The 1979 punk anthem that Buddy Holly’s guitarist invented
A legendary track…
The Clash Archives: 05/2026
The one singer Pete Townshend said had a heart of gold: “His work was inspiring”
Always playing for the right reasons.
London, 1976, rolling blackouts, and a timeline of the first year of punk music
A turning point in music history.
The radical bands that scared “the shit out of” Pete Townshend: “They’ll play it on the radio in LA”
“You can’t hear the words…”
The 1980s rock band Rod Stewart said needed to grow up: “Just haven’t matured”
The wrong kind of attitude.
Five times support bands destroyed the headliner: “We gotta follow these guys?”
“We blew everybody off the stage”.
