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Tag Archives: pub rock
17: Keys to your Heart..the 101ers
I was going to write a more substantial piece about the 101ers but I found I had already done this a couple of years ago, that’s the great thing about a failing memory; life is full of surprises. Here’s my … Continue reading
14: Welcome to the Working Week..Elvis Costello
So, it’s ok to go back to work as long as you can’t work from home (I can!) and its safe to do so (?) and you can get there without using public transport (??), or you can use public … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged clover, Elvis Costello, nick Lowe, pop music, pub rock, punk rock
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Don’t Give Up The Day Job
Writers as rock stars Even by the mid 70’s the star maker machinery behind the popular song was still in its infancy. The rock writer had traditionally either been a slick Tin Pan Alley product churning out press releases for … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, Britain, Charles shares Murray, crap punk bands, memoir, music papers, nick kent, pub rock, punk rock, rock music, vinyl
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Live Stiffs
On the 18th October 1977, just a few days after my nineteenth birthday, the Stiff tour hit the University of East Anglia. Elvis Costello chose this time to debut a ragged version of ‘I Just don’t Know What to do … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, drums, East Anglia, Elvis Costello, gigs, guitars, Ian dury, larry wallis, nick Lowe, norwich, pub rock, stiff records, UEA, University of East Anglia, wreckless Eric
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If it ain’t Stiff..part 2
On of the few things I can still remember from studying history in my humanities degree was the concept of unwitting testimony. As far as I remember this is the idea that you can find out things from a period … Continue reading
Posted in DR feelgood, memories of 70s, punk rock, rock and roll
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, Britain, drums, Lewis Lewis, nick Lowe, pub rock, rock music, roogalator, stiff records, the dammed, the pink fairies, the Tyler gang
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If it ain’t Stiff…
The other day I read the news that apparently Sainsbury’s, the well-loved supermarket chain, is about to start a record label. That probably says more about the state of modern music than anything else. In the 70’s the business was … Continue reading
Posted in DR feelgood, memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, culture, gigs, Hippies, pub rock, punk rock, rock music, vinyl
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I’m Gonna Break Out Of This City (or at least the suburbs)
1977, time to leave school. As luck would have it I kept a dairy for the first few months of 1977 and so I can pinpoint the exact date. On 27th June I wrote, ‘Had my last two exams, History-special … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, East Anglia, norwich, pub rock, punk rock, Thorpe grammar school, top of the pops
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My drug experience with Man
There’s a conventional wisdom with general anaesthetics which the medical profession never tells you about and that is that you should never make any important decisions such as taking out a loan or making a will in the week … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, prog rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, CDs, drugs, Hippies, pop music, prog rock, pub rock, rock music, vinyl, welsh rock
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Pub Rock.. The Glory Years
Gradually more musical venues became available and more bands appeared to fill them so buy the middle of the decade there was a thriving scene in north London at least. The importance of this scene was almost certainly blown out … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's music, ace, Britain, ducks deluxe, gigs, pub rock, punk rock, rock music
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Pub Rock: Eggs Over Easy
Throughout this weekend and, indeed, every weekend elite groups of people all over Britain will be packing up instruments, loading cars and vans and making their way out to entertain the masses for one night only at avenue near you.Every … Continue reading
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Tagged eggs over easy, pub rock, punk rock
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