remembering Lester Bangs

Lester Bangs, December 14, 1948 – April 30, 1982. An item by and about Lester from the Vancouver Sun, 1977.

Brian Goble, RIP

Local punk rocker Brian Goble passed away in December. He would have been 58 today.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/subhumans-lead-singer-brian-goble-was-a-pioneer-of-vancouver-punk/article22303423/

Red Robinson 60th anniversary

http://blog.redrobinson.com/?p=4676

60 years on air in one way or another. The clipping below is from the September 23, 1977 issue of the Vancouver Sun.

John Entwistle's birthday

An early appearance (1968) by The Who in Vancouver. Happy birthday/RIP John Entwistle, October 9, 1944-June 27, 2002.

Dee Dee's birthday

A 1977 review of The Ramones playing the Commodore Ballroom.

Happy birthday and RIP Dee Dee Ramone.

an old Vancouver punky publication

some local punk 45s