Petrol Girls
Touch Me Again
Summer’s almost over, sometimes we need a bit of a boost, a bit of inspiration to propel us into the colder months.
This week’s playlist is a reminder of just how diverse and creative the music influenced and inspired by punk was, and is. There are some old classics here, like Masquerade from the Skids, Hong Kong Garden from Siouxsie, Enemies from the Radiators (which is my favourite Irish single of all time), the Ruts with West One (Shine On Me).
Then we have a bit of Scream, showing how hardcore brought a new life and creativity to punk in the early 1980s. Along with Minor Threat, Black Flag, Seven Seconds, Dead Kennedys and MDC, Scream made emotional, direct and turbo-charged music. The clip here feature Dave Grohl on drums in his pre-Nirvana and pre-Foo Fighters days.
Following that we have some of the new bands that are part of the multi-faceted family, Petrol Girls, Heavy Drapes and Interrobang?!.
The we have a bit of Irish music….the mighty Paranoid Visions with the TV Smith, the vital force behind the Adverts.
And finally a really great documentary on the Scars. A brilliant band from Edinburgh who like to many other artists of the era were influenced by Bowie and Roxy Music and then found the spark of creativity from the Pistols and the Clash to create their own sound.
Michael
The Skids Masquerade
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Hong Kong Garden
The Radiators
Enemies
Ruts
West One (Shine on Me)
Scream
Feel Like That
Petrol Girls
Touch Me Again
Interrobang
I’m So Taciturn
Heavy Drapes
Into The Blue
Paranoid Visions with TV Smith
Outsider Artist
Scars
Documentary
