[CRO-MAGS] #011986 • 215 BPM
LOWER EAST SIDE CROSSOVER // 'WE GOTTA KNOW' & 'WORLD PEACE' PIT RIOT
CBGB / Ritz NYC Hardcore Matinee Archive (Lower East Side, NYC)
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MUSICIAN & ZINE ARTIST
HARLEY FLANAGAN
Cro-Mags Founder, Bassist/Vocalist & NYHC Crossover Pioneer • Lower East Side, NYC • Since 1978
Playing CBGB at age 11 as drummer of NYC punk band The Stimulators before founding Cro-Mags in 1981 and composing all the music for the 1982 demos and 'The Age of Quarrel' (1986). A Renzo Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Harley's thunderous Rickenbacker/P-Bass attack defined NYHC crossover.
“I wrote those 'Age of Quarrel' riffs living in squats on the Lower East Side when survival wasn't a metaphor—it was every single day.”
STAGE AMP, INSTRUMENT & PEDAL RIG:
MAIN INSTRUMENTFender Precision Bass & Rickenbacker 4003
AMP HEAD & CABINETAmpeg SVT Classic Tube Head + Dual Ampeg 8x10 Cabs
PEDALBOARD / FXTech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver + Overdriven Tube Growl
DIY ZINE / PRINT CRAFT1982 Cro-Mags Blue Cassette Demos & Lower East Side Zines
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HARLEY FLANAGAN ARCHIVE (01 / 01)Hardcore & D-Beat • 1986📍 Lower East Side, NYC
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LOWER EAST SIDE CROSSOVER // 'WE GOTTA KNOW' & 'WORLD PEACE' PIT RIOT
The iconic bass-and-drum intro of 'We Gotta Know' drops and the entire Lower East Side floor explodes into high-flying stage dives and spin kicks.
Track: We Gotta KnowTrack: World PeaceTrack: Hard TimesGear: Rickenbacker 4003 -> Ampeg SVT 8x10
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LOWER EAST SIDE CROSSOVER // 'WE GOTTA KNOW' & 'WORLD PEACE' PIT RIOT
HARLEY FLANAGAN • CBGB / Ritz NYC Hardcore Matinee Archive (1986)
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