'Shells'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Someone has recently been posting a crapton of New Musical Express issues from the late ’70s and early ’80s on the Internet Archive. Just looking at the gig listings is blowing my mind.
David, check out this issue from July 1981. An all-time great cover photo of Grace Jones, plus an interview with The Cramps!
Just looking at the gig listings is blowing my mind.
Occasionally the listings for the I-Beam, a SF club that was a five minute walk from my apartment show up, and all of their listings from the early 80s are insane. It'll be like Siouxsie and the Banshees, followed by Dream Syndicate followed by The Cure. All in a small club with a huge sound system.
Great resource, Tom! Thanks.