Then & Now I first heard this song on a CD that came free with 'Mojo record magazine', it was a compilation of old school punk stuff and newer material by some bands I hadn't heard at the time, mostly the main band featured here plus bands such as The Warlocks and The Yeah Yeah Yeah's. I had heard of The Libertines, The Strokes and The Hives who I thought were fantastic and more obviously all of the mainstream punk…

The Band The Vibes were an Essex based psychobilly/trash/garage rock band formed about 1983 and consisted of: This song 'Miniskirt Blues' is from the E.P. 'Can You Feel' Almost rocking that whole 'Peter Gunn' sound by Duane Eddie released on the 'London Records Label' back in 1959. A1 - The Underestimated Man A2 - Double Decker Bus B1 - Miniskirt Blues B2 - Stranger in the House This E.P. released on the Big Beat Record Label in 1984, although the…

Sistene Chapel Ceiling... ...Favourite Fallen Idol, from the album Against Perfection. Where are they now? Kevin Gritton retrained as a teacher and has since become deputy head at a school in Derby. Read that and the story of their re-union gig here: Cornwall Live Pete Fijalkowski - Now known as Pete Fij. After Adorable split he went on to form band 'Polak' and is currently working with Terry Bickers from 'The House Of Love' on musical projects as well as film…

Post-Punk Indie Rock From Over The 'Pond'. The Misery Of Cities from the mini-album 'Eureka' released on the Southwest Audio Reproductions label in 1986. The name of the band apparently relates to a 16th century German sect that rejected all human learning 'Smiling Monarchs' was a slightly more dance oriented number which was released on the UK Factory Records label and also for a 'Barney-Bonus' it was mixed by Bernard Sumner from New Order and also Donald Johnson who was…

Kaleidoscope Sounds Surf Drums from 1987 with the 12" Walk Away Fast paced, up tempo with catchy guitar riff and lyrics, a really solid track. Would have loved to have seen them perform this live. According to the info sources mentioned later in this post they did a pretty mean cover of The Undertones 'You Got My Number' as well! This 12" was released on the Kaleidoscope Sound Label, an indie label from UK founded in 1986 by Joe Foster…