Adam Ritchie and his band inside the DMZSteve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lotSteve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtownGrove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)
Mark Drenzek added story to The Link Springs Forms
Brad Sims added story to New Wave Festival
Chris Johnson added story to DMZ opens
cHe added story to DMZ opens
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to New Wave Festival
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to Econochrist forms
Jason Matthews (Livingston, Montana) added story to Hatful Day plays their first show
Robert Borden added story to Big Boss Line forms
Michelle Morton added story to Women's City Club Show
Adam Ritchie and his band inside the DMZ
Steve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lot
Steve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtown
Big Boss Line - 10ft Tall
Grove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)
Towncraft Clip 6: A Generation of Vipers
Towncraft Clip 5: Kick Out a Light Socket And Go
Towncraft Clip 4: A Show of Force
Towncraft Clip 3: They Were Doing It For Little Rock
Towncraft Clip 2: Little Rock Pride
John Pugh // I was a meager fanzine writer, still pounding away on a smith-corona typewriter and eating gluesticks, when Taggart and Smith asked me to step to the mic. Matthew Thompson had just returned from Chicago with a bassline he stole from his friends in 8 Bark. Seriously, the whole set was built around this plodding "new-wave Geezer Butler" bassline, which I would read "B-grade political texts" over in an omnious "poetry slam on cough syrup" cadence. Then....MUTINYYYYYYYY!!!! and we would freak the fuck out for 20 minutes. Yes Nation Of Ulysses loomed large, but so did the three C's: Caffeine, Corduroy and Cline (Patsy).
Matthew Thompson // I was playing a little bit of music with my buddies Brian Kozlovsky and Steve Sackett, up in Chicago. I was about to move back to Little Rock and was talking to Steve Schmidt on the phone, telling him I'd like to join a band with him. Andy Conrad was practicing with Steve, Burt Taggart, and John Pugh but when he got wind that I'd like to try my hand, he graciously stepped down and focused his energy on five-0. My brother, Reed, let me use his bass and I started practicing with the band that was to be named Jetjangua We would practice in John's parent's basement, trying not to get our cords in the standing water on the floor. It was cramped quarters down there but we mashed out a few tunes and did a lot of improvisation. We played some shows at the River, Strange Brew, Allsop, Long Arm Records, Rice Street and even opened the all day show at the Governor's Mansion. John was always writing up and passing out manifestos for each show and called the members "Janguists." Jon Teague joined us for awhile, on second guitar and rolling on the ground. I had a ... (More)
allsopp park, andy conrad, burt taggart, chicago, five-0, governors mansion, jetjangua, john pugh, long arm records, matthew thompson, rice street, steve schmidt, strange brew, the river
Richard Matson // Most of LR was entranced by The Nation of Ulysses in 1993. John Pugh took his cue from them to form Jetjangua (not to be confused with Jagjaguar) with Steve Schmidt on guitar, Burt Taggart on drums, and Matthew Thompson on bass. John as a frontman spent most of his time reading from B-grade political texts. The band often didn't live up to John's aesthetic vision of 50s era cool, but only because it's really hot in Arkansas and wearing a suit on the back lawn of the July Governor's Mansion show just wasn't realistic.
burt taggart, governors mansion, jetjangua, john pugh, matthew thompson, richard matson, steve schmidt
Jetjangua at the Governor's Mansion
Jetjangua in the parking lot
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Bill Eginton shares an Arkansas Record and CD Exchange story on Steve Schmidt
Burt Taggart on The Big Cats
Drexel recalls Maximum Burt at The Living Room
Five-0: Meeting Mellencamp
Jason White, Burt Taggart, and Graham Cobb on Colin Brooks and Red 40
Jetjangua at the Governor's Mansion
Jim Thompson and Jared Smith: 1-2-3-4. Thumb war at Rice Street!
John Pugh on zines
Josh Bentley & Graham Cobb on the glory days of Long Arm - 1
Josh Bentley & Graham Cobb on the glory days of Long Arm - 2
Josh Bentley & Graham Cobb on the glory days of Long Arm - 3
Josh Bentley & Graham Cobb on the glory days of Long Arm - 4
On the road with five-0 in 1992
Tre Baker video message to Burt and Chino Horde
Tre Baker video message to Burt and Chino Horde (Part 2)
Trusty Chicago tour - 1
Trusty Chicago tour - 2
Trusty Chicago tour - 3
Trusty Chicago tour - 4
Trusty Chicago tour - 5
five-0 - Drumstick
five-0 - Shatterproof
five-0 - Silence
"Emergency in Hillcrest"
"I'd build a house like Pee-Wee's, and have lots of shows there."
"LR police arrest 6 teens after fight in Allsopp Park"
"Music movers" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (9/29/95)
"Punk's Dead" - Outside Long Arm Records 4
"Punks, preps and the park: A battle between the haves and also-haves turns violent"
'LR entrepreneur, 17, makes mark'
8bark, Jetjangua @ Strangebrew
A crowd gathers at Long Arm Records
Acoustic show at Allsopp Park - 1
Acoustic show at Allsopp Park - 2
Ahoalton #8 (and a half) - "Scene News (5/28/94)" - Bands
Allsopp Park
American Princes at the River
Andy Conrad, John Teague at Rice Street for New Year's
Brian Wasson at Long Arm Records
Burt Taggart, Denny Yarbrough
Burt Taggart, Jetjangua @ the Governor's Mansion
Burt Taggart, Josh Bentley of the Big Cats in the studio
Burt Taggart, Mitchell Powers changing the lights at Long Arm Records
Burt Taggart, Steve Schmidt
Burt Taggart, Travis McElroy at the 2005 American Princes show at White Water Tavern
Cheers for Soophie at Rice Street - New Year's Eve 1998 (and the kitchen floor caves in during "Swamp Thing")
Chino Horde makes flyers outside of Long Arm Records
Chino Horde performs at Strange Brew
Chip King at Long Arm Records
Chip King skates at Allsopp Park
Chris Sheppard and Theo Witsell perform at the river, mid 90s
Class of 84 at Allsopp Park
Concert at Long Arm Records 4
Dancing with John & Lisa
Eyepoke #2 - "Long Arm Records is OPEN again at a new location!"
File 13 bands on tour: five-0 and Chino Horde
File 13 cool place of the month: Riverfront shows, Strangebrew, Long Arm Records
File 13 Newsletter (May 1993): Riverfront shows
File 13: five-0 and Chino Horde
five-0 "Fall Through" - Back
five-0 "Fall Through" - Front
five-0 - Cover
five-0 - Demo #1
five-0 - Demo #2
five-0 performs
Five-0, Crown of Glory, William Martyr 17 play U of A: 'You talking to me?'
Flyer for June shows at the River: Orchid, To Dream of Autumn, Jerome's Dream, Dr. Well's Meets the Compuer World
Flyer: Long Arm Records (1717 Rebsamen Park Rd.)
Flyer: Monkey Ville, Acoustic Ventilators at Allsop Park
Grove Circle Punx - Andy Conrad, Utrillo, Bryan Spinas, Matthew Thompson, Jason White, Josh Bentley (92)
Jared Smith, John Pugh
Jetjangua at Rice Street
Jetjangua at Rice Street - 1
Jetjangua at Rice Street - 2
Jetjangua at the Governor's Mansion
Jetjangua onstage @ the Governor's Mansion
Jetjangua onstage @ the Governor's Mansion
John Pugh
John Pugh - Like a rolling stone
John Pugh @ KABF
John Pugh yearbook picture - 1991
John Pugh, Chip King, and Jim Thompson on the porch swing
John Pugh, Jetjangua behind the mic at the Governor's Mansion
John, Lisa, and Steve
Kalispell, Montana
Kickin' it - with Soophie Nun Squad and friends in Allsopp Park
Laughs with John Pugh
Long Arm Records
Long Arm Records
Long Arm Records 4
Long Arm Records lease "retail record sales"
Matt Marcus, Burt Taggart, Mitchell Powers changing light bulbs at Long Arm Records
Matt Werth, John Pugh perform at Pizza Rifk (Hot Springs)
Matt Werth, John Pugh, Lee Buford perform at Pizza Rifk (Hot Springs)
Matthew Thompson - 1994
New Year's at Rice Street
New Year's Eve at Rice Street
Northeast High Yearbook 1990 - Matthew Thompson
Penelope and Jason McCloud at Rice Street
Punk pile-up at the river circa 1996
Rett Peek dances in the New Year at Rice Street
Reuben at a 12ft6 show at the river
Rice Street - New Year's 93/94
Ricochet Rocket and Andrew at Rice Street on New Year's Eve
Ricochet Rocket's John Mark Boling plays the keys at Rice Street on New Year's Eve
Ricochet Rocket's Sam Murphy gets his tux sweaty at Rice St. on New Year's
Ricochet Rocket: "We found white tuxedos with tails for $20 at the Salvation Army and looked ridiculously sharp for New Year's Eve in 95"
Robert Borden and 12ft6 perform at the Amphitheater
Shake Ray Turbine, Foxy Emma, The Devine Hook-Up at the Belvedere
Shannon Yarbrough, Burt Taggart and The Big Cats perform at Vino's
Soophie Nun Squad at Rice Street on New Year's
Steve Schmidt and Joy Ritchey - 1994
Steve Schmidt and Link Smith skating in DMZ parking lot
Steve Schmidt, Burt Taggart at acoustic punk show
Steve Schmidt, David Burns of Chino Horde on tour
Steve Schmidt, somewhere between the heights and downtown
Substance Farewell Show with Five-0 @ Vino's
Towncraft Zine (02): Burt Taggart, David Burns, Jim Thompson
Towncraft Zine (28): Outlet, five-0
Uptown Prophets Vic Wiley, Stacey Mackey, John Pugh perform at the river, circa 1996