Caroline Binnie
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Velvets to the Voidoids & beyond. Live music, post punk @cipr_global Fellow.
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The magnificent John Cale celebrated the Velvet Underground & Nico at 50 last night... just breathtaking! Thank you
@therealjohncale
@BAM_Brooklyn
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The incomparable Siouxsie snapped at the Paradiso last night, a vision in silver with an enraptured crowd. Feline, feral and utterly beguiling, what a thrill to be there!
#siouxsie
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Brothers and sisters, are you ready to testify…
Playing it loud for Wayne tonight, rest in power brother.
#waynekramer
#mc5
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What’s a great second album from a band or artist?
What's a great second album from a band or artist?
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Nico, fringe and harmonium, 1971.
📸 James Hamilton.
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Happy New Year everyone!
My honours go to Iggy, first on the turntable in 2024.
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Farewell to Tom Verlaine, one of the greatest, his shimmering guitar is eternal.
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RIP Jamie Reid, artwork that changed everything.
The Never Mind The Bollocks original collage, on display here in 2019.
#jamiereid
@NatGalleriesSco
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Here comes Johnny Yen again, with the liquor and drugs…
Lust for Life is 46 today, still a killer, the perfect alchemy of Iggy, Bowie and Berlin.
#iggypop
#lustforlife
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Happy New Year everyone!
My honours go to Iggy, first on the turntable in 2022.
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I always flirt with death, I look ill and I don’t care about it…
Day 21, still giving me shivers 45 years on.
#adventsingles2023
@ScotsPostPunk
@WillietheFly
@NewWaveAndPunk
@dickidot09
@Philak282
#theonlyones
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Undead undead undead 🦇
Bela Lugosi’s Dead, released 44 years today, the bats are in the belfry.
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I’ll have a shower then phone my brother up…
Such sad news, thank you Alan for such perfect pop x
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So be easy and free when you’re drinking with me, I’m a man you don’t meet everyday…
It’s all about Shane tonight, hearts are broken, so much love and sorrow.
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This is music to march to…
Safe travels Geordie, with Jaz at Barrowlands last year, more than 40 years since I first saw them 🖤
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Who broke my heart, you did, you did!
The Lexicon of Love’s 41 today, loved it then, love it now. Instant transport back to 80s dance floors.
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I always flirt with death, I look ill but I don’t care about it…
My favourite single, released 45 years ago today, still gives me shivers 🖤
#theonlyones
@ScotsPostPunk
@Philak282
@NewWaveAndPunk
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Patti Smith and William S. Burroughs on Patti’s 29th birthday.
Kate Simon 1975.
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Satellite’s gone up to the skies, things like that are driving me out of my mind…
Remembering Lou, ten years after he left us.
#loureed
#transformer
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Baby’s on fire, and all the laughing boys are bitching, waiting for photos, oh the plot is so bewitching…
Here Come The Warm Jets is 50 today, still sounds like it’s from the future, maybe my favourite Eno album.
@Philak282
@Attack_Sun
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
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All the people are dancing
And they’re having such fun
Wish it could happen to me…
It’s Moe Tucker’s birthday today, she’s 79, we should all celebrate Moe.
#moetucker
#velvetunderground
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Tago Mago, little bit of late night Can on Damo’s 74th birthday.
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Listen to the girl as she takes on half the world…
Day five of great Scottish records, here’s Psychocandy, still ripping up the rule book nearly 40 years on.
#burnscountdown
#psychocandy
@ScotsPostPunk
@WillietheFly
@GCPunkNewWave
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I’m a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm…
Raw Power, still a roller-coaster rush 51 years on, wonderful Iggy at his iconic best.
@NewWaveAndPunk
@ScotsPostPunk
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Ian Curtis in Manchester last week, the wonderful mural by
@Akse_P19
’s been recreated on a new site at the Star and Garter pub.
Emotional to look up at him, he’s been gone for so long now.
@ScotsPostPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
@NewWaveAndPunk
#iancurtis
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Who broke my heart, you did, you did…
Poison Arrow’s 40 today, loved it then, love it still. Instant time travel back to the dance floor.
#abc
#poisonarrow
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But anyone who had a heart, oh they wouldn’t turn around and break it…
Loaded’s 53 today. Lou’s last waltz with the Velvets, some say one of their best…
@ScotsPostPunk
@R0Poem
@Attack_Sun
@karateboogaloo
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I found that essence rare, it’s what I looked for…
Remembering Andy Gill on a sad anniversary. Gang of Four, Pere Ubu and Delta 5 in 1980 will always be one of my favourite gigs.
#gangoffour
@Birmingham_81
@jono_pce
@ScotsPostPunk
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Happy New Year everyone!
My honours go to Iggy, first on the turntable in 2023.
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This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around...
Fear of Music, 42 today, third in a run of immaculate albums. Ari Up plays congos on it too!
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
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Check the record, check the guy’s track record…
Kurious, oranj and released 35 years this week, one of my Fall favourites.
#fallfriday
@theFALLthings
@NewWaveAndPunk
@ScotsPostPunk
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So swishy in her satin and tat…
A favourite song on a favourite Bowie album, happy birthday Hunky Dory, 50 today ⭐️
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You ain’t no punk, you punk
You wanna talk about the real junk?
Off the Bone, complete with its little 3D glasses, for Lux who would’ve been 77 yesterday. One of my favourite-ever live bands.
#thecramps
#luxinterior
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Call me immature, call me a poser…
Day 19, time for The Specials to come skanking in.
#adventsingles22
#thespecials
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
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I’ll have a shower, then phone my brother up…
Sulk, released 40 years ago today. Billy and Alan at the peak of their powers, just glorious.
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
@NewWaveAndPunk
@philk282
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I got a feeling inside of me, it’s kind of strange like a stormy sea…
The Damned were on fire in Glasgow last night, here’s a snap of the Captain and Dave Vanian leading the line. What a show!
@browna_ab
@NewWaveAndPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
#thedamned
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Just when I think I’m winning, when I’ve opened every door…
Ghosts on David Sylvian’s birthday, still exquisite over 40 years on.
#davidsylvian
#tindrum
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Listen to the voice of Buddha, saying stop your sericulture…
Day 10, Being Boiled by The Human League on Fast Product, surely the only song ever about silkworms.
#adventsingles2023
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
@dickidot09
@WillietheFly
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I always flirt with death, I look ill but I don’t care about it…
One of my favourites, released 46 years ago today, still gives me shivers 🖤
#theonlyones
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
@Philak282
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In a big country dreams stay with you…
Stuart Adamson in Cut magazine in 1986. He would have been 64 today, much loved, much missed.
📸 Roslyn Gaunt
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No blind spots in the leopard’s eyes, can only help to jeopardise…
Chairs Missing’s 45 today, still immaculate, might be my favourite Wire album.
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
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Well it’s 1969 ok, all across the USA…
Remembering Ron Asheton, genius guitarist in the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band ever, 15 years after he left us.
#thestooges
#ronasheton
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I always flirt with death, I look ill but I don’t care about it…
Day 21, still gives me shivers.
#adventsingles2022
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
@philk282
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Siouxsie and the Banshees played Edinburgh Playhouse 42 years ago today, supported by The Comsat Angels.
Israel kicked off a stunning set, here’s my ticket, a steal at £3.50. Thrilled to be seeing Siouxsie again this year 🖤
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
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What’s an album you love with a black and white cover, feeling the Fear.
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I’ll have a shower, then phone my brother up…
Sulk, released 41 years ago today. Billy and Alan at the peak of their powers, just glorious, so sad they’re both gone now.
@ScotsPostPunk
@Philak282
@NewWaveAndPunk
#sulk
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Come on, dream on, dream baby dream…
Suicide, released 44 years today. Alan Vega and Martin Rev sending sounds to the future.
#suicide
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
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So much Treasure…
Day nine of superb Scottish records is the Cocteaus and the exquisite, ethereal voice of Elizabeth Frazer.
#burnscountdown
@ScotsPostPunk
@WillietheFly
@GCPunkNewWave
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Just when I think I’m winning, when I’ve broken every door…
Tin Drum’s 42 this week, still exquisite.
@NewWaveAndPunk
@Philak282
@ScotsPostPunk
@Attack_Sun
#japan
#tindrum
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I’m eternally grateful for my past influences…
The Fall played Valentino’s 43 years ago today, with the Fire Engines and the Thursdays. This little scrap of paper’s Mark E Smith’s setlist, still precious.
@hanleyPa
@Stephenhanley6
@marcrileydj
@ScotsPostPunk
#fallfriday
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Don’t believe them, don’t believe them, don’t be bitten twice…
Stiff Little Fingers’ debut turns 43 today, still incendiary 🔥
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
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Listen to the girl, as she takes on half the world…
Psychocandy, still ripping up the rule book nearly 40 years on.
@ScotsPostPunk
@Attack_Sun
#psychocandy
#jamc
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He fills his head with culture, he gives himself an ulcer…
Entertainment’s 43 today, still stunning though mine’s a little bit battered.
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
@NewWaveAndPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
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My very first favourite band, and Mike was always the coolest.
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You ain’t no punk, you punk
You wanna talk about the real junk?
Off The Bone, complete with its little 3D glasses, on Lux’s 76th birthday. One of my favourite-ever live bands.
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They’re number one all over Glasgow…
The magnificent Sparks took the roof off the Barras tonight, here’s Russell and Ron.
#SparksTour2022
@sparksofficial
@TheBarrowlands
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Who broke my heart, you did, you did!
Lexicon of Love’s 40 today, loved it then, love it now. Instant time travel back to 80s dance floors.
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I can’t seem to face up to the facts,
I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax
Talking Heads 77, released 46 years ago today. Start of a peerless run of albums, Fear of Music might just be my favourite.
#talkingheads
#psychokiller
@NewWaveAndPunk
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I don’t wanna be civilised, you leave me and I’ll scratch your eyes out!
Day six of great Scottish records and here come the Shop Assistants, they don’t wanna be friends with you.
#burnscountdown
#c86
#shopassistants
@ScotsPostPunk
@WillietheFly
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I always flirt with death, I look ill but I don’t care about it...
The Only Ones, 42 today, the opening of Another Girl, Another Planet still gives me shivers.
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
@philk282
@dubhead77
@INeedDirection
@OneOClockGun
@veggiehenson
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Siouxsie and the Banshees played Edinburgh Playhouse 41 years ago this week, supported by The Comsat Angels.
Israel kicked off a stunning set, here’s my ticket, a steal at £3.50.
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
@NewWaveAndPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
#siouxsieandthebanshees
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In a big country dreams stay with you…
Remembering Stuart Adamson on a sad day, on the cover of Cut in ‘86.
📸 Roslyn Gaunt
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
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Check the record, check the guy’s check record, he is appreciated…
MES, six years on.
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Well you tried it just the once, found it all right for kicks…
Singles Going Steady is 43 today, Buzzcocks were always the perfect teenage soundtrack.
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
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Just when I think I’m winning, when I’ve broken every door…
Tin Drum’s 40 today, still exquisite.
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
@NewWaveAndPunk
@philk282
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Aw, white light, it’s gonna drive me insane…
White Light/White Heat turns 56 today. John Cale’s last fling with the Velvets, ripped up the rule book, still thrilling.
@ScotsPostPunk
@R0Poem
@karateboogaloo
@youknowigotsoul
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I always flirt with death, I look ill but I don’t care about it...
The Only Ones, 43 this week, the glorious opening chords of Another Girl, Another Planet still give me shivers (and it’s Peter Perrett’s birthday today).
@ScotsPostPunk
@philk282
@dubhead77
@INeedDirection
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The Stranglers played Edinburgh Playhouse 41 years ago this week.
A year of riots, drug busts and prison terms for them, much less eventful for teenage me. Here’s my ticket and badge.
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
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Brothers and sisters are you ready to testify…
Late night MC5 on Wayne Kramer’s 75th birthday, still one of the greatest live albums ever, more than half a century on.
#waynekramer
#kickoutthejams
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I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd, I was shocked to find what was allowed…
Remembering John McGeoch, post punk’s finest guitarist, 18 years after he left us. He signed this for me in 1980, it’s very precious.
@ScotsPostPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
@NewWaveAndPunk
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He fills his head with culture, he gives himself an ulcer…
Day 23, and it’s an overdue entrance from the magnificent Gang of Four.
#adventsingles2023
@ScotsPostPunk
@WillietheFly
@NewWaveAndPunk
@dakota_boo
@dickidot09
@alanmutley
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Well it’s 1969 ok, all across the USA…
Remembering Ron Asheton, guitar genius in the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band ever, 13 years after he left us.
#thestooges
#ronasheton
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In a big country dreams stay with you…
Remembering Stuart Adamson on a sad day, on the cover of Cut 1986.
📸 Roslyn Gaunt
@NewWaveAndPunk
@ScotsPostPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
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Here she comes, you’d better watch your step…
Still perfect at 57 today, even better when it’s signed by the Velvets, Nico and Andy Warhol, snapped by me in NYC in 2018.
@ScotsPostPunk
@karateboogaloo
@R0Poem
@youknowigotsoul
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The fault is, I can find no fault in you…
Remembering beautiful Billy on a sad anniversary, much loved, always missed.
#RIPBilly25
🖤
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The fault is, I can find no fault in you...
Remembering beautiful Billy on a sad anniversary, much loved, always missed.
@ScotsPostPunk
@a_affectionate
@NewWaveAndPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
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Ivor Cutler, national treasure and John Peel favourite, was born in a Scotch sitting room 101 years ago today.
Here’s his portrait by Michael Knowles in
@NatGalleriesSco
, one of my favourites.
#ivorcutler
#lifeinascotchsittingroom
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I’m a human fly and I don’t know why, I got 96 tears and 96 eyes…
The Cramps at the Edinburgh Astoria 44 years ago tonight, supported by The Fall. Super-swampy and totally wired, one of my favourite-ever gigs.
📸 Graham MacIndoe
@NewWaveAndPunk
@ScotsPostPunk
@marcrileydj
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Satellite’s gone up to the skies, things like that drive me out of my mind…
Remembering Lou, nine years after he left us.
#loureed
#transformer
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Come on, dream baby dream…
Released 46 years ago today, Alan Vega and Martin Rev still sound like they’re coming at you from the future.
#suicide
@ScotsPostPunk
@NewWaveAndPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
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I’m a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm…
Happy 76th birthday Iggy! See you in London in the summer 🖤
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I remember how the darkness doubled, I recall lightning struck itself...
Television’s brilliant debut is 46 today, the shimmering guitar genius of Verlaine and Lloyd is eternal 🖤
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
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This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around…
Fear of Music’s 43 today, third in a run of immaculate albums, timeless brilliance.
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
@NewWaveAndPunk
@philk282
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You’re the kind of person that I’ve been dreaming of, you’re the kind of person I’ve always wanted to love…
Coney Island Baby, Lou’s most romantic album, released 48 years ago today.
#loureed
#coneyislandbaby
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She makes me feel so unsure of myself, standing there but never talking sense…
Paris 1919 was released 51 years ago today. John Cale’s solo debut, elegant, poetic and timeless, much like the man himself.
#paris1919
#johncale
@therealjohncale
@Philak282
@ScotsPostPunk
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I’m eternally grateful to my past influences…
The Fall played Valentino’s 42 years ago this week, with the Fire Engines and The Thursdays.
This little scrap of paper is Mark E Smith’s setlist, still very precious.
@marcrileydj
@hanleyPa
@Stephenhanley6
@NewWaveAndPunk
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Ian Curtis in Manchester today, always emotional, he’s been gone so long now, artwork by
@Akse_P19
@ScotsPostPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
@NewWaveAndPunk
@joydivisionBook
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I always flirt with death, l look ill but I don’t care about it…
Day 23, still gives me shivers.
#adventsingles
#theonlyones
@ScotsPostPunk
@philk282
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I’m the shy boy, you’re the coy boy…
Day six, remembering Pete with love five years after he left us.
#adventsingles2023
#homosapien
@ScotsPostPunk
@WillietheFly
@NewWaveAndPunk
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I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd, I was shocked to find what was allowed…
Magazine and Shot By Both Sides crashing the advent party on day three.
#adventsingles2022
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Remembering John Peel, much loved, much missed.
Here’s my treasured snap, taken in his hotel room when I spoke to him for the student paper in the early 80s.
@NewWaveAndPunk
@keepingitpeel
@ScotsPostPunk
@GCPunkNewWave
#johnpeel
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Siouxsie and the Banshees played Edinburgh Playhouse 40 years ago this week, supported by The Comsat Angels.
Israel kicked off a stunning set, here’s my ticket, £3.50 seems like a steal.
@ScotsPostPunk
@japaneseforms
@NewWaveAndPunk
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Stuart Adamson on the cover of Cut in 1986. He would have been 63 today, much loved, much missed.
📸 Roslyn Gaunt
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