Slaughter & The Dogs may seem no more than a footnote in the story of punk but they played a key role in its creation. (more…)

In the mid-Seventies, away from the pop charts but working hard at the coal face of the live music scene, one of the more entertaining bands on the London circuit was The Heavy Metal Kids. (more…)

In mid-1977, as punk slowly started to spread around the country, we would pick up whatever small handful of records were released on the indie labels springing up. (more…)

The Mighty Diamonds were one of the leading vocal harmony trios to come out of Jamaica alongside Culture, The Gladiators, The Abyssinians and Black Uhuru. (more…)

I don’t suppose many people remember The Users – their entire career consisted of two singles. But their debut Sick Of You, is a punk classic. (more…)

Here’s a song for Mothers Day – from the first of the great girl groups way way back in 1961. (more…)

After ten days of solitary confinement with Covid I am finally allowed back into the community today* – so what better song to celebrate than this. (more…)

The Jam were the first punk group I used to see on a regular basis… if they ever really were a punk group. (more…)

Hot off the press (yesterday) comes this collaboration between the two top synth pop duos of our time. Or – let’s be fair – any other time. (more…)

I didn’t know it at the time but I think I saw the very first gig by this band – London – at The Rochester Castle in Stoke Newington.
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