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Jez Aitchison
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Art and poetry running punk rock
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Morning all.

Photographer Martin Parr. Elland, West Yorkshire From ‘Bad Weather’. December, 1978.
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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You'd think people would do time for a crime like this.
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Lisa Milroy- Pencils 2025
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
August 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Lucca
August 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
June 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Released 45 years ago
Songs the Lord Taught Us, the first album by the American punk rock band The Cramps, featuring the opening song TV Set

The Cramps - TV Set

Lux 🖤

#punk #punks #punkrock #thecramps #songsthelordtaughtus #history #punkrockhistory
May 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Released 46 years ago today
"Love Song", a single by English punk rock band The Damned

The Damned 'Love Song', Top of the Pops 1979

#punk #punks #punkrock #lovesong #thedamned #history #punkrockhistory
April 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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One of the amusing things for me is that Liz Truss just can’t catch a break. She’s been desperately trying to rebuild her reputation after being dumped as Prime Minister and then humiliatingly dumped as an MP for abject incompetence.

And now everyone is calling Trump the new Liz Truss.
a woman is giving a speech at a podium and says that is a disgrace .
Alt: a woman is giving a speech at a podium and says that is a disgrace .
media.tenor.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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April 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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What sad news, what a great loss 💔

Founder of The Damned guitarist Brian James dies at the age of 70

Brian James died peacefully on Thursday, March 6, surrounded by his wife Minna, his son Charlie and his daughter-in-law Alicia

#RipBrianJames 🖤
March 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Meffs
February 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Finally set up an account here, hello!
Here’s a painting from Dec last year,

Infinite Jest
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Acrylic, charcoal and gold paste on 61cm x 51cm canvas. 2024
(now sold)
January 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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48 years ago today
The Damned at the Roxy, London, January 17, 1977

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #thedamned #history #punkrockhistory #otd
January 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
House of Love at Brighton Chalk 5th December 24. Last saw them in the late 1980’s at Kingston Polytechnic 🎶
January 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Jesus and Mary Chain in Cambridge December 2024
January 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Blues and Poetry- old punk rocker
December 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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22 years ago today one of the greatest died

In memory of Joe Strummer 🖤

... gone but not forgotten...

📸 Keith Bernstein

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegend #joestrummer #theclash #punkrockhistory #history #otd
December 22, 2024 at 5:13 AM
GBOA or LDOM at Brighton’s Green Door Store
November 29, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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The Ramones "Judy Is A Punk," filmed September 15, 1974 at CBGB, New York City

This was the band's 13th live gig ever.

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #oldschoolpunk #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory
November 29, 2024 at 3:29 AM
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Released 44 years ago today
Killing Joke, the debut studio album by Killing Joke, featuring the single 'Requiem'.

Killing Joke - Requiem (Live Rockpalast 18/08/85)

#punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #killingjoke #history #postpunkhistory #otd

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Killing Joke - Requiem (Music Video)
YouTube video by Exit
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October 5, 2024 at 5:00 AM
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In memory of Nick Knox, longtime drummer for the influential psychobilly punk rock band The Cramps, who died of cardiogenic shock six years ago today

Photo by by Youri Lenquette

#punk #punkrock #punkdrummer #NickKnox #thecramps #history #punkrockhistory #otd
June 14, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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43 years ago
"Ghost Town" is a song by British two-tone band The Specials, released in June 1981 with the songs "Why?" and "Friday Night Saturday Morning" on the B-side

#punkrock #ska #skabands #thespecials #ghosttown #history #skahistory
June 12, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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42 years ago today
Rock the Casbah" by the English punk rock band The Clash, released on this day in 1982 as the second single from their fifth album, Combat Rock

#punk #punks #punkrock #rockthecasbah #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
June 11, 2024 at 2:05 AM