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UPDATES – MARCH 5TH, 2020

I’ve been teasing you for a while related to what’s going on with the 2-LP set. NOW, IT CAN

UPDATES – MARCH 1ST, 2020

Students and scholars are researching the Detroit Punk Archive. So, I thought I’d share this with you. About a

UPDATES – FEBRUARY 22ND, 2020

A short but important update – Vinyl, Site & Special Events! First, Vinyl Update: The 2-LP set is expected

UPDATES – FEBRUARY 5TH, 2020

RELEASE SHOW UPDATE! Excited to share with you a calendar reminder (if you’re on facebook) as well as a

UPDATES – FEBRUARY 2ND, 2020

Small Update One of the things I love about telling this story is the pre-punk history of many iconic

UPDATES – FEBRUARY 2ND, 2020

Sad News & Big Update First, the sad news. It was announced that Andy Gill, guitarist and founding member

UPDATES – JANUARY 25TH, 2020

BIG UPDATE – ALBUM RELEASE INFORMATION They were ready for pick up TODAY… so, I went and got the

UPDATES – JANUARY 1st, 2020

Happy New Year! I hope this update finds you looking forward to all that 2020 can bring. I wanted

UPDATES – DECEMBER 19th, 2019

We have locked the cover design and I wanted you to be the first to see it. FRONT COVER

UPDATES – NOVEMBER 26th, 2019

Quick, but big update! The record set in the works as part of this project has just been selected

UPDATES – NOVEMBER 10th, 2019

A new interview added as well as photos and flyers for a few bands. Big John’s Cowabunga! – Interview

UPDATES – SEPTEMBER 5th, 2019

BIG UPDATE TODAY! I’ve been working on some updates – interviews, photos, flyers, etc. – but, they are not

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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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