Bands

Sell-outs? Perhaps. But you can't change history, and history says that NMTB was one of _the_ best albums of '77. Let's face it, the Pistols' influence on the League was pretty big...

Seminal techno-wobbly arse-dance-pop-indie-punk band.

Sadly defunct punk/glam-metal hybrid band who rocked. Convincingly.

Pre-Sandinista, anyway.

Ideal ear torture, especialy on the abysmally produced early stuff. More mindlessly obscene and nihilistic than the League, definitely worth getting something of theirs if only to hear the alltime dance floor classic "Who Killed E.T? (I Killed The Fucker!)".

Crass/Flux Of Pink Indians
For the (anarcho) punk politico's amongst you.

Good shit. Bit modern for some of you retro-punks still stuck in 1978 probably, but I like their stuff. Better than Blur, anyway.

Crashing hardcore punk combo, monstrously fast, obscenely loud. Stunningly stupid on occasion as well ("Sex and Violence"...the same three words repeated constantly for 5 mins +) but you should get something of theirs. It's your duty, dammit!

Punk & Oi in the UK>
Very good site with loads of news, interviews, links and reviews and all UK based.

Other bizarre and miscellanous non-music related links

Footie! (Or Third Division footie, to be fair)
Yeah, go on, laugh. _I_ don't care. (Ooooooooh! Bitchy) Visit this Chester City site to check out all the Chester details, why they're bottom of the entire football league, why they have a player called Agogo and why you should all go and see them.

Sparkli's World!
Visit this supremely wonderful page written by a lovely scientist-type friend of mine which uniquely defines the true meaning of "fnar". You will be impressed. Trust me.

Makers of probably the best lager in the world. Especially when dirt cheap...though it should have more % alcohol in it. 3.8% just ain't enough...

The food of kings. Or students. Just follow these guides and you too can create methane fallouts lethal enough to leave a whole town gasping for breath.

(particularly the Concrete Cows)
Reviled by everyone, hated by many (all of whom haven't been there), this was where I lived. It's true, y'know. And yep, there are concrete cows. But did you know there's also a concrete rhinoceros? See, you learn something new everyday with Paul's Easy To Use Guide To The World (TM, (C)...)

Owens Park Bar
Nearest bar to me. Except it's not any more, 'cause I've moved house. Utterly irrelevant to everyone who doesn't live in Manchester, but I thought I'd just watch your jaws drop in disbelief at the most heinously supreme prices.