Mixtape: For People Who Are Going Places

Inspired by a Washington Post photo essay, which in turn drew from a new collection of works from photographer Jim Jocoy, I ransacked the place and lined up a mix full of artists from the onset of San Francisco's punk scene between 1977 and 1981. This happened several years before I lived in SF myself, and due to dietary restrictions I never heard these bands (except the Dead Kennedys) when I was growing up in Sacramento. This set is a nice coming together of artists who lorded over the rec room with assuredness, and artists who had no idea what the hell they were doing. But everyone wins, because deep down inside we're all winners. Or we're all losers, which paradoxically makes us all winners again. This tape is exactly one hour and 30 minutes long. Double references to Tammy Wynette (Maggots, Baby Buddha) intentional.

Tracklist

The Avengers - The American In Me

Crime - Baby You're So Repulsive

Mary Monday - Popgun

Chrome - How Many Years Too Soon?

The Offs - Die Babylon

Los Microwaves - Time to Get Up

The Dils - You're Not Blank

Ozzie - Android Love

The Dead Kennedys - The Man With the Dogs

Noh Mercy - Fashion Chant

Novak - Oh Farrah!

Pink Section - Jane Blank

Adaptors - Trust in Technology

The Maids - Back to Bataan

The Junior Executives - Capital Gains Tax Increase Blues

Tools - Asexuality in the '80s

The Nuns - Savage

Flipper - Love Canal

The Maggots - (Let's Get Let's Get) Tammy Wynette

Symptoms - Be on Top

Wounds - Workaholic

The Touch Tones - Sorry We're Passé

Plain Jane & the Jokes - Class War

Inflatable Boy Clams - Marin

Minimal Man - She Was a Visitor

Romeo Void - White Sweater

Baby Buddha - Stand By Your Man Pt. 1

The Mutants - Tribute to Russ Meyer

Voice Farm - Double Garage

Tuxedomoon - Nite & Day (Hommage À Cole Porter)

The Residents - I Left My Heart in San Francisco