The Clashed (Clash Tribute)at the Venue in Stocksbridge 31st January

The Clashed are a tribute band from Middlesbrough,playing the Venue in Stocksbridge with a Sex Pistols tribute in support,starts 8pm and its only £7 after seeing Sham 69 at the Boardwalk this is a must for anyone who enjoyed the music from that era....

i'll be there if our lass drives

i'll be there if our lass drives

gis a lift

should be a good night....pity its in manchester though.....the new book out soon titled our generation by tony beesley depicts the music from that era,looks good....ps when are the boys from bury playing next....enjoyed the boardwalk....pps did tha work at shardlows....quality.....happy days

anyone travelling out to see the clashed on saturday,good value at only £7.....even though its out in the sticks.....last bus back to town at 11.30pm.....

was it a good night? We went to a pschobilly night in roth.

I thought it was a good night. Well the bands were good.Pistola kicks are not a pistols tribute - they are an original indie band. Service at the bar was very slow and there was no tiolet paper in the ladies which is unforgivable.Have seen a couple of bands at this place now and the service at the bar is terrible and really lets it down. The staff seem to be working hard but there are not enough of them and they don't stick to their own bit of the bar and wander about serving here there and everywhere. If the place goes bust it will be because thy are not getting the beer out quick enough.I would have spent much more money but going to the bar meant missing 3 songs.

went to the match first so it only cost us £3 each in a taxi from hillsborough,got in for free because my mate's from boro,but was right about the bar service but its more like a community centre with different functions on all at the same time and it took an age to get served....pistola kicks will be worth seeing again,and the clashed played a terrific set must have done the clash back catalouge,in all great value for money at £7,but the downside was getting home,not nice stuck in stocksbridge freezing our nuts off waiting for a black cab to take 5 of us back to the birley......

our next gig with john cooper clark on thur 26th feb boardwalk

Heres some info about the new Punk book about the Sheffield area of the late 70's to early 80's..its out April 23rd and you can get it for a special pre-order price from now until that date..contact [email protected]

'Our Generation' is the unique and very first account of the Punk generation of Sheffield and the local region told by the author and over 150 different and varied voices of the era. From the pre - Punk days and all the way through the summer of hate of 1977 Punk and beyond, the story takes in the many classic gigs, the clothes worn and searches for Identity, the groups formed and broken, the fans, the records, the violence and laughs along with many photos, flyers, rare tickets and memorabilia of the era. The books main focal point is the Punk explosion and its effect on the local youth, but also takes in Mod revivalists, 2-tone fans, New Romantics and passing anecdotes from some of the many well known Punk groups who have played at famous local venues such as Doncaster Outlook, Sheffield Limit club, Rotherham Windmill and Sheffield Top rank. Meetings with some of the most noted Punk generation musicians such as Joe Strummer, Paul Weller and Sid Vicious are also refreshingly told by fans in their own words.

This story is about a time of euphoric excitement and life changing experiences when a proportion of our local youth cast caution to the wind and found themselves in the middle of the most explosive, controversial and influential musical revolution since pop music began...this is Sheffield's experience of that time...the story of 'Our Generation'

The book is 444 pages and full of many fantastic Rare and exclusive photographs from private collections, along with countless unique memories and experiences from those who were there at the time. Includes words from Charlie Harper (UK Subs), TV Smith (The Adverts), Jo Callis (The Rezillos) and many more musicians, fans, Punk Rockers, Mod Revivalists, New Romantics and Post-Punk fans. No corporations involved…this is a 'Do it yourself' Punk Rock production and the very first of its kind!

There will initially be a LTD edition run of a 1000 copies available.

Our Generation has recieved 100% POSITIVE feedback so far with some great press coverage (Sheff star, Telegraph, South Yorkshire Times, Rotherham Advertiser etc)...a review in Record Collector magazine coming up next month too...

Everyone who has read it from Jo Callis (REzillos), Martin Lilleker (Beats workin' for a living) Punk fans, Mods and all those who contributed and many more all of them have enjoyed it and some are on their 2nd read....

Sex Pistols site 'god save the Sex Pistols' say its their book of the year!

The book is available from HMV (Sheffield and Meadowhall), Jacks records (Sheffield), Philip Howard books (Wickersley) WH Smiths stores and direct from me (the author) at [email protected]