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Reagan Youth



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Hometown: New York City, NY (USA)

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Reagan Youth (a play on Hitler Youth) was formed Dave Insurgent (Dave Rubinstein) and guitarist Paul Bakija in Queens in the early 1980s. The band was together for nearly a decade, but released only one album, Youth Anthems for the New Order, which was later collected along with other material for A Collection of Pop Classics.

The band suffered from the tumultuous life of Insurgent who was an occaisonal drug dealer and heavy user. However, the true tragedy came when both David's mother was killed in a car accident and his girlfriend, Tiffany was murdered by a serial killer. The impact of the losses and his spiralling drug addiction led Insurgent to sadly take his own life in 1993.


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Tours: Reagan Youth
Reagan Youth have announced a number of tour dates in April, with the band promising more to come. You can click Read More for the…
February 28, 2013
Tours: Reagan Youth
Reagan Youth have announced a batch of dates for the month of October. New dates could be added in the future for the band has been posting Facebook updates revealing new venues and…
September 04, 2012
Tours: Bands unpaid after Seattle Soundfest
Seattle Weekly is reporting that there have been some serious problems with last month's Seattle Soundfest. The event boasted a lineup including Stiff Little Fingers,…
September 26, 2011
Tours: Win party tickets, VIP passes, day passes from Seattle Soundfest
On August 19th, Seattle, WA will host the 2011 Seattle Sound Fest. Bands slated to perform include Stiff Little Fingers, The Blasters, US Bombs, Lucero, Cro-Mags,…
July 29, 2011
Tours: SoundFest announces day-by-day lineups, discounted tickets
The 2011 Seattle Sound Fest has posted a full schedule of bands for the three day, multi-venue festival. The event will be happening August 19-21 in Seattle, WA. Bands slated to perform include Stiff Little Fingers, The Blasters, US…
July 02, 2011
Tours: Stiff Little Fingers, Lucero, US Bombs at Seattle Sound Fest
The 2011 Seattle Sound Fest has announced its initial lineup. The three-day, multi-venue festival will be happening August 19-21 in (ironically enough) Seattle, WA. Bands slated to perform include Stiff Little Fingers, The Blasters,…
May 30, 2011
Streams: Autistic Youth: "Idle Minds"
Our stream today comes from Portland, OR-based Autistic Youth. We've got a stream of the band's new Dirtnap Records full length, Idle Minds. You'll hear a strong…
August 19, 2010
Streams: Electric Frankenstein, Reagan Youth, Star F*cking Hipsters play Punk Island
The second annual Punk Island event will take place at Governors Island, New York on Sunday, June 21st. More than 70 bands will play 12 stages, including Reagan Youth, Star Fucking Hipsters, Electric…
May 25, 2009
Streams: Dirtnap signs Autistic Youth
Dirtnap Records has signed Portland, Oregon's Autistic Youth. The label will jointly release the band's second full length in sprin of 2009 with Portland's Black Water Records. The album will see release in Europe via Taken By Surprise and Sabotage Records. The label compares the band to recent northern European bands like No Hope For The Kids, Masshysteri and the…
November 06, 2008
Streams: Reagan Youth working on new album
The surviving members of Reagan Youth have announced intent to record some new material. Filling in for their late frontman Dave Insurgent is Pat McGowan from the band Distraction. McGowan spoke to Riot Fest about the idea. The more we tell people we're doing it the more we actually have to. [It is] going to sound like the last Reagan Youth album where it's…
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