Chairmen of the Boards How Santa Cruz shaped underground culture in the 1980s
Santa Cruz Skateboards
Interview with Jim Phillips (artist), Jimbo Phillips (artist), Keith "Slasher" Meek (skateboarder), and Cliff Dinsmore (singer/songwriter of Bl'ast!) about how Santa Cruz changed underground culture in the 1980s. Considers influences from punk music and people moving to Santa Cruz for the surfing and skating culture. Discusses punk show at University of California Santa Cruz in 1989 featuring Bl'ast! and two other local bands (Mock and Several Fish). Includes one photo of Keith "Slasher" Meek in 1980.
Interview with Jim Phillips (artist), Jimbo Phillips (artist), Keith "Slasher" Meek (skateboarder), and Cliff Dinsmore (singer/songwriter of Bl'ast!) about how Santa Cruz changed underground culture in the 1980s. Considers influences from punk music and people moving to Santa Cruz for the surfing and skating culture. Discusses punk show at University of California Santa Cruz in 1989 featuring Bl'ast! and two other local bands (Mock and Several Fish). Includes one photo of Keith "Slasher" Meek in 1980.
Creator:
Weir, Mat
Source:
Santa Cruz Weekly
Date: 2013-09-11
Type:
NEWS; DOCUMENT
Coverage:
2010s
Identifier: CF-53663
Collection
Citation
Weir, Mat. “Chairmen of the Boards How Santa Cruz shaped underground culture in the 1980s.” Santa Cruz Weekly. 2013-09-11. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/129451. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.