Greg Fasolino is someone you may or may not have heard of—but he is one of the foremost Goth and Post-Punk historians in the world. As a New York City native, he’s documented the city’s underground scene for decades now. He’s written and edited for several magazines (such as The Trouser Press, Reflex, CMJ, Big takeover, and more) and wrote the liner notes for Peter Murphy’s greatest hits.
Greg’s only analog in music journalism is perhaps the UK’s Mick Mercer, Chronicler of The Batcave scene—furthermore, while Fred Berger of Propaganda Magazine was integral in the initial covering of Gothic Music in the US (predating Greg by nearly 5 years), he is more renowned for representing the fashion aspects of the Gothic subculture in NYC (and beyond)—whereas Greg Fasolino represents the die hard music nerd fandom that in my opinion dwarfs High Fidelity’s Rob Gordon by comparison.
In a series covering Greg’s music fandom throughout the years, we begin with 1984. It was in this year that Greg started his own fanzine “Heaven Down Here”, as well as his first band “The Cave” (which would later be followed by “The Naked and the Dead”, and “Bell Hollow”). He has always been an avid photographer, and in 1984 he documented legendary acts such as Sisters of Mercy and Nick Cave in the Bad Seeds in their prime. We have featured Greg’s pictures of many of these classic concerts here on Post-Punk.com in the gallery below.
A Murder of Crows
If you are in the New York area this weekend, be sure to check out the event A Murder of Crows at The Mercury Lounge. The Friday night lineup features Greg’s latest band The Harrow, as well as a reunion gig for The Brickbats, and a record release party of Los Angeles’ Peeling Grey.
Use the arrow Keys to scroll through the Greg’s 1984 concert gallery—or you can skip to each band using the links below:
The Sisters of Mercy
The Psychedelic Furs
The Cult
Xmal Deutschland
Siouxsie and The Banshees
The Cure
Gang of Four
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
The Cramps
Ramones
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