In June 1980, Lydon and Levene were interviewed on NBC ‘s The Tomorrow Show by host Tom Snyder . The interview was awkward (and combative at times). At one point, Snyder asked Lydon if PiL was a band to which Lydon replied with, “We ain’t no band, we’re a company.…
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The band formed in June 1980 and three months later released their first EP. Entitled Livin’ in the ’80s , it was a 7-inch EP released by the band on their home-brew Z-Disc label. Their debut full-length album, Vicious Circle , was released in 1982 with its distinctive bright yellow…
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In June 1980 Endo formed The Stalin. He chose the name because ” Joseph Stalin is very hated by most people in Japan, so it is very good for our image.” Originally a three piece with Endo on vocals and bass, Atsushi on guitar and Jun on drums. Shintaro joined…
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In June 1980, Davies and Slack left the band and were replaced with bassist Alvin Gibbs and drummer Steve Roberts. At this point some of the songs took on a more heavy metal -influenced edge. In February 1981, the band released their fourth album, Diminished Responsibility , which was the…
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In May 1979, the band signed to GEM Records, a punk rock offshoot of RCA Records. Their first single for GEM, “Stranglehold”, was released in June 1979. It was followed by “Tomorrow’s Girls”, which was released in August 1979. Their debut album, Another Kind of Blues , was released in…
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On 17 May 1980, the group appeared on the teenage music show American Bandstand at the invitation of host Dick Clark . PiL’s performance was chaotic; they abandoned lip-syncing, invited the audience onto the stage while the music played and Lydon clowned. Clark named the performance among his top 100…
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In May 1980, A&M in the UK released Six Pack , a package containing the five A&M singles (not including “Fall Out”) in their original sleeves plus a mono alternate take of the album track ” The Bed’s Too Big Without You ” backed with a live version of “Truth…
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In April 1980, the B-52s returned to Compass Point Studios to record their next album. Several of the songs on the new album had been concert staples since 1978; the band did not record them for their first album, as they had more songs than could fit in a quality…
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The band first played at the 1980 Chaos Show at St Mark’s Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells on 31 March 1980. They signed to John Curd’s record label WXYZ Records in the same year.
The Saints’ first release after Kuepper’s departure was the EP, Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow , in March 1980 on Lost Records with Bailey producing. It was followed by a studio album, The Monkey Puzzle , co-produced by Bailey and Gerry Nixon for Mushroom Records in February 1981. It reached the…
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