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jay’s longhorn bar
from hüsker dü, the replacements posted in music by pete_nice
A former steak house turned music venue, Jay's Longhorn Bar (or more simply, the Longhorn) was one of the gravitational centers of the punk/hardcore scene. A long bar with low ceilings and a stage at the end, the Longhorn saw numerous legendary acts perform there, including Hüsker Dü, the Replacements, the Suicide Commandos, the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, the Police (on their first US tour) and many more.
The Longhorn had a short life, opening in 1978 and closing in 1980, but left an indelible mark on Twin Cities music.
view full location details...janet wallace fine arts center
from hüsker dü, husker du posted in music by pete_nice
At the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center on the Macalester College campus, Hüsker Dü recorded their earliest demo tracks.
Recorded in May of 1979, the demo is known as the Bill Bruce Demos and features the following tracks:
Nuclear Nightmare
Do The Bee
Uncle Ron
Don't Try To Call
Sex Dolls
MTC
hüsker dü practice space
from hüsker dü, husker du posted in music by pete_nice
This unassuming ranch home was listed as the contact address on the Hüsker Dü albums Land Speed Record, Everything Falls Apart, and Metal Circus. Greg Norton (bassist) lived here with his mother, and the band would hang out and rehearse in the basement.
The location also served as contact address for Reflex Records, an independent label that Hüsker Dü formed with Terry Katzman after their initial single was rejected by Twin Tone Records in 1979.
view full location details...chet holifield federal building
from death race 2000 (1975) posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
In what must be New Los Angeles, the ziggurat-like Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel, California marks the end of the Transcontinental Road Race in the Roger Corman cult classic Death Race 2000 from 1975.
view full location details...my garage museum
from death race 2000 (1975) posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
At the My Garage Museum, part of Mid America Motorworks in Effingham, Illinois, you can see the Alligator Car that David Carradine (as Frankenstein) drove across the country in the Roger Corman cult classic Death Race 2000
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