Buzzcocks - Parts 1-3

The Buzzcocks 3 Part tour for the first 3 part singles.
1980

Too Drunk...

More punk rock outrage with Melbourne record store Missing Link geting raided by the vice squad and a follow up court appearance dealing with obcenity charges for a filthy window display with the Dead Kennedy's single Too Drunk To Fuck.

New Hope For The Wretched... a review

New Hope For The Wretched, The excellent first LP by The Plasmatics as reviewed by Michael Oldfield.

Wendy O Williams

If you ever wondered what to expect at a Plasmatics gig, here's a bit of a guide.

Moving Parts Re-Up

The second single by Moving Parts - "China Doll".
The "A" side (If I get my turntable back in action I'll throw on the "B" side)
Just click here to get it.

1980.

Out on bail

An assault lands John Lydon in a bit of trouble with the law.

A full round up of the court procedings from Adrian Thrills.

New Musical Express 1980.

Now a household name

A bit of promotional material for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.

1981.

The Boys are back

Jimmy and the Boys are back with a new lineup and a new toned down live show.


Ram Magazine
1980.

A few quick record reviews

1980 sees The Buzzcocks, Pauline Murray and The Invisible Girls, The Boys and Knox bring out a single each, sadly with lack lustre reviews.

Moving Parts - China Doll

The second single by Moving Parts - "China Doll".
The "A" side (If I get my turntable back in action I'll throw on the "B" side)
Just click here to get it.

1980.

Yet More Post-Pistols

...and what did the surviving Sex Pistols do after the split?

Have a read and find out what they were all up to back in 1980.

UK Subs - Crash Course

1980 sees the release of the U.K.Subs most successful album, Crash Course, their first live album.

The Numbers - Modern Song

They played this on the telly last night. Early 80s Oz band The Numbers doing Modern Song. I haven't seen it for years.
It spurred me on to look them up on the net and to my surprise they have a myspace page with this and a load of other videos.
Visit them here.

1980.

Pogo in Togo!

A good bit of German punk for the weekend - The United Balls doing Pogo in Togo.
I remember seeing a film clip on Countdown with a couple of elephants dancing in the background many years ago.

1980.

Fresh Punk and Rotting Vegetables

The Dead Kennedys release Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables in the U.K. way back in 1980 so The New Musical Express gives us a rundown on the band and the new wave of U.S. punk rock.

The Residents Nibbles

Nibbles by The Residents, a strange (as always) collection from the last five Residents' albums gets a release in Oz.

1980.

Paris Au Printemps

PiL release their first live album to try and curb the huge number of poor quality, overpriced bootlegs flooding the market.

RAM Magazine 1980.

The Beat

The lyrics for The Beat's "Stand Down Margaret" and "Best Friend".
So you may as well throw that LP back on the turntable and have a bit of a sing along.

Smash Hits Magazine 1980.

New Hope For The Wretched

A bit more promotional material for The Plasmatics' first album "New Hope For The Wretched".

1980.

Nobody's Heroes

A bit of promotional material for Stiff Little Finger's Second album Nobody's Heroes.

1981.