From Hermosa Beach to the Midwest: How Vans Forged America’s Punk Touring Network

The episode uncovers how early punk bands—most famously Black Flag, Minor Threat and their peers—turned a rust‑banged van into a mobile recording studio, marketing machine, and lifeline. It details the practical logistics of phone‑card bookings, photocopied flyers, all‑ages venues, and informal promoter networks that stitched together a nationwide circuit without major labels or mainstream media.

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