Suicidal surf punks

 

Here’s some super rare footage of Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies not wearing a bandana! Seriously though, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of him when he hasn’t got the top half of his head obscured by that bandana – did he put it on one day in 1983 and tie it with a really tricky knot that he’s never been able to undo.

 

 

 

I quite liked that whole Suicidal Tendencies homeboy/bandana look but it’s kind of hard to get away with in the north of England, although I did have one of those Suicidal Tendencies shirts – like those on the cover of the first LP – which I thought was really cool, of course it let a lot of meatheads make smartarse comments about being willing to help me out.

 

 

 

 

The footage seems to be from a Dutch TV programme about American surf/beach punk so keeping with the theme here’s some more beach area/ surf punk, also with a suicide theme, from DI.

 

 

 

And, while I’m at it, here is Suicidal Tendencies classic skate punk anthem – single and video. I remember having an old VHS tape with this video on – taped from some late night heavy metal music show – which I played to death.

 

 

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