Happy 80th birthday to Charlie Harper, British singer, songwriter and lead singer of the punk rock band UK Subs, born on this day in 1944 in Hackney, London.
Happy Birthday to Paul John Weller, English singer-songwriter and musician with The Jam, Style Council and many other musicians and bands, born on this day in 1958, Woking, Surrey, England
47 years ago
Buzzcocks at Band On The Wall, Manchester May 1977.
Band members were bassist Garth Smith, drummer John Maher, singer and guitarist Pete Shelley and guitarist Steve Diggle.
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Nick Lowe, Martin Rev (Suicide), Elvis Costello, Oedipus, (started the first punk rock radio show in America), Alan Vega (Suicide), ca 1979
39 years ago today
Portrait of the music group Lords of the New Church at the Metro, Chicago, Illinois, May 22, 1985. Pictured are, from left, Dave Tregunna, Stiv Bators, Nicky Turner, and Brian James
45 years ago today
A photo that is almost exclusively associated with an album
The image was taken by Judith Carlson and created for the San Francisco Examiner. It was recorded during the so-called "White Night Riots" on May 21, 1979
Happy Birthday to Ron Emory, American rock musician and guitarist for the punk rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty), born May 20, 1962, Lynwood, California
47 years ago today
In the City, ist the debut studio album by British mod revival/punk rock band The Jam, released on this day in 1977 and featured the hit single and title track 'In the City'
Happy Birthday Jane Wiedlin, co-founder, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the all female band The Go-Go's and also the drummer and backup vocalist of the rock band The Hex Girls, born on this day in 1958