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A fantastic shop in York 'Inkwell' on Gillygate (just outside the city walls and not too far from the train station)
Selling Books, pop culture memorabilia and records (including a great selection of original film soundtrack albums) at very fair prices!
Run by a guy called Paul, who is friendly, well tuned into his music and dedicated to keeping the real record shop alive.
You can even have a coffee and have a rest whilst listening to some cool sounds and relishing what you have bought, in the adjoining 'Chill' room. If you love your music and books and wanna support shops such as this, next time you are in York... pay a visit
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For a LTD time only
the whole 'Our Generation' trilogy of books as well as 'Kid on a Red Chopper Bike: a ride through the 1970's' are available to buy from WH Smith at a special offer of BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE!
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'Kid on a Red Chopper Bike' has some press coverage in this week's 'South Yorkshire Times' and also a full page review in the magazine 'My Kind of Town' the book has outsold every single book in store at some branches of WH Smith and has been recieving outstanding feedback from readers and critics. It is now in its second print edition which includes some press bites (one from Garry Bushell who read the book on his summer hols and loved it!)
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Good Vibrations film tunes into Our Generation!
The forthcoming film 'Good Vibrations' that tells the story of the famous Irish Indie label that launched the careers of The Undertones, Rudi, The Outcasts, Moondogs and many more and was created and run in the true spirit of D.I.Y Punk has credited this website and the Our Generation books trilogy for reference and influence.
The Punk hairstyles and fashions on this site's photos and within the books have been studied by part of thier make up and design dept. In the words of Nadia of the make up dept "You may well recognise afew familiar hairstyles, maybe even your own, in the film on it's release!".... WOW that's somethin' else!
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Get yourselves down to this local event
Matt-Fest at the Birley hotel.....Top Mod/Ska with DJ Fat Piggy....The Reverand playing Mod classics from the 60s....Big T playing classic Punk vinyl...and Andy 'The King of the 80s......Event headlined by The Clashed...'Top Clash tribute' and not to be missed....FREE concert on Sunday the 25th of September - starts at Noon for twelve hours of fun and pulsating music from yesteryear.....and we will all be 16 and 21 again....!!!
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The new book 'Kid on a Red Chopper Bike: a ride through the 1970's
is the best selling book at WH Smith Parkgate store
Available from this site... ONLY £8.99 and the following outlets.Sheffield Star shop, WH Smith (Meadowhall, Rotherham, York, Sheffield, Altrincham)
Mike's famous books (Rotherham Market)
Rotherham visitor's centre, Rawmarsh Post office,
Amazon.co.uk and ebay
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You can now buy the superb compilation CD 'In the Arms of Angels' (as reviewed on this site's album reviews page) at the link below.
Proceeds for sales of the CD go to nominated chairites (see review)
"An eclectic box of musical delights…"
WEBSITE REVAMP!
Welcome to the newly revamped website. We have given it a bit of a overhaul, something there has not been enough time to do in recent times. There is now a CD reviews page to which you are welcome to send in your own reviews of new releases as long as they are related to the genres of Punk, Mod, Electro, Indie and new music. Live reviews continue and we now have a superb new reviewer on board by the name of Andy Coles. Andy is a genuine music lover and was also a contributor to the Our Generation books. He will be reviewing the new album from Sheffield's finest Post-Punk survivors Artery 'Civilisation', which I have heard and can promise you is their greatest set of songs yet.
There are also some more reviews of the trilogy within the individual book reviews pages. I will also be adding some more photos to the site in due course and there will be plenty of more regular CD and gig reviews coming up.
Finally, I am pleased to announce that I am now a part of the Vive Le Rock reviewing team so watch out for my reviews in further issues of the fantastic Punk and related magazine.
Vive Le Rock is on sale at most branches of WH Smith and is a real treat for all fans of Punk and Rebellious rock past and present
Issue 2 (OUT NOW) has a fantastic and revealing interview feature with cover star Adam Ant as well as the Stranglers, Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks, Charlie Harper, Stiff Little Fingers and loads more... its crammed packed with amazing features and comes with a FREE cd.
Issue 1 and Issue 2 of Vive Le Rock!
Issue 3 and 4 also now available
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Sad news!
Ari Up of pioneering Punks The Slits has passed away (yesterday October 20th)...
Ari Up was a free-spirited individual: uncompromising, wild and unpredictable... a true Punk Rocker. She fronted all girl band (until drummer budgie joined in 1978) the Slits from the age of fourteen, touring with The Clash on the 'White Riot' tour of 1977 and later merging a strong reggae influence to their anarchic no-holds barred punk noise and producing the critically acclaimed and influential seminal post-punk album 'Cut' in 1979. Splitting after their follow up album 'Return of the Giant Slits' in 1981, Ari Up (the step daughter of John Lydon) recorded solo material before joining back up with The Slits in 2005. Their latest album 'Trapped Animal' was released in 2009 for which they toured (see gig review of their Sheffield Corporation date on this site).
Ariana passed away following a long illness according to a press release given by John Lydon and Ari's Mum Nora today.
She will be sorely missed and unreplacable
R.I.P Ari!
This is Our Generation calling Punk piece in the Star followed by The Mod years last week and then this Saturday the 80's with extracts and photos from the book
the book is now available on this site and also amazon, play.com and ebay
and in WH Smiths and other book stores
including Rotherham visitor's centre and Mike's famous book store etc...
Out of Control book review in the latest issue of Record Collector magazine
'This is Our Generation Calling' (Our Generation Volume 3) now available on this site (see home page shopping cart)
all of the FREE CD's are now gone!!!
NEW ORDERS WILL ALSO RECIEVE A FREE SPRINGHEEL'D JACK ORIGINAL VINYL E.P
Artery: Sheffield's greatest surviving band of the Punk era and presently going through a period of rediscovery and artistic recognition producing their best work to date... are at the Sheffield O2 Academy on Saturday 20th November
promises to be a superb gig and event for all lovers of real music with an edge!!!!
OUT OF CONTROL (OUR GENERATION VOLUME 2) NOW AVAILABLE.
ONLINE HERE AS WELL AS AMAZON, PLAY.COM, EBAY.
ALSO AT WATERSTONES AND WH SMITH STORES
A SUPERB UPCOMING EVENT FOR SPACEMEN 3 AND SPIRITUALISED AND RELATED FANS.
Spacemen3/Spiritualised’s Natty Brooker exhibits classic Psychedelic sleeve-artwork in London and Sheffield
15th July – Hoxton Bar and Grill, London (8pm – 1am)
17th July - Smart Art Galleries, 249 Baslow Road, Sheffield (8pm -1am)
HERE IS THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FOR THIS EXCITING EVENT!
British artist Natty Brooker, best known for his collaboration with legendary bands Spacemen3 and Spiritualized, is debuting his life’s work in England for the first time in July 2010. Following similar successful shows in Los Angeles, Berlin, Copenhagen and Glasgow, London is the latest major city to host this fabulous visionary’s work. Further shows may grace gallery walls in New York and various other Arts capitals around the world, where Brooker’s work will be seen as a whole for the first time in 20 years.
Curated by friend and former bandmate Will Carruthers, the show is the culmination of a lifetime’s work for Brooker. “Natty is a genius, pure and simple. His influence as an artist on the British music scene was far reaching. What many people don’t know is that Natty now has terminal cancer, so this will be the first and last time people will have the opportunity to buy his stuff.”
Brooker was responsible for much of the Spacemen3/Spiritualized aesthetic. He introduced founding members Pete Kember and Jason Pierce (aka Sonic Boom and J.Spaceman) to blues and gospel, played drums on the first Spacemen3 album Sound of Confusion, and also appeared on the classic demos release Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To.
It was Natty's iconic Devil and Angel design that adorned the first Spiritualized album cover Laser Guided Melodies, and it was his endlessly recurring ‘threes’ that graced the last Spacemen3 album Recurring.
Putting the show together has been a labour of love for Brooker and Carruthers, having spent months collecting the original art work from around Europe. “Natty had a tendency to give his work away once finished. We’ve spent the last 6 months tracking down fans and asking for the work back so that we can tour with it”.
Pete Kember (Sonic Boom) reminisces “’Gnatty’, as he was known at the time, was always quite the card, an Ace and a Joker simultaneously. He was very early in combining disciplines usually associated with low-brow genres like tattoo work and graffitti. Some of his best work was lost on friend’s walls and the houses he lived in and decorated inimitably. His encapsulation of drug-induced vision was perfectly in sync with the records he decorated for Spacemen 3. They are immediately indefinable yet instantly somehow instinctively recognisable."
Often Brooker painted on wooden boards, plastic sheets, and other discarded objects with whatever was at hand; in biro, felt tip or leftover emulsion paint. Between the scavenged materials and extreme subject matter Brooker’s work is peculiar, unsettling, humorous - and always tipping a wink to mortality.
"If we made the Sound of Confusion , then Natty gave it shape and colour " says Carruthers, “It’s a rare pleasure to be able to show the public Natty’s life’s work, particularly at a time when it’s so precious.”
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So, to the evenings in question. In addition to original works, prints of all the works are available as a signed and numbered set of 14 for 1200 pounds. Individual signed and numbered prints are available starting at 150 pounds. Entertainment will come in the form of live music from various luminaries from the ‘out there’ rock fraternity, and various guest DJ spots. If previous shows are anything to go on, this will be a night to remember. Put it in your diary!!!
OUT OF CONTROL (OUR GENERATION VOLUME 2) BOOK NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY HERE ON THIS SITE
'Out of Control: Punk Rock at the Doncaster Outlook and Rotherham Windmill 1976 - 78' is Volume two in the 'Our Generation trilogy. This volume is about the two legendary - but shamefully un-recorded in print - Punk Rock venues of the original Punk era 'the Doncaster Outlook (which saw the Sex Pistols perform there twice - signing their EMI contract at the first one in Sept 76 - a photo of the original contract with all Sex Pistols members and Malcolm McLaren's signatures is included) and, apart from The Clash, booked just about every other notable Punk and New Wave band of the era) and Rotherham's Windmill club (which during its short history as a Punk venue booked Generation X, the Adverts, Buzzcocks, Wayne County, Rich Kids, XTC, Penetration, Tonight, the Skunks, The Motors, Steel Pulse, the Lurkers and more)
There are first hand accounts of many of the punk gigs, meetings with punk bands, exclusive photos of Generation X, the Adverts, Rich Kids, The Boys etc and rare memorabila, punk fanzines, posters etc.
Out of Control will be the shops from June 24th.
THE FREE CD WITH VOLUME 3 'THIS IS OUR GENERATION CALLING' (DUE FOR PUBLICATION IN AUGUST) WILL INCLUDE TRACKS FROM THE VIOLET MAY, ARTERY, THE PRAMS, MY PIERROT DOLLS,THE WAY, SPRINGHEEL'D JACK, PLASTIK TOYZ, BARMY SURPLUS, SPECIAL GUEST STARS AND MORE ..... PRE-ORDER DETAILS COMING UP SOON!! CONTACT US FOR MORE INFO!!
Volume three of the 'Our Generation' trilogy is called 'This is Our Generation calling' and is due for publication around Aug/September....THERE WILL BE FURTHER ACCOUNTS FROM THE PUNK AND MOD SCENES, AS WELL AS THE POST-PUNK YEARS FROM 1985 TO THE PRESENT.WILL INCLUDE EXCLUSIVE RARE PHOTOS OF THE CLASH, THE JAM, PENETRATION, PAUL WELLER, GENERATION X, HUMAN LEAGUE, STRANGLERS, THE BOYS, THE DAMNED, THE VIOLET MAY, TWISTED WHEEL, THE ADVERTS, SOUTHERN DEATH CULT, STEVE MARRIOT, THE TRUTH, MADNESS, ALTERED IMAGES, TEARDROP EXPLODES AND MORE!
Nick Banks (Pulp drummer and a fan of the 'Our Generation' book) will be playing this Friday December the 18th at the Stockroom Leadmill Road with Nigel Renshaw (Stunt Kites) Dave Kurley (New Model Soldier) and Coupe (The
Cherokees) Expect some old punky faves and others being performed!
Neil Anderson's retro shopping themed book 'Shopaholic's guide to 1970's Sheffield' is out now and available at local book stores.
Rotherham's new live music venue 'Live at Dicken's has a guest night tonight (Thursday 3rd December) and then will officially open Friday 4th CEcember with Rolling Stones tribute band 'Stoned' playing. Lot's of fantastic upcoming events and gigs in the pipeline. Best of luck with the venue and hope Rotherham can keep supporting live music there!
Our Generation has another positive review in the new issue of MOJO
Join in with the next 'Our Generation' book!!!
Wanted - Punk memories, Photos, memorabilia related to Doncaster Outlook, Rotherham Windmill club, Sheffield Marples, Lyceum plus Mod Revival stories of the Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham area...
with any of the above and anything else related for inclusion in the follow up book to 'Our Generation'
There's a review of the Vibrators Rotherham gig on our Gig reviews page. Here are some photos of myself, Vibrators singer Knox and 'Take it to the Limit' author Neil Anderson taken at the gig
Our Generation has had two mentions/articles in the Sheffield Star in the last week, has a review in the next issue of Mojo, the January issue of Scootering magazine and some more local press coverage coming up.
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There's a new review of 'Our Generation' on the online USA punk magazine Punk Globe at www.punkglobe.com
This months issue of Record Collector magazine's review is here
There is a review in next months MOJO magazine and an upcoming one in 'Scootering' magazine (maybe in the new year for that one)
Read the review of 'Take it to the Limit' the very first ever written on our Books reviews page!
High Street music magazine 'Record Collector' has a positive review of 'Our Generation' in this months issue.
'Take it to the Limit' by Neil Anderson (with contributions from myself and extracts from the 'Our Generation' book included) is out next Monday (October 26th). I have seen a proof copy and it looks superb.... you can buy if from Sheffield, Parkgate Retail world and Meadowhall WH Smith's stores as well as all the usual book sellers...more info and a review on this site to come soon.
Join in with the next 'Our Generation' book!!!
Wanted - Punk memories, Photos, memorabilia related to Doncaster Outlook, Rotherham Windmill club, Sheffield Marples, Lyceum plus Mod Revival stories of the Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham area...
with any of the above and anything else related for inclusion in the follow up book to 'Our Generation'
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'Big Cheese' magazine runs 'Our Generation' book review!
High Street selling Punk and related music magazine 'Big Cheese' have a review of 'Our Generation' in the current issue. Also in the same issue is a good feature on 2-tone and the usual round up of new bands, records and recent gigs. To top it all off for all you 'Green Day' fans, there is a massive pull out 'Green Day' poster free with the magazine.
Here's a date for your diary!
'Our Generation takes it to the Limit!
Vibrators play at a special Double Punk book celebration gig!
Original 1976 Punk band
The Vibrators play Rotherham Mondo's bar Saturday November 14th (tickets £6) on a night of Punk rock era celebration....
To celebrate this years two local Punk books Our Generation' (Tony Beesely) and 'Take it to the Limit (Neil Anderson), there will be a superb night of live Punk Rock from The Vibrators and local favourites 'Phil Murray and the boys from Bury'. Both books will be available to buy on the night and myself and Neil hope to get to chat to all who fancy a good reminisce about the Punk days and beyond and any part of the subject of our books.
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A couple more gigs for your diary -
Sat oct 24th The warriors/lowlife/the scabs @ snooty fox
kirkgate wakefield
1st band 8pm - £5 otd..
Sat nov 28th at the grape -Trippet lane sheffield..
Sic boy federation (Doncaster punk)
Born to destructy (Cambridge punk)
Razor cuts (manch )
Doors 8pm,, 1st band 8.30
£5 otd..
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Neil Anderson's superb new book 'Take it to the Limit' the story of Sheffield's notorious but much loved Limit club on West Street is due out in a few weeks time. Watch out for plenty of local press coverage in Sheffield Star, Yorkshire Post, Sheffield Telegraph, South Yorkshire Times, BBC Radio Sheffield and local TV from the week commencing October 19th. Neil has told me that the official publication date should be the week after on October 26th.
The book (see cover above) will be available in WH Smith (Meadowhall, Sheffield, Parkgate and other stores) as well as HMV, Waterstones and most good local book stores and online at amzon.co.uk.
You can contact Neil for more info and a full list of availability outlets at www.takeittothe limit.info
We will also be running a review of the book on this
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There are now new stock of Our Generation in stock at HMV (Meadowhall) and WH Smith (Parkgate) after both stores sold out!
'Our Generation' now sold out at HMV (Meadowhall store)!!
New Stock at HMV Meadowhall should be in the store this Saturday (October 3rd). There are 3 copies left at the WH Smith Parkgate store, and some at other branches as well as Waterstones (Orchard Square Sheffield) and other good book shops. The book is still available to buy online!
'Our Generation' sold out at the Parkgate branch of WH Smith's earlier this week!
The book sold out on Wednesday and new stock has now arrived in the store. There are also stock left in other WH Smith stores (1 in Rotherham - 9 in Sheffield and a few in the Meadowhall store etc) as well as Waterstones, Philip Howard books, Rotherham travel centre etc.
Copies are also still available from this site and other online sites, though the first print will soon be coming to an end. So if you want the book for a Xmas present it may be wise to get out there and cop for one sooner rather than later!!
The book will be re-printed next year. The 2nd print will have slight subtle differnces to mark it as a 2nd print. The first print could well become collectable so grab one while it's at a fair price, before the collectors and antique book sellers set new ridiculous prices for the soon to be out of stock 1st print!
South Yorkshire Times
This weeks South Yorkshire Times has a feature about the recent 'Our Generation' reunions and the book in it.
Vice Squad (70's Doncaster Punk band) have their long lost uneleased album finally released on CD.
if wanting a copy!
Reviews and features of the book 'Our Generation' in the upcoming weeks should be appearing in MOJO, RECORD COLLECTOR, BIG CHEESE MAGAZINES as well as a piece in local newspaper SOUTH YORKSHIRE TIMES
MAKE THE BOOK THE TOP OF YOUR XMAS LIST!
NO SELF RESPECTING PUNK AND MOD LOVING HOME SHOULD BE WITHOUT A COPY!
Available from this site or from Waterstones, WH Smith's, Philip Howard Books, Rare and Racy Books and records (Sheffield) and new stockists Rotherham travel centre and all good local book stores.
Also there are ten Exclusive and unavailable elsewhere in the world FREE CD's still available at the Sheffield Vision website when you buy the book from that site
The Cd includes extremely RARE demos tracks from some of the Punk and Mod bands featured in Our Generation...The Diks, X-Rippers, The Way, Cute Pubes, Alternative Route, Vice Squad, Skin-Deep and the only known recording to ever exist by Funbading: the Siouxsie influenced 'Dreamworld'
Doncaster 70's punk band 'Vice Squad' (as featured in the 'Our GEneration' book) now finally have their long lost unreleased debut album released on CD for the very first time following the master tapes going missing for almost 30 years.
the CD is available through Paul Kelly at
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NO.10 club in Rotherham closes down!
Really sad and shocked to hear that the no.10 club in Rotherham Town centre is now closed.
NO.10 CLUB R.I.P
The venue's back room Punk, Rock and ska nights have been run by local promoter Mick hill with the help of friends including resident DJ Mandy (DJ Minx), Andy Morton and various sound engineers and mates.
Over the past couple of years, the club has seen some superb gigs with both well known bands adding the venue on their tours and upcoming bands (both local and nationwide) playing exciting sets there: always supported by an outstanding DJ soundtrack from Mandy. Some of the highlights have been Barnsley Punks X-Rippers, UK Subs, Tenpole Tudor (who perfromed the very last gig there), the Lurkers, Vibrators, Monte Carlo Safe Crackers and the 'Our Generation' reunion nights. There have also been some great Punk all dayers, tribute bands, ska nights and a general party atmosphere throughout. The venue will be missed.
This bad news follows the recent demise of Rotherham's promising Rudie Blues bar that also put on some fantastic gigs...Eddie and the Hot Rods, Nine Below Zero (twice), DR Feelgood(twice), 999, Chris Farlowe and UK Subs amongst them. The arrival of the venue in 2008 saw a great upsurge in exciting gigs in Rotherham and now with the closure of that venue and the no.10 club, it feels like an era has come to a close... hopefully a new fresh and equally as vibrant one will arrive soon?
The new live music venue in Rotherham will be at Mondo's and gigs will be starting there shortly with a name change and refurbishment soon to follow. Some name bands and Punk, Rock, scooterist, ska and Mod events may be in the pipeline. Watch this space for details.
BOOK 'RETAIL' AVAILABILTY
If anyone lives in the Sheffield and Rotherham area and does not yet have the 'Our Generation' book, I have signed 6 copies at the Meadowhall WH Smith's store. They are located in the local books section. Also HMV have 3 copies of the book left at their Meadowhall store. Waterstones in Sheffield have some stock available as do the City Centre stores of WH Smith and HMV as well as Rare and Racy.
Neil Anderson's 'Take it to the Limit' book is now at the printers and should be out in October..can't wait!
Rezilos guitarist and 'Our Generation' book contributor Jo Callis has officially left the band. We wish him all the best of luck with all of his future ventures and thanks for being a top Rezilo all of those years.
Slits play Sheffield Corporation Sunday October 11th.
Punk/Dub pioneers The Slits with original members Ari Up and Tessa play the Corporation in Sheffield October 11th...their last scheduled date in the city was just before they split at the Lyceum in 1981.
Theres a review of 'Our Generation' in the latest (August) issue of Rotherham News which is free and is posted out to all parts of the Rotherham region.
Our Generation reader and fan Neil Anderson is writing and self producing a new book about the Sheffield Limit club called 'Take it to the Limit' (Promo poster above)...The book contains many very rare and previously unseen fans photographs of some of the countless bands who played there (many later to go on to great fame - U2, Human League, The Police etc)...There are also lots of first hand accounts from the kids who went along to the club, either to see the bands or to the clubs disco nights.
The book will be available in October and I personally can't wait to read it...It's great to finally see our region start to get some of the recognition of being a part of the Punk and Post-Punk era's history.
Mid 80's Mod band 'The Way (formed by myself and John Harrison - see the relevant page on this site for the bands history and photos etc) have a couple of rare old live tracks uploaded onto the Mods page of the site. They were recorded on an old cassette player back in the day so are quite rough but do manage to capture the live sound and excitement of the bands gigs. I would be interested in what any of you out there have to say about the tracks - good or bad - as I may consider uploading more The Way tracks...There has been some call for a compilation CD of the remaining live sets and Demos that still exist for some time, so maybe this is a possibilty of happening sometime in the future?
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I need any old Photos anyone may have from the Punk, Post-Punk and Mod Revival era to use on the site so if anyone has any that they would be happy to share with us, please let me know.
Our Generation T-Shirts Now Available exclusive to this site
The T-Shirt is available in Black or White in size Medium (other sizes can be ordered on special request - simply email us here or at
rotherpunk@aol.com with size required at NO EXTRA COSTS!
Exclusive Design not available to buy anywhere else!
You read the book now wear the T-Shirt and show you are part of 'Our Generation'
To order a T-Shirt go to the Home page and add to cart and go to checkout to pay with paypal. Any problems with ordering contact us.
Our Generation the book is now also available from Waterstones in Sheffield's Orchard square and their Doncaster store...and also WH Smith's Crystal Peaks store
as well as Parkgate Retail World, Rotherham town centre, Sheffield, Meadowhall, Barnsley and Doncaster branches.
Also available at 'Rare and Racy Books and Records' Division Street Sheffield - Support your local bussiness's
Been to Sheffield today and found out that one of the last Record shops in our area is closing down. Jacks records on Division street Sheffield is closing after 19 years of business selling vinyl, cd's, gig tickets and everything else in-between...It has a great discount on its stock due to its closing down sale...just a shame that it has to disapear like all the rest of the great Record shops we used to have...Why not go along and browse for some great bargains and show some support during these last couple of weeks left for one of the very last of the traditional record shop....closes 31st July!
Our Generation's very first gig review is now available to read, agree or disagree with it on our Gig reviews page...we need more reviews so please send them through...
Fingers crossed 'Our Generation' the book should have a review in next months Record Collector magazine and some upcoming reviews are within the pages of Big Cheese' magazine and Mojo magazine...though these could be quite a bit later on in the year due to publishing schedules etc
For locals...Rotherham News have also promised to feature a review in the August (or September) issue...this is FREE so you should get one through your letter box if live around Rotherham.
The Next 'Our Generation - Punk reunion night is on Saturday August 29th at the no.10 club Rotherham...all welcome...Punks - (old and new), Mods, Scooter boys, EX New Romantics, New Wavers, Reggae dubsters, ska skankers, Post-Punkers, Goths, Rockabilly's, Psychobilly's, suedeheads, skins and placid Teddy Boys....c'mon and join in the fun.
Live music from two bands including the fantastic upcoming 'Monte Carlo Safe Crackers' (check them out at -
montecarlosafecrackers.com )who perform no cover versions, write some outstanding modern Pop tunes with no added over-dubs or false ingredients... Not obviously Punk Rock but energetic, slightly subversive and encouraging to all you young 'with it' scenesters or any old original Punkas and motivated Mods amongst any suitable 'cults with no name' fans!...Check these lads out they are the biz!
Door entry - Cheap
Atmosphere - High class, friendly and daft.
Music from the DJ - Exceptional.
Drinks at the bar need to be paid for...
See you all there..
The book 'Our Generation: The Punk and Mod children of Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster 1976 - 1985 will be available to buy on the night at a special price of £15 (r.r.p is £19.99)...All good Punk related homes should own one.
