Zero Boys
Vicious Circle

If word count is any measure, the New York and Los Angeles underground scenes of the late 1970s still get the lion's share of attention as punk's prim...

When you think of America’s punk Meccas, Indianapolis usually isn’t the first place that jumps to anyone’s mind.Instead, you think of places like Seat...

In the race to recognize and deify unknown new bands, another trend has emerged: the rush to find obscure bands from the post-punk era that can be use...

6pt"> I live 25 miles from my day job and just listened to all 16 tracks of Vicious Circle on my way in with time to spare. That's because...

Fomenting at the end of the ?70s and petering out by ?83, Bloomington, Indiana?s second-gen-punk-meets-first-wave-hardcore act Zero Boys prove to be a...

I've always felt like somewhat of a poseur when it came to punk. I never fully embraced the lifestyle. At no time in my life have I sported a Mohawk (...

The late 1970s and early 1980s saw a massive explosion of hardcore punk bands, and the genre was often seen as being dominated by scenes in the US lik...

Fun House. When I’d first read the article, the following excerpt stuck with me: “Like most authentic originals, the Stooges have endured more than...

Fun House. When I’d first read the article, the following excerpt stuck with me: “Like most authentic originals, the Stooges have endured more than...

The out of bounds hardcore punk legends Zero Boys material on Vicious Circle once again establishes the sheer magnificence of the second wave of punk ...