Mark Perry: After The Storm
Richard Kick, ZigZag, October 1984
ONE SOMETIMES wonders what ever happened to the original punk rock generation of 1976? Obviously those who have managed to hold onto the limelight we know about some died, some became superstars. While for the bulk of the spectators and performers at the 100 Club, Notre Dame and Roxy the bulb flickered briefly and then blew out.
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