Black punks

The four-piece lived with the New York Dolls and played with Sid Vicious, but they’ve been largely written out of cultural history

The four-piece lived with the New York Dolls and played with Sid Vicious, but they’ve been largely written out of cultural history

Free Music Archive artist page of Pure Hell

In 1983, the Seattle band Bam Bam, fronted by a talented, elegant Black woman named Tina Bell, created a sound and lyrical foundation for a genre that white men with knit hats and plaid shirts

Get to know 'Pure Hell', the first black punk band who changed the game and didn't get the credit they were deserving of until 50 years on.