COME AND GET IT
First and foremost, let me just start today's rant by saying that PM Press is now taking US preorders for Barred For Life. The cost is $24.95 (USD), and you can view in more detail by clicking right here. BARRED FOR LIFE ON PM PRESS
The second that I know any more information about Canadian and overseas orders I will post the information immediately here, on our Twitter, and on and on our Facebook fan page.
Remember, if you are interested in a limited edition hardcover copy of the book you will need to wait for our Kickstarter campaign to appear later this summer. The hardcover copy is not available through mail order with PM Press..!
NEW NOISE
BARRED FOR LIFE ON "VICE MAGAZINE" ONLINE
Yes, the media finally knows the name BARRED FOR LIFE. In a recent interview with VICE Magazine Online I was asked, for the first time, to supply color pictures, and my interview with Gregory Pike centered around just how strange it is that The Bars (yes, he has them too) have become a worldwide phenomenon.
Nobody was more surprised than me to find this out back a few years ago, which is exactly why I quit a job, organized a tour, stole my friend Stefan from his wife, rented a white Hyundai Sonata, and ran around the world for 3 months interviewing you people.
A GLIMPSE INTO MY WORLD
Okay, to the meat of the issue. Right now, me and my crew are very busy editing and assembling what will become the "INTERVIEW" section of BARRED FOR LIFE, and will comprise nearly 40 pages of photographs and one-on-one interviews with Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Ron Reyes, Kira Roessler, Keith Morris, Rick Spellman, Edward Colver, and Glen E. Friedman.
I interviewed each of these amazing people, and many times while sittingin their homes, aiming to glean information regarding the things that we, as an entire culture of people, believe to be true about Black Flag throughout its history. What came of these interviews was raw, heavy, and in many cases just too good to edit down into small digestible fragments, so I decided to give them a good amount of room.
Personally, I must have reread the interview with Rick Spellman a hundred times. Rick, for those of you who may not know, gave Henry Rollins most of his tattoos, including his large back piece. As well, members of many of Los Angeles fledgling Punk Rock heroes, and members of the Misfits all wear his work from back in the early 80's
I can remember this very well, as will any of you who were plodding around in the early 80's Hardcore scene, but tattoos were not very common in the Punk Rock community. Henry Rollins was the first person I'd seen with a lot of coverage, and so much of what got the tattoo ball rolling for can be attributed almost directly to Rick Spellman. I didn't know it at the time, but Rick gave The Bars not only to Henry, but to Kira, Bill Stevenson, Chuck Biscuits, and whoever else was hanging out in the SST camp back then. Much of the popularity of tattoos in the Punk Rock subculture owe a great deal to this man.
Below is one of my person favorite photographs from tour of Rick Spellman having just tattooed The Bars on London May (former drummer for Dagnasty, Samhain, and Tiger Army) in the home of my good friend Phillip Alcala, in Whittier, California. Note the gleam of the fresh tattoo on London's right shoulder. Yeah, this is one of my favorite shots for sure. It think that I did a little write up in my tour journal (blog) about this night, and you can see it if you click right here.
Thanks, and my sincere gratitude,
Stewart Dean Ebersole
Project Creator and Photographer