Category: Writing
Crass/ Poison Girls Conway Hall November 1979
Scanned in pages from KYPP 1 of Crass / Poison Girls November 1979 statement issued after cancellation gig – due to conditions imposed by the Greater London Council.
The Recollections Of Josef Porter…
With full permission of Gary Hatcher, Kill Your Pet Puppy present an amusing journey into the early life of one Josef Porter, one time sticks man of The Entire Cosmos, Zounds, Null And Void, and The Mob, now of course still performing every now and again with Blyth Power. From the pre-punk years, forward onto all the major events […]
Steaming out of a nuclear war
Pic of Hall class GWR loco from 1979 – part of secret strategic steam engine reserve Is it just me, or is this totally surreal? Apparently, as part of the UK’s top secret nuclear war survival strategy, 160 steam (and a few diesel) engines were kept in working order in an underground depot up until […]
Anarchic punk questions answered
“When are you going to bed, dad?” asks AL junior… “When I have finished answering these questions about anarchic punk.” I replied. It is now 1.15 am and I have just finished. Bit daft really – questions are about the ‘anarchist punk movement’ and I start off by saying there never was such a thing… […]
Badges
Whilst having a sort out I found these badges. Thought they may be of some interest. The top row in ‘badges1’ are from the Free State of Frestonia, the guitar pick belonged to Johnny Thunders and the CNT one I got from Catalonia in 1980. Both images are in the photo gallery, in the Badge collections sub album. The […]
Crass At The Roxy / CBGB’s?
Split from Scottish punk thread – a question from Sean about The Roxy Club in Covent Garden, London. These photos were taken in 1977 at CBGB’s New York by 1/ Godlis and 2/ Steph Chernikowski – not sure of the exact dates but looks like the Crass stencils were put on by the band (or associates) […]
Scottish Punk
Split from the Exploited comments thread….. http://www.punk77.co.uk/scottishpunk/scottishpunkrock.htm
Alternative Sex: October 1983
Alternative Sex was made by Nicky, Illayne, Angie, Beck, Steph, Jenny, Debbie, Mouse , Griet and Val and was published in October 1983.
Red and Black Flags flying
A bit of anarcho-syndicalist history in action in Dumfries last year when the IWW came to town. Prompted by Gerard’s questions about Spanish Civil War era anarchy in the UK