Adam and the Ants – Prince Charming – the fan club
Adam and the Ants – Prince Charming – the fan club

Adam and the Ants – Prince Charming – the fan club
1981 saw a riot in Coventry over racism attended by boxer Errol Christie while The Specials played a gig of unity at The Butts stadium
Neville Staple at book signing in 2009 for Original Rude Boy
Tony McMahon co-wrote the biography of Neville Staple of The Specials titled Original Rude Boy published by Aurum Press in 2009
Original Rude Boy is the biography of Neville Staple front man in The Specials and the book was co-authored with Tony McMahon
Record Mirror had some amazing front covers in the late 70s with pop stars like Siouxsie Sioux and Debbie Harry
Gary Numan was beaten up in the music press back in 1980 and criticised by David Bowie but his music was actually rather good
Some bands have gone through very odd changes. Here were punksters Subway Sect thrashing around pretty tunelessly in 1976. Then three of them came back with a new leader – Dig Wayne from Ohio – to become Jo Boxers. Dig Wayne went on to greater things as you can see here being an actor in…