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Red Beat
1,269 listeners
Howard Jones brother. From High Wycombe, UK. Late 70s, early 80s. View wikiHoward Jones brother. From High Wycombe, UK. Late 70s, early 80s. View wikiHoward Jones brother. From High Wycombe, UK. Late 70s, early 80s. View wiki
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Biting Tongues
8,265 listeners
Biting Tongues was formed when Tony Wilson's Factory Club in Manchester offered an open invitation to experiment, which was taken up w… read moreBiting Tongues was formed when Tony Wilson's Factory Club in Manchester offered an open invitation to experiment, which was taken up when Ken Hollings, Howard Walmsley, Eddie Sherwood and a few others decided to make some noise to a… read moreBiting Tongues was formed when Tony Wilson's Factory Club in Manchester offered an open invitation to experiment, which was taken up when Ken Hollings, Howard Walmsley, Eddie Sherwood and a few others decided to make some noise to accompany their 16mm silent epic Biting Tongues. A further pe… read more
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Spizz Energi
21,747 listeners
One of the more idiosyncratic talents of the British punk era, Kenneth Spiers (who, for obvious reasons, adopted the professional alias Spi… read moreOne of the more idiosyncratic talents of the British punk era, Kenneth Spiers (who, for obvious reasons, adopted the professional alias Spizz), was already a bit of a local punk celebrity in Birmingham when he hooked up with guitarist Pe… read more
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The Three Johns
9,183 listeners
The Three Johns was an English post-punk/indie rock band formed in 1981 in Leeds originally consisting of guitarist Jon Langford (co-founde… read moreThe Three Johns was an English post-punk/indie rock band formed in 1981 in Leeds originally consisting of guitarist Jon Langford (co-founder of The Mekons), vocalist John Hyatt and bassist Phillip "John" Brennan, augmented by a… read moreThe Three Johns was an English post-punk/indie rock band formed in 1981 in Leeds originally consisting of guitarist Jon Langford (co-founder of The Mekons), vocalist John Hyatt and bassist Phillip "John" Brennan, augmented by a drum machine. The band split in late 1988 after a disastrou… read more
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Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls
3,861 listeners
Formed by Pauline Murray after the break up of Penetration. (The Invisible Girls being a Martin Hannett creation previously credited with … read moreFormed by Pauline Murray after the break up of Penetration. (The Invisible Girls being a Martin Hannett creation previously credited with backing John Cooper Clarke). View wikiFormed by Pauline Murray after the break up of Penetration. (The Invisible Girls being a Martin Hannett creation previously credited with backing John Cooper Clarke). View wiki
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Ruts DC
4,945 listeners
FOLLOWING ON FROM THE RUTS Ruts DC was the follow up name used by the surviving three members of The Ruts following the death of singer Mal… read moreFOLLOWING ON FROM THE RUTS Ruts DC was the follow up name used by the surviving three members of The Ruts following the death of singer Malcolm Owen in 1980. They released two albums: Animal Now (a rock record on Virgin in 1981), and Rhy… read moreFOLLOWING ON FROM THE RUTS Ruts DC was the follow up name used by the surviving three members of The Ruts following the death of singer Malcolm Owen in 1980. They released two albums: Animal Now (a rock record on Virgin in 1981), and Rhythm Collision (a dub reggae record on their own imprint, Boh… read more
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Big In Japan
9,776 listeners
There are three bands with this name: 1. Big in Japan were an influential art punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in 1977 . They… read moreThere are three bands with this name: 1. Big in Japan were an influential art punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in 1977 . They started off playing gigs around Liverpool along with Wah Heat!. The band was well known for its e… read moreThere are three bands with this name: 1. Big in Japan were an influential art punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in 1977 . They started off playing gigs around Liverpool along with Wah Heat!. The band was well known for its eccentric cast, who would later on become iconoclasts, and th… read more
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Rip Rig & Panic
12,099 listeners
Rip Rig + Panic was a post-punk band, founded in Bristol in 1981. It was named after a jazz album of the same name by Rahsaan Roland Kirk. … read moreRip Rig + Panic was a post-punk band, founded in Bristol in 1981. It was named after a jazz album of the same name by Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Its members included singer Neneh Cherry, Sean Oliver, Mark Springer, and Gareth Sager and Bruce S… read moreRip Rig + Panic was a post-punk band, founded in Bristol in 1981. It was named after a jazz album of the same name by Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Its members included singer Neneh Cherry, Sean Oliver, Mark Springer, and Gareth Sager and Bruce Smith - the latter two formerly of The Pop Group. The group s… read more
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The Cravats
8,736 listeners
The Cravats were thrown together in 1977, the day after The Shend & Robin Dallaway had seen The Stranglers in Birmingham. Once back hom… read moreThe Cravats were thrown together in 1977, the day after The Shend & Robin Dallaway had seen The Stranglers in Birmingham. Once back home in Redditch, tooled up with only a pair of bongo's and acoustic guitar, the boys got drunk … read moreThe Cravats were thrown together in 1977, the day after The Shend & Robin Dallaway had seen The Stranglers in Birmingham. Once back home in Redditch, tooled up with only a pair of bongo's and acoustic guitar, the boys got drunk and started work on The Cravats. After recruiting Martin Sey… read more
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Singers & Players
9,722 listeners
As the name suggests Singers & Players was not a real band but a project involving various artists on Adrian Sherwood's ON-U Sound… read moreAs the name suggests Singers & Players was not a real band but a project involving various artists on Adrian Sherwood's ON-U Sound label. The vocalists included Prince Far I, Mikey Dread, Bim Sherman and Congo Ashanti Roy. The… read moreAs the name suggests Singers & Players was not a real band but a project involving various artists on Adrian Sherwood's ON-U Sound label. The vocalists included Prince Far I, Mikey Dread, Bim Sherman and Congo Ashanti Roy. They released five albums between 1981 and 1988. View wiki