Sunday, February 13, 2005

Photos: CHARGED GBH April 2, 1984 and ASEXUALS, '84, Cargo, Montreal,

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Cargo was the first club where in '83 I witnessed a full-on moshpit. I remember standing near the stage as usual, waiting for a band to go on, when I was warned by someone to move to the side. Why, I asked- then found out as I was swept into the vortex of a sea of thrashing and flailing young males. I eventually started venturing into the pit as an exercise of endurance and will. And communion. It is always a challenge photographing this, and a total rush.

GBH 84

GBH 84

Colin (Col) Abrahall- lead vocals. The guy from the audience with the Mohawk is Rob Porter, who became the guitar player in GENETIC CONTROL. (Thanks to Zabo of GENETIC CONTROL for the info!)
BTW, GENETIC CONTROL is playing several reunion dates in Montreal this July, 2005- including Foufounes on the 4th and Verdun Auditorium on the 8th!

GBH 84

GBH 84
Post-gig GBH

GBH 84
Dutchy's was the place to go in Montreal for records, concert tickets, t-shirts and cool paraphernalia such as sperm stud earrings! My friend Tomas used to work on the second floor. Wonder where he is now... Tomas posed for my Three Part Bodyseries and as my second subject, set the tone!

MORE GBH photos - 2 pages- from the Cargo gig are on my Indyfoto site.

The ASEXUALS at Cargo (Montreal) in 1984.
cargo 1984

asexuals 1984

The ASEXUALS at a hall in the West end (Montreal) in 1984.


(See ASEXUALS 1985 )




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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Linda Dawn Hammond,MFA, AKA Dawn One, is a photographer and journalist. As a teenager in 1976, she began covering music events for various magazines. During the late 70s she became involved in punk, documenting an insider's perspective of the music, political and social scenes in Montreal, Toronto, NYC, the UK and Europe, included in this blog as photographs and commentary. Linda Dawn Hammond continues to work as a photojournalist, specializing in music, cinema, art and politics. As a fine arts photographer, she has exhibited in galleries in North America and the UK, and published widely.