Deep Cuts: Psyche Rock

The Make-Up formed in 1995 in Washington D.C. and played their own version of garage rock and soul until 2000 releasing four studio records, two live albums and a compilation CD of singles and B-sides.

All of these albums were originally released on independent record labels such as Dischord Records (Minor Threat also a DC band), K Records (Beck's first record label), and Southern Records (Crass).

The band recorded with a number of artists including Fugazi's Guy Picciotto and Ian MacKaye while touring extensively with many groups like Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Ted Leo and Blonde Redhead.

The Make-Up reformed in Spring of 2012 to perform at I'll Be Your Mirror a music festival in Camber Sands, East Sussex, England.

The Make-Up - Pentagon
References:

• Wikipedia, The Make Up
• Dischord Records, Make Up

Off The Shelf: Decline of the Western Civilization (1981)

Decline of the Western Civilization by Penelope Spheeris on Live Leak.

The Decline of Western Civilization is an American documentary film filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie was directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles punk rock scene. In 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates wrote a letter demanding the film not be shown again in L.A. Over the subsequent years the film has gained a heavy cult status.



References:

• Wikipedia, Decline of the Western Civilization (1981)