The Royal Wedding was about to happen and the riots in Toxteth – when me and my school mates went to see Kraftwerk play at the Lyceum in London. I seriously think that barring Iggy Pop a year later, at his drug addled most bizarre, this was one of the best gigs I ever went to. Enjoy.
February 26, 2011
Kraftwerk live in 1981 – Pocket Calculator
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About 1979 to 1983
I'm Tony McMahon and I've had two books published set in this great time. "Original Rude Boy", the biography of Neville Staple of The Specials. "No Place To Hide", the biography of 80s boxer Errol Christie. Now I'm on my third book based in this crucial four year period. Vibrant music. Vibrant politics. Vibrant culture.
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