Bridging the Gap: Honolulu New Wave and Punk in the 70s and 80s

Song list below. Sharene Taba and DJ Mr. Nick present a retrospective with music and interviews on the punky new wave music scenes in Honolulu fron the late 1970s through the 80s, and some beyond that. This aired on Hawaii Public Radio. Airdate: April 21st, 2021. Songs and segments: Click the time to go to each track Intro: DJ Mr. Nick and Sharene Taba. 00:00 The Wrong-Firebase Palolo 00:58 Nick and Sharene 02:59 Saud: Corruption 04:00 Nick and Sharene discuss the Squids Talking Heads Take me to the River 06:10 Sharene on the Squids and Kit Ebersbach 06:35 Kit Ebersbach on forming the Squids 08:15 Dave Carr on seeing the Squids 08:58 The Squids: Cool Clear Water live 09:37 Stage Banter from the Squids 14:35 The Squids Borderline with Nick and Sharene talking 15:16 Rubella Shotz on getting the house band slot at the Wave 16:41 Kit Ebersbach compliments Rudy on Borderline 17:00 Beano Shots on Rollo Banks (repeated later in show) 17:06 Nick and Sharene talk about Hulas 17:20 Tail end of "Borderline" 17:52 From this point on the DJs do not speak over any song except toward the end of a song. The Squids Tourist Riot (studio version) 18:50 More Squids stage banter 22:10 Beano longer version of Rollo story 23:08 Nick and Sharene talk 23:26 Sharene introduces Shawn Lopes, Mary Moran, Peter Bond 24:25 Shawn Lopes on researching Hawaii Scenes 25:09 Mary Moran (co-owner Hungry Ear Records) 25:43 Peter Bond on forming Hat Makes the Man 26:25 Nick and Sharene talk 27:09 Hat Makes the Man: To Tomorrow 28:51 Nick and Sharene 32:35 Hat Makes the Man: Winds of Time 33:00 Nick and Sharene 36:32 Goopy Ross on weird shows Devil Dog Graveyard Rock in background 37:56 Devil Dog: Rockin' Lizard Man 39:56 Nick and Sharene talk 41:26 Raoul Vehill on his favorite Hawaii bands 42:03 Hypo-Depression live on Monday Night live (This is when Dave was back on drums) Hypo-Depression: Endurance 42:35 Hypo-Depression: Assassin 44:23 The Sharx: Bad Day 46:50 Nick and Sharne talk 49:25 SRO: The Mokes are Coming Out Tonight 49:57 Nick and Sharene talk 51:48 Scarred 4 Life: A'ala Park 52:28 Nick and Sharene talk 54:18 Whirling Dervishes: The Man in the Pink Suit 55:26 Nick and Sharene talk 58:16 Sharene talks with Arnie Saiki of Whirling Dervishes 58:48 Whirling Dervishes: Axe Man 59:34 Nick and Sharene talk 1:02:14 Sharene on the Pagan Babies 1:02:31 Sharene talks to Craig of Pagan Babies 1:03:20 Pagan Babies: Heartless Thing 1:04:04 More Craig on the Pagan Babies1:07:39 Pagan Babies: Rosarina 1:08:10 Nick and Sharene talk 1:13:16 Goopy Ross introduces The Fallout 1:14:00 The Fallout: Hit the Road (live at 3D) 1:14:20 Oriental Love Ring: Hatchet (live at the Queen Theater) 1:17:58 Nick and Sharene talk 1:22:40 The Vacuum: Searching 1:23:10 The Vacuum: Clubs 1:26:57 Nick and Sharene talk 1:29:22 Dave Carr introduces Cringer 1:29: 36 Cringer (mach 1): No One Rides For Free 1:29:43 Cringer (mach 1): El Salvador 1:32:20 Nick and Sharene talk 1:33:38 The Wrong: Shadow Friend 1:34:30 The Wrong: Prisons of Our Isolation 1:38:06 Dave on forming Yahweh's Mistake 1:40:03 Yahweh's Mistake: Morgan's Corner 1:40:11 Various interviewees closing thoughts on the scene 143:13 J-Church: Bomb 1:44:58 Nick and Sharene wrap up the show 1:47:10 Poi Dog Pondering: Circle Around the Sun (outro music) 1:48:19 Disclaimer: You may see ads on this video because it has Talking Heads and J-Church tracks which are copyrighted. Hawaii Punk Museum never monetizes any music we post and has never and will never make revenue or a profit on any of the bands' music featured. Any ads are run by copyright holders (as in the company that owns the song rights). We have permission to post this HPR show from the host and their boss.

Added 9 Aug 2026