22 years ago today
In memory of Dee Dee Ramone, founding member, songwriter, bassist and actual fixture and heart of the Ramones, died on this day in 2002 of a heroin overdose.
48 years ago today
The Sex Pistols appeared at The Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester. The now legendary night is regarded as a catalyst to the punk rock movement. In the audience were Morrissey, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook & Mark E Smith
Remembering Stiv Bators, lead singer of The Dead Boys, The Lords of the New Church and The Wanderers, who died on this day in 1990 as a result of a car accident in Paris
43 years ago
Minor Threat EP is the first release by hardcore punk band Minor Threat, appearing in June 1981 with a red, then green, yellow and blue cover.
Happy Birthday to Dez Paul Cadena, American punk rock singer and guitarist for hardcore punk band Black Flag and the Misfits, born on this day in 1961, Newark, NJ
🖤 75 years ago today 🖤
In memory of the great Wendy O. Williams, American singer, songwriter, actress and lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics, born on this day in 1949, Webster, New York
Happy 80th birthday to Charlie Harper, British singer, songwriter and lead singer of the punk rock band UK Subs, born on this day in 1944 in Hackney, London.
Happy Birthday to Paul John Weller, English singer-songwriter and musician with The Jam, Style Council and many other musicians and bands, born on this day in 1958, Woking, Surrey, England
47 years ago
Buzzcocks at Band On The Wall, Manchester May 1977.
Band members were bassist Garth Smith, drummer John Maher, singer and guitarist Pete Shelley and guitarist Steve Diggle.
#knowyourroots
Nick Lowe, Martin Rev (Suicide), Elvis Costello, Oedipus, (started the first punk rock radio show in America), Alan Vega (Suicide), ca 1979