New band of the day – No 900: Thee Spivs

Punk revivalist three-piece who channel everyone from the Sex Pistols to Wire. They even have a go at old-fashioned teen rageHometown: London.The lineup: Ben Edge (guitar, vocals), Danny Suplex (bass, backing vocals), Steve Coley (drums, backing vocals).The background: It's such an old-fashioned word, isn't it, "spiv"? A bit like the word "rotter" – the one that the Sex Pistols used on that TV show in 1976 to show their absolute contempt for host Bill Grundy. It smacks of guttersnipes and the ...

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