I’ve never considered them punk, more garage. Bit too slow, really.
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Maybe not top 10…but c’mon bomber fans, give picket palace a plug in this thread 
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And of course, this guy is right up there…
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I was lucky enough to see The Ramones play live on two occasions, the first of which was at The Palace in St Kilda. They were fantastic and the joint went right off.
A year or two later, they played The Big Day Out but were scheduled to play in the afternoon and, just like vampires, the daylight did not agree with them and it felt all wrong.
A friend I went to gigs with always called them The Ram Ones, in a similar vein to Peter Noone from Herman’s Hermits who was known to some as Pete No One.
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I once saw a custom number plate advertised in Unique Cars for $1000s of dollars. It was supposed to say I am Number One, but it read IAMNOONE or similar.
Unfortunate.
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If we’re getting off topic and talking number plates …
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Not punk, but I’ve been meaning to ask you @Gnik if you know an early 80s electronic band from NZ called The Body Electric? I found a 12” in a store for cheap and didn’t listen to it for months, then one day realised it was pretty damn good and dudes on Discogs were charging lots for it.
Wellington band. Was vaguely aware of them at the time. Audioculture is an excellent resource for NZ muzik
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Wow thanks, great write up. And one member went on to produce that How Bizarre song!
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
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@mrjez, talking of NZ post-punk, I forgot about the excellent Fetus Productions when doing my list. You may appreciate them…
(small aside - before coming to Melbs I sold a Teac 4 track reel-to-reel to Jed Town - he of the teeth filed to a point)
Interesting stuff, thanks. I’ll look into them some more.
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The Dickies?
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Great band
See, Tony is the least punk skater of all time. There’s about a hundred others you could name that would have more street cred than him. Both for his skating style and persona probably can’t even tune a guitar.
Fkn Mike Vallely sang for Black Flag at one point.
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I’ve got a mate who is a very good bass player and also an exceptional skateboarder who was one of Australia’s best before the whole ramp/air thing began in the 80s. He met Robert Smith in the early punk days and was told, “I fucken hate skateboarders”. NO JOB FOR YOU!
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I’d still consider Tony Hawk punk, much like how i would still consider Rodney Mullen to be punk AF albeit his koi and gentle demeanour. It’s just a different brand of punk.
Mike Vallely is to skating as Henry Rollins is to Punk/Hardcore.
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I doubt the crew from The Cure liked many things, including themselves.
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RIP
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