Joe Strummer, what a humanitarian
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Happy Birthday Glen Matlock, born on this day in 1956
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
Original lineup with Glen Matlock, November 1976
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Happy Birthday to Glen Matlock, English musician, bass guitarist in the original line-up of the Sex Pistols, member of the Rich Kids, Vicious White Kids and many other bands, born on this day in 1956, London
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Fugazi, Sanctuary Theater, Washington, DC 4/04/92
Photo © by Pat Graham
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Happy Birthday Gaye Advert, born August 25, 1956
The Adverts - The Great British Mistake
Live On Impact 1977
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Happy Birthday Gaye Black aka Gaye Advert, bassist with The Adverts in the late 1970s and one of the first female rock stars of the punk rock movement, born August 25, 1956.
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4 legendary punk rock albums released in 1982
Do you have a favorite from this year?
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In memory of Steve Soto, founding member of California punk rock band Agent Orange in 1979, founding member of Adolescents in 1980, born on this day in 1963.
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In memory Walter Lure - the last of the great Heartbreakers, born April 22, 1942, Queens, New York City, passed away after a battle with lung cancer, August 22, 2020
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44 years ago
The Specials performing onstage at the legendary Hope & Anchor pub, August 1979 #RipTerryHall
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46 years ago
Joey Ramone, Jello Biafra and an unknown teenager in 1977. Jello toured as a roadie for the band Ravers. The photo was taken at the time the Ravers was supporting for the Ramones
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45 years ago today
Nancy Spungen, Rat Scabies, Glen Matlock, Sid Vicious and Steve New performing as the “ Vicious White Kids” at London’s Electric Ballroom, August 15, 1978.
Photo by Aubrey Hart
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43 years ago
The Shank Man (large picture on the left as wall graffiti in Berlin) was designed by Shawn Kerri in August 1980 for the Californian hardcore punk band Circle Jerks
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Recorded 42 years ago today
Land Speed Record is a live album by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, recorded August 15, 1981, at the 7th Street Entry, a venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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A great line-up of famous punk/postpunk legends
Pauline Murray from Penetration, Jimmy Pursey from Sham 69, Pete Shelley from The Buzzcocks, Howard Devoto from Magazine, Rob Blamire from Penetration and Mark E Smith from The Fall
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Released 41 years ago
Coup d'Etat, the third studio album by the Plasmatics, featuring 'No Class, a cover song of Motorhead.
Motorhead featuring Wendy O. Williams - No Class (1985)
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41 years ago today
Coup d'Etat is the third studio album released by punk rock band the Plasmatics on this day in 1982.
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39 years ago today
Agent Orange at Wilson Center, Washington DC, August 14, 1984, supported by M.I.A. and Marginal Man.
Photo by Jim Saah
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At least he put it online from his smartphone
44 years ago
On August 11, 1979 - Ian Curtis and Bernard Sumner on the front cover of the NME
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