The Blasters
Danny (Shredder) Weizmann, Flipside, 1982
YOU'RE PROBABLY thinking "Why the Blasters' guitarist Dave Alvin and bassist John Bazz in Flipside?" I, Shredder, am thinking "Why not?". They're just an aspiring bunch of nice guys with some inspiring boogie woogie and I know I've seen punk hordes at their shows. Too hardcore for you? Hardy har har...
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