The Year of Punk (Part 2)

[@ftmpch]

Wow! I never thought I'd see this again - I was the guitarist of Dead Fingers Talk and I was 25 when this was filmed! Only ever swa it when it was televised at the end of '77 - New Year's Eve I think! Thanks for posting this!

[@JoeStunner]

Thanks a million for posting this. Classic stuff!

[@DoojeenDoonican]

Many thanks for uploading this classic, the second old LWT programme on punk I've seen recently presented by Janet Street Porter - can't fault her very perceptive analysis of the phenomenon

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Janet was a very good journo and was always fair in her views, unlike other journos of the time who just towed the party line. If you can deal with her funny way of tawking Miss PortaH was great lol.

[@ftmpch]

@TheNaomiengland Sadly no! We did meet Adam Ant before he got signed, Mick Jones, The Damned and lots of other interesting people!

[@Jakegothicsnake]

@earinsound Yeah....we seriously need a 1970's style punk revival here in the States. Especially in my area, the Southwest. At the mall, it was filled with teens with asymetrical bangs, black and blonde hair, skinny jeans, and hoodies!>_

[@alcampbell7396]

"A year ago it was turned from a fading gay disco, The Shagarama," - hilarious, that could describe all nightclubs ever - this is a thoroughly good view - a piece of history.

[@sirmione777]

OMG, I can't believe I'm seeing this ....

[@Busybee65]

Once the Pistols had broke up, And the clash sold out. Then punk become punk, Once all the posers & Bromley mob had fucked off,

[@AaronGRandall]

Perfect! \m/

[@nichloasrich5293]

what ever happened to dead finger ?

[@theweirdo8622]

Is it my impression or is one of the girls using correction fluid for her makeup?

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Adam ant used lots of it back in 1980.

[@SkeeterNYC]

Punk was invented in the states in the '60s, btw.

[@karlclarke]

actually by The Who in Britain in the 1960's when you think about it, 1st band to use feed back distorted guitars, 1st band to smash the shit out of everything, 1st band to write not just a song but an anthem reflecting the anger of misunderstood youth, full of teenage angst , Keith moons drumming style was copied by all punk drummers. etc... i could go on forever

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@karlclarke the who were took on by the mod phenomenon in the 60s, but I can see where you’re coming from.

[@markbarker6739]

@@karlclarke they were mods dick head the old guard punk were against

[@CypressItalian]

The first way to jump start a 'punk style revival' is to stop going to the mall, and quit worrying about what people wear, or their haircuts. Shop at thrift stores, cut your own hair, and learn to play an instrument. that is punk.

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Punk is someone in prison who lets their arse get rented out for the cons.

[@earinsound]

what started out as something original and anti-establishment was very soon turned into cookie-cutter fashion and sound by copyists who all look like they were in Nazareth or Queen the day before they became "punks." Yuck. And that's what we still see today in the so-called "punk rock" world--"punks" who are millionaires and record label darlings.

[@AaronGRandall]

This coming from someone who doesn't know proper English. If you are going to insult someone, try having an understanding of the language first. Thank you.