BLACK FLAG LINE UP 2015 Veteran Pro Skateboarder, Company Owner, Mike Vallely, Lead Vocalist Legendary SST, Black Flag Founder Greg Ginn Lead Guitar, Vocals Continue reading Mike Vallely And Greg Ginn Lead Black Flag 2015
Black Flags New Front Men Mike Valley and Greg Ginn Continue reading Black Flag’s “Six Pack.” Vocals Mike Vallely!
Maty’s Corner #33 I Was Wasted and Became Damaged! Black Flag Starting in 1976 Hermosa Beach, CA was Black Flag. That’s right; the most influential hard core band predates most punk. Though from 76 to late 78 they were known as Panic. This amazing unit has burned through more people than an urban wild fire and their influence on both punk rock and skate boarding has had the same effect and intensity. Their ranks have included some of the South Bay scene’s heaviest hitters, including the Descendent’s Bill Stevenson on drums for five years. So drop in and … Continue reading Maty’s Corner #33 I Was Wasted and Became Damaged! Black Flag
Greg Ginn – Let It Burn (Because I Don’t Live There Anymore) Let It Burn marked Greg Ginn’s third solo release in less than a year, following an extended period away from the spotlight to run his SST, Cruz, and New Alliance labels. (Only figures like Frank Zappa approach such prolific drive.) As is true of his other solo albums (Getting Even, Dick), the emphasis is on raw, angular noise that sneaks up and steps on your expectations. Ginn’s songwriting remains preoccupied with personal freedom and the ways people betray each other. A resigned misanthropy hangs over tracks like “Drifting … Continue reading Greg Ginn – Let It Burn (Because I Don’t Live There Anymore) 1994
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SST Founded by Greg Ginn at age 12 years old in 1966 Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) Born in Tucson, Arizona. Greg Ginn was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer and business owner. He is best known for being the leader of and primary songwriter for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986, and again in 2003. The band announced another reunion on January 25, 2013. Since breaking up Black Flag, Ginn has recorded a few solo albums, and has performed with the bands… Continue reading Greg Ginn And His Punk Rock Empires SST And Black Flag
Maty’s Corner #12 Keith Burned a Black Flag, Got a Midget Handjob, Won The Circle Jerk and Got OFF! This well known voice of our scene came screaming in 1976 as a co-founder of Black Flag. Before all this though, he had gone to high school with Greg Ginn and Raymond (Pettibon) Ginn. Also worked in his dad’s bait shop with Bill Stevenson of Black Flag and ALL. In ’76 Black Flag was known as Panic, thankfully that changed. Keith’s time in Black Flag was short lived but did garner the seminal Nervous Breakdown Ep. In ’79 he … Continue reading Maty’s Corner #12 Keith Morris
Legendary Pro Skateboarder Mike Vallely Takes The Stage As Singer Of Black Flag Ron Reyes the former/new/now former Black Flag singer revealed he’s been booted out of the long standing iconic hardcore band Black Flag. Reyes tells reporters, the ousting happened on November 24 while the band was performing a gig in Australia. Mike Vallely, the professional skateboarder who fronted a short-lived Black Flag reunion in 2003, reportedly walked onstage, snatched the microphone away from Reyes, and ordered him off the stage. Reyes’ departure from Black Flag ended in Australia, but anybody who has followed Mike Vallley’s career knows it … Continue reading Pro Skateboarder Mike Vallely Is Black Flags Newest Lead Singer
Black Flag became America’s premier hardcore punk rock band in the early 1980s Guitarist Greg Ginn formed the group in 1977, two years after he graduated from UCLA with a degree in economics and founded SST Records, an affiliate of the SST company he started originally at the age of 12 yrs. old. The label quickly grew with a loaded roster of other critically acclaimed punk rock bands, including Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, and Meat Puppets. When the bands original singer Keith Morris left Black Flag to form the “Circle Jerks,” Black Flag went through several vocalists before discovering … Continue reading Early Beginnings For Famed Punk Rock Band “Black Flag”
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