Neville Staple – the Original Rude Boy
The biography of Neville Staple – Original Rude Boy – was co-written with Tony McMahon and published by Aurum Press
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Punk and Ska movies of the 1980s
The start of the 1980s saw some cultish punk and ska movies that captured the rebellious spirit of the time
The 1980s Mod Revival
The Mod Revival of the late 1970s to early 1980s saw an attempt to recapture the glory days of Mod in the 1960s
Ghost Town – The Specials and the 1981 riots
The Specials number one song Ghost Town brilliantly summed up the mood of Britain as it embarked on a summer of riots in 1981
NME pop music quiz from 1981
1981 is often heralded as one of the greatest years for British pop music but how good is your knowledge of that year?
King’s Road Chelsea in 1981
In the early 1980s, the King’s Road in Chelsea was still a magnet for hipsters and partygoers before it lost its cool
Siouxsie Sioux says pop is rubbish…
Siouxsie Sioux of the Banshees declared in 1982 that pop was over in terms of its excitement and daring compared to the 1960s
Toyah – the tail end of punk
Tony McMahon never quite got Toyah and among punk female singers preferred X Ray Spex and Siouxsie Sioux but she was successful
Charles and Diana wedding – 1981 reactions
What did people think of the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981?