Louder, Faster, Shorter - (UXA - Dils - Avengers - Sleepers - Mutants. Mabuhay 1978)

[@rpphoto555]

This movie is by Mindaugis Bagdon, btw. Sadly, he died a few days ago. I have a credit at the end of this film. Mindaugis was an instrumental part of the 1970s Search & Destroy 'zine. He was a filmmaker who created scenes in films such as Apocalypse Now. He was a great person who will be missed!

[@jonathanmitchell9886]

Sorry to hear of his passing. Just last night I rewatched "Snake People" (aka "Isle of the Snake People", one of Boris Karloff's last films), on which Mr. Bagdon served as assistant cameraman.

[@RubyRayArt]

I'm thrilled to have shot some of the footage for this film . what an amazing time !!!!!!!! if only you knew....

[@dllegg]

What a great film from a time in my life that I was alive! I have so many memories from nights at the Mab!

[@jamesandersom2520]

SAN FRANCISCO WAS FUN BACK THEN.Now it is a Yuppie nightmare

[@SK-le1gm]

It was amazing in the 90s. I left in 2000.

[@MaximusWolfe]

It is also a haven for homeless druggies and other parasites. Liberal paradise.

[@johnk4437]

I did sound at the Fab Mab from the mid 70s to the early 80s and I saw many of the shows. Ricky of the Sleepers, Sally Mutant, and Dede of UXA. I WAS THERE. Thanks for posting this.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

How good were the Mutants!! I do believe '78 was the best year for the SF punk scene -- when the bands were each special and you'd always know a bunch of people at every show. And the venues were often equally unusual. Punk was still an underground, thriving, arty little scene, and Aquarius Records on Castro Street was the place to get the records and drop off your flyers. During the same year, I went down to LA to have a look, and the place was an airless, ugly ghost town with nothing going on -- as it remains. Seeing this vid, I instantly remembered that a mike stand in the hands of the Sleepers' Ricky was a very lethal thing ... and the Mutants never disappointed.

[@niclawson1520]

Mutants are STILL playing...

[@chrisbct4948]

UXA 1:07; Dils 4:44; Avengers 7:05; Sleepers 8:59; Mutants 12:13. Never heard of the Sleepers. Rarely ever heard UXA. Saw 'em on a few flyers. A real moment in time. Very '78.

[@ClueSign]

+Chris Bct Essence of SF punk scene at that time.

[@peterkuchenbrod5696]

Sleepers featured Ricky Williams, first drummer for Crime and later with Toiling Midgets, on lead vocals. A compilation CD on Tim/Kerr Records came out in the 90s and is not too tough to find.

[@synthzz9178]

​@@peterkuchenbrod5696I have that compilation, If I remember correctly huge booklet with lots of infos + i own the reissues of the classic releases by The Mutants and The Avengers. I think I've read about the Dils but this is the first time I hear Uxa and I love their sound, I definitely need to listen more and dig some informations

[@riknaddal2231]

Mabuhay Gardens was the bomb back in the late 70s!

[@78Mustang]

Fuckin' Aye! Driving over from Marin about every other Friday night with a couple of buddies and some 'gateway' drugs...Didn't matter who was playing. The Mutants were always a gas! So fucking Fun! Great memories✊️

[@johnnyssik]

I can't believe im just now discovering this. Such good footage. Thanks for the upload.

[@spookymulder945]

I used to live with Ruby Ray in Chinatown back in 2004 with my gf and she had a copy of this. Watched it almost every night after work. Thanks for posting this. Good memories...

[@stevenimeson902]

I have the ruby ray book and just started searching some of these other bands who I hadn’t heard before

[@synthzz9178]

​@stevenimeson902 what's the title of the book? Thanks in advance

[@kevinrhea7332]

Sleepers were so good so was the record vale put out on adolescent painless nights they sounded a lot different by then

[@keithmiller113]

Fab- I remember watching this in the late 90s with Nikki Beat when he lived in silverlake and he said The Sleepers were Nirvana 20 yrs earlier. SO TRUE

[@rpphoto555]

Nirvana used to watch the Sleepers. There was travel between the two cities.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

@@rpphoto555Kurt was 11 when the Sleepers were active.

[@markchandler1605]

I cut my teeth on this stuff as a young teenager. Not sure if I found the music or it found me. Either way, I'm grateful.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Penelope is my fav punk singer. You just automatically believe everything she says.

[@sethw997]

I went down the 1st wave punk rabbit hole a few times before in my life. I just started stumbling upon these early films and videos. Although sometimes some of the quality and content is a bit cringe, I do imagine what it must have been like for real. Especially with the little city footage at the beginning.I like to see the (now old) youth of yesterday. When i look at it from 2023 perspective, this stuff seems like its from the dark ages, but when i think about it. This was like 17 years before I was born, so in that sense I feel a little distant connection to it. Kinda melancholy really

[@johndoeiii6103]

Honestly I find newer punk bands way more cringey then the older ones. I got into the old bands when I was like 11-12 and honestly something about them is just unique and give a feeling that is hard to find in music now.

[@sethw997]

​@@johndoeiii6103Definitely. I know what you mean

[@hombrelunar5194]

una delicia este documento de la epoca gracias

[@downallyourstreets]

Want to see Polaroid pics of the scene at this time? Checkout “ We’re Desperate “ it’s got so much great documentation of the anti-fashion behind the music: pure nihilistic expression. LA and SF scenes 78-81

[@zolamando]

This awesome. Loved the Mutants!

[@i-land-beat]

great footage

[@wardwilliams3623]

Killer show. . . It was prior to the slam dance. . . It was still civil po_going, kinda drunk, this led to the "slam dance" It was Hell of friendly. . . . I love that Linwood is wearing shades on stage. . . .Chip and Tony are so young, this is the early days..I guess we all were. . . .

[@downallyourstreets]

It was all theatrical at this point, before the Nazi’s took their violence out at the aggressive music of the shows and bummed everybodies’ fun out!

[@wayne1445]

amazing, love avengers with a passion, thanks for sharing

[@macaholic100]

Great old footage pre slam dancing.

[@u4tmradio]

re synced and mastered to DVD for the archive site enjoy!

[@delso-wk9sq]

Got my copy from Penelope Huston. Thanks also for the burn of the Mutants. Good times!😊

[@UnanimousDelivers]

What? The whole thing is only 17 minutes long? Jeez. I don't feel so bad for not buying the VHS at Tower Video back in the 80s.

[@gwugluud]

I forgot about UXA. Am I about to hear them ..? 😃

[@tomcooper1733]

this is great WOW

[@ClueSign]

Love the little SF travelogue!

[@SK-le1gm]

This was *awesome at 2x speed* - Especially *the Mutants* 👽

[@whitenoise0065]

For me UXA and Dils1x.25, Avengers, The Mutants and The Sleepers x1.25 or x1.50. Weird for me to complain about speed. Agreed all their performances were too slow

[@absolutely__nothing]

Que relíquia mano, preciso salvar isso

[@Notherway203r6u3]

Thanks for uploading this!!

[@kansaswasmytime4802]

Yep

[@burgundypoint]

If you could edit out the high pitched buzz that would make it great!

[@axelledee1763]

Little Jijo ain't so little anymore, lol!

[@AlannaRisse]

by director Mindaugis Bagdon

[@cron205]

Some more rare punk gems cool

[@terrydintelman2491]

Is that Sandra Bernhard? Lol

[@freetofu]

The bad sync makes it better.

[@failedcivilization8683]

Build upon the ruins!

[@conniechampagne]

Well. The opening credits show one used to drive to North Beach, to go the Mabuhay. I was 18. Glad I survived it. Glad I was there. xoxo--sister little

[@belarusian8380]

Anyone know the name of the Sleepers song?

[@patch8376]

I was born in the wrong time

[@selverviljevic]

3:50

[@silverwolf5083]

I wish it wasn't out of sync though!

[@larslarsen1444]

There's a lot of liberals in Boston

[@douggrave1338]

huh?

[@jimmyjam5109]

Nah.