Thursday 9 August 2012

999 - Nasty Nasty


Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles


Metal Urbain - Paris Marquis


Riot Squad - Fuck the Tories


Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device


Thursday 2 August 2012

Venus and the Razorblades - Workin' Girl


Electric Guitars - Work


Downtown Strutz - Pretty Flamingos


Maximum Joy - In the Air


Red Rinse - What A Wonderful Sense of Timing


Alternomen Unlimted - Facade



The Four Kings - Non-Stop Dancing


Yachts - Suffice to Say


I have a soft spot for these New Wavers - clever lyrics and catchy music
Maybe not the coolest band but I love 'em

Television - Prove It


The Flys - Beverley


Wayne County and the Electric Chairs - Berlin


Venigmas - Red Revenge

Mod/power pop/new wave thing - b-side to Turn the Lights out

Cult Figures - Zip Nolan

With added Swell Maps

The Monochrome Set- He's Frank

Adam Ant's original band (the next one went off to form Bow Wow Wow) - the Monochrome Set are shamefully under-rated in my view

The Tubes - White Punks on Dope

One of my first 'punk' singles and still one of my favourites

Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict


Marine Girls - Don't Come Back

You can see how Tracy got from here to Everything But the Girl

Nash the Slash - 19th Nervous Breakdown


Ronny - If You Want Me To Stay


Ronny was a kind of French Grace Jones who liked to dress in uniforms!!!!

Prag Vec - Bits



Virgin Prunes - Twenty Tens


Vision - Lucifer's Friend


Who gave those goths a synth??????

Chris and Cosey - October Love Song


Ian Dury and the Blockheards - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick



Kraftwerk - The Model