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Loud Flash: the art of punk | Feature

While the Sex Pistols and the Clash wreaked havoc on Britain's pop scene, their disciples were busy with glue and scissors, channelling punk's energy and DIY spirit into hundreds of posters, fanzines and sleeve art. Now an exhibition brings back these lost classics of the revolutionIn 1977, Toby Mott celebrated his 14th birthday in the Roxy in Covent Garden, London's now legendary punk club. He remembers "loud pounding darkness, cheap lager, the smell of cigarettes, sweat and piss… a few flo...

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23:05 on August 28 2010

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23:06 on August 28 2010

Loud Flash: the art of punk | Feature

Guardian Music — While the Sex Pistols and the Clash wreaked havoc on Britain's pop scene, their disciples were busy with glue and scissors, channelling punk's energy and DIY spirit into... more info
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