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Welcome! Here’s How it Works…

Welcome to the Detroit Punk Archive! This site aims to tell the stories of the bands in the scene

UPDATE: May 28th, 2023

A quick note for you as we head into summer. First, thank you for all the comments. We get

UPDATE: MARCH 2nd, 2023

A few weeks back I received a Facebook message from Jeff at UHF Records in Royal Oak. He said

UPDATE: DECEMBER 28th, 2022

All the best for 2023 and beyond to you. But, before we close out the year, I thought I’d

UPDATE: DECEMBER 18th, 2022

Hello Friends, Today’s Detroit Free Press – in print and online – features a story about the importance of

UPDATE – OCTOBER 25th, 2022

It’s been a while since my last update. Big news is expected soon on a few fronts. In the

UPDATE – APRIL 6th, 2022

Just a quick shout out that BADHABIT is seeing their unreleased tracks from 1980-1981 released on vinyl in a

UPDATES – DECEMBER 23RD, 2021

Been a minute but we’ve added a few more updates thanks due to John Monaghan and TM Caldwell for

UPDATES – JULY 17th, 2020

“People have been saying that name for centuries behind doors, let’s see if they can say it to our

UPDATES – MAY 24th, 2020

Some big updates for you on bands, venues, and the compilation. New flyers from Norman Westberg (Route 666) and

UPDATES – MAY 7TH, 2020

PREORDERS ARE GO! As you might know for an earlier update, the pandemic delayed Record Store Day. So, our

UPDATES – MARCH 19TH, 2020

A few short but important updates: 1.) The April 24th, 2020 release show at The Magic Bag has been

UPDATES – MARCH 13TH, 2020

Well, you’ve probably heard of the coronavirus by now and it will be causing some delays related to the

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Welcome! Here’s How it Works…

October 29, 2018

Welcome to the Detroit Punk Archive! This site aims to tell the stories of the bands in the scene that started just before and around Bookie’s Club 870 in early 1978. The site is broken up into THREE main sections: BANDS, VENUES, and MEDIA: The BANDS section features pages on the various groups that started […]

UPDATE: May 28th, 2023

May 28, 2023

A quick note for you as we head into summer. First, thank you for all the comments. We get more visitors all the time – people making connections, sharing stories. Have fun and help make the archive a great place to visit. Second, local collector, writer, and character TM Caldwell recently shared with me a […]

UPDATE: MARCH 2nd, 2023

March 2, 2023

A few weeks back I received a Facebook message from Jeff at UHF Records in Royal Oak. He said he came into a collection of photos, papers, and other ephemera that I might be interested in for the archive. Sure enough, he was right! Jeff has bought a box of materials that belong to the […]

UPDATE: DECEMBER 28th, 2022

December 28, 2022

All the best for 2023 and beyond to you. But, before we close out the year, I thought I’d share a few things that I added to the archive. NEWLY TRANSFERED SOUND SUPER 8mm FILM from BOOKIE’S! Terry Murphy recently shared some footage on his Vimeo site that includes live footage of Sonic’s Rendezvous Band, […]

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