Disability Rights punk pioneer Ian Dury
Punk icon and polio sufferer Ian Dury was a pioneer for disability rights with this song Spasticus Autisticus
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Walthamstow – Mecca of Punk and New Wave
Walthamstow in north east London has a proud Punk and New Wave history centred on Small Wonder Records as Tony McMahon reports
Kraftwerk releases Computer World
In 1981, Kraftwerk released the Computer World album at a time when synth pop was dominating the charts and Tony McMahon was there
Pen pals – making friends pre-digital
In an age before social media, dating apps and mass travel, Pen Pals was how we found out about far off exotic parts of the world
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