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Tim Cooper has written for most national newspapers and many magazines on every subject from politics to pop culture. His first published work was in his own punk fanzine, Cliché. He lives in East London indulging his passions of writing, reading, cinema, music, football, cricket, and vegetable gardening.

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The Beat – Hands Off, She’s Mine

21st September 1980 · 1980, 1980s, Music, Reggae, Two-Tone, UK Reggae

The second hit single for The Beat, Hands Off She’s Mine was one of the highlights of the Two-Tone music movement by the Birmingham band. (more…)

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Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan

28th September 1978 · 1978, Music, Reggae

Straight outta the tenement yards of Handsworth in Birmingham, Steel Pulse formed in 1975 and were an integral part of punk’s history. (more…)

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The Move – California Man

17th June 1972 · 1970s, 1972, Music
California Man was the last hit for The Move and effectively the first for the Electric Light Orchestra in all but name when they appeared on TOTP in April 1972.

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