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Santa Cruz Skinheads A Ruder Class Of Homeboy
From the archives, an article written about us in the local rag.

Joel
Jun 9, 20201 min read


Morgan McCain, Santa Cruz’s 2nd Skinhead
In 1983 I became Santa Cruz’s first skinhead and remained the only one for over a year. Without older skins to teach me I gleaned what...

Joel
Jun 7, 20202 min read


The Old Breed #1
Also from Santa Cruz, this skinzine made by BnB contributor Mike Crowell debuted in 1989.

Joel
Jun 1, 20201 min read


Meet The Crombie Boys
This originally appeared in the Sunday Times Magazine, 1971. Without a doubt one of the coolest thing we’ve ever found.

Joel
May 24, 20201 min read



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May 21, 20200 min read


Joe Hairdo
My Introduction to the SC Skins was before I was even a Skinhead. A scruffy kid with a [a]big smile, shaggy hair, a punk T, shorts,...

Joel
May 9, 20202 min read



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May 7, 20200 min read



Joel
Apr 27, 20200 min read


Audis, Skins and Satanic Cults!
It was fast approaching Spring and Glen, Sid and a few of the mountain boys had suggested we camp up in the backwoods of Lompico. Long...

Joel
Apr 26, 20203 min read


Moonstomp by Tim Wells
In the spirit of Richard Allen but a hundred times better comes a story of skinheads, punk rock, and werewolves. Set in late 70’s London...

Joel
Apr 14, 20201 min read


Thanks to the SCPD!
In 1987 my mom’s best friend was a secretary at the police station and when I told her we were making a fanzine but didn’t have the money...

Joel
Apr 12, 20201 min read


The 3 'O' Clock- Jet Fighter
SoCal’s own paisley pirates in one of their few seemingly MTV friendly music videos. Back at a time when budgets were low but you could...

Joel
Apr 3, 20201 min read


Hey Misty!
Drinking Slurpies with booze. Mandy, Tanya and myself. I assume a party before going somewhere. Stop off at 7-11 on the way, get a...

Joel
Apr 2, 20201 min read


The Tall Ghost in the Field
Growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains, we often had to walk home from a bus stop, in the pitch black. All sorts of noises and bumps...

Joel
Apr 2, 20201 min read


Working in Boots and Booze
So here we are on lockdown during the Covid 19 pandemic. Many of us are out of work and suddenly finding more time to think and...

Joel
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Backs Against The Wall #4 1987
Backs Against The Wall#4, 1987. A skinzine out of Cardiff, Wales by an excellent fellow named Dudley Summers. We figured we'd feature...

Joel
Apr 1, 20201 min read


The Dover Arms Pub
The Dover Arms. Where we got our start: The Dover Arms was a pub we created one summer. Bored kids of Santa Cruz too young top get into...

Joel
Mar 8, 20202 min read


Blunted in the Bomb Shelter
Aside from being one of my favorite Hip Hop producers, I was fortunate to work with Madlib ( Otis Jackson Jr.) on a few projects, and was...

Joel
Feb 27, 20201 min read
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