Tony Marsico talks about The Plugz, Cruzados, Bob Dylan, and more(Zoom Interview only)

Episode 244. Tony Marsico is a true rock n roll legend. The outstanding bass player and songwriter moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and it didn't take long for him to find himself in The Plugz, a band that was part of a blossoming punk scene in the late seventies. When The Plugz spilt up, he stayed with fellow members and formed Cruzados, who were signed to Arista Records by the great Clive Davis. He went on to play with Matthew Sweet for ten years and has played with numerous bands and on numerous records with multiple artists, including his own lounge band, The Martini Kings, who have released 25 albums. He has also written four books and produced two films and did we mention that Tony reformed Cruzados and they sound as great as ever. Fun guest with a true rock n roller, enjoy!
#ThePlugz #Cruzados #BobDylan

[@ufobigfoot4002]

Thank you so much for this. I’m a huge fan of the Plugz and am so happy to have found this!

[@Nicks66Service]

I spent the afternoon teaching myself the drum chart to 'El Clavo Y La Cruz', dios o mio what a great song. I remember when Plugz opened for Public Image at the Olympic in '79- when I think of my time in Los Angeles, Plugz loom large. Thanks for this!

[@jesseperez1727]

Motorcycle girl lives forever in my heart ❤

[@greyhoundude6112]

There's an album by Daniel Romano's Outfit where they recreate the entire Infidels album as if the Plugz were the backing band. Highly, highly recommended.
And as much as I love the punk stuff from Repo Man, my favorite track from the album and film is "Reel 10" by the Plugz.

[@Allanfreedom2004]

Gears and plugs first gig at the first masque brendon tols us mexicans we couldnt play so Eddy Snoid from LA Shakers and myself knocked him out and put him in the alley and locked the door . Later he got in but we were playing and he loved it . Your welcome East LA . Another fact is i wanted to make a homeless man i met outside hong kong cafe on his way to jail we drank and smoked . Then he went to jail a week later he jimmy showed . Got him high and got him in free took him home hot him a job at top taco . I got john and exene ive to here him sing . She had to go into rehab for a year so she gave him the x band to back him up the find other people to replace them when i get out . The rest is history . I named him top jimmy by giveing him an arm band that said top jimmy. He didn't like taco jimmy lol . I picked all the member . They didnt even know it . Dig and steve Berlin didnt like me but . I got them their job . Divas lol punk wasnt my first rodeo . I played with Zappa in 66, i was only a 13 year old drummer . Hendrix opened for us and i smoked my first joint Too🥴. I never told my music history . Thats cheeting i figure . Wanted to stand on my own . Not some cling on wantabe hack. I wasnt a zappa fan anyway . I worked with pink floyd beefheart Devo. I kept that secret too. I told Ace Farren Ford only . He told diva don boles and then he wanted to be my buddy all of a sudden. Some peoples kids. I toy with the Divas ar knock them out if they need it like david lee roth for beating up girls . I went to jail for knocking out david two of his body guards and a couple of cops them more copes came lol . I had to buy new unaforms for the cops . They were ripped up perty bad lol $82 dollars per uniform.