I was so into all these bands back then! I still love and listen to them but back then it felt like a huge breath of fresh air. The Rain Parade being my favorite, in a scene that had very few duds, they shone like a phantom sun.
The Last (with Joe Nolte) deserve a lot of credit for making and spreading the garage punk psyche music. They came from the South Bay in Los Angeles from around 1978(?) and still play today. Phast Freddie came from Torrance, Ca. and was vital in putting out a magazine filled with punk rock and lost relics from the 1960s (he was a musician as well). Also Greg Shaw and Bomb records. Greg also put out the Pebbles compilations which was filled with one hit wonder groups from the 60's and forgotten bands that were to raw for mainstream radio play.
Paisley Underground took me by storm in late 84 with the Dream Syndicate blowing my mind and opening up this totally new world of music that to me still sounds as fresh as the Smiths did over 20 odd years ago...
Great memories. I was in a band that got to be Cavern Club (The UPSTAIRS one, in Hollywood) regulars. Beatle boots, striped pants, and Prince Valiant hair made the scene...
WOW!! KXLU is still on air today, and still just as unreachable unless you're within 10 feet of Loyala U. ;-) Great doc on the LA neo-psychedelic scene circa 1985...I was there!
Actually, I rather thought the Three O'Clock was a big part of this "Paisley Underground." In the SF Bay area I started listening to KFJC (Foothill College), KSJS (San Jose State), KSCU (Santa Clara U), and KZSU (Stanford U) in 1979. The all played the above bands and so many others.
Cool stuff, I remember this scene in the 80's. Once I traded a shirt for a necklace with the bassist for salem 66. My favorites were Yard Trauma and Thee Forgiven.
Madame wong's west/chinatown, the Vex, the music machine, club lingerie, the anti club, the whisky a go go, the roxy, texas records, Als bar, Cathay grande, Lhasa club, Starwood.
1985?!? These goobers missed the boat! The Bay Area college radio stations (KFJC, KSJS, KSCU, KSCU) were plating cutting edge music in '80-'83--the 3:00, the Bongos, TV21, the Professionals, Mood 6, etc.
That is Adam Bomb. Here is an interview with him. www.giantrobot.com/blogs/giant-robot-store-and-gr2-news/15791223-save-music-in-chinatown-2-preview-adam-bomb
his real name is Pat Hoag and he currently can be found playing bass with the Black Widows in and around LA. They play hopped up evil surf (all inst.) and rock mightley !
Very interesting--sort of conflation of the P.U. and the CA indie scene from those days is the way these people at the time saw it. For a retrospective view from a big fan of these bands back in the day., see my Carl's Rock Songbook No. 118: www.nationalreview.com/postmodern-conservative/434784/carls-rock-songbook-no-118-paisley-underground
The comment DJ Adam Bomb (aka Pat Hoed) makes here about the Paisley Underground being just a small faction within a much wider musical explosion in LA at the time is right on - there was soooo much more great music in SoCal then that didn't benefit from canny marketing terms
I'm discovering Paisley Underground and I wanna understand, but for instance I only see Alternative Pop ... I cannot reach the particularity! Can anybody explain me?
I was so into all these bands back then! I still love and listen to them but back then it felt like a huge breath of fresh air. The Rain Parade being my favorite, in a scene that had very few duds, they shone like a phantom sun.
I went to Arons records at least once a week. What a great selection - new and used. Still have most of the lp's, ep's & 45's I picked up there.
Thin White Rope deserved so much more media attention than they ever got during their career - one of the greatest bands ever ^_^
The Last (with Joe Nolte) deserve a lot of credit for making and spreading the garage punk psyche music. They came from the South Bay in Los Angeles from around 1978(?) and still play today. Phast Freddie came from Torrance, Ca. and was vital in putting out a magazine filled with punk rock and lost relics from the 1960s (he was a musician as well). Also Greg Shaw and Bomb records. Greg also put out the Pebbles compilations which was filled with one hit wonder groups from the 60's and forgotten bands that were to raw for mainstream radio play.
Paisley Underground took me by storm in late 84 with the Dream Syndicate blowing my mind and opening up this totally new world of music that to me still sounds as fresh as the Smiths did over 20 odd years ago...
I spent so much time listening to these bands. Thanks for posting this so long ago...glad I found it! I will blog it...
Great memories. I was in a band that got to be Cavern Club (The UPSTAIRS one, in Hollywood) regulars. Beatle boots, striped pants, and Prince Valiant hair made the scene...
WOW!! KXLU is still on air today, and still just as unreachable unless you're within 10 feet of Loyala U. ;-) Great doc on the LA neo-psychedelic scene circa 1985...I was there!
Actually, I rather thought the Three O'Clock was a big part of this "Paisley Underground." In the SF Bay area I started listening to KFJC (Foothill College), KSJS (San Jose State), KSCU (Santa Clara U), and KZSU (Stanford U) in 1979. The all played the above bands and so many others.
Cool stuff, I remember this scene in the 80's. Once I traded a shirt for a necklace with the bassist for salem 66. My favorites were Yard Trauma and Thee Forgiven.
Talk about a walk down memory lane. Those were the days.
The Prime Movers rocked! You can now get their first two albums from their website. Great music!!
Frontier , a great label.
It was there time when suddenly music got good again. It started with Rain Parade for me
The Three O’ Clock were my jam
That's quite a name, thanks!
Madame wong's west/chinatown, the Vex, the music machine, club lingerie, the anti club, the whisky a go go, the roxy, texas records, Als bar, Cathay grande, Lhasa club, Starwood.
my teacher was in salem 66
This was a great scene that sadly never quite took off on a national level! I was a fan however.
1985?!? These goobers missed the boat! The Bay Area college radio stations (KFJC, KSJS, KSCU, KSCU) were plating cutting edge music in '80-'83--the 3:00, the Bongos, TV21, the Professionals, Mood 6, etc.
Who is the dj at the beginning? the guy who puts the smiths and minutem? Does anybody know his name and the show name? I want to google him. Thanks!
That is Adam Bomb. Here is an interview with him. www.giantrobot.com/blogs/giant-robot-store-and-gr2-news/15791223-save-music-in-chinatown-2-preview-adam-bomb
his real name is Pat Hoag and he currently can be found playing bass with the Black Widows in and around LA. They play hopped up evil surf (all inst.) and rock mightley !
Let us not forget Absolute Grey on Midnight records. They had a modicum of success at the time, touring with the likes of Salem 66.
I wasn't born yet, but I miss those days
I was big into Long Ryders, Green on Red and The Bangles. Weren't they part of this? Dwight Yoakam too apparently
Green on red WAS ROCK AND ROLL PIGGLY WIGGLY
Very interesting--sort of conflation of the P.U. and the CA indie scene from those days is the way these people at the time saw it. For a retrospective view from a big fan of these bands back in the day., see my Carl's Rock Songbook No. 118: www.nationalreview.com/postmodern-conservative/434784/carls-rock-songbook-no-118-paisley-underground
replacements had some paisley influence, you be me for a while and i'll be you
@LowBid86 The Bongos? I remember them, but they're from New Jersey and the didn't consider their music Paisely.
The comment DJ Adam Bomb (aka Pat Hoed) makes here about the Paisley Underground being just a small faction within a much wider musical explosion in LA at the time is right on - there was soooo much more great music in SoCal then that didn't benefit from canny marketing terms
damn right.
I'm discovering Paisley Underground and I wanna understand, but for instance I only see Alternative Pop ... I cannot reach the particularity! Can anybody explain me?
Its sort of a mix of late 70's new wave, 80's alternative, and 60's psychedelic rock.
What is the song by The Rain Parade played at 1:38?
Prisoners.
See ya at Club Lingerie! Is Phast Phreddie spinning?
Where's Agent Eva???
Ward Simon!