Los Angeles

Damn, I was gonna say this (pedantic note: it's actually called "Walking in L.A.")

Also, Burt Bacharach's "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" (I know it names San Jose in the title, but the song's all about LA.)

"Show business kids making movies of themselves"? I'm sure they make movies in Vegas too, but doesn't that sound like a Hollywood reference? Anyway, if you'll take the band's word for it, in the liner notes to the CD, there's even a little note by the song that says it's about LA.

http://open.spotify.com/user/tulselupero/playlist/3N6OmFlmQmrjPwRuwOMiR3

recommended: http://lapostpunk.blogspot.com

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Did we talk about it?

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/top-20-greatest-la-punk-albums/

http://www.hatandbeard.com/product/i-slash-a-punk-magazine-from-los-angeles-19771980-i

The legendary punk and new wave alternative weekly magazine Slash was founded in Los Angeles in 1977 by Steve Samiof, and published a total of 29 print issues before its demise in 1980 (though it did have a second life as the punk label Slash Records, which was eventually bought by Warner Bros. Records in 1999). In its brief run, Slash defined the punk subculture in Los Angeles and beyond with the comic strip Jimbo by Gary Panter and photographs by Melanie Nissen, the founding publisher and longtime photo editor. Writing by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Chris D., Pleasant Gehman and Claude “Kickboy Face” Bessy explored reggae, blues and rockabilly in addition to punk and new wave.

Slash diagnosed the nascent punk scene’s challenge to the music industry and established its own oppositional voice in the editorial of its very first issue, staking a position against disco, Elvis and concept albums, and declaring: “Enough is enough, partner! About time we squeezed the pus out and sent the filthy rich old farts of rock ’n’ roll to retirement homes in Florida where they belong.”

Slash: A Punk Magazine From Los Angeles, 1977–80 pays homage to the magazine’s legacy with facsimile reproductions of every cover from the publication’s run and reprints of some of the magazine’s best articles and interviews. These are interspersed with new essays, reportage and oral histories from Exene Cervenka, KK Barrett, Gary Panter, Vivien Goldman, Richard Meltzer, Cali Thornhill DeWitt, Chris D., Bryan Ray Turcotte, Chris Morris, Ann Summa and Allan MacDowell, among others, telling the story of this critical chapter in the history of American media.

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Ha, I just came here to post that I just got my copy of the aforementioned Slash Magazine coffee table book today! It's awesome, a trove.

On having a home listening mix that had quite a few Los Angeles area rock musicians, it got me to wondering who was the first big rock and roll local hero of LA? Richie Valens? Ricky Nelson? Johnny Otis would be considered more of a bluesman. Lots of R&B and jazz in LA, but off top of my head I could not think of any others.

The Jay Hawks had a big national hit in '56 with "Stranded in the Jungle" - you might call it doo wop though. It's the song that the NY Dolls did on their 2nd album.