tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post8691980526273584397..comments2023-09-28T05:30:47.970-04:00Comments on 7 i n c h e s: The Normals - Reissue on Last Laugh RecordsJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859399488709535132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-81120439285915243672012-05-18T10:34:46.770-04:002012-05-18T10:34:46.770-04:00I love that there was this massive scene in New Or...I love that there was this massive scene in New Orleans...and a doc! Finally, it obviously needs to be covered for dudes like me who come across one lonely single like this and have no idea about that history. Thanks for the comment.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859399488709535132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-58391853776947856532012-05-16T03:30:40.067-04:002012-05-16T03:30:40.067-04:00I'm from New Orleans too, and I can attest to ...I'm from New Orleans too, and I can attest to the influence of the low and rarely enforced drinking age on the Punk scene; the Dolls, Stooges, and Ramones playing early gigs here, and a decent college station and record store also helped;...was too young to have seen the Normals, but saw The Cold, the powerpop band that Chris Luckette joined after the normals broke up; there's footage of them on youtube, too. Funny you should mention the busy signals; they covered "Uh Oh" by The Limit, another suburban New Orleans band. There's a doc. being made about the 70s/80s N.O. punk scene called "Almost Ready", and a N.O. punk/new wave facebook group too; worth checking out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-10980650790883763442012-01-19T11:29:19.543-05:002012-01-19T11:29:19.543-05:00New Orleans is definitely known for music...of cou...New Orleans is definitely known for music...of course, I think you can't hear about anything but jazz from New Orleans.<br /><br />I guess it isn't the place you normally think of, especially for that style of music, I know that's ridiculous...and that's what makes 7"'s important. How they document a local scene in places like New Orleans, the music history, punk or otherwise, in a local,cheap way. <br />Of course there was a scene there, and it should be remembered. I know history gets twisted around and all you hear about is DC or CBGB's...I'm not surprised...and I am at the same time....maybe because it just hasn't been written about as much.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859399488709535132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18313406.post-42437516190934249132012-01-18T21:28:12.170-05:002012-01-18T21:28:12.170-05:00Strange you would find it strange that New Orleans...Strange you would find it strange that New Orleans would have punk bands in the late 70's. After moving to the Bay Area(S.F.) I went into severe culture shock. I expected much more. In N.O.'s the drinking age was 18 or if you could reach the bar ( whichever came first) . In Ca. it was a firm 21. There was a place in Berkley that would give you a non drinking stamp. There wasn't much if any punk crowd. The popular New Wave band " The Squares" was about it. They weren't punk and were nauseatingly commercial. My first night there( before knowing about the age thing) The Dead Kennedy's were playing in S.F. with The Legionaires Disease( who were friends). So bands did go through there. Given my age I can't be sure it was so far behind. Being able to read in spite of my age, I always checked the papers in search of fun but other than " The Flaming Groovies" there wasn't much. And off limits to me. Being female of course there were ways but wasn't going there. Devo was from Akron, Ohio. For the most part punk hit the east coast first and was painfully slow getting to the west. Was happy to go home to New Orleans. Check out The Wayward Youth 7" Almundo is a Weirdo". They were better live. Came out about the same time also from New Orleans. Keep in mind New Orleans has always been known for music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com