, but some of the harder, punker acts couldn't get booked there. Esther Wong, the Madame herself, was particular about who graced her stage, and more important, about how the audiences treated her real estat...
