- Public Disturbance
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Name = Public Disturbance
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Origin =Jersey Shore area,New Jersey , U.S.
Genre =Hardcore punk
Years_active = 1979–198?
Label =Mutha Records
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Past_members = TomPaul Cowen Darryl Hell
John Radcliffe"This article is about the New Jersey punk band. For the UK hardcore band, see Public Disturbance."
Public Disturbance was a
punk band from the centralNew Jersey shore area of theUnited States that formed circa 1979.It included members Tom on vocals,
Paul Cowen on guitar,Darryl Hell on bass & John Radcliffe on drums. In its time, the group played with theDead Kennedys , Black Flag,Bad Posture and Flipper at venues such asCity Gardens in Trenton,Brighton Bar in Long Branch, andCBGB inNew York City .In 1983 the group released a self-titled album and a single "
S&M ", both onMutha Records . The "S&M" single features artwork by Lori Wening who would go on to become the vocalist (under the nameInger Lorre ) of the proto-grunge LA punk bandThe Nymphs .Darryl Hell went on to perform in theNew York area under the name DJ Hell. The whereabouts ofPaul Cowen and the other members are unknown. Los Angeles punk fanzineFlipside named the "Public Disburbance" LP on its "best of" list. Songs by the band include "S&M", "Destroy The Fad" & "Russell's Ramp".Since the early 1980s a few bands have used the name Public Disturbace, one of which Ian Watkins, of
Lostprophets , played in during the 1990s and another Public Disturbance formed in Northern New Jersey around 2004.Members
*Tom (vocals)
*Paul Cowen (guitar)
*Darryl Hell (bass)
*John Radcliffe (drums)Discography
*"Public Disturbance" LP (1983,
Mutha Records 003)
*"S&M "7" EP (1983, Mutha Records 011)External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/publicdisturbancenj Fan site] on
MySpace
* [http://www.geocities.com/harrybaggs2001/njhcnthrur.html Earwax Fanzine] online archive
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