Ian Dury Live in Paris 1981
01. “Wake Up (And Make Love To Me)” 02. “Sink My Boats” 03 “Delusions of Grandeur” 04. “Dance of the Crackpots” 05. “What a Waste” 06. “Hey! Hey! Take Me Away” 07. “Hit Me (With Your Rhythm Stick)” 08. “Sweet Gene Vincent’
Killing Joke John Peel Session 1980
The complete session recorded by Killing Joke on 5 March 1980 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 17th of that month. Tracklist: 1. Change (0:07) 2. Tomorrow’s World (4:27) 3. Complications (9:21)
Dirty Water- the Birth of Punk Attitude
Out Demons Out by Edgar Broughton Band- included in Dirty Water Volume Two. Dirty Water- The Birth of Punk Attitude 1 & 2 – selected by Kris Needs. Available from Year Zero /Future Noise Music. Volume One. Volume Two. Note: I started writing this review ages ago, but found it a bit of a challenge to my ideas about what punk was/is. I thought I knew my history of punk...
Dexys – One Day I’m Going To Soar – album review
“You are sitting in your small room but your mind is like a ballroom” – Alternative TV Yes, Kevin Rowland has done it again, 27 years after the last time. It would be silly after a gap like that to say its been worth the wait, but this record does indeed soar and anyone who had a heart will surely soar with it. Listening to “One Day….” on headphones on a mundane...
Punk: The Early Years
Late 70’s punk documentary including tracks by the Sex Pistols, Generation X and Billy Idol. This fascinating film, shot in 1977-78, documents the early days of the Punk Rock phenomenon. From its beginnings on London’s pub rock circuit to UK chart domination, Punk The Early Years has it all! Includes performances from Sex Pistols, X Ray Spex, Generation X, The Slits,...
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Were Pink Floyd punk?
Well, were they? (You can comment at the bottom of the page) Here they are, below, live in Brighton 1972. At their height, apparently. But were they punk? They were…
Alistair Livingston Desert Island Discs
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The times they have a changed, from the Street to the Boulevard:
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We Are The Writing On The Wall Exhibition
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Pulp – Common People, live in the USA
You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they…
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