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Raw Power hit hard nationwide, but we always kept a sharp eye on our own backyard—the gritty, glorious L.A. scene. Here are some of the local firestarters we bled ink for.

  • Shock – Local Los Angeles rock band.
  • Angel – Based in L.A., signed to Casablanca.
  • Quiet Riot – Formed in Los Angeles, 1973.
  • Legs Diamond – L.A.-based hard rock band.
  • Sister – L.A. glam band, pre-W.A.S.P.
  • The Runaways – Formed in L.A. by Fowley.
  • Van Halen – Pasadena-based, part of L.A. scene.
  • The Quick – L.A. power pop pioneers.
  • Venus and the Razorblades – Kim Fowley’s L.A. punk experiment.
  • Kim Fowley – Iconic L.A. producer and manager.
  • Swan (Bob James) – Performed with L.A.-based bands.
  • Bad Axe (Dana Strum) – L.A. native and session bassist.
  • Rodney Bingenheimer – KROQ DJ, L.A. tastemaker.
  • The L.A. T-Birds – Roller derby team based in LA.

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