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Post by personunknown on Sept 24, 2020 14:13:55 GMT
Brian May should be running the country.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 24, 2020 14:34:45 GMT
Brian May should be running the country. He does seem like a decent, grounded, compassionate human being So, yeah, I'm with you there PU Brian May for PM Plus he was Poly Styrene's Maths teacher - and she liked him - which counts for a lot How many teachers did we like when we were growing up? One, two at a push? Meanwhile here's another X Ray Spex classic... X-Ray Spex - Warrior In Woolworths |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 28, 2020 10:24:09 GMT
Now that libraries are open again (for now anyway), I've been getting books out again My last visit yielded this...  Anyone else read it? It's written by Poly's daughter Celeste and music writer Zoe Howe It's another oral history ('Please Kill Me' really kick started a trend didn't it?) It's also A4 size and contains lots of lovely photos and other ephemera I'm only a few pages in but have already read about Poly/Mari's dysfunctional family history I get the impression it's more about Poly than X Ray Spex I'll keep you posted I'm nearly halfway through now It's wonderful Much better than I was expecting. The different voices, often contradictory, help to arrive at some kind of truth and honesty. Poly really was a one off, and a lot of the themes she was writing about in the 70s feel very prescient in hindsight |
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Post by Bassy on Sept 28, 2020 14:08:46 GMT
I've mentioned before on this site that I was 12 in August 1977 and my preference at that tender age was for the more melodic, accessible punk bands. This definitely included X Ray Spex.
Poly's lyrics intrigued me and I'd wander around singing my interpretation of the words to "The day the world turned dayglo" and "Germ free adolescence".
I still remember seeing them perform the latter song on TOTP, with Poly wearing that bright red tunic.
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Post by zeopold on Sept 28, 2020 19:07:42 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 30, 2020 10:29:33 GMT
Poly's 1980 solo album Transluscence was quite a departure....
Poly Styrene - Dreaming
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 2, 2020 11:42:40 GMT
Now that libraries are open again (for now anyway), I've been getting books out again My last visit yielded this... Anyone else read it? It's written by Poly's daughter Celeste and music writer Zoe Howe It's another oral history ('Please Kill Me' really kick started a trend didn't it?) It's also A4 size and contains lots of lovely photos and other ephemera I'm only a few pages in but have already read about Poly/Mari's dysfunctional family history I get the impression it's more about Poly than X Ray Spex I'll keep you posted I'm nearly halfway through now It's wonderful Much better than I was expecting. The different voices, often contradictory, help to arrive at some kind of truth and honesty. Poly really was a one off, and a lot of the themes she was writing about in the 70s feel very prescient in hindsight I finished this last night I really recommend it Nothing to add to what I wrote above except to say it's very good Poly was a fascinating individual, an original thinker and so, as you might expect, Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story is a moving and interesting account of quite a troubled, turbulent life. |
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Post by stu77 on Nov 12, 2020 16:11:42 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 12, 2020 16:39:58 GMT
Thanks Stu Should be an interesting watch Following our 4CD / 90 track set exploring the work of female artists in the decade following the punk explosion, we invited journalist Lucy O’Brien (who also wrote the liner notes), Cosey Fanni Tutti, Lora Logic, Gina Birch (The Raincoats) and Tracy Tracy (The Primitives) to a roundtable discussion via Zoom to talk about their experience of those times and how their work then has informed their work now.
Order your copy of Make More Noise here 👉 cherryred.co/MakeMoreNoiseBox |
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Post by jsm on Nov 12, 2020 22:55:46 GMT
Probably the only first generation punk band to use brass from the beginning? The Saints used brass on their second album, but it was always part of the X-Ray Spex sound. Just one of a number of things that made the band unique
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Post by stu77 on Feb 13, 2021 11:37:01 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 13, 2021 14:17:55 GMT
Thanks Stu
Poly Styrene 'I Am a Cliche' : new film by daughter Celeste Bell : interview by John Robb
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 27, 2021 8:58:53 GMT
I Am A Cliche has now been released Mark Kermode liked it and made it his film of week on Kermode and Mayo Reviews and how to see it here... www.modernfilms.com/polystyrene
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 27, 2021 11:49:05 GMT
A Am A Cliche on Sky Arts on Sat 6 March 2021 at 9:30 pm
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 14:51:30 GMT
A Am A Cliche on Sky Arts on Sat 6 March 2021 at 9:30 pm Thanks, I've been looking forward to this for ages. I don't have Sky Arts but have put out a request for someone to record it for me.
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