The Smithsonian wants your rock ’n’ roll shots! We’re reaching out to the general public to go through their attics, basements, boxes, drawers, digital cameras, photo albums, cell phones, cloud, photo upload sites, and computer hard drives for pictures that show the greatest moments in the history of rock ’n’ roll. The Smithsonian has created this site and plans to publish a book that will illustrate rock ’n’ roll as it has never been seen before with photos sent in by YOU. We want rock ’n’ roll as seen through your eyes: at clubs, concerts, festivals, and beyond. Start sending in your rock snapshots now!
When I was sixteen years old, I moved from Los Angeles to DC in 1981. After hanging out in the LA punk music scene for years, it was natural for me to be part of the DC punk music scene. During that time the DC scene consisted mainly of participants: everyone took part by making music, creating and printing flyers, recording albums, singles, and tapes, supporting our favorite bands, selling their records, taking photographs and making it all happen. In DC, the voice was strong—we lived it b...
