Thursday, November 20, 2008

Boston Punk Rock Oral History Project

Boston Punk Rock OHP Intro!

Please, please people, for the love of all that is rock and roll-y participate in this project. Check out their site and you'll see that all that these historians are asking for is your story in your own words. This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart, the history of my beloved Boston Rock scene, so don't be shy. Don't be stingy, share you stories with everyone! This is especially important since Joe Harvard's indispensable site, Rock in Boston, is no longer available. Hopefully, this is temporary. It would be an immeasurable loss to those of us interested in the world of Boston Rock.
Juli Krysler ON: Dead Kennedy's 1980 Boston appearance

This is lifted from their YouTube page...
"The Boston Punk Rock Oral History Project page is going to be an ongoing work in progress.If you were part of the "scene" between 1978-1985 (*a few years earlier or later is ok too) We would love to hear from you. We can either arrange to meet you to record your thoughts and experiences or go ahead and record yourself. Then we will make it possible for these videos to be on here. Where this project will take us is anyones guess. The biggest purpose is to record peoples impressions, and memories. When we were involved and participating in it, no one had any idea that anyone would be interested decades later. We will be coming up with specific topics that we think need to be covered so keep checking back. Everyone's memories and impressions are important, be they negative or positive. We would also really like to hear from individuals that came through town with bands at that time. Boston as seen through the eyes of outsiders!
So let the recording begin."

Don't know about you, but I'd love to hear what stories these outsiders would tell.
The Cure - Secrets (Boston, 21 April 1980)

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