The Modernettes
Vancouver, Canada's Modernetttes were described by critics as a cross between the Velvet Underground and the Ramones. They were regulars on the Vancouver club scene and played up and down the west coast of the U.S. They burned out quickly but not before delivering some great punk pop recordings. They debuted with the EP "Strictly Confidential" (Quintessence, 1980) quickly followed by the critical favorite EP "Teen City" (Quintessence, 1980) They released one full length LP,"Gone...But Not Forgotten" and one last EP "View From The Bottom" before disbanding. Selections from these recordings as well as unreleased live tracks & demos have been collected on CD by the Sudden Death label.
The Modernettes were:
John "Buck Cherry" Armstrong - guitar, vocals
Mary Jo Kopechne - bass, vocals
John "Jughead" McAdams - drums, vocals
John Armstrong wrote a book documenting his time with the band called "Guilty of Everything"
You can get "Get it Straight" here.
Go to the download page to get Modernettes - "I Can Only Give You Everything"
Minneapolis, Minnesota's Suicide Commandos formed in 1974 and are considered one of the first punk bands. In 1997, a house that they had rented was condemned and scheduled to be burned down so they wrote a song about it and filmed a video during it's incineration. The song was "Burn it Down" and the video director was legendary filmmaker Chuck Statler. 
In 1983 Almaas formed Beat Rodeo. The band was named after an EP that Almaas made with the help of some of the Bongos and producer Mitch Easter. He formed a band and recorded an album and in 1984 Beat Rodeo's debut album, "Staying Out Late" was released in Germany on Zensor Records. After signing to I.R.S it was released in the U.S. "Staying Out Late" was produced by Don Dixon (with two tracks by Richard Gottehrer). Tours of Europe and the U.S. followed. Next came the Scott Litt produced "Home in the Heart of the Beat" but after that the band broke up.
