Rebellion 2015 – day 4. The end is nigh

Rebellion 2015 - Day 4 it ain't over til it's over Maggie Byrne was in We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It and it was a nice start to the day to hear what she had to say of her time in the band and that they were talking about what was going … Continue reading Rebellion 2015 – day 4. The end is nigh

Rebellion 2015 day 3 – the wildhearted outsider

Rebellion Day 3 The Boomtown Rats were Eire's best ever popular music band...Eire's Best Pop Band. That's a bigger compliment that it might appear at first. Few areas of human endeavour are more competitive than pop music. So mane people want a hit single or to be a pop star: so few get there. Since … Continue reading Rebellion 2015 day 3 – the wildhearted outsider

Rebellion 2015 – Day 3

Rebellion 2015 Day 3 I said it was a marathon and whilst Wonk Unit may have just arived in Blackpool this is the start of my third day. It's a great start for me though as I get to see a band I've been hearing and reading about for a couple of years and have … Continue reading Rebellion 2015 – Day 3

Rebellion 2015 day 2 from the wildhearted outsider

Rebellion Day 2 Here's the thing...a few thousand punks gathered together in a Northeastern English Seaside town in August 2015...why would that matter? Is it all nostalgia? An attempt to recapture, relive, or even reimagine youth? The Q&A conversations provide an opportunity to hear first-hand reflections from some of the people who were there. Pioneers. … Continue reading Rebellion 2015 day 2 from the wildhearted outsider

Rebellion 2015 – day 2. Phew

Rebellion 2015 day 2 And so it continues, the streets around the Winter Gardens have been magically cleaned and the seagulls had some treats for breakfast, It all kicks off just after midday with Max Splodge the MC for a game of bingo, when in rome and all that. First bit of music for me … Continue reading Rebellion 2015 – day 2. Phew

Rebellion 2015 – Day 1 a marathon, not a sprint

rebellion 2015 day 1 Time is mystifying, I try and live in the moment and have crystal clear memories of the finish of rebellion festival last year. The empty winter gardens strewn with litter where people filled that space over the previous four days. I vowed straight away to return, picked out a plastic glass … Continue reading Rebellion 2015 – Day 1 a marathon, not a sprint