
4-Skins gig in Southall ends in 1981 riot
The 1981 Southall riot saw a clash between the Oi! skinhead subculture and local Asian youth in a district of London that was part of a summer of riots
The 1981 Southall riot saw a clash between the Oi! skinhead subculture and local Asian youth in a district of London that was part of a summer of riots
1977 saw several violent attacks on punk rock bands as Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee as Tony McMahon discovers
The sound, visuals and political aesthetic of Japan and China influenced western pop bands and culture in the 1980s
1983 was the year that many pop groups bit the dust with Yazoo, Roxy Music and Scritti Politti calling it a day and hanging up their microphone
Some pop bands in the 80s liked to play with Nazi imagery and terminology but in reality they were playing with fire