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• All Ages

  the History of Portland Punk 1977-1981

  Sten, Mark,

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  An in-depth history of the Portland punk scene written by someone who was part of it. Contains hundreds of previously unpublished flyers, photos, show calendars, and more.

• Wipers Box Set

  Is This Real? ; Youth of America ; Over the Edge

  Wipers (Musical group),

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  Driving, melodic, bleak, emotional. Revered by many later local bands, and even by some well-known ones from Seattle.

• Satyricon, Madness and Glory

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  Documentary about the seedy club where many of the most notable underground bands of the '80s and '90s played, including Poison Idea, Dead Moon, and more.

• Kings of Punk

  Poison Idea (Musical group),

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  Brutal, nasty, and ugly, Poison Idea influenced many later punk bands and were even an inspiration for black metal. Known for intense, dangerous shows during which the singer blew gouts of fire across the ceiling.

• Black Heart Fades Blue. Vol. 1

  Lang, Jerry A.,

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  A horrific and brutal story of abuse, addiction, and how these experiences lead to the formation of Portland’s most notorious punk rock band, Poison Idea. Gnarly and disturbing… you’ve been warned.

• Sooner or Later

  Neo Boys

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  Not boys at all, this all-female punk band pre-dated the Riot Grrrls by over a decade.

• Unknown Passage

  the Dead Moon Story

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  The musical career of Fred and Toody Cole spanned everything from 60s garage rock to punk and reached its apex with the legendary Dead Moon. Their sound is gritty and raw, with a bit of a western influence. Every October 5th is Dead Moon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unknown Passage

  Dead Moon (Musical group)

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  One of Dead Moon's most well-known albums. There are several more available as streaming music in the library catalog.

• The Rats

  Rats, The

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  Before Dead Moon, Fred and Toody Cole had a somewhat poppy punk band called The Rats.

• Alien Boy

  the Life & Death of James Chasse

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  A film about James Chasse, early zine writer and punk musician who was killed by the police.

• Live at Satyricon

  Dead Moon (Musical group),

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  "Between 1987 and 2006, Dead Moon churned out some of the most silently influential records of their era, creating a sound that would directly foster the grunge movement and generations of punks to come." -publisher's description.

• X-Ray Visions

  a Look Inside Portland's Legendary X-Ray Cafe : a Documentary

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  Documentary about the all-ages club made by one of the owners.

• Northwest Passage

  50 Years of Independent Music From the Rose City

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  While this includes a lot more than punk, it does contain an interview with Fred and Toody Cole of Dead Moon, and information about other independent musicians of a wide variety of styles.

• Alien Boy

  a Zine About the Life of James Chasse

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  James Chasse was an early zine writer and punk musician who suffered from mental illness later in life. He was killed in an encounter with police. Includes excerpts from his zine, interviews with people who knew him (members of Wipers, Neo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Life and Death of the X-Ray Cafe

  Mirk, Sarah

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  You never knew what you would encounter in this tiny all-ages club. An all-female band featuring 7 guitarists? Public spankings doled out by a guy in a raw meat loincloth? A gay hardcore band gutsy enough to call themselves the Mukilteo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maximum Plunder

  the Poster Art of Mike King

  King, Mike,

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  Poster artist Mike King played in local punk bands and designed posters for them. This became his career, and for a time the telephone poles of Portland were blanketed with his work.

• The Rocket - Digital Archive from Washington State Library

  View on washingtondigitalnewspapers.org

  This music-focused paper was published from 1979 - 2000 and is full of articles and concert listings. It was distributed in Portland for at least part of that time.

• SnipeHunt

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  Sporadically published newspaper from the early 90s that covered underground/DIY music and art, local and beyond. Started by poster artist Mike King and later run by Kathy Molloy.