nice article about the liverpool/zoo & manchester/factory scene of the early 80s
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery ... =347510458
although this pic spoils it a bit:
A tour of post-punk Liverpool
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Very interesting, especially the Pete Burns photo and the photographer's comment on that.
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Living in Liverpool during this period of time was amazing. From 1979/80 - 1989/90 .Like in most major cities around this time.So many sub cultures thrived in this city in a singularity, . But Liverpool , felt special it was almost like the Hollywood of it's day. To walk through the City centre on a sunny Summers afternoon -you'd see the whole galaxy of stars come out - during the day - it was almost surreal.
Pete Burns when he was not behind the counter of Probe Records, walking down Church Street, OMD hanging around Mathew Street , A flock of seagulls talking to a Bunnyman - Paul of Frankie Goes to Hollywood buying a harmonica in Hessey's Music Store along side Gaz Top while he roadied for the Alarm. Suggs of Madness ( who was also a band manager)walking past Button Street on his way to meet the Farm.
Goths, Punks, Mods, Rockers, Rocakbilly's, New Romantics and 'straights' all mingling and drinking, joking and drinking some more! The clubs were buzzing with alternative music and alternative life. Not like the pre-packed, vodka and red bull two for one with complimentary glassing plastic chrome identikits hovels they have now.
Liverpool was once the fore runner of music and life style -along with football and even stand up comics. Now it's another carbon copy of every other major city in this land - and it makes me sad to know what potential lies just beneath it's surface.
This town needs an enema .
Pete Burns when he was not behind the counter of Probe Records, walking down Church Street, OMD hanging around Mathew Street , A flock of seagulls talking to a Bunnyman - Paul of Frankie Goes to Hollywood buying a harmonica in Hessey's Music Store along side Gaz Top while he roadied for the Alarm. Suggs of Madness ( who was also a band manager)walking past Button Street on his way to meet the Farm.
Goths, Punks, Mods, Rockers, Rocakbilly's, New Romantics and 'straights' all mingling and drinking, joking and drinking some more! The clubs were buzzing with alternative music and alternative life. Not like the pre-packed, vodka and red bull two for one with complimentary glassing plastic chrome identikits hovels they have now.
Liverpool was once the fore runner of music and life style -along with football and even stand up comics. Now it's another carbon copy of every other major city in this land - and it makes me sad to know what potential lies just beneath it's surface.
This town needs an enema .
"It was great that Kurt Cobain shot himself when he did..cos without that ,we'd have no Foo Fighters today" :Ramone, Little Lebowski Urban Achiever. November 2008
As Anthony H Wilson once said, as soon as The Beatles got some money they fecked aff to London and gave nothing back to Liverpool.*Ramone wrote:Living in Liverpool during this period of time was amazing. From 1979/80 - 1989/90 .Like in most major cities around this time.So many sub cultures thrived in this city in a singularity, . But Liverpool , felt special it was almost like the Hollywood of it's day. To walk through the City centre on a sunny Summers afternoon -you'd see the whole galaxy of stars come out - during the day - it was almost surreal.
Pete Burns when he was not behind the counter of Probe Records, walking down Church Street, OMD hanging around Mathew Street , A flock of seagulls talking to a Bunnyman - Paul of Frankie Goes to Hollywood buying a harmonica in Hessey's Music Store along side Gaz Top while he roadied for the Alarm. Suggs of Madness ( who was also a band manager)walking past Button Street on his way to meet the Farm.
Goths, Punks, Mods, Rockers, Rocakbilly's, New Romantics and 'straights' all mingling and drinking, joking and drinking some more! The clubs were buzzing with alternative music and alternative life. Not like the pre-packed, vodka and red bull two for one with complimentary glassing plastic chrome identikits hovels they have now.
Liverpool was once the fore runner of music and life style -along with football and even stand up comics. Now it's another carbon copy of every other major city in this land - and it makes me sad to know what potential lies just beneath it's surface.
This town needs an enema .
Compare that with what Factory Records and it's bands did for Manchester
*I don't think Macca's Fame Academy counts?
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Or the old one of......"They renamed Speke Airport to John Lennon Airport as it was the 1st place he went to after he made some money".Big Si wrote:As Anthony H Wilson once said, as soon as The Beatles got some money they fecked aff to London and gave nothing back to Liverpool.*Ramone wrote:Living in Liverpool during this period of time was amazing. From 1979/80 - 1989/90 .Like in most major cities around this time.So many sub cultures thrived in this city in a singularity, . But Liverpool , felt special it was almost like the Hollywood of it's day. To walk through the City centre on a sunny Summers afternoon -you'd see the whole galaxy of stars come out - during the day - it was almost surreal.
Pete Burns when he was not behind the counter of Probe Records, walking down Church Street, OMD hanging around Mathew Street , A flock of seagulls talking to a Bunnyman - Paul of Frankie Goes to Hollywood buying a harmonica in Hessey's Music Store along side Gaz Top while he roadied for the Alarm. Suggs of Madness ( who was also a band manager)walking past Button Street on his way to meet the Farm.
Goths, Punks, Mods, Rockers, Rocakbilly's, New Romantics and 'straights' all mingling and drinking, joking and drinking some more! The clubs were buzzing with alternative music and alternative life. Not like the pre-packed, vodka and red bull two for one with complimentary glassing plastic chrome identikits hovels they have now.
Liverpool was once the fore runner of music and life style -along with football and even stand up comics. Now it's another carbon copy of every other major city in this land - and it makes me sad to know what potential lies just beneath it's surface.
This town needs an enema .
Compare that with what Factory Records and it's bands did for Manchester
*I don't think Macca's Fame Academy counts?
Love the 4 pic of HMHB with the old cow sheds in the background