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@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Fire of Love is the debut album by American rock band The Gun Club, released today in 1981.

Reviews were extremely positive, praising the band's strong songwriting and performances, which combined punk rock with blues music.

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@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

46 years ago today
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" is the debut single by English post-punk band Bauhaus, released on August 6, 1979 and is often considered the first gothic rock record

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Composed 45 years ago

Handwritten lyrics for "Love Will Tear Us Apart," written by Ian Curtis in August 1979

What only became known after his death 💔

Curtis sings about himself, shares his pain, and speaks about his inner anguish over the breakup of his marriage to Deborah Curtis.

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@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

In memory Ian Kevin Curtis, lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the post-punk band Joy Division, born on this day in 1956, Stretford, Lancashire, England.

Photo by Paul Slattery

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@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

In memory Ian Kevin Curtis, lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the post-punk band Joy Division, born on this day in 1956, Stretford, Lancashire, England.

Photo by Paul Slattery

#punkrock #postpunk #iancurtis #joydivision #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Punk rock has always been political - 54 years ago today

Young rioters fleeing the British Army during the Northern Ireland conflict in Derry, on July 8, 1971.

📸 Don McCullin

1980, Killing Joke used this photo as the cover of their debut album.

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@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Punk rock has always been political - 54 years ago today

Young rioters fleeing the British Army during the Northern Ireland conflict in Derry, on July 8, 1971.

📸 Don McCullin

1980, Killing Joke used this photo as the cover of their debut album.

#punkrock #postpunk #killingjoke #punkrockhistory