Alice Bag

Pretty accurate, Twitter. Pretty accurate.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:21 -0700

Pretty accurate, Twitter. Pretty accurate.

insertpsychonamehere: Chnam Oun Dom-Pram Muy- Ros Sereysothea...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:13:49 -0700

insertpsychonamehere:

Chnam Oun Dom-Pram Muy- Ros Sereysothea (circa 1970)

luxehotelier: I can’t get enough of the new Bruce Lee memorial...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:51:03 -0700

luxehotelier:

I can’t get enough of the new Bruce Lee memorial statue, just unveiled on 6/15/13 in LA’s Chinatown. #InstantShrine

Yes, it’s the Cholita press kit from the 90’s!...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:48:00 -0700

Yes, it’s the Cholita press kit from the 90’s! #JustUnearthed #QueercoreTimeCapsule
Included: 8x10 glossies, Fun Facts about Cholita, Letras, Cholita vs. The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Cholita Pre-Sat Exam, Troy Cafe Slam book, raunchy interview with Ben Is Dead plus a naughty coloring book section. This band was so much fun!

Bad Skin, the first song off the upcoming Hunx and His Punx...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:54:00 -0700

Bad Skin, the first song off the upcoming Hunx and His Punx album, Street Punk!

“I still feel the need to rebel against patriarchal...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:11:41 -0700

“I still feel the need to rebel against patriarchal institutions and misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic attitudes. I try to speak out against inequality and small-mindedness at every opportunity…If anything, time and age have sharpened both my vision and my tongue.”

Photo of the Bags onstage at the Starwood, 1980.

Full interview with Frieda’s Whip here:
http://www.friedaswhip.com/interview-alice-bag/

Might Get Up Slow

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:06:55 -0700

Might Get Up Slow:

It was tough getting out of bed this morning, until I heard this song by No Small Children. I had the pleasure of playing on the same bill with this band in LA last weekend and they are badass. Go see them if you have the chance.

willdrewsmusicblog: Artist: The Velvet Underground and...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:20:17 -0700

willdrewsmusicblog:

Artist: The Velvet Underground and Nico

Song: Sunday Morning

Album: The Velvet Underground and Nico

Wishing Mr. Lou Reed a speedy recovery on this Sunday morning. #loureed

With Shannon of Shannon and the Clams.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:33:58 -0700

With Shannon of Shannon and the Clams.

zombiesenelghetto: Alice Bag, from the “We’re Desperate” series...

Thu, 30 May 2013 14:05:52 -0700

zombiesenelghetto:

Alice Bag, from the “We’re Desperate” series by Jim Jocoy, LA late 1970s

In SF, circa 1979.

Anger Management Poll

Sun, 26 May 2013 16:35:05 -0700

Tumblr/Twitter poll: while shopping in Costco, another shopper accidentally bumps into your ass with their shopping cart on two separate occasions because they are following too close. You:

a. turn around and glare at them
b. ignore them and move away
c. grab the front of their cart and forcefully shove it into them while staring them dead in the eye

Extra point given for the correct “Alice Bag” answer.

Incorporeal LifeWords and Music Alice Bag Imagination’s...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:48:08 -0700

Incorporeal Life
Words and Music Alice Bag

Imagination’s boundless
It’s a wonderful ride
But you have been pulled in
By its hypnotic tide

Heroic role play
Escaping strife
A masked crusader in
Your in-cor-po-real life

Say “see you later” to your incorporeal life
Say “see you later” to your incorporeal life
Say “see you later” to your in-cor-po-real life

You live light years from here
In another world
So deep in a fantasy
But you’re a real live girl

Go on indulge your senses (lower defenses)
Skip the simulation
Dare to live in your body (you won’t be sorry)
it’s a thrilling sensation

In-cor-po-real (repeats)

Queen’s Quilt , words and music by Alice Bag My mother was...

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:17:00 -0700

Queen’s Quilt , words and music by Alice Bag

My mother was very self-reliant and (it seemed to me) she could just as easily patch a hole in a leaking roof as she could prepare a delicious meal out of practically nothing. This song is based on my real life. I think it’s perfect for Mother’s Day.

One night after the sun had set, we got into our old car and drove downtown to the clothing manufacturing district, now known as L.A.’s garment district. My parents parked the car in the darkness across the street from a factory loading dock and told me to wait inside. I could see them clearly illuminated by the security floodlights as they approached a row of a half dozen steel dumpsters, lined up alongside the ledge of a loading dock. My father lowered himself into the first one, and his head disappeared below the edge for a few seconds while my mother looked around nervously. There weren’t any chainlink fences guarding the dumpsters, but something about the way my parents were acting told me they were breaking the law.

My father’s head reappeared as he handed my mom several large bolts of fabric — remnants left over from the manufacturing processes of coats, pants and dresses. After they’d sorted through the first dumpster, they repeated the process until they had gathered a large assortment of scrap fabric, sample books and remnants from the ends of fabric bolts.We hit several dumpsters over the next few weeks. I was never allowed to jump into a dumpster because my father said they were dirty and unsafe, but my parents had found a good source of heavy fabric that my mom could use to make quilts. These quilts would then be sold at the local swap meet along with any other salvaged items that had been rescued from the dumpsters. By night, my mom and dad climbed into bin after bin to collect the scraps that would enable our family to survive the financial drought. By day, my dad looked forwork or scavenged for broken machines he could repair and sell, while my mom’s sewing machine whirred nonstop.

My mother saved the softest, most luxurious scraps of velvet and velveteen that she came across and used them to sew a special quilt for me. It looked so plush and fancy that she called it my “Queen’s Quilt.” That name and the fact that my father called me “La Reina” (The Queen) made the quilt very dear to me. I still have it. Over the years, it’s lost its plushness and looks a little mangy in spots, but it still brings me all kinds of warm, happy, hopeful feelings.

- The Queen’s Quilt, from Violence Girl

brujacore: violencegirl: Punk style, 1977: The Pyranas, punk...

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:38:00 -0700

brujacore:

violencegirl:

Punk style, 1977: The Pyranas, punk girl gang. L-R: Margot Olavarria (Go-Go’s), Shannon Wilhelm (Castration Squad), Sheila Edwards (Screamers).

“Punk gave us the sense of empowerment that comes from being part of a community working together to achieve common goals, even if our goals as teens were mostly just to be creative and have fun. The punk spirit, the DIY attitude, the feeling that we can steer our own lives and circumvent the powers that be lingers long after the pogoing has stopped.” - Alice Bag, 2012

I just wanna say, I’m so fucking grateful you’ve documented so much from this time period! Especially the stories and the photos of you and other bad-ass punk women. It’s not only incredibly interesting but also affirming for me as an obsessive archivist of things, particularly of punk girl things from my own life. Thank you, Alice.

@Brujacore, you’re welcome. I can’t overstate the importance of documenting your own scene, otherwise it will be left to people who weren’t there at the time and revisionists to put their spin on it. Then they can use it to sell overpriced bullshit and validate their stale cultural institutions. ;)

Punk style, 1977: The Pyranas, punk girl gang. L-R: Margot...

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:18:00 -0700

Punk style, 1977: The Pyranas, punk girl gang. L-R: Margot Olavarria (Go-Go’s), Shannon Wilhelm (Castration Squad), Sheila Edwards (Screamers).

“Punk gave us the sense of empowerment that comes from being part of a community working together to achieve common goals, even if our goals as teens were mostly just to be creative and have fun. The punk spirit, the DIY attitude, the feeling that we can steer our own lives and circumvent the powers that be lingers long after the pogoing has stopped.” - Alice Bag, 2012

My punkchera version of Cuando El Destino for #CincoDeMayo, all...

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:43:00 -0700

My punkchera version of Cuando El Destino for #CincoDeMayo, all you need is some tequila.

Get your head out of your ass, #MetGala. Here is some punk style...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:38:14 -0700

Get your head out of your ass, #MetGala. Here is some punk style from East LA, 1977. #LosAngeles #Punk #NowSashayAway

apileoflofi: A Pile of Lo-fi! Series 2, Vol. 7Released: April...

Sun, 05 May 2013 07:09:17 -0700

apileoflofi:

A Pile of Lo-fi! Series 2, Vol. 7
Released: April 2013

“Silence Train” by Richard There

“I’m On Fire” [Bruce Springsteen cover] by Caleb Groh

“Windowsill” by Cartoon Monster

“1996” by Origami Conspiracy

“Summer Birds, Winter Birds” by The Werewolverine

“No Means No” by The She*Riffs

“[Excerpt from] Ballet mécanique” by By Toutatis

“Tenderly” by Luno

“Sleeping In Cars” by Color Wolf

“Dream Mine” by Yie Yie

“Luremus” by Harald Olsvik

“FSA” by Matt Black

“Cardboard” by General MIDI Polka

“Men’s Feelings” by Poisonous Relationship

“Esc” by Audens Raign

Little Hypocrite, a new song I just wrote for The She*Riffs....

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:29:26 -0700

Little Hypocrite, a new song I just wrote for The She*Riffs. Check out the demo version here. First 100 downloads are free!

I’m calling you out, little hypocrite
You think you’re so stealth, little hypocrite
You’re fooling yourself, little hypocrite
But it’s over, it’s over…

#CISPABLACKOUT 4/22/13 http://anonyops.com/cispablackout/

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:04:26 -0700

#CISPABLACKOUT 4/22/13

http://anonyops.com/cispablackout/