Top Of The Box

The Only Ones surprised everyone by being a one hit wonder, they looked right and Another Girl Another Planet was the perfect anthem, but sadly they had little else.
They still managed to make a career out of it and reformed in 2007 on the back of the track being used in Vodafone adverts.
Only Ones – [...]

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This is the Ramones in a live 1980 performance, playing the classic track from their debut album, I wanna be your boyfriend.

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I had all but forgotten this little gem from Eddie & The Hot Rods from the ‘Live’ At The Marquee EP in 1976.
I certainly didn’t remember the Top Of The Pops appearance, but here it is. I was reminded of this track by a very good friend of mine, in a recent e mail and [...]

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The Clash – White Riot, Live at Victoria Park, London, 1978
This is a fantastic live performance of The Clash playing White Riot with guest vocalist Jimmy Pursey from the film, Rude Boy.
You can really feel the adrenaline rush and power of a gritty performance. It reminds me how polished, produced and controlled all live [...]

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The Ramones – Judy Is A Punk Live at CBGB’s
Along with Blondie, Talking Heads and Wayne County & The Electric Chairs, The Ramones were one of the original New York punk bands that made a scene playing CBGB’s Greenwich Village’s in the early 1970’s.
Here is a rare rough clip of The Ramones playing Judy Is [...]

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