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Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood and Ian Kelly

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Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age. Fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk,...

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

John Cooper Clarke

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'Yes, it was be there or be square as, clad in the slum chic of the hipster, he issued the slang...

Andy Bell recommended Plastic Letters by Blondie in Music (curated)

Plastic Letters by Blondie

1978 | Punk, Rock

7.4

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"Already their second studio album, they had scored hit singles with 'Denis Denis' (I first heard that on my Grandad's window cleaning round) and the sublime 'I'm Always Touched By Your (Presence Dear)', still one of my favourites to this very day. As a whole album, it sounds like a spy movie soundtrack with 'Contact In Red Square' and 'Kidnapper'. Highlights for me include 'I'm On E' and 'Love At The Pier'. The very definition of late 70s New York pop art and punk glamour; Deborah Harry, for me, will remain forever the Queen of New Wave."

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Susie Bright recommended Je Tu Il Elle (1974) in Movies (curated)

Je Tu Il Elle (1974)

1974 | Drama

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"I remember going to my first “gay” film festival in the ’70s, with its tiny newsprint program, folding chairs for the audience, a complete underground experience. I asked my companion, “When do we see a lesbian movie?” Chantal Akerman’s avant-garde jewel was my first. My God, talk about ahead of her time. A proto-punk dyke protagonist, a butch, a whore, an outlaw, the unrepentant seize-fiend of all she sees . . . We still fight for glimpses of such antiheroines in the movies. Julie/Chantal is, regretfully, still a woman on the edge of antipatriarchal time."

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Mick Hucknall recommended Doors by The Doors in Music (curated)

Doors by The Doors

1967 | Rock

9.1

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"I was about 14, 15 when I first heard this. There was a period just before punk when I was at grammar school. Grammar school being grammar school they tended to like these white rock bands. That was where I got introduced to bands like Yes, Zeppelin, Tangerine Dream, that I also liked. For me, they are my favourite American rock band. Their synergy, the way they play together, and again the engineering of that album, I don't think was ever surpassed. It's got everything. I suppose the Beach Boys might be contenders, but the Doors are my favourites."

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Punk 57 in Books

Dec 7, 2020

Walks the line

Punk 57 is a cute, edgy, realistic love story about two teenagers. It walks the line between sweet and sexy. The plot was interesting, the tension was thick, the intimate scenes were h-o-t. Overall, I truly enjoyed this book. I love a story that doesn't feel overplayed, one that makes me forget I'm reading about high schoolers and makes it easy to see the characters as just people. Ryen and Misha didn't experience Insta-love, thank goodness, but there was a quickly building attraction between the two of them that I most definitely could forgive!

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Sveriges Radio: all den svenska radiomarknaden

Music and Reference

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This FREE app gives you access to all radios in Sweden! Are you a fan of free music, podcasts,...

Ross (3284 KP) rated Stooges by The Stooges in Music

Jun 8, 2020 (Updated Apr 8, 2021)

Stooges by The Stooges

1969 | Rock

9.4

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Rolling Stone's 185th greatest album of all time (488th in the 2020 list)

I was really surprised this came out in the 60s. I would have assumed it came out just before punk broke properly in the late 70s. Considering some of the music coming out of America at that same time, for this to come out with its passion and anger is frankly astounding. I Wanna Be Your Dog is a rock and roll classic, as is No Fun. It beggars belief how long it took British bands to cotton on to this new style of music.