Artist
Black Flag
Greg Ginn founded the band as Panic in 1976, renaming it Black Flag by 1978. He was already an odd kind of entrepreneur: a ham radio obsessive who'd started Solid State Transmitters at age twelve, selling modified WWII surplus equipment out of Hermosa Beach.
The full story is in LA Punk (Early 80s).
At a glance
- Active
- 1976–1986
- From
- Hermosa Beach, California
- Records in the issues
- 3 (1978–1984), 2 of them a Start here pick
- Original label
- SST Records
- Listening guide track
- “No Values”
Listen
In the LA Punk (Early 80s) listening guide: “No Values”
In the issues
- LA Punk (Early 80s)Principal · 1978-1984 · Members
LA Punk (Early 80s) is a music scene from Los Angeles, California, 1978–1984. Its principal artists include Black Flag, Germs and X. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 12 dated events.
Records
My War
1984 · For the obsessed in LA Punk (Early 80s)Original release: SST Records · SST 023 · Vinyl · US 1984Listen on Spotify
Family tree
Bands that shared members with Black Flag, and who.
- Circle Jerks1979–Chuck Biscuits, Keith Morris
- Misfits1977–Dez Cadena, ROBO
- Redd Kross1980–Dez Cadena, Ron Reyes
- Descendents1978–Chuck Biscuits
- Fear1977–Chuck Biscuits
Places
- The ChurchHermosa Beach · 1978-1982 · LA Punk (Early 80s)
- The FleetwoodRedondo Beach · 1978-1983 · LA Punk (Early 80s)