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Poptones​,​inc. ZON DATA​-​1979

by Zon Data aka Dean Di Rocco

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This is the great and forgotten NYC Street Punk band Poptones Inc.. I first met Zon Data summer of 1978..I was still a hippie! I was on the corner of Jamaica av and Cypress Hill st in East NewYork deep Brooklyn. I had just flunked a band audition b/c I didnt have a Marshall stack..I saw these 3 character with spiky hair,leather jackets in July,chains etc come down the street and they came up to me and said "Nice Amp"..I told them the band wouldnt let me audition because my amp wasnt big enough..they said "you can be in our band,come with us"!!! thats how a became a Punk Rocker!!! Zon-Way ahead of his time..the dissonant chords predict Indie Rock,Black Metal and NYHC..most of these recordings Zon made himself -playing Drums,Bass,Guitar and singing.. HE WAS 15 years OLD!! he was one of my best friends,Musical influence and as we were always in East NY or Alphabet City,he had my back on the street truly a tough and crazy guy..the streets got him ,Young...I miss him..Photo credit -Cindy Voinovic..Top To Bottom. Tommy Price,Zon Data Paul Pappapietro-- I DO NOT WISH TO MAKE MONEY OFF MY DEAD FRIEND I DID NOT PLAY ON ANY OF THESE TRACKS..I NEVER RECORDED WITH POPTONES. Rip Zon,Tommy Price--Leon...Shout out-Paul Pappapietro,Steve Trammell-Jack Petruzelli..Phil...while Goodfellas were doing the Lufthansa hiest,we were punk rockers running around the same neighborhood ps copy and paste link in the comments=and check out my NY stories on Zon..

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released March 25, 2023

Zon Data,Guitar Vox,Drums Bass,Songwriter-Tommy Price Drums,Paul Pappapietro bass..remastered and tapes restored at Oceanus Studio,Rockaway Beach NY by Simon Chardiet and Matt fuckinfuckin Walsh!! Photo Cindy Voinovic 1983..Photo Help Robin D'Amato,Steve Savitsky

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Born Feb 3 1959 NYC-Of Cuban and Russian Jewish immigrant parents-took up drums at 8 switched to guitar at age 9-- first professional gigs at age 14 in east Harlem and Central Harlem-attended High School of Music and Art on Sugar Hill-studied with Chuck Wayne- Milt Hinton- played with Bo Diddely-Sleepy La Beef-Charles "Honeyboy" Otis Rancid the Slackers Jon Spencer Flat Duo Jets Andre Williams ... more

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