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Strange Club is beyond humbled and honored to be able to release one of the pioneers of American Punk from Austin, Texas Big Boys!!! I first saw them on a Flipside Video Fanzine #2 on VHS and I was hooked from there. Years later I would do a Strange Club blog interview with guitarist Tim Kerr (check our online blog for that). A huge inspiration for me as pre teen punk in the 80's.
Big Boys music, artwork, and defying attitude have resonated for decades from their inception in 1979 until their demise in 1984. To be able to blend punk, hardcore punk,
post-punk, Oi!, avante garde jazz and funk just sounds like a mess but Big Boys did this flawlessly and with perfection !!! Their love of skateboarding also shined through and melted all of this together. At some point Thrasher Magazine caught notice and every skater in the 1980s knew about Big Boys through their coverage in the magazine and their "Skate Rock" compilations.
Most bands are, long forgotten with such a short lifespan. Putting out numerous LP's and EPs while touring the US cemented their legacy that has left a ripple into even modern music. They were at the forefront of do it yourself culture that paved the way for so many.
- Format Type: 12"
- Genre: hardcore
- Year: 2025