Suicide Commandos
Really sad to hear of the passing of Steve Almaas. This is the post from the band on their Instagram
Documenting Minnesota Punk Rock - One post at a time!
Documenting Minnesota Punk Rock - One post at a time!
Really sad to hear of the passing of Steve Almaas. This is the post from the band on their Instagram
MN Hardcore, Episode 1: Backstory From TPT No way to link just the media, but here’s a link to episode 1 of the series. I’m posting this on a Monday morning because I know you have nothing better to do…
CBGB’s – March 3, 1978 Setlist: 01. Shock Appeal (Set 1) 02. Attacking The Beat 03. Judy 04. Premature 05. Take A Dive 06. It Doesn’t Matter 07. title unknown 08. My Little Red Book [Love] 09. Call Of The…
Steve Almaas – Beat Rodeo EP (1982) First Beat Rodeo record. Supposed to be pretty rare. Post-Suicide Commandos. Get it here .
"Men of Distinction" No music posted here. I just thought I’d help spread the word about this new (very old) release on Garage D’or Records. It’s out in a couple of weeks, so go get it!!! Those that frequent this…
Match/Mismatch 7” Minnesota’s first punk band, with what I believe to be the first release on the label soon to be knows as TwinTone. If you don’t know of the Commandos, then you haven’t been paying attention. A lot of…
Make a Record What can I say about the band largely credited with starting the whole MN Punk scene? Released in 1978 on Blank Records, these guys were the godfathers of MN Punk. Just a short list of bands that…
Suicide Commandos – 1977 – Mark He’s A Terror 7” Suicide Commandos – 1976 – Emission Control 7” I just keep stumbling on Commandos stuff. Here’s two very long out of print Commandos 7" EP’s. posted on the isksp blog.…
Complicated fun – Live at the MN State Fair 2007 Old punk don’t die, they just play less frequently.
Burn it Down The Burn it down video! Suicide Commandos were probably the earliest MN Punk band. I can honestly say that I love just about everything they’ve recorded. My most recent favorite is the Live CD from Sound 80…