
Future Past, Present, Tense
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SSado-Nation
formed in 1978. Though the band has had a few different members
over the years, Sado-Nation’s mainstays have been Mish
Bondage and David Corboy who are widely considered to be Portland’s
founding punk godparents.
Mish Bondage is a Portland native.
She met Jerry A (Poison Idea) in 1979, when she was just 15, and
attending her first shows, some of which included the Styphnoids,
Neo Boys, Wipers and Sado-Nation. She was deeply affected, and the
following year, Mish, Suzy Quaalude, Amy Nitrate, Leesa Nation and
Angie formed the first all girl hardcore band in Portland, The Braphsmears,
where Mish would play bass for half the set and sing for the other
half. People either worshipped them – or hated them – and
they frequently experienced an ashtray or partially consumed pitcher
of beer flying in their direction.
As one of the few early leading female forces in the
hardcore scene, Mish was recruited from The Braphsmears to become
the singer for Sado-Nation in 1982. Others took notice, too. In
1984, she was named female vocalist of the year by Flipside magazine,
and to this day, she’s a powerful presence: the words she
puts to music are layered with meaning, and her stage antics frighten
and thrills audiences. Mish prowls across the stage firing out
words at rapid speed.
Mish had moved to Los Angeles in 1984 in a
quest to expand her experiences in the music world. She lived the
life of a true rebel punk rocker and artist, working at Mystic
studios and playing with other bands. She worked with El Duce on
different recording projects at Mystic and of course, became known
for her wild stage antics. Mish moved back to Portland in 1985,
and continued to build her cred: She sang in Girlie Crum (whih
included members of he Frances Farmer Gals and Catholic School
Girls). Girlie Crum disbanded a year and a helf later, after many
shows and a short tour with the White Trash Debutantes.
In 1998 Mish was approached by Ginger Coyote
(White Trash Debutantes) to submit material for a benefit compilation
done in honor of author Danielle Steel’s son, Nick Traina,
who played in different bands in Los Angeles. Around the same time,
Mish reunited with her writing partner David Corboy to perform
at the Northwest Legends of Punk Rock showcase. After this show,
interest in Sado-Nation renewed and Mish and Corboy started work
on an anthology of Sado-Nations’ work
over the last 25 years.
David Corboy’s vitae
is equally awesome. He started playing guitar when he was only
9 – and in 1963(!) formed his first
rock band. The following year, he became the rhythm guitarist for
The Avengers, and went on to play in other bands including Differentiated
Concepts, Road Runners, and in 1967, joined the to be popular contemporary
rock band, The Just Six. At the height of their career, in 1968,
they were on Dick Clark’s Happening ’68 – a teen
music showcase!
David went on to play in many other bands in various
musical syles – from
blues-rock to light glam, to eventually, punk rock, and while in
art school in the 70’s he wrote a lot of songs that would
become the foundation of the first incarnation of Sado-Nation.
Although
Sado-Nation’s history officially spans he years
1978 – the present, the band was most stable from 1980 – 1984
when the lineup was Mish Bondage (vocals) Steve Casmano (bass)
Chuch Arjavac (drums) and David Corboy (guitar). We highly recommend ‘Future
Past, Present, Tense’ as part of your punk archive. The CD
contains the music from 6 releses spanning the career of the whole
band: from the 1980 EP featuring Leesa Nation on Vocals – to
the 2000 release, The Teal Project.
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