Greg Trinier of The Mods; 1978 & 2008; photos Edie Steiner
As the DVD release of The Last Pogo (Toronto Punk 1978) continues to make its way to indie record stores across the globe, we’re on the last stretch of our feature documentary The Last Pogo Jumps Again.
Directors Colin Brunton, Kire Paputts and Aldo Erdic, with the help of a ton of people, not the least being Gary Topp, David Quinton, ...
Things are humming at Pogo H.Q. and all the bands lined up for the Last Pogo 30th Anniversary Bash are busy rehearsing, paring down their sets, picking out their clothes and avoiding various friends and long-lost relatives who’re hoping to get onto the guest list. There’s still a handful of tickets left, so scoot down to the Horseshoe, Hits ‘n’ Misses, Rotate This or Soundscapes — or get on-line at ...
Okay, we’ve got the final line-up, so here ya go. A couple of last minute fiddlings, and we’re now set. We couldn’t get everyone out to the party (The Second Last Pogo?), but we’ve got a jam-packed evening lined up. And who knows who else might drop in at the last minute. Speaking of the last minute, as of Sunday, November 9 the show is either half sold out (if ...
Teenage Head/Last Pogo display at Dr. Disc’s in The Hammer
It’s been a busy week since the passing of iconic Teenage Head frontman Frank “Frankie Venom” Kerr. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, and now the dust is settling. No word yet on any official tributes, but once we know, you’ll know.
Pogo H.Q. cut a cheque for Frankie’s children today (and we urge you to do the same; details in the ...
Steve Mahon and Frankie Venom at The Last Pogo, 1978
“It is with great sadness that Gord Lewis of Teenage Head announces the tragic passing earlier today of Canadian icon Frank Kerr, a.k.a. Frankie Venom, of natural causes.”
So said a spokesperson at Sonic Unyon Records today.
According to news reports Frankie found out he had throat cancer about a month ago. He was able to spend Thanksgiving weekend with his family before ...
Only $12.00 plus a couple of bucks for shipping! You can buy it on line at the “Sell Out” page, or check out your local indie record store.
In Toronto you can find copies at:
CIRCUS BOOKS & MUSIC 866 Danforth Avenue at Jones, 416-925-6116
CRIMINAL RECORDS 493 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5V 2B4, Canada (416) 364-5380
ROTATE THIS 801 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M6J 1G1, Canada (416) 504-8447
HITS ‘N’ MISSES 860 ...
From the November ’08 issue of Alternative Press (AP)
NOTE: This blog is updated whenever something new comes in.
Since so many of our pals have asked, here’s what some of the reviewers we sent advance copies of The Last Pogo DVD to had to say. Pogolicist Woody Whelan has been pounding the pavement, and getting busy at the Post Office, and working the phones and all that and his hard work ...
The Last Pogo Jumps Again studies the evolution of Toronto from small town to big city and it’s pop/counter-culture lifestyle during the early and mid-70s. It centers around the first wave of Toronto punk rock and new-wave music, from the Ramones playing the New Yorker Theatre in ’76 through the police shutting down Teenage Head and causing a riot at the Horseshoe Tavern’s infamous “The Last Pogo” concert in December 1978.