Punk

No, it’s not a new single by IDLES (though their fans would probably believe it was if they put their name on it)… it’s the debut single by Sham 69. (more…)

Before they became purveyors of English whimsy, a kind of updated version of The Kinks, Squeeze somehow found themselves part of the punk circuit.
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Johnny Moped – No One

27th April 2022 · 1970s, 1977, Music, Punk

In the early days of punk I would often find myself arguing with friends who insisted punk was rubbish because the musicians couldn’t play and the singers couldn’t sing. In the case of Johnny Moped, they might have had a point. On both counts. (more…)

As far as I know this is the only recording by Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds. I may have thought it’s some sort of terrible punk pastiche when it came out; it certainly sounds like one.

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As soon as I heard this song, when it was released in the summer of 1977, The Only Ones became my new favourite band. (more…)

Of all the bands I expected to become proper pop stars in punk’s Year Zero of 1977, the one I probably had highest hopes for was The Boys. (more…)

Punk doesn’t get much punkier than Lookalikes, the anti-conformist anthem that opens Temptations Of A White Collar Worker, the debut EP by Manchester band The Drones. (more…)

I don’t think I’ve ever anticipated an album as eagerly as I awaited the first Clash album. (more…)

Cock Sparrer might not have been “authentic” punks – they had been playing in East End pubs since the early 1970s – but they brought genuine working-class authenticity to the scene. (more…)

Delving deep into my collection of punk singles, I find the double-A-side Freeze / Man Of The Year – the only release by The Models. (more…)