Black Randy & the Metrosquad

The Profile

Late‑1970s Los Angeles punk/post‑punk outfit led by frontman Black Randy, noted for provocative stage persona and a raw, funk‑tinged sound.

The group's best-known record is Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie. Reviews and contemporaneous accounts describe covers of James Brown and Isaac Hayes and a sound compared to a rawer Contortions; their music mixes punk energy with funk rhythms.

A vivid, highly positive DeBaser review (rating 5) that celebrates Black Randy & the Metrosquad's raw, funk‑tinged post‑punk. The reviewer highlights provocative performer antics, covers of James Brown and Isaac Hayes, and a sound likened to a rawer Contortions. Music is described as dirty, groovy and incendiary.