tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:28:34 +0000The 1980s world of Cindy Jacobson and Autumn Meredith, characters from the Punk Rock Graffiti stories. Featuring their Album Network Crusades, Cindy's first person narratives, and some unreleased stuff. And they want lots of comments. Everyone comment!http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)Blogger311251786228http://www.feedburner.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-867298207629671107Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:25:00 +00002008-09-28T12:28:34.887-07:00CoolnessCindy Jacobson/Autumn Meredith. Leather Trio Productions. Cindy: I'm writing my half of this from Chicago where I'm visiting my dad and step mom and my two half brothers who are total Ninja Nintendo brats. And if I hear one more word about those dweebs the Chicago Bears--ooh! Football has gotta be the stupidest game ever invented. Here are my favorite albums of 1988. Everything But The Girl/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/405624687/favorite-albums-of-1988.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/405624687" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/09/favorite-albums-of-1988.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-113450508296960305Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:34:00 +00002008-08-03T17:16:05.343-07:00Wednesday WeekAutumn: This was originally done for some now forgotten fanzine. Or maybe it was in the Wednesday Week newsletter. I think it might be unpublished. Our archives are in disarray. Cindy: We should mention that we forgot who asked the questions, but it was definitely a boy. What do you think of Tiffany and Debbie Gibson? Autumn: I don't think of Tiffany. Cindy: I think of Debbie Gibson, sometimes. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/354577131/two-wednesday-week-fans-interviewed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/354577131" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/08/two-wednesday-week-fans-interviewed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-7191296196347086041Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:42:00 +00002008-07-15T13:24:04.401-07:00FlipperCindy Jacobson, Leather Trio Productions/San Francisco. Flipper was to San Francisco what X is to L.A. or the Ramones are to New York. Actually I've never really cared much for Flipper's studio albums. Only their live shows really captured what they were all about. I remember the first time me and Autumn saw them. It was at the Elite club, which used to be called the Fillmore, and is now called http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/336394165/flipper-noise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/336394165" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/07/flipper-noise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-5189682741300636825Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:35:00 +00002008-07-02T11:05:25.546-07:00Charlie ParkerCindy and Autumn, Leather Trio Productions/San Francisco. Cindy: One of my favorite things to do is rent a Clint Eastwood western and watch it on Billy's VCR. Autumn: Cindy doesn't have a VCR. All she has is a little B&W TV with a broken antenna. She doesn't even have cable. C: I am not an eighties kinda girl. A: In order to be an eighties kinda girl you gotta have cable. C: Clint Eastwood is myhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/325085559/clint-eastwoods-bird-charlie-parker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/325085559" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/07/clint-eastwoods-bird-charlie-parker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-7255934474278392966Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:43:00 +00002008-06-30T09:58:21.521-07:00CoolnessA carefully calligraphied handbill posted near the corner of Divisadero and Haight: A Musical Event A Dance A Black Celebration An Observance Of The Full Moon Your Musical Menu: The Pink Floyd (When They Had Syd) The Creation Prince Eddie Cochran The Beatles (circa 1966) The Who (circa 1965) Billie Holiday Depeche Mode Wednesday Week The Sugarcubes Attire: Skin Tight Clothing, Black Preferred,http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/322859773/no-rules.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/322859773" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-rules.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-4255573626737115550Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:06:00 +00002008-06-21T15:30:45.687-07:00Everything But the GirlJust a few months ago I wrote my first crusade. It was about Everything But the Girl and their fourth album, Idlewild. Since then they've released a single in England called "I Don't Want to Talk About it." And Sire added it to the Idlewild CD in America. I believe it's a cover of an old Rod Stewart song. (Editor's note: it was written by Danny Whitten of Crazy Horse.) It's real soft and pretty, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/317030490/cindy-tears.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/317030490" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/06/cindy-tears.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-3028322156760926447Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:54:00 +00002008-06-17T10:00:53.359-07:00Jane's AddictionIt all started when my friend Colleen quietly uttered, er I mean loudly blurted, "Jane's Addiction are God" in Album Network. We didn't know the controversy this would cause. C'mon really. The thundering godhead (oops) noise of Perry, Dave and the boys? God? Or maybe they're just U2 from hell. You decide... "Jane's Addiction - the band that pulls you into your speaker and consumes you until you http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/313220516/on-whether-janes-addiction-iswas-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/313220516" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/06/on-whether-janes-addiction-iswas-god.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-1050659361233221763Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:34:00 +00002008-06-08T14:45:59.797-07:00MetallicaAutumn Meredith, Leather Trio Productions. Boy stuff. Boy stuff... Imagine guitars, bass and drums all locked into a groove, pounding, crunching, punching you in the stomach. This is Metallica's ...And Justice For All. My boyfriend Cliff says it's the best album ever. He also says this about Puppets and Appetite For Destruction. It's obvious he can't make up his mind. Here's what you do. Get thehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/307570872/and-justice-for-all-metallica.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/307570872" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/06/and-justice-for-all-metallica.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-4036678302644166905Sat, 24 May 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-05-24T16:06:40.187-07:00Jane's AddictionPrimitivesSugarcubesCindy Jacobson, Leather Trio Productions/San Francisco. Here's a very "leather trio" of cool things... 1. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (WB) Perry erupts like a volcano while Dave, Eric and Stephen shoot off musical sparks. I warned you about Jane's Addiction. This album is a California earthquake. Personal to Esa Navarre: Cindy says Jane's Addiction are God. Colleen says so too. That's http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/297440655/coolness-88-janes-addiction-primitives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/297440655" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/05/coolness-88-janes-addiction-primitives.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-5670233046745993100Sun, 18 May 2008 20:23:00 +00002008-05-18T14:32:49.740-07:00RamonesClashBuzzcocksSex Pistolsby Cindy Jacobson (I wrote this in 1988 so think of yourself as being in a time warp of coolness while you're reading it. Pretend you're in the late 80s looking back on late 70s punk rock. -Cindy J) "We're the flowers in the dustbin. We're the poison in your human machine. We're the future, your future." -Sex Pistols, 1977 1988 seems to be the year when lotsa punk rock compilations are coming http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/293035172/punk-rockin-clash-ramones-sex-pistols.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/293035172" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/05/punk-rockin-clash-ramones-sex-pistols.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-3855395309677121440Sat, 10 May 2008 20:06:00 +00002008-05-10T13:56:54.540-07:00Cindy Jacobson and Autumn Meredith. Leather Trio Productions/San Francisco. Autumn: So here comes none other than David Lee Roth with one of the cutest sleeves ever. Check out that "Damn Good" CD single. The little girl looks just like you. Cindy: Back when I was just a toddlin' little blonde Cindy brat. My dad says all I did was poop and cry and giggle and fall down on my rumpus. A: All the http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/287684911/when-we-were-toddlers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/287684911" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/05/when-we-were-toddlers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-5230258051690317089Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:45:00 +00002008-04-28T11:55:18.509-07:00Transvision VampHolly and the ItaliansCindy J. Leather Trio Productions. This happened like two months ago, okay? Me and Billy (that's my boyfriend) are flying down Geary in his car, windows open, radio screaming. We got it tuned to "Live-105" (KITS). They're blastin' out "Tell that Girl to Shut Up" by someone I don't know who it is I wanna know now I love this song--just who is doing this cool cover version? It's like two o'clock inhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/279574344/tell-that-girl-to-shut-up-transvision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/279574344" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/04/tell-that-girl-to-shut-up-transvision.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-1945400966685441573Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:22:00 +00002008-04-20T09:36:50.075-07:00Joan JettBy Cindy Jacobson and Autumn Meredith Cindy: The other night me and Autumn went riding around on my Honda Shadow, just cruising around San Francisco, checking out the night. We decided to hit North Beach so when we got to downtown I zipped up Grant and parked in the alley right next to Vesuvio's. We walked over to Broadway to see what was happening at some of the clubs. The Stone had a bunch of http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/274152683/riding-with-james-dean-joan-jett.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/274152683" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/04/riding-with-james-dean-joan-jett.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-4779812169653665003Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:15:00 +00002008-04-19T09:28:39.960-07:00PrimitivesCindy and Autumn, Leather Trio Productions. Cindy: Tracey is my sister. Autumn: She's not really her sister, but they kinda look alike. It's the blonde hair, the leather jacket, the sorta sweet and sexy look. But of course Tracey wears loads of make-up and Cindy doesn't wear any. C: You know, it strikes me that these people don't know what we're talking about. A: Tracey is the lead singer of the http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/273611033/lovely-primitives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/273611033" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/04/lovely-primitives.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-6797756801690748795Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:03:00 +00002008-06-26T10:35:04.161-07:00Wednesday WeekYeah, the Dime Box CD is coolness. But you already knew that, right? Cause you have a copy, right? God, I'm starting to sound like Colleen! If you don't have a copy go here: Dime Box at CD Baby where it's only a hundred dimes! Ok, now that you have the Dime Box CD and you are a happy person, you're probably wanting to know the roots of Dime Box... and... some people are wondering what Dime Box http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/270138397/roots-of-dime-box.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/270138397" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/04/roots-of-dime-box.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-3051133852762691670Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:17:00 +00002008-04-12T11:16:46.523-07:00Book of LoveAutumn Meredith, Leather Trio Productions: Do you guys ever watch Bewitched reruns on cable? You know how when Samantha wanted to cast a spell on someone she wiggled her nose and it made that really silly noise? She usually did this whenever she wanted to zap her dweeb husband Darren to someplace other than he wanted to be. Well that sound can now be heard slyly tucked away in this really cool http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/269006050/book-of-love-lullaby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/269006050" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/04/book-of-love-lullaby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-7656942054591086376Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:25:00 +00002008-04-03T10:34:54.499-07:00SugarcubesCindy J. Leather Trio Productions. Lately all these people have been writing and calling with, "Cindy, you just gotta tell me what that Sugarcubes song 'Cat' is about." No f**king way. Sly secret. But I decided to write about another Sugarcubes song that's also sung in Icelandic. Only this time, I'm going to tell you what it's about. The song is called "Luftgitar" and it's not on the album. If http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/263461819/luftgitar-air-guitar-sugarcubes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/263461819" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/04/luftgitar-air-guitar-sugarcubes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-7020880752406563878Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:55:00 +00002008-07-12T09:30:13.583-07:00Wednesday WeekAutumn: We have a shiny new toy here. Cindy: It's called Dime Box. A: It's not really a box. C: But it came in a box. A: A special box. All the way from Los Angeles. C: That's so far! A: A mystical place. C: My sister lives there. A: Rather than tell you how cool Dime Box is... C: We think you should go here... CD Review: Dime Box - Five and Dime Waltz A: From Wednesday Week to this. C: Johnny http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/259780368/country-music-coolness-dime-box-cd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/259780368" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/country-music-coolness-dime-box-cd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-3999127383980384509Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:36:00 +00002008-03-25T08:15:55.248-07:00SugarcubesCindy Jacobson, Leather Trio Productions: There's a really cool song on the Sugarcubes' Life's Too Good CD called "Cat." The song scratches and jumps just like a mischievous kitten. Although it's sung in Icelandic I know what it's about cause I read an interview once where Björk, the Sugarcubes' singer, tells the story of the song. I'm not going to give it away though, cause I want it to be like http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/257707183/cat-sugarcubes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/257707183" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/cat-sugarcubes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-5072291766604432655Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:02:00 +00002008-04-18T11:26:23.473-07:00RamonesCindy Jacobson/Autumn Meredith, Leather Trio Productions. Cindy: We found out if you say f**k in the Album Network they'll put cute little stars after the "f." Album Network is PG-13. Autumn: We thought it was R. We're sorry. Now we've been trying to think up all sorts of badness we can sneak in here and get past the star placer. C: Like my boyfriend Billy has this one fetish where he'll... A: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/255808898/ramones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/255808898" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/ramones.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-6764202772031132716Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:18:00 +00002008-03-20T12:35:09.288-07:00Autumn Meredith, Leather Trio Productions. This is my first "solo" Crusade, so don't laugh if it comes out stupid, ok? Cindy's always giving me shit cause I was sort of a tomboy when I was growing up. So unlike most girls, I know something about boy stuff. Lately my boyfriend Cliff has been telling me that the new Van Halen album is the greatest thing to happen to rock music since Metallica did ahttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/255117915/ou812-van-halen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Meredith)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/255117915" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/ou812-van-halen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-6940086640135776626Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:05:00 +00002008-05-10T10:57:03.901-07:00"...One last thing: check out the live version of 'Taste of Cindy' from the B-Side of the new Jesus and Mary Chain single. They wrote the song about Cindy Jacobson of Leather Trio Productions." -David "Ikky Bop" Sadof, KLOL (Album Network, May 13, 1988) Cindy Jacobson Leather Trio Productions. Besides my sister I don't know too many people who live in Los Angeles. But the last time I went there http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/255077804/rice-burners-in-la.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/255077804" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/rice-burners-in-la.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-2966903864653742243Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:09:00 +00002008-03-18T13:21:10.151-07:00Jesus and Mary ChainCindy Jacobson and Autumn Meredith. Leather Trio Productions/San Francisco. Autumn: There's a new Jesus and Mary Chain single out. It's called "Sidewalking." It just crunches. Cindy: On the B-side there's a live version of "Taste of Cindy," the song they wrote about me. A: The A-side has loud guitars from William Reid. The kind of crunchy guitars that radio wimps are so afraid of. So cool. C: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/253080326/sidewalking-jesus-and-mary-chain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/253080326" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/sidewalking-jesus-and-mary-chain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-3896912394512548842Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:11:00 +00002008-03-16T23:16:09.049-07:00Everything But the GirlCindy Jacobson. Leather Trio Productions/San Francisco. I guess I'm one of those dreamy, beach walking types. Sometimes I'll ride my motorcycle to the Golden Gate Bridge, then go down Lincoln Avenue along the Pacific coast. I'll stop at Baker Beach or that little China Beach, which is always pretty quiet. Whenever I ride down to Carmel, where they have a beautiful beach with white sand, I always http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/252819226/distant-shore-tracey-thorn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/252819226" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/distant-shore-tracey-thorn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880836966011998546.post-5782353359537488853Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:35:00 +00002008-03-25T08:00:12.283-07:00Jesus and Mary ChainCindy's Writingsby Cindy J, February 1988 The first time I saw the Jesus and Mary Chain I was nineteen. It was the spring of 1986. I rode my motorcycle--I have a Honda Shadow--all the way to Los Angeles. But I stopped at a lot of different places on the way. I stopped in Carmel where it was Clint Eastwood mania everywhere. I think it was two or three days before the election. I got a "Clint for Mayor" button http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~3/252061109/frustrations-and-dark-dreams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy J)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunkRockGraffiti/~4/252061109" height="1" width="1"/>http://punkrockgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/frustrations-and-dark-dreams.html