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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Rock and Roll will never die (probably)
There are areas of the British coast that time has forgotten. Musically it’s as if they have moved forward at glacial speed. The beat boom is just about acknowledged but psychedelia and all points onwards have never happened. Many of … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock and roll, rock music
Tagged british rock and roll, CDs, drums, gigs, piano, punk, seaside towns, shakin stevens, shakin stevens and the sunsets, television, vinyl
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Tribes
According to local lore Norwich used to have a church for every week of the year and a pub for every day. Despite the clear preponderance of licenced establishments, even if it wasn’t 365, I would only visit a handful. … Continue reading
Posted in punk rock, rock music
Tagged bikers, culture, East Anglia, funk, gigs, Hippies, memoir, pop music, punk, skinheads, teddy boys
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New Wave
By 1976 I had established an excellent relationship with a second hand record shop and my vinyl collection began to multiply. I don’t know what it was with the good people of Norwich but it seemed that no sooner had … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged culture, East Anglia, memoir, new wave, new wave bands, punk, vinyl
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Glad to be Gay
Until 1967 homosexual activity was illegal in Britain. That doesn’t really surprise me, it may as well have been illegal in the 70’s as far as the general public were concerned. I can’t imagine anyone at my school ever admitting … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, CDs, culture, drums, elton john, gay, homophobia, politics, pop music, punk, racism, rock music, tom robinson, vinyl
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