They used to send me records to review in my fanzine, Spontaneous Combustion.Ī much younger me would have been able to tell you which of the two it was but. I have some of his soundtrack work its really varied, a good listen.Ĭruzados first LP is great, polished but with some excellent songs.īut I have fallen for them harder than ever because of the Internet. Tito is still with Tito and Tarantula, they toured Europe a couple of months back. I actually think the second album is better than the first, its more varied and has more character IMO. In fact, he played the role of Hammy, on PeeWees first televised HBO special back in the early 80s. That was one of the movies that had Traci Lords in when she was 16, so it may be an unmovie now. Had I known, I would have tried to track him down post-show for an interview. I do know Tito was in a band called Tito and the Tarantulas in the not too distant past. I do not know what the other members of the band did or what any of them are doing now. I do know that this band is LONG overdue for a reissue and there in new generations of punk and music fans in general missing out on some great tunes. I imagine they corrected this error when they printed up more recordssleeves and went with the yellow paper for the cover instead.īoth of these songs would later be re-recorded and one appeared on each album. The one that I believe to be the first pressing has a white sleeve and they omit the band name from one side of the record. The first release on the label would be this two song single.

'The Plugz – Biography and pictures', The ModPopPunk Archives (website), 2006.They put out their first single on Slash Records, which is now considered a classic, and rightfully so.

'The Strange Story of Bob Dylan's Triumphant First Letterman Performance'. The Politics of Punk: Protest and Revolt from the Streets.

^ 'Blog Extra: Tito Larriva on Repo Man'.

' 'I was a teenage dinosaur, stoned and obsolete': The lure and lessons of Repo Man's soundtrack'.

Paddy's Day Massacre' at the Elks Lodge, 1979'. 'The epic saga of Tito Larriva, the Plugz and the 'St.

^ 'Plugz Reunion at the Echoplex 11-11-07'.'Tito Larriva: the hombre secreto of L.A.'s culture industry'. ^ Nevarez, Leonard (January 31, 2012).We got the neutron bomb : the untold story of L.A. ^ a b Spitz, Marc Mullen, Brendan (2001).^ 'The Big Takeover Show - Number 238 - August 12, 2019'.

The Plugz performed as Bob Dylan's backing band on Dylan's 1984 Late Night with David Letterman appearance.

The Plugz' song Electrify Me was used in the adult film New Wave Hookers (1985).

The Plugz also composed the instrumental score for the movie, part of which appears on the soundtrack as Reel Ten.

The Plugz' songs El Clavo Y La Cruz and Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man) were used in the film Repo Man (1984) and appear on the soundtrack LP.

The Plugz' song Adolescent was used in the film Scarred (1984).

'Satisfied Die' (Tito Larriva/Barry McBride).New Wave Hookers soundtrack - Electrify Me (1985).Los Angelinos - the eastside renaissance (compilation) (1983).'Achin' / La Bamba' single on Fatima Records (1981).'Move // Mindless Contentment / Let Go' single on Slash Records (1978).The Plugz reunited the three founding members for The Masque 30th Anniversary Party and Book Release show on Novemat The Echoplex in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California.

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