New London's Calling - The Origins Of Punk Map

Not everyone is going to similar this map - but I dearest it. London's Burning: Punk Rock Origins
is an Esri map featuring the (loose) origins of approximately of London's finest punk bands. The map plots the birthplaces of approximately of the UK's starting fourth dimension punk bands in addition to fifty-fifty allows yous to head to a selection of their finest songs.

I produce convey 2 slight niggles amongst the map. The starting fourth dimension is the selection of vocal for SHAM 69. The map's creator has included mayhap their most good know song. However, considering this is a map nigh the origins of the bands in addition to that SHAM 69 hail from Hersham, in addition to then sure the vocal featured should convey been Hersham Boys.

The alone existent work musical historians powerfulness convey amongst the map is the inclusion of the Anti-Nowhere League. ANL were non alone from a slighter after era from the residue of the bands on the map but were too non from London. If yous are going to stretch the boundaries of the map in addition to then it would convey seemed to a greater extent than sensible to include The Stranglers. Their habitation town of Guildford is non alone closer to London but the band are themselves of a similar musical vintage to the residue of the bands on the map.

The alone argue I tin run into for the map's creator to add together the Anti-Nowhere League is that they wanted to include the video for 'So What?' on the map. So What? only happens to move the most gloriously vulgar tape of all time. I give off to ain a real rare re-create of the unmarried myself which I bought on the morning time of its release.

I volition so permit for the inclusion for the Anti-Nowhere League. But - any yous produce - DON'T PLAY THE VIDEO (... you've been warned!).

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