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 about 2 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.
Joey Ramone walks the fan gauntlet after their record store appearance at Final Vinyl Records in Baldwin.
Don't try to tell me I haven't seen death before It's always knocking Knocking at…
We may be crazy How could it be? You couldn't try to get over me…
In the time it takes to misplace your favourite black eyeliner (that's about five years…
On the streets, summer days through the lens of a Sony Hi8 Ridin’ our bikes…
Within Los Angeles: a city brimming with eclectic spirits and untold stories, resides alternative rock…
We wish to be free while we continue to erect giants of metal, glass and…