Bandz Wot You Have Seen
OK, so just swapping emails with Al McG about the music they play on the BBC's 6Music channel that he listens to (on the Web) over in Australia.
It seems that the station plays a lot of stuff from the late 1970s and 1980s -- the core JerseyDayz era.
Then AL mentioned that Rog Batrley is -- right now, Thursday Oct 17, nearly 9am in UK so about 1am California time -- having his eardrums blasted at a 'UK Subs' gig down the road from his place in, er, California.
The UK Subs? What -- with zimmer frames? That's incredible. Wasn't Charlie Harper old looking even in the late 1970s? I guess the Stones are older.
Then Al mentioned how 6Music was playing Sham 69 stuff this morning -- he wrote:
The feature 'live at 4' had Sham 69 playing 'live' from 1979 - "Hersham Boys", "Kids are United" et al.
Wow. Maybe that's a band that many folk may have forgotten about, but as I lived next to hersham for 10 years until June 2005, and still drive through Hersham on my way to 5-a-side football on a Monday evening, the peaceful melody that is 'Hersham Boys' is a regular item in my mental MP3 player. Got to say, though, I have NEVER seen anyone wearing laced up boots and corduroys around those parts...
Anyone else seen any bands of yore?
It seems that the station plays a lot of stuff from the late 1970s and 1980s -- the core JerseyDayz era.
Then AL mentioned that Rog Batrley is -- right now, Thursday Oct 17, nearly 9am in UK so about 1am California time -- having his eardrums blasted at a 'UK Subs' gig down the road from his place in, er, California.
The UK Subs? What -- with zimmer frames? That's incredible. Wasn't Charlie Harper old looking even in the late 1970s? I guess the Stones are older.
Then Al mentioned how 6Music was playing Sham 69 stuff this morning -- he wrote:
The feature 'live at 4' had Sham 69 playing 'live' from 1979 - "Hersham Boys", "Kids are United" et al.
Wow. Maybe that's a band that many folk may have forgotten about, but as I lived next to hersham for 10 years until June 2005, and still drive through Hersham on my way to 5-a-side football on a Monday evening, the peaceful melody that is 'Hersham Boys' is a regular item in my mental MP3 player. Got to say, though, I have NEVER seen anyone wearing laced up boots and corduroys around those parts...
Anyone else seen any bands of yore?
posted by Ray Le Maistre at 12:59 AM
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The last gig I saw in Bristol before we headed to the US was the Damned supported by the UK Subs. They may be getting on a bit, but they certainly know how to entertain! The tightness of Mr Vanian's trews was a sight to behold!
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