Babylon's Burning: From Punk to GrungeIn this enthralling history of punk and grunge, Clinton Heylin describes how the word 'punk' was coined by revered rock journalist Lester Bangs, and how the movement itself took hold in England with the Sex Pistols in the fore, closely followed by the Clash. Though it relates the movement to other political and social trends, this is essentially a history of music - showing the enourmous musical influence of the Pistols as they carried a raft of other bands from all over the UK in their wake. |
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... Buzzcocks were cobbled streets ahead of The Clash . Though they had yet to pen their early anthem , ' Boredom ' , the songs all had a gritty realism born of a young man's blues , even the one song they never recorded , ' Alcohol ...
... Buzzcocks were cobbled streets ahead of The Clash . Though they had yet to pen their early anthem , ' Boredom ' , the songs all had a gritty realism born of a young man's blues , even the one song they never recorded , ' Alcohol ...
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... Buzzcocks gig . Hugo Burnham : The Buzzcocks were playing [ somewhere ] and we [ decided ] , ' Let's do what the Pistols did , turn up and say , hello , we're the support act . ' And we just said , ' Hi , we're . . . ' ' No , you're not ...
... Buzzcocks gig . Hugo Burnham : The Buzzcocks were playing [ somewhere ] and we [ decided ] , ' Let's do what the Pistols did , turn up and say , hello , we're the support act . ' And we just said , ' Hi , we're . . . ' ' No , you're not ...
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... Buzzcocks seemed in an undue hurry to follow up Another Music In A Different Kitchen . Appearing at the end of September , alongside their fifth 45 , Love Bites suggested no clearer direction than The Clash . Continuing to slip in the ...
... Buzzcocks seemed in an undue hurry to follow up Another Music In A Different Kitchen . Appearing at the end of September , alongside their fifth 45 , Love Bites suggested no clearer direction than The Clash . Continuing to slip in the ...
Contents
Bibliography | 625 |
Selected Discography | 640 |
Dramatis Personae | 647 |
Copyright | |
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