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BILL STEVENSON
MUSICIAN & ZINE ARTIST

BILL STEVENSON

Descendents & Black Flag Drummer // The Blasting Room Producer • Hermosa Beach, CA / Fort Collins, CO • Since 1978

Founding drummer and chief songwriter of Descendents and ALL, powerhouse drummer of Black Flag from 1983–1985 ('My War', 'Slip It In', 'Loose Nut', 'In My Head'), and co-founder of The Blasting Room studio, where he has produced landmark albums for Rise Against, NOFX, Alkaline Trio, and Propagandhi.

“Thou shalt not commit adulthood. Keep playing fast, keep recording loud, and always go for ALL.”
STAGE AMP, INSTRUMENT & PEDAL RIG:
MAIN INSTRUMENTPearl Masters Custom Maple Kit + Zildjian A Custom Cymbals
AMP HEAD & CABINETThe Blasting Room API / Neve Console Drum Chain
PEDALBOARD / FXDW 5000 Single Kick Pedal + Vic Firth 2B Sticks
DIY ZINE / PRINT CRAFTNew Alliance / SST / Owned & Operated Records Production
LIVE PIT REELS & ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE

BILL STEVENSON'S STAGE HIGHLIGHTS (4)

BILL STEVENSON ARCHIVE (01 / 04)Hardcore & D-Beat • 1980
RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980
CLICK TO PLAY VIDEOGrand Olympic Auditorium Xerox Gig Poster (11x17 Photocopy)
195 BPM11×17 XEROX FLYER

RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980

Original SST Records promotional flyer illustrated by Raymond Pettibon, taped across telephone poles from Hollywood to Hermosa Beach for the legendary Olympic Auditorium riot bill.

Pettibon Pen-and-Ink ArtXerox 9400 High-Speed CopierDisinformation Headline PasteupSST Booking Hotlines
BAND HQ
BILL STEVENSON REEL DECK (4)
16:9 HD PIT VIDEO
#01
RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980
BLACK FLAGNOW PLAYING

RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980

HENRY ROLLINS • Grand Olympic Auditorium Xerox Gig Poster (11x17 Photocopy) (1980)

#02
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 7-INCH EP (SST-001 ORIGINAL PRESSING)
BLACK FLAG

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 7-INCH EP (SST-001 ORIGINAL PRESSING)

GREG GINN • SST-001 Debut 7-Inch Release (2,000 Copies Pressed) (1979)

#03
1982 DAMAGED TOUR DIARY & SST ZINE SPREAD
BLACK FLAG

1982 DAMAGED TOUR DIARY & SST ZINE SPREAD

HENRY ROLLINS • 2.13.61 Publications Newsprint Zine Excerpt (Photocopied Broadside) (1982)

#04
SOUTH BAY CAFFEINE BLAST // 'SUBURBAN HOME' & 'I'M THE ONE' LIVE PIT
DESCENDENTS

SOUTH BAY CAFFEINE BLAST // 'SUBURBAN HOME' & 'I'M THE ONE' LIVE PIT

MILO AUKERMAN • Fender's Ballroom / South Bay Melodic Hardcore Reel (1987)

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FELLOW DESCENDENTS BANDMATES & AFFILIATES (4)