At Large in the Black Hole of Punk L.A.
Jon Savage, 'Black Hole' (Domino Records), November 2010
NOTE: Adapted from Strange Things # 1, published spring 1988, this forms the first part of the liner notes for Black Hole: Jon Savage Presents Californian Punk 1977-1980.
Total word count of piece: 2109
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