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Dave Wakeling of The Beat draws himself

The 70s 80s 90s Blog3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Dave Wakeling was the front man of the British ska combo The Beat and here is a self-portrait he penned when the band was at the height of its fame

Anti-Nazi League carnival in 1978

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 years ago9 months ago54 mins

In 1978, the Anti-Nazi League and Rock Against Racism held a huge Carnival at Victoria Park in Mile End where The Clash and other bands played

NWOBHM – new wave of British heavy metal

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago16 mins

NWOBHM was the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which was a hard rock movement at the start of the 1980s that spawned bands like Motorhead

Amazing pop music in 1980s Liverpool

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago03 mins

The great sound of 1980s Liverpool music was celebrated in the first half of the 80s at a festival called Larks in the Park in Sefton Park

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WH Smith goes ska in 1980

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago6 years ago01 mins

1979 and 1980 were the glory years of the so-called “second wave” of ska music – first wave in Jamaica twenty plus years before and now the 2Tone wave came crashing out of Coventry. The Specials seized the charts by the scruff of the neck with a string of hits. And even WH Smith felt…