Following the Sex Pistols’ break-up in 1978, photographer Dennis Morris suggested that Lydon travel to Jamaica with him and Virgin Records head Richard Branson , where Branson would be scouting for emerging reggae musicians. Branson also flew American new wave band Devo to Jamaica, aiming to install Lydon as lead…
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In the second half of 1978, SLF toured as the support band to the Tom Robinson Band .
Their second album, Chairs Missing (1978), showed a substantial elaboration of the stark minimalism of Pink Flag , with longer, more atmospheric songs and synthesizer parts added by producer Mike Thorne . ” Outdoor Miner ” was a minor hit, peaking at number 51 in the UK singles chart. The…
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The album received critical acclaim in the music press. Paul Morley , in a contemporary review for NME , stated that “Inflammable Material is the classic punk rock record. A crushing contemporary commentary, brutally inspired by blatant bitter rebellion and frustration”. Morley would go on to state that “Stiff Little…
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Crass’ first release was The Feeding of the 5000 (an 18-track, 12″ 45 rpm EP on the Small Wonder label) in 1978. Workers at an Irish record-pressing plant refused to process it because of the offensive and blasphemous content of the song “Asylum”, and the record was released without it.…
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In January 1978, Budgie (previously in the Spitfire Boys and later a member of the Slits and Siouxsie and the Banshees ) replaced Allen on drums. In early June, Johnson was replaced with ex-Deaf School member Steve Lindsey, who was in turn replaced in July by Dave Balfe (previously in…
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The band formed in early 1978, with an original line-up of Phil Stanton (vocals), Rob “Spike” Harrington (guitar and vocals), Andy Lealand (guitar), Mark “Shark” Harris (drums), and Mark “Savage” Parsons (bass guitar). Parsons and Stanton left in 1979, with Harrington moving to lead vocals, and Lealand’s girlfriend Louise Wright…
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The band was founded in 1978 by Micke Blomqvist, Pelle Karlsson, Uffe Karlsson, and Stefan Svensson as “X-tas”. In 1980, they changed the band name to Asta Kask ; the name comes from a 19th century ancestor of Micke Blomqvist. In 1981 the band recorded their first EP För kung…
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County played “Lounge Lizard” in Derek Jarman ‘s 1978 film Jubilee , performing “Paranoia Paradise” with the Electric Chairs. This track appeared on the Jubilee soundtrack album released by Polydor UK in 1978. County is featured in the 2013 film CBGB . The Wayne County and the Electric Chairs track…
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During one of his studio visits, Miles heard ” Roxanne ” for the first time at the end of a session. He had been less enthusiastic about the band’s other songs, but the elder Copeland was struck by the track, and got the Police a record deal with A&M Records…
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