Torn Light Archives 3: Punk & Indie in the UK Press
Torn Light Archives returns with a post sharing more of the print ephemera we have archived at the shop. This entry shares clippings about punk, post-punk, new wave, art rock, and indie from various British music publications in the 70s and 80s, specifically NME (still called New Musical Express for many of these), Record Mirror, and Sounds.
Siouxsie & the Banshees, NME, January 14, 1978
Sex Pistols, NME, January 14, 1978
Buzzcocks, Sounds, April 29, 1978
X-Ray Spex single ad, Sounds, April 29, 1978
Nico, Sounds, April 29, 1978
Pere Ubu tour ad, Sounds, April 29, 1978
Kraftwerk, The Man Machine review, Sounds, April 29, 1978
A quotable headline, Sounds, April 29, 1978
David Bowie, NME, May 20, 1978
Poly Styrene, NME, May, 20, 1978
The Slits on the cover of NME, September 9, 1979
Iggy Pop, Sounds, February 23, 1980
Chris Stein & Debbie Harry, Sounds, February 23, 1980
Mark E. Smith, Sounds, February 23, 1980
Ari Upp, Sounds, February 23, 1980
Joy Division, Killing Joke, A Certain Ratio, & Section 25 show ad, Sounds, February 23, 1980
Latest fashions for mods, skas, and Bowies, Sounds, February 23, 1980
Devo on the cover of Record Mirror, June 7, 1980
The Clash, Record Mirror, June 7, 1980
Peter Gabriel ad, Record Mirror, June 7, 1980
Au Pairs, The Raincoats, Maximum Joy, Tarzan 5 live show ad, Sounds, October 31, 1981
Depeche Mode, Positive Noise, Blancmange, Palais Schaumburg live show ad, Sounds, October 31, 1981
Björk, NME, September 5, 1987
Joe Strummer, NME, September 5, 1987
Jim Reid, NME, September 5, 1987
Meat Puppets, NME, September 5, 1987
Throwing Muses, NME, September 5, 1987
Echo & The Bunnymen tour ad, NME, September 26, 1987
-Hannah Blanchette
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