I have this record in my singles collection but I never played it much – and I have to admit I didn’t appreciate its significance as the first queer punk single. (more…)

I’m properly sad to hear that Chris Bailey has died. The Saints were a huge part of my youth. (more…)

The Police’s debut single, released in May 1977, offers little hint of the hugely successful band they would become. (more…)

The Adverts defined the ethos of punk with their tongues in their cheeks in the title of their debut single One Chord Wonders. (more…)

My mates and I never really bought into The Vibrators as a bona-fide punk band. (more…)

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 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…)

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…)

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