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When the recently opened Punk Rock Museum (PRM) in Las Vegas wanted famous photos of bands and performance scenes splashed across their walls in stark black and white, they called James Swanson, principal of hometown Screaming Images — A Division of Olympus Group. Not only is Screaming Images a highly accomplished graphics producer and installer, but Swanson himself is a celebrity within punk rock culture. He credits Derek Hall for being the project manager and provides additional insights of this labor of love in ST’s May 2023 issue on page 45.

But for now, we invite you to enjoy his guided tour…

Photography/caption credit: James Swanson

Screaming Images’ Gabe Chavez installing a graphic of an unidentified Warped Tour scene. The Warped Tour was an annual US-Canada punk rock roadshow from 1995 to 2019.

Photo by Lisa Johnson

Punks past and present. Joe Strummer of The Clash (left) and a young Harley Flannagan (right), who is now the singer and bass player for the Cro-Mags.

Photo courtesy of Harley Flannagan

Dave Vanian from The Damned haunts a corner that appears to lead down a dark alley.

Photo by David Arnoff

Dexter (left) and Noodles (right) of The Offspring, known for 1998’s “The Kids Aren’t Alright” and more.

Photo by Lisa Johnson

The Avengers, with singer Penelope Houston (left) and James Wilsey (right). This punk band from San Francisco opened for the last Sex Pistols show before that seminal punk band broke up.

Photo by Ruby Ray

D.O.A. from Canada, featuring Joey Sh*thead at left. We’ll leave it at that.

Photo by Bev Davies

X — the band “X” — marks this corner. From left to right: Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, John Doe and DJ Bonebrake.

Photo by Frank Gargani

Agnostic Front, sweat-soaked and led by singer Roger Miret.

Photo by BJ Papas

H.R. leader of Bad Brains from Washington, DC, the first Black hardcore punk band.

Photo by Naomi Petersen

This image captures fans rushing the stage during a concert by the Misfits. Note also the museum’s use of a utility pole chock full of staples, some actually still holding flyers.

Photo by Rikki Ercoli

CBGB — the famous New York club that featured a great many punk rock artists.

Photo by Drew Carolian

Operation Ivy, left to right, singer Jesse Michaels, bassist Matt Freeman and left-handed guitarist Tim Armstrong, the latter two of whom are now in the band Rancid.

Photo by Murray Bowles

A stage diver at an LA’s Wasted Youth show provides background for the PRM gift shop. Probably the most famous punk rock photo of all time, the image was captured by the most preeminent punk rock photographer of the era.

Photo by Edward Colver

13 Scenes from the Punk Rock Museum

13 Scenes from the Punk Rock Museum

When the recently opened Punk Rock Museum (PRM) in Las Vegas wanted famous photos of bands and performance scenes splashed across their walls in stark black and white, they called James Swanson, principal of hometown Screaming Images — A Division of Olympus Group. Not only is Screaming Images a highly accomplished graphics producer and installer, but Swanson himself is a celebrity within punk rock culture. He credits Derek Hall for being the project manager and provides additional insights of this labor of love in ST’s May 2023 issue on page 45.

But for now, we invite you to enjoy his guided tour…

Photography/caption credit: James Swanson