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Apologies to recent punkbrighton visitors
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December 2011, Punkdaddy writes:
Apologies to recent punkbrighton visitors and contributors - due to a computer failure I've been unable to add anything to the site for over a month.
Some emails may have been lost when my system was completely down for a few days. With a refurb machine back in the office it's all now back up and running. I hope I dont forget anybody who wrote or sent stuff in. Go to read our mail page
Like to say thanks to James Clay, heir to the throne of the late John Clay, singer with Joe Cool & the Killers, who sent in Joe Cool mp3's. These can be found on the punkbrighton jukebox.
 
Thanks to Kim Bowers also, who sent in two Chefs tracks to the punkbrighton jukebox.
To Alex Ogg, for a lengthy account of Staa Marx, who previously had very little information on their page. You can download a pdf here. Alex was the man who wrote the fantastically comprehensive book on punk, No More Heroes - which had features on 19 of Brighton's bands,
And thanks to Nick Dwyer, former Nicky & the Dots and Louder Animal Group frontman who filled in a few blanks on LAG. Cheers you guys.
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ABOUT PUNKBRIGHTON
punkbrighton is an online museum created and maintained by it's creator and curator, punkdaddy. I started off with a tatty old box file supplied to me by one Rick Blair, an amiable fellow, a man of integrity and a personal friend. That was in February 1999. I asked Rick if he could let me have any old photos and press cuttings from his days as creator and boss of Attrix Records, Brighton's first truly independent record company, set up in 1977, and as ever, he was obliging.
Rick offered to write the first article for the spawning punkbrighton site and I was about to lend him my old Olivetti typewriter when he died suddenly in May 1999. It was such a blow to everyone who knew him, but it made me all the more determined to get all his Attrix Records stuff online so that it wouldn't die with him. Over the years, site visitors have supplied hundreds of additional photos, press cuttings, mp3's and their own recollections to help make the site what it is today.
Launched in January 2000, punkbrighton was pretty soon nominated for a Yahoo Web Award, which was a bit of a surprise, because although the site functioned properly and had quite a bit of content, I thought the layout was shite. I've tried to improve it over time but it wasn't until ten years later, in 2010, that I finally felt able to let rip with some artistic input.
I hope punkbrighton does justice to all the bands and everyone else who was involved in the mighty upheaval that kicked off with the advent of punk. if you've got stuff, send it in.
Ta!
Punkdaddy 2011
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CD's you can buy from punkbrighton
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A couple of excellent CD's are available from this website. Pay by credit or debit card or through secure PayPal gateway.
The Parrots/VolSec
PARSEC • 19 tracks
The Dodgems Anthology
1978-1980 • 17 tracks
Jump to the Albert listings
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MORE FREE DOWNLOADS
The Attrix Calender 1981
by David Roughton
PunkBrighton CD sleeve
Print your own
Watch punkdaddy's interview with the BBC
or listen to my music, if you can be arsed
Read our Archives to see how the site has evolved since it's launch in Y2K
Coming eventually...
Look out for Situation Butane No.2, featuring the second part of Joe Strummer's interview with Stuart Jones. In the meantime, have a read of Situation Butane No.1
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Deadbeats milestone - 5 years of intense enjoyment at the Albert
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Brighton's own Deadbeat Descendant celebrated 5 years of residency at the Albert on Sat 10 Sept 2011 with another typically blistering set.
With great support from Screaming Speakers, Clowns and the amazing japanese band (who's name escapes me at the mo) the place was humming and a great night was had by all.
Thanks to Greg Neate of Neate Photos for sending me his shot of the Deadbeats in action. Check out his photos on www.neatephotos.com
If you haven't seen the Deadbeats, look out for them at the Albert next month. The band will be releasing their first album in time for Christmas.
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Deadbeat Descendant photo © Greg Neate www.neatephotos.com
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This site is dedicated to the memory of Rick Blair
The Punk History of Brighton © punkdaddy 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 All Rights Reserved
The Punk History of Brighton Acknowledgements
Rick & Julie Blair, Stuart Jones, Suzy Horne, Dave Barnard, Ken Hogg, Barb Wilson, James Byford, Mark Walling, Mike Dunford, Robin Banks, Terry Newbery,
Rod Johnson, ComputerBox, Jay Derrick, Mick Perrin, Alan St.Paul, Paul Bonham, Paul Kaczmarek, Paul Martin, Alex Ogg, David Roughton, David Peacock, Dick & Mary Chapman,
John Pender, Simon Woolven, John Betteridge, Bexhill News, Brighton & Hove Gazette, The Leader, The Argus, Sounds, NME, Surrey Daily Advertiser, Daily Mirror
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