Episode 139

Ep 139 - Virus X - Power Chord Hour Podcast

Niagara Falls punks Virus X stopped by the WRFA studios before their show here in town to talk 40 years of the band plus: - Breaking into the Buffalo punk scene as a Niagara Falls band - Playing with WNY acts like Goo Goo Dolls, Green Jelly and 10,000 Maniacs in their early years - The chaos of 80's punk show (and all the violence) - What has changed and what has stayed the same in 40 years of Virus X - Looking to get paid after you've destroyed a club - The importance of being willing to play new places with smaller audiences - Booking "One Time Only" gigs & more!

The Power Chord Hour Podcast · Rick Miami, Jared Sin, Sam Fruscione, Anthony Merchant

June 26, 20231h 33mExplicit

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Niagara Falls punks Virus X stopped by the WRFA studios before their show here in town to talk 40 years of the band plus:

- Breaking into the Buffalo punk scene as a Niagara Falls band

- Playing with WNY acts like Goo Goo Dolls, Green Jelly and 10,000 Maniacs in their early years

- The chaos of 80's punk show (and all the violence)

- What has changed and what has stayed the same in 40 years of Virus X

- Looking to get paid after you've destroyed a club

- The importance of being willing to play new places with smaller audiences

- Booking "One Time Only" gigs & more!

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john doeproblem childrenlake eriethe germspeavyconcertnatalie merchantinterviewdave kleinstudioexene cervenkaplasmaticsdead kennedys10000 maniacsmidwestjohny thunderssex pistols1980s punk blues band hailing from love canal in niagara falls usa. performing shows since 1983 to today. 2023 will be there 40th anniversary. virus x has shared the stage with various artists since 1983. corrosion of conformity1984 at the famed jack's garage gigthe beer snobdave vanian and the damned and wendy o'williams. in 1989 members of virus x released an album entitled " the rick miami padrobby takacalternative musiclake ontarioslidecircle jerksgigremjamestownradio showtorontojohnny rzeznikgreen jellyrecordingcorrosion of conformityniagara fallswrfabuffalo ny with much success. virus x features the original descendants of mafia punklive musicrick miamigg allinunderground hit on college radio locallybad religionblack flagdrumsdvdnew york statesmash thrashscreeching weaselontarioi love nybassisteriecollege rocksuicidehardcore punkwestern new yorkmetalmurder junkieswith the beat and lee lazer on the bass axe. in the mid 1980's virus x toured from niagara fallsoil citygoo goo dollsnew york cityrust belt regionsst recordsdoarock bandvapor storeuniray recordsfredoniareplacementscbgbsteenage headcheap thrillall bandten thousand maniacsanthony merchantrochesterguitaristnew yorkshe lost her mindangel dust dazeastro recordsscott reynolds1079 wrfafemmesstabhardcorethe continentalvirus xolean1983chautauqua music80s musicnew york dollsgreen jelloin studionofxhusker duanalogsam fruscionemercenary recordsguitardrummerthe damnedirismojoscanada punk rock icons to visit your hometown on their "mafia punk " renuion tour. virus x is one of the original bands from the 1980's buffalodescendentsramones40 yearsx bandjoey ramonepennsylvaniawnybuffaloohiomusic podcasthosted by the warlock artist joe volpe. virus x released their untitled debut album in 1985 on uniray records. this album was also known as the "pink" album (produced and published in torontoyoungstownlocal musiclove canalchaosgreat lakescanadajared sinsingermohawk placedrinameyou fucked upeast coastdirty rotten imbecilesthe hallow societydestruction

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