The Brat Reunion? 1980s East L.A. Punk Band Makes ‘Swift Moves’
The release last month of The Brat’s long lost recordings on a 21 track disc titled “Straight Outta East L.A.” caught many by surprise. Yet the attention the disc has…
80s Punk Rock Treasure “Outta East L.A.” from The Brat
By Keith Walsh In the 80s, while synthpop artists wrestled with issues of heartache and love gone wrong, the responsibility of tackling social issues fell in large part to the…
Controversy over release of archived recordings from East L.A.’s groundbreaking punkers The Brat
By Keith Walsh In what was another era, Jon Lee of Up Another Octave Records used his Buena Park record store to promote indie bands. One of these was The…