Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag electro As much as it is

As much as it is an expression of the band's expanding sonic palette

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with an itinerant musician father and a very proper Indonesian-born mother—the kind of mom who admonished her boys to “always wear a suit” no matter how famous they became—a woman who was both proud and practical

Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag electro As much as it isBlack Flag were the pioneers of American Hardcore, and this is their blood spattered story. Formed in Hermosa Beach, California, in 1978, for eight brutal years they made and played brilliant, ugly, no holds barred music on a self appointed touring circuit of Americas clubs, squats, and community halls. They fought with everybody: the police, the record industry and even their own fans. They toured overseas on pennies a day and did it in beat up