Light In The Attic Docs Presents: Big Boys - Looking Back It's Just Reflections
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Skate Rock may have been one of the defining sounds of Southern California in the late '80 / early '90s, but its origins were in another time and place. It began, in fact, in post-Outlaw Country 1970s Austin, Texas. That's where singer Randy "Biscuit" Turner, guitarist Tim Kerr, bassist Chris Gates and drummer Greg Murray were mixing the prevailing trend of playing hard and fast with playing loose and funky. In March 2013 Light In The Attic's Modern Classics Recordings imprint is set to reissue the band's 1981 debut album, "Where's My Towel / Industry Standard".
The Big Boys came from the same scene that spawned Scratch Acid, The Dicks, and MDC, but stood out with music that ventured far beyond post-punk angularities and hardcore machismo. With features in the earliest issues of Thrasher Magazine and coveted spots on their influential "Skate Rock" tape comps, Big Boys were the first band to be labeled "skate rock."
Originally released on David Bean's (of the Judys) Wasted Talent label, their debut album is a classic of American independent music. Lyrically inspired by the group's growing dissatisfaction with the local hardcore scene and how the release of their "Live at Raul's" split record with the Dicks was handled, musically the album showed a move from the prevailing sound of the time. In this, "Where's My Towel's" sound has roots in funk, rock and avant-garde noise guitar as much as punk.
But the record only tells part of the story. Big Boys shows have gone down in history as theaters of chaos, frequently involving stage invasions, food fights and the sight of occasional cross-dresser Turner wearing a tutu or dress -- or even a string of Christmas lights. Years later, Kerr told an interviewer of a gig where Biscuit performed with bagged sandwiches pinned all over him, which he went on to throw into the crowd. At a gig six months later, a member of one audience threw the by-then-moldy sandwich back at him. The band also frequently extended to include a horn section, The Impromptu Horns, led by Chris Gates' brother, Nathan.
Famously, the Big Boys would end with the foursome shouting, "OK y'all, go start your own band." This DIY attitude continues today in Tim Kerr's art, which instead of being signed with his name is inscribed "Your Name Here". The list of fans who did go out and start their own band includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who opened for the Big Boys in Hollywood in their club years. After five short years and three albums, each of the four Big Boys departed too, taking their own advice: each member went on to play in numerous bands like Poison 13, Monkeywrench, Jack O'Fire, Junkyard and many more. They are also featured in the critically-acclaimed documentary "American Hardcore" and appear on its soundtrack. In 2005 Biscuit died of complications from Hepatitis C. Tim Kerr continues to play music and his artwork has been seen all over the world. Chris Gates continues to play music in his band Chris Gates & Gatesville.
"We never really decided to 'break up', it just happened," Kerr said, five years after the split. "We had been on a two month tour and it got to be exactly like being in a station wagon with mom and dad with your brother and sisters... lots of tension and everything." That won't come as any surprise on listening to the album: the tension's what makes it so very vital.
Now y'all, go start your own band...
Produced by Patrick McCarthy & Matt Sullivan
Directed by Patrick McCarthy
Edited by Cameron Rumford
Cinematography by Hanly Banks
Cameras & Sound by Hanly Banks & Patrick McCarthy 
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Thank you for this. Big Boys will never get the credit they deserve and actually that's okay, because those who matter know the impact they made.
And I Truly Appreciate You for seeing The Big Boys :) !!!
this needs to be a full Document
GOD! I miss Chris Gates, Tim Kerr, Biscuit Turner and the Big Boys.. 🥺💔🌟🪐🎼
Big Boys, Minutemen - as "Punk" as anything. More importantly, part of my memories.
Me too. Two of my favorites.
Like NASA space universe and Mika Miko. Or circus lupus and slant six... Or Harriet the spy and Maximilian Colby.....
...THIS is SO IMPORTANT.
...PEOPLE have FORGOTTEN that the SKATEBOARDING ELEMENT came from bands like the BIG BOYS & Minor Threat...(who were Skaters !!!!)
...i remember when the BIG BOYS Sk8-Board came out on Zorlac.
...Cheers to Tim & Chris...BISCUIT lives on!!!
Yeah I remember the beginning of the punk scene in LA with bands like the Dils, the Screamers, the Weirdos, the Germs, Geza X and the Mommymen, Black Flag, Black Randy and the Metro Squad, Black Randy was responsible for the one of the best album titles.... "Pass the Dust, I think I'm Bowie!"...it was GREAT there was no template for punk rock no uniform no hate we were not affraid of blacks or gay peeps....it was so open and accepting it was my first expeirence of a family.....after Punk got notorious on TV we had a big influx of ex jcoks and lames especially from the south bay area and the weekend valley punk....it was a clear demarcation of the beginnig of the end.....well nothing stays the same I'm just blessed I got to expeirence the beginning of it in LA!
o h wow! was in the heart of this is austin. My boyfriend was alfred claude whitmire III a street 'kid' I met thru Chris' younger brother andrew the summer of 81.. i think. We were definately a part of the austin skate punk scene. Alfred used to blast out of the bowls on his 20" bmx bike at the skate park. Remember this is WAY b4 anyone had seen ANYBODY do a trick like that! i got pregmant and dropped out of high school around the time the big boys went on the tour they were talking about in this vid. Alfred was friends with Biscuit and the summer I got pregnant we were living in a tent on lake travis. When we would go into town to work we would often stop by Biscuits apartment off guadalupe. Watching this brings back so many memories from a time I haven't thought about in years! THank you! This was awesome to watch!!!!~
I bought a big boys record " no matter how long .." in the mid to late 80's in a record shop in Bristol UK .. not many people over here had heard of them , it took me a few years to find more records of theirs . I played the shit out of that one .. and I started a band ..
Yeah, their stuff was hard to find here in Canada too. It was like winning the lottery when you came across one though!
Hi Mark! Glad you like the short. This is a part of our short documentary series on artists and records that we have reissued at Light In The Attic.
Light In The Attic Records thank you so much for the reissues. The Big Boys were amazing and deserve to be remembered!
the most talented and artistic band out of punk rock.they didn't follow like the branch bands.they stood alone for sure
I LOVE THE BIG BOYS
This was so great. You can tell these are good people
i cheered when Chris Gates said recording/mixing took 3 days. That's how it should be!
I think Axl Rose would not agree. How much took him to record the monstruosity called Chinese democracy? I don't know which one is more stupid,the title or the music. On the other side,BIG BOYS were funny and sounded fresh
I still listen to the Big Boys. They hold up.
I've just found their music now and I fucking love it! Much love from Bunbury, Western Australia!
Love this. Big Boys rule. Nice work Tim and Chris (and the filmmaker).
A truly amazing, inspirational band!
great band great dudes with great attitudes
Best band ever. Thank you
THIS is going to be great!
Thanks for the upload!! This is awesome! Big Boys were/are amazing!
Yes, the album was manipulated by the producer (and owner of Raul's) so that he had one side (Big Boys) that he could potentially get on the radio. That's why the bonus 7" released in the 90s had the Big Boys songs with profanity in them. He just edited out the curse words.
This was awesome!
Awesome. Part of my history I don't want to forget. Nice one!
Awesome!
WOWEE ... WOWEE ... WOW!
It's just something else to do
This rules!!
Great!
The Big Boys rule ok
Great interview! Naturally, gotta say, it was nice to see Chris sporting that Really Red t-shirt at 8:15.
So I was in a band called the fury. Detroit Ann Arbor area. We opened for than a couple of times. I believe one time they stayed over at the house that we were living in and Ann Arbor and we were getting kicked out by the police because we didn't pay our rent or something like that. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. That was total punk rock sub for them apologize but we had a great party right before so.
@9:13 - I'm pretty sure that is Emily.
Wow! That was great. Out of curiosity, was that a trailer? Or was that the whole documentary? In either case, great to see some media and coverage about a very underrated band.
What book is that at 4:24
It is a private collection of original flyers.
Google have a James Hetfield in a big boys t-shirt (skate for fun), but i don't find it.
Where is Rey washham????
I'm right here, baby, :)