Longest Day 165
Longest Day, The 165
Lords, House of 271–2, 286–8, 289
‘Lover Sings, A’ 200
Low Price Records 82, 87, 94
Lowe, Nick 28, 110
Lowe, Richard 240
Lucky (dog) 11
Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele festival 309
Lurkers 46
Lydon, John (Johnny Rotten) xvi, 34, 114
see also Sex Pistols
‘M For Me’ 301
MacColl, Joe 56–7, 61–2, 63, 65, 71, 78, 79, 202, 203, 206
MacColl, Kirsty 49, 88, 137, 156, 171, 184, 295
Macdonald, Alison 109
Macdonald, Andy 109–11, 113, 116, 123, 126, 132, 137, 138, 145, 155, 173–5, 176, 177, 178, 186, 193, 198–200, 202, 206–9, 213–14, 220–22, 225, 230, 232–3, 251, 294, 316, 322
see also Go! Discs
Macdonald, Juliet, see Valero Wills, Juliet de
McGee, Alan 245
MacInnes, Colin 300
Mackay, Jackie (O’Lochlainn) 43–4, 46, 48, 51, 62–3, 67–8, 82
McLagan, Ian ‘Mac’ 265–6, 267–8, 282, 294, 299
McLaren, Malcolm 35–6, 104
Macmillan, Harold xvi, 9
McSmith, Andy 159, 244, 254
Mad 84
Madness 110, 135–6, 159, 177, 231
Madstock 231
Madonna 209, 268, 294
Magnet (rehearsal room) 29, 38, 39, 42
Magpie 19, 32
Malik, Shahid 190
‘Man In The Iron Mask, The’ 87, 89, 200
Mandela, Nelson 190, 214
Mandelson, Ben 265, 299
Mandelson, Peter 172
Manic Street Preachers 242, 269
Manor Junior School, Barking 15
Manufacturers Hanover Ltd, London 25 48
‘Marching Song Of The Covert
Battalions, The’ 215
Marcus, Greil 264
marijuana 41, 59, 66, 128, 160, 255, 319
Marley, Bob 38, 72, 148, 188
Marr, Johnny 124, 183, 218, 219, 230, 250
‘Marriage, The’ 184
Martin, Gavin 124
Marvel comics 6, 27
Marvin, Lee 19
Mayfair 48, 76
Mayfield, Curtis 177
Mean Fiddler, London xviii, 189, 193, 194, 253–4
Melody Maker 21, 40, 42, 66, 69, 85, 89–90, 91, 97, 98, 103, 107, 113, 120, 123, 152, 153, 160, 184, 190, 214, 216, 240
Members 49, 104
Men’s Health 252
Mercer, Mick 98
Merchant, Natalie 215, 216, 217, 258
Merton Parkas 59
Mexico 211–12
Mico, Ted 153
Middle Of The Road 19
Milburn 293
Militant Tendency 162–3, 168
see also Labour Party Young Socialists
‘Milkman Of Human Kindness, The’ 87, 102, 317
Millennium Dome 255
Miliband, David 307
Miliband, Ed 299, 307
Mills, Mike 286
miners’ strike xviii, 122, 145–7, 150, 156–7, 162
25th anniversary 303–4
‘Mr Love & Justice’ 300–1
Mr Love and Justice (MacInnes) 300
see also Bragg, Billy (albums): Mr Love & Justice
Miwurdz, Mark 188
Modern English 123
Modern Romance 83
Mojo 22, 240, 241
Molesworth (USAF base) 45, 63
Monty Python 27, 93
Moody, Paul 240
Moore, Bobby xvi, 13
Moore, X (Chris Dean) 111, 117, 190
Moran, Caitlin 269
Morello, Tom 286, 303
Moroder, Giorgio 152
Morris, Gina 227
Morrissey 15, 62, 88, 109, 164, 231, 276, 282
Morton, Nigel 99
Mosley, Sir Oswald 3, 290
Motown 6, 29, 123, 177, 208
‘Moving The Goalposts’ 224
MTV 67, 91, 125
Flux channel of 295
Mulgan, Geoff 172
Munch, Edvard 307
Mungo Jerry 19
Murdoch, Rupert 4, 185, 293–4
Murphy, John 11, 14
Murvin, Junior 26, 38
Music Mangers Forum 308
Music & Video 67, 68
Music Week 114, 121, 123
‘Must I Paint You A Picture’ 199
‘My Youngest Son Came Home Today’ 173, 215
MySpace 293–5, 312
‘Myth Of Trust, The’ 151, 200
Name 57
Nash, Kate 312
Nashville Room, Kensington 37, 46, 59
National Front 113, 148
‘Never Buy The Sun’ 308, 316
‘New England, A’ 83, 87, 97, 101, 118, 123, 156, 200, 295, 312
New Order 118
new romantics 66, 83, 150
New Routes 235
New Seekers 9
New Socialist 214, 235
New Statesman 223, 235, 275–6, 295
New York Dolls 37
New York Times 264
Newman, Lee Ellen 100
Newman, Randy 27
News Corporation 293
Newsom, Johnny 302
Newsnight 236, 269, 271, 276–7, 316
Nicaragua 173, 190, 193–4, 202, 214, 215, 249
‘Nicaragua Nicaraguita’ 215
NME (New Musical Express) 21, 22, 27, 32, 34, 35, 46, 50, 59, 89, 103, 107, 111–12, 115, 117, 120–21, 123–5, 128, 139, 150–51, 156, 163, 171, 176, 178–80, 182, 184, 188, 194, 196, 197, 213–14, 216, 221–3, 240, 241, 255, 264, 269, 271, 276, 293, 315
Awards 302, 312
readers’ poll 15
Vinyl Finals 107, 155
No. 1 107, 114, 183, 223
‘North Sea Bubble’ 28, 224, 234
Northbury Junior School, Barking 15, 175
‘Northern Industrial Town’ 173, 250
Northern Ireland xvii, 70–71, 76, 162, 173, 255
Northern Outfall Sewer 2, 12
Now 56, 57
Numan, Gary 83
Nux Vomica 90
‘NPWA’ 278–9, 287
Oakey, Phil 152
Oasis 73, 244, 267
Obama, Barack 307
Observer 159
Ogland, Ricky 15
Old Grey Whistle Test 125, 138
O’Lochlainn, Fionn 43, 63, 206, 250, 294
O’Lochlainn, Jackie, see Mackay, Jackie
O’Lochlainn, Oscar 43, 63, 68, 206
O’Lochlainn, Ruan 43–4, 46–51, 58, 62, 63
On Theatre 305
One Foot In The Past 236
‘Only One, The’ 199
Opposition 104, 120, 127
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 83
O’Rourke, P. J. 196, 323
Orwell, George 83, 122, 124
Osborne, George 303, 307
Otway, John 46
and Wild Willy Barrett 85
Oundle, Northants 42–6, 48, 50, 51, 54–66, 77, 82, 84, 86, 134, 149, 202, 203
Oundle School 45, 50, 55, 61
Our Price Records 152–3, 315
Overseas Containers Ltd, London 25, 154
Oxford Brookes University 295
Oyster Band 195, 240
Paddock pub, Harpole 50
Page, 2nd Lt 77
Pamphlett, Jarvis (John Parfitt) 68
Park Avenue, Barking 8, 10, 12–15, 27, 30, 61, 65
and explorers’ names 10
Park Modern Secondary School, Barking 15
Parker, Graham 110
Parkes, Taylor 240
Peel, John xi, 4, 50, 58, 102, 103, 106, 124, 234, 288–9
Pengelly, Neil 285
Penn, Sean 323
Penthouse 76
Peterborough Advertiser 50
Peterborough Evening Telegraph 43, 98
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sp; Petrie, Grace 298
Phoenix Festival 236
phone-hacking scandal 308
‘Pict Song, A’ 250
Pike, Kelly 49
Piltch, David 309
Pink Floyd 22, 36, 92, 129, 183
Plant, Robert 34, 289
Pogues 165–6
Police 134
see also Copeland, Stewart
poll tax xviii, 237
PolyGram 93, 96, 104, 112, 207–9, 213, 221, 233, 251
Polyphonic Spree 285
Pop Will Eat Itself 196
Porter, John 137, 182
Portillo, Michael 253
Powell, Enoch xvii, 148, 254
Power, Vince 247
Prefab Sprout 123, 177
Prescott, John 287–8
Presley, Elvis 65, 141, 262
Pressure Drop 309–10
‘Price I Pay, The’ 199
‘Price Of Oil, The’ 308
Primal Scream 267
Product, Clive 209
Progressive Patriot, The (Bragg) 282–3, 293
Pulp 65
punk rock xv, xvii, 25, 26, 34–6, 56, 66, 68, 89, 108, 113, 137, 149, 316
Purnell, James 299
Purple Hearts 57
Q xiv, 22, 184, 218, 223, 241, 268, 303, 314–15, 323
Q Radio 303
Quantick, David 223
Quatro, Suzi 280–81
Queen 22
Question Time 269, 284
Radiators From Space 46
Radio Essex 12
Radio Stars 46
Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park xvi, 37–9, 40, 211
Ramsey, Sir Alf 13
Reading Festival 247, 285
Reagan Ronald 71, 144, 145, 197, 249
Reaganomics 213
Record Mirror 49, 103, 107, 160, 183
Red Cow, Hammersmith 46
‘Red Flag, The’ 130, 206, 215
Red Lion, Clopton 57–8
Red Stars 226–8, 234, 236, 238, 250, 278, 321
Red Wedge xviii, 120, 146, 148, 162–3, 168–9, 171–2, 176, 177–8, 183, 186–92, 200, 213, 253, 255, 300
Comedy Tour 188
Redding, Otis 62
Redskins 111–12, 123, 129, 131, 150, 190, 223
see also Moore, X
R.E.M. 163, 165, 195, 212, 223, 268, 286, 295
see also Buck, Peter; Stipe, Michael
Respect 290
Revolver Records 25, 28
Rhodes, Bernie 36, 92
Rice, Steven (Ricey) 27, 28, 32, 34, 36–7, 39, 42, 47–8, 55, 63–4, 141, 206
see also Riff Raff
‘Richard’ 68, 83, 88, 199, 201
Richard, Cliff 91
Richards, Ian 104, 127, 147
Richards, Keith 26, 39, 46
see also Rolling Stones
Riff Raff 14, 27, 40, 42–64, 66, 67–9, 82–3, 86, 97, 98, 132, 155, 156, 194–5, 224, 299, 323
Right To Work march 112
Riley, Boots 286
Riviera, Jake 110
Rix, Mick 283
Robinson, Dave 110, 232
Robinson, Tom 33, 171, 177
Rochester Castle, Stoke Newington 46
Rock Against Racism (RAR) 33, 85, 148–9, 150, 211
Rock Garden, Covent Garden 46, 86, 123
Rock The Dock 267
Roding, River 11
Rogan, Johnny 164
Rogers, Rick 135
‘Roll Over Mrs T’ 32
Rolling Stone 35, 197, 200, 264, 268
Rolling Stones xvi, 25, 26, 29, 35, 38, 39, 40, 49, 92
‘Romford Girls’ 44, 49
Ronnie Scott’s, London 86
Ronstadt, Linda 299
Rosetta Life (charity) 291–2
Rosselson, Leon 147, 157, 179, 195
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) 304, 305
RPM (formerly Teenage Wasteland) 312–14
Ruby, Jack 86
‘Rumours Of War’ 217, 218
Rundgren, Todd 82
Ryder, Shaun 109
Safe 236
‘St Swithin’s Day’ 118, 151
Sands, Bobby 76
‘Saturday Boy, The’ 24, 151–2, 247
Savage, Jon 38, 104
Scadudo, Anthony 256
Scargill, Arthur 145, 245, 253
Scruton, Roger 272
Sea Change, Dorset 236, 270, 274
Seeger, Pete 179, 256, 257
Select 22, 223
Selecter 135–6
Sensible, Captain 182
see also Damned
Sensible Jerseys 86
Serious Drinking 154
Sex Pistols 34–5, 104, 114, 247
see also Lydon, John
‘Sexuality’ 33, 218, 219, 222–3, 224, 226, 230
Shaar Murray, Charles 35
Shark Taboo 96
‘She Came Along To Me’ 261
‘She’s Got A New Spell’ 200
‘She’s Leaving Home’ 197
‘Shipbuilding’ xviii, 121
Shocked, Michelle 198, 201, 240
Shoeburyness, Essex 1, 4, 16
Short, Clare 166, 190, 252
‘Short Answer, The’ 199
Showbiz, Grant 201, 212, 219, 223, 225, 243, 248, 250, 258, 274, 281, 285, 300
Simon & Garfunkel 18, 19, 147
Sincere Management 104, 115, 120, 207, 209, 214, 265
Siouxsie & The Banshees 46
Skids 50, 105, 113
Slade 19, 49
Slim Chance 40, 43
Small Faces 40, 265, 294
see also Faces
S*M*A*S*H* 242
Smash, Chas 299
Smash Hits 22, 99, 154
Smith, John 244–5
Smith, Mark E 109, 219
Smiths 112, 116, 124, 131, 137, 143, 164, 177, 182, 199, 201, 223, 224, 289, 295
Sniffin’ Glue 36, 134
Snow, Mat 223
Socialist Labour Party 245
Socialist Worker 148
Socialist Workers Party (SWP) 111–12, 148, 150, 162, 190, 241, 290
Soft Cell 83
Somerville, Jimmy 123, 166, 171
see also Bronski Beat; Communards
Soros, George 305
Sounds 21, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 89, 103, 107, 109, 114, 120, 126, 128, 135, 151, 153
South Bank Show, The 127, 161–2, 175
Southern Rag 167
Soviet Union (USSR) 76, 122, 181, 182, 184–5, 193, 196, 202, 215, 217, 249, 320
Spandau Ballet 66, 83, 99, 100, 118, 137, 158, 171, 211
Speakers’ Corner 304–5
Special AKA (Specials) 135, 136, 155, 171, 188
Spencer, Neil 48, 117–18, 121, 150, 163, 167–8, 171–2, 176, 186, 189, 190, 299, 320
Spin 268
Spitting Image xviii, 188, 193
Springsteen, Bruce 155, 165, 175, 197, 257, 259
Spurrell, Dr Andrew 45, 51–3, 57, 63, 81, 108
Spurrell family 45, 51–3. 56, 60, 63, 81
Spurrell, Katy 51, 53, 55, 59, 63, 79, 84, 90, 95, 99, 103, 105, 111, 235
Spy Vs Spy (comic strip) 84
Stage 305
Starr, Ringo 47, 315
Stevens, Shakin’ 46
Stewart, Rod 18, 19, 39, 285
see also Faces
Stiff Records 28, 34, 68, 110, 135, 139
Stinchcombe, Paul 286–7
Sting 319
Stipe, Michael 215, 16–17, 223
Stirratt, John 258
see also Wilco
Stoke Doyle, Northants 56, 63
Stop The War march 284
‘Strange Things Happen’ 87, 200
Stranglers 50–51
Stratton-Smith, Tony 92–3
Stroum, Sue Ellen 294
Strummer, Joe xi, xvi, 34, 38, 234, 282, 284
death of 283, 302
see also Clash
studios:
Alvic 36
Berry St 137
Black Hole 36
Butchers Shop 300
Cathouse 219, 243
Chapel 300
Livingston 182
Maida Vale (BBC) 103, 137
Monnow Valley 274
Park St 97
Pathway 68
Pavilion 195, 219
Riverside 47
Sonnet 47, 219
Totally Wired (Dublin) 258
Windmill Lane (Dublin) 258
see also Bearshank Lodge; Gilmour House
Style Council 128, 170, 172, 177, 187
see also Weller, Paul
Subway Sect 37
Sullivan, Caroline 234
Sun 185–6, 244, 263, 270, 308, 316, 317
Sunday Mirror 178
Sunday Telegraph 155
Sunday Times 103, 121, 155, 262, 268
Superpop 135
Sweeney, The 30, 60
Sweeting, Adam 85–6, 89, 92, 97, 103, 108, 113, 123
Symons, Lesley 114
T.Rex 19, 92, 289
Tabor, June 167, 240
‘Take Down The Union Jack’ 278, 279, 280, 281
‘Tank Park Salute’ 224–5, 291, 311
Tea Party 298
Tears For Fears 91
‘Tears Of My Tracks’ 278
Teddy (dog) 177
Teenage Wasteland (later RMP) 312
Tell The Truth tour 286
10,000 Maniacs 195, 215
Thatcher, Margaret xviii, 3–3, 32, 39, 68, 71, 129, 143–5, 149, 156, 162, 177, 180, 189, 190, 195, 213, 218, 235, 249
Thatcherism 105, 129, 143–4, 180, 213, 304
That’s Life 48, 125, 198, 316
The The 23, 188
‘There Is Power In A Union’ 182, 184, 197
‘There Will Be a Reckoning’ 310
Thin Lizzy 299, 323
‘This Child’ 12
Thompson, Ben 227
Thompson, Danny 195
Thompson, Richard 114, 116, 182
see also Fairport Convention
Thunders, Johnny, & The Heartbreakers 27
Tillet, Ben 270
Time Out 107, 177
Times 253, 269
Tivey, Cara 167, 195, 197–8, 201–2, 205, 212, 216, 223, 226, 243, 250
son, George 201–2, 205, 212
wedding 202
‘To Have And To Have Not’ 24–5, 85, 87, 88, 197
Toomey, Jenny 286
Top Of The Pops 18–19, 76, 83, 85, 99, 103, 158, 160, 198, 201, 211, 222, 225, 280, 281, 316
Townshend, Pete 41
Traffic 41–2, 44
Tresham Thomas 46
Trident 305
Troitsky, Art 182–3, 196
‘Trust’ 224
Tube, The 94, 114, 125, 168
Tubeway Army 83
tuition fees 305
Tunnel club, Greenwich 90–91, 95, 96, 174
bands Billy supported 91
Twain, Mark 260
Tweedy, Jeff 257, 258
see also Wilco
Twitter 295, 308, 311, 321
2-Tone 135–6, 155
U2 104, 165, 188
Ultravox 66, 83
Uncle Tupelo 257
Uncut 268
‘Upfield’ 246, 247, 249
USA 76, 120, 124, 138–42, 155, 156, 163–4, 173, 174, 193, 196–7, 201, 212–13, 217–18, 243, 258, 265–6, 282, 284, 286, 292, 307–8